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

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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.

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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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A T H L E T 1 C S 29 Toiler Club There is more preparation and perspiration behind an athletic e ent than the average spectator imagines. At Manual Arts the sometimes difficult task of setting tiie stage for a big meet is carried on by the Toiler Club. The Toiler Club is under the direction of Head Coach Sid Foster. It is an organization of boys who are willing to devote time after school to keep house for Manuals athletic machines. They form a grciu]) of managers of all athletic departments. This season ' s band has maintained a high order of efficiency and cooperation, and the Toiler Club deserves a hearty round of applause because of their work. Officers this term have included Bob Vance, president and athletic manager : Art Majester. vice-president: Therold Fielder, secretary-treasurer; Arlan Wessel, sergeant-at-arms. Yell Leaders During the i)ast term Manual ' s yell-leading clan consisted of Lucien Mather, yell king, and his two assistants, George Sherman and Jack Rosenberg. According to custom they were elected at a bleacher assembly. Each candidate stepped forward in turn and led the student body in yells, while a group of faculty members judged each men ' s performance. . lthough the hysteria and ballyhoo of the football season is out of place at a track meet, and enthusiasm in the bleachers is cut short by the pause between events, the boys certainly did their share in lending the team the moral support of the bleacherites. The yell-leaders travelled with the varsity team to all meets, and a represen- tative was present at all Bee and Cee meets. Their work during the season was tv])ical of the Toilers. Big M Society The lettermen are a recognized institution incorporated into what is known as the B.ig M Society. It is under the sponsorship of Coach Sid Foster and has existed for several vears. Each year its popularity has grown, until it is recognized as one of the leading organizations in the school despit the fact that it is strictl - an honor to be accorded membership. Ed Straube, famed basketball player, was elected president. His success as an executive may be marked by the ])opularity of the lettermen ' s dance. Glen Baker was vice-president; Tom W ' hally, secretary; and Joe Jacobs, sergeant-at-arms. The stripe bearers officially wear their coveted sweaters every Friday. This adds to the purple and grey colors that are flaunted by the student body on color day and helps li en the school ' s sometimes somber surroundings.