Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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 Lyle Lee Bob Burnham Burnham, the first man and captain of the team, defeated the best players in the conference. In his match with McDowel. the championship hung in the balance of a single stroke, but the coolness Bob displayed when the chips were down showed him to be the champion he is and justified our claim to the title. 1. t |»T « — ' 4 1 ' -T, W . 7 . V »■% Holding the second position of the team is Lyle Lee. This left -handed racquet wield-er was defeated only once in nine matches. A senior, his only other loss in his three year high school career was in the finals in a tournament in Elkhart in 1945. John Sweeney In the third position is John Sweeney. John, a senior, displayed fine form on the court, as he won five of seven matches. John was equally strong in all phases of the game and could use his height to his advahtage. Nespo - Grieger a ' ■kiWMVWAIJJ c w Teaming up with the first three players. Dan Nespo and Thomas Grieger formed the doubles teams, performing well in that capacity. Both seniors, they have completed their second year on the team. Coach Wegner's enthusiasm and confidence in the players was quite instrumental in the winning of the conference championship for our school. This was his first year as coach of the tennis team. Next year he'll have to start with a green squad, but he hopes during the summer to build another championship team. 29 Coach Wegner

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7e4wUA--19Jl7 Row 1: Die Davis, Lyle Lee, Bob Averitl. Row 2: Dan Nespo. Bob Burnham. Coach Wegner, John Sweeney, Tom Grieger. CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS It took eleven years for M. C. H. S. to become the conference tennis champions, but that feat was finally accomplished. The Red Devils previously consistently held second place, but the team of 1947 would not be denied. Much of the credit belongs to Mr. Griffin, since he worked tirelessly with the boys for two years. The title might easily have been won last year but for the declaring of the first three players ineligible after the first three matches, which they had won easily. Mr. Wegner, who took over the coaching duties when Mr. Griffin became ill, added that vital something that helped the team win the title. Michigan City 5 Michigan City 5 Michigan City 5 Michigan City 5 Michigan City 3 CONFERENCE Mishawaka 0 Ft. Wayne 0 Goshen 0 Riley 0 Central 2 SCHEDULE Michigan City 4 Michigan City 4 Michigan City 5 Michigan City 5 — Elkhart 1 — Adams 1 — La Porte 0 — Hammond 0 21!

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fyootlfiCiJl ,32, T'aa Ve 14 Row 1: Jack Allison. Don Arndt. Roland Russell. Hall Sprague. Jim Burris. Edward Shepherd. Eugene Lindborg. Millard Long. Ed Dombkowski. Dick Snyder, Tom Lewalski. Bob Lau. Verne Harris. Row 2: Bill Hoffman (mgr.). Dick Houck. Dale Scrivnor. Yoahlee Calvert. Jim Chamness. John Mathias. Bob Baines. Bryed Billerbeck. Louis White. John Eldridge. Walter Peo. David Warren. Coach Miller. Row 3: Assistant Coach Kohlmeier. Alan LaTourette. Lawrence Swanson. Dick Fisher. Kenneth Riley. Leonard Deut-scher Bob Ciolek. Robert Wilson, Dale Will. John Marshall. Ronald Allison, James Wroblewski. Robert Hart-wig. Assistant Coach Plew. Row 4: Don Embree, Henry Marciniak. Tom Glidden, John Adrian, Allen Clarke, Eugene Eggers, John Daher, Tom Wilke. Ernest Serhal. Tom Hoopengarner. Melvin Fischer. Chester Krusinski. Row 5: John Woodruff. Ronald Szabo. Benny Witek, Jerome Kucharski, Larry Hallin. John Ellison, Joe Tanski. Marvin Simpson. Bob Storey. Dan Bernoske. Go. you Red Devils, and break right through that line!! The spirited Devils did just that — often enough to win four times and tie once in nine games. The up and down season featured many thrills for the fans, because the veteran players insisted on doing the unexpected. The biggest achievement might well be the fourteen to nothing victory over the strong, highly-favored Central of South Bend team. Ciolek, star quarter back, scored the first touchdown by recovering a fumble of Central's. He passed to Wilson for the second touchdown. The Devils set a new scoring record for Ames Field by romping to a fifty-nine to nothing victory over Clinton. This was done in spite of Coach Miller's efforts to keep the score down. The first string was kept on the bench for three-quarters of the game, but the boys just wouldn't be denied. Schedule Michigan City 6 La Porte 12 Michigan City 6 Elkhart 0 Michigan City 6 Goshen 19 Michigan City 27 Hammond Tech .... 0 Michigan City 14 Central 0 Michigan City 59 Clinton 0 Michigan City 0 Riley 25 Michigan City 6 Adams 6 Michigan City 0 La Porte 13 30