Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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'lil-29 Q M X TW Gus Pappas, Camille Weary, Elmer Kish, Wesley Mazted, John Gregan, B111 Hughs, Paul Scott, Irvin Kromrei, Herbie Lablanc BOAT.CLUB In May of 1940 the Ecorse Boat Club undertook the task of organizing and training a high school crew. The first in the history of the Boat Club. When first introduced, this sport was not very popular, but is rapidly gaining recognition. This crew rose from obscurity to nation-wide fame and brought back honors to its school and city In 1940 it competed against crews with years of experience and made a successful showing and proved beyond a doubt that it was a coming championship crew in many respects. In 1941 they won national recognition by winning 5 out of 6 races. The winnings of the High School crew are: 1. First place in States Regatta 2. First place in C. S. A. R. A. School Boys race at Central in Chicago. Feature high school rate an at Chicago. 3. Third in the UNationa1n at Minneapolis in a borrowed shell. M. First in Royal Canadian Henley, defeating the crew that won the National. 5. First in Down River Regatta in Ecorse. 6. First in Invitational Regatta at St. Charles, Illinois. ,W . ,, ...L . ,. .,.e1,-Q-4 - 2,-

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eaffw' QEHIIB IIQIII 6,0381 W4 A 1 J .cms '. mul' If Fcmsf L M SQA L in- -db' avfwwd Maury.. Back row: A. Green, O.F., R. Holland, I.F., J. Audia, P., R. Schonfeld, 0.F. Second row: G. Ture, U , F. Pongraz, 5B., Co-captain, J. Soares, O.F., L. Beatty, I.F., H. Smith, O.F., J. Rbgers, O.F., R. Camberon, C., F.A. Labadie, Coach. First row: L. Millhorn, S.S., V. Lovarz, P., J. Glundia, O.F., J. Hickey, P., O.F., C. Guila, 2B., D. Schuler, I.F., J. Martin, C. Co-captain, W. Shell, U., J. Ferko, O.F. Seated on floor: G. Sostarich, E. Redwine, Managers BASEBALL Absent from the picture were Norman Redwine, first base, and Wilford Kennedy, pitcher The team defeated Plymouth, Ypsilanti, Dearborn, but lost to Rouge. They have two more games to play. won Lost Present standing in league 5 1 1

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Harold Marcott, Virgil Ciungan, Harvey Kromrei, Bob White, Victor Mitea, Bob Blair, Harold Covert, Bob Vollmar, Jim Rice, Coach, Coxswain, Johnny Whitefield. The championship crew was composed of: Robert Vollmar - Bow Captain Earl Newland 2 Robert Blair 3 Reggie Le Blanc 4 Robert White 5 Harvey Kromrie 6 Virgil Ciungau 7 Stroke Coxswain George Pappas William Hugh The 1942 season began with a victory for both the Senior and the Junior High School crew. Their first race was in Chicago on May 24, 1942. The High School eight as well as the four-oared shell took first place in each event. The eight broke last year's record Their timing was 2 minutes 54 seconds. W , 1