Perry High School - Eclipse Yearbook (Perry, IA)

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football Chalking up a much better record than they have had for the last few years, Perry High's Bluejays were able to capture four victories while suffering five defeats during the 1949 football campaign. Opening the season by trouncing the green Colfax eleven, 33-0, on the oppon- ents' field, the local gridders showed good results both offensively and defensively. Bill Olson, flashy left halfback, ran wild in this battle and counted three touchdowns for the Jays. Smashing over the line for the winners' remaining two tallies was Don Boyle, driving right halfbaek. Traveling to Carroll the following week, Coach John Champlin's men were dealt their first defeat by the heavier Car- roll Tigers, 7-0, in a hard fought battle. With an open date on their schedule. the Perry grid, team, had an extra week of practice in preparation for the Jefferson tilt. This contest will not only be remem- bered as the uheartbreakern of the year, but as the tip-top battle. The longest and most sensational run of the grid season was made by fleet-footed Bill Olson, who ran 92 yards for a touch- down in the first quarter. It was nullified by a clipping penalty, however. Olson had plunged over for the Jays' only score earlier in the first period, putting the locals in front, 6-0. ln the fourth quar- ter the Ramblers scored and Dean Mull, left halfback, made the conversion which gave the Jefferson men a 7-6 victory. Next the local eleven moved onto the Albia gridiron where they were crushed, 39-0, in their worst defeat of the season. Mosley, Albia end, ran the ,Iays rag- ged by hitting pay dirt for five of the Demons' six touchdowns. Dean Keenan, jay center, made sev- eral good tackles and turned in one of his best performances of the grid season, how- ever. Unable to break their losing streak, the local eleven journeyed to Winterset where their opponents zipped past them, 28-6. Perry's lone tally came in the first quarter when speedy left half, Bill Olson, cut loose and ran 60 yards for a counter. Dick Heenan, freshman fullback, did some powerful plowing ahead for the Perry men in this contest. Regaining their spirit for the Homecom- ing tilt, the local football boys smeared the strong Nevada gridders, l9-6, in an upset victory on the home field. Trailing 6-0 at the half, the Bluejays came back wi-th a I9 point splurge to wreck their opponents. Dick Heenan, Bill Olson and Don Boyle each counted a touchdorwn for the victors. Larry Whelchel, Dean Keenan, Bob Sackett and Bob Case also stood out as definite sparks to the Jay team. Rolling onto the local gridiron, Guthrie Center's football boys slipped past Perry, 6-0. ln the final period Perry's scoring chances faded when a jay touchdown, made on a 30 yard pass from Larry Whelchel to Bill Olson, was nullified due to a penalty on the play. ln their last regular game of the sea- son, Coach Champ's team tripped Valley High, 6-0. Bill Olson scored for the winners in the second quarter when he made a 20 yard jaunt around left end. Ending their grid season with a bene- fit game in celebration of National Kids' Day, sponsored by the Perry Kiwanis Club, the Perry High footballers sailed past the Woodward team, 2l-0. Bill Olson and Don Boyle each tallied for the Jays in the second quarter. Snagging a 25 yard pass from Larry Whelchel, Bill Olson ran ten yards to add another touchdown in the fourth period. Bill Olson hit pay dirt for nine of the Jays' fourteen tallies during the year. Their opponents scored 93 points to the 9I gained by the Perry football team.

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fe lnsitrumental soloists, Myron Morgan, saxophone, Joyce Rowe. trombone, Joan Millard, piano and Kahla Roberts, clarinet, received one ratings at the preliminary contest. Back row: Jack Traverse, Bev- erly Connell, Eugene Hadwiger. Myron Morgan, Priscilla Jewell and Virginia Wilcox. Front row: Janice Trimble, Joy Critchett, Kahla Roberts, Joan Millard, Betty Riffle and Joyce Rowe. The clarinet quartet took a one rating at the preliminary contest, and the flute trio received a two rating. Front row: Janice Trimble, Joy Critchett, Carolyn Harrison, Kahla Roberts, Joan Millard and Beverly Connell. The girls' sextet, girls' trio and boys' quartet received one ratings at the preliminary contest. Mixed quartet was given a two rating. Back row: LaVerne Hill, Bill Ridgway, Bob Duckett, VaDonna Compton, Don Boyle and Bob Parker. Front row: Barbara Riffle. Kahla Roberts, Betty Riffle, Joan Millard, Alice Biddle and Harriett Brown. Vocal soloists, Barbara Riffle, Betty Biffle, Joan Millard, Rose- mary Slater, Kahla Roberts, Bob Duclcett, LaVerne Hill and Bob Parker, received one ratings at the preliminary contest. Back row: Barbara Riffle. Kahla Roberts, Betty Riffle, Joan Millard, Rosemary Slater and Alice Biddle. Front row: l..aVerne Hill, Bill Ridgway, Nancy Yates, Bob Duck- ett, Jack Traverse and Bob Park- er.

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.lolnl cHAm'1.lN, head foot- A -- --:::: : ball and track coach, fresh- man basketball coach. -,::: a E: ,.,. I uranium lfRl'l'CHE'l l', var- :.2 :':::5 :il sity basketball coach. as- ' sistant junior' high football E- ,ulb baln i 1 - ' and track coach. V, ,V N2 , :,, , ::,, ,uf , 1 s R S ,Sl v li 1 , -'-' 2' 4 , .ll'llSON REIMER, assistant JOHN TITRNIGR. varsity base- varsity football, basketball Ban coach' Junior hlflh and track coach. jnoflrall football, basketball a n rl track coach. Top Row: John Champlin, coach, Richard Gittins, Don Boyle, Keith Fenn, Francis Cannon, Bob Parker, Larry Whel- chel, Bob Townsend, Rex Tolle, Wayne Lindell, juclson Reimer. assistant coach. Second Row: Dick l-leenan, Bob Waal- dell, Bucl South, Bob Case, Bill Olson, Bob Sackett, Kay Nlcliim, Bill Parker, Dean Keenan, Rex Bennett. Front Row: Tom l-lamman, Ronald McClain, Jerry Kenyon, Bill Ridgway, Ed Peel, Don Peel, Terry Custis, Don Capen, jack Stern.