Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Parker-45 Lulher-44 Parker-65 N. Park-4l Parker-49 U. High-53 Parker-64 Lalin-67 Elbows, Bobbie, elbows! Gel' il, boys! Zhrislian-36 Todd-59 Vheafon-52 l?'s a bird, i'r's a plane, il's a baskelball player! BACK: T. Shaflon, W. Freehling, J. Frislrom, P. Neqronida, J. Spiegler, W. Greene, P. Freehlinq FRONT: K. Slein, T. Kayser, J. Loeb, G. Walker, T. Cofile, 6. Lassers, S. Deufsch A33 . Parker rises lo lhe occasion BASKETBALL ARTICLE This year lhe B Team had a very suc- cessful season. Moving up one place from las+ year's leam, we won +he championship. Much of our success is crediled lo lhe wonderful coaching of Mr. Negronida. Be- sides 'rhe few boys who playeol mosl of lhc lime, every boy on lhe squad gave lhe 'leam his complele co-operalion, 'l'hus mak- ing lhe season enjoyable as well as success- ful.

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BASKETBALL i BACK: C. Sokolec, J. Brix, D. Cramer, H. Arai, 6. Sokolec FRONT: O. Schmidf, D. Riefz, W. Lowry, R. Negronida, W. Swarfchild, A. Koff, P. Davies J. Lewenfhal, W. Lowry, B. Negronida, D. Riefz The Parker Colonel's I95I-52 baskefball feam possessed a combinafion of experl ence and deferminafion af fhe beginning of fhe season. Af firsf glance one would fhink fhaf fhis was all fhaf a baskefball squad needed fo be of championship cali ber. Buf affer winning fwo pre-season con fesfs, fhe feam Iosf ifs firsf league game bowing ouf in fhe final minufes. However wi-th a revived deferminafion fhe baskef bail foam won fheir nexf game by one pofnf and easily won fhe fhird game. ln fhe fourfh game fhe squad puf up a sfrong flghf againsf fhe league's defending cham- pions, buf again losf in fhe final minufes of fhe game. ln fhe nexf confesf, fhe Colonels came back from almosf complefe defeaf fo fie fhe score af fhe final whisfle. However, fhe squad could nof mainfain fhe momen- fous pace achieved in fhe final quarfer, and losf by fhe slim margin of fhree poinfs in fhe season's firsf overfime period. Nev- erfheless, fhe feam's confidence aspired as 1 if i w f A f . yy f 1 1 fl K. Q. . . Q season for fhe almosf perfecfly played vic- fory was a frue indlcafive of fhe feam's real abilify However fhe newly acquired con- fidence was soon shaffered as fhe Colonels unsuspecfmgly losf fo a defermmed foe in fhe waning seconds of fhe nexf game. A long frlp fo Wheafon was fhe finale fo fhe league season s compefifion The feam was defermined fo make fhelr closing game a vicfory and even up fhe season s sfandings. However, fhey found fheir opponenfs as equally ambifious, and in anofher close game fhe Colonels losf again in an over- fime by fwo poinfs. The feam hoped for a surprising comeback in fhe Tournamenf, buf fheir deferminafion was delf a sfaggering blow in fhe firsf round. Alfhough fhe sea- son ended wifh only fhree vicfories in eighf league games and a slighfer disadvanfage in fhe fofal season's sfandings, one cannof call fhis a disappoinfing season, for noi' in one game were fhe Colonels complefely defeafed unfil fhe final whisfle blew, and TEAM: H. Arai, J. Brix, D. Cramer, A. Koff, M. Rosenberg, O. Schmidi, C. Sokolec, G. Sokolec, W. Swarfchild, P. Davies, T. Kearns, I up . . , ' I V y 2 . .. U li, .- . . I . ' ' I P yi if had before every previous game, and fhey conquered one of fhe league's besf feams. Perhaps fhis was fhe climax of fhe 1 few can recall a Parker feam fielding more greafer individual sfars, fwo of whom led fhe league in scoring.

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SPECIAL CHORUS: BACK ROW, sfanding: Mr. Griffifh, A. Shaflon, T. Coffle, P. Tom, D. Shapiro, G. Williams, R. Kalom, E. Marfin, E. Halperin, W. Lowry, C. Maryan, H. Sieinmeyer, J. Hancock MIDDLE: V. Cafenzaro, D. Ramm, M. Slrauss, S. Grossman, J. Beasley, J. Mackler, L. Rosenfield, M. Slrauss, A. Lackrifz, B. Marquez, M. McCall, M. Oesfreicher, D. Dickerson BACK: V. Hirsch, M, Tompkins, A. L. Gasper, P. Ernsl, J. Spiegler, J. Schrager, P. Negronida, L. Robin, S. Mesirow, M, Reifz, M. Moses ABSENT: L. Checkers, S. Franks, F, King, P. Sawyier, B. Rodgers, B. Barlh, J. Bernheimer, M. Kearns, J. Biel, S. Deulsch, A. Franks, P, Davies, R. Schaps, J. Mendelsohn, L. Danzig, A. Worlers SPECIAL CHORUS This year, +he Special Chorus, under +he able direclion of Mr. Griifilh, has done many lhings, including lhe revival of lhc old cusloiiw of singing Chrislmas Carols al' 'lhe Alumni Open House. The major par+ of our year's worlc, however, was dcvolecl +o lv'endelsohn's Elijah, of which we gave +he Baal sequence on Good Friday, and a more com- plele performance in June. All in all, we feel we have learned a greal' deal 'From our pariicipalion in Special Chorus. ORCHESTRA ii Orcheslra, lefl lo righf: D, Delacy, P. Richard, B. Lieb, Miss Poenish, S. Williams, S. Tcherpenin, N. Field, D. Richard, P, Slrauss, R. Werner, J. Hirsh, E. Sfeele, R. Ireland, L. Mixon, A. Kner, W. Greene, W. McGill, J. Burch. Absent: J. Weiss.