Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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VARSITY SQUAD FIRST ROW, Left to Right — Steve Kaminsky, Manager; R. Samek, Assistant Manager. SECOND ROW — E. Novak, F. Klee, E. Nitz, R. Crowe, Co-Captain Elect; ). Rosenbaum, P. Canale, Co-Captain; E. Cieskiewicz, Co-Captain; P. Fegss, S. Zarowny, C. Hindson, S. Nedelcove, J. Vega. THIRD ROW — A. ). Zimmerman, F. Manager; A. A. Waite, Coach; H. Carlson, Coach; B. Halon, R. Hensley, W. Kielbania, H. Jackson, M. Bicanic, R. Haack, Co-Captain Elect; Robert Haak, S. Farkos, F. Hargens, R. Dzuik, F. Rubrecht, S. Budnyk, F. E. Benson, Principal; R. M. Wilson, Coach. FOURTH ROW — T. Jarmkowicz, M. Livovich, M. Pukac, J. Svitko, E. Tryka, R. Stiegler, R. Hill, L. Olar, A. Balon, C. Neil, M. Bellamy, M. Kazmarek. We are very sorry to lose the following boys as they were good players and tried their best to give us a good team. Part of the following boys are graduating and part are ineligible. Edward Cieskiewicz Co-captain Pete Canale Co-captain Steve Farkos, Robert Jackson, Joe Svitko, Robert Haack, Mike Bicanic, Ed. Novak, Robert Hensley, Delbert Pur- key, Joe Vega, Fred Hargens. The following boys are returning next semester. We look forward to great things in the season. (The boys marked with an asterisk ( ) are good prospects for the regular team. They were on the freshman team last season.) Richard Haack Co-captain Richard Crowe Co-captain Edmund Tryka, Delbert Creviston, Charles Neil, Victor Kielbania, Robert Hill, Paul Feges, Ray Dzuik, )ames Clabby, Louis Olar, Steve Nedelcove, Mike Puka:, Thomas Kovach, Frank Klee, Frank Rubrecht, ®John Foster, Ted Langer, Stanley Zarowny, John Smerek, Eugene Nitz, ’-“Louis Nazimek, George Hindson, Boleslaus Page Eighteen Halon, Wm. Rosenbaum, Robert Stiegler, ®J. C. Edwards, ' •’Grover McClellan, Stanley Sapyta, Charles Stelow. R. M. Wilson, A. A. Waite and H. A. Carlson are the football coaches. The scores of the previous season are as follows: Tech Opponent Score Tech Opponent S: :cre 0 — Roosevelt ... 12 0 — Horace Mann .... ... 6 0 — T. Fractional 20 0 — Washington .25 0 — Froebel .19 0 — Emerson ...27 0— G. R. C. ...... 12 6 — Hammond High. .26 Next season ' s schedule is as follows: September 1 3 — Roosevelt Here 20 — Thornton Fractional Here 27 — Froebel Here October 4 — G. R. C Here 10- — Horace Mann There 1 8 — Open Date. 24 — Washington -There November 1 — Open Date. 8 — Emerson Here 15 — Hammond High Here

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a VUe Way, ta CONFERENCE Pre-season rating had Tech listed as one of the strong contenders for the conference crown. This was due to the fact that Tech had a good team last year and that four mem- bers of that team were back again to form the nucleus of a new team. The season opener saw Tech defeat Roose- velt in an impressive manner. The Tigers con- tinued on the victory trail in their second and third game by beating Thornton Fractional of Calumet City and then drubbing their city rivals, Hammond High. In the fourth game of the season, Tech took their first defeat at the hands of Whiting. The next three ball games brought three suc- cessive defeats in engagements with Wash ington, Lew Wallace and Emerson. This brought the losing streak up to four ball games, the worst slump Tech suffered all year. The players then found themselves again and justified the faith placed in them by Coach Birkett when they thundered back down the victory trail with seven consecutive victories over top-notch competition. The parade was started in the Valparaiso game when two baskets were scored in the last 1 5 seconds to bring victory. The three following ball games saw Tech on top in suc- cessive engagements with Horace Mann, Roosevelt, and our other city rival, Ceorge Rogers Clark. The next ball game involved Froebel of Gary, who at the time was the leading team in Northern Indiana. When the gun sounded. Tech was again on the long end of the score. The week following saw the conference- leading Washington Senators go down in de- feat, as the team added another victory to the string. The winning streak was extended to seven games by drubbing Valparaiso. The streak was then stopped by Froebel. The Tigers bounced back again by defeat- ing South Bend Washington and then clinch- Page Twenty ing the city championship by defeating Ham- mond High a second time. The season finale saw Tech drop a one- point decision to Horace Mann in a see-saw ball game. TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL When tournament time rolled around there were three teams listed as main threats to grab the Hammond Sectional. These three teams were Whiting, Washington, and Ham- mond Tech. Whiting was installed as favor- ite due to impressive late season showing. Tech won its first game of the tournament by defeating Dyer, 37-21. Tech’s second opponent was Washington of East Chicago. This ball game was steady and well played all the way. Tech was be- hind two points at the half but came back strong in the second half to win by an eight- point margin. The Tiger’s third opponent was its city rival, Ceorge Rogers Clark. This game was a real thriller for it was close all the way. Clark put on a spurt to go ahead by five points with only a few minutes to play. It was then that Tech ' s height asserted itself by convert- ing three rebounds into field goals. This gave Tech victory. After that hectic afternoon, Tech reached a peak in the final ball game against Whiting. The first quarter saw Whiting jump into the lead only to have Tech tie it up and go into the lead at the end of the quarter. The sec- ond quarter saw sparkling offensive play on the part of both sides, with Tech still ahead. The third quarter saw Tech increase their margin over Whiting. In the last quarter Tech led by a ten-point margin, but a closing spurt by Whiting cut the margin to fve points. The game ended with the score 40-35 in Tech’s favor. Thus this team had attained a goal never before reached by a Tech team. REGIONAL The four teams participating in the Gary Regional were Brook, La Porte, Froebel and Hammond Tech.