East High School - Exodus Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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SPORTS Lewis Syroney Guard Track season '54 found Lee Hall joining the boys al- ready on the team. In the same year, John Rebar was named captain of the harriers. Two of the boys really made names for themselves and East High that year. Shelby was city shot-put cham- pion, and at the State finals he took third place. John came in first for both the 100 yard and 220 yard dashes in the Senate track meet. East’s team of thinclads came in sixth. The girls finally got into the sportlight in the 12B se- mester by winning a rotating plaque for volleyball. Team members were Carol Jerson, captain; Diana Angeloff, Carol Champa, Mildred Chin Wing, Diane Maver, Elsie Corcoran, Pat Hytha and Bonnie Gould. This plaque still belongs to us as we leave East High. John Rebar joined the Blue Bombers during the ’54 foot- ball season to bring our team membership to six. These lads helped to bring East a 14-12 victory over St. Joseph High School in the opener. This was the first game the boys had played against St. Joe's and it proved to be a thrilling contest with which to start off the football season. As the season progressed, we found ourselves meeting tougher and more experienced opponents in the forms of Latin, Collinwood, and John Adams. Our last contest was one of the hardest battles, with East pitting their strength against Benedictine, which we lost 48-0. The Senate season ended with 2 wins and 4 losses. We, the class as a whole, are very proud of the boys and girls we have had participating in sports. They proud- ly expressed the entire class’s opinion on how we felt when it came to winning, or even losing, games against some tough opponents. 'Old East High forever, May we always be Faithful, proud, and loyal, In our love for thee.” 21 Shelby Kellogg Tackle

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 Two bits, four bits, Six bits, a dollar, All for East High Stand up and holler,” OUR class has a lot to holler about! Many of the boys became members of East's various sports teams. The girls got into the swing of things by their participation in after-school intramurals. Shelby started his athletic career by joining the track squad as a shot-put contender when he was a 10B. Others enlisting with him on the team were Bob Riley, Don Sper- off, George Kilbane, Bill Ebiharaand Bill Aurelius. Brightest spot in the track and football outlook is the availability of 10B Shelby (Man Mountain) Kellogg for the next three years, stated a Blue and Gold sports writer. Only member of our class to take a berth on the base- ball team was 10B pitcher, Lou Syroney. In that year, 1952, the Blue Bombers, under the leadership of Coach Earl Ocker, jf John Rebar Dash Champion competed at Columbus for the state title, losing to Cin- cinnati Central 7-1. However, the team came back with a lot of determina- tion, enough to capture the East Senate championship from Collinwood, 4-2. Next came the see-saw battle for the Cleveland Sen- ate title against powerful West High. For eleven innings our determined Bombers showed their championship form by winning 5-4. The season ended with an impressive 17-2 record. When the 1952 football season rolled around, three of our 10A boys earned places on the squad; Bob Stepanovich, end; George Kilbane, center; and Shelby Kellogg, tackle. Who could forget the Senate opener with East Tech when Bob scored the final touchdown after receiving a 25 yard pass ! The Scarabs lost 37-l3. When the Senate schedule ended, the roster showed 2 wins, 3 losses, and one tie. This was the last season during which Thomas Corbo coached the team . In his place came Paul Anderson who had a reputation for producing rugged grid squads . Another new coach for the team was Line-Coach Anthony Ventresca. During the '52-'53 track season, John Rebar, 1 IB, joined the ranks of thinclads. He became another bright spot, along with Shelby, in the track spotlight. Shelby took third place in the shot-put event at the arena by putting the shot 48 feet 10 1 2 inches. The track team, under the watchful eye of Coach Karl Bauer, placed third in the arena meet. llA’s Bill Pastis and Leland Hall joined the other members of our class already on the football team as tackles in 1953. But even with five of our boys playing under the coach- ing of Paul Anderson, we had a record of one win, four losses, and one tie. In the basketball season of '53-’54, we succeeded in placing two 12B's on the squad in the persons of Lee Hall, center; and Lou Syroney, guard. Under Coach Gene Krakowiak, the team came up with a record of 8 wins against 6 losses. 20

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