Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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26 ' Abraham Lincoln High School ATHLETICS l mops vi: rs With seven letter- men returning for the basketball sea- son, Coach McClain was able to present on the cage floor a well-balanced team. Lettermen returning included : Leno Chiesa. Jack Cleary, Don Davis, Howard Faust, Orville Goens, Bill Gooding and Chuck Parker. With only two weeks of practice be- fore the opening game, Lincoln de- feated Vallev Junc- tion 29-18, after get- ting off to a slow start in the first quarter. In their next con- ARDEN I. McCLAIN, Head Coach test the Maroon- Gold cagers nosed out the Alumni, 28-26, on the night of the Fiesta. Stuart Geil, Maurice and Mike Graziano, Bob Keefer and Dick Locke composed the Alum quintet. Traveling to Guthrie Center the following night, the Railsplitters beat Guthrie in a rough battle, 36-30. This game was played without the assistance of Coach McClain as was the game against the Alumni. During Christinas vacation, the Little Dutchmen from Pella came to the Lynx gym only to be defeated in a thrilling game, 34-30. East High traveled across town to defeat the Maroon and Gold hoopsters in the first city series game, 29-22. The Red and Black cagers stopped a last half rally to win. Playing superior ball, Lincoln upset the Roughriders 27-21 iii their second city series game. The Maroon players quelled a last quarter rally to win the only city series battle of the season. The Railsplitters defeated Guthrie Center for the second time this season, 28-24 on Lincoln ' s floor. East rallied in the last quarter to defeat the Railsplitters who held a three-point lead with four minutes to play. 20-15. Playing Ogden in the first game of the year between the two schools, Lincoln returned home with a victory after little competition, by the score of 45-20. Perry ' s high flying Bluejays took revenge and defeated Lincoln 34-33 on the Lynx floor in one of the most exciting battles of the year. McClain ' s cagers lost another city series game to the Roughriders in Drake ' s fieldhouse, 36-18. Facing Ogden on the home floor for the second time, Lincoln easily trounced them 40-11. Playing North High on the Armory floor, in the last city series battle, the Maroon-Gold cagers lost by the count of 22-14. After a disastrous showing in city series games, Lincoln practiced a week before participating in the sectional meet. ri- i L , Meeting North for the third time in the season, Mc- Clain ' s men turned the tables by defeating the Polar Bears on their home floor 22-20 in a heated contest. A last sec- ond basket by Chiesa upsetting the dope. The night following, Lincoln trimmed Johnston in a Semi-final round battle 35-12. In the final, the Maroon cagers lost to Roosevelt by a count of 35-18. Playing their last game under Arden I. McClain ' s coaching were: Leno Chiesa, Eugene Crook, Frank Domanico and James Louberto. The season ended with Lincoln winning eleven and dropping seven contests, six of which were lost to city opponents. MEN OF Till: DIAMOND With basketball over for another year, Coach McClain issued the first call for baseball candidates to report for opening practice. Seven lettermen returned for further competition this year with twenty-three other boys also fighting for positions. The veterans include: John Ander- son, Leno Chiesa, Howard Faust, Roy Knight, Warren Randall, Max Shelton, and Jerry Tavenner. With Randall pitching five-hit ball, Lincoln won the opener of the season by defeating Grimes on the home field, 8-2. In the first city series battle, McClain ' s sluggers lost a heart-breaker to North by the score of 5-3. Randall gave the Polar Bears two hits in the first inning and then settled down by blanking them the rest of the game. Three walks, a hit batsman, one error and two hits gave North four runs in the opening inning and a victory. The Railsplitters were downed by Dowling on the Lynx diamond 5-3, for the second defeat of the season. A pair of errors in the fourth and another in the fifth produced three runs for the opponents and a victory to keep their slate clean. Lincoln won its first city series battle of the season by defeating Roosevelt 6-5 on the ' Riders diamond. After being defeated by Dowling in a previous contest, the Railsplitters came back to win 9-4. Lincoln downed the Roosevelt nine for the second time this spring, 8-1. Chiesa, Knight, Shelton and Randall, regulars, will be the only losses via the graduation route. FIGHTING AGAINST TIME Competing and making respectable showings at various meets throughout the season, the Lincoln cindermen com- pleted a fairly successful track campaign. Although not placing first or second at the Drake, Orient, and Valley Junction relays, city indoor, city out- door, district, and state meets, the Lynx runners displayed undying spirit in their attempt to compile necessary points for victory. According to Coach Lorin H. GraafT, next spring ' s squad should rank higher in the city and state rankings because of the loss of only one man through graduation. Mike O ' Mara, hurdler, is the only trackster lost by gradua- tion to the track team. Clifford Fisher, candidate for the state one-mile championship, has won two thirds and one second place at the Orient, city outdoor, and district meets, respectively. He is, without question, the outstanding member of the track squad this semester.

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Drs fSMoineSy Iowa June ig$6 25 Beginners in Integrity x X x ; X X X JUNIOR COUNCIL AND JUNIOR CHARACTER COMMISSION Rcaditifi from left to tight, back roiv: Colacino, Beattie, Ward, Boesch, Tompkmson, Dooley; Cartnel, treasurer Junior Character Com- mission; DeArmand, Jarnagin; S. B. Hill, Junior Council counselor. Third row: Newton, Harlen, C. Anderson; Sheffler, president Junior Character Commission; S. Gillotti, president Junior Student Council; Merry, Van (Jinkel, Zapata, Schaffer, Grate, Peterson; A. Coventry, counselor for Junior Character Commission. Second row: Wright, secretary Junior Character Commission; Mazzei, Larson, E. Evans, Millar; Miller, secretary Junior Council; A. Evans. McClain, McCormick; Krister, vice president Junior Council. First roxv: Riley, Kingkade, Soluri, Parker; A. Overholser, vice president Junior Character Commission; Campbell, Tarn; Brooks, treasurer Junior Council; Allison. X x ; X X X x ; X Integrity in Friendship . . . in Qolor rj fj pf W crp qrb drp rb ° °x °x X X 3sC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X so n SENIOR INTERNATIONAL AND SENIOR ART CLUBS Reading from left to right, back row: F. Gillotti, president Art Club, vice president International Club; ronini; Hcrgstrom, president International Club; Irwin, vice president Art Club; H. Casady, T. Procopio. Third roiv: F. Jaquinta, Sposeto, Torri; Trindle, secretary Art Club, treasurer International Club; I. B. Quigley, director International Club; Da Volt, Mote. Second row: McCaw. YVoodard, Cohron, T. Jaquinta, Kemp; J. Lewis, director Art Club; Kintz, Beebe. First row: R. Procopio, Peterson; Chrisinger, treasurer Art Club; Tarn, secretary International Club; Comiskey, Simpson. Cox.

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Des £Moines. Ioiva June ig$6 27 A T H L E T I P. MURRAY WORK. Tenuis Couch RACQUETEERS With the end of the tennis season nearing, the tennis squad under the direction of P. Murray Work, tennis coach and junior general science in- structor, will close a none too success- ful season. Members of the team include Robert Bergstrom, Lloyd Burnstedt, Richard Comiskey, Eugene Crook, James Kolls, Earl Fiske, Edmond Koons, Roland Stebbins, and Robert Whiteley. Meeting East High in their first match of the season the Lynx racketeers lost a 5-1 decision. Roland Stebbins, No. 3 man, being the only one to win. In the next match the Railsplitters were shut out bv Roose- velt, 6-0. In the last city series contest, North High defeated the Lynx 5-1. Stebbins again being the only one to win for 1 ,mcoln. Edmond Koons, Xo. 1 man, who plays a driving game, has lost several close matches this spring, failing to win points only when most needed. Eugene Crook, No. 2 man, who had not lost a singles match during the tenth and eleventh grades, failed to gain his usual form, losing all of his singles matches this semes- ter. Stebbins, who plays a steady, chop game, went to the semi-finals of the district meet and is hard to beat once he starts to click. Richard Comiskey, No. 4 man. and a tenth grader who has plenty of good strokes, should develop into an excel- lent player before graduation. Next fall the tennis squad will be greatly handicapped by the loss of Koons, Crook and Stebbins, June ' 36, and one, two and three men respectively. Lloyd Burnstedt, June ' 36, a member of the second doubles team will grad- uate this week. BATTLING OLD MAN PA R By placing second in the city meet held on the Wood- side links, Tuesday, May 19, the Lincoln golf team ended one of the most successful seasons in history. Winning six out of seven meets is proof that the golf squad experienced a successful year. A close match lost to the Roosevelt Roughriders, 1935 state champions, by a 7-5 score, was the only defeat that marred the Railsplitters ' record. The six victims in the path of the victorious Railsplitter golfers included East; North, twice; Dowling, Valley Junc- tion, and Marshalltown. Orville Goens, Robert Joss, James Louberto, and Earl Mason composed this spring ' s varsity. Norman Cook, second stringer, and Louberto will be lost to the squad via the graduation route. According to Coach W. M. Morgenthaler, next year ' s outlook is exceptionally bright. Joss and Mason, coupled with Robert Gallagher, De Wayne Stebbins, and Lloyd Tate, who need only additional seasoning, should produce a championship team next spring, 1937. POINT EARNERS Lincoln Girls ' Athletic Association (G. A. A.) is the only organization which awards senior girls ' monograms with the exception of the tennis and golf teams. Letters given by this organization are- based on a point system, by which every member working for a letter must have her points evenly distributed over six activities, including intramural games, refereeing, all major and most minor sports, leadership in gym classes and work in physical training. Awards given are as follows: numeral, 300 points; monogram, 500 points; city monogram, 1,000 points; extra ring, 1.500 points. Eunice Cripe, girls ' gymnasium instructor and director of G. A. A., has begun an interesting experiment by having round-robin tournaments among senior girls after school, both for basketball and baseball. Minor sports ' tourna- ments have also been held during the year. More active girls in G. A. A. who will be graduated in June include: Mabel Beattie, Eleanore Hern, Pauline Gian- EUNICE M. CRIPE, Girls ' Coach nobule, Betty McCaw. Mildred Murphy, Mary Oliver, Frances Stumpf, Betty Tarn. SPLASHING AHEAD Lincoln ' s swimming squad which has been progressing slowly, due to lack of interest among students, placed third in the last two city champion- ship meets, by defeating East High. Four outstanding members of the vear ' s team will be lost by graduation. They include: Dan Harlow, Jack Mains, Richard Robertson, back- strokers; and Max Shelton, freestyler. All of these boys have been swimming in competition for the Lynx during the past three years. Coach GraafF has many promising fall, and is confident that with the experience during the summer, he will ing the team well balanced in spite through graduation. LORIN H. ( i KAA YY, Sw imming Coach candidates for next boys gaining more be c apable of kcep- the heavy losses