West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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.41 J TRACK The Speedboy cindermen finished second to Central in the city meet, after one of the most brilliant seasons Western has had in years. But for the illness of Tom Fitzpatrick, 3-event man, whose absence meant the loss of at least 5 points, West Philly might have boasted of another championship squad. We were nosed out, 42 to 37. Horace Clark retained his t'440 title and added the 220 while Skeets Elberson copped the 100 for another individual championship. The trackmen also won the mile relay championship in record-breaking time at the Penn Relays and captured four consecutive triangular meets against Public High teams. Point winners were Clark, Elberson, Campbell, Williams, Rosen- berger, Fitzpatrick, Dunmore, Cleaver and Murray. Page 24 THE RECORD OF THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1933

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lq r Manager, STANLEY MORRIS Coach, WESLEY HACKMAN FOOTBALL FTER a lapse of three years, the Orange and Blue' Gridders came back into the limelight as champions of the Public High League. The most notable achievement of the season was the fact that the gridmen finished the Public High season undefeated and kept their goal-line uncrossedg a worthy achieve- ment indeed! They garnered nine consecutive league tilts in smashing their way to a championship, beating such aggregations as Central, three times champion, Over- brook, Gratz, Southern, Northeast, and Frankford. Two defeats blemished an almost perfect season. Both defeats came from the hands of non-league rivals viz.: W'est Catholic and Allentown. The Allen- town game was the opening fray and was lost by a 6-0 score on a last-minute for- ward pass. In a bitterly-contested game at the Phillies' Ball Park, and with the largest school-boy crowd that ever watched a game in Pennsylvania, 20,000 looking on, the Speedboys were downed, 9-0. The Burrs were a little too strong for the Orange and Blue. McFadden, Blue and White back, kicked a 33-yard field goal which was followed by the only touchdown of the game in the third period. Western did put on a spirited rally in the third and last quarters which netted about 65 yards, but they were stopped on the Burrs' 18-yard line. The game ended with forwards being flipped all over the held by Harrison and Peltz, but to no avail. From the championship squad, four men were placed on the All-Public High team viz.: Harrison, Peltz, L. Leonard, and Clark. Harry Harrison, stellar quarter- back, was named as a halfback on the all-scholastic team. Ray Peltz, Les Leonard, and Bill Leonard received honorable mention for the same team. Incidentally, Harrison is next year's captain. The following players were recipients of the varsity award and gold football as a token of the championship: Harrison, Donaldson, Rosenberger, Nannos, Peltz, Pitman, Bensinger, Clarke, Captain Schreep, Mackay, Howard, Lennon, L. Leonard, W. Leonard and Elberson. THE RECORD OF THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1933 Page 23

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SOCCER After a mediocre season the booters reposed in sixth place in the league. Show- ing a record of three victories, three ties and seven losses, one can readily under- stand the final position. The number of tie games was one reason for the league standing depth. The other reason was the non-support of the student body. Re- cipients of the varsity W were: Downs, Bagot, Hofstetter, Gordon, Campbell, Nicol, Reese, Ferraris, Rubenstein, Field, Watman, and Herman. SWIMMING The Natators, after one of the poorest seasons a Speedboy squad has ex- perienced in a long time, finished seventh in the Public High League. Again due to lack of student support and also material, this team was forced to accept defeat upon defeat. Members of the team were Captain Benditt, Emory, Rabin, Keen, Cooper, and Fagen. In spite of handicaps they managed to beat West Catholic. BASKETBALL In finishing second to Southern in the B league, Western's Cagers com- pleted one of the most brilliant seasons in recent years. The squad was composed of Harrison, Donaldson, Leonard, Busha, Lott, Duboff, Conard, Nannos, and Rosenberger. Among the defeated teams were, Central, Overbrook, Northeast, and VVest Catholic. Harrison was leading scorer and Leonard was an All-Public High selection. CROSS-COUNTRY With Berger, Williams, Dickerson, Carroll, Lane, Zahn, Pollock, and Garcia finishing in that order in the finals, W'estern's harriers climaxed a very successful season. Coach Hughes should be complimented because he had nary a letterman with which to form the team. GYM With men like Stern, Hexter, Koehler, McClure, Sabater, Krangle, and Hill, West Philly enjoyed unusual success from the gymnasts. Coach Keebler directed the squad. TENNIS The fall team passed a fairly successful season with the following players: Misler, Steinberg, Goldblatt, Lipshutz, Yaskin, Goldman, and Marmon. Prospects are much brighter for the spring season. BASEBALL For the second consecutive season the Speedboys finished below the first divi- sion. The only bright light during the season came in the form of a 3-2 victory over Overbrook. Craig, pitcher, was the most consistent performer on the squad. It can THE RECORD OF THE CLASS OF JUNE, 1933 Page 25