Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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BASKETBALL Z ' One of the greatest assets of the team was their coach. Pete, as Mr. Peterman is known, is one of the smartest, most sympathetic coaches in the country, and large measure of the team's success is due to him. All through the season he worked with the team, always with them in victory and in defeat. Shortridge is proud of Mr. Peterman, a fine coach and, above all, always a gentleman. During the regular season, the team defeated Martinsville, state champions, and Greencastle, runner-up. Seymour and Shelbyville, two teams that compiled great records during the season, were also defeated. Among other Victims of the Blue Devils were Crawfordsville, Washington of Indianapolis, Alexandria, Rushville, Bloomington, Manual, and Cathe- dral, national Catholic champions. Tech defeated the team twice during the season, once 40-38, and again in the city tournament. When tournament time rolled around in the first week of March, the fans found each high school in the city with a good ball team. To every one in the city except Shortridge followers, the big Tech team, which had lost but two games during the season, loomed as the favorites. Shortridge and Tech were in opposite brackets of the draw and both swept through to the finals. In the final game Shortridge played hard, smart basketball and won a well-earned victory, 25-204 Every man on the team played the best basketball that he knew how to play, and the best team won. In the regional tournament, Shortridge had no trouble in defeating Greenfield and Pittsboro. Kokomo was the first opponent in the state finals on March 17, in the Butler field house. The Blue Devils, clad in scarlet uniforms, continued their good playing and defeated the Kats by an overwhelming score. Vin- cennes, which had defeated Connersville on Friday, was their next foe on Saturday morning. Led by Seward, the Peterman-coached boys won by a score of 38-26. Then at 2:30 p. m., Saturday, March 18, the Shortridge five took the floor against the strong Greencastle team which was led by Jesse McAnally and Marion Hurst. McAnally was last year's Gimbel prize winner and all-state choice, The team started slowly and trailed at the half by a 16-7 margin. In the second half Seward ran wild and with the aid of Robinson, Yelch, Perry, and Berns, managed to tie the score at 28- all. at the end of regulation time. Berns dropped in a free throw which deadlocked the count. In the three minute overtime Greencastle made three points and successfully controlled the ball until the firing of the gun. McAnally'5 extraordinary jumping power enabled the Tiger Cubs to procure the tip-off which was a great advantage, In three games, Seward scored forty-three points for a new record. The major S was awarded to Dick Robinson and Jim Seward, honor- ary captains, Jack Berns. Joe Mooney, Jack Kitzmiller, Dick Dempsey, Harry Yelch, and George Perry. Left to right: Bob Bryant, Joe Mooney, Ralph Burns, Harry Yelch, Dick Robin- son, Jim Seward, Dick Dempsey, George Perry, Jack Berns, Jack Kitzmiller, Ken- neth Peterman Qcoachl.

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FOOTBALL At the start of the 1932 football season, Coach Robert Nipper, continu- ing the work from spring practice, moulded together a light, fast, scrappy team composed chiefly of underclassmen. This team had as its nucleus, four returning lettermen, who steadied the inexperienced players and per- formed capably themselves. The season opened auspiciously, with two easy victories over Lebanon and Greenfield, and on October seventh, the Blue Devils met the improved and fighting Cathedral eleven. During the first period, Cathedral held a slight advantage, but were unable to gain in Shortridge territory. In the second period, after an exchange of punts, Faris, stellar tackle, blocked a Cathedral kick and recovered the pigskin on the Irish twenty-five-yard line. On the next play, Capt. Ray Retterer sliced off left tackle, cut back beautifully and crossed the goal line standing up. The entire team carried out their blocking assignments perfectly on this play. The try for the extra point was missed and the score read 6-0, in favor of the Blue and White. Shortridge kicked off, and following two unsuccessful Cathedral line plunges, Dave Connor threw a long pass to Capt. Eddie O'Connor, who eluded five Shortridge tacklers and galloped seventy yards for a touch- down. However, the play was called back, because the passer had been downed before he threw the pass. The second half was played in neutral ground most of the time, although Shortridge reached the thirteen-yard line on one occasion. Jefferson of Lafayette fell before the Blue team the next week, and Seymour was defeated the following Friday. With a record of five consecutive victories and an unblemished goal line, the Blue warriors prepared for the strong Washington High School team. The game was played before a capacity crowd at the Westside field. Coach Nipper had worked out a new defense to hold the hard hitting Continental backs in check, and much was at stake for this game. Shortridge put up a great battle, but Cherry, brilliant Purple full-back, made a well executed lateral pass, which brought the ball to the one-yard line. This was early in the second quarter, and the Washington team plunged across the goal and converted the extra point for the only score of the game. Before the large 'KF'aculty Day crowd, the Nippermen defeated a fight- ing. determined, Broad Ripple team, 6-0. The team appeared listless in this game, and it was only the fine kicking of Fred Burnside, all-city end, that prevented the Ripple team from upsetting the Blue Devils. The following week, Morton of Richmond fell before the team on a snow laden field. The weather continued to be so bad that outdoor prac- tice became impossible during the week of the all-important Tech game. The squad held light workouts in the Butler field house, which helped to some extent. After the unusually heavy snowfall on Wednesday, Novem- ber sixteenth, the game was postponed until the following Wednesday be- fore Thanksgiving. The field was thoroughly drenched, and Shortridge was drowned in a sea of mud by the score of 40-0. The opening kickoff was fumbled by the Blue and recovered by Tech. When Tech scored, two plays later, the team collapsed entirely. The customary fight and spirit that the team had shown all season was sadly lacking. The unfortunate circumstances were not used as an alibi, and every boy is looking forward to next year's game. l With the exception of the last game, the team had a highly successful season, winning seven games and losing only two. They scored one hun- dred and seven points against forty-seven by their opponents. The entire success of the team was due to Coach Nipper, who worked with the boys and developed a fine team from untried material, Beat Tech will be the war-cry of the 1933 team. ' Thirteen pfayers were awarded the major US in recognition of their work during the season of 1932. They were: Co-captains Ray Retterer and Fred Burnside. Captain-elect Robert Faris, Henry Nolting, Robert Cummins, Claude Merrill, David Thompson. William Moore, Jack Appel, George MacLucas, Dean Hoatson, Ross Gatto, and William Pack.