Roodhouse Community High School - Railroader Yearbook (Roodhouse, IL)

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'Imp Row: l,o4'hi-r, R, Ihwm. ll. VVuo4l:1ll. L. Daly, Benner, R. X'lllX1ll'4l, .Tom-s. Klillvlnml. Rim-. Sw-uiul Row: l'u:u'l1 Wlrnplwll, NVilkinson, Guntm-rrnzm, ll. Stum-, Nvail, XX'liitm-y. Slr:mp.:, lil. 'in ' S . nth. ll. Evolt, lmrhaim. hlziiizigt-r. Bottom Row: J. XYond:llI, XV. Viliyzlrcl, IJ. XVt'l'lll1'l Sf4'll. K. .lzu'ksun. J. Scott. lflvere-tt, llulim-s. 1941-42 BASKETBALL SEASON RIGHT FACE-The Railroaders enjoyed another successful season, winning twenty games, and losing eight. With scheduled games this year, the Railroaders were slow to win, but when a trophy was offered the Railroaders came through. We won the Winchester Invitational Tourna- ment for the first time we started taking part in it. We also won the Greene County, which was played at Carrollton. We went to the Sectional by getting second place in the Regional. We played Cathedral in the open- ing game, but they won from us by five points. ' Kenneth Jackson, a Sergeant, broke an all-time scoring record set by Jack McDonald in '39 and '40 of 230 points. Jackson broke this record by scoring 328 points. Nov. Dfw ,Dec Dec Dec Dm' D00 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb Feb Feb Feb We They VVINCHESTPIR INVITATIONAL 28 Pittsfield . 21 27 We The-y 2 Patterson . 59 11 Jan. 20 Griggs-ville . . . 40 19 5 Alsey . . 30 22 Jan. 22 Bluffs . . . 42 23 Sl Eldred . . . 37 21 Jan. 23 Mt. Sterling . . . 32 24 12 Winchester . . 28 21 Jan. 24 Murrayville . . . 31 22 lf Ml '.'?'yV 1 ' - 22 13 GREENE COUNTY 'roURNA1x1EN'r I9 Bluffs ' ' 21 35 Feb. 4 Carrollton . . . 22 17 3 - Feb. 5 G1-eenfieul . . . 47 :sis - if ' -- -' ' , 1 . . . .1 2V girgggggif - gig Feb'R2J5fGZii.Tl' JERSEYVIZLE ' 30 Carrollton G . 25 T NIHP. 4 AlS6y .... 56 31 10 Wllitye Hall I G 23 -Z0 M21l'. 5 C21l'l'0lll0Il . . . 29 19 13 Jerseyviue . D 38 15 M312 6 Whlte Ilan . . . 28 29 17 Greenfield . . 44 24 SECTIONAL AT JACKSONVILLE 20 Rushville . 23 25 Mar. 10 Cathedral . . . 43 48 Twenty

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FOOTBALL MANEUVERS SERGEAN T BILL VIN YARD .................................................................... END Wilkie has put forth a strong arm when they started around his end. He held his position with great ability. LIEUTENANT MAURICE DURHAM ..,........................................... TACKLE Ko-Komo the beef trust of the right side of line. When Moose struck, the op- ponents stopped dead. SERGEANT O. D. HARP ...................................................................... GUARD Oat , by his always fighting spirit, gained his position on first eleven. He will be promoted to Lieutenant and will be back to help gain another championship. LIEUTENANT JOHN R. LEWIS ...................................................... CENTER Loonie , the ladies' man. His position at center was excellent, but boring. He remedied this by making a touchdown, which was a new job for the center. LIEUTENANT DAVID WEDDERSTEN ............................................ GUARD Turpentine held this position with great skill and fighting spirit. Dave was a hard man to get out of the way of. He advanced from second squad to Captain of the team for this year. SERGEANT KENNETH JACKSON .................................................. TACKLE Ernie lived up to his name Jackson, for when they advanced against him they stopped like hitting a stone wall. He gained his commission and should fill a big hole in next year's team. SERGEANT RAY KNOTH .......................................................................... END Goz , by his aggressiveness and spirit, gained a regular position on the first eleven. He played end on the offense and in the backfield on the defense. SERGEANT DALE STONE .......................................................... LEFT HALF Henry , although halnpered by injuries the earlier part of the year, became one of our most dependable backs in the latter part of the season. SERGEANT RICHARD WHITNEY ......,............................. QUARTERBACK Mouse , a smart field general and line-backer, made the longest run of the season against Pittsfield for a 7-0 victory. He should be a threat again next year. LIEUTENANT WILLIAM WEDDERSTEN ........................ ........ H ALFBACK Bud played with a fighting spirit and made many good runs. He made his share of points, had lots of aggressive and jovial fighting spirit. SERGEANT BOB NEAL ................................................................ FULLBACK Longgreen , overcoming the same early season tough luck, by his determined playing became a regular and showed ability as a line backer and pass receiver. SERGEANT EUGENE NEWTON ................................................ HALFBACK Sis , an end last year, was converted into a backfield man this year. I-Ie carried the ball like a veteran, and spoiled many an enemy's march by his alert defensive playing. LIEUTENANT WAYNE ELLIOTT ............................................ HALFBACK Peck , though this was his first year out, made the squad and made many ex- cellent runs. He was small and fast as greased lightning, with lots of fight. LIEUTENANT JOE DAWDY .............................................................. GUARD Mort filled an important spot when in the game. He had plenty of fight and aggressive spirit always in playing hard games. SERGEANT N. J. BUCKLIN .............................................................. CENTER Skinny played as a good substitute to center and kept up the team with his joking spirit. He will be a big help next year. LIEUTEN AN T JOE MORGAN .......................................................... TACKLE Ears was a good substitute and held his position with good judgment. He had a lot of spirit and fight. SERGEANT JERRY CLARK .................................................................... END Jud kept up the team's spirit with his fight spirit. He will be a big asset to next year's team. PRIVATE L. BENNER ................................................................................ END Bud was a substitute who played a big part in bringing another victory to the Railroaders. He was a good player with a great fighting spirit. CORPORAL JESSE SCOTT .................................................................. GUARD Jesse was a good sub and should show great ability next season, with a little more experience. Ninteen

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BASKETBALL MANEUVERS SERGEANT ERNIE JACKSON-CENTER. Erie was tallest man on the squad this year. He broke an all-time scoring record this year, and was a menace to all opposing teams. He should remain a real threat to future seasons. SERGEANT DALE STONE-GUARD. Dale played on this year's squad and was a real help. His good defense work played a big part in the team's success. LIEUTENANT DAVE WEDDERSTEN-FORWARD. Dave was another tall man on the squad. His winning spirit and aggressive playing helped to win many games. LIEUTENANT BILL VINYARD'-GUARD. Bill played good ball and contributed a lot to this year's team. This was his first year on the squad. SERGEANT' BOB NEAL-FORWARD. Bob came through with a splendid record this year. This being his first played an aggressive ball holding his guard position threat again next year. year on the squad, he held up his share of points and game. SERGEANT DICK WHITNEY-GUARD. Dick again played another successful season, down, making his share of points. He should be a real CORPORAL GENE HOLMES-GUARD. Gene played a good game when in there. He was a good sub and held his position like that of a regular. SERGEANT EUGENE NEWTON-GUARD. Eugene played with great fighting spirit that kept the other teams in an uproar. He contributed a lot to our success this year. PRIVATE JIMMY WOODALL-GUARD. Jimmy was the only private to make this year's squad. He was a good sub and should help next year's team a lot. LIEUTENANT ROSS EVERETT-FORWARD. Ross made the squad this year and played a good game when in there. Ss. 5' . ' if J JACKSON 1 N I r- WHITNEY tCenterJ J ' 1 gifx, g VINYARD NEWTON I E . . Q , J. scO'r'r VVEDDERSTEN I I g N 3 O HOLMES EvERE'r'r -... STONE J. WOOOALL ic-f I .E ll' ,. 'q '- Y I Twenty-one