Wheaton Community High School - Wecomi Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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F o I R Wood, Duranl, Whifalrer, Yarbrough, Jackson, Mignin, Durlee, Cheshro, Coach Horsley. Seco d Row u de so Wesf, Gary, Noble, Faulkner, Coniev, Brewer, Pearce. Third Row: Paver, Carlson, Knippen, God rey M all rn Hodges, Harvey, Overby, Verna. Top Row: Coach Colin, Roberls, SchaIz, Basself, E. Seariqhf Gu Id K e son G eff. we vw RM---e ,fzwnfff A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF WHEATON HIGH'S OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS, BUT THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY SO WITH THE TIGERS COMING THROUGH UNDEFEATED AND UNTIED. IN REMINISCING WE FOUND THAT THESE SCENES STAYED WITH US: THE FLASH OF THE CO-CAPTAINS LEADING THE TEAM ON THE FIELD, THE DULL PING WHEN PIGSKIN MEETS A TOE, CHALK LINES, CLEATS THROWING MUD IN THE AIR, THE BLAST OF THE NERVE SHATTERING OVERTONES OF THE ANNOUNCERS, THE SMELL OF NEARBY BURNING LEAVES, THE CLASSY BAND PARADE AND FORMATIONS, GLAMOROUS FRESHMEN IN FURS, THE SHRILL OF THE REFEREE'S WHISTLE, THE GROAN OF THE PENALTY, AND THE ROUSING CHEERS AS THE TIGERS LEAVE THE FIELD AFTER ANOTHER VICTORY. FROM THE OPENING PRACTICE, WITH SEVENTY-FIVE BOYS REPORT- ING, UNTIL THE FINAL WHISTLE OF THE SEASON, THE FAMOUS HORSLEY RAZZLE DAZZLE ECHOED OVER GRANGE FIELD AND SHADOWED THE LITTLE SEVEN AS THE I940 TIGERS SWEPT THROUGH THE SEASON UNDEFEATED TO THEIR THIRD CONFER- ENCE TITLE IN FOUR YEARS. SIX TIMES IN A ROW A FINAL WHISTLE FOUND THE TIGERS' GOAL LINE UNCROSSED. NINE TEAMS SCORED ONLY A TOTAL OF I9 POINTS AGAINST A STRONG TIGER DEFENSE. WITH A FAST STEPPING BACKFIELD BEHIND A POWERFUL LINE SUSTAINED BY ADEOUATE RESERVES, A TOTAL OF I94 POINTS WERE PILED UP IN NINE GAMES. A NUMBER OF THE TIGERS FURTHER DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES WITH INDIVIDUAL HONORS. TWO BOYS WERE NAMED TO THE ALL-STATE TEAM ANDPTWO MORE WERE GIVEN ALL-STATE HON- ORABLE MENTION. FOUR OF THE ELEVEN CHOSEN FOR ALL-CON- FERENCE BY COACHES WERE TIGER REGULARS. THREE OF THESE FOUR WERE PICKEDBY THE DAILY NEWS FOR THE LITTLE SEVEN ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM, AND TWO WERE NAMED TO THE ALL- CHICAGO DISTRICT TEAM, WHICH TAKES IN ALL THE BIG CHI- CAGO TEAMS. A BEAUTIFUL TROPHY, SHOWN AT THE RIGHT, WAS PRESENTED TO MR. ROBERTS BY THE CO-CAPTAINS, BOB WHITAKER AND CLINT YARBROUGH, AT THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON AS THE STUDENT BODY CHEERED ITS CHAMPIONS. 30

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DUTCH DURANT BREAKING INTO THE OPEN DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE WEST CHICAGO GAME. BANTA INO. 8I LEADS FIVE WILDCATS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING DOWN THE FAST STEPPING DUTCH- MAN. 3 Wm' '7!mZZ WHEATON 20 - SYCAMORE 0 WHEATON OPENED ITS DRIVE FOR THE I94O LITTLE SEVEN CONFERENCE TITLE BY DEFEATING SYCAMORE, 20 TO 0. .CLINT YARBROUGH SCORED TWICE AND THREW A PASS TO BOB WHITAKER FOR THE OTHER SCORE. WHEATON 2I - BATAVIA 0 WHEATON TOOK ITS SECOND STRAIGHT CONFERENCE GAME TO THE TUNE OF A 2I TO 0 VICTORY OVER BATAVIA. WHITAKER, DURANT, AND CHESBRO AC- COUNTED FOR THE TOUCHDOWNS WHILE YAR- BROUGH SCORED THREE EXTRA POINTS. CO-CAPTAINS OF THE l940 FIGHTING TIGERS-BOB WHITAKER AND CLINT YARBROUGH. WHEATON 6 - ST. CHARLES 0 A HIGH-SPIRITED ST. CHARLES ELEVEN HELD THE TIGERS SCORELESS UNTIL THE FINAL QUARTER, WHEN YAR- BROUGH PLUNGED OVER. WHEATON HAD GAINED CON- SISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THREE QUARTERS WITH DURANT ONCE RUNNING 7I YARDS ONLY TO HAVE IT CALLED BACK BY A WHEATON PENALTY. WHEATON 2l - DUNDEE 0 HAVING DURANT AND DURFEE ON THE SIDELINES DIDN'T BOTHER THE TIGERS AS THEY ROMPED OVER DUNDEE. 2I TO O. ON AN END AROUND WHITAKER RAN I9 YARDS FOR THE FIRST SCORE, FAULKNER FOLLOWED WITH A NICE RUN, AND YARBROUGH SCORED THE FINAL TOUCH- DOWN. WHEATON 34 - GENEVA 0 WHEATON WAS STILL UNDEFEATED, UNTIED, AND UN- SCORED UPON AFTER WINNING ITS FIFTH STRAIGHT CONFERENCE GAME AT GENEVA. YARBROUGH SCORED FOUR TIMES AND RED GARY ADDED THE OTHER. DUTCH DURANT PLUNGED FOR THREE EXTRA POINTS, AND WHIT- AKER TOOK A PASS FROM GUNDERSON FOR THE FOURTH. WHEATON I3 - NAPERVILLE 6 A FIGHTING NAPERVILLE TEAM OUTPLAYED WHEATON ON GRANGE TO LEAD AT THE HALF, 6 TO 0, BUT TWO PERFECT PLAYS IN THE SECOND HALF EXECUTED BY THE TIGERS GAVE US THE GAME. YARBROUGH SCORED ON A NICE 30-YARD END RUN AND PASSED TO WHITAKER FOR THE POINT. DURANT RACED 77 YARDS FOR THE WINNING SCORE. WHEATON 27 - WEST CHICAGO I3 IN THE FINAL CONFERENCE GAME, WEST CHICAGO. NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CONFERENCE, ALMOST UPSET THE TIGERS UNTIL YARBROUGH, DURANT, AND WHITAKER PILED UP A TIGER SCORE TO TOP THE WILDCATS, 27 TO I3. I