Glendale High School - Stylus Yearbook (Glendale, CA)

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CLASS B BASKETBALL Falling far short of the enviable record set by the varsity oldsters, the Blaster Bees took only four conference wins throughout the past cage season. Having no lettermen, and but few men with any experience on the squad, it promised to be a tough season for the lightweight mentor, popular Coach Sperry, when the call for candidates was first issued. Registering a few pre-season wins by reason of pure lurk, with a few important cogs slipping, the Bees weren ' t impressive looking when they opened the season with the Long Beach Oilers. Dropping a heart-breaking affair to the Oilers put a kink in plans for a championship quintet; which was abetted by a loss to the Pasadena Bulldogs a week later. Without Coach Sperry on the sidelines, the Bee hoop tossers coasted along during the first half, leaving the Oilers ahead, 9-6, at this juncture. A raking over by Coach Stanlev sufficed to spur the lads onv ' ard to make a scrappy, determined finish, with Wilson and Captain Burris outstanding. With an inconsistent eye for the basket, the Blasters lost, 26 to 16, to the Pasadena quintet. Battling on fairly even terms throughout the first half, the Bulldogs came back the third quarter to smear the Blaster defense. A comeback was staged in the next contest, however, when the locals took on the Alhambra Moors. Flashing a snappy offense that over- whelmed the Moors, the Blaster Bees took a well-earned 23-18 win. Kimlin, forward, was easily the star of the meet, accumulating twelve points. Once more failing to find the basket, the Bees dropped their next game to Santa Ana, 27 to 15. Failing in all concerted effort at ball playing, the Bees dropped the second tilt to Long Beach, 19 to 13, after a second string had been forced to carry on during a large part of the game. The first string five, re-inserted with three minutes to go, played in an overwhelming frenzy to score seven points, but failed to overtake the large Oiler lead. Meeting the champion Cavemen on the San Diego floor, the Glendale lighties d ropped a pair of encounters, 33 to 14, and 24 to 15. Closing the season with a flashly rally, the Blaster Bees triumphed over Pasadena, Santa Ana, and Alhambra. A bucket by Burris in the final moment of play broke a tie for the victory, 21 to 19, over the Bulldogs. The final score of the listless Santa Ana fray was 23-15. A 27-16 victorv over Alhambra brought the season to a close. Capt. Bums [ 132

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CLASS ' ' C BASKETBALL Playing a good, steady brand of ball, with but few relapses into lethargic action, the Class C basketball outlit wound up the past season with five conference wins and three losses. With poor prospects facing hini at tlic opening ot the season. Coach Jack Gaines found it necessary, with the excep- tion of Don Crecnlee ' s berth, to lashion an entire new oulht in the annual ti tle race. Dropping a close fracas to the Franklin Kiteflyers, 19 to 14, at the opening of the sea- son, but one player, fohn Nickel, showed up with any prominence. Plaving inconsistently, but with a measure of success, the Babes dealt out a 22 to 16 defeat for the .South Pasadena Tigers before engaging in their first conference tilt with Long Beach. Taking an ignominious defeat at the hands of the Beachers, 25 to 9, the Firecrackers got off on the proverbial wrong foot. Coming out of their momentary stupor, the Card Babes took three straight wins from the Pasadena, Santa . na, and .Mhambra outfits. .Although possessing a strong reputation, the .Millionaire Cees took a 16 to 5 defeat from the Blaster five. Displaying a polished passing offense, the Cardettes soimdly troimced the Saint quintet, 19 to 4, after a fast game. The thirtl of the victories for the locals was also a lop-sided affair when they took over the . lhambra .Moors, 21 to 5. Morton and (Jreenlee displayed good torm in these tilts, which placed the Cees in the second notch. The quintet had quite a comedown, however, when they lost their second tilt to the Long Beachers, 19 to 6, after the Oilers had successfully bottled up Morton, forward threat. The second meeting with the Pasadena Babes proved to be a little more of a contest, with the locals taking the nod, 13 to 11. Displaying a dazzling ofTense in the early part of the game, but relaxing in the later [leriods, the Card Cees came perilously close to losing the tilt. Next on the list of the (dendalc victims were the Saintettes. This outfit was taken over, 15 to 11, after some spectacular shooting by Frank Morton. This victory eliminated all possibility of a second place tie with the Saint Babes. The Blaster Babes dropped the final league tilt to the Moor Fleas, 20-9. Capt. Morton 133