Wellington High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Wellington, KS)

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A H. A ,fl remained at the end, two re- serves quitting to go to work, and Chuck O'Neal leaving the last of February for the Naval Air School. Of the squad that finish- ed the season, only four boys were seniors, meaning that time Crusaders go into the Ark Valley next year with a strong team as few juniors are in danger of be- called into the service. Rex Curtis, senior forward, earned a first team spot from thc first and kept it by his scrappy playing. He had a five-point ave- rage. Hollis Berg, 6'6', center, de- veloped into an all-around player as the season progressed and was a valuable rebound cog in the 1 mach ne. Bob McClure, guard and rtinnifg mate of O'Neal, play- ed the most consistent ball dis- played on the court this year. While not a high scorer, McClure was a good ball handler and team player. O'Neal, missed by the team in tournament play, was a spectacular player, specializing in stealing passes. He was a tricky passer and a good, alert defense man. Russell Burris, an- other senior and an able substi- tute, was a good passer and ball handler. Among the juniors was Jerry Vlfaugh, second high scorer in the league this year. A natural-born player, Waugh was an excellent 3 A , A Wi? wi? 'T it Front 'Row-Eddie Howell, Ervin Templeton, Buddy Tonflins, Donald Raines, Ernie Barrett, Jack Seal, Dean Patterson, Jack Merry- man, Warren Arnspiger, Gerald R,:gers'. Back Row-James Sanner, Bill Mclilachern, James Wilson, Kendall Dennis, Porter Fisher. floorman with a good shooting eye from any angle of the court. Arch Wallace, who took O'Neal's place, filled the position with more skill than most spectators dreamed of. Another tall center is Gail Lupton, a reserve, who be- came eligible the second semester. He will ably fill Berg's berth next season. Two other juniors, who saw but limited service as second string men until called up for the first ten, were Richard Mansfield and Franklin Hamilton. Another newcomer to the first string who came up late in the season was Harold Rogers, a classy little freshman, who already looks like a veteran. O'Neal and Waugh were hon- ored at the close of the season by being named on the All-Valley team in a poll taken by the Wich- ita Beacon from nominations made by the eight valley coaches. In the regional tournament, the Crusaders went through unde- feated, overpowering Winfield and Ark City: in the semifinals they overpowered Dodge City in a 52 to 35 win but fell before Sa- lina's Maroons 30 to 28 in a game in which the officiating was ques- tionable. i- i- Junior High The junior high basketball squad completed a successful season defeating both East freshmen and Winfield P38 to 27 and 25 to 21, but losing to both in return games 28 to 23 and 31 to 10. They defeated Ark City twice 25 to 23 and 19 to 9. They also won from South Haven 14 to 12 and the sophomores 38 to 28.

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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- .

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Physical Fitness Second and fourth periods of each day found Coach Suran running the boys' physical fitness classes through their required paces which con- sisted of all kinds of gym Work. All seveity senior boys and some underclassmen were enrolled in the classes. Early in the year the boys played football and basketball and went out-doors to run the obstacle course. When winter set in they returned to the gym to work with mats, bars, and other apparatus. When the weather again per- mitted, the boys moved back outdoors to partici- pale n track events and to take efficiency tests. This work promises to be a benefit to the boys leaving school this year, as many graduates are glad they took this course before they begin boot training. Here are thirty-eight girls, representatives of Miss Emma Foster's physical fitness class- es, who are doing their part on the home front by keeping physically fit. An elective class for senior high girls is more strenuous than that par- ticipated in by the junior high classes.