The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-11-28
Football
Team And
Lions Feast
Gather For Big Annual
Banquet and Have Usual
Good Time.
TWO NAMED MOST
VALUABLE PLAYERS

The members of the Libby higt
school football squad and the Libby
Lions had another jolly good time
together Monday night, in the an
nual banquet rendered the foot
ball boys by the Lions. This annua
event is always looked forward tt
with great anticipation by both mer
and boys, and when the Teasing
and fun are over, everyone feels like
joining in the good old refrain, He.
a jolly good fellow"
The banquet was prepared anc
served by the home economics class
of the high school, under the able
direction Of Miss Eleanor Nelson
And afterwards, during pause ir
the program, the student cooks and
their instructors were introduced by
Superintendent Wood and given the
thanks of the Club.
Paul Church, Lions president
presided and kept things moving
along smoothly. Coach Erickson in
troduced the members Of the squad
and remarked that number Of the
boys had been on the team the full
four years, that they had worked
hard and showed a fine spirit oil
cooperation, and that he had enjoyed
working with them.
Superintendent Wood told Of the
real pleasure he had derived from
the privilege OF attending the an
nual banquets He said the boys
surely enjoyed and appreciated the
affairs, and that it was red letter
day for them on the years calen-
dar. Mr.. Wood advanced the idea
that it would be a fine thing il
some method could be worked out
whereby every good worker in the
high school could be given some
form of recognition by something
similar to the annual football ban
quets. He remarked this was due
the other members @of the high
school and said certain plans were
being considered with that end in
view.
Captain Eggert Speaks
One OF the first members OF the
squad called on was Captain How
ard Eggert Captain Eggert said
he had been on the team for four
years, had had a wonderful time
and thoroughly enjoyed working I'M
der the coach. He thanked the Lions
for their support and for the an
nual banquet.
Royal Rounds, member of the
faculty, said he had found better
cooperation between the boys and
the coaches than in most schools.
Harry Hough, ardent football fan
and athletic chairman for the Lions,
harked back to 1882 and told of a
few incidents of those days. Bonnie
Vaughn, Gilbert Earle, Ed Quene-
moen and Douglas Stickney all told
of their enjoyment as members of
the squad as did also Leonard and
Forrest Spencer and Jimmie Barkee
All the boys expressed fervent
thanks to the Lions for the courtesy
showed the team in this and former
years.
Ernie Wood, member Of the
famous championship team Of 80,
recalled incidents of those days. He
said the Lions were then back of
the team and that they still are.
Libby Should Have Won
Donald Roberts, faculty member
and former instructor at Whitefish,
said he had hoped to see the Libby
team win against Whitefish but
that they had lost by one point. He
said officials hold him after the
game that Libby should have won
the game by at least one or two
touchdowns had the breaks been
with them. Mr.. Roberts also said a
Whitefish official had told him he
considered the Libby team the
incest, cleanest, most sportsmanlike
boys he had seen in long time.
Gale Weidner, former Troy play
er and alumnus of Washington State
College, told in humorous vein some
of the incidents of his football
career.
Harold Lutes, Carlton Joughin,
Marshall Murray all congratulated
the team on the fine record and
mixed in incidents of former years
to add interest to their short re-
marks. Douglas Stickney, former
team member and this years train
err, said he had enjoyed playing
football and also had enjoyed work
ing this season in different ca
pacity
Louis Fetterly, former Eureka
high school star and later manager
of the Grizzlies at Montana State
University, brought something diff
farnnt IN fho Uatbcripu in bic PC
marks in that he talked from the
experiences of a manager. He had
many interesting anecdotes to re-
late from an angle much different
from the usual one.
Most Valuable Players
President Church then displayed
a beautiful bronze plaque and an
nounced the starting of practice
the designating of two of the most
valuable players for the year, whose
names were to be engraved on the