Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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John De Pue, 150 pound fullback, averaged Palatine had the best grid team in the school's his- tory and the reason was the skillful coaching of Carl Megel. With four lettermen and a flock of inexperi- enced underclassmen Megel turned out a team which met all opponents on even terms. Palatine was the most im- proved ball team in the conference this year. Pirates Surprise Loop Palatine was the dark horse of the confer- enc this past season. Rated weakest in the loop at the outset, the Pirate grid team came through, E SPOTLIGHT 1934 with the surprising record of one victory, I runt Row- -John 'lllltlXlllllIl. Howard Krmnbior, Martin Phil- llin, liilylllihllll ldngvlking, Ulivcr Nelson. Ilnwnrd Kruse, Nornizxn llzufilw-. llilflhllllll llinrir-hs. Uri-is Nungrle. .lohn he l'm-. Ki-nnetl. ' k Str.: 1-r. Sm-mill Row41'. XV. V1-rvlm-t, Asst. Com-li. Lyle Taylor. Leigh- lnn Mniigi-ls. Marvin l'l:lto, Irwin lillllllfillllt. Russel Gndlilier-lit. lfiilwzurml llnlinfelllt. William Mountain. Wayne llrewes, Gustav Schwnntz, Goilfrcy Sf-lnlnkosky, llnrvey Helms. Robert Pnllmlock, U. .l. Mm-gel. Ill-:ul l'o:lcll. 'l'hirml Iluw -Iluwzlril XYilti-nllnrg, Myron liilllll. Tlnnnais 1'hll- lrln. llliigzl-iw xVlll,flllll'l', Leslie IN'V0l'lll2Ill. Ward Wenle. Elvis Fos- ter, Shi-llmy North, Vernon Hr-i'gnn1n, llon 'l'hon1psnn Nlerh- Hurt' mnn. Facts About the Griclclers better than three yards for each ball carrying at- tempt of the season. . . Passing and calling of signals by Shrimp Reuse, heady quarterback, was main spring of team. . . Howie Krambier's long punts-Pirate's best defense and offense in first four games. Howie lost in midseason with injuries. . . Consistent ground gaining of Tudy- man stood out. Remember Arlington game?--- Mangels' 25 yard run on trick play had Heights back on their heels. . . Philbin's forward pass re- ceiving sensational in Warren and Barrington games. . . Neagle and Helms, dependable ends, also could snare passes. . . Kruse, hard charging, ac- curate passing center. . . Nelson and Engelking, best Sophomore linemen in conference. . . Eddie Hahnfeldt a star from the start and best punter in conference though without experience until joining team late in October. . . Gaare, good dc- fensive guard, filled big hole in line. . . Ray Hin- richs, mediocre tackle of 1932, a star of 1933 cam- paign. . . Megel, hard working friendly coach. . . Who wouldn't work for him? two ties, and two defeats in the Confer- ence, and a pair of victories outside the loop. The Pirates scored 52 points to 57 for their opponents. Coaches Megel and Vervloet had a big squad numbering about 40, but the pros-- pects were discouraging. Only Philbin at end and Hinrichs at tackle were experi- enced linemen while De Pue and Reuse were the only backfield veterans. However the new men learned rapidly under expert coaching and the veterans rose from medi- ocre players in 1932 to conference stars in 1934. The season opened with a 12 to 0 victory over Niles Center as a feature of the Pala- tine Fall Festival. The following week Pal- atine traveled to Gurnee to meet the highly touted Warren eleven and played great ball to se- cure a 7 to 7 tie. Palatine had a big edge over War- ren and the breaks are all that prevented a victory. Outplaying Bensenville by a wide margin, the Pirates scored but once for a 6 to 0 victory bc- cause of fumbles and other breaks handed the op- position. The veteran Leyden eleven was played on even terms except for a few plays in the second and third periods when the Eagles scored to win 12 to 0. Palatine had to be content with a scoreless PIRATE GRID SCORES CONFERENCE GRID RECORD w t l Pct. tp op Palatine 12, Niles Center 0. Libertyville .... 4 0 0 1.000 51 0 Palatine 7, Warren 7. Arlington ...... 5 0 1 .833113 3:3 Palatine 0, Leyden 12. Leyden ............ 3 0 3 .600 43 51 Palatine 0, Barrington 0. Barrington .... 2 1 3 .400 25 Gs Palatine 6, Bensenville 0. Warren .......... 2 1 3 .400 55 51 Palatine 13, Arlington 32. PALATINE ..1 2 2 .333 26 51 Palatine 14, Bensenville 6. Bensenville .... 0 0 5 .000 7 66 tie when Barrington came to town. Goal line fumbles were all that saved Barrington from de- feat as the Pirates threatened repeatedly. Arlington defeated Palatine 32 to 13 in a free scoring game. Palatine could not stop Koel- ling and S. Szasz and neither could the Cards handle De Pue and Tudyman. The first downs were 10 to 8 and Palatine had its best yardage record of the year with 171. The season ended with a 14 to 6 win over Bensenville. P.'l'.H.S YEAR BOOK

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THE SPOTLIGHT 1934 Second Semester Jan. 26-Vivian Stewart takes over the Spotlight. Feb. 1-No school. Teachers have visiting day. 2-Second defeat in hands of Libertyville, but Lights win 18-17. 5-Megel, Vervloet and basketball players attend Wabash game at Northwestern. ' 7- These Thirty Years presented by Ford Motor Sales. 9-Palatine defeats Arlington 37-36. Senior's head semester honor roll. 14-Mrs. ller honored at tea given by Home Ec. Faculty have party at Miss Hackbarth's home. 16-Agnes Cherry presents Lincoln-Washington pro- gram. Austins lead Motor League. 23-Palatine has double victory. Ela is loser. 27-Banquet given to faculty and board members by Home Ec. Mar. 2-Seniors present And the Villain Pursued Her. Palatine has double victory over Antioch. 5-Red Cross health course organized by Miss Helmer. 6-Juniors present Enter the Hero. Financial suc- cess as well as in acting. Basketball teams honored at Assemblyg Coach Jones of Lake Forest College speaks. 16-Rev. Voeks addresses student body. 18-High School Band broadcasts over amateur radio station. 20-P. T. H. S. students take achievement tests. 23-Spotlight campaign opens. Seniors lead with 1009: of the class. Seniors win Inter-class Tournament. Apr. 4-Megel and basketball 'boys attend program at Warren. Mr. Porter speaks. 6-Dr. Attig of North Central College entertains students. 7-Ketterman wins first place in Humorous in Sub- District contest, reading Dad Says So Anyhow. 13-Dramatic Club presents assembly. Declam contest- ants present selections. 19-Athletic Banquet a huge success. Championship trophies presented to basketball teams. 20-Seniors entertain Juniors with Last Round Up party. 21-E. Hahnfeldt, Blankenship, Hinrichs, and I. Hahn- feldt win medals in Springfield track meet. 27-Freshmen present assembly. Excellent ability shown by Frosh. 28-Palatine finishes third in Invitation Track Meet. 10 schools partake. May 1-Kay entertains achievement test correctors with party. 5-Captain Judy addresses student body, Seniors present Baby Steps Out. A great success. 10- The Cat and the Fiddle sponsored at Barrington. 11-Same show with smaller attendance. Band and orchestra concert in Cutting Hall. 12-Eddie Hahnfeldt beats district records in discus and javelin. 18- Melinka of Astrakhan presented. A great onperetta with good singing. 19--Eddie wins a third and a fourth in state meet. Second night of operetta. 25-Conference track meet held here. June 1-Junior-Senior prom presented in Dutch fashion. ' 3-Baccalaureate. 1 4-Class Night. Senior secrets unravelled. 5-Commencement. Where do we go from here '? 1 P.T.H.S YEAR BOOK

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Palatine, with two cage titles in a single sea- E SPOTLIGHT The boys pictured below brought two cage titles to Palatine this season, but Carl Megel. the man behind the teams, is the big reason for this success. Intensive train- ing in fundamentals started three years ago under Megel's expert instruction has brought unusual results. Megel's Pirates could do everything well. That's why they are champs. 1934 Heavyweight Champions Palatine's heavyweights had a great season with 10 conference victories scored at the expense of Wauconda, Arlington, Ela, Antioch and Leyden. A pair of defeats at the hands of Libertyville cost Megel's cagers an undisputed Northwest Conference title. One of these defeats l rvnl llmv, Left lu Iliflll Mr. Vvrvlool. llayinnnzl llinrivlls. l':IlW.Il'1l llzlhnfl-llll. Im- Iilankonsliip. Norman llc-vkinan. l-'ranf-is ltellso, IIow:ur4l Iil'ilIllllll'l', Mr. NI:-gl-l. Nw-ninl llnw .liylo 'l'aylol', llol-e-1-1 llllllllllldi. Urris N1-agin-. llw In-rl llvr. Irwin llzlhufe-lrlt. llonaiwl Kruse. llarulll Stnit. l:lllll'Q'l' Svlrw:lnkoI'i', .In-lin IM- l'ul-, 'l'liird How I.:-igrhlnn Nlangm-ls. llarvoy II:-lnis. Marvin Por- ry, Elvis l usl4'I'. Ilow-:rd Willa-nbnrr. Gustav Sl'IlXVIllllZ, Ilarold All-ss. llay l-Ing'-lliins. lfr-ml: lfrolnu-. Lightweight Champions came right after a hard conference tour- nament in which Palatine played three games and was crippled by injuries. The rirates swept through all opposition to close the season, trouncing Arlington, Ley- den, Ela and Antioch on successive Fri- days. Antioch was handed the worst trim- ming of the year when the Pirates tri- umphed 58 to 27 a week after the Indians had held Libertyville to a two point mar- gin. This climaxed a championship season. Palatine had a rangy team of veterans well coached in fundamentals and team play. A f ast break and shifting zone de- fense featured the play of the well bal- anced Pirate machine. Blankenship and Reuse were high scor- ing forwards, experts in the art of one hand shooting. Both stood well over six feet and were fast. E. Hahnfeldt was an excellent pivot man and the best man in the conference scoring on rebounds. Beckman, floor guard, was the key to the team and was ably assisted by Krambier and Hinrichs, lanky and dependable guards. Iler, I. Hahnfeldt and Kruse of the light- weight team filled in as regulars frequently and several games were won because of the good play- son, had a reserve five capable of playing a num- ber of the heavyweight teams in even terms. The Pirate Lights won 10 out of 12 conference games, losing only to Leyden and Arlington in three point defeats. These teams were in turn defeated 26 to 24 and 23 to 20. Wauconda, Ela, Antioch and Lib- ertyville were twice trounced. Megel's cagers were champions in every sense of the word. The mark of a champion is ability to deliver in the pinch. Palatine did this. Antioch and Libertyville were both defeated twice by one point due to sensational scoring rallies and air tight defensive work. Leyden, finishing in a tie with Palatine, did not meet Liberyville and An- tioch. The cool ball handling and all round play of ller and I. Hahnfeldt made the Pirate reserves out- standing in the conference. Kruse, Engelking and Wittenburg completed the regular quintet. Man- gels, Helms, Stuit, Foster, Neagle, Perry, Frohne, Mess and Schwantz rounded out a squad of capable lightweight cagers. P. T. H.S ing of this trio. N. W. Conference Cage Standings 1933-34 HEAVYVVEIGHT LIGHTWEIGHT W. L. Pct. W. L. Pct. PALATINE ,,,........... 10 2 .800 pAL.if1-1NE ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, 1 0 2 ,800 liarrington .,....,,,,...,., 10 2 .800 Leyden lnkphnnkp H ,.-4--- 10 2 .800 LllLffl'lLYVll1e .............. 10 2 .800 Arlington -,.,,,-,.wAA,,,,-- 7 5 .583 Allinzton ...... ..... 7 5 .583 Libertyville 7 5 ,5gig Leyden ....., 7 5 .583 Antioch ..,,,,,,,,,, .,,,,., 7 5 .583 VV21I'l'GI'l .......... ...... 7 5 .583 Barrington ,,,,,, -,,,,-, 7 5 -583 Bflliehville ...... 4 7 .364 Warren ,,,,.,,,,,., ,,,A,,, 5 6 .500 Wl1l1C0HdH ..... 2 9 .182 Bensenville .,,, ,,.,,,, Q Q 8 ,375 Anlivch ...... ...... 2 10 .167 Wauconda .,,,,. ,,,.,,, 1 10 ,199 E111 ....... ...... 0 12 .000 Ela .,.,,.,.,,,,.,.,,,,.,.. ,,,,,, 1 11 .083 Palatine was defeated in the conference tour- ney by Arlington 24-22 after decisively whipping Ela and Bensenville. Huntley dropped the Pirates 31-28 in the second round of the district meet after Hebron had been defeated 28-15. From the standpoint of offense and defense, Palatine ranked highest in the conference. The Palatine boys played team ball and as a result all appeared as stars instead of a few individuals. YEAR BOOK