Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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THE SPOTLIGHT 1934 N-W. Conference Heavyweight Cage Champions 1933-34 Palatine- Topped Conference in offense with a fast break and good ball handling which netted average of 3115 points a game, a full point ahead of Barring'- ton and Libertyville . . . scored total of 378 points with 58 against Antioch high score recorded in conference . . . opponents' average was 20.9. Lee Blankenship- Age 18 ...height 6 ft. 21,9 in .... weight 150 . . . junior . . . forward a n d high scorer of team with 10 point average . . . dead- ly shot at both short and long range . . . developed accurate one hand :push shot . . . improved 10070 in all round team play over previous season . . . scored 23 points in district tour- ney game with Huntley. Howard Krambier- Age 19 . . . height 5 ft. 11 in...weight 155... junior . . . alternate guard and forward though gen- erally at guard . . . crack shot on free throws . . . football injury delayed joining team but 'all round play was big factor in Winning title . . . played first seven games without missing a free throw . . . could hit loop from the field as well as guard. Edward Hahnfseldt- Age 16.L.heilgl1t 6 ft. . . . weight 185 . . .junior . . . center and dropped back to guard on defense ...pivot man at free throw line on offense . . . great ability on pivot plays, but specialty was tilp up shots on rebounds in which he toprped con- ference . . .like Reuse just finding himself this year and big season predicted for 1934-35. Coach C. J. Megell- A man respected and admired by athletes and fans of Palatine and Northwest Conference . . . believes in clean athletics . . . has sense of humor . . . knows game from A to Z ...knows how to teach boys to play . . . outstand- ing as public speaker . . . the man who made two cage titles possible this year. Francis Reuse- Age 16 . . . height 6 ft. 2 in . . . weight 155 . . .junior . . . southpaw forward . . . an uncanny shot from side of court . . . scored most on fast break . . . .good feeder on set plays . . . used height to advantage in front line of defense . . . had good season but bet- ter one ahead. Norman Beckman- Age 19 . ..height 5 ft. 11 in .... weight 145 . . . senior . . . floor guard on offense and center man on shifting zone defense , . . key to both offense and de- fense . . . did little shoot- ing but an excellent pass- er. . . fed ball to Reuse and Blankenship on fast break . . . fast, s-hifty, good ball handler and team leader. Ray Hinrichs- Age 18 . . . height 6 ft. Be in...weight 180... senior . . . alternate guard and center, but spent most time at defensive position . . . size and reach under basket important feature of Pirate defense . . . good jumper and his 100 Z: im- provement in b a s k e t shooting made every mem- ber of team a dangerous shot. HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD Heights Jinx Broken N,,,,.C,,,,fe,e,,ce The Pirates proved that the Arlington jinx 'AA' ii' 3 ' 3 3 is H0 more by defeating the Cardinals 'CWD out Of Palatine ff ffflfss Niles centelff .... .XICI4 three this season with both victories in confer- Palatine ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, 2 0 Evanston .,..., ,A.,.,,, 4 0 ence games. Those two victories 23 to 20 and 37 Cfmference to 36 were the big reason that Palatine and not Palatine ------ '-----'---- 3 5 Waucomla ------ -------- 1 1 Heights finished in first place. Beth were great 112212222 -'--'- -4-'- --- Q 5 IIi':,fQ'gV1 e ---- -'----- battles With every men at his best- Reuse led Palatine fflff fffffiza Arllagteaqfff 12:20 the scoring in the first one while Eddie Hahnfeldt Palatine ...... ..,....... 3 5 Ela ...,,.,..,,.,., ,.,,,,, 1 8 was unstoppable in the second, scoring five field Palatine ------ ---------- 3 2 Antioch ------- .------- 4 goals. The only loss was 24 to 22 in the confer- gfiatfne 'A i 2 Yfiuconqfl '--- ---- '-- '- 1 3 ence tourney when Palatine- had an Off night of 1-312522 13111 -giiiiiia ALJZLZZI. iiijiiii shooting. You won't soon forget how the girls Palatine -UUVAA -,.,.A,.,- 3 3 Leyden -.-,,.. .--,-. i26 wept after that tourney defeat, but celebrated Palatine ...... .......... 2 8 Ela ............... ........ 1 9 Palatine ...... .......... 5 8 Antioch ...... ........ 2 7 after the overtime victory two- weeks later. 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

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THE SPOTLIGHT il 1934 llo You Remember- N-W. Conference Lightweight Cage How Irwin Hahnfeldt sank a long shot with 30 seconds to play that gave Palatine lights a 25 to 24 win over Antioch to cli- max a rally that destroyed the visitors' lead of 24 to 13? ...or how Iler's bas- ket and deliberate stalling helped stave off a similar rally by Antioch in return .game and allow Palatine to win 23 to 22 and with it the title 'Z Howard Viiittenburg- Age 15 . . . height 6 ft 3 in .... weight 165 . . . sophomore . . . rangy een- ter. . . valuable for ability to secure tip off and score under basket. . .at best in Leyden .game when lights clinched title . . .just get- ting started with two big years ahead, Howard Kruse- Age 17 . . . height 6 ft weight 165 . . .junior . .. forward . . . player of great ability . . . best work in closing games of season at Leyden and Antioch where his scoring led of- fense ol' team . . .with Iler and l. Hahnfeldt proved valuable reserve for Pi- rate heavyweight team and with them won first team letter. . .expect big things of Howard next year. Leighton Mangels- Age16...5 ft. 6 in.... weight 140 . . . junior. .. fast and shifty forward . . . showed ability to score in pinch.. . valuable cog in lightweight machine despite small size. 1 , .,. .. -Iii 13 1 , gs, , .fog 1 N, xi, t I.lGH'l'WEIGH'l' RECORD Champions 193 3-34 Ass't Coach Vervloet- Six years as member of coaching staff of Palatine IHYIAY High School . . . helped bring three cage titles to Pirates in that time... kept team statistics. . . helped coach football . . . assisted with both light and heavyweight teams . . a man ol' ability in many different lilies of work. Robert Iler- L Age 18 ...height 6 ft ...weight 175 . . . senior . . . forward . . . leading' scorer of team by big mar- gin . . .one of best defens- ive players . . . excellent dribbler . . .cool ball hand- ler . . .always at best in pinch and never failed to deliver.. .team player... steadying induence and big reason lights won title. EDBIRI' MIB Irwin Hahnfeldt- Age 18 ...height G ft. .. . weight 180 . . . guard .. . consistent long shot and deadly in the pinch . . . long baskets decided issue in several close en- counters , . . outstanding defensive player and team leader . . . with Iler form- ed outstanding combina- tion. Ray Engelking- Age IG . . . height 5 ft. 11 in .,.. weight 150 . .. sophomore . . . guard . . . became regular after one year experience on win- ning motor league team . . . most improved player Mf4'V5'f7'7 3A7MON0 !Ar'6fUr1Ns A . on team . . . going strong- Non-Conference Palatine l,,,,. l..r,,., 1 2 Evanston ,,... 29 Palatine ....., ...,.... 1 7 Niles Center .,.,,. ......., 1 4 Palatine ,,,,.. .,..,,,. 1 5 Evanston 29 Conference Palatine ,,,,.. ..,..,, 2 2 Wauconda, ,...... .....,.. 1 7 Palatine l.l,,,, 19 Libertyville 18 Palatine ,or.,, ...,.,,. 2 0 Leyden .,......., ,,,,,... 2 3 Palatine ,ll.l, ,,,,,,, 2 0 Arlington ....., .l,..... 1 7 Palatine ...,., ,.,,... 2 6 Ela ......,........ ..... 6 Palatine ...,.. .....l.. 2 5 Antioch l,,.... .,.,.... 2 4 Palatine .....,c, 35 Wauconda ...... ....,. . .11 Palatine ,,.,,. ..,,,,, 1 8 Libertyville ,,..,. ..,.,... 1 '7 Palatine ....,, .,,,... 1 4 Arlington ....... ....,... 1 7 Palatine ...... ....... 2 6 Leyden ..... 24 Palatine ....,.. 40 Ela ....,.... ........ 1 3 Palatine ...... ..,.,.. 2 3 Antioch .... ..,..... 2 2 er every game . . .great future prospects . . . hard- worker and aggressive player. A Tough Race To show how hard a cage schedule the Pala- tine lightweights played this year we need only to consider that Palatine won six out ol' eight games with Libertyville. Antioch, Arlington and Leyden yet had a net point advantage over these four op- ponents of but th1'ee points. The little Pirates Won a quartet of tilts with Antioch and Liberty- Ville by a single point in each case and split even with the other two opponents. lt was Palatine's cool deliberate playing, nearing perfection in the critical closing minutes of play, which made them champs. It is more honor to beat a good team by one point than a weak one by 40, so more power to the champions. lf you want to recall one sided games just remember those with Ela and Wau- conda. P.'r.H.s YEAR Book