Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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RONNIE SHELTON C1121 Big 12 Champ ROLAND BAILEY C1655 Big 12 Champ C Second consecutive yearj Team Captain CHARLIE BAKER fl38D Big 12 Champ BOB TAYLOR CHwt.j Big 12 Champ Sectional Champ Second in State Meet THE B SQUAD Kneeling: P. Shannabarger, D. Strickfaden, G. Thacker, D. Hauser, K Sharp, D. Sandrock. Standing: D. Gianessi, B. Meskimen, C. Lauss J. Carrington, G. Gruber, D. Williamson.

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DUAL MEETS Pekin 83 E. Peoria 30 Pekin 58 Canton 5 5 Pekin 48 Central 65 P ekin 5 0 Manual 6 3 Pekin 42 Woodruff 71 TRIANGULAR MEET Pekin 67 Springfield 60 Lincoln 1 3 i ILLINI CONFERENCE MEET Woodruff 4226 Galesburg 16 Manual 39 East Peoria 16 Pekin 33 Kewanee 1526 Canton 33 BIG TWELVE MEET Cat Pelcinj Decatur 34 Central 133 Danville 2821 Champaign 103 Urbana 27M Springfield 8 Manual 26 Streator 6 Maftgon 2024 Bloomington 2 Pekin 17M Lincoln 1 TRACK A new era in Pekin High track annals urated in 1949 as the Chink thinlies leadership of Bob Wilson in his first Chink mentor, broke even in six meets season on the cinders of Memorial Stadium. High- lights of the season were the qualifying of distance runner, Bob Rudolph, and shot putter, Pete Vetter, for the state meet, and the Big 12 meet held in the stadium. Y was inaug- under the season as in the first Queen Eleanor Lami presents Big 12 track trophy to Decatur captain. Wheet and Smalley take first and second in 220 as Chinks defeat Springfield and Lincoln- G. - .. a - Front row: B. Fisher, B. Hammon, B. Rimmey, D. Tindall, L. Smalley, Mgr. J. Lee, W. Wheet, B. Rudolph, P. Vetter, R Fisher, Mgr. B. Scheeler. Back row: Coach Bob Wilson, G. Newell, D. Lee, J. Herget, D. Guile,R.Terrill,B.Tay1or,B. Ling, E. Skaggs, Don V. Smith, M. Fiiedinger. 'Krug Wil .lik Q 115