Western High School - Echo Yearbook (Russiaville, IN)

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iislsaa Ur ls-'43 9 ewsaas in -M39 ae aoHe11v,l,,e1f34r3ae22f2a2 ARSITY FOOTBALL Western's varsity football team f1nished the s eason with a 3 5 record Th1s was only Western's second year of vars1ty compet1t1on 1n th1s sport The squad lost 1ts f1rst four games but came back to w1n three of 1ts last four Th1s year s team was composed of 12 sen1ors, 4 Jun 1ors 8 sophomores and 5 freshmen Much of the 1mprovement 1n the second half of the season was due largely to the 1mprove ment of the l1ne,wh1ch was very inexper1enced Our head coach Mr Murphy, and h1s assxstant, Mr Huffman deserve a great deal of credit in teaching these boys all they could about the game The team played perhaps its best game against Wh1te's Instltute Another hzghlight of the year was the Homecomxng, sponsored by the G A A at the last game of the ye ar, wxth Fa1 r mount Western Western Western Western Western Western Western Western VARSITY SCORES Elwood Jackson Central Eastern Sherxdan Frankfort Reserves Hlghland Wh1te's Inst1tute Faxrmount Compliments of Fred Goodier Gravel Co. South Dixon Road 79

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fi ,W , 15 3 rwbhmnftn RE ERVE FOOTB LL Western had a reserve football team for the f1rst t1me th1s year Mr Orbaugh coached the team The squad was composed mostly of freshmen The reserves got a late sta.rt,p1ay1ng only three games th1s season The boys who played on the reserve team this year w1ll undoubtedly be a great help to the vars1ty next year The coachmg staff plans to put a great deal more emphas1s on the reserve football team next year RESERVE SCORES Western Elwood Haynes Western Frankfort Freshmen 42 Western Elwood Haynes .age r 1.9.5 80