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

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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.

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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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Back 'ro your lines. Homecoming nighf was a gala evenl. There was even more 'lhan 'Phe usual gaie'l'y in 'lhe grand- slands as lhe Chrisman Bears and 'lheir foes for fhe nighf, fhe De LaSalle gridders, engaged in a pre- game warm-up. The acl'ivi'l'y in 'l'he 'Field ceased, however, when 'lhe Queen and her affendanls en- lered 'lhe field in a converlible. The aufomobile slopped where fhe opposing feams had formed a double line. Several of lhe boys slepped forward fo escorf lhe girls lo a small sfand which had been ROYALTY ARRIVES in regal roadsler. erec'I'ed on fhe 50-yd. line. There The queen, Gwen Kimball, was crowned by Tommie Conrow. The Queen and her aH'enden1's were elecfed by fhe members of 'lhe foolball squad. The queen's aH'endan+s were escorled by boys on 'lhe leam: Jalena Wilson by Bob Andes, Wanda Horn by Bob DePoor+ere, Suzi Slaplelon by Joe Sousley, Joan Whife by Bob Bales. Cerfainly 'lhe presence of royaH'y was inspiring. for 'lhe Bears 'lrounced De LaSalle by a score of 20-0. FOOTBALL - SECOND SOUAD Fronf Row:ARichard Wrighl, Donald Burkell, Jack Wilson, Richard Briggs, William Deam, Wesfley Herron, Roberl Hosfeller, Sherod Bradley, Donald Cordes, Frank Painter, Daniel Green, Ralph Towers. Back Row: Jerry Svaniford, Virgil Preafor, Dale Griesse, Vaughn Evans, Morris McOuinn, Ronald Bartlett, Donald Wollenbarger, Munro 1. in I .bmw 4, ,,-uL,.,.,,, 1-L,i,,vL ,,,,,, AJL A r.- .ii