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

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E ghty tWO THE Tluf RS lt ACTION gaagelgaf T re Soldan Ble weft Basketball Tearr alta u gl rt could only salvage three VICTOTISS out or seventeen encounters sho Ned frgnt thro gh ut the entrre se son and conststently Norr ed tts oonents The mayorrty of the sauad lay ed n last years B team Tne team opened tts season wrth the tradrtronal game agarnst Prrncrpra ln thrs frrst non league contest the Trgers ran rlngs around the Prrncrpta defense to w1n 5138 Top Bengal scorers were Monroe and Mathews wrth l5 and l2 pornts respectrvely ln therr second non league game however the powerful D agons of St Marys pusned the TIQGTS back 42 32 The Soldan Blewett frve next took a heart breakrng loss at the hands of Unrversrty Crty 4139 The team fought hard to t1e n the closlng seconds but was frnally defeated by a rnargtn of two potnts In therr next garne the Bengal f-foopsters lost to Brentwood B2 Sl Blg Bob Berter drd much to down the Trgers rn thts etts B111 Mathews dropped 18 po1nts through the hoop Another loss followed as the Txgers dropped to McBr1de 47 38 Openrng therr league season the McK1nley uoldbugs edged ut a f1g1t1ng Soldan B ewett rurntet 37 34 A non league loss to DeAr1dre1s llowed as the Wrldcats tamed the Bengals 17 36 Vnterrng tl e Norrr andy Tournament the team solved to do oett r and succeeded as 1 upset Wellston V1 a br ll antly played game 44 4U V ctory che rs ceased however when th boys dst to Breatwood for the second trme th s s a son thrs trme by the score of 57 46 l 2 - ' . r, I o C 1 Q' , ' ' l 'J O Q A a .' ' 1 ' op , ' o ' 0 Q tt tt . Y' l , , - . , , ' A affair by scoring 30 points, while Soldan-Blews fs- A ' 1 A - 1 ij ' , - . r f . I fo ' A t, 4 ro, ' e . 'i . W ar . . I l A , ,- . l ' ce ' , ' , ' t e . W f .' A L . 9 Y A ' .1 l -T D . ' .

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FIRST ROW Duke Anastas Luzenske Dlekman Capt Gross Rosen Wangelm Krekler Bowen Burton SECOND ROW Becker Tamln Krav1tz Orsech M Wooden Capt elect Slegel Melton Boraz Raskas THIRD ROW Schwartzbart Brooks Mgr Mr Hatheld Coach Soldan Blewett then played 1ts fxrst league game aga1nstMcK1nley The Tlgers sparked oy halfback Edd1e Rosen presented a strong defense but thelr 1nab1l1ty to cross the goal l1ne brought a l2 0 loss ln thelr next game the Bengals were handed thelr worst defeat ot the season 45 U at the hands of powerhouse Beaumont The teams next effort was 1ts best Although showmg great Splfll the Tlgers succumbed to Cleveland l9 6 On a near zero nrght our eleven put up a great f1ght but were do ffned by Central l2 O joofgaf In therr f1nal game of the season the Tlgers lost to Roosevelt 25 6 The Soldan Blewett touchdown was scored on a terr1f1c run by Quarterback Wally Orsech Twenty football men were awarded letters They were loe Wooden Capta1n 51 George Anastas Nlck Bouhdes Bob D1ekman ack Krekeler Frank Luzenske Dean Melton Dave Wangeltn Harold Boraz Wally Orsech lerry Raskas Eddle Rosen Charles Slgnorelll Tom B1anch1 Cornell Bowen Eddle Duke Matt Hart Bob Grose Marvm Orsech and Kenny Smrth Ed Rosen and Frank Luzenske galned recogm tron by recelvlrg Honorable Mentton ln the annual Al1Dstr1ct select1 ns of a local news paper Eighty-one Hoelerlin, Bianchi, Boufides, Wieters, Koester, Hart, Signorelli. IFOURTILI ROW? Stroudf Ass't. Mgr., Orsech, W. Suchart, Head V h . . 5 . - i . .On i

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Beturmng to league play Coach Prankenber ger s ooys recetved another heart hreakmg de leat from Southwest 59 58 Once more Soldan Blewett needed to buckle down The chance cam one week later agamst Hadley The team completely outclassed the Hornets 53 35 Two xmmedta e los es at the hands ot Roosevelt and Beaumont followed The Bough Bxders won 18 45 1n a thnller wh1le Beaumont smashed th T1ger defenses G2 37 The Bengals ftntshed the season as they lost to the CBC Cadets '14 33 to Central 65 47 and flnally to the Cleve land Dutchmen 52 33 The squad won one game and lost stx 1n league play to capture fourth place They scored a total ol B77 potnts durlng the season whlle the opposttlon scored 772 polnts B1ll Mathews recetved honors from two local news papers for h1s trne showmg throughout the season He was also voted to the Pubhc League All Opponents Team gCl,5Let6Cl,! M Frankenberger Specker Knox P1e-rron Gtlden Sander Gheraramr Mathew Oppenhex Rayman Monroe Dewhlrt Iohnson Melton Towe Gro Exghty three I , , , . . I - ' - e T . . I 4 I ' I s A , U T I I O , 4 - . . 5 , . A Y - - - , , , - 1 , BALLET ' ,Q Y ,-H Q, , , A, so