East Leyden High School - Eagle Yearbook (Franklin Park, IL)

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MBHUMM nw -sXyAimmiMWm0HtmtmCOW4trWWtVCUt9IUr n! I vl The sturdy defense of the Eagles which held the opposition to an average of five points per game - - “Rip” Watson, director of athletics and coach of all major heavyweight sports at Leyden - -the second heavywe’ght five and the regular lightweight quintet in one of their actual scrimmages in the gymnasium - - the Sophomore boys going through their physical exercises Twent -six

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ATHLETICS ... Athletics were on the whole very successful at Leyden this past year. In football the Maroons enjoyed a fair season despite high caliber competition. Their string of four wins and two ties against three defeats was not so evenly matched by the lightweights who won two games out of seven played. Coach Watson’s basketball Eagles however, enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in many a campaign. The Eagles annexed the Northwest Conference championship for the second time in Leyden history. Their unbroken chain of twelve victories also set a record never before achieved by any heavyweight cage team in the conference. The season s record for the Eagles was nineteen victories and four defeats; while the ponies obtained second place in the conference lightweight standings with nine wins and three losses. The Senior girls ruled supreme in girls’ athletics, winning the basketball, baseball, and volleyball tournaments with nine victories and no defeats. Twenty-five

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The two football squads scrimmaging on the gridiron - - Mr. Krueger, lightweight football coach - - Coach Watson instructing his'Maroons, 1932 Northwest Conference diamond champions in some plays - - the girls' physical education class doing calisthenics under the direction of Miss Tenney. i wen ty-seven f —i