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

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The Soldan Blewett Sw1mm1ng Team coached 3 by Mr Ray Chtte began the past season W1th 1ght return1ng lettermen They were B rms, S1ege1 B1111e 1-11te D1ck F1sher Franck Buckley and Arthur Poger Co captalns Bernard S1ege1 and B111 1-11te spark ed the team Bernard a good back stroke man and B111 a good all around swunmer were the spark plugs of the team The T1gers opened th lf season by 1os1ng a close meet to the lun1or B111s of St Lou1s U 1-11gh The natators then ga1ned a v1ctory through Centrals default ln the1r next meets the T1gers lost to Normandy Cleveland Boose velt and Pr1nc1p1a ln the state meet B111 H1te was the only gua11f1er and he ga1ned a 5616 111 h1s two events B111 who w111 be back aga1n n xt BIG HIT season collected 106 po1nts an all t1me h1gh Ll-4. off'-Cft. 1n the pub11c league J, J Abd 0f'f ' ln February due to grade school graduatton DAL hi two br1ght stars appeared on the hor1zon to br1ghten an apparently unprofltable season They were Don Carahol and Dan Brand both fgfjq, at I are cons1dered excellent prospects by Coacn lm an L-41.0-J -vi' A C ua-'21, clot'-FL C11tte FIRST ROW Balkcom MOIIISOH Rothman 1-hte Buckley Carnc1gh1 Bulger SECOVD ROW Ball Wxlson Lacky Rosenbloom M1gda11 Brand Raskas Mr C11t1e 1 rf Exghty , , L 7-6, ,egg 4 M fi A .FQ el I U I S -1x 11 1 -- 1 1 1 1 1 T 1 lc It tvmfll f 5: . M 5 - . . . . m ! Y A ' I . - 1 1 ' - ' - io. . T I. - T- 1 1 ' ' df ' 1 ' A u o ' A M .fu 1 9 'B ' - 1 A 1 1 , I . c'T-- ' in . ty ' V . 1 M' 1 'Y 1 AL 1 T M pi .L Ag .. 1 V . .1 ,, ' -W 0' 1 gt ,.r,w, U - X I . S . if ' 1,- fs , Jf' X - 3 , I . Xi! E -1 lf' T X- 411- :fy

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The Soldan Blewett tenms team began the season wrth great hopes of brmgmg home trophy th1s year Wtth the return of lettermen Sanford Astor Stanley Goldstetn hm West moreland Ronald Harmon Van Westfall and Davrd Mahan th1ngs looked brrght for th Trgers The team was composed of Sanford Astor frrs smgles hm Westmoreland second smgles Stanley Goldstem th1rd s1ngles Ronald Harmor and Van Westfall frrst doubles Larry Rubm and Blll Tragos second doubles The alternate were Dlck Towle slngles Davtd Mahan and Don Robb doubles The team opened 1ts season by defeattng Cleve land C5 Ol In thetr next match the netmen squeezed by Beaumont C3 25 Then followed v1ctor1es over Roosevelt C5 UD McK1nley C5 Ut and Hadley C5 UD Southwest squad Although they put up a determmed f1ght they were handed a C2 33 defeat In thelr fmal match the netmen breezed by Central C4 ll Thus the team fmrshed the season rn s cond place w1th an excellent rec ord of C29 61 only one match away from the champtonshrp The followlng boys were awarded letters for thetr sklll and the ftne showrng they made Sanford Astor hm Westmoreland Stanley Goldstem Ronald Harmon Van Westfall B111 Tragos Larry Rubm and Dlck Towle l:lRST ROW Goldsteln A for Vfes moreland l-larmo Westfall SECOND ROW 'w lfr Plag Mah n Robb To le Trago Rubm enntd It ,ff I Sf ffntj nm' i Y 'Q - I A I 'V N. a ' 5, . . I I . I . 9 ' r . I . . I I , J , . s , . - l- ' 2 V , vl .. . ,' - f If f ' X' , . . ' . ' X. 1 - ' v N'- - I - ll , xy ,V I 2 Fw - ,f yr ' - '. ' 4 K .-,. w-'Y' ' The Tigers' next match was agalnst a strong A J I jf Q, 1 . f 'gf' ' .ft I , ' . , .R V I ' Q ' .. V I C , ' , N 2 , ' , s , 2 , ,, n, ,, . 1 . . , C1 , , '.'f , S, ' . J 5 ., 'e ff. , I . l If i . . 5 'fp ,I W X

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Thrs years gymnast1c team under the fme dxrectron of Coach Sertz has proved to be one of th fmest produced by Soldan Bl Wett In a long tune Not only have they won all of therr meets and placed therr members frrst and econd 1n each meet but they have also brought home three troph1es On D cember 27 the Tlgers easlly Won the Northslde Y lnvxtatlonal Meet placlng Londe flrst and Stone second Then followed three dual meets Wrth Hadl y Beaumont and Cleve land v1h1ch were Won but not Wlthout a flght After these three meets ln whrch Stone was flrst rn two wrth lndellcato flrst ln the other the team on March 28 before a large crowd at St Lou1s U Gym easlly won the Pubhc Leagu Champronshrp wlth Stone and Indeh cato frrst and second respecttvoly ALL HANDS ON DECK Then after the loss of two regulars Rueslng and Lond who both suffered 1n1ur1es the team 1n rts last attempt Won the Ozark A A U Meet placed Stone and Indellcato f1fSl and second once agam and thus completed a per fect season yin ealfl KNEELING Leonard Inglove Londe Frank Landwehr Long Stone Ruesrng STANDING Cohen Sregel Ione Gr1ff1n Burton Monterth Indehcato Ce1udo Alva Mr Settz J Elghty one f -1 '1- 4 4 F WM, ' I ' ' A4 M, 44- , ,.,. r. g I I 1- , .5 9. ' - o f ' W V V , A. . O - I pl I 0 . N, I D V' I . U H . . . , , D - , N' I I . , 1 - - I e ' '- 1 G . . WI I I . ' ' I C' ' I I I V I I I ' ' I I UI I I A I I - I ' ' 1-M fffw.-.,......,......- . M, v WW, ov . V Y f.. . - VM s f Q Q