Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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22 THE ARTISAN S ' 32 ■ -

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A T 11 I.F. T I CS THE COACHES Siu Foster Charles Toney James Blewett Arthur Williams James Armstrong Herbert Lougheed

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AT II I.KT I CS 23 Basketball Season ACVA) Wrrii ALMOST CERTAIN DKFKAT hy teams reported much LJ stniiii rr lliau tlic Artisan five, Coach Jimmy Armstrong did the seemingly l| inipdssihlc. He dcveloiicd iiis i|iiintct into a single unit that worked as a hod - lor one goal, a city chanipionshii). As is already known, this goal was realized after a hard struggle. The rejiutation of the Toilers grew witli each passing game. Underd(jgs in tiieir first four tilts, it seemed highly improbal)Ie that such an aggregation could keep winning. Yet. fired with real fight and a combination of team-work, they rolled up six well earned victories. In each contest, the fine floor work of Captain Kd Strauhe featured the game. Captain Kd was also an aid in spurring his men to further efforts. ( )ne of the highlights of the season was the defeat of a traditional enemy — L. . . High. The Romans were stuhhorn and did their l)est to stave off the deter- mined attacks of the jiurple and grey, hut to no avail. The greatest example of team s])irit was cxem])lified in the week that Jimmy .Xrmstrong ' s men dropped hoth Hollywoorl and Lincoln from their chani]iionship contending roosts. In the Tiger thriller, the locals were said to face certain defeat. P)Ut the climax was a 24 to 21 scrap, with Manual owning 24 points. Class B Basketball Coach Art Williams ' 19,51 -. 2 lightweight liaskethall team won two games in six starts and tallied 128 digits t(j 137 for the opposition. Campbell Johnston and Sunao Fukayama, forwards ; Dick Valentine, center ; Captain Dale Herian and Wilson, guards, comprising the starting team. The Artisans lost to L. A.. 22-19; thumped Fairfax 21-13; shaded Hollywood 28-27; succumbed to Lincoln 42-31 ; l(jst to Fremont, 14-12, and dropped the Garfield game, 19-17. Fukayama was the team scoring star, hanging up 2S points in three straight games, alentine and Wilson played consistently good basketball. Bayard Miller and Dick Secrist assisted in coaching the squad. ; Class C Basketball The Manual Arts 1931-32 Class C basketball team dropped four out of six contests, and were outscored. 88 to 86. The one .scintillating star on an otherwise mediocre outfit was forward Vincent lanne. The Toilers dropi ed their opening game to L. . .. 18-14. Fairfax was repulsed, 19-hi. in the second game. The locals then ran into a three game losing streak, .succumbing to Hollywood, 11-9; Lincoln, 18-17; and h ' remont, 16-14. In the final game, the Artisans trimmed Garfield, 13-9. lanne and Roberts paired at forwards, Harvey ])layed center, and Gene Lin and King were the regular guards.