Palm Springs High School - Chia Yearbook (Palm Springs, CA)

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Broken records and thrilling finishes marked the two track meets which were held in April oi this year. The first was an inter-class meet and the second, two weeks later, the most important, among the intra-mural squads. ln the latter contest ribbons were awarded those placing in the various events and a championship banner was won by the team with the highest total score. Diligence rewarded! Following the tootball, bas- ketball, baseball, and track seasons, the Palm Springs High racgueteers iinally had their inning in the month ot May, The four top nylon swingers ol each group competed in a series of six matches for first place in the conterence . Letter awards were made to the six highest on the tennis ladder. Although in but one ot the tive sports the athletes of Palm Springs High experienced the thrill of inter- scholastic competition, the new intra-mural program accomplished this purpose by building strong bodies with ample exercise, and aiding in the iormatior ot healthy minds with lessons of sportsmanship gained by participation in athletics. 2 1 , Nik j ws, i 1 X .

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CHARGE Sports Cooperation, unity, sportsmanship, physical con- ditioning, and the spirit of competition combined in the year's program of athletic events to make 1941- 42 a year long to be remembered in the minds of Palm Springs High School sport fans lmmediately following a successful football sea- son, local sports ardor was dimmed by the abandon- ment of all remaining interscholastic athletic con- tests, made necessary by the Nipporiese attack on Pearl Harbor. With our nation at war, Palm Springs High patriotically shouldered its part of the burden by saving on tire wear and other transportation costs. The cancellation struck in the middle of basket- ball season, but the lndian hoopsters limped through to the finish, playing a few games at home and on the court of the nearest school, Coachella. They won enough so that the season, such as it was, could be justly called a good one. Supermen, Pirates, Wolves, and Tigers! Strange new terms in the midst of the traditional Palm Springs High lndians . At the opening of baseball season every boy in school was placed in one of these intra-mural groups, formed to supply the urg- ent need for the continuation of athletics. A double round robin was played among them in the horse- hide sport, with the evenly matched teams playing some very close and exciting games. A pennant was awarded the winning squad, and the batter with the highest percentage received a trophy.

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Football Seven out of eight! A truly banner year in football for the lndians. With a squad of thirty- three whose motto was 'lThe bigger they come, the harder they fall. Palm Springs played eight teams, all representing larger schools, and slipped only once. San Iacinto, Bedlands lay Vee, Calipatria, Banning, Coachella, Excelsior were taken in order. Then after our team had won six straight, and were finding the strain a little tough to bear up under, the Beaumont Cougars took advantage of the situation, winning with their best team in years. Thanksgiving day found the warriors up to their old tricks running over Blythe before a record crowd on the Field Club Turf. Bringing great joy to the heart of lndian rooters was the game with their arch-rival, Banning, and the team which our school has never before beaten, Coachella. However, the top game played by the Indian crew was the Excelsior contest. The l2-U win over a much stronger team was the high light of the season and was the result of some brainy and de- termined playing on the part of the victors. Wearing the Maroon and White for the last time on the gridiron was: Ed. McDaniels, with 3 letters, Dick McGonagle, Gene Morgan, Bob Guyer, Fred Frost, Pat Mutascio, 2 letters each, Tommy Haynes, Sid Sanard, Manuel Chavez, Dave Etchason, l letter each. SCORES Palm Springs San Iacinto Palm Springs Redlands Palm Springs Calipatria Palm Springs Banning Palm Springs Coachella Palm Springs Excelsior Palm Springs Beaumont Palm Springs Blythe Palm Springs Opponents tx