Waterloo West High School - Wahawk Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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TH E SPECTAT OR 13 Basketball The past basektball season was one of the best, if not the best basketball season, that West High has ever had. The records show that the team won 21 games and lost only two. Albert Lea, Minn., administered to them the first de- feat, Dec. 29, 1931, at Albert Lea, by a score of 31 to 13. The team then went undefeated until the finals of the district tournament, only to be beaten then by Washing- ton High of Cedar Rapids by a score of 29 to 24. The team started slowly, it man- aged to eke out two pretty slim victories over Orange Township and Cedar Falls by means of some very good basket shooting by vPaul Grange, the young freshman star. Then, starting with Vinton, West began to hit its stride, and Vinton, La Porte City and Washington High were polished off in a period of five days' time. The defeat of Washington High of Cedar Rapids by a score of 29 to 21 was out- standing. Coach Strobridge used his substitutes most of the last quarter of this game. The next victory of importance was over Estherville, Principal W. W. Gibson's old school, where West defeated them 27 to 23 in a highly exciting finish with Illian starring. He accounted for 14 points that game. Double victories over the old rivals, Mason City, Charles City and East Waterloo, were all particularly pleasing. West's de- feat of Mason City twice seemed to prove the fact that the local team had a better ball team than they did. Mason City, however, went to the state tournament, while we did not. In the sectional tournament held at West High, West won three games, defeating Clarksville, Teachers College High and Jesup in three consecutive nights to win the tournament. On the all-sec- tional team West placed three men -Rugg at forward, Illian at cen- ter and Kloster at guard. 'In the district tournament, held at Waverly the week following the sectional, West won the first two games from opponents of the high- est calibre. Next the West team defeated Waverly, one of the best teams in Northeastern Iowa, by a score of 31 to 19, and then went on to administer to Dubuque, one of the strongest teams in the state and undefeated until then, a 20 to Front Row: Captain Rugg, Fridley, Camp, Schuck, Illian. Back Row: Turnipseed, Athletic Manager, Wagoner P. Grange, Wahl, Jackson, Coach Strobridge, A. Grange, Asst. Athletic Manager. 18 defeat in an exciting overtime period. Then, pretty well worn out by these two hard games, the team dropped the final play-off to a scrappy, fighting Washington High of Cedar Rapids team by a score of 29 to 24. - Delancey Schuck, by means of his wonderful fighting spirit and ability, earned for himself a place on the all-district team. Bob Klos- ter also earned a place and was given the honorary title of captain of this team, his work being out- standing in every phase of the game. Later on in the year, Jack North, sports editor of-the Des Moines Register, honored Wayne Illian and Gordon Camp by giving them places on the third and fourth all-state teams. Dick Rugg was also given honorable mention by North. Letters were given at the end of the season to the following play- ers: Capt. Dick Rugg, Wayne Illian, Bob Kloster, Wm. Delancey Schuck, Gordon Camp, Vaylord Fridley and, last but not least, the freshman star, Paul fTarzanJ Grange. To earn a letter one had to play in one-fourth of all the games. Of the prospects for next year, Lyle Wagoner, Elmer Bratton, Vir- gil Jackson, Virgil Swem, Willard Wahl, Don Peterson, Jerry and Red Nipper, Ronald Wachtler, Dave Misner, Miloh Murrah and George Dutcher seem to have the best chance at present. Bob Kloster and Paul fTarzanJ Grange are let- ter men returning. West High has entered the Mis- sissippi Valley Conference next year, and has one of the most diffi- cult schedules, which is as follows: Nov. 23-Orange Township, here. Nov. 25-Tentative. Dec. 2--Teachers College High, here. Dec. 9-Clinton, there. Dec. 16-Washington High, Ce- dar Rapids, here. Dec. 23-East Waterloo, there. Dec 30-Iowa City, there. Jan. 6-Dubuque, there. Jan. 13-Grant High of Cedar Rapids, here. Jan. 20--East Waterloo, here. Jan. 27-Davenport, here. Feb. 3-Iowa City, here. Feb. 10-Grant High of Cedar Rapids, there. Feb. 17-Washington High of Cedar Rapids, there. Feb. 24-Dubuque here. Much of the basketball success of the past year has been due to Coach E. G. Strobridge's fine hand- ling and watching of the team. His work here has stamped him as one of Iowa's outstanding high school basketball coaches.

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12 TH E SPECTAT OR Track fContinued from page 115 being captured by outwof state teams. On May 7th at the Interscho- lastic Meet West High competed with 17 of the strongest teams in Iowa at Grinnell. With but 8 men competing, the Wahawks scored 28 points to win the meet. The 100 and 220 yard dashes were won by Slifsgard, West High sprinter. Clark and Schuck took second places in the 120 yard high hur- dles and 440 yard dash. Scott placed third in his heat of the 440 and Clark placed third in the 220 yard low hurdles. Second place in the javelin Went to Kloster. The one-half mile relay team, compos- ed of Scott, Moore, Clark, and Slifsgard, cinched the meet by nosing out Dubuque and shattering the 25-year-old meet record in this event. Those members of the squad not competing met East High on the Old Rose track, the Wahawks win- ning this affair. On May 13th VVest High track- sters placed second in the District meet at Cedar Falls. Dubuque Quality Service W. H. LOOMIS Phone 489 Flowers for Graduation 187 West Third Street nosed the Wahawks out in this meet by atwo and one-half point margin. Slifsgard, won the 100 and 220 yard dashes, and anchored on the one-half mile relay, compos- ed of Scott, Clark, Moore, which defeated Dubuque by a few yards. Scott and Schuck placed first in their heats of the 440 yard dash. Allen, West miler took second in that event. The mile relay team composed of Sampson, Gordon, Ritchie, and Schuck placed first. Kloster placed first in the javelin. West High's team has had one of the most successful seasons of any team in recent years, and is expected to place high in the Con- ference Meet at Davenport on Memorial Day. Football fContinued from page 111 individual honors were bestowed upon a few talented members of the team. Schuck, fullbackg Af- feldt, tackleg De Berg, guard, and Sorenson, tackle, were picked for the All-Northeastern Iowa team, while Sorenson was chosen second team All-State guard, Schuck and Camp receiving All-State honor- SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOUNTAIN SERVICE By ACKERMANN'S DRUG STORE 1421 West Third Avenue Girls' Tournament Tournaments have been the vogue since early timesg even we modern people cannot get away from them. The round robin tournament of basketball was captured by the Sophomore girls under the able leadership of their captain, Evelyn McCook, while the Juniors and Seniors were a very close second under the captaincy of Helen Gross and Dorothy Schenk. A track meet has been run off in all girls' gym classes, each per- son competing against others in her class, other classes, and her- self. All records shall be kept from year to year and each will know how little or how much she has improved her previous record. able mentions. Together with the regular games, a combined East-West team held the Coe freshmen to a scoreless tie on Thanksgiving Day. The con- test was held to raise money for the poor and needy of the commu- nity, and provided a splendid fin- ishing touch for the excellent rec- ords of each school's team. DR. C. N. SHANE DENTIST PHONE 64 620-621 James Black Building OUR PHOTOGRAPHS LIVE FOREVER FLINT STUDIO West 4th and Washington Sts. O'Keefe and Towne Funeral Home PHONE 83 A Healthful Dessert Hutchinson Ice Cream Co., Makers HUTCHINSON ICE CREAM WATERLOO, IOWA

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14 TH E SPECTAT OR Golf Team Following qualification playing of 72 holes, a golf team was form- ed of four personnel in consecu- tive order of scores. 1-James Maxwell. 2-Ralph Maxwell. 3-Erwin Sias. 4--Sam Hutchison. Hindered by heavy rains, the team finally had its first bit of competitive action when it defeat- ed its traditional rivals, East Wa- terloo 10M to 716. Sanford, East downed J. Maxwell, West, R. Max- well defeated Mansky, East, E. Sias won from Lomis, East, and R. Fergason defeated Boles, East. Meets with Cedar Falls High and Teachers' College High are to be scheduled in the very near fu- ture. Substitutions are made by Wal- ter Sheel who is ranking number five man. Everyone knows- Everyone rides with Jack B. Who drives a green flivverfyj. How to get detention. The Scotch golfer Qcan't you C. D. man?D. SIBERT'S WHITE LAUNDRY BEST WISHES 211-215 East Sixth St. Girls' Sports Forward March. Thus the An- nual Gym Demonstration of West High began April 8, in West High auditorium. Over three hundred and fifty girls participated in marching, tumbling, and pyramids. Dances, modern and old fashioned, showed ease and grace of rhythm, and were enjoyed immensely by all. Rendezvous was exquisitely interpretated by Katherine Gal- lagher, Lydia Cole, and Dorothy Jane Dinsmore. On the Side Walks of New York, a tap dance, brought great applause to Helen Gross and Mary McCall, who gave a fine characterization of two street urchins. A wedding was performed for the Painted Doll, Corrinne Hutch- inson, and the Bridegroom, Jean Garner in a background of Fol- lies' girls and Mother-goose char- acters. As the curtain fell on the last dance the audience felt that they had once more witnessed a very successful Gym Demonstration. Russell-Lamson Cleaners We Call For and Deliver 215 West Fifth St. Phone 361 Rifle Team West Highls riflemen competed in 34 matches this year, 15 of which were sponsored by the Na- tional Rifle Association. Of all the matches fired, West lost only six, and was, at times, as high as fourth in the national matches in which over 60 teams competed. During the course of the year two new guns were received from the War Department, making a total of four loaned the club by the gov- ernment. This year about 26,000 rounds of ammunition were fired. At graduation the riiie team will lose Bill Sampson,For1-est Makin- ster, Don Durchenwald, Clark Ben- nett and Bob La Rue. Members who will be here next year are Melvin Bodine, John Miller, Don Brown, Dick Young and Laverne Gibson. For the coming year Mr. Haugen expresses very high hopes as there is much good material coming in from the junior high schools. For Corinne Hutch We shan't say much. She came a lady, And went as such. 21 Years of Quality Work and Still Doing It UNIQUE CLEANERS PHONE 683 Say It VVith Flowers GRADUATION 4 . cHAs.sHERWoon GIFTS QUEST SL SMITH FLORIST The PLUMBERS store-sos East Fourth st. LINDB'LOM,S Store Phone 380 , Jewelers 411 W8St Fifth Street Green House Phone 432 Greenhouses-Cor. Fairview and Conger Sts. 165 West Fourth Street PHONES 2077-2078