Webb Schools - El Espejo Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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A healthy cut Boink - a - looink - a - boink '. . . The second sports period found intra- murol basketballers running, drib- bling, and shooting on the upper courts under Mr. Perry's direction. A typical day consisted of colisthen- ics lincluding push-upsl and severol laps lor a trip to the dam for a few unfortunatesl, followed by practice lincluding the super-weavel, and a short scrimmage. The season soon ended and intramural men traveled to the lower field for softball, A large turnout of u p p e r classmen made the season quite interesting. Because of construction on the field, the sluggers ran the canyon for the first week. Then, coached by Messrs. Monroe and Walker, they settled down to spirited games on the three lower field diamonds.

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INTRXMURA lnconvenienced by use of only half a field, intramural lacrosse men were divided into two groups, One of these, composed of Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, played intra- murals under the coaching of Mr. Monroe. The other half made up Webb's first J. V. lacrosse team. Under Mr. Ring they drilled and scrimmaged in preparation for games with Riverside. Scores of their games were: Webb 5 Riverside T3 Webb 9 .... Riverside 7 Webb 4 Riverside 6 Members of both the J.V. and intra- mural teams, with broken sticks and scarred faces, will help make up the Varsity next year. The intramural sports program of- fers any student the opportunity for training, exercise, and keen, yet friendly, competition in several sports. The program can be aptly described by one wo rd-fu n. Coached by faculty members with an interest in athletics, it provides an outlet for student steam, yet the workout is not over-strenuous, and even the smallest aspiring athlete is given the opportunity to compete on his level. ln many participants the creation of an interest in sports is combined with acquired ability, enabling the student to make an ex- cellent showing in interscholastic sports. A spirit of co-operation and fellowship pervades every hour of the program, so that besides the physical exercise there arises an at- titude beneficial to the participant in any activity. LS With bleeding shins and grimy faces, the intramural soccer men again completed a season on the barren lower field. Coached by Messrs. Mil- ler, Weiss, Monroe, and Walker, the six teams withstood calisthenics and laps to fight daily ,contests on three whittled-down soccer fields. Com- petition was stiff, particularly be- tween the Rovers and Hotspurs. At the close of the season the team standings were as follows. Hotspurs first, followed by the Rovers, Athlet- ics, Argyles, Rangers, and the Wan- derers. They also serve who only stand and wait. Ball twelve, take your base.

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LACROSSE ,Q QW ,i uf. , !f,.,,,,' For its second year the Webb School fr'l3'l.i , 11.3-1 as , , ,- -wi? W V iQ.,, ' ' , . K ,411Tf.+' Q ,' . ,-f ' . , xc., I ,.,,'f -bi, Q , f .. ,, . '1-4. - . 4 J. A f I A. f ' Varsity Lacrosse tebim began a sea- 0 R son of vigorous and inspired play. Following Captain S h e l to n and Coaches Fish and Nadal, the stickers struggled to third place in the new West Coast Lacrosse Association and boasted a perfect record, unmarred by victory. From the weed-infested reaches of the Upper Field to the rolling meadows of UCLA, the Web- bites, clad in bright, new, blue and gold uniforms, fought hard, and in spite of defeat, improved steadily. With sticks, fiberglassed or splin- tered, gloves, five-fingered or not, and helmets, more or less, atomic defense men took practice hacks at the bruised but smiling attack and midfield. ln fleeting moments of escape from the tortures of practice, there were camouflaged balls to chase, laps to run, and welts to massage. Throughout the season the Varsity was matched against college players or college graduates, all meaty, all experienced, all stiff corn- petition. Each loss was a lesson, and as the season progressed, Webb lost by fewer and fewer points, never once victorious but always fighting. Webb 3 ..... Los Angeles Webb 6 ..... Claremont Webb 3 ..... Claremont Webb 3 ..... Los Angeles Captain Shelton, Coach Fish, un JH, ,