Palmer High School - Palmerite Yearbook (Palmer, NE)

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:hue-ue: BASKETBALL SQUAD F., W, , .... MM, ,WN , .. YY., ,,..,, ,,.,, W, Y., .,-, , 4 Second Rowz- Roy Walling, Jack Kamper, Warren Rice, Leland Stouter, Marvin Power, George Davis, Donald Grace, Coach Carlsoll. First Row:- Donald Whited, John Golden, Carl Davison, Robert Taylor fCapt.J, Clyde Burton, Everett Scott. fBill Greenway not in picturej The basketball team again had a very successful season highlighted by the winning of both the first and second team championships in the Merrick County Tournaments. Members of the squad who won letters were: Walling, Rice, Davis, Whited, Golden, Davison, Taylor, Burton, Scott and Greenway. BOXING SQUAD Roy Walling, Clyde Burton, Coach Carlson, Robert Taylor, George Davis. May Gee not in pictnre.l The boxing team won the team trophy at the State Invitational Boxing Tournament at SUU011- Roy, Clyde and Robert won individual championships. The team also parti- cipated in a tournament at Alexandria and held a dual meet with Phillips at Palmer.

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thleties PALM snrrs SIX-MAN FOOTBALL SQUAD Second Row:- Fritz Schlueter, John Peters, Roy Walling, Marvin Power, George Davis Leland Stouter, Norman Peters, Coach Carlson. First Row:- Donald Whited, John Golden, Marion Winchell, Clyde Burton iCaptainJ, Robert Taylor, Everett SCOtt. 1 The Palmer Tigers maintained the winning pace they set in the past three years by winning eight of eleven games. Palmer defeated Rising City, St. Bonaventure of Columbus, Cairo, Kenesaw, Doniphan twice and Wolbach twice. Palmer lost to St, Edwards twice and to Gresham. The boys who received letters were: Walling, Davis, Stouter, Whited, Golden, Winchell, Burton, Taylor, and Scott.

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Football SEPTEMBER 18, 1941 ALUMNI DEFEATS H. S. The almuni team defeated the high school Tuesday night in the f.rst six-man football game of the sea- son, 40 to 0. The older team had a decided advantage in weight and size. A good sized crowd witnessed the game under the flood lights. SEPTEMBER 25, 1941 Plans Laid For Six-Man Football Conference A high school football conference, with Palmer as one of the partici- pating schools, is being organized as the result of a meeting at St. Ed- ward Thursday night of last week Supt, Martin Carlson and Principal Earl Marshall represented Palmer ID the meeting. Supt. Huff of St. Edward was elected president The tentative scope is eleven towns, divided into two groups. Palmer is in the south- ern group which includes Wolbach, Rising City, Ulysses and Gresham. The northern group includes St. Ed- ward, Platte Center, Leigh, Creston and Petersburg. The name of the conference is yet to be chosen. At the end of the season winners of the south group will be pitted against winners of the north group. OCTOPER 2, 1941 PAT -MER WINS FIRST FOOTBALL GAME 19- 0 But Rising City Gained More Yardage and First Downs At Rising City last Friday night. Palmer beat Risng City by a score of 19 to 0. Rising City had a much stronger team than the score would indicate, and they gained more yards and first downs than did Palmer whose three touchdowns were all made by runs of over fifty yards. The first touchdown was made by Walling. He reversed his field and after shaking off two or three tack- lers scampered sixty-five yards to score. In the second quarter George Davis started on an end run and going wide went fifty-five yards down the side- lines to score the second touchdown. Our last tally was made on a beauti- ful run hack of punt by Bob Taylor, who caught the ball on his own zero yard line and following good inter- ference went the length of the field. We also scored one point after touch- down. The bovs showed very nice block- ing and tackling, and with a little experience they will make a good team to back. OCTOBER 9, 1941 ST. ED. DEFEATS PALMER 20 TO 6 LAST FRIDAY Lead ls szfetehea In closinu Moments Of Game Last Friday night Palmer was de- feated by St. Edward 20 to 6 in an interesting game at St. Edward. St. Edward passed and ran about 40 pards to a touchdown in the first quarter and also gained two points on a touchback. The game was then scoreless un- til the last quarter when Palmer passed for a touchdown, but failed to make the kick. St. Edward then turned in and scored two touchdowns in the clos- ing minutes of the game. OCTOBER 16, 1941 PALMER21 - WOLBACH 20 FRIDAY NIGHT HERE Safety Scored Late In Game Gives' Palmtr The Lead ln a very close and interesting game here Friday, Palmer defeated Wolbach by a score of 21-20. Palmer kicked off to Wolbach and on a second play, Peterson of Wol- bach ran the ball to about Palmer's fifteen yard line. On the next play Robert Taylor, Palmer quarterback, intercepted a pass and ran the ball back past midfield. A few plays later a pass from Whited to Winchell scored a touchdown. The extra point failed. In the second quarter the teams reversed directions and Wolbach soon pushed over for a touchdown and ran the extra point. Palmer then came back and scored twice, once on an end run by Whited who went twenty five yards to scoreg and once on a pass from Davis to Burton after Wal- ling put the ball in scoring position. A pass from Whited to Burton chalk- ed up another point and the halt ended with Palmer leading 19 to 7. In the second half Wolbach turned on the steam and scored two touch- downs and an extra point, that made the scores 20 - 19 in their favor. Several times in the last quarter the Palmer team marched within 15 yds of the goal attack took the ball. these with about two that Wolbach was downed behind points making the Palmer on the long ended with Wolbach in a vain attempt to ocrossn za, 1941 Palmer Wallops In a very lonsided g Dhan last Friday, the handed Doniphan a real ing on the top side of a 55-12 Doniphan scored in each of first two periods on runs by fullback, Keller, but failed to either kick afterwards. Palmer scored two touchdowns in each period as follows: Three by Burton on passes from Davis and Golden and two extra points on pas- ses from Davis. Taylor scored two on runs, one being from his own ten yard line. He also ran for an extra point. Davis scored three touch- downs and two kicks and assisted on several by passing. Doniphan attempted only one pass which was completed: their main of- fense was a running attack, Palmer WHS 'Nluallv powerful with both and kept the defense baffled. PALMER DEFEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Game played Tuesday, Oct, 21. Relying chiefly on a running at- tack, Palmer football team easily de- feated St. Bonaventure of Columbus, 44 to 24. However, St. Bonaventure scored the first touchdown of the game soon after the opening kickoff on a well-executed pass. Burton, Taylor and Walling alternated at carrying the ball for Palmer, for consistent long gains. Lineups Palmer position St. Cona. Burton R.E. Novicki Winchell C Koklund Stouter L.E. Gerhold Davis Q. L. Syslo Walling H. Fischer Taylor F. Tagwerker Substitutions: Palmer- Greenway, Daggett. St. Bonaventure- R.. Syslo. Touchdowns: Burton 15 Taylor 33 Walling, 3g I.. Syslo, 1g Tagwerker 2.