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

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The 1940 Willamiziou BASKETBALL PLAYERS Burnie Smith , Forward Paul Fisher . . Forward Lyle James - , 7 ' Center Clifford Stringer ' Guard Russell Mitchell Guard Subs: Robert Usrey, Ralph Swecker and Darrell Stringer

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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

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The 1940 Willamizzou Those out for track are: Clifford Stringer Frank Bridges Russell Mitchell Jack Godsy J ohn Wages ,r George Zarr Elliott Nelson . 'i Darrell Stringer Ralph Swecker 1f; Louis Williams Rufus Allen r 7 Donald Brower Claude Ferguson .. . Don Henry Burnie Smith - r. 1 Marion Rothwell Basil Hedrick Lvle James Paul Fisher 't . Clinton Hinds Clair Corman i . Gene Clingan Robert Mays . Clarence Grogan Ervin Perkins i ' Wayne Stephenson Harvey Hiler Louis McGee Duane Henry Weldon Goodwin Elliott Nelson, Clifford Stringer, Russell Mitchell, Basil Hedrick and Lyle James received letters this season. April 127Willow Springs participated in a dual meet at West Plains Friday. Stringer took first in the shot put and discushNelson ran first in the quarter mile, and Mitchell first in the pole vault, second on the broad jump, and third in the hundred yard dash. West Plains won the most number of points. April 17eThe first invitation meet was held at West Plains, with 17 schools competing. Greenwood, of Springfield, won first place, Willow received fourth with 16 points. Stringer still remained unbeaten in the shot put and discus. Nelson took fourth in the half mile. Willow won the medley relay with Hedrick running 220 yards, Mitchell, 110, Stringer, 100 and Nelson a quarter mile. Time on the relay was one minute, fifty-one seconds. April 20eEight schools entered the invitation meet held here, Tuesday. Willow again won fourth place with West Plains winning first. Stringer held his record for first in the shot put and discus. Nelson added points, running second in the quarter mile and fourth in the 100-yard dash. Mitchell took third place in both the pole vault and broad jump. Willow won fourth in the Medley Relay. The number of points was 191k; West Plains had 4613,.