Leo M. Thomas 23, of Endicott, Nebraska, has been employed as teacher and athletic coach at Mineral City High School, ending the Board of Education's long seasrch for an Athletic Director in November. Thomas, who is married, graduated from the Nebraska State Teachers College and coached one year at Davey High School in Nebraska.
MINERAL CITY - First-Year Head Coach Leo M. Thomas, who assumed his new duties as mentor at Mineral City High School, started from scratch in his effort to rebuild athletics at the Tiger school. While at Nebraska State Teachers College he earned 2 varsity football letters as a halfback, 2 varsity letters as a basketball guard and one track letter as a broad jumper and quarter-miler. Thomas succeeds C.J. Hanner who resigned before the school term ended last year.
The new Tiger skipper started off with a squad of 18 in preparation for the 1941-42 cage season and only 2 Seniors were among the aspirants for varsity jobs. The squad had 3 lettermen from last year's varsity quintet: Junior guard Tom Smitley (19), Senior forward Ray Houze (12), both of whom were starters last year and Sophomore guard Ever Jones, who was a sub. Junior guard Bill Jones and a pair of promising Freshmen, forward Leland Swinford and guard Gene Smitley were possible starters. Swinford at 6-feet is the tallest of the lot.
The remainder of the varsity squad is composed of:
Junior Don McKinney
Sophomore Guard Jack Greegor
Freshman Forward Charles Baker
Freshman Guard Gale Duebner
The 8 contingent includes:
Senior Vernard Schuman
Junior Charles Miller
Junior Forward Jack Pingstock
Junior Dick Wilson
Junior Walter Zurfley
Freshman Gil Fiddler
Freshman Seward Shuman
Freshman Don Steinbaugh
Last year Mineral City finished in a tie with the Stone Creek Golden Panthers for 9th place at 1-9. This year the Tigers finished dead last without a single win...0-10. A win in the tournament would make their day!
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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