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

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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

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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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l STUDE TS FLU I M,,Qlf, S: sf.-.-J 35514 Vg fl r- la . '5 N ' -V' . - Q.. -s, -gn 'I f r - - we nm: - .1 , f so-ajggr f.,5,xfQnf? , . 1 -x :f ,. Evswwwswgfvwelsfr lixv fFW'e Z m .,4 . V . Q , g g Ax ,A -f z 'rf' ra at Q T ' - f f- .,l. Q Sri u Q L J wxlfif 5 1 ' ' f , i A-. ' ras ttf ' - 'if 'Kic ,ue.Ne V2 , As Gehrke dribbles off into the distance, Diaz H and Miller trail in the dust. Meanwhile, back at usually Pfepafes for 3 eb0Und-H the ranch, Small and Bennett take two to tango. Kast patiently observes and tolerates Hoff rebounding antics. This year's Student-Faculty game found a fine Senior team completely dominating a pick-up faculty squad by a score of 41 to 17. l The Senior team, led by five Var- sity veterans IHoff, Gellrke, Bau- mann, Kaufman, and Smlalli took the lead from the very beginning and held it throughout. High scorer Dennis Small, with 24 points, pilot- ed the student attack and was aided by seniors Kennedy, Casa- nova, Martins, Appolonio, and Nyen- huis in a successful victory drive. The faculty team was led by coaches Miller and Kirkpatrick, with ten and five points respectively, and supported by professors Kast, Frohmader, Monod, Contreras, Diaz, Bennett, and of course, Max. Yet even their vast experience and know-how proved insufficient in view of the Seniors' excellent con- ditioning and superior coaching. 4 lfi . 'Nm f , Mr. Kast, when waiting for a free-throw, one Back to back, belly to belly,1 Hoff easily bats the ball away from an agonizing Frohmader, I xy il. ., .il 7 29-1. I u 51 . J . l V 1 l F . 'Y-, 4,751 .nu ji 1 .. 41 , ' '1 -5 D K' Bill, you take over for a while, l'm pooped, says l fouled Miller? Y0u're One T0 talk. Allphinlf' Kirkpatrick as the Seniors move down court. observes Small heatedlY- FACULTY 41-17 i 2 nz. .