Coalinga High School - Petrolia Yearbook (Coalinga, CA)

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Pa ge 56 The Petrolia June 1937 1 . Sixth sense balance. 2. On your mark, get set 3- No fish today. 4. Minus her trapeze. Girls ' Swim Teams Make Showing; Valley Meet Held At Fowler Girls began the week of April 5 with a splash when they dusted off their water wings and donned the scanties of the swimming pool. For the first few weeks, the air was so nippy that oh ' s riods, was the routine followed and all ' s were heard as the girls submerged gently into the pool. Calverna Linse, girl ' s swim- ming instructor, was pleased at the turnout of many of her vet- eran swimmers and many new prospects. Among those who made the team and who competed in the county meet at Fowler last year were: Mary Lou Abshier, Velma Hanst, Verna Hanst, Winifred Mc- Dowell, and Helen Dunsmuir. Three days a week after-school swimming practice, plus gym pe- by this year ' s team, and in this manner Coach Linse entered a trim team into the valley meet held at Lemoore. May 25. An interclass meet and exhibi- I ion was h e 1 d, in conjunction with the boys, May 11. Various dives were exhibited, among which were the standing front, by Jacqueline Stewart, Dona DeBell. Arloa Ridder, Lucille Loftis, Ruth Whitener, Phyllis Kelley, and Lo- ree Vergon; running front by Dona DeBell, Marie Hunt, Arloa Ridder, Rita Johnson, Jean Ander- son, Merilyn Johnston, and Mary Koda. The mercury was given by J. Stewart, R. Johnson, Louise Pilgrim, and M y r 1 1 e Harding. Back dives were given by Marie Hunt, Velma Hanst, D. Smith, Arloa Ridder, and E. Ruiz. Those exhibiting the jack-knife were E. Ruiz. D. Smith, Velma Hanst, M. L. Abshier, and Louise Pilgrim. M. L. Abshier, E. Ruiz, D. Smith and R. Dunsmuir did swan dives, and Dorothy Smith did a front flip. Those girls who did high board diving were: J. Stewart, standing front ; Velma Hanst, running front; and D. Smith and M. L. Abshier, each doing a swan and jack-knife. Those who went out for the 75- foot races were: backstroke — C. Cheney, M. Ellestad, G. Snyder, and W. McDowell; Side stroke — Hunt. M. Koda. L. Spear, E. Ru- iz; crawl — A. Ridder. Velma Hanst, M. L. Abshier, D. Smith: breast stroke — C. Cheney, M. El- lestad, M. L. Abshier, and D. Smith.

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June 1937 The Pelrolia Page 55 — ■■I ' J.l- ] Scoreboard By SCOTTY Coalinga High School students hope that the superstition that mishaps c o m e three in a row holds true, for if it does, Coalinga might start with a clean slate in ' 38. Coalinga. in these last two years, has had three successive calamities in play-off games for titles. Last year Coalinga was flip- ped out of the Valley Champion- ship play-off; this year she was lipped out of the County Cham- pionship play-off; and again this year her basketball team slip- ped nut of the tille. At Fowler, the Coalinga eleven looked much the stronger team, rolling up 11 first downs while Fowler mustered six. Alter this game, our boys were as gloomy looking as a hunch of thoroughly dampened hens, [or thej thought that all hope for a county championship was gone. The coaches of the tie-up teams were called to Fresno by the County Foot hall Commission to war Swim Teams Enter Meets Coalinga ' s B class swimming team won first place in the valley swim meet of 1936 with a total of 3 8 points. Chedester took first in the 5 0-yard breast stroke, Johnson, Chedester, and Ayers first in the medley relay, Johnson sec- ond in the 50-yard back stroke, decide upon a plan to determine the winning team. They decided to flip a coin, and in this way. the odd team would be out of the play-off and the other two teams would play for the chance to meet Laton for the county title. They flipped and Fowler was the un- fortunate team. This plan was not approved by all three teams, however, so in order to try to satisfy all involv- ed, the Commission decided to let Fowler play Laton to deter- mine which division would send a representative team to the val- ley title playoff w i t b Dos Pal- os. Coalinga drew the lot to go on and represent the division. Hut Fowler lost to the diminutive Laton squad, and thereby cancel led Coalinga ' s chance in c h a m - pionship play. Gilman third and Murphy fourth in the 50-yard free style, Cham- plin third and Kirkpatrick fourth in the 220-yard free style, and Bruce third in diving. These men accounted for a total of 24 points and were all left for the swim- ming team of 1937. The county and valley meets for 1937 were held at Madera on May 22 and May 29. respectively. Since seven of those boys men- tioned above still remained in the H class, Coalinga did especially well in these two meets in the middle-weight division, and plac ed in several events in the A class.

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June 1937 The Pelrolia Page 57 1. Aircraft marches on. 2. More out than in. 3. Where do you fly, little birdie? 4. Mere splashes. 5. Back to the crawling age. Baseball Teams Chosen For Championship Tilts; Seniors Forfeit Game Senior girls started their baseball season off with a bang with a forfeit of their chances at interclass championship to the juniors, because they failed to make previous arrangements with Coach Linse for postponing their junior-senior game scheduled for May 6, which v a s Senior Day . Due to the tact that the Pe- trolia deadline had to be met. the only game result w h i c h was known in time to be entered was the ninth grade defeating the sophomores by a score of 12 to 7. Those on the senior class team were: Helen Dunsmuir, captain; Marcella Ireland. Lulu Beckman, Khundina Ruiz. Christine Stines. Louise Robertson. Selma Berman, Dorothy Udell. Evelyn Glenchur, Aileen Riggin. June Martin. 11a Hensley, and Flossie Henry. The junior team consisted of: Mary Lou Abshier, captain: Mar- garet Gregory, Jessie Hunter, Marie Georgatos. LaVerne Spear. Jean Pressey, Frances Leek. Ger- trude Snyder. Juanita Reser, Hel- en James. Tessie Hunter, Marie Leahy. Barbara Lathrop, and Te- resa Serrano. The sophomores who made the team were: June Pascoe, captain: Mary Koda. Louise Hunter. Lu- cille Harrison. Yelnia Hanst. An- nabel Ireland. Leslie McKissick, Hetty Williamson. Mary Alley. Ann Alley, Dorothy Lathrop, Bet- ty Polack. Juanita Guthrie, and Wilma Sinninger. The freshman team was com- posed of: Grace Ann Goldbaum, captain; Ailene Farley, Natalie Burdick, Dorothy West, Norma Hoag, Betty Rae. Marsha Arlett, Lois Cooper. Helen Polack. Rob- in Fry, Maxine Casner, and Con- nie Cheney. AN ATHLETE ' S PRAYER Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life. I ask but a field that is fair. A chance that is equal with all in the strife. A courage to strive and to dare; And it 1 should win. let it be by the code. With my faith and my honor held high; And if I should lose, let me stand by the mad And cheer as the winners go by. (Favorite poem of Knute Rockne I