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

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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.

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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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ATHLETICS 27 Straube I 1 x u Basketball Lettermen Captain lid Sh-aiihc. Ca])tain lul Stniiil)e was tlir one returnin.i; Ifttcniiau. Straiil)e was ()ri, inall - a class B Ijasketeer, playiiij; ' in liis first year (in a chanipidn ! ' ) team. The Toiler captain proved to be one of the jjremier guards in the City I(i i]). He not only led his team-mates to a City Championship but was chosen on the mythical all-city five. Straube gave one of the finest exhibitions of guard- ing seen in the local circuit during the Lincoln tilt. He was all over the court with his fine defensive play and accurate basket work. Milt Linden. Milt Lindon was the curly haired youth that proved to be the big mainstay of Coach Armstrong ' s team. The shifty forward was responsible in a large way for the squad ' s wonderful success. He was especially adept at scoring points and in passing. The last basketball season did not mark the first time he had com- peted for Manual ; but was his second year of active competition. His first semester was spent on the Class C quintet. Ronald Fitt. Ronald Fitt rounds out the list of outgoing lettermen. However his time at Manual has not been wasted as far as athletics are concerned. Fitt played on the same B team that Straube was on when it woti a city title. Ronnie deserves considerable credit for turning in splendid performances in the Tiger and Sheik games. The dark haired guard gave real exhibitions of the art of handling a basketball. He was chosen as a second string guard on the all-city selections. Too bad he has to wreck chances of having at least one returning stripe bearer. Sho lino. Little Sho lino was .small in stature but great in ability. The diminu- tive forward proved to be a real star in every contest in which he participated. He reached his playing peak during the Fairfax contest, where he starred as Manual ' s principal scoring threat. lino was so unfortunate as to be injured in the Fremont fray. He received a sprained ankle that kept him on the bench for the rest of the season. He will not be back next year, unfortunately, as he has already received his (lijiloma.