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

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lif Perhaps the most significant thing concerning this year ' s team was that, with one exception, it was composed of Juniors only. This fact is enough to give an idea of the prospects for next year, no matter what losses the team may sustain after this article is written. A brief resume of the teams played and defeated will give you some concept of the power our team possesses. With the idea of starting out in a big way, our first opponent was South Pasadena High. Ranking near the top among the Southland ' s high school teams. South Pasadena was expected to be victorious. Perhaps holding the contest at our home course gave us an advantage, because strangely enough, Flintridge won, 21 — 15. Hampton had the toughest competition of the day ending even up with Bill Cutler; both players turning in scores of 80. South Pasadena hastened to schedule a rematch to be played at their home course. Next followed the ignominious 18 — 6 defeat of the P. J. C. Frosh. The high- lights of the day were Bob Hampton ' s 78 and Frank Pope ' s 79. The strength of our team as a whole was shown by the fact that only one man lost points to his opponent. Then came the match with Eliot Junior High School. Again Hampton scored a 78, leading the team to a 27 — 9 victory. Among the matches on schedule is one of very great interest — the one with the omnipotent J. C. Varsity. Possessing one of the strongest teams in the Southland, theirs will perhaps be an easy task, but who knows? The League championship tourna- ment will fall on May the 4th, but should prove comparatively easy. Other matches

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Since this book is going to press before the tennis season opens, we can only give a tentative line-up and the schedule. The season starts on May 10, with the opponents Cunnnock School of Los Angeles. The team will have been practicing for but a month; however, from the group of Beetle Weaver, Mac Lawrence, John Eliel, Ogden Kellogg, and Dan Frost it is thought doubles and singles teams can be chosen which will compare favorably with other schools ' teams. The rest of the season will include matches with hiarvard Military Academy, South- ern California Military Academy, John Dewey School of Long Beach, and Pacific Military Academy. The Prep League Tennis Tournament will be held May 25 at Long Beach Tennis Club, hlere each school will enter two players in the singles field and one team in the doubles drawing. Last year Flintridge won both competitions with Don Daniels in the singles and Ted Yates and Bill Kellogg in the doubles. Since these three boys have graduated, this year ' s battles promise to be close. At present, under Mr. Myers, the team has been banging the ball every after- noon at the Kellogg Court. John Eliel is promising to be a fine player, and once he has contracted a little experience there ' s no telling whom he will beat. Og Kellogg has been played for years and has developed a good all around game. Beetle Weaver was last year ' s manager, but the love of watching his team mates in action led him to active duty on the courts. He, too, needs but a little experience to go places. Last member of the team is Captain Dan Frost who, at this moment of writing, is a shade better than the rest. Cannon ball serves and overhead smashes are his specialties. Early in June the school championships will be played off for the Partridge Tennis Trophy. With improvement bound to play a big part in the outcome surprises may happen, but now it seems as if Kellogg and Frost will fight it out.

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If you want to see what a couple of Flint- ridge golfers look like there ' s Frank Pope at left and Ben Earl putting on the other side. will follow; among them the rematches with South Pasadena, the J. C. Frosh, and then possiby a match with Glendale HIigh. Potentially speaking, I feel we possess a very great golfer in the person of Bob Hampton. As captain and first position man of this year ' s team, he has frequently proved his ability by gaining the extra points when needed. Consistency is his motto, and whether in competition or not, he shoots In the middle 70 ' s or low 80 ' s. The status quo of Frank Pope as second man, is not quite so definite. Being an exponent of the not far but straight sort of game, Frank frequently suffers for lack of distance. Consequently his scores range from 78 to 111 As a matter of course the name of Ben Earl should be mentioned here, but the less said the better, hie has been known to shoot a 77, but they come few and far between. (Maybe he needs new clubs. Mom?) (Editor ' s note, Ben wrote this article). Thorndlke Mackay is notable for the rapid improvement of his game and for the fact that he is the only Senior on the team. hHe now constitutes a definite threat for second and third place, hiere ' s hoping we have more Mackays next year! Weaver is attempting to be a golfer and tennis player all at once, and has suc- ceeded admirably well. Earl will be a definite cog in the wheel of next year ' s team. Ogden Kellogg shows his versatility as both golfer and tennis player, hlis presence brings the team together to the strange body it is. The prospects for next year are perhaps the greatest in Flintrldge ' s golf history. With all but one player returning, Flintridge should have a rosy year.