Oregon High School - Little Blackhawk Yearbook (Oregon, IL)

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Athletic Review Football HE 1935 Football Season which was the first year that the Oregon City Pioneers entered the Multnomah-Clackamas lnterscholastic League competition proved to be the silver lining in a dark cloud. At the start of the season, Coach Leonard Mayfield had only four lettermen to work with, two of them backfield men and two of them linemen. However, Coach Mayfield had a large turn-out from which to choose and all the boys were willing to work and learn and they knew nothing of defeat. The dogged fight and determination of this grand combination which never gave up hope carried them through many stiff games and finally their do or die spirit was rewarded with the championship trophy of the Big Nine League. The untried and green eleven won five out of the nine scheduled games. The season's play on our own Kelly Field was much improved by the moving of the gridiron closer to the grandstand and an improvement in the lighting system. This season was the second for the Pioneers playing their home games at night. under the fioodlights. Oregon City 6 Hood River 31 journeying to Hood River for the second game of the season, the locals received their worst set-back of the year as they were unable to stop the veteran Applepicker aggregation. The Pioneer lone score came when Burgess scored on a pass. Oregon City I3 Gresham 2 This game was one of the most thrilling football battles seen on Kelly Field last year as the locals trailed 2 to 0 until the last three minutes of the final quarter when the Pioneers pushed across three touchdowns one of which wasn't counted. Oregon City 0 Milwaukie l9 The first real stunning set-back the locals received was at the hands of Milwaukie on Kelly Field as the Maroons were unstopalmle. This game was a double tragedy since Otto VVehling, letterman blocking halfback, and stellar performer for the Pioneers, broke his collar bone late in the game and was eliminated from further play. Oregon City 20 Hill Military 6 On the Rock Butte gridiron the red and white local eleven had little difiiculty in downing the Hill Military Academy Cadets to win their third Big Nine contest. Oregon City 7 St. Stephens O The deciding contest in the championship play was the one in which the locals defeated St. Stephens. The game saw brilliant offensive and defensive work contributed by Ben Gawlista, newly found hard plunging fullback. Oregon City 0 XVest Linn 12 For thclfirst time in' six years the roaring West Linn Lions defeated their hated rivals across the river. The Pioneers were unable to stop the bigger and more experienced west side eleven on a field of mud.- Oregon City 7 Sandy 6 The most exciting and thrilling game seen on Kelly Field for many a year saw the Pioneers win a lone point margin game over the high stepping Sandy boys. The locals played brilliant ball and again it was Gawlista that scored the touchdown and converted. Oregon City 0 Hillsboro 19 ln the final game of the year, the Pioneers were unable to stop the hard charging, fast stepping, Hillsboro eleven on the latter's field amidst a downpour of rain, There were twenty-two boys awarded letters for their performance during the season, they were: Alford, Barnum, Buck, Burgess, Cushing, Deklacon, Estes, Gates, Gawlista, Greenslitt, Groener, Heiden, Jeffries, Johnson, Lind, McCudden, Mrak, Quinn, Rost, Snidow, Wehling, and Vvoodward. Of these twelve boys will return for action next year. Dave Lind and Vincent Mrak, were voted the outstanding players of the year. Page Forty-four

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Athletic Review Boxing and Wrestling Completing their first year of regular competition in the boxing and wrestling field, the Pioneer squad established an enviable record. The wrestling team displayed unusual strength, and won five out of six matches from their opponents. Although the number of boys composing the boxing squad was comparatively small, they were able to win a large per cent of their bouts. A greater number of boys have signified their intentions of turning out for next year's mitt squad, thereby assuring Coach Mayfield of a competent team. With the fine accommodations to be available in the new high school the two squads will have better facilities for proper training. The 1936 Track Season During the 1936 track season, the Pioneer track and field stars showed considerable improvement over their debut in 1935. The returning lettermen were: Tom jones, sprints and broad jump, Rudy Fortuna, mileg Charles Mulvey, distance: Otto VVehling, pole vault, Harold Burgess, javelin. ln the first meet of the year, the local track and field men bowed to a bigger and a stronger squad from the lndian school of Chemawa 73 to 49 in a dual meet held on Kelly Field, Friday, April 17. The Pioneers took six first places, three on the track and three in the field. On the Canby track, the Pioneers had little difficulty in winning 84 to 38 in a dual meet with the track and field stars of Canby. The locals captured nine first places and the relay making a clean sweep of the high jump and shot-put. The Clackamas County track and field meet was staged on Kelly Field, Saturday after- noon, April 25. The Milwaukie Maroons placed first with 55 points, West Linn second with 35 points, Sandy third with 32 points and Oregon City fourth with 23 points. Pioneers who won medals were: Tom Jones, first in 220 yard dash, second in 100 yard dash: Rudy For- tuna, first in mile: Bill Lockington, second in low hurdlesg Howard Eberly, third in high hurdles, and Otto XN'ehling, second in pole vault. Running up a total of 47 points, the Milwaukie Maroons won the annual Big Nine track and field meet for the second consecutive year. The meet was held on Kelly Field, VVednes- day afternoon, April 29. Hill Military was second with 345 points, Gresham third with 28 points, Sandy fourth with 252 points and Oregon City in fifth place with 18 points. The local track and field stars who succeeded in winning medals were Tom Jones, second in 100 yard dash, second in 220 yard dashg Rudy Fortuna, first in mileg Bill Lockington, third in low hurdles, Otto VVehling, second in pole vault. Displaying one of the strongest all-around teams to be seen on Kelly Field in recent years, the Salem track and field aces walked away with the District No. 7 track meet held on Kelly Field Saturday afternoon, May 9, when they placed men in all but three events. The Salem boys scored 49M points with the Milwaukie Maroons in second position with 23 counters. The scores of the other teams entered were: Hill Military, 20 pointsg Gresham, 18 points, VVest Linn, 18 pointsg Oregon City, 6 points, Chemawa, 5 points, and Canby, 2 points. Oregon City's six points came on two second places-one by T. jones, when he garnered a second in the 440 yard dash, and the other, a second, in the mile by R. Fortuna. Both of the boys competed in the State Track and Field meet held at Corvallis on Friday and Satur- day, May 15 and 16. Jones placed fifth in the 440 yard dash but Fortuna failed to place in the large field of runners. The following boys received their Pioneer track letters: Tom jones, Bill Lockington, Charles Mulvey, Bill McBurney, Rudy Fortuna, Bill Estes, Otto VVehling, Bernard McCudden, Harold Burgess, George Philbrook, Bob Barnum and Harvey Losh, manager. Page Forty-jirfe