Soldan Blewett High School - Reflector Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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HE Soldan-Blewett Tennis Team, under the able coaching of Mr. Bockelbrink and with the return of lettermen Al Siegfried, Bob Baker, Howard Lesser, Aaron Osherow, Melvin Newman, and Paul Morgenstern, ex- pected to bring home the first trophy to the new Soldan-Blewett High School. Hopes for a championship rose as the sea- son progressed and the team proceeded to defeat first Beaumont, and then Cleveland and McKinley by score of 5-0, but these hopes were jolted by their loss to Roosevelt f0-55, after having defeated Central 14-IJ and Southwest 13-25. However, the Tiger net men had a highly successful season- they tied for second place in the Public High League. The team was composed of: Al Siegfried, first singles, Bob Baker, second singles, Howard Lesser, third singles, Aaron Oshe- row, Harvey Goldstein, and Melvin Newman, alternating at first doubles, Paul Morgen- stern and Harvey Meyer, second doublesg and Jerry Zimmerman and Alan Kohm, third doubles. The following boys were awarded letters gnnig gang for their skill and effort: Al Siegfried, Bob Baker, Howard Lesser, Aaron Osherow, Harvey Goldstein, Melvin Newman, Paul Morgenstern, Harvey Meyer, Jerry Zimmer- man, and Alan Kohm. FIRST RUVV: Meyer, Cooper, Newman. Clslierow. llalcc-1', Lesser, Nlorgcnstcrn. TOP RUVV: Siegfried. Levin. lifllllll. Zimmerinzxn. llolclt Page One Hundred Eight

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HE Soldan-Blewett Swimming Team, un- der the coaching of Mr. Bockelbrink, began the season with ten returning members, Bill Schwartz, Mel Miller, Fred Ungar, Bill Mor- rison, Lawrence Hazelip, Bob Lefton, Frank Seever, Leo Pashos, Arthur Ash, and Bob Kelly. However, four new members, Ber- nard Herman, Pat Perez, Dick Fisher, and Charles Fisher, were soon added. In their first meet they defeated McKinley 140-355 , but they lost the next three encoun- ters to Cleveland 117-583, Central Q28-475, and Roosevelt Q27-485. They recovered from these losses to defeat Hadley C46-285, but then lost to the team which later won the State Championship, Beaumont, by a score of 68-7 . With a record of two wins and four losses in league competition, the Soldan- Blewett natators placed fifth in the Public High League race. The team placed fifth in the Public High League Swimming Carnival at Wilson Pool and eleventh in the State Swimming Meet. With most of the members of the team returning next year, Coach Bockelbrink looks f l . ' ' forward to a more success u season wtmmtng The following boys merited letters: Mel Miller, Bill Morrison, Bob Kelly, Fred Un- gar, Bernard Herman, Bill Schwartz, and Leo Pashos. ST RUVV: Morrison, Ungar, Pusllos, llcrmzm. Kelly. TOP RUVV: Sorkin, Stcinkuliler, Hazlip, Ash, Jackson, Perez, Fisher D., lfisllcr, F. Page One Hundred Seven

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HE Soldan-Blewett Baseball Team, under Coach Frankenberger's instruction, began practicing March 1. Inclement weather, however, limited the number of days of prac- tice before their first scheduled games. With eleven returning lettermen, Eugene Jones, Stanley Schwartz, Nate Goldstein, Ronald Suchart, Angelo Lombardo, Al Tow- bin, Bill Haub, Stan Grossman, Leo Catsavis, Tilman Olive, and Howard Bierman, the team seems to have good fielding and hit- ting, but seems to be weak from the stand- point of pitching. The team according to positions: Stan Grossman and Tilman Olive, catch- ers, Al Whitey Towbin, Nate Goldstein, Carl Enloe, Charles DeWitt, Jim Mitch- ell, and Gene Cooley, pitchers, Stanley Schwartz, first base, Ronald Suchart and Nate Goldstein, second base, Bill Haub and Nate Goldstein, shortstop, ,Ernie Williams, third base, and outfielders Angelo Lombardo, Howard Bierman, Marvin Mueller, Jimmie Bagwell, Joe Oppenheim, and Leo Catsavis. In non-league contests the Tigers lost to St. Louis U. High f7-121 and Webster Groves 67-91. In league games the Tigers lost to Cleve- land Q7-145 and Central Q4-75, but then won a game with Roosevelt Q4-35 by scoring three runs in the last inning. Whitey Tow- bin's pitching highlighted this game. gaffegaf RST ROW: McNatt, jones, Hoffman, Raskas, Haub, Bagwell, Grossman, Bittner, Doi, Olive, Benear. SECOND ROVV: Mitchell, Cooley, h t L I d D tt Ct W h Wll' f' llt M ll TOP RO : Scharf, Bierman, Towbin, Suclmrt, Saputo, Scholar war z, om mar o, ewi , ,a savis, rig t, i mms, mocs ein, ue er. W ipenhclm, Enloe, Matthews, Mr. Frankenbergcr. Y v Page One Hundred Nine