Eastern High School - Lantern Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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-Wir' Second Row: Coach Ciraff, Lynch. Fitch, E. Spaniolo, Swartz. Godfrey, Frankford. Pricco. Miller. G. Spaniolo, Tarpofl. Kaiser, Kruszewski. Coach Burnham First Row: Barnhart, Fuller, Sanders. Armstrong. Turik, Switzer, Hoff, Hulliberger, English, Schray TRACK TEAM 1931 The beginning of April found a host of boys in track clothes out for practice, trying to win a berth on the track team. The prospects were bright, although only three letter men were back: these three men, however. were some of the outstanding tracksters in the state. They were Captain Frank Hoff, one of the four best hurdlers: Robert Godfrey. Hofl s understudy in the hurdles, and Leo Pricco. who had placed at the State Meet in the high jump. Besides these lettermen were stars of junior high days such as Turik and Armstrong. The season opened with the Defiance College Invitational Meet for Michigan and Ohio high schools at Defiance. Ohio. To this meet, on April 25, Coach Graff took eleven men. Here the cream of Michigan's and Ohio's track men competed. XVhen the last event was finally run, Eastern's boys had scored nineteen points for sixth place. Captain Hoff was the highest scorer of the meet. winning Hrst place in the 120 high hurdles, the 220 low hurdles, and the running broad jump. Four days after the Defiance meet, Central's Big Reds were met in a dual meet on Pattengill Field. The meet was one of the most exciting of this season. First Eastern was ahead, then Central forged ahead of her. At last. when all the points were added. Eastern was nosed out by one point-the final count being 6113 to 6013. Next on the program was a practice meet with the Michigan State Freshmen, It was a three day meet held May 4, 5. 6. The State Freshmen snowed the Quakers under by a top- heavy score. After the Freshmen meet. the boys settled down to real business in preparation for the Regional Meet at Flint Northern on May 16. Lady Luck travelled with the boys when they journeyed to Flint for the track seasons greatest event. Eastern was there to defend a two year championship, and the competition was what in track is termed fast , Frank Hoff. Max Kaiser. Leo Pricco. and I.oyle English were the heroes of the day. Hoff won the high Page One Hundred Forly

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.wks .W s. Y vlllllr Il Hoff in Action and low hurdles and placed fourth in the broad jump. Kaiser won the mile event: Pricco was undefeated in the high jump. and English won the javelin toss. When the meet closed the officials spent nearly two hours counting their points and Eastern was given first place with 42 5X6 points. and Flint Central only H3 of .1 point behind. with 4213 points. Every- one was certainly warm around the collar until the final score was announced. With the regional championship safely retained, the boys who won places at Flint entered the State Meet at M. S. C.. held on May 23 and 2-4-. After the trial runs were held, eight boys gained entrance into the semi-finals. Vwlhen the Hnals arrived. only five boys had qualified. They were: Captain Hoff in the high and low hurdles. Godfrey in the high hurdles, Frank- ford in the half mile. Kaiser in the mile. and Pricco in the high jump. Facing the best track stars of the state. Eastern's group of thinclads distinguished themselves. Hoff took second place in the high hurdles. and in the low hurdles took first. Kaiser was nosed out of a first place in the mile after leading three quarters of the race. and Leo Fricco tied for fourth place in the high jump. Eastern scored 12 points and took eighth place in the final standing. The State Meet out of the way, the team put in one week of intensive preparation for the Five A League Meet. Eastern was the defending champion, and if it defended its champion- ship. it would not only win the track trophy but the Five A All-Sports Trophy as well. The competition was of the keenest type. The contestants of the tive schools ran neck and neck. and battled to gain a few feet on each other. Eastern's colorbearers showed themselves superior, and won the meet with 43 ZI3 points. The final standings were: Eastern - - 4 3 2 I 3 Central - - 3 5 51 6 Jackson - - 3 3 l I 2 Ann Arbor - - 2 2 Battle Creek - - 19 Page One Hundred Forty-one vz