Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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THE SPOTLIGHT Rank Third ln Big Meets Palatine had a good track season which was climaxed by the Northwest Conference meet on the home field in which the Pirates took third place with 21 points behind Arlington and Liber- tyville. The outstanding work of Eddie Hahnfeldt gave Pal- atine state wide recognition. Coach Megel's Pirates were strong in the field events but failed to win many points on the track in the major meets. Dual meets with Barrington and Bensenville were won and second place was taken in a triangular meet with Barring- ton and Arlington. Most of l'alatine's 16 track letters were won in these five meets. In the big Palatine Invita- tional Relays nine schools competed, Palatine rating third with 19 points. Liber- tyville was winner with Crys- tal Lake runnerup. Eddie Hahnfeldt was winner in the discus 132 feet 8 inches and took fourth in javelin and fifth in the shot put. Irwin Hahnfeldt won the shot put with a mark of 43 feet llfg inches. Hinrichs was second in the discus and Waggoner third in the broad jump. Palatine's work in the tenth annual confer- ence meet was featured by the individual per- formance of Eddie Hahnfeldt who smashed the j avelin record with a throw of 172 feet GMQ inches. Ben Grandy of Palatine had set the record of 172 feet 451 inches in 1928. Eddie also won 1934 Eclclie Wins State Honors Eddie Hahnfeldt won eleven medals for out- standing work in five big meets including the state meet at Champaign. In the state meet held May 18-19 Eddie hurled the discus 128 feet 8 inches for third place and the javelin 177 feet 2 inches for fourth place. Both marks made by the Pirate star were better than those winning state championships .in 1933. In the state district meet at Evanston a week earlier he captured first in both discus and javelin, with marks which broke the district records. His mark of 131 feet 7 inches bet- tered the old discus mark of 124 feet, while ajavelin throw of 166 feet 5 inches beat the old mark by 20 feet. Coach Megel took five boys to the Springfield Invitation- al meet early in V the season and as a team finished sev- enth among seventy-seven schools. Eddie Hahnfeldt beat the 1933 state discus cham- pion to win first in his pet event in the major division. Blankenship won the high, jump, I. Hahn- feldt took fourth in the ,shot and Hinrichs fourth in the novice class. Waggoner ran a good race but failed by a small margin in the 440. Coach Megel awarded 16 track letters this season. Six of those who placed in major meets involving five or more schools were E. Hahnfeldt, discus, javelin and shot putg Lee Blankenship, high jump, I. Hahnfeldt, shot put, Eugene th? discus throw with 133 fegt We rate Coach Megel first among track and field Wasgoner, broad-i and 2?0 3 1nCheS and took second 111 coaches of this district on basis of material and Yard dash! Ray Hlnrlchsr dis' the shot with 43 feet 10 inch- results obtained. We rate Palatine's track and field CUSJ and NOI'maI1 Beckman, es. These marks are the best the best in the northwest section of the Chicago 220 yard low hurdles. ever made by a Palatine ath- lete in the events and the area. We rate Eddie Hahnfeldt as the best junior in the track sport in the state of Illinois. We ex- pect him to win top honors in the state meet next The letter requirement is a first place or 11 points. The first two establish marks for year. Palatine Students are proud of their top ten boys who won letters due the home field. Eddie was notchers. to work in minor meets were second high scorer of the meet Howard Kruse, high j umpg with 13 points. . Robert Iler, pole vaultg Jack Lee Blankenship tied for first in high jump with 5 feet 6 inches, Ray Hin- richs threw the discus for third place and Beck- man and Waggener won fourth places in the hur- dles and 220 yard dash, respectively. P.T. H. S Bretsnyder, m il eg Howard Schwolow, half mileg Frank Frohne, hurdles and pole vault, Leighton Mangels, pole vaultg Ray Schmidt, discus: Ray Engelking, javelin and dash- esg Godfrey Schinkosky, javeling John Tudyman, relay. 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

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THE SPOTLIGHT Motor League Basketball All players who did not make the first and second team in basketball were organized into a league called the Motor League. Captain Frohne's Austins took first place by defeating Foster's Chryslers in the last game of the season. This put the Chryslers into a tie with the Chevies for second place. The Plymouths, Fords, and Buicks shared honors for the next three places. Each team had at least one second team play- er on it to help run the team. The Chevrolet team had all lightweight players on it but 1934 Melinlca of Astralchan Had you been in Cutting hall on the night of May 18 or 19 you would have witnessed the rich- est and most colorful stage performance ever pro- duced in Palatine. Under the direction of Miss Cook and with the aid of Miss Heise and Miss Jumps, Palatine Township High School launched the magnificent Melinka of Astrakhan, a ro- mantic operetta of modern Russia. Massed to- gether into one glamorous Pirate Shot Record N -W. Conference Games Field Goals Free Throws ' show, 65 Palatine students in rich costumes as dancers, singers, actors, comedians and dialecticians portrayed in an they had to spot the other Reuse --v.- utlrlgd :ff 2122 tlgfid 51123 Americanized style every day teams twenty-six points, Blankenship ........ 210 47 22.4 36 18 50.0 life of 3. Russian FOI'lJ. Th 1 h t B6CkIIl3.Il .......... .... 8 0 14 16 8 The cast of rini 1 h 9 payers W 0 Yepresen ' Krambier ,......,......,. 55 7 12.7 11 9 81.8 u P C Pa Q ar' ed the teams are: Hinrichs ................ 23 4 17.4 12 7 58.3 acters consisted of Henrietta Austins: Frohne, captaing E'..:1:i lg 22:3 QQ lg 22:2 Meyers as Melinka, Dolores M. Philbin, Stroker, Bretsny- Helms .................... 17 2, 11.8 2 1 50.0 Meyers and Ruth Stroker as der, Rennack, De Berge, Schin- 32556 ---- :jjjrri ---- ---I 1221 is 13:1 35 23 32:3 Vaska and Waska, her aids, kosky. Mangeis .....,.....,.... 46 12 26.1 24 11 45.7 Kenneth Stroker as the Gen- Chryslers: Foster, captaing Fvmlgrfbuijg ----'------'-' 13 gg-2 lg Z gg-3 eral, Marvin Plate as the Cap- Bergman, Kruse, Schmidt, stuit ,,,,,,, ,.,.. ' 54 5 9,4 15 7 46,7 tain, Leighton Mangels as the Hinrichs, Werner, Drewes. Engelkmg ------------ 22 3 13-6 11 3 27-3 Corporal, Emma Grace Tre us , Foster ....... ....... 3 4 10 29.4 6 2 33.3 If Chevrolets: Wittenberg, Nea 16 ,..--,. 31 3 9.7 11 4 36,4 as Dean Campbell, Maurme . 3 captaing Helms, Perry, Engel- lgfiifjadfg- ------- ig 5 58-3 i 3 gg-8 Roberds as a novelist, Frank king, Mangels, Neagle. Perry ,,,,- fffff 14 5 35:7 3 2 66:6 De Berge as a salesman, Isa- Buicks: H. Stuit, captain: . . belle Wente as an aviatrix, Wiehrdt, North, Kreft, T. Philbin, R. Tarnow, Schwolow. Fords: Mess, captaing Jensen, R. Stuit, Haem- kcr, Schinkosky, Schroeder, Pomeroy. Plymouths: Schwantz, captaing Plate, Thomp- son, J. Bretsnyder, Deverman, Ketterman, Warder. Red Cross Class A first aid course, sponsored by the Red Cross organization, was given in Palatine High this year under the direction of a trained nurse, Miss Helmar. The course was given in three, daily, one-period classes-two classes for girls and one for boys. At the close of the course the pupils were awarded certificates. Lightweight Football Palatine lights had a good grid season, win- ning three out of five battles with Barrington, Arlington and Bensenville. Many promising players were discovered and given valuable ex- perience, preparing them for regular duty in the next couple of years. Lightweight letter winners this season were Gus Schwantz, Myron Blum, Kenneth Stroker, Wayne Drewes, William Mountain, Marvin Plate, Leslie Deverman, Don Thompson, Eugene Wag- goner, Howard Wittenburg, Thomas Philbin, Ward Wente and Godfrey Schinkosky. Edwin Ketterman and Frank Frohne as Jewish and Chinese salesman respect- ively, and Allenby Plonsky as a Russian Bolsheviki. Athletic Banquet The annual basketball and football banquet was held in the St. Paul's Evangelical Church this year with Gordon Fisher, coach of North Central College, as the principal speaker. Ernest Iler, high school principal, was toastmaster. The part of the program which meant most to those present was Coach Megel's splendid talk prior to presentation of the letters and champion- ship awards. Cheer Leaders and Managers Four athletic managers and four cheer lead- ers were awarded letters this season. Edwin Ket- terman, Kathryn Smith, Dolores Meyers and Ruth Stroker made up the quartet which furnished pep and led the cheering for the champion cagers through a brilliant season. Robert Paddock, Lyle Taylor, John DePue and George Schwankoff earned managers letters and if anyone ever deserved awards this group did. They were constantly on the job and invalu- able helpers for the coach. P.T.H.S YEAR BOOK