Onarga Township High School - Onarquois Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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FOCDTBALL FOOTBALL SQUAD Front Row th-ft to rightl: Couch Tomlinson. Charles Bottorff. Russell Hockersmith. Irvin Jeans, Wen- dell Orr. Ronald Schnurr. Dale Brantley, Kenneth Legan. Norman Bottorff, Mgr. Second Row: Jerry Jones. Charles K1'uuse,Cliz1ncey McFadden, Boyd Harris. Dick Dannehl. Roy Ficklin, Donald Archer, limb 1.00. Albert Harris, Buck Row: Bob Magnusson. Mgr.. Tom Brim, Mgr., John Tilstra, Terry Worknmzin, Mervin Hanner. Paul Bailey. Marvin Fink. Glenn DuVall, Norman East. Charles Bailey, :ind Pziul Warner. , 27

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. A Varsity Klub Standing tleft to rightl: Russell Hockersmith, Irvin Jeans, Don Archer, James Lewis, Charles Krau e Dick Dannehl, Bud McFadden. Sitting: Roy Ficklin. Wendell Orr. Dale Brantley, Charles Bottorff Kenneth Legan. Mr. Tomlinson. Coach The Varsity Klub of Onarga Township High School was organized early this spring with Coach Tomlinson as Sponsor. At the first meeting officers were elected, Boyd Harris being chosen Presdientg Roy Ficklin, Vice-Presidentg and Russ Hockersmith, Secretary-Treasurer. President Harris headed a committee, including Wendell Orr and Dick Dannehl, whose purpose was to draw up a constitution for the club. Fourteen ath- letes were found to be qualified according to the new Constitution. They were Boyd Harris, Roy Ficklin, Wendell Orr, Kenneth Legan, Chancey Mo- Fadden, Charles Krause, Russell Hockersmith, Dick Dannehl, Dale Brant- ley, Don Archer, Chuck Bottorff, Irvin Jeans, and Jimmy Lewis. The purpose of this club is to promote athletics at O.T.H.S., to regu' late to some extent, wearing of awards, and to provide social functions for those eligible. Among activities which this newly founded organization has already sponsored, was a class basketball tournament, held in March. An initiation of new members is to be held in the spring of each year, with all the old members out for the blood of the poor innocents. Attractive pins have been ordered for each member with the sym- bols OVK tOnarga Varsity Klubl emblazoned in maroon enamel on a silver background. When you see a lad wearing a Varsity Klub pin, then you know that he has done his bit toward keeping Onarga on top, for all members must be declared eligible by a committee. Coach Tomlinson's Varsity Klub has filled a need felt by many boys around school for a letterman's organization of some sort, and he and his boys are to be congratulated on what they have accomplished thus far, with greater things expected in the not-too-far future. Zi 6 K I

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Left-Top - Gilman trying an off-tackle play, but Dannehl filling up. Left-Bottom - Another attempt by Gilman being stopped by Krause and Bottorff. Right-Top - Herscher trying an end run - being stopped by Onarga players. Summary of Football Season With the climax of the 1947 football season the Onarga Indians closed their most successful campaign in four years. The slight but speedy team, with seven victories and one tie were V.V.C. Champions and the leading team in the county stan.dings. The first game of the season was played against the large and pow- erful Forrest Eskimos. The Forrest team was the first to score, on a four yard plunge. The extra point, a pass, was good. In the second period full- back Dannehl scored, but failed to convert. With but four minutes re- maining in the game Dannehl swept around right end to score again. Once again the conversion was no good, but the Indians won, 12-7. The next game was played at Saunemin, where Coach Tomlinson's boys scored all of their 20 points in the first half. Touchdowns were made by Roy Ficklin, Donald Archer, and Boyd Harris. Dannehl and Ficklin made the extra points on line plunges. The Saunemin boys kept on the defensive most of the game and failed to score. Final score: 20-0. The first home game of the season was played with Chatsworth. The Chatsworth winning streak of 17 games was broken when Dannehl and Ficklin both racked up touchdowns and added extra points while Chatsworth was held to one, early in the game. Final score: 14-7. Milford was next on the list of Onarga conquests for the year as the Indians rolled up a score of 47-0 on the Milford field. Boyd Harris accounted for three of his team's seven touchdowns and one extra point. 28