Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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,W V, It A li Gessell, mgr. lac P in Don Pierce, capt. L 1 Russ Anderson ' We Larry Finney lim Holloway Norris liolstrom L in lack Horacek Warren Hornsby fi Q VP V X K W V. , 1? F' , J' , . vll, . Q ,. I A - A J 1 A uf' i I k ,I 'MUS' I, . .k'u'..,J Vrrly Z' , A it g Coach E. B. Weaver and his assistant C. F. Had- ley are proud that these htoys pl ayed ior Topelcahi. A year under these two men teaches 45 ii something more than iust iootball. Letterrnen r 5- . ' ,,, Ng ' A a are: Pierce, all conference center and later , elected honorary captain and 'lfroy's norninee ior Q A all-state honors. Anderson., a tough, three letter zk A quarterback. Finney, a iirst string tackle to he hack next year. Holloway., all-conference tackle. lack Sheetz -Af' -gffffl-X Bmwacge, f llolstrurn, end, specialized in snagging uirnpos- Ted Scott uf' at ' Camas smith y ww sible passes. Horacek, a haliback who was per- '1 x cib 8 A ha s Tro 's best unter. ltlornsh hali and 20

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vl V' he iv XXX X W gy ,l m w X X Wm , x Wm X , g i c A M-any lilnes if fa 0 yield Elnporia, whipped 20-0. e hnalgalne ofthe season with Manhattan for the conference title was another bright spog as Topeka won 20-Z It was in this galne that the now falnous New York Giants, 'Suicide Playv netted a 63-yard run hy Pierce for a last touchdown. Probably the outstanding characteristic ot' the tealn was its unahated light and deterngination. fllany tilnes it failed to yield that extra two yards that Ineant so Inuch to the opposition. fllany tilnes it drove just a for the touchdown that ' the galne. Iced

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'Sv' fit, . ,-3' A ' f f quarter, best at returning punts and heaving passes. Neil Neillohnson Don Kaul , , Ch les Oflc johnson, an end who most engoyed tackling. Kaul, all- Boi: UNM H Don Yollom conference end and high scorer. Ofien, guard, like a combi- Dick gow, nation snowplow and wrestler. 0'Neil, fullback starred on spinner plays. Pollom., a soph haltback and a real speed merchant. Boyer, a good guard tho perhaps most valuable for keeping up the team's spirit. Scott, half- back, proved that speed can be more important than size. Shaeter, the team's best blocker, an all-conference half- ' Sheetz liked to rough 'ein up, the best guard in e confer- u ence. Smith, haliback, one of the ha est v ers on the squad, and always a ily in the oppon t's oi t 6 I Triumphant Trogan 1 1