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

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A T II l.i ' .r I CS 23 Manual at Lincoln Tiu-s lay. Jainiary 12. 1 »3J liitplavinj;- tiic tamed Lincoln (|uintt ' t tn capture a 24 Xn 21 dccisidn. C ' nacli liinniv Armstrong ' s men found tliemselves in undisiiuted imssession of first ]ilace in llic City League staiidiniis. Starting a scoring attack in the first niinule of pla -. the .Vrtisan squad just nianagetl to hold its lead in the stanzas that followed. The fierce reputation of tile orange and black clad athletes meant very little to the ambitious Toilers. In fact. Captain Straube ' s men refused to be impressed. High point honors were divided between Fitt and leyerette, crack Lincoln center. Both boys claimed ten points. Fitt. however, did not devote all his time to scoring, but turned in a brilliant defensive game. The greatest bit of individual i)!ay was that of Va .Straul)c in his cle -er defen- sive plav. The Toiler captain was all over the court. Fremont at Manual 71tcs(lay. January 19. 1932 In the Fremont fracas the Toilers really emerged into a ]iroper ])lane of recognition. The four previous tilts had found Manual on the short side ot the predictions as to the proliable victor. But, it was said. Manu al faced but weak o])position from the I ' athfin lers. However, it was all Coach Armstrong ' s men could do to eke out a fairly close decision. The purple and grey quintet came from behind in the last two quarters to add up a total of 18 points to Fremont ' s 13 and gain the verdict. j Iilt Linden and Captain Ed Straube led the scoring imrade. Each made eight ]ioints. Xevertheless. Walker, a red clad center, scintillated with his long shots to the basket. Manual at Garfield Friday, January 22. 1932 With the termination of the P ' remont game. lanual ' s championship was as- sured. Even though Garfield yet remained on the Toiler schedule, the Bulldog squad had played such mediocre basketball that they were not considered as a very serious threat to upset Armstrong ' s basketeers. The Artisans came through to record another decisive x ' ictory. the final score being ,S9 to 20. The final tally might have been greater, but for the fact that the local mentor chose to insert several of his substitutes into the frav. -Milton Linden led the basket shooting exhibition by registering more ])oints than at any time during the season. Straube played his usual fine all-around game.

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24 THE A R T I S A N S ' 3 2 Manual at Los Angeles Pridiiy. December 18 , 1931 Opening with a determined attack that netted ten points in the first period, the Manual Arts quintet downed a long standing enemy, L. A. High, in a game that was a thriller from start to finish. Continued rallies kept the issue of the contest in doulit until the closing seconds of play. The final score was 20 to 17. P.oth teams were fairly well matched, hut the Toiler sciuad, coached hy Jimmy Armstrong, appeared to he the better drilled. Even then it was the fine work of Captain Ed Straube and Milt Linden that made an Artisan victory possible. Lin- den was high point man for the locals with nine digits to his credit. Above both teams, however, the sharpshooting of Stoefan, lanky Roman center, was the high-light of the battle. He carried away scoring honors for both teams by making a total of twelve ] oints. Fairfax at Manual I ' l-iday. December 2?tlt. 1931 Ralhing in each of the last three periods, Coach Armstrong ' s hoopsters again succeeded in turning what had at first appeared certain defeat into a victory. The second game of the season was won by a 27 to 19 score. The opening stanza was marked by the superiority of the Colonial team play. Before the first quarter had ended they had amassed a total of ten points. In the next heat the purple and grey started to function offensively. Captain Straube ' s passing and lino ' s accurate basket shooting kept Fairfax almost wholly on the defensive. After this point the Toilers were never headed. Each period brought an in- crease to the .score. Hollywood at Manual Tuesday, January 5lli, 1932 When Manual prepared to engage Hollywrood, a crushing Redshirt victory was predicted. Yet the locals knew how to ]jlay basketball and emerged from the game 20 to 14 winners. High ])oint honors were taken by lino, the diminutive basketeer sinking three field goals. Splendid teamwork and clever floor work of Ronald Fitt featured the contest. Cajitain Ed Straube and Milt Linden also did their bit to aid the ]nirple and gray- The unex])ected defeat of the strong liollywood outfit ser eil lo raise the .Artisans ' ho])es of a successful liasketball season to a new level. .Some optimistic followers even e.xpected the highly touted Lincoln five to face plentv of conijietition.

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26 THE ARTISAN S ' 32 Ckovv ' (; Crow. Paul Crow i)erfi niK-(l crcdital)!) ' at center mi all occasions. He was especiallv adaiited U tlie center )nst. which nearly always necessitates a long, lanky individual. Crow was not new to ha.skethall this season. He spent a year (,n both the C and B teams liefore joinin.u the bii;- time. t ' row will leave a wide -ail for next xear ' s quintet to altemiit to fill. While he was not always a spectacu- lar ])layer, nevertheless he produced the . oods. S ' lVaiiclav I ' icrsoii. I ' iersou was of douhle value to his team. When he was not in at center Coach Armstrong could find use for him at any position, knowing full well that the lanky star would deliver. Pierson is also lost for next season, having already departed from the local institution. He will be needed as much as any mem- ber that constituted the championship five. He may be heard from as a player on some college team in the very near future, as throughout his first year of active competition he showed great possibilities. Edciar Hesser has left the portals of Manual Arts, but the reputation he created as a manager for the local basketeers still remains. Hesser was both a willing and an efficient worker. He proved to be one of the best basketball mana- gers that Manual has ever had. His loss is greatly felt by the Toiler Club. Any mentor that can turn out a championship basketball team from apparently mediocre material has to be good. Coach Jimmy Armstrong did the trick when his Toiler quintet walked off with the City honors. The local coach had only one re- turning letterman from which to mold a winning squad. Critics predicted the Artisans to place a lucky third in the final City standings, luit Coach Armstrong upset all predictions. This will mark the termination of two years ' varsity coaching effort for . rmstrong. Next semester he holies to again place a successful team on tlie court.