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

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asketball Sporting a new floor, a new schedule, and experienced players, the Flint ridge basketball team looked confidently toward sweeping the league in this fifth year of competition. The group that turned out for first practice in Octoe bers youth had had, for the most part, several years of experience at Flint- ridge, or some other school, thus composing one of the most seasoned teams to make its appearance in the Prep League. Ot the first string tKellogg, Eliel, Gamble, Munroe, and Earll Gamble, Munroe and Earl had been playing together for three years, and Kellogg and Eliel were letter-men on last year's varsity. Two other letter-holders from last year, Schimpff and Robbins, although they turned out for first practice, seemed to be unable to shake off a combination of Study-Hall and native lethargy which confined their energies to the sidelines. tin all fairness to Robbins, it must be stated that he crushed his leg to uselessness in gracefully executing a difficult gym exercisel Bob Streander, a new arrival at Flintridge, Al Mitchum, another novitiate, Tom Box, back for another year, and Yogi Iorgenson, Poly's gift to Flintridge, made up the rest of the reserve. Kenneth Hunter was also seen crashing around at peril to life and limb when Demon Study l-fall did not beckon. ln the first game of the season, on Ianuary lU, against Oneonta M. A. at the Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, Flintridge gave a fine demonstration of touching sportsmanship in being unwilling to deliver a sound trouncing to their vastly inferior rivals. At least, everyone said it was sportsmanship, 44

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but it looked more like the time-honored Flintridge Custom of getting the season off to a miserable start. Flintridge won, 2544, but it was a tight squeeze. Eliel and Kellogg shared scoring honors with eight apiece, while Mitchum and Munroe gained four apiece, and Earl Completed the Flintridge quota with a free throw in the third quarter. Schimpff distinguished himself by going berserlc before the astonished throng and Clubbing right and left with both feet and arms. Before he could regain self--control he had amassed three personal fouls in almost as many seconds. A further lively note was lent to the game by the referee who had unfortunately failed to wipe off his glasses and therefore could not tell one side from another. This led to a dis' tressing impartiality in the assessing of fouls and other penalties. On the l7th of lanuary, Flintridge played host to Harvard lff, A. at the Pasadena Athletic Club, in the big game of the season. Harvard was definitely hot, and Flintridge didn't seem to care, a fact which allowed the visitors to get nine tallies in the first quarter. After this uneven start, Flintridge dazedly applied pressure and the score had already begun to right itself by the time the half arrived. The last half was filled with a blue haze of noise, perspiration, and scoring, as the lead see sawed dangerously. When it looked as if the home team was going to win, Harvard made a few last minute, desperation