Fort Lauderdale High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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D Jefferson Dragons, the L’s notched victory number three in Tampa’s Cigar Bowl. Although the Dra- gons drew first blood in the game the L’s quickly overcame the deficit to win 19-14. With Kimhro’s quarterbacking the L’s displayed aerial precision in the passing attack. Victory was costly as many of the starting eleven were forced to the side- lines with injuries. Miami Beach gained a 6-6 deadlock with the L’s before 4,000 surprised spectators at Stranahan Field. A decided underdog, the Typhoons provided a well-balanced attack as they held the L’s to a single score. The Beach line was a stone wall when necessary and for the most part held the L backfield to a minimun of yardage on the field. Charles Baxley, filling in for injured George Shaw, was impressive in the left half slot. For their next game the L’s invaded Cooley Memorial Stadium to tackle the West Palm Beach Wildcats. Scoring two touchdowns in the w’aning minutes of play, the L’s were able to take the Big Ten clash from the neighboring upcoasters. The L’s began the second half sporting a 12-0 deficit. The first L score came on a pass from Cone to Egan in the third quarter. The two final touchdowns came with less than a minute to play in the last quarter. The second touchdown came on another pass play, and the third came by an intercepted pass, making the final score 20-12. Lakeland was the next team to face the L’s. Crowning of the football queen. Barbara Mussel- man, was part of the festivities for the night as the L’s met the upstate Big Ten team. The L’s gain- ed a statistical advantage over Lakeland although the contest ended in a tie. The L’s were leading in the game on two different occasions but the power- ful Dreadnaughts equaled the performance each time. Offensively the L’s had a well-balanced at- tack as they gained 241 yards on the ground and 92 via the air lanes. Score? 13-13! Homecoming was on tap for the final game of the year as the L’s battled the Coral Gables Cava- liers in a Turkey Day game on Stranahan Field. Some 4,000 fans witnessed the fray which saw the underdog Gables eleven upset the prognosti- cators by tying the L’s. Kimbro scored the final L touchdown of the year as he plowed through the Gables line on a quarterback sneak. No scoring was done after that until late in the game when the Cavaliers passed to a touchdown with one minute to play. The attempt for the extra point failed and the game ended in a 6-6 deadlock.

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SCHEDULE 1951-1952 LTD COACH CALDWELL Flying L’s 63 Flying L’s 57 Flying L’s... 49 Flying L’s 65 61 70 54 Flying L’s 71 Flying L's 64 48 49 75 Flying L’s. 58 74 Flying L’s ... 62 Flying I.'s 50 Flying L’s ... 58 Flving L’s 66 Flying L’s 43 55 Flying L’s.... 59 Pompano ---------.r......37 South Broward 38 Miami Edison ......... 46 Wett Palm 48 Jacksonville Lee........ 50 Coral Gables 57 Miami Beach 35 Tampa Plant ......... 52 Tampa Jefferson 40 Miami Jackson ---------36 St. Petersburg ......... 46 West Palm .............. 38 Lakeland 47 St. Petersburg . ------- 53 Coral Gables .......... 45 Tampa Jefferson —.... 36 Tampa Plant...........52 South Broward .......... 34 Miami Beach 22 Miami Jackson ........... 40 Miami Edison 60 Basketball in 1952 was the most outstanding sport from the point of wins and losses. Coach Clois Caldwell’s cagcrs breezed through the year with a total of twenty wins and just one-loss. That one loss came in the last game of the season and was only a one point defeat. Although only three players returned from the previous year’s L’s quintet, there was no lack of talent on the 1952 squad. Up from the “B” team came some of the best basketball players in the state. Along with Mike Holt, John Holt, and Jack Rockett they made up one of the most outstanding teams ever to come from Fort Lauderdale. The initial game of the season, with the Pompano Beach Beanpickcrs, was a breather for the L’s as they easily outclassed their North Broward rivals. Next they faced the South Broward Bulldogs in another game on the local courts. This too was a “breeze” for the L’s who trounced the Hollywood cagcrs. Next on the schedule were the tough Miami Edison Red Raiders. At the time Edison carried an unblemished slate into the game and was out to rack up another win. At first it looked as if Edison were going to do just that as they held the lead at the end of the first period of play. By the halftime Edison was still in the lead but only by a scant three points. The game held the spectators in a frenzy in the second half as it continued to be a seesaw battle. Then late in the game the L’s emergd with a three point lead which they held for the remaining few seconds for a 49-46 win. Robert E. Lee of Jacksonville was the next team the L’s had to face on the home courts. As in the game with Miami Edison, the Generals of Lee held the score close until the last period when the L’s raced to a 60-51 victory. The first road game of the year was played Tuesday afternoon in the gym of the West Palm Beach Wildcats on January 8. After having one of their better teams the year before, the Wildcats had one of their leaner years in 1952. As could be expected the Wildcats were no match for the superior L’s as they practically scored at will and won their fourth game in a row.