Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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TRACK TEAM--Front Row: Dallas Link lasst. mgr.l, Carl Leary, Henry Clark. Stacey DeCamp. Al Kocsis, Ed. Bob bins. Burns Rolland, Leslie Howey tmgr.J. Second Row: Rutilio Enzastiga, Bob Mengel. Steve Laporte. Duane Elston Clarence Heid, Almus Williams. Philip Harding, Victor Geyer. Back Row: Mr. Iohn Milholland Ccoachl. Lawrence DeCorvell, Iohn Whatt. Bob Quincy, Bill Wells, Art DeWitt, Don McAra, Stewart Cahoon. Iirn Cahoon. Mr. Francis Smith tcoachl. CITY CHAMPIONS 1941 Central's 1941 Track team had an exceedingly fine season, winning all their scheduled meets, winning the regions, and placing seventh in the state contest. The state meet provided keen com- petition for the Tribe, but through the combined efforts of the season's stars, Iohn Thompson, Auldin Nelson, Hank Clark, Steve Le Porte, and Rutilio Enzastiga, they came through for a 14 V2-point seventh-place berth for Coach Francis Smith's training efforts. So far in the 1942 season Central has met Northem but once. In this meet the Tribe broke three city records and also broke the Dort Field shot put record. Hank Clark shattered the former city mark for the half-mile event by making it in 2:02.3. Central placed first, second, and third in this event. The final score was Northern 67, Central 37. Indian Thinclads defeated Saginaw SSW to 48W in spite of Saginaw's slams in the 100-yard dash and pole vault. Central slammed in the W-mile and took first and second in the mile, both hurdles and the high jump. The Regionals at Owosso and the State meet were uncertain quantities.

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CROSS COUNTRY-Front Row: F. Smith CCoachJ, Carl Cooper, Steve La Porte, Samford McGlone. Leslie Howey. Back Row: Bill Stephenson, Rutilio Enzastiga, Bill Wells, Clarence Heid, Iim Massar, Charles Zeitz. REGIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONS Coach Francis Smith's 1941 Cross- Country team proved to be one of the best teams ever to be produced at Central. Paced by Rutilio Enzastiga the tribe harriers went through the entire season undefeated, including a victory by the second team over Saginaw. Central continued its excellent record by going on to win the Regional and State Titles. Ruglio Enzastiga, Bill Wells, Iimmie Massar, Bill Stevenson, Stan- ford McGlone and Charlie Zietz made up the team that won the Regional and State crowns for the third time in the last four years. The absence of Enzastiga, one of Central's greatest cross-country and track stars, will be a big loss to the 1942 team but Coach Smith will have enough veterans and new material for a very promising team in 1942.

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VARSITY SWIMMING TEAM-Front Row: Iohn Ohse, Leon Fagan, Don Hall, Bud Haggert. Second Row Stacey DeCamp, Forrest Hodge, Bud Hall, George Fetzer, Peter DeCamp. Ross Crawley, Harry Hoelzle B111 Kelley, Robert Graham. Back Row: lack Fagan, Don Murray, Bill McTaggart, lim McTaggart Iohn Milholland lCoachJ, Stan Broome tCoachl. SWIMMING Under the able direction of Coach Iohn Milholland Centra1's swimming team surged forward to great honors during the 1941 Season, defeating Pon- tiac twice and Lansing Central once, and bowed to both Ann Arbor and Iackson. In the State Championship contests they received additional fame. In the backstroke of the State Championship, Bill Kelley captured first berth and lim McTaggart placed fifth. Stacey De- Camp received third place in the fifty yard free style, while Ross Crawley scored second in diving. The medley relay tied for fifth place. The team as a whole ranked fourth in the state meet being led by Iackson, Battle Creek, and Ann Arbor. At the end of the season Bill McTaggart was chosen Captain by vote of the entire squad. The divers were coached by Stanley Broome. GOLF SQUAD-Front Row: Bob Bellen- ger, Iack Magidsohn, Iohn Turner. Back Row: Bud McKinley, Merton Burkholder. Mr. Sulho Nurmi, Harold Carr. VALLEY AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONS The Golf Squad of 1941 was a team that Central was proud of. Coached by Mr. Sulho Nurmi, they won the Valley Championship and the Regional, de- spite the loss of the City Championship. The team was composed of B. B. Stipes, Lyle Arehart, Ioe Carr, Bud McKinley, Merton Burkholder, Bob Ballenger, and Iohn Turner. Coach Nurmi expected the 1942 squad to even surpass the 1941 team, in as much as Carr, McKinley, Burkholder, Ballenger, and Turner retumed. They were greatly favored to win the Darn- ton Trophy as a return from Northern's taking the City Crown in 1941.