Eastern High School - Lantern Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL At the beginning of the 193-1--355 basketball season, the highly touted Quaker state championship team, its ranks thinned by the loss of Jens Kowalski, giant center, and Russell lied Roe, flashy guard. was faced by a fourteen game schedule. the hardest ever attempted in the history of the school. The three veteran letter- men. Kolberg, Lamb. and Rocky Sherman. formed the base for the new team. The smoothly functioning Quaker machine opened its formidable schedule, December -1-. A strong array of alumni talent. regimented by Red Roe. was trounced 25-6. After several days of polishing off the rough spots that bobbed up in the first game. the Quaker team started its Five-A league campaign by journeying to Jackson. December 7. Through the failure of the Eastern defense to click. the strong Viking quintet emerged victorious. 18-11. The Flint Northern team, which invaded the Easternites' gym. December 1-L, was turned back, I5-1--20. leaving the first major scalp of the season hanging at the victor's belt. The Quaker passing was much smoother than in the previous game. The next competitor was the Kala- mazoo team, December 20. An aggressive Quaker five smothered the visitors, 18-17. Eastern's first Five-A league triumph of the season came January 8. after a wild. fiercely fought game with Battle Creek. Kolberg's steady eye coupled with the Quaker ability to play keep away during the last minute of play spelled victory for the cagers. The long awaited game with Central did not measure up to previous expectations. the Blue and Gold standard being lowered by a 26-13 defeat. January 15. Exhibiting a clever blocking offense, Coach Graff's cagers downed Ann Arbor 21-11. The Purple and Yvhite took the defeat on their own Hoor, January 18. On January 25 the Quakers fell before Port Huron. 27-17. on the first game of an overnight trip. Eastern gained an even break on the week-end trip by swamping Bay City in their gym. Three new faces appeared in the starting lineup as the result of mid-year gradu- ation. On February 1. Eastern's revamped team moved into second place in the Five-A league by nosing out an aggressive Battle Creek aggregation. 19-18. The new players all turned in creditable performances. The fighting Easternites con- tinued their oifensive drive by disposing of a stubbornly fighting Ypsilanti quintet February 8. 19-9. The Quakers lost the city championship to the Central quintet. 25-20. in a hard-fought battle at the Vocational School fieldhouse. February 12. Eastern came out with a rush, fighting the Big Reds from the start but the cham- pionship fivc from the west side succeeded in holding them. A 25-18 win over Jackson. February 15. elevated the Quakers into sole possession of second place in the Five-A league. Every member of the regular array had a hand in the scoring. The Purple of Ann Arbor was flown at half mast February 22. after being downed by a flashing quintet of Quakers who came from behind to register a 23-17 victory in the last scheduled game of the season. lvith second place in the Five-A league to their credit, the Quaker five entered the state tournament. A capacity crowd saw the domination of the Blue and Gold by Central. 241-1-L. after a mighty struggle. Bob Morris and i'Blackie', Abrahams were the leading lights in Centralis fine dis- play. Lyle Sherman showed himself to be the Quaker leader in every way. Tourna- ment competition being closed to Eastern by this overthrow. the Easternites retired to gather strength and skill for next season. Second Row: Athletic Director Vt'heeler, Stein. Jenks, Coach Graff. Delp, Miles, Assistant Coach Burnham First Row: Towslcy, Leo Sherman. XVebb. Lyle Sherman, Taclman, Kirchen, Joseph RESERVE BASKETBALL Yvith the exceptional record of nine games won and one lost as a111ple proof of the excellent work of Coach Burnham and the fine spirit of the squad. the varsity team is assured of some fine material from the ranks of the reserves. Second Row: Kludt, Holstein, Kaiser, Coach Burnham, Athletic Director VVheeler, Robinson, Ball, Kronk First Row: Chapman, Munroe, Kellogg, Towsley. Coach Graff. NN'endorf. Osborn, Knapp Page One Hundred Twelve

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TENNH5 XVith only two veteran racquet wiclders from the previous season. Eastern opened the 1931- season in championship style. handing out a 6-3 defeat to the veteran Owosso team and a 7-0 setback to Hastings during the same week. In a meet. at I lint Northern. which was harder fought than the score indicated. Eastern trimnphcd. 5-2. The next week saw a dual meet with a powerful East Lansing team. that won three of the five singles matches and forced the Quaker men to come from behind to tally a 11--Z5 victory. The following week, the Quaker aggregation routed a formidable Central team -I-23 to collect the fifth city champion- ship in six years. This meet again saw the Blue and Gold netters compelled to take both doubles matches to win. In successive meets. Iiastern's net team rather handily trounccd Battle Creek. Jackson. and Ann Arbor by the identical score of 5-2. to take its third Five-A league championship in four years and gain a leg on a second trophy. Easterifs entrance into the regional tournament held at Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti. May 26. proved very successful. the Quakers taking their sixth consecutive team championship. In the State tournament. Krause reached the semi- finals and Kirchen and il'halen reached the doubles finals before being eliminated. The point summary for the tournament showed the Quakers to be in a tie for the state championship and the possessor of a beautiful team trophy as well as individual medals for the players. Major gold letters. signifying State Champions. were awarded Krause. Captain Kwast. VVhalen. Kirchen. and Gutzki. Second Row: Coach Fox, Sirhal, Kirchen., Krause, NVhalen, Kaley. Ives First Row: Jeffries. Kwast, Maclnnis. Knapp. Gutzki. Murphy BASEBALL After leaving baseball out of the sports picture at Eastern for one season, the athletic department decided again to issue a call for players. Coach Graff had a ditlicult job selecting varsity material from the host of candidates assembled at the first practice. The chief reason for renewing activities in this field of sport was the hope that baseball would take its place in the Five-A league calendar. Booking a five team schedule. thc Quakers broke even on the first season's play in this new field. dropping two games each to the strong Battle Creek and State Frosh teams while downing both Howell and Charlotte twice. Several boys, including Red Roe. Chet Smith. Jenks. Byelick. I,yle Sherman. Kolberg. Padgett, Maliskey. Ballard. Alton. Stein. and Campion turned in creditable performances. It is hoped that the sport has gained sufficient favor to continue in coming years. Third Row: Mgr. XVaskow. Fox. Ballard. Ball. Maliskey, Smith. XVilcox. Kaulitz. Coach Graff Second Row: Jenks. Byelick. Kolb:-rg. Padgett. Roe. Lamb, Stein. Alton First Row: Shippcy. Campion. Pease, Beauchamp GOLF Golf. although a comparatively new sport in Haste-rn's program. is becoming increasingly popular. Starting the season. April 21. by trouncing Central, the Blue and Gold iuashie wielders next defeated East Lansing on April 2-11, Howell on April 28. and Battle Creek on May 7. In the second round the matches with East Lansing and Central were repetitions of the previous encounters. The Easternites met their strongest opposition. May 12. in the form of an aggressive team from Ann Arbor. Coach Bovard's golfers were compelled to be content with a tic score. An already successful season was topped off by winning the Ifive-A and Regional meets. This feat gave Eastern its first two golf trophies. iValker.. Hein, and Cushion turned in the best all-season perform- ances for the team. Cushion. Mitchell. Hein, YValker, Ziolkowski. Melendy, Coach Bovard Page One Hunilred Fourteen