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

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BEN HAWYKINS. Nunilwer -13. hats a relmunfl out FRANK SIDWELL. relialile suplimimiv. leaps ul the hand ol' tum lirispus 'Xttueks players in the high and slumts his faxurite are hand push sho Km. IU duel. Furuarcl-mic year xarsnty. in prai-live sessiun. Guard one year xarsity. Hitt That Basket! State tt Tigers. Sink tt! FUR A SIMW start our team rlirl a great juli this year. Vtvitli only John. Ernie, l'NI'l'll. and Bill returning lirnni last year. Central s team had to he remade. With the expert euaehing ul' Mr. Hanet and the lmys eagerness to learn. our Tiger team proved a serious tourney threat. We also pruned nur inultn, Central 1-an if' Central xxill. Page 99 FRED MEEKS, Nuinher 55. goes for a fast lay-up in the South Side game. FOl'Xt'3l'Cl f three years varsity. BOB MILLS jumps and pushes a une hander against North Side. Forward-one year varsity.

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RESERVES - Coach Murray Mendenhall is giving the plans for the coming game to his squad. KNEELING: Bob Young, Gene Ridenaur. Frank Sidwell. Eddie Russell. Bob Stevens. Coach Mendenhall. and Jeff Benson. STANDING: Mike Altekruse. Lloyd Keldson. Bob Mills. Ron Brubaker. Steve Hatch. and Ed Goheen. Basketeers Play Hard, Show lliiair Season THE CENTRAL Tigers were a slow starting team this year. but caught on very quickly. The Tigers lost to Crispus Attucks, Elmhurst, Central Catholic. and Anderson before they caught fire and whipped a highly regarded Concordia team. The Tigers knocked off some mighty fine ball teams after beat- ing the Cadets. They beat a good North Side team and a very scrappy Decatur team. One of the big thrills of the 55-56 basketball season was beating the South Side Archers by four points in a nip and Page 98 tuck battle. The Tigers had an overall record of eight Wins and 13 losses, not bad at all for the slow start they had. The team was lead in scoring by John Kelso. with Fred Meeks and Ernie Bomanow- ski leading a great defensive attack. The bench strength came in handy many of the times during the season. Witll only two seniors leaving the team this year. the Tiger fans look for a great 1956-57 season. ERESHMEN - Coach Bob Armstrong guards Melvin Pat- rick while teaching guarding maneuvers to the freshmen squad. KNEELING: Jim Sny- der. Paul Mays. Larry Haller. Eddie Shepherd. and Dickie Ritchie. STANDING: Lawr- ence Crosby. Charles Irvin. Bill Boyd. jesse Boss. and Don Linton.

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I lg- mo JOHN KELSO jumps for a lay-up in the ERNIE RONIANOYVSKI goes up for a North Side' game in a spirited wmtest. Cen- vlose-in sho! in game against Convorclia. lPl'fllYU years xarsity. flU8I'fl'UYH years Varsity. l-laurdlwwwdl Bengals Give Fans Tlmrllls fi -'U-Mm NURM BEPR lm: ' xx Illllllfllil In N c n cm 4 . Pl'X ' l . Nlx bMlTH. -15. h,'l1t.' la 'l ' z 1 c ga l'..'-'if-Sus ' Sic 1-. ll an-H nl n 'L' 'a 's' ,.