Willow Springs High School - Willamizzou Yearbook (Willow Springs, MO)

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The '1940 Willamizzou taken by Feb Feb Feb Feb are Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. SPORTS CALENDAR JANUARY 4aCaboole21, Willow Springs;34. QkCabooleIS, Willow Springse25. lle-Mtn. Grovee31, Willow Springs-17. 16eSeymoure22, Willow Springy31. 2kWest Plainsy26, Willow Springse24. 30eHouston 22, Willow Springk20. FEBRUARY Feb. 1wThe S. C. A. Tournament was held in Cabool on February 1. Willow Springs won 3rd place, losing to West Plains in the semi-finals. First place was Mtn. Grove; Houston Dlaced second. . 6-Norwood-23, Willow Springse32. 9-Summersville-28, Willow Snringse35. . 13.eMtn. Viewe19, Willow Sprincse38. . 16;Thayere23, Willow Springse32. . 20aWest P1ains-21,Willow Springse32 MARCH March kMtn. Viewe23, Willow Sprines-33. Mar. 14eThe Junior High Tournament was held here, with the Cubs losing to Seymour in their second game. Springfield won first place with Birch Tree second and Thayer third. The Bears tied for second place in 'the S. C. A. Standing. Bernie Smith Russell Mitchell, Clifford Stringer and Paul Fisher Seniors who will be lost from the team this year.

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The 1940 Willamizzou SPORTS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER Sept. 294The first game of the season, the Bears were victorious at West Plains winning over the Zizzers 14 to 0. OCTOBER Oct. 134Cabool lost to the Bears here With a score of 31 to 0. Oct. 20-Nite 0f nites! Yes, its that memorable game played with the Mtn. Grove Panthers. The Bears gave 'them their only defeat of the year, with the score 9 to 6. Students held a Pep Meeting and Snake Dance before the game. Oct. 27eThayer was beaten badly here, 48 t0 0. NOVEMBER Nov. BeCabool went down on their own field, losing to the Bears 36 to 0. Nov. 107Bears again tackled Thayer with a. 36-0 victory. Nov. 17e0n this date Willow met its first defeat in an exciting game, playing the Mtn. Grove Panthers again. Both teams played fast and hard; the Bears were not easily taken. The score was 13 to 24. Nov. 21wThe Thanksgiving game was played With West Plains here. The Ziz- zers were leading 12 to 0 until the last quarter, when Wiillow received the ball and scored two touchdowns and two. points making the score 14 to 12. Early in the season the Alumni were beaten for the first time in years, tCoach saysi 6-0. DECEMBER Dec. 1-The Bears entered the Ava Tournament for their first game of the season but were beaten in their second play by Ava. Dec. 7ePeavce Valley-26, Willow Springs 39. Dec. 12-Norwood417, Willow Springse41.

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The 1940 Willamizzou FOOTBALL . Clifford Stringer, RusSell Mi-tchell, Elliott Nelson and Rudolph Walthers were players chosen on the S. C. A. All-star Team. Willow Springs and Mountain Grove tied for lst place in the S. C. A. standing. Player Weight Class Position Clifford Stringer 179 Senior Quarter-back Russell Mitchell 150 Senior Half-back Elliott Nelson 155 Senior Half-back Eugene Clingan 140 Junior Full-back Claude Ferguson 145 Junior Full-back Basil Hedrick 138 Junior Half-back Rex Pace 130 Sophomore Half-back Louis Williams 140 Sophomore Line Donald Brower 138 Freshman Line Tackle Don Phillips 168 Sophomore Right End Ralph Swecker 158 Senior Right End Rudolph Walthers 185 Senior Right Tackle Clair German 145 Senior Right Guard John Wages 150 Senior Guard Lawrence Spence 155 Senior Center Wayne Spence 138 Sophomore Center Woodrow Bradford 155 Senior Center Weldon Goodwin 160 Junior Tackle Grover Hodges 150 Junior Left End Rufus Allen 150 Junior Left End Darrell Stringer 142 Freshman End Marion Rothwell 142 Sophomore Tackle Lyle James 138 Sophomore Tackle Robert Usrey 140 Junior Guard J ewell Thompson 140 J unior Guard