William A Wirt High School - Sandscript Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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8'-GR ADE FRESHMEN Page Twenty-three

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For when the one great Scorer conies to write against your name He marks-not that you won or lost—but how yon played the game. —Grant I and Rice VARSITY Our boys in the ’46-’47 season won seven games and lost fourteen. In home games they took six out of eight. There were many high spots in this season of 1947: for example, the upset victories over Portage and Lowell. But the outstanding game was probably the one in which we posted a 58 to 56 victory over Lowell, with Captain Lad Quigley scoring the winning basket. An unusual thing happened at Hobart, too, when we had our game called on account of darkness, so that the game had to be finished at a later date. Newton and Hauser, our forwards, did most of the scoring, with Tucker, Ballard and Vasusky rounding out the first five. The bench consisted of Quigley, Lovkhart, Brownawell. Jabo and Eichhorn. Coach Hatrak toop up where Mr. Manning left off, in mid season. Although we didn’t take the sectionals in 1947, no doubt we will in the future. RESERVES The junior Troopers did well in winning ten games and losing seven. There were many tight and hard-fought games, so next year you can look forward to some fine playing from this outfit. The first five was made up of Rogers, Manor, T. Ballard, Sheck and Beres, with substitutes in Kolvek, Marposon, Kerzman, Smith, Hunt and Hady. The picture at right includes a drawing of our new score board that arrived last fall. It was given to the school by the class of 43. FRESHMEN The freshmen have a nice ball club composed of Pete and Paul Hook, DLk Allen. Floyd Spurlock, and Bill Eichhorn, who made up the first five, with Wcstergren, Woodruff, Hopkins, Overbeck, Young-heim, Reid and Weaver rounding out the bench. The freshmen’s best game was the one with Wallace, in which they scored a 35 to 27 victory. Look for a good reserve team next year. Page Twenty-two 8th GRADE They have a small team and it is only natural that they lack experience, but in the future they should round into form. JINGLE BY JABO The game of basketball is realty fast To see how long five men ean last They trip. push, and at each other they shout And before the Second Quarter they all foul out. SEASON RECORD 27 Wirt 25 1 vj 11 y 50 Wirt 34 49 Wirt — 42 Wheder 26 Wirt 37 Griffith 49 Wirt 27 34 Wirt 42 Crown Point 41 Wirt 45 50 Wirt 29 50 Wirt 31 43 Wirt 33 30 Wirt 39 37 Wirt 17 39 Wirt 47 44 Wirt 57 51 Wirt 46 56 Wirt 58 46 Wirt 27 46 Wirt 42 57 Wirt 47 54 Wirt 35 Froebel 52 Wirt 23

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This year was the fourth for eleven-man football here, and was distinguished by three varsity games and Wirt’s first encounter at Gleason. SEPTEMBER 13- WIRT. 12; HOBART, 21. The season opened with a night game in the Brickie Bowl. For three quarters the Troopers fought in vain against Hobart’s great defensive feats—until the fourth quarter when they managed to push two touhdowns over, one by a quarter-back sneak and the other with a pass from Newton to Humphrey. SEPTEMBER 20,—WIRT. 0; GRIFFITH, 33. Exactly one week after tin- Hobart loss, the Troopers buckled before a powerful Griffith eleven for their second conference defeat of the season. SEPTEMBER 2.r..—WIRT. 19; TOEEESTOX. 0. In this game, with Tolleston's second team, the Troopers had many chances to score, but only three times did they succeed. Given plunged off tackle for the first touchdown, Humphrey converted; Weaver recovered a blocked kick and ran for a second touchdown. Given, taking it on the kickoff, ran all the way for the last. It was a vietorv well earned. OCTOBER 9—WIRT. 18; M ERR I LEVI LEE, 7. Wirt celebrated Its first game in Gleason Field, when the Pirates bowed before their first display of Trooper aggressiveness. Brownawell Page Twenty-four FOOTBALL accounted for the first two touchdowns and T. Italian! for the third. OCTOBER 1C WIRT. 14: WALE ACE. 7. An alert ami vastly improved Wirt eleven unleashed a vaunted aerial attack. Wallace scorched Wirt's green for the first score. Newton threw a pass to Brownawell for the home team's first score, with T. Ballard converting. Brownawell made the final score after catching Newton’s pass, then converted. OCTOBER 2.1—WIRT, 12; TOLLESTON. 7. Exceptional spirit was displayed in the Tolleston game. Ballard sliced around end for the first score. Then Tolleston scored, leaving the score 7 to 6 in their favor, till Ballard again ran around end to score. The Wirt line fought off (numerable Tolleston drives, with almost superhuman strength and courage. JINGLE BY JABO Football is a game that's rough Flaying clean is really tough, Listening to their cries and moans And snapping and popping of your bones.