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

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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

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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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Tattler Tales Between you and me and the gate post: When Royal Eklof was in the lower grades, a story about a hunter that encountered a panther was about to be dramatized. Royal was to take the part of the hunter and Miss Bossi the panther. The scene was all set. As Royal crept up with his gun, which was a pointer, the panther sprang at him with gnashing teeth and claws all ready for a seizure. The fierceness was so real to Royal that he lost his courage, turned pale, dropped his gun. and fell helpless to the floor. You know the president of the senior class is not so perfect as some would think. He was quite an angel before he came to school, being the only child in the family. However, not long after entering school, he was in a raid that the small boys made on the pantry. The youngest boys were then housed above the printing office. Knowing where the supervisor kept the key of this particularly interesting room, where tempting tidbits were in abundance; and knowing, too, that she wouldn’t return to the dormitory right after dinner, they flew from the dining room, secured the key, and in the pantry filled their mouths, pockets, and blouses with fruit and candy. In the wood pile close by they also hid a goodly supply for future use. Alas! when the supervisor appeared, she seemed to be onto the whole scheme, even though the boys were playing with their toys quite unconcerned. By standing the little mischief makers up in line and questioning each one as she looked straight into his eyes, she discovered who the ringleader was. That night he was not allowed to go to the movie while the rest of them. Silas included, not only got their fill of delicacies, but enjoyed the movies as well. Henry Schmidt is usually considered a pretty fair talker, but one day some years ago, his mother sent him to a near by grocery store for some postum. As the grocer came up to him, Henry said, “I want a pound of ‘possum’.” The man appeared with a pound of popcorn. “No”, said Henry and repeated, “possum”. One thing after another came down from the shelves. At last postum was brought and Henry with a broad grin said, ‘‘Yes, that’s it.” 32