Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Tattler Yearbook (Delavan, WI)

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Btbletics Football Season Football practice started the second week in September and on the 14th we had an alumni game which we won. The Stoughton game was played on the City Athletic field on the night of September 20th and our boys were beaten 28 to 0, although they did good work. We played another night game against the St. Catherine team at Racine on the twenty-seventh of September which resulted in a 19 to 0 score in our favor. A week later our boys were invited to dinner at the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy on Lake Geneva and to play football in the afternoon. We were beaten 20 to 0. W.S. D.................... 20 Alumni ..................... 0 W. S. D.................... 6 Stoughton...................28 W. S. D................... 19 St. Catherine............... 0 W. S. D.................... 0 N .W. Mil. and Naval Aca’y . 20 W. S. D................... 39 Minnesota....................0 W. S. D.................... 6 Indiana .................... 0 The Minnesota Game Our boys drove to Faribault, Minnesota to play the Minnesota School on October 12. We won an easy game. 39 to 0. There were quite a number of rooters from Wisconsin at the game. Our boys had an enjoyable time on the trip. The Indiana Game The football season closed with our homecoming game on the twenty-sixth of October when we played the Indiana School. The score was 6 to 0 in our favor. Twice receivers, who were free to score dropped passes Fitch threw to them. There was a good crowd at the game. In the evening a party was enjoyed by the Alumni. Indiana players and students. The 1940-1941 Basketball Season Practice for the basketball season opened two weeks after the homecoming football game. Players who made the first team squad were: Forwards. C. Fitch. G. Vertz. and L. Boettcher; Centers, F. Perry. W. Riege. and H. Schmidt; Guards, R. Shields. W. Reinick. and A. Marino. They played good ball during the season, winning twelve of seventeen games. Our boys won and lost several games by close margins. Strangely enough the boys did better away than at home except at the National Tournament.

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Treasurer, Loretta Szablewski; and Committee Chairman, La Verne Hanson. During the year the Broadway Club presented The False Face, C hristmas Candles, Abraham Lincoln and His First Shave. Before a cast is formed for any play, the members have “try outs.” The students are allowed to try out for the part each desires. They also assist in chosing the characters of the play themselves. Each member of the club has had some part in a play and has also had an opportunity to work back stage either as prompter, stage manager, call boy or some other task. The meetings were held in the Acoustic Room on the first Friday of the month throughout the school year. The Happy Heart Group FOR the first time in the history of our school a recreational club was organized last fall. It is called “The Happy Heart Group” and is composed of boys and girls above the ninth grade. The club meets every Friday afternoon to play games, dance or go hiking. At the first meeting officers were elected. Representatives for the girls are Carola Davis and Geneva Broege. Robert Pagel and Francis Perry represent the boys. Lloyd Hagen was chosen secretary. These officers meet every Monday with Miss Steck, who is sponsor of the group, to arrange a program for the following Fiday. One Friday afternoon we had a baseball game. One team defeated the other by a very high score, but both victors and vanquished enjoyed the fun. The boys were required to bat left handed which wasn’t easy for some. One Friday during the winter we had a meeting to elect officers to replace two who were on the basketball team. Burton Schmidt took Francis Perry’s place and Loretta Szablewski took Lloyd Hagen’s. At a recent meeting, which was the last for the present term, the name of the club was changed to “Friday Club”. The club has given us all a great deal of pleasure and we hope it will continue for many years to come. 29

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The Season’s Record W S. D. 41 W. S. D. 17 W S 1) 29 W S D. 31 W S. D. 30 W S D. 32 w S D W S. D. 28 W S D 44 W. S. D. 37 W. S. D. 29 W S. D. 44 W S. D. 35 W. S. D. 43 W. S. D. 30 W.S. I). 48 W K I) 47 598 South Beloit, III..........33 Elkhorn .................. 11 Stoughton ................ 31 Edgerton...................19 Portage ................. 21 Edgewood ................. 34 U. of Wis. Extension......36 St. Catherine..............25 Durand, 111................42 Edgewood ................. 34 Delavan .................. 39 St. Catherine .............35 U. of Wis. Extension......33 South Beloit ............. 48 Durand ....................22 Walworth...................31 Elkhorn .................. 46 540 The 1941 Central States Tourney The Central States tournament was held at Columbus. Ohio Feb. 28. March 1. Wisconsin won the championship by defeating Indiana. Illinois, and Ohio. This was the fourth Central States Championship we have won. Three were won in the last five years. Wisconsin ...................37 Illinois ................... 34 Wisconsin ...................48 Indiana .................... 27 Indiana .................... 33 Wisconsin ...................30 The Wisconsin team was also Fitch was placed at forward Indiana ..................... 30 Ohio ........................ 20 Illinois.....................47 Ohio.........................22 Illinois.....................31 Ohio ........................ 24 awarded the sportsmanship trophy, on the all tournament team by the vote of officials and coaches. The National Tourney The National tournament was held at Jacksonville on March 21, 22. Arkansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania (Mt. Airy) and Wisconsin competed. Arkansas with one of the biggest teams ever at a National Meet won all its games to take the championship. Illinois was second, Pennsylvania third, and Wisconsin fourth. Wisconsin was decidedly off form at this tournament. Tournament Scores Arkansas 42 Wisconsin 28 Illinois 44 Pennsvlvania 26 Illinois 41 Wisconsin 37 Arkansas 42 Pennsylvania 34 Pennsylvania 33 Wisconsin 32 Arkansas 45 Illinois 39 3