Wellington High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Wellington, KS)

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FRONT ROW: McEachern, McClure, Whitley, Holefelder, OlNeal, Dixon, Quillen, Davis, Vaughn, Wentz, Bentett. SECOND ROVV: Templeton, Kirkpatrick, Rogers, Merryrllafi, Tomllns, Rissell, Waugh, Cornwell, Carter, Butler Arn spiger Cox, Cade, Knorp. THIRD ROW: McMillin, Gronemyer, Morris, Erwin, Bruce, Beatty, Erwin, Shields, Markley, Carter, Frazier, Carson Bur dick Cummirs, Carson, manager. BACK ROW: Coach Hall, Kemp, Mansfield, Brumley, Scates, Sargent, Matthews, Sanner, Collins, Newberry, McEachern Friedman, Boatright, Coach Suran, Coach Reinecker. Touchdown Joes While Wfllingtoirs 1943 football squad did nOt bring the Ark Valley title home with them, they did play good football all season. The team played close games with the league leaders and furnished thrills at home for the spectators. When the new coach, Artie Hall if Protection, a-rrived to take over the Crusader football reins this year, only four returning lettermen were on hand to great him. This is in itself a tough assignment, for a new coach to start the old-est and toughest league in thc state with a green taam. However, what thes: four biys lacked in quantity, they made up in quality. Chuck O'N5al, one of the better ends in the valley last year, shifted. to the backfleld where he led the Crusader offense in every game. Bob McClure and Red Whiiley, veteran ends, were among the better ivinigmen in Conference play. JHil'Il:E.S Quillen, the other monogram winner, was an 'excellent ball handler and operated from fullback. Bad luck, bad weather, and bad breaks accom- panied the C'l'l1SHidrQIl'S all season. The first blow came in the closing three weeks of season practice when Virgil Kifimp, starting ivitingmen, suffered a broken leg in practice. That week the high flying Aces of Wichita East came to town and were lucky to -ske out a 6-0 victory over a gang of fighting Crusaders. The Crusaders, never -5-aunted, struck back in one brief bid for supremacy when they swamped a luckless Winfield eliven by a 58-12 score. Next the strong HLltClllllEl.ll Sclthawks invaded Wellington witn a light gricky team co-ached in the typical Neve sysfiin. The Rezi and White lost a heart breaking decision. Ncxt on the schedule were the Newton Rail- rc-adels wio charged O'!f'l' Welliiigiiiiiii 32-Cf for the werst boiling' the Crusadfrs have suffered since 1936. Thi Newton l,Qam outweighed the Crusaders 20 pounds 'to the man and since the game was playid in a driving rain, weight meant rno.e power to thi: R.:i.ilers. The following week a. non-league tilt with Ponca City, one of the be-st teams in re- cent years to be found in the Sooner state, downed a group of fighting C'l'l1Efi3id6l'S 20-7. The Sooners played a college brand of ball and were the best learn to play bcfoire local fans all year. Then came the game of the year, when the Ci usaders followed by hordes of fans stormed the Lalwuence stavfium in Wiichita to battle tioie Reti- sloins of Ntrtli. However, the more expeirienciiid team won the game, onli cf the hiairdeot fought in many years, by a 12-7 count. The victory came only after the gallant Crusaders had unleashed one of the nioist electrifying aerial attacks ever wiitness-ed in

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N W I I Cheerleaders ' Joyce Ann Frederickson Robert Dare Mary Margaret Wood D. L. Carter Boni Agee Stand Up and Holler Two bits, four bits, six bits, ai dollar: all for Wellington stand up and holler! , and W.H.S. stands up, for this is their show- ing -of loyalty, always behind the teams, backing them up whatever identg Colleen Cyphers, vice-pres- ident: Virginia Miller, secretaryg JoAnne Brown, leader of clap- ping. They presented two pep ' assemblies during the yearg re- membered by all was Jerry they do. Waugh's dramatic interpretation ' With five peppy cheerleaders to of uldittle Refi Riding H00d':4 and lead the crowd in yelling, in rain gfggff, S'-U'311'S memmable F199- or wind at the football games, - - and at the basketball games, The Crusader student body with there was pep aplenty in the its cheerleaders and pep club is student body. Congratulations to known in the Ark Valley for its the cheerleaders who were always good sportsmanship and enthus- ready with a. yell to spur the team iasm to back the team and its on to victory when spirits were going to many out-of-town games low. Always noticeable at the in spite of the gas rationing. The gaslketball games were tlae senior spirit of loyalty was shown in the g girls pep club, w o, with first home football game where their clapping and singing, added the crowd stayed for the Whole more enthusiasm. The pep club game in spite of torrents of rain officers were Gloria Fetters, pres- falling. Pep Ceiling Unlimited , O o'dwIn.--f Fw Aaah--.J .-SML! Halal Again .' In 4-ke. Jug!! AMR- '3:lq at lust' Q I A M Sf' ' xAN1-HON ' ' N 5 my K 3 X Pnvsncs l W A if N, .e ml in ' 'r 0 ,zz t ' ' sos' J, X 'VN' 'U' -f ' 11,1 ' 4 I :Elf 4- Hn Q a s . .. T .. T is -' Q A , f tg -.1 Q f Hs-f-'Q' W . .. Ill N 4 fl, L. '50 14 '. X ' 's.,,.,,,4 --' , 'W an-to i t El!!! ' , 4.4

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Football Scores Crusadfsirs . . . 0 East ..... 6 C1-ueaders .... 58 Winffiaild .... 12 Crusaders .... 12 Hutchinson . . 13 virusiaytlers ...O NBWEOII . . . 32 Ct usaders Pi-nta Crusaders ....7 oity..2o ...33 Blackwell . . . 6 Crusad-efrs ...25 Eldorado . . . 6 C'l'll.S3.dE1fS ...6 Ark City . . . zo if 'k Basketball VVHS 34, WHS 20, WHS 24, WHS 14, WHS 33, WHS 26, WHS 35, WHS 42, WHS 26, WHS 44, WHS 33, WHS 29, WHS 32, WHS 32, East 25 Hutch. 27 Eldorao 17 Newton 29 North 32 Ark City 23 Winfield 26 East 28 Hutch. 25 Eldorado 41 Newton 43 North 22 Ark City 19 Winfield 29 Regional WHS 45, WHS 26, Ark City 33 Winfield 19 Semi-Final WHS 52, WHS 28, Dodge C. 35 Salina 30 if D Co-Captains Chuck O'Neal in his famous 24, and Bob McClure, number 7 wearing the jersey, were elected 1943 co-cap- tai-ns of the Crusaders at the close of the sea- SOII. the big stadium. Completing fourteen out of seven- tein passes, the clzunter was set up by O'Neal and McClure and the Carusader swcoire 'Calm-6' to Davis in time end zone during time fourth perliod. Seeking a victory the Crusadlslrs invaded Black- well and igarnereozl a :Win ov-er a much larger team by a 33-6 w'iI.fh the Dukes scoring at will. In their last hoirne game the Crusaders played, host to the Elizloradio Wildcats and 'emerged from a hard. fought tussle with a well earned 25-6 win. The Crusaders jlsiurneyed to Ark City for their annual Turkey Day game and for the first time this yzfar the dope was in their favior. But numer- ous errors and an inspired group of Bulldogs all added up to defeat for Itlhe Crusaders by a 20-6 score. While the win and loss column did not show up no previous yeiazrss the team did enjoy a fairly I successful season. While dogged by injured and inexperienced players, Coaches Hall and Suran did a crzldiftable job. Every fan can fwell be proud of the y-:far's edition of Wellington football. The Orusaders never ga-ve up once, being by far the sorappiest team in the valley. 'A' t t lllll OR the first time in fifteen field, and Eldorado twice, split- Ill long years Wellington had a ..III ting a pair of games with the Hutchinson Salthawks, who tied with them in league wins, and dropping two to the powerful Newton Railroaders. Of the ten boys in the squad at the first of the year, only seven winning basketball team. I'h's Crusader quintet coach- ed by Cade Suran finished second in the Ark Valley behind Newton, defeating Wichita East, Wichita North, Ark City, Win- .