Whitehouse High School - Whitonian Yearbook (Whitehouse, OH)

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,,,,,, VQHITONIAN ,,, Biszmrsmi 'run Whitehouse began a most hectic season in basketball by traveling to Clay. Whitehouse took an early lead and though threatened all the way managed to finish out in front 21-19. This victory gave rise to the belief that the Green and Gold Cagers would enjoy a good season in spite of the loss of all of last yeer's fine outfit. Holland then came to Whitehouse for the first home game. White- house fought hard and Holland was forced into an overtime to win out 16-18. The Yellow Jackets next invaded Waterville for a battle with her old rivals from down East. It turned out to be one of hhitehouse's best nights, even though they lost 15-19 displayed a marvelous offense and tight 5-26 win over the home boys. Whitehouse Monclova, where the Senior group, led by tle trouble. Whitehouse fought, as only kle and Mertes were too much and the boys Swanton, the next visitors, defense as they rolled up a took her scrappy team down to Center Hinkle, expected lit- Whitehouse team can, but Hin- lost 22-38. The Alumni added to the discomfort of the High School team by spanking them to the tune of 15-50. On Friday, January 11, Tontogany trotted off the Whitehouse floor leaving the home boys a nee bit groggy under a 57 point score, the highest total ever scored against the home team. The Yellow Jackets also managed a total 51 points to make' the game a littlg interesting. The jinx which has pursued Whitehouse in its contests with Holland, re- appeared as Holland again defeated the Green and Gold 14-20. The loss of both centers, Kurz and Bradley, hindered Whitehouse not a little. Maumee, with a splendid team, then invaded Lhitehouse, returning home vith a 16-41 victory under their belts. At the close of the regu- lar season this great quintet took three tournaments, Lucas County Leipsic, and Northwestern District, before being defeated finally at Columbus. In the only game scheduled with Grand Rapids the boys made a noble effort to take them, but found themselves unable to hold Parsons, Grand Rapids' guard. Grand Rapids von 19-51. Monclova returned to Yhite- house, and put sleds under the boys as they defeated them 16-41. White- house, seemingly, had tired under their efforts to min a game. Again the Yellow Jackets were forced to accept defeat from their haughty rivals, haterville. Whitehouse fought hard but baterville was just too good and they trounced the locals 9-58. Clay came back to hhitehouse in a vengeful mood. Their defeat earlier in the season rankled in their minds and they went to work with a mill and completely submerged White- house ll-48. The Yellow Jackets trekked over to Swanton, only to be beaten again. Swanton, while expecting a fighting team, vas ready and delivered the final blow of the season, a 9-29 defeat. The Lucas County Tournament was again held in Toledo University, The drawing turned out the same as the ye.r before, pairing Lhitehouse with Point Place. The game betveen Whitehouse and Point Place wasn't even interesting. This triter never saw a team 'shoot so few shots and make so many', as Coach Thomas expressed it. Point Place also sported a defense as tight as thc much joked-of Scotchman. Whitehouse was shut out without 2 field goal, making all 7 points on foul shots. The final score was 48-7. 72 Allen Lewis

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.....- WHITQNIAN ...... FOOTBALL TEAM Whitehouse High Eleven Encounters Strong Opposition With nine letter men, but with only six regulars, the Green and Gold Eleven of W. H. S. met a strong Delta team September 21 under their lights ibut in the rain? and suffered a 20-O setback. This battle with Delta brought out the fact that the team was inexperienced. Wilbert Thomas, new coach, worked the boys into shape and when they faced Scott Reserves at the Welfare Fanm the next Friday, they held the Toledoans to six points, but themselves failed to score, although the final whistle found the ball only a few feet from Scott's goal line. That noted Whitehouse punch of last year was sorely lacking. When, on Octo- ber 5, the local gridders met Perrysburg, to whom they handed out a 40-O defeat last season, the traditional worm turned and the Whitehouse lads pondered over their 15-O loss in the shower room. Coach Thomas drilled the eleven hard and they played their best game of the season against Maumee. Whitehouse threatened to score several times during the game but could not push the ball over the final chalk line. Maumee scored in the first period to win 6-O. Tradition was shattered the following week when the Green and G0ld's bitterest rivals, Swanton, faced them on the home field, and defeated the luckless locals 19-7. For the past two years Whitehouse had held Swanton scorless but the best they could do this year was to score once themselves. Sprink scored the lone touchdown and Walter Thomas made the point. On October 19, the local gridders journeyed to Scott for another light-weight game and were badly defeated 20-6. A pass from Sprink to Hall scored the touchdown. The final game of the disastrous 1954 gridiron season took place at North Baltimore. Although the boys fought hard and played one of their finest games, they fell before their strong rivals 18-O. Honorary Cap- tains for this game were Norman Bauman, who will be ineligible on ac- count of age next season, and James Ammon, only graduating gridder. In spite of the fact that this was one of the most disastrous foot- ball seasons in the history of Whitehouse, it developed a finer team for next year because it gave those men who lacked experience last year suf- ficient knowledge of the game to star next season. With only two var- sity men graduating, there remain not less than nine returning regulars who saw nearly full time on this year's team and who will be capable of doing much better next season. This was Coach Thomas's first year of coaching, also, and he has found out where he has erred and will profit by his mistakes. The 1934 line averaged nearly 165 pounds and the backs 154. Sever- al regulars, including Captain Thomas, were injured at various times, giving the substitutes a chance to develop. Coach Thomas hopes to form a lightweight team from the next year's athletic Freshmen. we hope that some of these boys will follow in their brother's footsteps or even outstep them! Let us look forward to a successful 1935 season. we can easily predict a fine season if we all give our whole-hearted support to the football team of '55 and to that efficient and patient coach, Mr. Wil- bert nBillU Thomas!! James Ammon .......,,, 71 .........

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...... wn1ToN1AN ...... y BASEBALL The Whitehouse baseball team of 1954 had a short but fairly suc- cessful season. With three pitchers, Mhitehouse was well supplied. All had had a little experience with Fred Miller having the advantage there. Norm n Bucher was hurling as a regular for the first time. Over worked though he was, Miller showed fine talent. In the five games Whitehouse played, he pitched a no-hit, no-run game against haterville and a one- hit shutout gam against Monclova. Old man weather and the short school term allowed us only a short time for games and -ractice. In the elimination contests to decide who should represent Lucas County at Defiance, Whitehouse won from Monclova 5-O, but lost to Waterville by the same score. The scores for the games played mere as follows: Whitehouse 16 ' Waterville o Whitehouse 3 1 Monclova O Whitehouse O Waterville 5 Whitehouse 4 Rhitmer 9 Whitehouse ' 3 whither 5 Whitehouse Lineup Rodney Boyer Catcher Fred Miller Pitcher Oliver Heller James Wayne Second Base First Base and Pitcher Dale Hall Third Base Dale Heller Short Stop Left Field and Pitcher Center Field Norman Bucher Robert Barnett Gerald White Right Field Harley Barhite Right Field Robert Hclliker First Base Oliver Heller a close Norman Bucher was our heaviest hitter with second. Six of the players, the nucleus of the infield, graduated in 1934, but Coach Thomas is striving hard to replace them. Great interest is being taken this year in our baseball future. More new boys are out for baseball then ever before. Some of the veterans are already getting stiff competition from the rookies. Coach Thomas expects a successful season, but his job of choosing a team is by no means an easy one. This year's schedule includes the following games: April 16 Clay Here April 23 . Monclove There April 27 Clay Toledo May 7 Monclova Here May 14 Clay There May 17 Hblla d There May 20 Waterville There Raymond Sawicki 75 .......... -xii.-..... ..