William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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NO GRIDIRON record is complefe wifh- ouf menfion of fhe managers. Their worlr begins wifh 'rhe firsf praciice, af which iime much of fhe equipmeni' is issued: uniforms are issued before each game. For each game fhe medicine lrii, fhe ball, and many accessories musf be ready. ln facf, almosf as much fime on 'the grid- iron is required of fhe managers as of ihe squad. The cheerleaders are a parf of any foofball scene, and ihe six girls in fheir blue and gold cos'I'ume have made fheirs a colorful one. Two girls are elecfed from each class. 7 The Coach and learn's righi' hand men are 'lhe MANAGERS Dick Edson, Bob Flick, Arihur Burn- ham, Keifh Weddle. LEADING THE CHEERING CROWDS are Mescal Fisher, Eleanor Shull, Virginia Russell, Ermaline Crim and Diane Dodsworfh. 5 UNDERCLASSMEN who leffered firsi' Team are Vernon Maloii, Harold Smiih, Siewari Carson, Dean Buford, Lloyd Adams, and' Howard Tignor. '

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'LEY - Riglil' End and Tackle - weighf l72 - heighf SENIOR FOOTBALL LETTERM EN Top Row: ROBERT ANDES - Tail Back- weighf I60 - Iieiglnf 5' 7 , ROBERT BARNETT - Lefl' Guard - Pony Express Conference AII-SI'ar - weigI1'r I59 - heiglil' 5' I I , ROBERT BATES - Half Back- weigI1+ I55 - heighf 5' IO , COY BROWN - Lefl Tackle - weighl I80 - I1eigI1'I' 6' I , EARL CECIL - Blocking Back - Co-Capfain - weiglrl' I57 - I1eigI1I' 5' IO . Second Row: THOMAS CONROW - Lefl End - Co-Caplain - Conference AII-S+ar - weiglwl I70 - I1eigI1+ 5' II , ROBERT DEPOORTERE - Righl Guard - weigI1+ I45 - heiglml' 5' 9 , JAMES DOUTT - Full Back - weigI1I' I45 - I1eigI1+ 5' 8 , GUY EDSON - Lefl Tackle and Guard - weighl 200 - heigh+ 5' IO , CLAYTON HALL - Lef+ Guard - weigh? I60 - I1eigI1'I 5' I I . Third Row: EDWARD IE. T., HOUK . Rigl-a+ End - weighl I65 - Iweighf 5' II , DONALD HUDLE- MEYER - Cenfer - weiglwl' I85 - l'1eigI1'I 5' I0lf2 , ALBERT IPETEI LIDDLE - Leff End - weighf I60 - I1eigI11' 6' IIf2 , WILLIAM MURPHY - Blocking Back - weigI1+ I47 - I1eigI1I' 5' B , JOSEPH SOUS- 61 211 Bollom Row: LAWRENCE TITTLE- Cenfer - weighf I60 - I1eigI1+ 6' I , DONALD VANLANDINGHAM - RigI1I' and Lefl Tackle - weighl I95 - I1eigI1+ 6' 3 , RAYMOND WILLOUGHBY - Righf and Leff Guard - weigI1'r I80 - helghl' 5' 9 , JAMES WOOD - Blocking Back - weiglil' I65 - I'ieigI1+ 5' I IIf2 . I8

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xg?-A ,,, ,,,,,, ,, 'BANNERS fly on eve of HOMECOMING. Houk's forward mofion HALTED af Homecoming Game. WITH THE 'lradifional game againsl' Nor'I'heas'l, 'l'he William Chrisman eleven opened fhe I949-50 foofball season. The feam was picked from fhe approximafely sevenfy-five 'boys who furned our for fall pracfices. Olher players showing definife abil- ify, buf needing pradice and correcfion, were slaled for second 'l'eam. The 'leam ran iheir plays from a shori' puni 'formafion wifh a wingback. This year fhe Bears again played in 'lhe Pony Express Conference, in which fhey placed fiffh. Ofher feams composing fhis iough league are S+. Joseph lBenfon, Cenfral, LafayeHel, Norfh Kansas Cify, and Wenfworfh Milifary Academy. Two ou'l- sfanding plays of 'lhe season were made by Bob Andes and E. T. Houk. Andes ran eighfy-eighf yards for a score on a kick-off play by Pembroke Couniry Day School. Houk, fhe season's leading scorer, received a pass and are up ninefy-five yards for a score againsf fhe Wenfworfh eleven. The squad was coached by Mr. Grover Red- ford, assisfed by Mr. Travis Hopkins. To each we wish 'lo express our fhanks for a feam which really knew 'I'he values of good sporfsmanship. FOOTBALL - FIRST SQUAD Fronf low: Roberl' DePoorfre, William Murphy, Raymond Willoughby, Guy Edson, Roberf Bafes, Roberf Andes, Y Earl Cecil, Sfewarf Carson. Second Rows Harold Smifh, James Doufr, Roberjjarneff, E. T. Hong Lloyd Adams, James Maloff, James Wood, Howard Tignor. Back Row: Lawrence Tiffle, Donald Hudleme er, Dean Buford, Y Donald Vanlandinqham, Joseph Sousley, Albert Liddle, Coy Brown, Thomas Conrow, Clavfon Hall.