David Starr Jordan High School - Jordan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Vars1ty Footballers Wm Two, Lose Four By Earl Battey and Simon Duncan Jordan varsity football squad tutored by Coach Frank Cullom had a surprisingly successful season winning two and losing four Despite the presence of only five returning lettermen Jordan opened by defeating Banning 6 0 for the 4th straight season Don Madison set up a 44 yard drwe by ripping off 43 yards to the Banning one where Captain Ralph Williams plunged for the t d SPIRITED CREW Although inexperienced the 1951 varsity grid S311 Pedro S P0WeI'h0l-ISC led squad overcame many dzsadvantages with a fightmng spirit by Lou Morales and Ralph Moreno defeated the locals 16 6 .Tordan s Bees Produce lone touchdown was scored by Ber nard Gallimore on a 76 yard punt re turn in the fourth quarter Continuing hls policy of building In a non conference tilt Santa Bar material for the Jordan varsity bara won over the gritty Bulldogs 12 0 Coach Norman Forster and his although held to only a net of 17 yards Bullpup gridders had one of the most from scrimmage successful seasons in recent years The second place Eastern Mar Some 40 men played during the ine League South Gate Ramblers roll season 30 of them earning letters ed over the .Tordan Bulldogs 13 O and a number of them showing prom Paving the way for the Ramblers was ise for the future Gene Tonkovich with two touchdowns Thomas Reese was the top back, After suffering three defeats in a For VaPS1tY Eleven season mcluding a 68 yard scoring ed onto Gardena for a 28 7 victory Jaunt against Gardena Willie An Scoring the touchdowns were Jordan s derson and Augustine Alv1so are two big four Lowell Thomas Ralph Wlll other potential varsity aces while rams Arthur Curry and Wllhe Gam Booker Ellis Douglas Bragg and ble The magic toe of Henry Gonzales George Scott also performed well set a school record by booting four In the line Perry Williams B T consecutive conversnons Washingt on and Abraham Holguin Bell league champions snatched are varsity prospects EASY PICKlN'S Alton Hamilton the flfle by Swampmg Jordan 34 6 hauls in 3 flat Pass from Arthur Alton Hamilton took a flat pass for the Jay V963 Boast Top lone Bulldog tally to avoid a shut out Jordan finished in fifth spot in the h B 11 E l Jordan Grld Record galnst t e e ag es standings of the Eastern league Curry to tally the lone touchdown a Jordan s fir st Junior varsity grid team closed lts gr id season w1th a record of four wins and one loss the best football record in school The outstanding backfield runner was Joe Stephens who averaged two touchdowns per game A number of the boys played with the Jayvees for a while before moving up to the varsity Robert Ryan being one of the topnotchers Thurmond Taylor also was a standout Season Record Opponent Santa Fe Rus Huntington Park 14 .Tackson Inglewood NUMBER ONE Jordan s Jayvee gridders, tutored by Coach Hutch 108 20 erson, boasted the best football record at Jordan this season Page 7 U . h , , 1 9 l ' , . . I A I , - . . . . A l . 0 ..- ' , I . I . l I ' U 1 v . ' 'X I . 0 c - - . , '- l . - WL 1 . scoring four touchdowns during the row, the high spirited Bulldogs latch- - . . . ' 1 . . , . K . , , . . - 1 1 ' - ' - V -- . ' ' , -I , as , . . . . . N W f Y ,Mg , ' sl . I 4 .T.V. 14 0 13 6 t 12 ' - 56 0 13 0 -- ' ' ' -

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Q19 CAGERS WHIP PIR TES, 57-51 Reversing an early season defeat, Jordan's power-laden cage club swarmed over the San Pedro Pirates, 57-51, last Tuesday to leap into undisputed first place in the Eastern- Marine League standings with an 8-1 record. With the city's leading scorer, Earl Battey, pacing the Bulldogs, the charges of Ralph Caldwell roared to a 28-19 halftime lead and continued to cook on the front burners during the final period for sweet revenge. Willie Naulls and his cohorts have been a nemesis for Jordan for the last few years. All in all Battey netted 25 points, the fifth time th-is sea son he has scored 25 or more points. In addition, he raised his city leading total to 2l0 points in 9 games, a 23.3 average A C Lidge playing one of his finest games of the year caged 15 digits from his forward slot Lee Potts dropped in 7 points Ezra Hill 6 and Justin Grissom 4 Prior to the Pedro game the Bulldogs roared tnrougn TIP IN Lee Potts 18, and A C Lldge try to up six straight foes Now with only Bell barring their way to In a basket for Jordan agalnst Rus while the the title Jordan s first under the tutelage of Coach Caldwell, city'.s leading scorer Earl Battey looks, on the locals appear on their way to the greatest season in Jor dan history Ceesi Dees Lose To San Pedro Bolstermg the Bulldogs chances is a potent bench which in cludes steady Charles Baber deadeye Willie Neal careful Although both boasting credi table records Jordan s Cee and Dee teams apparently dropped out of championship contention last Tuesday as they lost to San Pedro, 47 43 and 33 31, in a pair of thrillers The Cee tilt was knotted, square that is at the end of the regular game 42 42, largely through the deadeye shooting of Willie Johnson who tallied 18 James Horton Wendell Lind sey, and Nathaniel Finney paced the Dees Cross Country Team Snar-es City Honors Jordan s Cinderella cross country team captured third place in the city Junior varsxty track finals held at UCLA last Thurday The 10th grade team finished in fourth spot Although they finished in third place, the Bulldogs had the top J performer 1n Arthur McPheters while Bobby Newman finished in fourth position John Ramirez was 16th Ervin Johnson 43rd Emmett Woodard 46th and Willard Tucker 47th For the 10th graders Abraham Holguin was 6th Ira Foley llth Joel Casey Connors and lanky Corny Cornwell OOPS DROPPED IT Jordan s all Bees Rernaln Undefeated victorious Bees are shown in action, Undefeated after ll straight he victories the Jordan Bullpups -dw? as appear to be on their way to the M 4 Q Eastern Marine League Champion ship and the greatest Bee record in Jordan history Led by Ja-:nes Gambles 26 points the Bullpups waxed San Pedro last Tuesday 54 34 Veteran Pete Con QW? treras picked up ll points in the tilt Palxner 12th Remedios Mariano 33rd i Q Wlth only three undefeated Will Bryant 56th and Andrew Jeffers Bee teams in the entire city the 65th ' THEY RE OFF to the cross country lightweights appear headed for a CIW Ch3mP10n5h1P faces at UCLA possible crack at the city title Page 6 f . . , - 9 , . ' . I . . . -- C . . I 0 . . . , . . . . . .. . ' , 9 ' , . n . n 1 ' I . , . . . . . I 1 I . I ' A 0 7 ' , Q . ' 9 , - , - O ' Y 1 . o . 3,7 2 I-:fi K 7 H ik- -,TQ , ' Q , W, ' 5 ' , , .1 it .r -A JV- ,,, K ' Y , 4 . - ' Q . . . , 'g g . 41 r, g gm - K . . . . . ' h -.. - ' . . . . v - - , i ,lu if ft V - 4 - . , 'if' I . - - - - gffffi as at - ' - - 5 . 3 ,rg 5 , ' ' ' i . 1 ' it i 15 , Q ' v . . '

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