American High School - Anahuac Yearbook (Mexico City, Mexico)

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Center Allphin, driving neatly behind La Salle's de la Concha l11l, pops in an easy lay-up for a tally. Taking advantage of their greater height and experience the Eagles of the Univer- sidad La Salle defeated the AHS Bears three of the four games played. The first two games were played on February 1 and 2 at the La Salle gym, noted for its excitable crowds. La Salle won 62-51, despite an early AHS rally led by high scor- ing forward Cliff Gehrke that shocked the Eagle fans. In the second game La Salle indicated that they were prepared for any AHS surprise as they rolled to an apparent- ly easy 46-33 victory. The third game, played at our gym, on Friday, February 9, was a repeat perfor- mance as the Eagles rode on their expe- rience and height to a painless 43-34 vic- tory. In the final game, Saturday night. the AHS Bears turned the tables and shocked La Salle in a tremendous 65-33 victory. The Bears played one of their finest games of the season, dominating the boards, causing many turnovers, and relying on high-point man Richard Kaufman and uncontrollable Cliff Gehrke for offen- sive action. NIVERSIDAD LA SALLE in rx: Guard Baumann Guard Small l7J pushes a wrestles Car enas l9l for jumper past Macias' l7J possession, s Gehrke and outstretched hand, Allphin l21l , ove in to- assist. ' AHS LA SALLE February 1: 51 62 February 2: 35 48 ' 7 February 9- 34 43 6' de la Concha U11 easily bats ball away from 5'8 Ron February 10: 65 33 Spjut l10l. ' I ad v . as Frank Gehrke i101 Charle Baumann l1 2J Warren Hastey l4i Guard Guard Forward Freshman Senior y Junior 286

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Allphin battles Patria's Alatorre 1141 on the Bears' offensive board, as Hoff 1151 moves into release position. In the most, astounding upset of the season, the AHS Bears nicked Instituto Patria in their first encounter, on Tuesday. January 16, but lost the second time, thus splitting the two game series. Patria had a highly-rated and tall basket- ball team. In the previous year this team had won the Catholic Schools' champion- ship and had come in third place in the city tournament. However, the Bears soon tarnished their lofty reputation with a 39-38 thriller. Forward Cliff Gehrke culminated his high-hitting by scoring with a beautiful lunging lay-up with four seconds left on the clock and thereby gave the AHS a well- merited victory. The Bears overcame their height and age disadvantage as they grab- bed more rebounds, thus monopolizing ball control. Revenge for Patria came Thursday night, as superior height and guard Lombera's 28 points proved too much for the AHS. Patria played an excellent game and was obviously prepared for any possible AHS upset, as indicated by the 48-53 score. AHS PATRIA January 16: 39 38 January 18: 48 53 STI TUTO PATRI Patria's Facha 191 gains offensive rebound as Bears' Hogg 151 vainly struggles to screen out both Rovzar 181 and Carmona 171. Patria captain Rovzar 181 is aided by coaches Kirkpatrick and Marshall after being fouled on a lay-up. Bears huddle for clutch time-out instructions as they trail 37-38 with 25 seconds remaining on the clock. x-. - -. A .- -, f. , 4. - . .,, , . E f .' ' Cliff Gehrke 1221 Bob Feldmann 1131 Al Allphin 1211 Forward Center Center Senior Junior Junior 285

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S TOURNAME T Bear guard Spjut l10J stuffs driving Benemerito forward Nava l6'l as he vainly attempts to score on a lay-up. ,, A 'Q'q.f1f j .f . . f ' ' -- if ,re1.':'-'Q' A 553'--1 t.. Karate-chopping defender Tom Clark l14J unsuccessfully attempts to deflect an easy jumper by Grada l12J. The American High School held its second Annual Invitational Basketball Tournament March 1 and 2. La Salle, Benemerito de las Americas, and CUM were invit- ed to play a round-robin tourn- ament with the AHS Bears at the host's gym. The first game pitted La Salle against Benemerito in a nerve- wracking game that went into over- time. With the support of a tre- mendous Mormon crowd, Beneme- rito eked out a two point victory in the final seconds. ln Friday night's second game the AHS Bears tasted revenge a- gainst CUM, as they nabbed a very decisive victory, 58-45, much to the joy of the student body. The following night, the previous losers, La Salle and CUM, battled through a thrilling overtime. In the end La Salle pulled out a close victory and third place in the tour- nament. Immediately following this game. the championship contest between Benemerito and the AHS was held. In an excellent and exciting game, the Bears finished on top, 76-72, and thereby copped the coveted championship trophy. The Bears exhibited true championship cali- ber, as, led by leading rebounder and high scorer Gehrke, they con- trolled the boards and shot excel- lently the entire night. 11 The Bears and the spoils. W L AHS 2 0 BENEMERITO 1 1 LA SALLE 1 1 CUM 0 2 Bear forward Jauregul 1111 battles Benemerito's Segura 151 for a defensive rebound as Gehrke screens out Nava l14l. 287