Bay City Junior College - Crucible Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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whee. GR GAG) Bol : Front Row-—Herb Bean, Virgil Meisel, Francis Barnett. Back Row—Jack Ferris, Frank Tennant, Walter Hewitt, Bryce Adie, Phillip Patterson, Wesley Timm, Llewellyn Immerman, Emery Glancz. Swimming B CITY Junior College’s swimming team enjoyed another successful season. The tankers won two out of three dual meets and placed third at the State meet, repeating the record of last year’s squad. And this certainly is not a bad record taking into considera- tion the fact that the splashers practiced only twice a week. Almost an entirely new squad will perform for Coach Hood next season as the team loses all but Ferris, Tennant, Barnett, Bean, Hewitt, Patterson. Others bidding for places on this season’s team will probably fill the gaps left by the graduation of Meisel, Thorson, J. MacPhail, Fischer, and Adie. The swimmers and their events were as follows: Bryce Adie, 50 yards; Herb Bean, diving, breaststroke, relay; Jack Ferris, backstroke; Floyd Fischer, backstroke; Walt Hewitt, diving, relay; Joseph MacPhail, 100 yards, 220 yards; Virgil Meisel, breastroke; Phil Patterson, 100 yards, 220 yards, relay; Frank Tennant, backstroke; Howard Thor- son, 50 yards free, relay; Francis Barnett, 100 yards, 220 yards. In the first contest of the season ,the local team dropped a decision to Flint by a 42-21 score. However, the tankers came back to vindicate themselves, stopping Muskegon 36-27 -n the next meet. In a return dual meet with Flint, our swimmers amply gained revenge for their previous defeat with a brilliant victory of 40-26. At the state Junior College Swimming meet held at Michigan State College pool, Bay City took third place with 18 points being nosed out by Flint J.C. for second honors. High- land Park took first place with 30 points, followed by Flint with 19 , points. The swimmers who placed at the state meet are Patterson, Thorson, Bean, Ferris, and Meisel. Student interest in the swimming team this year took a decided turn for the better. All home meets were well-attended, and the team was well-supported. Particular interest was manifested in the state meet. With such backing by the student body, Bay City’s natators should go a long way in Junior College circles next year. Likewise considerably more interest has been shown in all J.C. teams than in former years. re

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Sores .@ he Ure iB Lik record of five victories and not a single defeat in the Junior College Conference struck a snag in the Bay City determined forces by being handed a stinging 26-25 defeat. Bay City led 12-9 at the half, but the Panthers came back vigorously in the second half to take a nine point margin. Mainly, through the efforts of several substitutes, Walther in particular, who caged two field goals and one free throw in the last few minutes of the game, we were able to defeat the Panthers, this being Highland Park’s first defeat by another Junior College. Next year, Letchfield, Meisel, Thorson, and Walther will be gone. With Freidinger, Kreulen, and Wood of the regulars and Arndt, Barnett, Hartingh, Learman, Muir, and Oglestone of the “‘seconds’’ returning, Bay City should place a formidable team in the J.C. Conference in 1933. “Bob” Wood led individual scoring, with “Les” Freidinger a close second. Individual scoring and the seasons record follow: Individual Scorers Season’s Record Player B. F Pts Bay i@ity, 4s... 14 Jackeons —.. 14.29 Wacdiads.c. ate. 27. (28, 16 62 Bay Citys... 27 Plime) «2. F eZ] Freidinger, f..... :4 23 4 50 Bay Cay ©. 7! 2 Grand Rapids...27 Kereuleriace.e=. 9 7. Te 12 4 4| Bay Gity:.- 4. 36 Port Huron.....2 Letchfield, f......... 15 A 37 Baye City. Ss: 26 Port Huron.....16 THOMON Bi ceouasns 13 8 34 Eas. @iby 4. 30 Muskegon...... 31 Mierelet. - 2... 7 54 4 eye Bay Citye,...-2 26 Grand Rapids. . .30 Walter 6: os... 4. -« 4 3 1] Bay Gity=. ... it Muskegon...... 34 Aenaligge sie 2 kk 2 0 4 Bag atye. 08. . Bis Fl eee? Barnett: Sics.....-. | 0 vi BavrCigy.: ec 26 Highland Park . .25 ‘Recalse -2 ctu EOE Bg 273 Totals’ 37. .°273 Potals. 6. 257 Track Ro the first time in the history of the institution, Junior College organized a track team which team did not fare so well. With inadequate preparation and training the team entered tne state meet at Flint on May 14. The only point came through the efforts of Birdsey Learman, who took fourth place in the pole-vault. Grand Rapids, with a very well-balanced team, copped first honors with 77 points; Muskegon placed second; Flint, third, and Highland Park, fourth. In this meet, several conference records were broken. Bay City’s team was composed of Andy Moore, doing the 100 and 220 yard dashes and broadjump; Francis Barnett, the 100 yard dash; O. J. LaFontaine, the 220 yard dash; George Butterfield and Blake Clark, the half-mile;' John Richardson, the quarter-mile and broad jump; Louis Herrig, quarter-mile; Ed McManmon, shot-put; Birdsey Learman, shot-put, high jump, and pole-vault; Al Jonas and Jack Ferris, 220 yard low hurdles; and Virgil Meisel, mile run. With the year’s experience, Junior College should develope some exceptional track teams in future years. [ 20 |

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leks puch Ueals mile. ront Row—Edward LaBerge, Elson Hood, coach; Daniel Sullivan. Front Row—Elson Hood coach, Walter Leesch Second Row— John Keho, Lamar Skelton, Donald Oakes, Morris Kreulen. Second Row—Ralph Waehner, Elmer Preston Golf AY CITY Junior College’s golf team for 1932, has completed the season with a record of one victory, two defeats, and one tie in dual meets, and fourth place in the state meet. Due to persistently bad weather, the divot diggers got a late start. Hank Hart’s ineligibility crippled the squad during the entire season. After swamping Flint on their own course by eight strokes in their first match, the Hoodmen lost the next one to Highland Park by a bare one point margin. In the third match Bay City dropped a return engagement to Flint by one stroke. The boys shot good golf here, but were unable to compete with the sub-eighty shooting of Flint’s star number one player. The team turned in a low medal score of 329 in a return meet with Highland Park, although the Parkers tied them. As a result of this last dual meet, Bay City was expected to place high in the state meet. But the prophecy did not hold true. The team turned in a total score of 368 to place fourth. Smith was low man with an 83, Leesch shot 90, Waehner, 91, and Preston 104. Grand Rapids won with a medal score of 314. Tennis ALTHOUGH losing all of the matches played this year, Bay City has afforded stiff 4 competition to all junior colleges it has met in tennis. In fact, the opposing coaches have admitted that the Bay town is their most feared snag. The team was made up this year of Pete LaBerge, veteran of 1931, Morris Kreulen, John Keho, Dan Sullivan, Don Oakes, and Lamar Skelton. Kreulen, Keho, and Sullivan will be back next year to form the nucleus of the 1933 net squad. Bay City dropped matches to Flint twice and Highland Park twice. In the state meet every Bay City player was eliminated in the first round. Both Coach Elson C. Hood and the players were satisfied with the team’s showing, since the netters were extremely handicapped due to the lack of practice time and courts. Some of the matches played in Bay City this year were held on the courts of J. Stanley See, Bay City business man, to whom the school is grateful for that service. And so the tennis year ends, one of losses, but one of good sportsmanship and tre- mendous student interest. [22 |