WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
LINN COUNTY, IOWA
1921

THE SIX BEST ATHLETES


Harold Jensen
Kirk Yerkes
Harrison Barnes
   
Since last June the number of all around athletes of C.R.H.S. has been increased. Harold Jensen, Kirk Yerkes, Harrison Barnes, and Donald Hines are the last year's members while the two new men are Ted Swenson and Hoyer Jensen. These six men have each made monograms in football, basketball, and track.
    Harold Jensen won his first monogram in basketball in 1918. Jensen played center throughout the four years and has proved himself to be one of the best centers in the country. He has been a member of the two mile relay teams since 1918, and he also runs the quarter-mile and half-mile races. In football "Heinie" played end.
    Yerkes made his track monogram in 1918. In basketball Kirk played guard for two years and has played forward the last two seasons. He was an All-State halfback in football this year.
    Hines was a member of the two-mile relay team, thereby winning his track monogram. He made his basketball letter last year. Hines plays forward in basketball and was All-State football center last year.
    Hoyer Jensen has just won his basketball monogram. He plays center and guard in basketball and halfback in football. Hoyer made his track monogram in 1919.
    Ted Swenson plays end in football and forward and center in basketball. Ted won his track letter in the high jump. Besides these achievements Swenson is the city tennis champion.


Donald Hines
Hoyer Jensen
Ted Swenson

ROTC


Top Row—1st Lieutenant W. J. Bryan; Captain G. B. Evans;
1st Lieutenant C. Sisam; Captain G. G. Boyson;
2d Lieutenant C. Simon; 2d Lieutenant W. Yoss;
Captain F. Young; 1st Lieutenant G. McDonald;
Malor [Major] H. B. Workman.

Bottom Row—1st Lieutenant L. Vitting; 1st Lieutenant W. S. Sherlock; 1st Lieutenant W. R. Stickman PMS&T;
Sergeant J. W. Preston Asst.; 2d Lieutenant N. R.
Porter; 2d Lieutenant B. M. Polhorsky;
1st Lieutenant G. B. Nemec.

 

 

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