Tomahawk High School - Kwahamot Yearbook (Tomahawk, WI)

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MOSINEE 13-TOMAHAWK 0 The first game of the season brought Mosinee here. Last year Tomahawk held Mosinee to a scoreless tie. This year Mosinee proved to be the stronger. With speedy backs and a hard charging line, Mosinee kept up their attack throughout the game. Tomahawk threatened only once, but was stopped dead near the Mosinee ten yard line. Mosinee scored in the second and third periods. PHILLIPS 6-TOMAHAWK 13 Tomahawk played Phillips on a very muddy and slippery field. This victory brought back Toma- hawk's spirits. Because of the slippery and muddy condition of the field, there were many fumbles. Phillips threats were stopped by Tomahawk's hard- charging line. Tomahawk kept Phillips guessing throughout the game, by mixing reverses and passes with a fine running attack. Our first marker came in the first period after a blocked kick. Our second touchdown was scored in the third quarter and Phillips followed with a long touchdown pass in the fourth. MINOCQUA 6-TOMAHAWK 13 Tomahawk was just too much for the Minocqua eleven. They kept the Islanders constantly in hot water. Missing many opportunities to score, our boys marched up the field only to lose the ball near the goal line. Coach Derscheid substituted very Who's smoking?-L. Copiskey, R. Riedel, C. Siesennop, J. Boyle, R. Shidler, R. Cychosz, The backfield-J. Chvala, L. Dean, L. Stahl, L. von Gncchtcn, J. Bishop. 1 The line-B. Kluball, C. Chapman, G. B-artelt, D. Barfknccht, R. Hansen. Most valuable and captain-C. Siesennop. freely during the whole game. We scored in the first and second periods on long steady drives. Min- ocqua scored on a long touchdown pass in the clos- ing minutes of the game. MEDFORD 20-TOMAHAVVK 0 Medford kept its big guns unhindered through- out the game. They were seeking revenge from the previous year, in which the score was just reversed with Tomahawk on the long end of the 20-0 count. The Red Raiders gained ground almost at will. Only in the third quarter was the Tomahawk team able to stop their heavier opponents. llfledford scor- ed in the first, second, and fourth periods. Toma- hawk threatened seriously only once during the third quarter, but Medford's heavier line again proved superior. Despite this defeat, the annual homecoming was quite successful with a parade in the afternoon and a dance at night. PARK FALLS 27-TOMAHAWK 0 Park Falls kept up their hard driving attack the whole game. Outweighed heavily in every position, Tomahawk just couldn't pull the trigger. Park Falls combined speed with deception and weight to run up four touchdowns. The Tomahawk boys never even got into scoring position. Handicapped by the injuries of five starting men, the boys just couldn't stop the powerful Park Falls team. With ten lettermen back, Tomahawk should really roll next year. 4123 lis- Y. . , .

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5 ?,fFi.W-W' FODLPBXLL lst Row-R. Kluball, R. Shidler, j. Anderson, H. Kaphaem, C. Chapman, W. Wurl, R.. Hansen, C. Siesennop, j. Bishop. 2nd Row-V. Derscheid, R. Stelter, j. Folz, j. Theiler, E. Peterson, J. Chvala, J. Ellis, j. Boyle, R. Bronsted, C. Kaphaem. ' 3rd Row-W. Biard, R. Theiler, j. Nick, J. Mayer, L. Copiskey, L. von Gnechten, D. Barfknecht, R. Riedel, L. Dean, N. SUE. When Coach Vincent Derscheid-blew the whistle for the first practice session, thirty-five willing boys answered the call. The inexperienced squad train- ed vigorously for four weeks before they played their first game. There were many new positions to be Hlled. The squad from the year before had lost heavily' by graduation. To make matters worse, the Bauer twins, who each played end, gave up foot- ball in preference to baseball. Also our substitute end, Gareld Ellis, abandoned school for a tour of the United States and Canada. Then the day be- fore practice began, Mark O'Malley who played right half the year before and was elected co-cap- tain, moved from the city. So with a light inex- perienced squad, Tomahawk faced its opponents who were usually big and rugged. Other bad breaks, such as injuries and wet weather kept the team from being in top form. Bob Kluball, George Bartelt and Ray Cychosz were all injured in the beginning of the season. Despite the injuries Tom- ahawk came through with a fairly good season of two wins against three losses. The last game, scheduled for November first, was called off because of snow. Six inches of snow had covered the Eagle River field making it impossible to see the white lines on the field. Graduation claims the following men: L. Stahl, P. Bogie, G. Bartelt, B. Hansen, C. Siesennop, Theiler, B. Kluball, D. Barfknecht. LINE UP lst Team 2nd Team Center C. Siesennop R. Riedel Right Guard R. Hansen Boyle Left Guard B. Shidler E. Peterson Right Tackle C. Chapman R. Klubal-l Left Tackle L. Barfknecht G. Bartelt Right End Ellis R. Cychosz Left End L. Copiskey W. Wurl Quarterback L, Stahl Bishop L' Dean J. Theiler Left Half Chvala D. Theiler Full Back P, Bggg L. von Gnechten The following received major letters at the C. C. football banquet: C. Siesennop, P. Bogie, Chvala, L. Dean, L. Stahl, J. Bishop, J. Boyle, C. Chapman, L. Copiskey, Ellis, B. Hansen, B. Kluball, B. Riedel, B. Shudler, L. von Gnechten, G. Bartelt. Carl Siesennop was elected captain and most valuable player of the squad by his teammates. He played the center position and played it very well. Nine of the ten lettermen returning next year will be Juniors. So watch them roll next year and the year after. -:il 22 Ia-

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' ' ' ' 'Y' W :'Tf rW'7 'f1e.fff tiff 3 f X BASKETBALL L ... lst Row-L. Dean, Mayer, ll. Kuehling. 2nd Row-C. Siesennop, L. Stahl, P. Frnwley, R. Bauer, E. Polege. 3rd Row-R. Timm, G. Mitchell, L. von Gnechten, L. Copiskey, W. Wurl, B. Coey, R. Shidler, Chvala. With four lettermen back from the previous year, Coach Cherry started practice a week after football season. Because of a football injury one of the lettermen was laid up for the first two games. To fill the vacant posts left by the seniors of the pre- vious year, two promising sophomores were placed in the regular lineup. After practicing three weeks the inexperienced squad journeyed to Mosinee. Here the Hatchets beat a scrappy lllosinee team 24-19. The following week they beat Phillips in another non-conference game by a score of 22-16. The week after that the boys were all set for their first conference game with Stevens Point. The game was a ding-dong affair with one team leading and then the other. The Point finally squeezed out a two point vi-ctory in the closing minutes of the game. It was a tough game to lose. The next few games Tomahawk flashed hot and cold at different intervals. By Christmas the team held a 500 percent rating in conference play. After Christmas the Tomahawk boys just couldn't find the basket for a few gamesg making less than twenty points per game. At Nekoosa the boys were definitely on. They raked up eighteen points in the first quarter and held a comfortable lead through- out the game. The forty two points made in this game were the highest score Tomahawk made dur- ing the season. The last few games the boys played fast and hot one quarter and very cold the next. The team ended up in fourth place in the Wis- consin Valley Conference. All the games except the Nekoosa game were low scoring. The total number of points for the whole season was 349. The total for the opponents was 392. Tomahawk's average per game was 21.8 points, while their op- ponents averaged 24.5 points. There were only sixteen boys out for basketball this year excluding the freshmen. Out of these six- teen, four are seniors who will graduate this year and two are juniors. So with plenty of good ma- terial back next year, and some promising freshmen coming up, the team ought to do better than this year. Entering the Rhinelander tournament with a' 500 percent average for the season, the boys played a hard fought game against Antigo. With the lead changing hands many times in the first three quar- ters, the crowd went wild. At the end of the third quarter the score was tied at 18 all. During the fourth quarter three Tomahawk men left the game via the personal foul route. During this quarter the Antigo boys got hot and threw in six baskets to beat Tomahawk 34-25. The second night a de- termined Tomahawk team faced Crandon. Play- ing six minute quarters the team was nosed out by a 20-17 score.