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

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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.

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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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28 T 1 1 1 : A R T I S A N S • 3 2 Golf Team The Toiler golf team started the season by defeating Franklin. The next meet also resulted in an Artisan victory. This was against Lincoln on the hard Rancho course. Belmont forfeited their match to the Toilers, and chances for a Citv title loomed bright. ]?ut with the absence of John Duffy, the Poly golfers whitewashed Manual 5 to 0, Next week L. A. administered another beating to the locals. Their championship hopes gone, the mashie wielders did not become dis- couraged, but finished the schedule by defeating Fremont and Roosevelt. The team was composed of : Captain John Dufify, Fred Smith, Art Lott, Bert Congleton, Harold Newell and Herb Goldstein. Tennis Team .Manual ' s tennis teams seem U have a destiny already forecast, which will nut permit them to emerge victorious, except in a minorit}- of their games. This term was no exception. Ca])tain Junior Knox did the best that was in his ])ower, but tennis matches were continually dro])])ed. Jack Miller, Val Jean Slasor. and Joe Revitz formed the nucleus aliout which the Toiler tennis outfit was built. ' al Jean Sla.sor and Jack Miller formed the doubles team. One of the most impressive wins by the Toilers was recorded when the Jacob Riis racket wielders were completely humbled. Gym Team The gym team was again fortunate in having Harold Newell as their captain. Although the gymnasts did not win all of their meets, they enjoyed a very successful season. This was due in part to the excellent performances of some of the new members of the team. Coach Art Williams claims that next year will find the team in an excej.ition- ally good position to continue with its high record. Besides Captain Newell, some of the outstanding members of the team were: Howland Howe, a tumbler of remarkable merit ; Ed Gilbert, rings : Bill Crooks, club swing : and Bill Roberts, parallels and horizontal bars. The highlight of the season was the four-wav meet with IVdniont, Lincoln, and enice. In this meet the Toilers scored a con incing triumph. The most galling defeat was that administered by the powerful I ' olytechnic gym team, which year after yiar has sought to unthrone Manual as the greatest gym team in the south- land. Over a period of nine years Poly was the only team ever to defeat the Toil- ers, and then onlv twice.