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

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16 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL ' DES MOINES, IOWA X-a-4+ SWISI-I - BASKETS -- POINTS WITH the football season closed, the Lynx basket- with all members of both teams playing good ball. eers started Working out under Coach I-Iarris. Opening their South Central Conference play on Four veterans of last year's first team are return- their home court the Lynx beat Pella by the score ing with some capable members of last year's sec- of 35 to 25. Starting off with a lead which they ond team. The veterans returning never relinquished, the Railsplitters are Bob Camp, lunior Kinny, Ralph I played superb ball. Traveling away Mauro, and Dick Rittel, from home for their next game Lin- Before the first game Coach I-Iarris 00111 conquered WIUTGTSGTI 0 C0Uf0T' ioioliool the iollowioo boys lor his ence rival, 24 to l5. Although some- first team. The first team members Whflf handicapped bY WIUISTSSTIS ore: Bob Comp, Dick Comp, lui-iioi small floor the Railsplitters played a Kinny, Iohn Anderson, Ralph Mauro, 9000- bfflnd 0f 10011- Bob Richards, Dick Rittel, Adam In the last game, before the Christ- Sterling, Don Slye, Harold Saltzman, mas holidays, Lincoln was host to and Wilbur Warburton. Valley Iunction and blemished their Cogch l-lofi-Tis loses the following conference record by losing 23 to 20. l00YS Gt mld'Y90fT Qf0dU0Ii01'13 l0l'1U Scoring a basket in the last fifteen AI'1dG1'SOI'l, Bob Ccifflp, Bob RlChUfdS, Seccnds of the gclfne East Won Q Und Wilbur W0TbUfI0U- hard fought city series battle from Lincoln opened the season against Lincoln 20 to l9. Earl Rodine's bas- Minburn and lost a thrilling game l ket was the climax to a thrilling by the score of I7 to IB. There were I game in Which the lead changed no individual stars of the game CQACH HARRIS often. 4, Lynx Team Shootin I-Ilgh , 452 Have their eye on the basket . . . Back row: left to right, Coach Harris, Ralph Mauro, Donald Slye, Dick Camp, Harold Saltzman, Iohn Anderson, First row: Iunior Kenny, Bob Camp, Adam Sterling, Bob Richards, Wilbur Warburton.

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'f'k'5': SENIOR RAILSPLITTER ' IANUARY, l938 15 Deadline Rendezvous Greenhorn Pen-pushers. Back row: left to right, R. Comisky, M. Macri, A. Gazza, K. Smith, D. Andriano, B. Cox, D. Malloy, R. Mauro, G. Brownbridge, L. Brooks, E. Hughes, F. Iaquinta, I. Munger, D. Stebbinsi, L. Baker, H. Nelson. Second row: H. Hougharn, R, Thomas, D, Slye, K. Kottmeier, L, Fini, M, Pratt, A. Caldwell, I. Faxel, A. Nizzi, M. Clark, M. Wareham, R. Mote, C. Anderson, S. Pascuzzi, C. Bohanno, I. Fazio, E. Tucker, E. Norman, B. Cox, M. Oliver, H. DeVall, L. Fontanini, M. Simpson, D. Desmond, L. Barnes, R. Grange, B. Davis, M. Civitate, I. Thomas, Henry Sanders, practice teacher, M. Pasinelli, M. Ellis, M, Leo, M. Calvert. Embryo Iournalists Future Rczilsplitter news-hounds . . . Back row: lett to right, D. Malloy, sponsor, H. Coburn, M. Gray, L. Nizzi, R. Iohnson, M. Faxel, M, Nungesser, G. Bloomquist B. Wallace, L. Rank, B. Pettet, M. Wright, M, Simpson, Second row: B. Cox, sponsor, G. Nizzi, M. Ausilio, A. Andriano, L. Murphy R, Iackson, D. Gustafson, K. Kottmeier, F. Newberg, W. Dunagan, L. Bell, C. Kent, H. L. Christiansen, instructor. First row: K. Uhlrnan, B. Malloy, O. Palmieri, F. Mazzei, I. La Porte, R. Houke, I. Andriano, F, Leo, G. Oliver, C. Anania, T. Sposeto, I. Buccello. .SQ H

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V T-T?' 1 -9-E+: SENIOR RAILSPLITTER ' IANUARY, 1938 l7 l937 BLOCKERS - TACKLERS - PUNTERS THE season was rather successful by the fact that the Lynx won a title-share in the South Central con- ference title. half. Anderson and Stevens played best for Lincoln while McGill led Roosevelt to victory. Playing on a muddy field the Lynx were defeated by North 20 to U. Lincoln was out-weighed and out- played by the Polar Bears who had one of the best teams in their school history. The Railsplitters opened their season against Ames at East high stadium and lost to the powerful Ames eleven 37 to U. Ames was led to victory by George Underwood, fleet back, while Anderson and Rittel played well for Lincoln. Ames went on to finish their season unbeaten. Dick Rittel, Lincoln Captain, was injured in this game and was out of the lineup for four weeks. With a weeks rest under their belt the Lynx made their South Central conference debut against Pella at the East high field and won l8 to O. Slye, Andere son, and Sterling led the Railsplitter attack while Menning played best for Pella. Opening their city series schedule against a heavy Roosevelt team, Lincoln lost 33 to U. Holding Roose- velt scoreless most of the first half, the Lynx faltered under the onslaught of the Roughriders in the last Forward Wall Growing Stronger Traveling to Winterset for their second conference game, Winterset was held to a scoreless tie by the Railsplitters. Lincoln had the ball on their oppon- ents' two yard line with only two minutes of the game remaining, only to fumble on an off tackle smash and lose their scoring chance. Playing at lndianola on Armistice day before a large homecoming crowd the Lynx played spirited ball to gain a 6 to 6 tie. Rittel and Anderson in the backfield and Sterling and Stevens in the line starred for Lincoln while E. Zieke played best for lndianola. This tie game gave Lincoln a tie for the conference title with lndianola. Look forward to '38 season . . . Back row: left to right, Bob Karnes, lack Morgan, Albert Euhrer, Donald Rydberg, Bob Camp, Ladoit Stevens, Second row: P. I. McCormick, Al Demonico, Vincent Pressutti, Sam Gillotti, Dick Camp, Maurice Burlingame, loe Uhlman, Coach Harris. Front row: Donald Slye, Adam Sterling, lohn Anderson, Eugene Norman, Howard Trent, Buster Rodriguez, Billy Rumbah.