Blake School - Reflections / Call O Pan Yearbook (Hopkins, MN)

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VARSITY BASEBALL Back Row: Mr. Edit , Holcomlie, Scherer. Evans, Lundholm, Dietz, Heffelfinger. Salzman. Colwell. Middle Row: P. McCaull, Tully, Andersen, Riddiford, Cargill, Boies, P. Larson, Rangnst. Front Row: S. Rogers. Jim Dow. Bodein, Hommeyer.

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VARSITY SWIMMING The Blake swimming team this year showed perhaps the most remarkable improvement during the season of any team within the last few years. The team is a traditionally slow starting one. and this season was no exception. The tankers didn’t start their real work until after the Christmas vacation. After the first defeat by University High, the swimmers fortunes looked rather dim. and the need for great improvement was clearly shown. However, the team was graced with a good number of returning lettermen. and under the excellent guidance of Johnny Hartmann it improved steadily. The significant fact that near the end of the season the swimmers defeated two of the teams that had originally beaten them is proof of their great improvement. Captain Mark Ueland was responsible for much of the team’s success as he consistently won firsts in the backstroke and helped the Medley Relay team. Hill Osborne showed fine form in the 100 yard freestyle, finally breaking cue minute in the Southwest meet. Don Nightingale and Mike Abramson had an excellent record as one of them placed first in every dual meet. 'This is certainly a credit to the divers and their coach Tommy Thompson. Kit Heffelfinger consistently placed in the 200 yard free style, while Jim Campbell and Julian McCaull swam the forty yard free style and the free style relay. After losing the first meet 34-41 to U. High, the tankers came back to defeat Henry 49-21. Blake again had a seilmck in their next meet, however, as Shattuck won 40-35. After these first three meets, the swimmers I egan to show the potential form that they had. They defeated W est 46-29. and Washburn 39-36. Washburn at this time was considered the top city team, and this victory was a great boost for the team. In their next meet, the swimmers lost to St. Thomas 26-49. A contributing factor to this defeat was the fact that three members of the team were absent liecause of illness. Blake bounced back to defeat Central 49-26 the next time out. Nightingale, Heffelfinger, and Osliorne won decisive victories. The team next faced U. High and showed great improvement over the first meet of the season. With Hagen. Ueland. and Abramson leading the team, the swimmers won the meet 44-31. The next meet was a different story, however, as the city champions, Roosevelt, defeated the tankers 47-2.X. Blake was victorious once more as it defeated Southwest 40-35. Harold Hagen won the breastroke. while Ueland won the backstroke and Bill Osborne the 100 yard free style. The tankers next lost a heartbreaker to Shattuck 37-38. Blake came Kick to defeat St. Thomas 45-30. showing that the team was at last reaching its potential power. In the last dual meet. Blake swamped Cretin. 46-31. thus ending the season with a respectable 8-5 won and lost record. In the YMCA meet on March 6th. Bill Osborne and Mark Ueland distinguished themselves. Mark placing second with a qualifying time of 1 :08. and Bill qualifying second and placing third in the finals. At the winter sports dinner Mark Ueland received the Guy Thomas swimming trophy while Don Nightingale won the Arthur swimming improvement award. 99

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VARSITY BASEBALL The prospects for the Y’arsily Baseball team looked bright when Coach Edie called practice the first day of spring. Although the weather cancelled many practice sessions and postponed many early games, there were seven lettermen returning: Captain Boh Cargill, catcher Julian McCaull. pitchers Doug Holcombe and Dave Riddiford. shortstop Phil Larson, and outfielders Bill Boies and Bill Dietz. The baseball team defeated Concordia in their first game of the season. Riddiford and Bill Scherer handled the mound chores for Blake. The Bears overcame a 4-2 deficit to win 6-4 in the late innings on Bill Scherer’s hit. Breck was the next opponent n the schedule, rile Hilltoppers lost this game 7-6 despite a three run rally in the last inning. With the exception of one inning. HoIcoihIk pitched a g x d game. Strong hitting by Larson.- McCaull. and C argill kept Blake in the game, hut the “clutch hits were lacking. The Bears next took on Wayzata in a non-conference game and were defeated 16-8. Scherer and Riddiford again pitched for Blake, hut Wayzata s strong hitting proved to Ik too much for them. The feature of the game, however, was Boh Lundholm's homerun. In the last two games played before going to press the Hilltoppers lost to Shattuck 8-6 and Minnehaha 16-6. 'Hie hitting improved in these games, hut the fielding still remains a problem. The remainder of the schedule finds return engagements with Breck. Concordia. Minnehaha, and Shattuck and two games with SPA. With improved pitching and fielding tin Bears should reach their potential and win the majority of these games. 101