South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Upper left: Tom Brower, Robert Wer- ling, Dallas Zuber, Harry Anderson, Phil Voight, members of the winning lightweight tag football team. Upper right: The intramural horse shoe champs, Robert Ludwig, William Wolf, and Robert Hirschy, Center: The many lads who attempted to take hon- ors in the cross country trials. Lower left: Winning heavyweight tag foot- Q ball squad, first row: Wayne Stair, Eu- gene Stair, Charles Miller, Lester Op- penlanderg second row: Ronald Duiser, Ernest Dart, Dale Landis, Donald Duis- erg third row: Bob Hite, Robert Taylor, Jim Andersong fourth row: Don Strom, Dale Miller, Wayne Bechtel, Jim Har- rison, LaVon Bushroe, Wayne Harvey. Lower left: Foul throwing winners, Howard Bolyard and Ralph Meyers. chance, for there are three divi- E Again led by the congenial Mr. Briner, South Side's intramural enthusiasts had a banner year, for competition was keen in all divisions of the pro- gram, and in addition, the entries ran so high that all fields produced at least two, if not more, really promising lads. Louie , as he is called by his many friends and sporting associates, has given to this school one of the finest intramural programs in the entire country. ln intramural sports, the small boy is given a fair 114 sions to the system, the heavy- weight, lightweight, and middle- weight. Through competition in the 'mural games and various leagues, many good varsity men have been produced. Hence it is seen that the intramural system has two basic principles-first of all, to develop a clean mind in the youth of our school, and, second- ly, to produce fine athletes to carry on the banners of the Green and White. Last fall, the intramural partici- pants turned their attention to the golf links about Fort Wayne, and many came back to post near-par marks for their efforts. Most of the mashie swinging was done at the Brookwood layout, and the brooks and hills of this course did not cost the Archers many strokes. The outstanding intramural golf- ers form the Archer varsity team, so the competition for a berth on the golf squad lends further im- petus to the would-be pros. Along with the golf came the tennis tour- ney, which event proved to be hotly contested from start to fin- ish. Although this activity was short-lived, the matches were all good and furthered the purpose of providing good clean sport. With winter coming on, the boys then turned to cross country and horseshoe for prospective glory. Almost one hundred lads reported for the sprinting, but the turnout for the barnyard golf indicated the comparative lack of interest in that type of sport. Elmer Gumbert led the lightweights to the tape in the cross country, and gave promise to follow his brother as a great runner. Tag football, always a favorite with all, again proved its seemingly undying popularity when the

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l Upper left: Jim McClure, middleweight foul throwing champ, and Paul Dam- meier, heavyweight bowling victor. Up- per right: Intramural tennis winners, l Ward Gilbert, Jim McClure, and Arthur Garrison. Center: The champion vol- ley ball squad, the S-men, is pictured, front row: LeRoy Cook, Ralph Ham- ilton, Ralph Shimer: back row: Carl Braden, Dick Doermer, Don Hire, Lower left: Middleweight handball doubles kings, Robert Ludwig and Eu- gene Nahrwold. Lower middle: Bob Miller, lightweight bowling victor. Low- er right: Byron McCammon and Dick Shinn, heavyweight handball doubles winners. teams poured into the office in greater numbers than in previous campaigns. The individual squads each boasted of six men to carry their colors. The middleweight di- vision was non existent in this ac- tivity so that all action was listed under either light or heavy heads. Handball, as usual, proved very popular with the results in most cases leaning toward the pre-fa- vorites. Robert Baals was named the victor in the heavy singles, while Byron Mccammon and Dick Shinn retained their laurels in the doubles class of the same division. Ralph Ludwig was victorious in the singles, and the combination of Ludwig and Eugene Nahrwold proved to be too good for the middleweights. Ralph Meyers cop- ped first honors in the light singles, while Boese and Hershey looked too good for the held in the doubles. Of all sports, hand- ball seemed to be giving the com- petitors the most thrills. Along with the other sports, the new year brought in bowling and foul throwing, two sports which re- quire accuracy more than physical exertion. Paul Dammeier dropped the greatest number of the pins in the middleweight division, while Bob Miller and Austin Harrison were outrolling their mates in the other fields. Ralph Meyers proved to be the best foul shooter of the lighter boys, and Jim McClure paced the middies. Howard Bolyard and Don Stroebel hit the most charity flips for the heavyweight boys, so that to these lads went the dis- tinction of being outstanding intramural athletes. The most popular of all sports, that of basketball, produced its usual thrill-packed encounters. Three teams had the distinction of being victors over the fifty-squad held. The basketball season was very successful this year in that the finest teams did come through their grinds, and in addition the competi- tion and sportsmanship was of a high type. Several other sports have graced and shall con- tinue to move during the remainder of the term over the mural road, but having touched on the big business of the year, it seems that a final parting tribute is due the South Side physical education staff. Mr. Friddle and Mr. Briner have capably handled all activities and have taught good sports- manship to the youth of the school. 115