Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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I-I Cook, Twet-rlle, Gold, Rel'inec, XYhitton, Lanilverg. Miller. llenhoyv, .Xmhler, .xlllllil Swimming Team Although handicapped hy the lack of a Coach, the Hammond splashers have had a fairly successful season under the guiding hand of student Coaches, Anuta and C'ook. livery night in the hoys' pool, the swimmers Could he seen splashing their way up and down the tank in preparation for the grueling events to follow. Perhaps the hest and most Consistent point gainel' was Dale Benbow. Dale, hesides diving, swam the +0-yard free style, and the 220-yard free style, and always scored for the team. He will he batik next year. VVhitton is our 100-yard free styler. Fred always managed to plaee, and many times took second or First. Stan Tweedle took care of the haek stroke and sometimes swam the 220, as well as the relay. Stan has placed in every meet this year. Ile splashes his last time for the purple and white. XVinky Amhler will he hack next year and he will sure he a whiz in the dives. This year he has won three or tour Hrsts and has never got less than second. Andy RePineC was our best in the hreast-stroke and has taken several firsts. Harold Niiller swam the hreast-stroke with RePinee, and although he usually trailed him, he kept at it all during the season and gained quite a few points for the team. lloward Gold swam the haekstroke with Tweedle and although he did not win he kept plugging and we should take our hats off to him. Florenee will he a real swimmer next year, as he will take Care of the 100 and 220eyard free style. Holi has trained hard and will be an asset to next year's team. Coae H Mooiusn mn YVhen the time for swimming praetiee Came, it was found that there would he no eoaeh, and it was planned to drop it as a sport. Coach Nloorehead saved the day, however, and although he could not Coach swimming, volunteered to go with the hoys to all their meets and to he responsilule for them. A great deal of credit must he given to N111 Moorehead for his faithfulness in keeping the squad together, as he was the ' ' only one to take interest in our plugging team. Co.xeH NIOORI-IH I-:Ao F if NNI

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Q. First Clopl roto: Frcyiston, Schreiner, Kmccza. Mundo. liolcli. Mgr, Silver. SQITUIIZT Vrtfth' Vuacli Church. Kinsey. XYolf, llrown, Samuelson, Ilcsternian, llunkerson, Conley. Goldstein. lleinisrlcfer, Mettler, Nlgr. 1IH1liZlL'llCY'. Third fbottoinj rozu: Cornwell, Ervin, Overinan, XY. Thornton, Capt. Nelson, li. Thornton, lirown. Cornwell, Fricdhof. Basketball- Continued The king of winter sports, 'tliasketballf' the game which has become so much a part of every Indiana community, did not find Hammond lacking in enthusiastic fans. The records credit Hammond with only one victory during the season. Hammond was forced to forfeit all games won until February 25, because, through a mistake, an ineligible player had been allowed to remain on the squad until then. Hammond defeated VVhiting with five eligible men 23-18. Hammond then defeated Lowell and Roosevelt in the Sectional Tournament before they were eliminated by East Chicago, regional champions. Throughout the season the entire squad worked diligently. There were no complaints on refereeing by the well coached players. The players were all sportsmen as well as basketball players. Co.-xcH CH L'RcH Being a member of Purdue's Victory Five which cleaned up the Big Ten seven years ago is a good recommendation for any coach, but Coach Paul Church has more than thisg he has a pleasing personality and a fund of basketball knowledge. The best part about his strategy is that he is able to put it into the greens-st players and develop them, as is evi- denced by the fact that he turned out two state championship teams while in Elgin, Ill. Hammond is indeed lucky, and the team fortunate, to secure the services of so valuable a man as Mr. Church. COACH CHURCH .- Fozzrfcfn

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rl- I, I - - Il- iinlin l i Tl .lm tm Track Team A formidable schedule presented itself to the track men last year, besides the numerous inter-school meets, the ihfT001'ChE2lli men entered several other important meets, among which the most important were: The Northern Indiana Conference at South Bendg sectional meet at Gleason field, Garyg the state meet at Bloomington, National Interscholastic meet at Stagg field, Vniversity of Chicago, the Patten Indoor meet at Northwestern University. This squad was one of the best ever produced because of its ability to take points in the runs as well as jumps and with the weights. As a number of last year's men are on the squad again this spring, Coach Moorehead has entered the team in meets where the competition is guaranteed to be very great. Of the several runners taken to Northwestern this spring Jack McVVilliams placed third in the mile, and won a silver watch fob with a large black enameled NU on it. Baseball Team Baseball is rapidly becoming one of the most popular sports. Last season the Hammond infield and outfield worked long and industriously to perfect a real baseball nine. This year practice was started early and there is every indication that the season will be entirely successful. A large number of players remain from last year, for Dickinson and Szopa were the only ones lost by graduation. ln an effort to make baseball more important, games have been scheduled with all the leading schools in the Calumet region. VVe feel sure that the honest and sincere efforts of a team like ours is this year, has done much in bringing favor to baseball. Coach Hutiine became a member of the Detroit Tigers after leaving VVabashg later he returned as a coach. Besides getting Coach Hufhne, there has been a class in baseball added to the school curriculum. Cross-Country Team Two years ago, under the supervision of former coach, Reid, the cross-country run was established as an invitational meet. That year it was won by Hollet of Hammond, giving Hammond one leg of the trophy. This year's cross-country team was equally successful in its attempts. .lack McVVilliams and Phil Breillatt, running for Hammond, placed first and second, respectively. Others of the Hammond team placed near the front of a field of thirty-two run- ners representing four schools, to give Hammond the meet. Other meets besides the invitational were won by the victorious team, which consisted of: Breillatt, lYIcVVilliams, Flbrich, Janos, Melton, Benbow, Rose and Creviston. McVVilliams now holds the record for the two mile and a half course with 121302. The cross-country is now an established institution with a large following. Tennis Team The tennis championship was won last year by Arthur Earl. Earl and Alvin Jurgens represented Hammond in the state meet held in Gary on third and fourth of last June. The team which represented Hammond in the meet did not lose once, making the season a complete success. This year the team is coached by Eugene Bennett and prospects are very bright. Sixteen