Vancouver High School - Alki Yearbook (Vancouver, WA)

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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

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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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THE ALKI - 1948 First row: Jerry Lodge, Gilbert Cobb, Bob Werb, Charles Morris, Stan Green, .Tack Mlnnlck Marvin Woolf, Herbert Lieser, Mr. Long, Second row: Vince Oscarson, Jim Walling, Al Piice Duane Allen, Sandy Thayer, John Westby, Bill Pfister, Bill Knolls, Bob Stott. Third row John Robinson, Bob Yabs, Ernest Prater, Gaylon Dacus, Tom Miksch, Bob Taylor, Phillip Hoke Cu roll Nelson, Dick McVickers, Harold Powell. TWENTY-Two 66 99 Squad Poo ball Mr. Lester Long, Coach The B Squad football team started off the year with two prac- tice games. In these games both Shumway and Union High School were defeated. Some of the outstanding players of the season were Vince Oscar- son, Robert Yabs, and Jim Walling in the backfieldg and Richard Mc- Vickers, Tom Miksch, Carroll Nelson, Harold Powell, and Robert Tay- lor in the line. Awards: Russell Adams, Gilbert Cobb, Gay Dacus, Bill Dunn, Stan Green, Jerry Lodge, Richard McVickers, Tom Miksch, Charles Morris, Carroll Nelson, Bill Pfister, Harold Powell, Al Price, Jim Scotton, Ray Small, Robert Taylor, Sandy Thayer, Jim Walling, John Westby, John Robinson, Jack Minnick, Vince Oscarson, Ernest Prater, Robert Yabs. 1948 Season Record Vancouver 6 Deaf School 32 Vancouver 0 Milwaukie 6 Vancouver 12 Kelso 25 Vancouver 0 Meadows 7 Vancouver 12 W. S. Deaf School 27 Vancouver Meadows 0 Vancouver Meadows 9