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

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Watch T! le Frosh And Soplis C oming Kathleen I Iadcman, were in half-time ceremonies sponsored by the Miller-Wirt Booster Club. We then traveled to Michigan City, and found St. Mary's none to accommodating as they trounced the Troopers 33-12. George Sherman tallied for the Troopers from the seven in the second quarter on the end around. Then in the last quarter a 1 look to Hook end around pass was successful tor a touchdown with Pete throwing, and Paul receiving on the 20, then scampering the remaining yardage for our second counter. In the last two games the injuries began to show their toll as we were then blanked by Griffith and Hobart 19-0, and 25-0 respectively. Football honors were bestowed upon several Troopers for their sparkling performance of the grid season. Pete Hook was awarded all-conference end. Captain Bill Eichhorn, Jim Lewis, Jim Whited, Henry Cook, and Paul Hook received the distinction of being elected for all-conference honorable mention. Paul Hook also received all-state honorable mention and was voted most valuable football player by his fellow teammates. I KOS11-SOP1 1. FIRST ROW: D. Glasford, B. Knapp, A. Shanahan, D. Spangler, J. Pfautz, J. Moore, F. Puskas, C. Clark. B. Dillon, J. Beres. SECOND ROW: G. Teeguarden, J. Conway, J. McCluggage, J. Cunn- ingham, H. Rearick, B. Coates, K. Allen. J Murphy, L. Lewis, H. Evans. B. Weaver, D. Milosevich, D. Gibson, P. Scherschel. Page Twenty Seven

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Basketeers Breeze Along SEASON'S RECORD We They We They 40 East Gary 41 58 East Gary 50 49 Chesterton 42 49 North Judson 48 33 Portage 41 31 Froebel 39 57 Concordia 40 36 Hobart 37 50 Griffith 41 40 Lowell 38 60 Hebron 53 49 Gary Edison 52 43 Crown Point 32 68 Burney 40 45 Roosevelt 47 52 Merrillville 48 47 Kouts 35 68 Dyer 40 HOI ADAY TOURNAMENT SECTIONALS 43 Emerson 47 53 Horace Mann 56 42 Gary Edison 64 Ins Vs. Outs CONFERENCE RECORD W. L. Pts. Op. East Gary 7 2 484 509 Portage 7 2 382 338 Wirt 6 3 429 379 Hobart 5 4 462 440 Griffith 5 4 431 419 Through the steady sharpshooting of Pete I look, the constant rebounding of Pete and Paul Hook and Dick Allen, along with the wonderful ball-handling and all around ability of Jerry Beres, Lloyd Spurlock, and Bill Eich-horn, the Troopers proved once again that they deserved to rank with the best basketeers in the Steel City. W. L. Pts. Op. Edison 4 5 457 418 Merrillville 4 5 398 396 Crown Point 4 5 362 417 Lowell 3 6 370 424 Dyer 0 9 343 479 third place in the Calumet Conference. 1 lonors were bestowed upon Pete Hook being all-conference forward and leading scorer in the Calumet Conference. Because of this, Pete was also elected most valuable member of the 1949-50 basketball team. Jerry Beres and Bill Eichhorn received the distinction of getting honorable mention on the all-conference teams. We were lucky in some of the games, in others the breaks just didn't go our way. We finished third in the Conference with a 6-3 record, losing to I lobart and Edison by one and three points respectively. Perhaps our best game of the hardwood season was against I lorace Mann, 56-53. Other heartbreakers of our hardwood campaign were losing to Gary Roosevelt 47-45, to Emerson 47-43, and to Froebel 39-31. Outstanding games of the season were victories over Griffith, East Gary, Lowell, and M crrillvillc to give us undisputed possession of Bob Weaver, Jack Marposon, Ole Hopkins, Ray Rearick, and Gene Hollingsworth performed beautifully when they had the chance. The reserves had a green but well balanced team with Gene Hollingsworth, Dave Gustafson, George Pavol, Cliff Lewis, and Larry Brauer doing the bulk of the scoring in the five victories recorded. Don Glasford, Herbert Thomas, Dave Milosevich, John Moore, Dick Thews, and Ernest Dillon also saw much action, doing their share of playmaking and scoring. Page Twenty Nine