Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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 The 1934 Fricassee BCXI.MG CHAMPIONSHIP The Orevn and Gold mittmen punched their way to the Southeastern Louisiana boxing championship, scoring 32 ooints. They also captured the heavyweight crown In that district. 20 ot their points being in the mammoth division. Showing surprising skill tor a first year team, the local scrappers lied Bolton and Luicher tor second place in the state tournament. They also tied Neville High ot Monroe for the heavyweight crown, but were given the trophy for having the heaviest man. The lettermen: Jules ■•Peanut” Rosenthal. 90 pound , was the regular representative for the entire season. He was eliminated in the district tourney. Albert Michael was an almost sure point-winner in every meet. He was second In the Southeastern Louisiana tourney and won third in the state mlxup. Len •'Teedv” Harrell. 105 pounds, fought Ills way to a second in the district meet, but was eliminated in the first round of the state duel. Mike Bar bat o. 112 pounds, earned his letter by turning in a few good tights, though he was late getting started. He was eliminated in the district fights. Vince Vlcaro was another almost sure victor in the 118-pound class. He won a district championship, but lost in the first round of the state meet. J. L. Golson. 126 pounds, used a clever left to tab his way into a district third and a state second. J. D. Addison. 135 pounds, won a second place in the sectional scraps and a third In the state fracas. Clold Thibodeaux. 145 pounds, gained a second place In the district and a fourth at the state. Rimer Lee Pineapple” Harrison. 155 pounds, was the team's heaviest hitter. He slugged his way to a second place In the district meet, but was a victim of a lucky punch in tnc first round of the state tourney. Elton “Toble Graves. 165 pounds, won first place in the district mixup and fourth In the slate. Gayle Stormy” Mongol, 175 pounds, ranks with J. L. Golson as the team’s best boxers. Gayle Jabbed his way to a district championship and came back to win a second place In the state tournament. Carroll Bozeman, unlimited class, won only a third in the district meet, but came back to gather in the Bulldogs’ only state championship. K. D. ’’Red” Nihert. 118 pounds, was a speedy reserve who accounted for quite a few points In dual meets and pul on many good exhibitions. Only three of this car’s lcttcrrr.cn will be lost to the squad. Toble Graves and J. L. Golson will graduate, while the 20-year age limit will bar J. L . Addison from further composition. At the end of the season Elmer Lee Harrison was elected honorary captain for the 1934 season. Gayle Mon get was voted alternate captain. BULLDOGS 24: RESERVE ... BULLDOGS 6 : 30GALUSA 6 BULLDOGS .........4 4.’ MORGAN CITY . 4 4 BULLDOGS MORGAN CITY BULLDOGS 7 : LAFAYETTE BULLDOGS 54: BOLTON 64 BULLDOGS BOLTON BULLDOGS 8 ; LAFAYETTE I BULLDOGS ....64: BOCALUSA I WON—3: LOST—4: TIED—2 Twenty.two

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 IK ACM. TEAM The Bulldog cinder path followers never expected a State championship track team when the large group of small aspirants stepped on the cinders for the first time In December. With only tour lettermen, an Inexperienced track squad won the I-afayette relays with 2» point . Upon returning from the relay carnival, they swept through a triangular meet with Istrouma and Baker, to win with 62 points. The Green and Gold spikemen were prepared for the Stnte Rally after winning duel meets with Bolton ('33 State champs) and the Jesuits, with sweeping victories. They regained the State title by amassing 51 points, which was a record number of points. Captain Kenner Day. capable and worthy, came back after an aliACk of malaria to lead his team-mates to the State championship. He won the pole vault, took third In the HO. and ran anchor man on the record-breaking mile relay team. Alternate Captain Jim Martin was a great asset toward the team's morale and training. He won the half-mile and mile In dual meets and won the half-mile In the State rally. Gene Davis won the 100 and 200 in all dual mect3, and broke Into excellent competition and won second in the 100 and second in the 220 In the State rally. Karl Bomar came through throughout the season to win the Javelin and broad Jump. He brought in ten points in the State rally. Jumping 22 feet 6 Inches and throwing the Javelin 160 feet. Frank Lewis always was a 10-polnt winner and In the State rally he climaxed his high school career by being a member of the record-breaking mile relay team. Sidney Cowart, hop. step and Jumper, was the kind of a competitor who Jumped two feet better than he ever did In the State rally to win his event. J. C. Phillippc was a consistent winner in the high Jump He Jumped several Inches over his head throughout the season. Mack Avants did the team's shot-putting. He had to compete with the best high school shot-potters thal have ever been in the State. B. W. Wax ran second only to Frank Lewis In the hurdles and was a member of the record-breaking mile relay team. Frank O'Neal threw the discus farther than any other B. R. H. S. man has ever done. He took third place In the State rally. Larry Landry ran the 440 along with X. Day and was a member of the record-breaking mile relay team. Bob Martin ran the half-mile along with his brother Jim and was always ready to run on the mile relay-team. Tootsie Denny ran the sprints along with Davis and high Jumped with Thillippe. He was a member of the U0 relay team that won first In the Lafayette relays. Emile Noto was a member of the 140 relay team and ended the season as a quarter-miler. He was anchor man for the sprint relay at I-afayette. Ashby Cobb was another member of the sprint relay team and ran the 100 and 220 with Davis against Jesuits. Krnest Spro’.es was an understudy for Captain Day In the pole vault and hop. step and Jumped second to Cowart He was nn 11-foot pole-vaulter. Dewey Holden Is one of the best examples of what perseverance and determination will do. With no native ability, he has made the grade. The lettermen who have represented the Green and Gold for their last time are: Captain Kenner Day. Jim Martin. Karl Bomar. Frank Lewis. Dewey Holden. Earnest Sproles. Ashby Cobb, Mack Avants and Larry Landry. The 1034 Fricassee