Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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,--yds Student Managers Freshman Footbail VValter Bishop jack Fuller Kneeling: Richard jordan, john Rikhoff-Mayhugh and Bland illustrating-Danny Pohlar, Bob Rohhins, Gary Denney, Dave EVilson, Boh Ryan, Mr. Sallee. Standing: Bill Heinekamp, Richard Skidmore, Gene Downs, lack Arthur, Eddie Racer, Iim Vogel, Max Rnmple, Jim Coughlin, Richard Wolfe, Jerry Long, Richard Stumph, Jack Henderson, Tommy Hanna, Don Swenson, Kenneth Lawson, Billy Toole. the job, hut good. A ferocious tackler on defense, and a competent offensive boy, he makes the future look a little rosier for the ever- worrying Coach Johnson. ' Dick Anderson was handed the right guard position in his Sopho- more year. Being comparatively small for such a position, this 5' S , 160 pound senior displayed speed and determination enough to baffle larger opponents. Dick was given the Lions Club Award for the most improved football player his Sophomore year. Iust thinking about the massive 6 foot, 250 pound right tackle, Ted Lawson, makes me glad I am the spirit of Speedway. I really feel sorry for those who had to play opposite this rugged boy. Proof he is amazingly agile for his size and a bulwark on offense and defense lies in the fact he was All-County his junior and Senior years. Allan VViechers, 6' 4 , 185 pounds, played the other end position Playing football his Senior year only, he nevertheless proved his merits on the gridiron. Taking advantage of his tremendous height

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Sept. 10, they opened their season against the Brownsburg Bull- dogs, whose bark proved worse than their bite, as my boys trampled them 32-6. It was two in a row after sending the Danville Warriors home with a 24-0 scalping. Against Decatur Central, my boys had me worried for awhile, but they came through with a 21-0 victory. The week of Oct. 1 was filled with hard work preparatory to the clash with the Lawrence Bears. Our board of strategy composed of Head Coach Ralph johnson, Assistant Coach Clyde Sallee, Bogan Nobel, and john Holrnstead worked long and hard with the boys who paid off with their best performance of the year, 34-18. I was getting a little uneasy because next came the Ben Davis Giants, a worthy opponent in any competitive sport. This was the initial contest between our two schools in football. My worries were well founded, as the Giants played inspired ball, but my brawny boys managed to salvage their fourth game, 13-12. The Quakers from Plainfield and the Beech Grove Hornets proved to be victims No. 6 and No. 7 of the campaign by scores of 34-19 and 26-6 respectively. Then came the last game of the year, always a tough one. These football fellows of mine had won 16 straight games, spanning over three seasons, and the County Crown was in the balance. I was mighty worried as my Brown and Cold Plugmen took the field against the little but rugged Pike Red Devils. Breaking out with a rash of touchdowns in the last half, my boys dispelled all worries with a smashing 32-7 victory. Boy, was I happy and proud of my 1948 football team! FREE 0F THE TASTE UF My boys had won 25 of their last 26 ball games, their third straight Mid-State Conference Crown, and their second straight county title. Let me tell you a few things about the boys, coaches and people who helped make this a successful season. Starting from the left and working right on that massive forward wall, we find Dave Boyer, 6 foot and 165 pound, a 3-year: man who, starting out in his Freshman year as a halfback, was converted to the end position his junior year. There he stuck fstuck in the path of many opposing ball toters, that isj. Dave was plagued with countless injuries this year, but still found time to contribute im- mensely to the team's victories. Charles Love put his bid in for the right tackle position his Sophomore year. Nothing but graduation could take it away from this 6', 1 , 240 pound lad. jolly Cholly, as he is known by his teammates, was honored by the Conference coaches his Junior year, being selected for the tackle berth. When a team is on defense, they usually have a boy to call defensive signals, that is, study the opponent's offense, weakness, and strength and then set the defense to stop it. Naturally Coach Johnson chose Bill Long, 6 foot, 215 pound Senior right guard, who was practically an immovable rock on defense. Proof of his outstanding playing ability lies in the fact he was selected on the All-County Team. One of the hardest playing boys this year was a Junior, Ronny Bland. Coach johnson used this 6 foot, 175 pound boy at guard in '47, but moved him to the center position this season and he filled DEFEAT

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and glue-like hands, he proved a serious threat as a pass receiver. Seven touchdown passes were hauled in by the big boy. Jack Mayhugh was outstanding in the county as signal caller, ball handler, and passer for 3 years. The secret to the success of the T-formation is a smart, alert, fakey boy and this 5' 9 , 165 pound lad filled the bill. His teammates thought enough of him to vote him most valuable player on this year's team. Over a span of three seasons, Jack tossed 179 passes and completed 96 for a percentage of 586, T.Dfs resulting from 32 and only 3 being intercepted. He was voted on the All-Conference team his Sophomore year and honored on the All-County team his Senior year. George Vance was the smallest member of the first eleven, but by no means the least aggressive. A hard tackler and blocker, he paved the way for many a touchdown jaunt. This 5' 7 , 150 pound halfback will be back next season. Fullback Harold Kuykendall was appropriately nicknamed by Indianapolis sports writers as Krunch. Mr. George Johnson, sports writer for the Indianapolis News, stated he much prefers running over someone than around him, which pretty well sums up this 6 foot, 195 pound human battering ram. Possessing a never-say-diev spirit, Harold Cby far the most consistent ground gainer on the teaml pulled the fellows out of many a tight spot. Proof of his spirit and determination lies in the fact that he received the Lions Club award for the most improved football player. Mr. Johnson has plenty of reason to smile when he thinks of this hard-driving Sophomore. Konny King is the type of ball player who caused numbers to be put in the back of a jersey as well as the front, for that is all much of the opposition ever saw of him, as he raced to the T.D. zone. Possessing speed and change of pace galore in his 5' S , 150 pound frame, he was a constant scoring threat. Playing his third year of varsity ball he tallied 75 points to lead his teammates in scoring and was also an excellent blocker and defensive man. Konny was chosen on the All-County his Junior and Senior years. These boys on my first eleven are by no means the only boys I will remember. Bill Mugg, 5' 11 , 210 pound Senior, was Johnson's No. 1 handy man. Called upon to play center, tackle, or guard he did so with equal ability at each position. There was Ralph Potter who played a good game at guard, lieet-rooted Ray Smith, a sure sighted tackler, Buddy Hughes, displaying great possibilities as an end, and Fred Wingert who helped a lot on defense. These boys are only Sophomores. Charles Martin, who played fullback and end, Bob Coughlin, guard and Don Crawford, halfback, are Juniors. These boys are all letter winners and will be the nucleus of Coach Johnson's '49 team. Don,t let anybody tell you we won't have some good material for the coming years at S.H.S. Anybody seeing those 25 hard working Freshmen would know better than to say that. Under the guidance of Coach Sallee, these boys played four games. Dropping their first two encounters they showed they learn and profit from experience quickly as they won their last two. Playing a VVashington High School squad, which over-manned them greatly, they lost 38-6. Against Park School, the lihinies lost another, 12-0. Profiting from these defeats they beat the Plainfield and Franklin Township Frosh 20-12 and 21-14. The experience gained from these games will be very valuable as Coach Johnson molds them into future S.H.S. elevens. Of course all of you guys and gals know Mr. Ralph Jolmson and Mr. Clyde Sallee, because besides coaching the team they also teach,