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

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Baseball Team Boasts Veterans Jordan s varsrty baseball club w1ll be a serlous threat to all con tenders 1n the Eastern Marxne Loop as Coach Norman Forster hopes for a wxnnxng season Returmng lettermen xnclude one of the ace twxrlers In the league Denms Terry Behind the plate IS rugged Earl Battey whlle pepper pot Ezra H111 xnhablts the rmtlal hassock Eulas Hodge IS avallable for outfield duty wh1le Leamon Brown wxll battle wlth Lee Potts for hot corner honors Tony Castenedo has hIs eyes on the second base Spot Rumor has lt that Coach For ster may play shortstop hxmself Campus Cuhes By Eleanor Andrews The Glrls' Athlet1c Assocxatlon whmch IS open to all gIrls 1n semor hxgh school, recently elected offxcers for the sprlng semester Lorralne Stewart was named to the 0ff1Ce of presxdent whnle Nola Cato takes over as the veep Johnny Hall IS recordlng secretary and Jean Brown the correspondlng secretary Myrtrs Coleman IS Treasurer and Eleanor Andrews sergeant at arms Meetings are held twxce a week Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 00 On the schedule for th1s semester are baseball and volleyball as well as a nurnber of outlngs and the trad1tIonal banquet Th1rd star award wlnners last semester were Laura Gonzales and Bernxce Tyler Second Star wmners Include Jest1ne Barnett Barbara Barrett Eleanor Brown Hazel Bur dette GaxlD1ggs Odessa Emerson Beverly Gartrell Perlena Harrls Florence Pettlt and Mary Shavers Thlrd Chevron G A C Awards were gxven to Norma Ford M11 dred Gaxnes, Wllma Harr1son Bar bara Watts and Lnlhan Wxlhams Second Chevron gxrls xnclude Theresa Gllls Glorla Jackson, Ada Slngleton, and Pearlle Wfhxtehead. QD4 1 8 JORDAN S BEST The greatest hoop stars ln the hlstory of Jordan are plctured here as they pause at halftxme before resumlng I lay ln the torrld contest between the Var szty and the Alumm Rufus Johnson 7 and Earl Battey at extreme left squattxng are the only Bulldogs ever to make fu-st strxng all clty Track Team Has Promlse Thts year s Jordan track team will be sparked by Ralph Wllhams Llmus Whzte Mack Warren Ar thur McPheters and Abraham Hol guxn as the Bulldogs gun for thexr slxth straxght txtle letterman xs Jordan s hope Ln the 440 Whxte also a returmng mon ogram wlnner w1ll be the blg gun In the hlgh Junup and hurdles Movxng up to varslty th1s year IS McPheters a 660 ace who should bolster Jordan s mlddle dxstance events Warren who was one of Jor dan s Bee aces ln the ju.n'1p1ng pxts wIll move up to varslty to d1splay h1s sklll South Gate accordxng to pre season dope sheets wlll be one of Jordan s roughest competxtors GYM TEAM OPENS SEASON The f1rst showxng of the Jor dan gymnast1cs team was Feb ruary 5 a practlce meet w1th Washxngton H1gh ln the Jordan H1gh polnt man for the lo cals was Melvm Arnold w1th Fred Morrrs and Leroy Gou deau lendlng able support Last Thursday the locals flmshed second ln a trlangu lar meet wxth Dorsey and Belmont Dorsey scored 51g polnts whlle Jordan notched 45a and Belmont collected Zl Arnold won the rope cllmb and hlgh bar whxle hndsey copped the long horse 'alia 'L NU I ill e Z I E 1 Aa, 581 f A., I7 9 l Ml HARVEy COM INS 'Scram Battey. It s tune for Zazueta and hIs boys to take over.' Page 7 . , I U . . I I ' ' I , . ' b - ,, . . I I I ' B . I . - I U ' ' I .nl In . ' . . A 5 . ' ' O . Z ' ' Q ' . ' . . 5' 4 A F - . Q . B ' , . Xgsxi? U1 . -1 -swf l - . E N , . I - kb ' , fs . ' ' Er . Q . ' A ' . - H ' - . . ogg A 'Q ' I ' - I-1 ' I six uf - . I r . I . . , . , ' ' A E I I I . ' .. X4 -I Y .: al ,T - '41 .MQ up ,ft Q ' ' E - J . gs , . Q, ' I . j I Q4 2- ' ' , ,,,..N A xx K T . ' E ' xrsr L -N 1 1 U . I x I ... Q I' E 1 I , Q 1 ' - . l A xx V G D , 1 S . I ' xxx I ' ' ' D I . ' 5 I I

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Greatest Margin In Victory BASKETB LL RECORDS rom the INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Hillside By Ezra Hill lf this year s basketball team ' any indication Jordan is in for a mighty successful year In the world of sports Speaking of the basketball team 1 ve learned that three of our four graduates Justine Grissom A C Lidge and Alvin Hester are at J C together while WI11Ie Neal lS at Compton Herman Hicks IS fight Ing the battle of the books at Pep perdine SPRING PROSPECTS Can Coach B111 Zazueta shoot his varsity tracksters Into the city finals? I ve heard he has only 3 returning lettermen 1 ve also learned that he hast lost two top sprinters through bad grades All you athletes who are falllng are not only hurting yourselve but your team as well Everyl athlete should be first a studen and second an athlete HORSEHIDERS TOUGH Jordan students are In for a big surprise To my way of think Ing we may well have a champion ship baseball team Looking over the nine we find an outstanding hurler In Dennis Terry and a top battery mate In catcher Earl Battey ThIrd Sacker Leamon Brown truly at first Ire other veterans Most Points Single Game Highest Scoring Forward Highest Scoring Center Highest Scoring Guard Highest Scoring Opponent Most Free Throws Att. Most Free Throws Made Most Field Goals Most Total Polnts League Highest Average League Best Low Game League Most Points Entire Season Highest Average Most free throws In row Consec Games 20 pts more ll Consec Games 25 36 36 30 14 14 28 14 344 24 6 426 221 L A All City Honors lst Team lst Team 3rd Team E. Battey E. Battey R. Johnson J. Grissom E. Battey D.Erickson R. Johnson Battey Battey Battey Battey Sweeney Battey Battey Battey Battey Battey VS VS VS VS VS VS VS R Johnson E Battey L Potts Gardena 1951-52 inrdena 1951-52 'Junt. Park 1947'48 Riis 1951-52 Banning 1949-50 Inglewood 1948-49 llunt. Park 1947-48 Na rbonne 1951- Gardena 1951- 14 Games 1951 14 Games 1951 Jeff 1949 19 Games, 1951 19 Games, 1951 1951 1951 1951 Center 1947 0 52 52 forward 1951 52 guard 1951 52 SCRAMBLE A C Lidge and Justine Grissom battle with the Alurnni In an exhibition Game last Friday night In the boys gym The Jordan var Slty won 57 55 In the last 12 seconds of play as for ward Wlllle Neal dropped In a setup before a turnaway crowd Most Points Sing Game Least PoInts Sing Game Most Points Scrd Agnst Jor TEAM REC ORDS Kd: H NET TERS IMPROVE Coach Gerald Lansdowne predIcts that his netters will move up at least one place In league standIngs this year as he looks over hIs 1Ist of re turning lettermen Arthur Curry, number one man from last year will pace the racquet squad Greatest Margin In Defeat Most Field Goals Sing Game Most Free Throws Made Highest Ave 1 Game 0 Most Points Scrd l Quarter Most Points by Opp 1 Qrt rlighest Team Av League Com Best Low Game Most League Games Won In row Most Games Lost In Row Highest Tm Ave Ent Season Best Low Game Most Gms Won In Row Ent.S Most Gms Lost Won ' Home F ' ' Vis Flr Page 6 96 9 V V San Rus 1951 luntfPark 1944 lunt Park 1948 South Gate 1951 52 Poly 1948 49 R115 Garfield Bell South Gate Jeff, San Pedro San Pedro 1951 1951 1951 1951 1949 1951 1950 1951 1944 1951 1950 1951 1944 1951 1951 52 , 10 E. vs 52 15 15 E.. vs 52 ' f 1 E. vs Q -52 '. ' f 1 . E. vs Q I -52 . ' Q 1 8 C. vs -5 D ' I ' ' ' ' ' E. vs Q ' . - ' . . ' G ' ' ' . E. vs Q 2 - ' . . . ' 18 E. -52 g ' - . , E. -52 . ' . 6 E. -52 U . . ' . -48 ' I , S, . . . . . V . t J D . - ' ' , ' . 84 S -52 ' ' , ' . 9 vs -45 4 I ' . . 68 vs I' . -49 outfielder Eulas Hodge, and yours Least H H H 14 V5 Eagle ROCk1944-45 - 1 , - ' ' ' 50 vs - ' ' 40 vs - X ' ' . 38 vs -52 f ' 18 vs ' -52 ' V ' ' . 1 Oak vs ' -52 - ' .i 28 vs -52 ' ' ' . . 34 vs ' -50 f ' 1 . , . 64 -52 . . . 4 ' 37 VS -51 . ' 12 -52 . . ' 10 -45 . . 1 ' . . . 61 -52 . ' 37 s -51 ' . 1 . 14 -52 , . 11 -45 3 5, 11 ID 1 .

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OATH Plc tured below are newly e lected offi cers of the oys D1v1 sion who are shown being sworn into office by re- tiring presi- dent J'oe Weaver FUTURE One of the featured speakers at the graduation of the A9 Toreador Class was Wilma Foley who told the audience of the hopes of her class for the future Picture at right GREETINGS Ecclesian President Her man Hicks welcomed parents and friends to the graduation of the Senior A Class in the school auditoriurn to close the fall semester Picture at left PROM NIGHT The big social event of the fall semester was the Senior Prom below at which many cool couples Strutted their stuff before be coming the graduating class of W 52 AWARD Alvin Hes ter IS IC tured be low as he receives the Amer ican gion - ward for outstand- ing ser- vice to Jordan Page 8 IORDAN N PICTURES