Vancouver High School - Alki Yearbook (Vancouver, WA)

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THE ALK1 - 194-8 TWENTY First row: Rodney Smith, Jack Trombley, Kenneth Sawyer, Guy Woodings, John Westby, Bruce Bork, Dick Smith, Maurice Bottemiller, Bill Drury, Second row: Coach Shields, Louis Reymond, Jim Volker, Jim Hagelganz, Clarence Nelson, Jack Finley, Charles Gibson, John Robertson, Bob Wilson, Herbert Lieser. Third row: Lee Noble, Joe White, Jim Pierce, Frank Guisness, Jerry Ludeman, Jack Riley, Darrel Allen, Bob Morrison, Wayne Andrews, Jerry Lodge. Baseball At the conclusion of the first round of play Vancouver won four games and lost one. In the season opener 'Camas defeated the Trappers 3-0. Against Meadows High, Van- couver turned three hits and a number of Meadows errors and walks into six runs. In the Longview game seven hits became three runs, while the Trappers fielded well behind Guisness and the Lumberjacks were shut-out. In the Battle Ground game Vancouver got five hits off Lahti, one a triple by Gordon Harris, another a homer by Lou Reymond, making altogether five runs. The best Battle Ground could do was two hits and two runs. Top pitcher for the year was Frank Guis- ness, assisted by Bob Skaaden and John Westby. First base position was held by Bruce Bork and Jack Trombley supported by Varsity Season Record 1948 Gaylon Dacus and Clarence Nelson. Catching Bruce Bork and J ack Trombley supported by Andrews, Bob Wilson, and Bob Gibbons. Chuck Klieber was second base with Ken Sawyer and Marvin Woolf as substitutes. Third base position was held by Duane Allen or Jake Mortenson with Mike Witter under- study. Gordon Harris was shifted from third to short this year, and was supported by Dick Smith and Jerry Lodge. Outfielders this year were Jim Volker, Maurice Bottemiller, Jack Riley and Darrel Allen. Jack Finley, Bill Drury, Gerry Lude- man, Junior Schmelzer, Neil Lyal, Bob Morri- son, Guy Woodings, John Robinson, Jim Scotton, Phillip Hoke, Walter Moeller, Duane Ross and Wesley Hylen were utility out- fielders. Managers were Harvey Heimbuch, Verne Liebelt and James Martin. MB Team Season Record 1948 April Vancouver Camas April Vancouver Meadows April Vancouver Longview April Vancouver Battle Ground April Vancouver Camas May Vancouver Kelso May Vancouver Meadows May 'Vancouver Longview May Vancouver Battle Ground May Vancouver Kelso April Vancouver 4 Camas April Vancouver 9 Meadows April Vancouver 5 Longview April Vancouver 0 Battle Ground April Vancouver 12 Camas May Vancouver 2 Kelso May Vancouver Meadows May Vancouver Longview May Vancouver Battle Ground May Vancouver Kelso

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Top, left to right: Alam Mau-Gregor, Bob Buker, Don Bleth, Ron DeClark, Vernon Perry, Bob Burm-tt. Side, top to bottom: Jack Min- nick, Chuck VV'ilson, Bob Berger, Louie Pre-diletto, Bob 'I'tyl0r, 'Pom Pratt, Don VVar1lrop, Ray Parsons. team. First place winners were Carl Hancuff, both hurdles, Eugene Perry, 100 yard dash, Louie Prediletto, 440, Ron De- Clark, broad jump, and Larry Smith, shot put. April 23, Jefferson, Portland. Vancouver, 47, Jefferson, CNW: Benson, 35112. The Trappers lost their first meet by a half point in a return engagement with Jefferson and Benson. Eugene Perry won the 220, Larry Smith, the shot put, George Stecher, the pole vault. The Trappers missed the support of several members of the squad who were unable to participate. April 30, Roosevelt, Portland. Roosevelt, 57, Grant, 29V2: Vancouver, 3529. Leaving most of the distance men at home for the Longview Relays, the Trappers fell before a strong Roosevelt squad. The only firsts salvaged by Vancouver were the 440 yard dash and the 880 relay. May 1, Longview Relays. Vancouver overpowered a field of seven teams by gaining 7515 points. Longview was the near- est to the Trappers with 4416, Centralia, 35, Puyallup, 27, Chehalis, 23, Kelso, 5, Forest Grove, Oregon, 3, Battle Ground, 1. It was the sixth win for Vancouver in the nine years of the relays. The Trappers won the mile relay and the junior 100, 440 relay, 2 mile relay, 880 relay, placed fourth in the senior 00. May 8, Here. Sub District. Vancouver, 65w, Longview 27, Battle Ground, 1526, Washougal, 11, Kelso, 10, State Deaf School, 7, Meadows, 495, Evergreen, 395, Vancouver Trappers splashed their way to victory qualifying sixteen men in elev- en events. Qualifying were: Hancuff, high and low hurdles, relay, Leahy and Vern Perry, mile, Parsons, 100 yard dash: Miller, high jump, Young, discus, DeClark, low hurdles, broad jump, Walling, broad jump, Buker, 880, Smith, shot put, relay, Prediletto, relay, Eugene Perry, relay, 100 yard dash, 220. Future Meets May 13 Commerce, Washington at Franklin. May 15 District Meet, Olympia. May 20 Grant, Roosevelt at Roosevelt. May 21, 22 State Meet at Pullman. Awards Three Stripese Carl Hancuff, Ray Parsons, Vern Perry, Louie Prediletto, Two Stripes- Bob Barnett, Bob Berger, Bob Buker, Ron DeC1ark, Sid Leahy, George Stecher, Chuck Wil- son, Larry Smith. One Stripe- Don Bleth, Duane Coleman, Bill Hamman, Bob Hopkins, Eugene Perry, Bob Taylor, Don Wardrop, Bob Miller. Carl Hancuff ............................... ........... C aptain ' Edward Hewitt, Ernest Furness .... Managers

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THE ALKJI -H 1948 First row: Mr, Wood, Marvin Sutter, Donald Whitenack, Bob Fernea, Bill Hoy, Ed Osborn, Joe Gates, Second row: Bob Cheek, Bob Hoeft, Wayne Aiken, John Liming, Dick Laws, Chuck Harris Jim George. Others: Mark Hardie, Bob Little. Tennis Mr. John wood, coach The Trappers had their best tennis team since the war this year. As of April 29 they had won three matches with no defeats. Victims of the Trapper attack were Jefferson of Portland, Cathlamet and Mc- Minnville. Big guns of the team were Bill Hoy, Dick Laws, Bob Cheek, Ed Osborn, Don Whitenack, John Lirning and Chuck Harris. Leading con- tenders for vacant berths left by Liming, Laws and Osborn, seniors, were Mark Hardie, Jim George and Bud Aiken, Juniors. Along with having a successful season the Trapper net squad ob- tained from the Student Council major letter awards for tennis. After careful consideration the Council decided that five major letters could be granted each year to the five students playing the most matches in one of the first five positions. 191.4-8 Season Record April 5 Vancouver 3 Jefferson 2 There April 27 Vancouver 4 Cathlamet 1 Here April 29 Vancouver 5 McMinnville 1 Here May 8 Vancouver McMinnville There May 11 Vancouver Clark College Here May 15 Vancouver Longview There May 21 Vancouver Clark College Here May 29 Vancouver Longview Here TWENTY-ONE