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

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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

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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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Bea rd's Special Golf Roman Borkan, Donald Hart, Tom McLaughlin, Kyle Peter- son, Owen Eckblom, Joel Poeschl, Peter Beard. GOLF, TENNIS CHALK GAINS Winning six matches and losing Three, the Murray linkmen finished the season in Third place. This is The best showing The Pilots have made since They captured The city title in l94Q. Led by Peter Beard, The golf Team began The spring with a victory over Humboldt l2V2-QV2, before losing to Washington lOV2-4V2. Coming back, The golf Team defeated Marshall i5-O, Harding QV2-SVQ, Mechanic Arts T5-O, only to give way to The championship-bound Johnson Team ll-7, Back on Their winning ways again The golfers stopped Monroe ll-7, Wilson I2-3, and closed The season on The short end of an 8-7 match with Central. Peter Beard and Joel Poeschl represented Murray in The city golf meet. Murray's tennis team, paced by Al Nelson and Charles Grose, completed The T948 Tennis schedule with a record of three wins in five conference matches. The courtmen dropped non-conference matches To Minneapolis Roosevelt 5-i and Breck 3-l with Al Nelson the only Pilot To score a point. Rounding into shape for The Hrst conference match, The clay-court Pilots defeated Johnson 3-2. Murray then Topped Harding 4-l before losing to the eventual city champions, Humboldt, 2-3. Playing their finest game of The year, The Tennis Team defeated Mechanic Arts 5-O as the Trainers won but a single game. In The city singles Tournament Murray was represented in The finals by Al Nelson, who won The first set 6-3, but lost the next two 3-6 and 4-6. Tennis First row: Dan Neale, Chuck Michaelson, Don McGrath Y Alfred Nelson, Chuck Grose, Richard Sturm, Roger Wood 'V August Haugan, Donald Hennen, Dean Rasmussen, Coach George Rose.