Hill Murray High School - Omega Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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TRACKMEN BUILD FOR '49 Entering into a building program that has developed a great deal of Talent for this year's season, Murray's track teams showed fine form. The innovation of a two team system was begun with iunior and senior varsity track competition tried forthe first time in the Saint Paul conference history. Concentrating the ability in the junior varsity competition division, the Pilots garnered second place in the city meet. In the senior varsity city meet, Bob Christensen's first in the 880, and Frank Snidarich's fourth in the shot-put gave Murray a total of seven points and ninth place. In the triangular competition Murray began a suc- cessful season by defeating Washington and Wilson Let's Go All set for the 880-yard run are Paul Testor and a Central- ite in a meet with Marshall. The boys came through with the deciding points in this halt-mile event. Unidentified are two Mar- shall runners at the extreme right and left respectively. following victories over Mechanic Arts, Harding, Wash- ington, and then Wilson. Miler Gordon Tinker, discus man Chuck Hinzman, and George Sumner in the lOO- yard dash were The mainstoys of the iunior varsity team. The season's record was. Murray 82V2, Washington 57V2, Wilson 18, Murray 64, Central 49, Marshall 48, Murray lO6V2, Mechanic Arts 37, Harding l3V2. In the city junior varsity meet, the Murrayites landed in second place, eleven and one-half points behind Central. Taking firsts for the Blue and Gold were George Sumner, lOO-yard dash, Bob Joseph, 880-yard run, Charles Hinzman, discus, Dick Olson, high jump, and Don Harvey, who Tied for first in the pole vault. First row: Leroy Comstock, Jerry Christensen, Gordon Tinker, Bob Rutford, Denis Bakke, Kenneth Spates, Bob Pradger, Bob Christensen, Bill Kellevmann 'Y Gordon Lindgren, Harold Hervig, Bill Lund, Don Ha rvey, Donald Grant, Joe Thibault, John Davidson, Bob Steveken, Frank Sniderich 'Y Robert Gordenier, Bob Joseph, Jim Kennedy, Dick Keith, Harlan Sween, Marvin Lundgren, Bob Sample, Dennis Dudrey, Chuck Hinzman F Bob Clark, David Briggs, Russell Prickett, Paul Testor, James Dean, Bob Peters, Harry Johnson, Tom Steveken, George Sum- ner 'K Lindsay Christlieb, Paul Chistianson, Neil Johnson, Jerry Haller, Richard Herschler, Bob Nelson, Bob Schmugge, Duane Thompson 4 Richard Olson, Coach Ralph Engebretson. Page forty-six

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BASKETBALL CLOSES LONG SEASON First row: Dan Neale, Don Harvey, Bruce Anderson, Don Hennen, Bob Steveken, Art Koch 4' Coach George Rose, Ralph DeYoung, Don Mc- Grath, Don Hayes, Bob Rut- ford, Chuck Grose, Bob Y Til Granovsky, manager. Tmwgji M .mill Take It Or Leave It Center Bruce Anderson, lett, lets go with a jump shot in an exciting moment ot the Central-Murray game. Ralph DeYoung, right, drops in tvvo ot his thirteen points in Vtfashington-Pilot tilt. lVlurray's erratic T949 basketball aggrega- tion completed the season with a nine-one re- cord against non-conference opposition. In play against conference opposition the record was reversed. Getting ott with a good start the bucketeers notched victories over Chaska, St. Agnes, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Park, and Breck before losing to Hastings in an exciting contest. This year the team traveled to Willmar and Benson on the annual Christmas road trip and handily defeated them. Later in the season the Pilots played SPA twice and were victorious on both occasions, Against conterence toes the Pilots were not as tortunate in the vvon-lost column. Gathering only one victory in ten starts, the fighting Pilots made up tor their lack ot size with their tight- ing spirit, and the Murrayites put up many ci scrappy battle. The conference record was: Murray-Washingtoiw 36-43, Murray-Humboldt 32-60, Murray-Harding 34-35, Ivlurray-Johnson 28-24, lvlurray-Marshall 33-44, Murray-Central 34-52, Ivlurray-Mechanic Arts 20-38, Murray- lvlonroe 32-28, Murray-Vlfilson 38-49, Murray- Johnson 34-44. lDistrict l5l Seniors Chuck Grose, Bruce Anderson, and Ralph DeYoung led the Pilots throughout the season, These veterans did much to aid the seasoning of the underclassmen for next year's team. Page forty-tive

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TANKMEN CAPTUREIWFTH PLACE Starting slowly, the Pilot tankmcfn im- proved steadily as the season prof gressed. Meets were held at the Central YMCA each week. The Murrayites placed fifth in the city swimming meet while individual points and honors went to Grant Warfield, who captured second in diving, and to Art Kistler, who came in fourth in the back stroke. The boys' total of sixteen points gave Murray its fifth place. In conference meets the tankmen won five and lost four. Victories for the Pilot: were notched over Humboldt, Washing- ton, Wilson, Harding, and Mechanic Arts. Losses of the season were at the hands of Central, Johnson, Marshall, and Monroe. Seniors, Grant Warfield, Art Kistler, Jim Harmon, and Paul Mielke were the margin of victory in many of the meets. With a good nucleus remaining for next year's team, the aquatic group will be ready for a top season. First row: Eugene Brioschi, Bob Prodger, Art Kistler, Jud Harmon i' Larry Lang, Douglas Warfield, Ray Grove, Jim Harmon, Bob Lauritzen. COMO HLY SPONSORSINTRAMURALS Murray's first round-robin in- tramural basketball league be- gan play this year under the sponsorship of the Como Hi-Y. Fourteen weeks of play, begin- ning in the middle of November and culminating with a play-off the first week in March, pro- duced exciting recreation for all. Eight teams competed for the coveted trophy which was won by the B Squad after a thrilling 30-29 victory in the play-off game. Entered in the league were the following eight teams: Larson's Long Shots, Como Hi-Y, Round Mouths, Globe Trotters, Band, Shafters, SAA, and B Squad. Joe Poeschl, Herb Lynch, Jerry Gillett, Don Anderson, shooting, Sure Nuff, Dick Zandlo, Grant Warfield, and Harry Johnson. Page forty-seven