Southwest High School - Roundup Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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s e X . ri -M' , N dp., t 1 -fx ' A ' Pootsfatt The Longhorn grid team of l94l sent thrills down the spines of loyal Southwest rooters that have never been felt before. Constantly on the ascent, the team this year capped last year's record by tieing for second place in the High School league. Other honors were given to individuals on the team by being chosen for various all-star teams. The squad opened the season with a practice game against South Side Catholic which was taken by the Longhorns, l2 to 6. Another well played practice game with St. Louis U. High ended in a scoreless tie. The first league game against the tough McKinley Gold Bugs proved to be rather disappointing to the Longhorns, who had been pre-season favorites. Simpson Howard of McKinley scored their lirst touchdown early in the third period, Big Jim Kekeris later went over for the second mark. After a hard fought game, our grid team lost to Maplewood in their annual game, lO to 6. The Beaumont-Southwest game was a happy as they stampeded Beaumont by the score of 19 to O. Bob Danner tossed the pigskin to Allen for the first talley, and later galloped across the goal himself for the second score. Benny Pucci recovered a blocked punt behind the Beaumont goal for the third marker. occasion for the Longhorns 15 A The squad had a vacation with Central, the score was the first that team had made in years. Coach Fenenga's mystery play was no mystery to the Longhorns who consistently brokeit up,and Y .12 , ame ending at 32 to 6 However the Central 1 if g ' ' L ff f 5-6 . Ttvenril- I wo X x , F b 9 P 0 Q xx

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wound up on the long end of a 6 to 0 score. Bob Danner scored for Southwest after a 70-yard drive against the Cleve- landites. The 12 to 6 defeat handed the Long- horns by Soldan was indeed sorrowful to Southwest rooters, for it made a cham- pionship mathematically impossible. Bob Danner scored the only Southwest touchdown, while Magner and Needles scored for Soldan. The game with Roosevelt was the most thrilling of all Southwest games last season. The greatest thrill of the game, and in Southwest history, was Allen's magnificent 100 yard run back for a touchdown. Catching the ball on his own goal line, he raced for a touch- l down under perfect blocking. Bob Dan- l ner also went over for a touchdown in the first period, and later threw a touch- down pass to Bill Kehm. Alberding connected a pass to Loving for another score. Besides providing Southwest with its best football team thus far, the 1941 squad also had the distinction of having several players chosen for all-star teams. George Kehm was consistently named on the first team, while Bob Danner and Vince Garegnani made either the first or second teams. George Kehm was named on the first team of the Post-Dispatch, Danner and Garegnani were on the second team. The trio was named on the first team of the Star- Times selections: Bill Kehm and Allen being placed on the second team. George Kehm and Garegnani were placed on the Globe-Democrat first team. and Danner was named on the second team. The Quarterbaclcs Club gave George Kehm the right guard position on their first team, and Garegnani and Danner were on the second team. The team was managed by Coach Kittlaus, assisted by Coaches Wetmore, Jones, and Ingerson. Ted Baer and Ted Schuster managed the team, and were awarded letters. Y g Twelve first awards were made to players, 8 second awards, and 3 boys were given let- ters for the third time. The Longhorns scored a total of 106 points to the oppon- ents' 46. In league competition the squad won four and lost two: a year's average of .664, 1 Twenty- three - I biwakk P Q T! e BG