Flintridge Prep School - Log Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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iniiii In early February it was known that the baseball season would be too early to avoid conflicting with swimming and the minor sports, so complete cooperation and considerable team spirit would be needed to wade successfully through our schedule. As was the case in basketball, uniforms were again supplied; this time partly by the students (sweatshirts) and mostly by the school. The pants were a light, blue-grey gabardine material which, if washed, would, according to inclosed warnings, shrink eight sizes and look like brushed wool. Robbins washed his, finding they did not shrink or change in the least, hie was given a laudatory speech by Coach for saving the team dry cleaning money. Baseball cleats were outlawed, the use of fungo bats was frowned upon, so the season was to be played with none but the customary, trite equipment, until L. V. L. appeared with several undersized bats that were to cause more strike-outs and fly-balls than pleased calculating Manager Reid Allen. After a few weeks of experimentation hiampton was placed at shortstop, Eliel took third, and Kellogg patroled the second base precinct. Dick Munroe replaced last year ' s first baseman Gamble, because of the latter ' s inability to control his throws and refrain from jumping out of the way of grounders. Robbins, Weaver, Schimpff and Moller kept up a constant battle with T. Munroe, Gamble and Mac Lawrence for posi- tions in the field. Those two bosom buddies, Lawrence and Robbins, severed diplo- matic relations shortly after the season opened when it was discovered they were both partial to the same position. Mac could snag flys quite ably, but when he missed his grounders he had quite a pronounced tendency to indulge in facial contortions or take time off to scold himself. Robbins had little trouble with grounders, but felt that flys were the greatest outfield hazard. Upon missing one he would pose, and remain in a semi-paralyzed state (much to the displeasure of Coach) until he felt his shame was sufficiently portrayed and his vindication effected. Mr. Lyndon finally decided that facial contortions were more tolerable than unpredicted paralytic af- flictions. Our battery, fondly called the wink, sling and blink, duet, was the cause of mighty palmy days for Coach. When Mackay wound up and Earl adjusted the yellow- ing mask, an expression of ecstatic snugness would take possession of L. V. Lyndon; when the opposing batters swished at the invisible ball with a futile grunt, his satisfac- tion would spread amongst the team making even verbose catcher Earl forgotten for the moment. Benny was the cause of the temporary downfall of every pitcher in the league. The volume of his vocals is equalled only by Lyon ' s. The confusing din that 50

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At left is our unbeaten re- lay team; Mac- kay in the water, Gamble diving, and Dick and Ted waiting. A n up and coming swimmer is Dick Markham (right.) Mackay is strictly a relay man, leading off in the four-man and anchoring with the free style in the medley relay. For the past three years he has had a letter in swimming, and if he wishes, he has the ability to make any college swimming team. Consistent and modest. Thorny was one of the most reliable and best liked men on the team. Motto: I like my swimmin ' , but darn those wimmin ' . Wally Walters swam in the six-man relay against South Pasadena High and Pasaden Junior College Frosh, doing wonderful job as lead-off man. This was Wally ' s last year, and although he has never seriously gone out for swimming, his nonchalance and sprint ability made him a great asset to the team. Brady Johnson, also a com- panion of Wally ' s in the six-man relay, was the only diver in the school. Since facilities have been installed at home which will enable his practicing throughout the summer. Brady wil rejuvenate the diving division which has been dead for the last two years. In the grade school we have Joe McLain and Fred Ridgway acting as top men in the free style; Joe also does backstroke and Fred the breast. Hastings is another backstrol-.e contender who has shown great improvement in the last year. J. Earl does the breast and free style showing versatility which indicates medley possibilities. Up to this date. Bill Ridgway and Bob Jackson have patiently warmed the grade school bench, waiting for the day when the others will graduate and leave them in charge. In looking back over the year, we find that Harvard, Pasadena Junior College Frosh, South Pasadena, Los Angeles High, Dewey, Oneonta, Southern Cal. Military Academy, and Pacific Military Academy were all defeated by the Flintridge Varsity. We find that Coach had taken us at mid-year, a group of bedraggled kids who had to stop and gasp for air after swimming one lap, and that he had built up our physical condition, self-confidence, and ability until we formed a team which finally held the Pasadena City Championship. And now, all we can think of to say is a paltry, Thanks Coach. In looking ahead we find that next year we shall be without Ted Munroe, Thorny Mackay, Doug Goodan and Wally Walters. In the face of this we confidently reply, We won ' t let you down Coach.

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Captain ot baseball is Thorn- dike M a c k a y (left). At risht Bob Hampton, our fi e r y short- stop, is shown showing how to put one out of the lot. his verbal typhoon astounding. can create, not only alone but by inciting the bench boys, is The first official workout was with hlarvard. Until the fourth inning when some- one persuaded Reid to tell that the score was tied, four up, the game was rather dull. Rabble-rouser Earl scuttled through the rooters hinting that the opposing pitcher was becoming uncomfortably proficient, hence vocal labor. The following inning hlarvard found their pitcher so nervous that it was necessary to replace him. It should be re- membered though that the lad had managed to cause several undersized bat wield- ing Flintridge men to strike out. Flintridge made two runs in the fifth, and hlarvard one in the sixth. The game luckily ended with the score six to five, in favor of Flintridge. Pacific and St. Anthony were both vanquished with little exertion other than on the part of noisy spectators. Vocal rather than physical lassitude was experi- enced after the bitter Pacific game. P. M. A. changed pitchers three times and finally gave in, although they shall always maintain that their football team is superior to ours. The St. Anthony boys were the handsomest lads Flintridge met throughout the season, but despite the fact they were sponsored by the church, the Almighty left them to blink as Mackay and Earl slung and winked. The score was II to 5 for Flintridge. On March 13th the team went to Oneonta where the competition was mild. The bench wigglers were asked to participate and this allowed the regular players to get a dose of substitute boredom. Being able to see Kellogg from the bench helped Dick Munroe considerably; he decided that spring had lightly turned Ogden ' s fancy. This application of Tennyson ' s law was rumored to be correct. S. C. M. A. was beaten 8 to 5 on a public park ground in Long Beach. The field was originally made with the forethought of someday growing grass thereon, but as the Long Beach climate is not conducive to growing, the dirt remained uncultivated, was packed down, and then baked by the sun, so that when the Flintridge squad took their places some fifty years later, the surface of the diamond could easily have been confused with cement or bedrock. The sun was a handicap to the outfielders and some complained of seeing spots because of it. (hHot, irritated bench boys retorted that the spots were bathing-suited female tennis players.) The cause of considerable intoxi- cation and cheering was Mac Lawrence ' s record discharge, which entailed his throw- ing the ball some hundred and fifty yards directly to home plate where Earl surprised a man coming in from third. The undersized bats were ineffective against the slowly