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1939-1940 Basketball Profiles

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1938 - Another senior on Coach Underwood's Indians is Charles Dickerson Jr. He ranks as one fo the best ball handlers on the club, and his speed adds much to the team's offensive when Junior is in the game. He also is an above average shot, but his size keeps him from becoming a permanent fixture in the line up. He has been a member of the Hi-Y for four years and the boys glee club for a like period. He won letters in basetballl and track. He was treasurer of his freshman class and served a secretary of the Junior Hi-Y. He was born in Culver

1940 - Ed us another of the numerous sophomores on the high school basketball squad who give promise of furnishing Culver with high class teams for a couple fo years. Ed has developed rapidly this year until he has become one of the outstanding players on Coach Underwood's quintet. Besides doing stellar work under the baskets, he has developed a good eye for the basket, thereby accounting for several Indian victories this season. He did not win a basketball letter last year, but has letters in track and baseball. He was born in Culver

1940 - Maybe readers will wonder when the supply of promising sophomore high school players will be exhausted but the end is not yet and we have another one with us today. He is Martin Mahler, who has been gaining experience this year on the second team, but is about ready for varsity service. He has a good eye for the basket, and manages to get open for his share of shots. Defense has been his weakness so far, but he has shown improvement in this department this season and as soon as he learns to keep ahead of his man he will see plenty of action with the first team during the next two seasons. He has been a member of the Hi-Y for two years and has one of year of track to his credit. He was born in Green Township.

1939 - Paul Kaley is another senior member of the high school basketball team and has one varsity letter to his credit. He has also participated in baseball and track, winning one letter each. For four years he has been a member of the Hi-Y, two years in the boy's glee club, and was in the cast of an operetta. In his freshman year he was class treasurer and vice-president of the Junior Hi-Y and this year is secretary of the Hi-Y. Culver gets credit as Paul's birthplace. While not a brilliant preformer, Paul has been one of the steady players of this year's basketball squad and in recent year games has shown as improvement. If he continues this developement he should annex many an honor on the hardwood court before the season draws a close to his career as a high school athlete.

1939 - Peter Pedersen, generally known at Pete, is one of the seniors on the high school basketball team, having won two varsity letters so far in baseball and track. But athletics do not take all his time. He has been a member of the Hi-Y and glee club for four years, in operettas twice, and in junior and senior plays. He has been president of the Junior Hi-Y, president of freshman class, president of sophomore class, vice-president of Hi-Y, and is Hi-Y president this year. Another activity of Pete's is the Boy Scouts, in which he is doing a great job as first assistant to Scoutmaster Scruggs. He has shown ability in the scouts as a leader and should stand him in good stead in later years. He was born in Norway.

1940 -Here is the last of the sophomores on Coach Paul Underwood's high school basketball squad and so the last of this series of having players with is today. Robert May has been playing on the second team this year for additional experience but don't be surprised to see him on the starting five before next season's schedule is completed. He is one of the fastest men on the squad and seldom lets his man get away for a set-up shot. He has a good eye for the basket, and has surprising spring in his legs, which allows him to come away with the ball off the backboard and out jump much taller opponents. He has been a member of the Hi-Y for two years, and is vice-president of the Sophomore class. He was born in Culver.

1940 - Tommy is one of the several sophomore members if the Culver High School Basketball squad, but his ability crowded him into the varsity line up last Year, giving him a letter as a freshmen; a rather rare occurrence. He has also won letter baseball and track, is a member of the Hi-Y, is president of the sophomore class, was vice-president of his freshman class and student council representative last year. Tommy is one of the outstanding members of the Boy Scout troop and is working to become an Eagle Scout, one of the highest honors to be accorded by that organization.

He was born in Culver. So far this season Tommy has not shown the basketball talent he did last year, but there is every reason to believe that before the season ends he will find himself and lead the team to a successful conclusion. His able floor work and handling of the ball makes him a leader in most of the offensive drive of the Indians

1940 - Vern Weiger is in a class by himself - he is the only junior on the high school basketball team. He won a letter last year and has been one of the regulars this season. His outstanding ability is in getting the ball off the backboard at both ends of the floor. Although he is not very tall, he out-jumps most of this opponents and as a result is used much of the time in the center position. Vern is noted for his ability to take hard knocks many of his contacts with the hardwood being of a degree that would render many a player unconscious or result in a severe injury. Vern has won letter also in baseball and track. He was born in Culver.

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