West Chicago Community High School - Challenge Yearbook (West Chicago, IL)

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1931 The We-Go 1931 First row: J. Carey, K. Curran, E. Benson, W. Mr-ickert, W. Matthews, W. Weber, L. Sinfzletary. Second row: Mr. Johnson-Coach, L. Mancilla, H. Schleuter, A. Klug, M. Wells, E. Brosseau, J. Rapp, Mr. Gamble-Coach. HEAVYWEIGHT BASKETBALL VVest Chicago placed third in the West Suburban basketball standing. Hinsdale being second, and Riverside first. West Chicago scored the second-highest number of points against its opponents, with Riverside taking first honors. The man who is primarily responsible for the good showing of West Chicago in Athletics in the last two years is Coach Don Gamble. Coach Gamble took charge of Athletics in the fall of 1929, and since that time there has been a steady improvement in all branches of Athletics in the school, In 1929 he managed to pull West Chicago out of the cellar in football. ln 1930 West Chicago placed in a fourth position tie with Maine in basketball. ln football of that year VVe-Go tied for fourth place with Hinsdale, due to Coach Camble's excellent coaching, In the 1930-31 basketball season the Blue and VVhite team placed third. We hope that this upward trend in Athletics is only a beginning of what the teams of the coming years will accomplish. Scoring -109 points against their opponents -153 points, the Blue and XVhite teams went through the 1930-31 basketball season rather successfully. Statistics show that the team lost more non-conference games than conference. Out of nineteen games played, VVest Chicago won eight and lost eleven. Out of twelve conference games played, West Chicago won seven and lost live. On November twenty-sixth, 1930, VVest Chicago opened their 1930-31 basketball campaign. Hav- ing just put their football equipment in moth balls, the boys could not seem to get accustomed to bas- ketball. lilburn and Hinckley defeated the Blue and VVhite team 311 to 20 and 30 to 13 respectively. December 12 marked the opening of the league season. West Chicago defeated Downers Grove 24' to 23 at We-Go. December 19, Hinsdale defeated VVe-Co 20 to 5 at West Chicago. The Blue and White travelled to the DeKalb invitational tournament on December 22 and was defeated by Sycamore 1X to 10. We-Go played Fox Valley on lanuary 3 and took the short end 15 to 16. West Chicago met Maine on lanuary 9 and was victorious 18 to 12. Elburn came along and defeated the Blue and White -12 to 11 on Ianuary 16. The next evening We-Go upset York Z5 to 17. NVest Chicago played Glenbard at the home court and won a decisive contest 35 to 23 on lanuary 30. On the thirty-first the Blue and White travelled to Downers Grove and lost 21 to 15. The next Week, February 3, West Chicago travelled to Riverside and lost a fast game 33 to 22. February 6 We-Go travelled to Hins- dale and defeated Hinsdale on their own floor for the first time in VVest Chicago's history. The score was 3-1 to 19. February 11 saw the Blue and VVhite defeat Maine at West Chicago 39 to 21. February 14 We-Go sunk Hinkley 31 to 15, at West Chicago. VVC-Go travelled to York on February 20 and lost an exciting game 20 to 18. February 21, VVest Chicago lost their second game to Riverside 30 to 19. On February 27, West Chicago wound up their conference schedule with a 31 to 25 victory over Glenbard at the opponents gym. PaLe Sixteen

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1931 The We-Go 1931 I . Buchanan. bank, T. Lynch, V. Simon, Coach Johnson. i i 4 Y V C Y tv First row: W. Jaeger, E. Buchardt, R. Curran, E. Besch, L. Smith, M. Fish, R. Lottnds, Second row: Coarh Gamble, W. Dilworth, D. Plaver E Lee O. Curran J. Hummel. E. Fair- Third row: E. Burton, L. Sharp, A. Neylor, T. Linton, V. Timm, R. liuss. R, LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL Ahout forty lightwcights turnccl out lor footlmll lust l.tll. This wits tltr lurgust cr ttsscnililctl in VVQ-Go history. Vergie, G. Weber. squaul of p-inics Conch Iohnson haul to huiltl .almost tin cntirt- new tt.tm, its hc haul sullt-rctl grunt losscs through ,raulttqition ttncl promotion to the lit-gtvyxvciglit sqtiqul. ln thc first gums with llattztviat thc 'Al.ights lost ll to ll hut showul .1 good tlvfctisc. Manx op- portunities to score wcrc thrown ttwttv tts thc lizlflss i'c-pcgttully fumhlctl within thc tt-u ytirtl httc. Tho sccotitl ,gtttnc was with lilgtn Lightwcitht ll tt-itnv :intl though thtt' otitplttiul their rivals tht: lllut' ttticl Whitt- wcrc licltl to gt scorclcss tis. strong hut thcy wcrc hzttulicttppul hy their XVL'2lliIlCN5 ou n1l I1 ln tht' first confcrcncc ganna :tt York tht- Lights were bttttcn IK to l. Thu We-tio tlcfctisc w.ts L st- within thc s-qoritig vonc. Rivcrsitlc's lust lightweight tuun trzttiiplctl tht' liouic ttuun 52 to 'l. At Maine. Wcst Chicago pltiyttl at high liraiml of lootlirtll with Iioth trtttns xihout rtcn the first hatlt. ln the 1. 1 - ' W list qutrttr Mttinc sttcccctlctl in pt.tt1nq over il touchdown to nuttin it vittori of fi to ll. 'ost Chicttgtfs litittl tlriw for tt touchtlown fell short. llowncrs Grow: fottntl tht- NVQ'-Go lint' too strong ttntl wats forctwl to ht- stttislit-tl with xt scoiclcss tit: filc'I1l11l1'tl pt'ot'ctl too tough for thu liluc ,ttifl YYlutt'. .intl zhtry pttsliul over thrcc totlclttlowtis to U wilt. l to U. lht' hnztl gattm' with llmstliilt- wats wry cvvnly cotitcstctl ,intl tht- Wt-tio ponies gttittctl tht-ir tliittl scorvlcss lic of tht- YL'1lI'. llt lihc litiatl sttttistifs for the scgtson show: Chtlnss XVon, Ilg Lost, -l: lic, 2: .IML .Xltliougli tht- Ligltlwviglils tlitl nwt win .uit gmucs. thc tczttii this ytxu showctl gt lint tlctcriiiitiqt- in gtml not once thtl they shtckcn thvir pact' ttntl quit trying. lhc Lights lost tout' mvn throulgli grattlttatticri. Fish. who wits co-f.tpt.liii with licsfli, wus llllillilt' to play qtltcr the linttttut gzunt' licu.tust- ol' an tniurt. Page Fifteen

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1931 Thiie We-Go 1931 is Q:-2 fs M l l . 1 , l . First row: F. Buchanan, D. Player, E. liurton, R. Buss, H. Sleep, l.. Smith. Second row: Mr. Gamble-Coach, O. Curran. I.. Sehlenter, R. Curran. T. Lynch, E. Fairbank, Mr. JohnsonfCoach. LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL Our lightweights startetl the 19511-51 haskethall season in a tletermmetl .intl convincing' lashion. Although their opponents outscoretl them 27-l points to 225 points. the team plaeetl in hfth position. which is an improvement over the stancling of prexious years. The team showeil a tine lighting spirit tluring the season. The season opened on Novemher twenty-sixth with the ponies 4lCFt'.l1ll'1QVl1lC lilhnrn cagers on the local Hoor, 15 to 9. For the next game the hoys trayelletl to Hinckley aml put on a last quarter rally to win, 22 to 16. The regular conference scheclule openetl on Ilecemher 12, antl our hoys startetl out in the right way to take a thrilling game from Downers Croxe 13 to 11 at Wtst Chivago. The nexl game. which was also a home game, provetl to he an exciting allair with WVe-Go victorious hy a lll to T' score. Ianuary 5 marketl another non-conference game with Fox Valley High in which the local hoys were victorious, 12 to lll, on the home court. On Iannary V, the team travelleil to Maine .intl lost a thriller hy a 10 to 9 score. The next week, Ianuary 16, the hoys playul at lilhnrn antl won hy the same score as in the pre-season game. 15 to U. The next eyening, Iannary 17, the hoys howetl to York on the home floor, 25 to 14. Due to the tleath of one of the members of the coaching statl at Riyersitle. the Riversnle-VVest Chicago game, schetluletl for lanuary 25, was caneelletl until a later tlate. The next game was on Ianuary 311, at W'est Chicago. The hoys were tleleatetl hy Cllenhartl, 25 to l-l. On Ianuary Sl, the team lost their return game at Downers Grove 17 to 6. The hoys traxtlletl to Riverside on Tuestlay evening, Fehruary 3, anal lost to the league champions. ill to ll. On the following Frrtlay, lfehruary 6. the team visitetl llinstlale antl won hy a score ol' 19 to 16. The lllue .intl NVhite latls never for- got the early season tleleat at Maine antl so they playetl a tleterminetl hr.-ntl ol haskethall on lfehruary ll, to win Olll, Z5 to 17. On February 1-l, the Blue antl White ponies tlroppetl a game on the home lloor to llinckley. lo to Ill. For the next traeas the hots triyelletl oyer tu York where they were set haek, 25 to 16. The hoys playetl the champion Riyersitle quintette lfehruary 21, anll lost the seeontl game of the season to them hy a score of Z4 to 12. lfehruary 27 marlsetl the finale of the l'l5ll-,ll haskethall season for the lightweight team. This Hnal game took place on the tilenhartl tloor :mtl West Chicago met tlefeat, 16 to U. Two of the lightweights were selectetl to represent NVest Chicago in the clistriet tournament, along with eight heavyweight memhers. The hoys were Olixer Curran and l..:Vtrne Schleuter. The senior memhers of the lightweight squtnl who playetl their last games for NV. C. C, 11. S. are Fmlwartl Burton, Thomas Lynch. antl litlwartl lfairhanks. A great tleal of cretlit is tlue to Coach lohnson lor the -:Kcellent wav in which he moltlesl this year's team. Page Seventeen