Wyandotte High School - Quiverian Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Nw. . Frank Cindrich Set- tlnga new regional and Wyandotte school record of 50. 1 seconds in the 440 yard dash at the K. U. stadium. Fleet - footed Frankie was the greatest Canine track star of many years. He also set new regional records of 9.9 for the 100 and 21.9 for the 220 in the same meet. This page sponsored by MARKL MOTORS, INC. Buick WVANDOTTE SCHOOL RECORDS 100 yard dash ..... .... 9 . 8 Vickers 1933, Hennessey 1935 220 yard dash . . ...... 21. 4 Vickers 1932 440 yard dash . . ..... 50. 1 Cindrich 1950 880 yard run . . . . .2:00. 1 White 1947 Mile run ..... . . 4:35,7 Bitner 1949 180 yard low hurdles . ........ 20. 9 Bud Kohler 1949 120 yard hi h hurdles . ........ 15. 4 Fronaberger 1939 880 yard reqay: . . . . 1:30. 5 Shiffer, Lewis, Jenkins, Vickers 1932 Med ey relay: . . . . . 3:29. 5 Thompson, Finley, Brown, Dale 1940 Mile relay: . . 3:27. 9 Jenkins, Tenhagen, Allison, Gaunce 1931 Pole vault . . . ......... 12-1 Rengel 1948 High jump . ..... .... 6 -4 5f8 Baker 1936 Broad jump. . . Z3-4 3f4 Baker 1936 Discus . . . 157-3 Haskins 1949 Shotput. . . . . ..... . ....... 49-11 Sheets 1928 Javelin . . .......... . . . . .180-10 Flowers 1950 Fnesurvyxm TRA BACK RO , LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Francis Swaim, Tom Matheney, Bill Paul, Carl Lankard, Ralph Lee, Dave Carson. Frank Gritton.. FRONT ROW: David Brown, Roger Smith, Jack Stur- gis, Darrell Schumacher, James Hecke, Bill Gillett.

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TRACK The Wyandotte Cinderdogs, coached by PaulStar- buck will start the 1951 track season in April with twelve returning lettermen. They are Fred Ackerson, Bob Flowers, Gary Gaunce, Cecil Hassig, John Krat- zer, Louis Marquez, J. W. Rollings, Norman Shipley, Bob Smith, Richard Tevis, Ronald Weaver, and John Wilson. Co-captains are Smith and Rollings. In the first track meet of the 1950 season Frank Cindrich scored a sweep in the dashes to help Wyan- dotte scalp the Shawnee Mission Indians with a vic- COACHES: Carter Bums' Lester RamSeY- tory of 91 Zf3 to 49 lf3. Next the Cinderdogs rolled P3111 Sfafbllck Ulead Coachl. Donald KY1e- up 54 points to place second to Wichita East in the and Ffancisswalm- Ottawa Relays. Then a week later Frankflindrich set a new record in the 440, as did Flowers inthe javelin, while Wyandotte ran away with the city meet scoring 87 1f5 points. In the K. U. Relays Cindrich again won the three dashes, Joe Kohler the 880, and Bob Flowers the javelin, to help Wyandotte take second with 39 points. Starbuck's speedsters captured the Baker Relays title with 45 points. Bruce, Roll- ings, Smith and Cindrich won the sprint medley relay, and with Ackerson replacing Smith took the half-mile relay. Other firsts went to Rollings - 180 yd. low hurdles, Flowers - javelin, and Hawkins - broadjump. Wyandotte won the 1950 regional track meet at Lawrence with 66 1f2 points. Frank Cindrich set three new records in the dashes and with Rollings, Ackerson and Bruce took first in the 880 relay. Hawkins won the broad jump and Strang the pole vault. In the 1950 State Meet at Manhattan the Cinderdogs scored 30 points to place second to Wichita East. Cindrich took the 100 yard dash title, placed second in the 440, and anchored the champion 880 relay team with Bruce, Rollings and Ackers on. Flowers, took first in the javelin, Kohler third in the 880, Hawkins fourth and Smith fifth in the broad jump, while the mile relay team of Rollings, Ackerson, Gaunce and Bruce brought home the title. By Darlene Blanchard rr? 4 -omni. . W. BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Ronald Weaver, Ray Fisher, Don Drew, Richard Tevis, I. W. Rollings, Stanley Grout, Frank Cindrich, Bob Smith, Cecil Hassig. MIDDLE ROW: Ed Trent, manager: Norman Shipley, Gerald Srrang, Joe Kohler, Gary Gaunce, Pat Sturgis, Eddie Hawkins, Marion Lynn, Jerry Boyer, manager. FRONT ROW: John Wilson, John Kratzer, Dean Bruce, Fred Ackerson, John Brown, Gene Clohecy, Louis Marquez, Charles Stubblefield. Z4 -r ' ii Q

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Near. afd ad 6025211 gum ge With 10 league games on the slate, last season, Coach Ward Neel's baseballers chalked up 8 wins and 2. losses to capture second place in the Border League tourna- ment. After taking the regionals by defeating Topeka 7 to 3, the Caseys lost in the first round of the State Tournament to Wichita North, 5 to 10. The team managed by Francis Hursh, John Cooper, and Bob Anderson, entered a new league formed last year. Composed of 7 teams, it is called the Border State Baseball League and is made up of teams from eastern Kansas and Western Missouri, Each team plays a double round-robin and the winner is awarded a trophy. Coach Neel is the president. BASEBALL bv Betty Bentz The final tabulation for the '50 season games was 14 wins and 4 losses. Heading the batting averages for the regulars was Gary Tucker with .36Z. The nearest con- tenders were .Tim Logsdon with .338 and Bob Heath with . 273. Leon Oshman lead the pitchers with .455, followed closely by Ray Coffey with . 434 Leon Oshman and Bernie Hammons lead the hurlers, each credited with 3 wins, and no losses. Next came Ray Coffey with 4 wins and 4 losses. Other pitching records were Ralph Wallace with one win, and Julius Ash with 7 wins and 3 losses. Coach Ed Ellis and his reserve team, the Skunks, finished their season with 7wins and 3 losses. Returning lettermen for this season's campaign are co-captains Wayne Wiley and Jerry Leever, Leon Oshman, Ralp Wallace, Sam Sinderson, Jim Logsdon, Emerson Wilson and Gary Tucker. 1950 BORDER LEAGUE STANDINGS TEAM WINS LOSSES PERCENT Topeka 7 Wyandotte 8 North Kansas City 5 Ward 3 Maur Hill 2 Pem-Day O St. Joe Central 0 0 1. 000 2. . 800 3 . 625 5 . 375 6 . 250 3 . 000 6 . 000 This page sponsored by THE DARBY CORPORATION BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Francis Hursh--Manager, Ralph Wallace, Jerry Leever, Connie Braun, Leon Oshman, Wayne Wiley, Gary Tucker, Kenny Hor- nich, Robert Anderson--Manager, Coach Neel. FRONT ROW: Lloyd Stevens, Paul Caylor, Sam Sinder- son, Raymond Coffey, Jim Logs- don, Emerson Wilson, Bernard Hammons.