Cogswell Polytechnical College - Cogswell Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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UNLIMITED BASKETBALL TEA'lVI 'Q' Spiro Mandich, Carl Boldemann. Donald Marley, Arthur Pierson, Fred Gibbons. David Zolot. Arthur Pierson, Captain. Donald Marley, Manager

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SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM Top Row-David Zolot, I-larry Kchlenlneck, Donald Marley, Edward McDonald, Fred Gibbons, Roderick Fisher, Albert Ruling, Robert Duncan Segond Row-Frank Tracrhsler, Reuben Spunn, Earl Sowzxll, Carl Bolclemzmri, Raymond Young. Bottom Row-James Linkins, Joseph Pyne, Robert Eschen, Jack Barkley. 1 Reuben Spunn, Manager. Earl Sewall, Captain.

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THE cooswELL 109 Basketball Under the capable leadership of Manager Marley and Captain Pierson, this year's basketball team made a grand light for first place. Before the league season opened there were many practice games to help the team gain its form. Cogswell won its shares of these games. Although we were defeated in the tirst league game played, the team won the rest of the games against good, strong teams. Tliroughout the season Captain Pierson, our tiny six-footer, was gi Star at center and played in a very clever way, Marley, beside proving a capable manager, was also one ul the best players. llc scored many points for Cogs- well. Gibbons also was uniting those present when it came to playing a good game if basketball. lloldemann played a good last game and ran up a big score for the lllacl: and Green. .Xnother fast player was Zolot. lt was a pretty sight to see him in action. Klandich and lfowler did excellent work on the team. Sub-League Games. Cogswells first game was against Sacred Heart, The game started with a great rush and the fast pace was kept up during the whole game. Al- though the team forced Sacred lleart to the limit, the wearers of the lfllue and Nliliite won with a score of 32 to 26. ln the next game. that against Commercial, the Cogswell team was playing fine ball and defeated Commercial to the tune of 48 to 27. The third and last game was against Polytechnic, and 21: rattling good game it was. lloth teams were on the jump every moment of the time. It was Cogswells good condition that finally won the game with a score of 39 to 22. Weight Class Teams. The 120 pound basketball team played many hne games during the season. 1t only lost out to the winners of the league. The lineup was as follows: Baloun and Cordsen, guards: Owens, centerg Olsen and Torre, forwards. A The 130 pound team also played good basketball and was only defeated in the semifinals. The 1.30 pounders were: Powers and Fowler, guardsg Sorroco, centerg Zolot and Debenham, forwards. Baseball Although Cogswell did not win the league, they tried their best and would have been more successful but luck broke against them. The team was managed by Dutch Knittel and captained by Red Carlson. They did their best to try to help the team win. During the season Thompson, Knittel and Gibbons pitched good ball. Fowler played a fine game as catcher. The infield was composed of Carlson, first base, Sampson, second base, Thompson, third base, and Sorroco, shortstop. In the outfield the stars were Gibbons, Clisham, Powers, Mandieh and Hagen. The heavy hitters of the team were Knittel, Thompson and Gibbons.