Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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SENIOR EDITION Page 21 Baseball Team To Lose Many Senior Star Players Lewis Predicts Favorable Completion of Season Play Ball ! ! Strike one ! ! You’re Out ! ! These familiar yells are being heard for the last time in high school baseball for nine of .lim Lewis' sluggers. The men Jim will lose have been valuable members of the team, some for two or three years. “Gykos” Ricci, last season’s batting champ, was a strong contender for the crown this year. Rlc has earned two letters in baseball, and this season was elected co-captain. Bob Roby, a veteran two-season catcher, has made It plenty tough for a man trying to steal home. One reason for Bob’s success is his ability to get along with his hurlers. Roby might easily be called the “spark plug” of the team. Next on our list are the Bong brothers, Jess and “Rich. Jess can do anything” on the team from pitching to keeping score. Jess is the other co-captain of the team. too. Rich” is at present doing a splendid job as third base-man. Gene .Adkins, South Pekin hurl-er. Is alternating between going up in the air for Wallace and keeping down on earth for lx win. At present, he is doing both jobs well. He’s won four baseball games for the Chinks. Bob Gaspei-is a second bagger who can always be depended on to lay the wood on the old horsehide. Bob has had three seasons of experience and comes in mighty handy for every game. Vince Oilman has been a Lew is-er for three seasons, too. and is: famous for his ability to come j through” when he is needed. Another threat to any long fly j ball hitter is Bob Cannon when he is prowling the center field. | Bob has earned two letters in baseball. All these boys are packing their duds to leave the diamond this year, either via the graduation route or because of ineligibility. But they leave their chores In very capable hands, namely. Bowlby, Fitzanko, Jones, Stallings, and Andreoni. Thinlies Establish New Records In Successful Season Establishing an enviable record, the proteges of Coaches Wallace and Adams have completed another successful track year with the exception of the Big Twelve meet, to be held tomorrow. The first meet of the season was at Lincoln, where the Chinks came out on the small end of a 66 %-4score. Pinkston, YonBoeck-man, and Rhoades were high point men for the day. donating a total of 27 points to Pekin's cause. Defeat Over .Manual Burning with indignation at their first defeat, the Celestials traveled to Peoria where they walloped Manual to the top-sided tune of 75 1 6 to 37 5 6. Going next to the Bradford Relays, the Pekin team surprised everyone, themselves included, by amassing twenty-five points to tie the Plow boys from Canton for fourth place. However, when Canton came to Pekin they handed the Chinks speed merchants a 59-54 defeat by copping firsts in eight out of twelve events. Squeeze Out Central Immediately after recovering from tho Canton assault, the boys from the Celestial City romped over Peoria again. There they defeated Central 58-55. and by vir- tue of the win, gained possession of the firechief’s hat which had been in Central’s trophy case since 1936. The meet was another thriller. with the outcome undecided, until Von Bocckmnn anchored tie-relay team to victory and the decisive five points. He shared high point honors with Bill Pinkston, who established a new Pekin-Cen-; tral record for the half-mile, going the distance in 2:10.3. Grab Fifth at Lincoln Relays The Chinks next traveled to Lincoln where they participated in the Lincoln Relays. Although the Celestials copped fifth place with 2 7Ai points, the only event in which a first was won was the low hurdle shuttle. Adkins, Athey. YonRots’kman, and Farischon were running mates in this event. The next meet was the district, in which the Pekinians again made an excellent showing when they tied Lewistown with 19 points. Jim VonBoeckman dashed the 220 in 23.5 seconds, wiping out the all-school record of 23.6 seconds raked up by Jim Black in 1930. The relay team also established a new all-school record, with a time of 1:35.5 seconds. By making such an excellent showing, the relay team along with Von- Stellar Net and Golfmen Finish Busy '40 Schedule Hr | Kotv: IS. T.vlrr. E. OlilliiK -r: Bottom Kow: K. Hrefgar, IS. Jarolw, ■. Rfccl. With six wins and three defeats. Coach Pop” Jenkins ami his stick swingers are doing all right for themselves. To date, the boys have registered wins over Peoria Central. Lincoln, and two from both Manual and Woodruff. This year for the first time, the golf team played matches in groups of three and two. Playing in a three-way match at Lincoln, it won over both Manual and Lincoln. but lost to Bloomington, i The boys claim their Bloomington opponent was probably the toughest they’ve encountered this season. High scorers this year are Ric-ci, Ohlinger, and Lunini. The runner-up is Berardi. The Chinks are. at present, two games short of completing their schedule. These games will probably be their toughest. One is with Bloomington and the other, the Big 12 matches at Urbana. The “turf boys were defeated on their home court for the first time in two years, when they locked horns with Spalding High of Peoria on May 3. Wins Peoria Central—ilia to M Lincoln—10 to 2 Manual—8 to -I and 8 to 4 Woodruff-—7 to 5 ami to aw Losses Peoria Central—1M to ‘2 la Bloomington—8 to 4 Spalding—10 to 2 As for the 1940 racquet-wield-ers. they have managed so far. to break even, winning five matches, and dropping as many. The Chinks were off to a bad start when they were defeated in their first three attempts, all shutouts. Coming to life like the South Pekin tornado. the racqueteers rebounded to catch Peoria Woodruff on the short end of a 4-2 defeat. Jacobs, Secgar, and Tyler won their singles matches, while Jacobs and Seegar teamed to command the doubles. The Canton Plowboys made the Boeckman, and Pinkston, who placed first in the 4 40 with 54 flat, was eligible to enter the state meet at Champaign. All in all. it’s been a good year for the Pekin Thinlies and the prospects for next season are en-cou raging. loss column read 4” when they trounced the Walkerites on their home court, but as hosts to Spalding Institute of Peoria, Pekin chalked up another win, by a 4- 1 count. Again it was Jacobs, Seegar and Tyler who displayed championship tennis. The Chinks next traveled to Peoria to participate in the District Tournament, and shared second place honors with Peoria Manual. May 6. Peoria Manual defeated Pekin on its own court, 4-3. Sec-gar and Tyler won singles, and Jacobs and Seegar were victorious in the doubles. Claiming their first 1940 shutout on May 8, when all the boys turned In top-notch performances, the Pekinites nudged Spalding 5- 0. The boys rebounded from Spalding. and never stopped until they evened the previous setback by Canton, with the identical 5-1 score. Pekin then registered their second shutout by defeating Woodruff. 6-0. Coach Walker is well pleased with the team’s performances this season, and is looking forward to more success next year, when all the boys will be back except Captain Jacobs. PEKIN FOOTBALL LINEt'P (Cont. from page 20, col. 4) Jack Gay! (need we say more! Perhaps you can’t feature it. but Gus Lancaster actually played Feets ball once, and so did Bill “Willy Scarcliff, and Carl XI-tro Farischon! These all did heir share. Y'ou recall the touchdown Jerry Mahoney made last year, and boy, how it counted! Lately of the National Guard is Charles Lewis, and Swede Olson got a sunburn saving lives at Dear Ole Mineral Springs”! Sleepy Dalclier, Doede Johnson, Cliff Kellogg, and Bob Edmonds have displayed some fine prowess, and so have Johnny l ie| onbrock and Bob Meinen, both Career Boys in the Movies! Last we come to three boys who have done O. K. in everything around here— Carl Petri, Guy Ricci, and Bob ’an non. These have been the parading pig-skin-ers, and it won’t be long until that ole Eleven will be out under the new lights, again throwing Pekin’ 'into the line of champions!

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Page 20 SENIOR EDITION '39 Football Team Works Hard Throughout Grid Encounters to Make Showing Pekin Football Lineup win Miss Services of Graduates. The 1939 Pekin High pigskin flashes made quite a name for themselves last season, both individually and as a team. With a year’s record of six victories, two deadlocks, and one defeat, the varsity gave back to P.C.H.S, the old reputation of producing formidable football outfits. The team itself was probably the smallest in years, but made up for it in a never-say-die manner that netted it fame over the entire state. Wallop Farmers in Initial Tilt In the annual tussle with Farmington’s gridders, the locals, almost dwarfed by the giant Farmer-boys. overcame the handicap to trounce their adversaries, 20-7. Led by tiny Carl Switzer, the Chinks whipped over two touchdowns in the first half and one in the second, to coast to an easy triumph. Celestials Deadlock Pana The following week, up against one of the toughest aggregations in southern Illinois, namely the Pana Panthers, the Celestials opened a blitzkrieg” in the first half and led, 7-0. Later, though, after Carl Switzer received a leg injury, the Panthers had shoved over thirteen points, and were advancing in quest of another. Reentering, Switzer and Guy Hicci, the former running and the latter passing, Pekin squelched the uprising. Moreover, the boys pushed over six points to even things up at 13 all. After a series of interceptions the game ended, with high hopes for the remaining season. G.A.A. Laments Departure Of Graduating Members What are we gonna’ do without ’em? That is the lament of all senior departments at this time of year, and although G. A. A. is not strictly a senior organization, some of its most notable members belong to the senior class. Gladys .Mc Donald has long been the mainstay of every team; baseball, basketball, and numerous others. “Liz” Fischer and Imogcne Hast inn. the two inseparables, will be most sorely missed in basketball, along with .lean Dickman. Norma Nelson. Betty Bennett, and Doris Gunsten. Laughs are supplied to any game or contest by the presence of Tickle” Bowman, Betty Her-nan. and Hellyn Cooper, those “Call me a taxi—O. K.—you’re a taxi” humorists. And the services of Wanda Brown, Grace Wilson, Lucille Witt, and Nancy Richards, four sports who fit into any occasion. will be no longer available. On the tennis front, “Loey” Johannes and Helen Wainman will not be around to wave menacing racquets in the faces of challengers. while baseball games will feature no more Margaret Elliott’s truckin' and Lucille Thrush's constant inquiry, Gotcher goidle on Moitle? Quit yer blubberin’ dear readers, for this is not an elegy, but honestly, we will miss ’em. Rally Crushes Canton The eleven next traveled to Canton, where they equaled the previous defeat by the Plow-boys. This game, ending 27-7, provided quite some experience for the younger football generation of Pekin High, with junior Ray Becker scoring a touchdown, and some of the other kids coming through nicely. The game was a 7-7 deadlock until the fourth period, when the Hausslermen made three touchdowns. Lincoln Ends String The boys met their master in the next tiff, with Lincoln, when the latter, superior in all departments, scored a 12-0 win. The Railsplitters garnered their dozeu markers in the second half, by way of air and land maneuvers.” Boat Manual on Goal Bouncing back from defeat by the Lincolnians, the boys doused Peoria Manual in a night game, j 9-7, thanks to Carl Switzer’s running tactics, and Neal Lott's educated toe. which kicked the deciding field goal. The Chinks then went to Streator to eke out a bare 2-0 victory, when Bob Maquet, sturdy Pekin guard, blocked a Bulldog punt, and recovered it in the end zone to furnish the two-point safety. Thrilling Rally Ties Central The Celestials then traveled home again to engage in the Central battle. Trailing 13-0, with five minutes left, Guy Ricci began flipping passes, and netted seven points from them. Then, through breaks. Bob Gasper, guard, blocked a kick, and Bud Zimmerman recovered on the two-yard line. Blaine Ranh then bucked over to | tie the final score, 13-13. Chink Five Loses Grads Basketball spectators both in and out of school, who have followed the Celestial Basketeers for long say that next year’s five will be minus some very game players. Since no particular group started all the games, there was a group of about ten fellahs who made headlines for PCHS. Either graduating or on the ineligibility list are Spud Gross-welter, Guy Ricci, Bob Cannon, Jack Gay, and Holm” Ohllnger, leaving Roy Atliey, who will captain the ’40-'41 bunch, Johnny Rchuffoni, Bob Trtimpy, Dean Mr Naught on, Spaghetti (jasper. Bob Herget, Dick Maquet, Dick Gimme a Dodge” Soldwedel, Tom Eldert. Fritz Joestings, Jim Weber, Rollie Champion, llarry Froggy Jones, Chuck Myers, and Bob Moeckel. But ’nuff about next year! Holm Ohlinger reflects that Pekin is the only place where a hot shower was available, without building a bon-fire to get it. Incidentally, the Palmer House’s Chef can be mighty careful, for Ed is an A-l cuisinarian, (don’t look It up, ’cause it ain’t there). At a recent Spring Lake Expedition. he did all the cooking, and (Con’t to l». tt. col. I) In another night tilt, against Spalding, the Ricci-to-Grossweller combination worked again to win a 7-0 tussle. Trounce Danville in Last Game The Pekin fans were then set on whipping Danville, at that time second In Big Twelve standing. After a scoreless first half. Danville came through with six markers, and started for more. But the Chinks, upon getting the ball, started another passing spree. In a wild play. Grossweiler dropped a pass to a Danville man, who in turn dropped it into Jerry Mahoney’s hands. Mahoney then streaked across the goal line, and Lott kicked the deciding point, to give the Chinks victory in their last game. Next year’s team will have a tough schedule to buck, but will undoubtedly have some material to work with, too. The nine-game schedule is as follows: Sept. i:i—Farmington—here Sept. 20—Rock Falls—here Sept. 27—Canton—here Oct. 4—Lincoln—there Oct. I I—Manual—here Oct. IS—Streator—here (Jet. 2ft—Central—there Nov. 1—Spalding—hero Nov. S— hampaign—there Another June has rolled around, and with it has come the time when we must say so long to some of the boys who have made the name of Pekin High ring out wherever champions are assembled. Perhaps you didn’t know we had six two-year men in the graduating Pigskin Lineup. Scoop Gasper, the Journalism Comet; Blaine Muggs Raah, who, by the way, really bats around the sticks and skins” nicely; Carl Switzer, who could be scheduled as a very speedy boy” (on the track only, of course; Spud” Grossweiler, the stellar-skyscraper; Boh Maquet, another “Busy Booter”; and Moe Lott, who's been a ’’Sports Scribbler on this sheet. These are the six, but they are not the only gridiron heroes Pekin has proclaimed! There are many more! Don’t be surprised when this name appears in the story, for he’s finally gotten his credits—yeh. Pidge” Williams! The only intellectual boy on the 3quad for many a day is Harry Bud Zimmerman. I better get this boy into the story, too. for he’s really worried about being slighted! (Con’t I . 21, col. 4) Peppy Leaders Cheer Teams During Sport Season Rain or shine, the Chinks have had a game little bunch of cheer leaders. How ’bout lookin’ ’em over, and payin' a little bit o' tribute? Cute Jean Myor’s experienced her first year as a yell coaxer. and likes it! Jean has participated in all acrobatic between half shows the group has given. (Cute, too!) Head of the cheerers is Jim Diehl, who has led yells from the grandstand for several years. Jim gained a letter last year, and says he’d like to thank yo-all for your aid to the bunch. Another acrobatically-inclined miss is Snooky” Schaefer Snooks” is especially fond of hand springs and really got around during the gridiron and hoop seasons. Then there’s Jean Powers, quite a dish” on the blonde side of things, who can also turn flips as well as induce bellering. Jean Just finished her first season and promises to be back. Good news for ’40-’41. Boh Faux wants to have the students cooperate to the utmost. Who blames him? Bob has also turned in nice performances on the mats as well as in the air.” Tom Pierce, w ho is no longer with the group, has been replaced by Bud” Kerrick. Bud is a senior and was quite a C. L. for all events. The last member, but not the least, oh-well, maybe the smallest Is Helen Hayes. Sounds famous, doesn’t she? She is ! ! And there are the Pekin High cheerleaders ! They’ve got swell spirit—how ’bout us getting in there an’ helpin’ ’em give ’er the gun to a more successful ’40-’41 athletic year? VKKI.K BOOt K'S ‘l(()( ! I. WOO IKS Con’t from I’. I!), col. 2) Dorothy Doren; programs and favors—Miss Trowbridge, Rosalie Kirgan, Howard Marquardt, Charles Ijcwis, and Bill Lauterhach; refreshments—Miss Munson. Miss Lockett and Bernadine Hoerr; greenery—Mr. Walker and his committee. Come on, all you eligibles— join in the fun In your best bib and tucker at the Junior-Senior Prom of ’40.

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Pape 22 SENIOR EDITION Hoopsters Win 18, Lose 7, During Season Eighteen wins and seven defeats—no Big 12 trophy—no trip to Champaign—but one of the fightingest teams Coach Haussler has ever turned out—that’s the 1939-’40 basketball squad. The Chinks were really in stride in the first four games, winning by wide margins. They were picked by many as the team to go places, after walloping Morton, Farmington, Spalding, and Woodruff. Soon after, they acted as host to the Streator Bulldogs, against whom they were seemingly as helpless as minnows on the Sahara, and managed to garner only 26 points to the Bulldogs' 46. Win From Abingdon Still a little groggy and stunned over the Bulldogs’ beating, the Chinks managed to subdue the Knox County quintet, Abingdon, by a 26-20 count. Then on December 22, Pekin traveled to Morton. After a two gain slouch, it was Honorary Captain Rob Cannon who came to life in time to collect 19 points. One week later the Hoosiers of South Bend, Indiana, invaded the Pekin gym and displayed a brand of basketball that should have been played on James field. The Hoosiers were held scoreless the entire first half, but had the score tied 13 all in the third stanza. Bob Cannon danced the vets in the final 10 seconds to cinch the game. Drop To Manual On the night of January 3. the Pekin aggregation traveled to the Peoria Armory to oppose a good-big team. Manual was the leagueleading team at that time, with two victories and no defeats. Outstanding player of this tussle was captain-elect Roy Athey. Athey sank buckets from any place on the court. Pekin, however, was nosed out in the last few seconds by a 28-26 count. Trounce Spalding 57-20 The following Tuesday, Spalding High traveled to Pekin to try to even the count, but failed with a 57-20 defeat against them. After a three day rest, the Hausslermen traveled to Canton to bring back the plow-share that had been in Canton since the preceding season. The Pekin midgets trounced them 39-30. On Tuesday, January 16, the Chinks made their third attempt for conference honors when they entertained Peoria Central. There, for the first time in the season, against a conference rival, Pekin nabbed a narrow lead and managed to have it when the final gun sounded, Pekin 36-Central 29. Try Rig 12 Competition The hoopsters then traveled to Lincoln for their second attempt at a Big 12 victory. There Switzer put on a one-man scoring spree in the final canto, but fell two markers short, Pekin, 28-Lincoln, 30. With Ricci's 16 points and some splendid team work, it took the Peklnites nothing flat to show Danville how they felt that night. The Reds took an early lead and kept it, winning 37-20. On the next Tuesday, Pekin was host to the Canton Plowboys—a real game! The score was tied 10 times or more and no one was sure of a winner until Tomliano-vich of Canton dropped a bucket with 10 seconds left to play, Pekin, 28-Canton, 31. The Chinks next lost a heartbreaking decision to Manual by a 22-17 count, but in traveling to Streator, they were geared at top speed and brought home a 30-27 decision. CHINK FIVE IA SES GRADS (Con’t from I . 20, col. 2) nobody even got sick! Either ask Bob Cannon or read Talent magazine for details about a night spent by the boys” in a hotel. The team will remember ‘Spud for d.... near wrecking the big job on the Tremont road. Plenty can be said, but let’s just bid the goers out so long, and the next year’s boys—goodluck. Let’s keep Pekin among the champs! Central Evens Count The hoopsters next opposed Woodruff High, with Ricci carrying off high point honors with 18 markers. Making it a gam© apiece, Peoria Central trounced Pekin on the home floor on the night of February 16. Ricci Crowned Scoring Champ The Lincoln-Pekin game, however, was to decide who would take first place in the Big 12 individual scoring contest. Schwei-kert was in first place with 90 markers, and Ricci was in third with 80. (The second place man had 89, but his schedule was finished). Ricci sank 20 points in this game and some splendid defense work held Schweikert to 9 points. The Hausslermen won by a wide margin. With the schedule completed, Haussler started drilling his team for the tournaments. Pekin traveled to the regional finals and for the third time trounced Woodruff by a 32-22 decision. Traveling to Peoria for the Sectional Tournament, Pekin opposed Manual, and after two over-times returned home to store away the equipment until the fall of ’40. Seniors Give Up Cherished Possessions To Unfortunates p Hobart We, the graduating seniors, looking into the future, and seeing the needs of the lower class-men, do hereby will and bequeath these, our most cherished possessions, to them: I, Howard Fuller, do bequeath m.v seat on the South Pekin bus to my kid brother. Bob. I, Dave Hammer, give my knack of getting along with guys, gals, ’n teachers, to Warren Einstein Venters. I, Forest Hughes, will my heartrending bass voice to Noel “Caruso Francisco. I, Douglas Neal Lott, give my nose for news to Jack Featherbrain Hackler. I, Edward “Goldielocks Olilin-gor, will my beautiful big blue eyes to Bruno Rometti. I, Rill OIhtIc, leave my new invention. a cork that goes mama instead of pop, to the American Distillery. I, Jack “Glamour Pants” Gay, will my beautiful physique, including my muscle, to John Houston. I, George Yedel, will my ability to sell basketball tickets to Mr. Grigsby. I, Don Guy, will all my goldfish to Barney Webber, provided he chew's them before he swallows them. I. Rettie Jean Ainsworth, will my twinkle toes to Browne. After giving, or selling, our most beloved possessions, we do hereby hope to remain in the memories of the students and faculty of PCHS as the most promising class ever to leave the mighty portals of this venerable and honorable educational edifice, and hereby sign and seal our last will and testimony on this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord. 1940. Signed: The Class of 1940 Witnesses: II Duce, Benito Mussolini Gunga Din Pie Eyed Piper Thespians Present Play (Can't from I . 17, col. 4) played by Dale Smith, and Lord Foxcroft, enacted by Fritz Jnestings . Other members of the cast included Mary Alice Conkel as the Countess, Rcrnico Sanders as Lady Constance, and Jim Johnson as Lord Denbeigh, and a large number of supporting roles. Elaborate Elizabethan costumes and the pageantry of the period made the vesper play an outstanding one. Present Pageant in June On June 5 and 6 at 8:00 P. M. the Commencement Pageant, The History of Pekin. will be presented for the last time. Pekin's history is told in vers© form by the Spirit of the Past to youth. The first part or the pageant represents the pioneer period of Pekin, the second part, development of Pekin during the middle of the nineteenth century, and the third part depicts industrial, or twentieth century growth .