Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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mmmWMUlilllllfllillllflflWiliflillililHillillllllliilllliilililiiimml.iiiin.lil ..4g ......ii ..Q iiiiill..ii,l.....iill.lliiiiszrgiiirriiriiniii Putting up a game battle against the sometimes cruel Lady Luck, the Central Tigers lost the final game of the sectional tournament to their bitter rivals, the South Side Archers. The Tigers entered the tournament as strong favorites, but, because the Archers, having received a lucky break in the drawings, played two fairly easy games while the Blue were playing three tilts, two of which were ex- ceptionally tiring, they couldn't fulfill the predictions made. Arcola was easily conquered by the Tigers and the second round put the Hoagland quintet on the Tigers' trail. Hoagland caused the Blue a great deal of worry during the first three quarters, holding the edge throughout those periods. Mendy sent in the first five, whom he had been resting for the afternoon and evening games, at the start of the second half. They immed- iately pulled the game out of the fire, but at the same time tired themselves considerably. From then on the Tigers had the game under control and piled up a score of 34 to 22 on the Hoagland five. North Side's Redskins sank several shots from past the middle of the floor in the last quarter of the semi-final game to overcomea lead of 25-19 and take the lead at 27 to 25. The Tigers gained possession of the ball and made a volley of shots at the basket without being able to connect. Neat finally sank a one hand shot from under the basket to tie the score at 27-all with less than a minute to go. On the next play Neat was fouled in the act of shoot- ing. Stepping to the free throw line with remarkable calmness, he made his first shot count while his second was wide. The gun sounded soon after to end the most exciting battle of the tournament at 28 to 27. In the final game the Archers took the lead at the start and never were headed by the fatigued Tigers. The Tigers, although always behind, never quit trying and displayed that indomitable Central spirit until the final gun cracked,with the score standing 36-23, cruelly shattering their dreams of representing this section of the state at Indianapolis in Indiana's premier basketball tournament. WM vs , idwv TIGER cues 'Q 1:52 A W 612

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1un1 illlllluniulnllmill!!llmlllllillillllllilllllllill 111a uliunnilililllllln 11I1 the gun sounded with the score standing at 25-21. Upsetting the Tigers for the second time in as many years, the Warsaw quintet completely mas- tered the situation and sent the Blue down to defeat by the score of 34 to 23. Speed and accurate shooting by the Tigers spelled defeat for their traditional rivals, South Side, before an overflowing crowd at the latter's home floor on Wednesday, January 16. Both squads possessed excep- tionally tight man-to-man defenses, but the fast break offense used by the Tigers rushed the Archers on their defense, weakening it somewhat. War- field and Neat starred, both in floor play and in point gathering, scoring 14 and 10 points, respectively. This was nearly the entire scoring for the Blue, who garnered a total of 29 points as to 19 for the Green. Bluffton, entertaining the Central Tigers at Bluffton on Friday eve- ning, bowed to them after a nip-and-tuck battle. Steve Sitko proved to be the valuable man that time when he connected for 11 badly needed mark- ers, bringing the score to 31 to 26. As was customary, the Tigers got off to a slow start in the next game featuring the Huntington Vikings. Not for long did the Tigers stay in the wake, however, for Neat again starred with 18 points. In a game in which both the City and the N. E. I. C. championship competition, was handed the Tigers by the Decatur Yellow Jackets, who were beaten by the Tigers earlier in the season. The final score was 31 to 26. North Side's Redskins offered surprisingly little resistance in the sec- ond meeting-of the two teams on February 1. Central had complete con- trol of the game after the first quarter and doubled the score at 32 to 16 by the end of the tilt. The Senators from Washington of East Chicago handed Central its fourth and last defeat in the regular season on February 9 when they scored a field goal with less than a minute to go and then controlled the next tip off to make the final score 31 to 29. In a game in which both the City and the N. S. I. C. championship crowns were at stake the Tigers again romped to victory over the South Side Archers by a score of 35 to 26. Neat and Warfield also starred. as in the previous encounter between these quintets, scoring 16 and 13 points respectively. As a result of this victory Central won the City Basketball Championship and tied the Archers for the lead in the N. E. I. C. race. On the following night Avilla, encountering the same Tiger which had not calmed down in the least, went home with a stinging 38-19 defeat. The second string played the entire game and didn't so much as threaten to give way to the visiting quintet. X As a parting blow to the 1934-35 basketball season the Central High School Tigers handed the Elkhart Blue Blazers a setback to the tune of 31 to 17 in the Central gymnasium on Friday, February 22.

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4llllllilililiffiililiHluml .11, 1alIln,i11HHN.JIil11.Q.l1mnnziaamsnmuuml +111 .. 1.1!. with ,l..l lilUflI1i1+rummnll1..limiinlilillilillrllllI lIHUl lill Coach Murray Mendenhall has presented, this season, a formidable track squad. The Tiger thinly clads won many notable victories in 1935, several of them overwhelming. With the usual beginning of each meet, the 100-yard dash, Central has nearly always garnered the first five points, won by the flying feet of John Charlton, dusky Central sprint star. Charlton is a powerfully built racer, and as much of a football player as a track star. He keeps in strict training during track season and is always in good enough condition to run three or four dashes a meet. John Collias is Central's next best dash man and finds his specialty in the 220 yard event. Another bright light of the Tiger squad is its trio of high jumpers which includes Jim Schroff, 1934 city championg Dick Warfield, of football and basketball fame, and Virgil Riddle, tall basketball star. All three of these boys have hit close to six feet this season and are sure point getters in every meet. Jess Givens, springy broad jumper and potential record breaker, is another sure fire point getter of the Central squad. He has leaped over mother earth for better than 20 feet quite a few times this year. He has been developing very fast this season and is one of the surest bets as yet seen to lower a city record next year. John Garvin, the ace of Central's timber toppers, has won about 10 points a meet this season in the high and low hurdles. He will be back again next year to threaten Gene Hathaway's city marks. Central's long distance men have also had a good season. Ben Mourn- ing, a convert from the 440 yard dash, has won consistently. Mourning's specialty last year was the 440 yard dash, being one of the city's best middle-distance men. However, due to the loss of Les Menze, Central half- mile ace who set up a new city record last year, Mourning has been con- verted to the 880-yard run. Although he has had a very inconsistent season, Chistopher Dixie, ebony Central miler, has turned in some good times this year. Dixie has lately been hard pressed to keep his varsity position by team mate Mileif. Mileif has good stride and plenty of power but doesn't run with the energy- conserving ease of Dixie. Two heavy and powerful colored boys comprise Central's hopes in the shot put. Joe Stubbs and Tubby Owens, who together break any man's scales, heave the 12-pound iron ball for the Tiger squad and do a good job of it. Both boys have another year of competition and much is expected of them in the future. A Central's best pole vaulter this year is a sophomore named Dan Bourne. This boy is also a promising football and basketball player and is developing fast. y In addition to these varsity men, there are some fifty odd alternates and hopefuls. The fact that most of them are underclassmen makes a bright light on Central's track horizon.