Yelm High School - Tornado Yearbook (Yelm, WA)

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Bottom Row: Rogers, Bruce, Marr. Alongi, Stewart, Hemeas, Hendricks, Coach Wheeler. Top Row: Clark. Wolfe, Michel, Huhndorf Murray Brugge Stevens, Vancll. Basketball The Tornado basketball squad scarred with a bang. Thirty-six boys turned out and only two lettermen were in the group. A hard struggle followed to pick out a team and train them for a lot of hard com- petition. The squad was soon trimmed down to a reasonable number. But still these men were unexperienced and needed many hours of hard work to bring them into condition. Practice games were scheduled against equal schools and lost only by a close score. Their practice games extended into A league com- petition and although defeat was expected the new team gained valuable experience and never grumbled. Yelm continued to play in the Pierce County B League and lost every game. Because of the large local floor the Tornados were handi- capped when they played on the small fioors of the opponents. The proof of this was shown when the same teams defeated the local boys by a much smaller margin when they met in the Yelm Gymnasium. Twenty six Yelm always played hard and never gave up. Their defeats were taken without grudge or lack of sportsmanship and in the end they were rewarded with one victory over Tenino. This victory showed a remarkable improve- ment in playing over the beginning of the season. The experiences gained by these losses will enable Yelm to form better teamwork and sportsmanship for another year. As a reward for their faithfulness and moral victories over every opponent, the following men were granted letters: Cecil Stewart, Wayne Vancil, jim Hendricks, jim Marr, Dave Rogers, Bob Bruce, Bob Herness and Tom Alongi. After the last game of the season was over a banquet was given by the mothers of the Basketball boys honoring the squad, male fac- ulty members, and Yell leaders. During the banquet speeches were given by members of the faculty and Jim Marr was voted Captain of the team.

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Bottom Row: Clark, A. Rogers, Marr, Stewart, Kelley, Vancil, Alongi, Coach Wheeler. Middle Row Wolfe, Barrett, Morris, D. Rogers, Jolley. Price, Brugfzer, Eitle. Top Row: Isom, Paradis, Herness Brown, Rice. Martinson. Grinde. FOOTBALL Under the guidance of Coach Wi B. XVheeler and Assistant Coach Mason Longmire, the Tornadoes ended a successful season in the Pierce County B League which they joined because of better roads and a larger league. ln the first practice game Yelm defeated Tenino, 4241, but because of injuries, we lost to Elma, l2-0. Although the Tornatlos outplayed Kapowsin, they lost the hrst league game by a close score of 12-13, after Stewart broke through the line, in the last few minutes of the game, for several spectacular runs that threatened the losing SCUIE. Yelm defeated the large Roy team, who at tlie,-.,'.trrrie,,ys'ereV best in the league. It looked as if Roy in the second by a small score of two points when Frank Jolley Apzssetiftoy a long end run, rang up the winning - ,'b 1 y The easiest game of the season ., ,-'Vi pushed aside and knocked out iV c a 42-0 score with Stewart as higlyffibint jolley second with his .,-' - ' .i', Fife gave a hard battle managed to defeat them, 60, when john -i'i Flilfrlt-jj'olley and scored the only Points in the game' A'-1 -.-A-- . .--Vv-,v S ,-',. ,..1, ,vll ,,,. The last ',t'i ','iit' Gig Harbors eleven started out with a rally, spell was broken by Stewart with 11 long by 'Fraitllei1ftl.lleVyQ.yriitl'l'- reii1arkable cutting, and jim Price received a 45-yard the ball in scoring territory. jim Marr made the season, thus topping Gig Harbor with a score of .',V' Q.,-ji . . Yelm in a tying position with Roy for first ,- . . ',- championship game with Roy. They lost to 5 '- -.V, battle, the score being 14-6. 'V,. 'A through accidents and sickness, the fifteen Vancil, Ed Kelley. George Paradis, Dave Marr, Rice, Ray Barrett, Mac Price. Frank Jolley. .3,jQi5iii 'Jai1ey, can .xx -' ' ' -7- 5- -. ' . 1 . .V 'V ' 1 J Twenty-five in---p

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TW B Bottom Row: Coach Wheeler, Wolfe. Marr, Morris, Murray, Bruce, Alongi, Vancll. Top Row: D. Rogers. Jolley, A. Rogers, Huhndorl, Her- XIESS Bfllgger, Paradls, Rifle. Baseball Three old Lettermen turned out for base- ball, so the old problem of picking out a team from the bottom was again given to Coach Wheeler. The baseball season was started early and the Tornadoes were soon showing progress. The first practice game was played with Tenino on the home field. Yelm played a safe game and defeated Tenino, 6-4, after the local boys displayed some very good hit- ting for the beginning of the season. Yelm played a return game at Tenino and up to the ninth inning the score was pretty shaky when Vancil landed a good two-base hit, assisting three men to score. Thus the second game was won, 8-6. The local boys easily routed the Rainier eleven, when they met on the home field for the third practice game. While the Tornadoes succeeded in putting out their opposition in short order they turned about while at bat and brought in 10 runs to Rainier's 1. Yelm played the first league game at Ka- powsin and the game was considered won but errors threw the game away, defeating the Tornadoes, 6-7. The second league game was played at Yelm against Eatonville. The first inning fa- vored Yelm with 4 runs, one more in the next inning, but errors opened a path for Eatonville to score 6 runs in the 4th inning. Bob Bruce and Brugger brought in two more runs that once more placed Yelm in the lead. In the ninth inning Eatonville again scored 4 runs and the Tornadoes failed to score in their last desperate attempt and lost what was considered the hardest game of the season, 7-10. The last league game played when this was written was at Roy. The Tornadoes started out with a bang, scoring the first man up, and when the bases were loaded jim Marr smacked out a clean home run, driving in three men. The Tornadoes continued the heads up ball and came out the victors, 11-7. Yelm has developed a fair number of good hitters, the fielding is improving, and pitching is dependable. At this rate of improvement a fair outcome in the last two league games with Gig Harbor and Orting is predicted. Twenty-seven