Grand Rapids Community College - Olympian Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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LTP? Li- ,C RQ Front Row: Coach Harold O Steele Howard Face Bill Wood Frank Lee Bill Price Dan - , ' v . , . . , ll k , Ed g3WlilIlgS.b Slelcond Rovvz Alvm K3hh0Slil, Ed Sodestrom, Robert Read, Rus Worohec, Chuck Badgerrxv.el:I'hird T0Wh 0. aynes, Jim Chapman, Dick Boes, Dale Bowen, Harlow Marlatt, Ed Benjamins, Roger Reed. 09 OW- Manager John Friedrich, Jack Casey, Dave Loeks, Don Bender, John Moore. I during the past season at Junior College enjoyed only a mediocre year on the basis of team results over the last decade in the cinder sport at JC. Having a dearth of veteran material in only a meager quintet of returning lettermen, Coach Harold Steele was confronted with an inevitable rebuilding task which left the Jaysee mentor in an unenviable position to tackle a rocky season schedule. Although some of the thinclads were Well above the average collegiate trackmen in various speeialf ties, the squad on the whole had a decided lack of team balance. Sophomore Captain Roger Reed, a brilliant performer in the half mile and javeling Bill Price, an ace pole vaulterg Dave Loeks, a steady performer in the pole vaults and high jump, Dale Bowen, a runner in the mile and two mile events, and Russell Worbec, a dash man, comprised the five veterans. Ted Walker, a Frosh distance star, battled it out with Reed for the high point man of the season. Frank Lee, another freshman, made a name for himself in the century. Ed Hawkins developed rapidly as a hurdler during the latter part of the season. Freshman Read proved to be a valuable asset in the shot and discus. Bill Wtiod garnered numerous points during the season as a quarter and half miler. Prior to the start of the regular track season, the Frosh thinclads battled the Soph trackmen to a 74'all deadlock in the fourth annual JC interfclass meet. Junior suffered an 89M to 41M defeat in their inaugural dual meet of the season with Dale Sprankle's 1941 indoor MIAA crownfbearers as the Raiders were definitely outclassed in the field events. A 2Ofman JC squad of thinclads traveled to Kalamazoo for their second dual encounter and by virtue of scoring 11 out of a possible 14 hrsts, annexed their initial triumph of the year at the expense of a strong Bronco Yearling team. Chet Barnard's mighty Hornet squad, undefeated in three dual starts, came to Grand Rapids and inflicted juniors second reverse 88 to 43. Walker's fourth place in the finals of the mile run in the intercollegiate meet at East Lansing enabled Junior to place seventh in the state. ....,,,. . - . ' 7-24i'3 f'Z5'fjf 3'.'Q5 ',fi7'-'T , . hr r '., JgE't' ' .I U I ' Q ' ' ' ' f ' Iv .J U 'Y 'W Inter-Class Meet Sophs-74 Frosh-74' M3w 'lf7W 'lf nl!!-fbi 'gill . am 8914 . 66113 55 A Albion College - - Westerli Mich. Frosh . Kalamazoo College . State Intercollegiates Central Mich. College . Seventh v., v 1 hav W, 'sfluin 'ill '- U , ' ,, l . v . ' f'5f ar5 '-'..: 4'5i K ' ' --.a' i 1 Wal I - ' A- ,iv N -v, ' x, ' ,- f ':f 7 w-U '-u 'wi..l - 'N' 'W ' Hua v ' . -Q.,-M -' ...1 '- I- 5' ,J Q., J' 'wwf 5' ...U ' 'i'-.. '- J '11, ' Y V, ,V ., - , 11 J , N 1 5 J wi? - Q ' .I - Vv, iii' vga.. -L -.. J. W ,p-3 n 'Bunn ' I..,, Q, -v ,, . 1,1 . ' , ..,, 't -.- 1,0 J . , J, J ,sl 'Mvnvfm 2-1:---f--M - fr-Q ...G-' I ' .q'.'? --..,,,..s:xN - ol 1942 JC TRACK RECORD mmny,.,,,,.,,,w y , -33. ...,..,,-, W g....... ' wg . ' nf 'Q rf, 7' ' if M 1'

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iii. H! Front Row: Ward Derks, Tom Rosema, Marion Golembiewski, Frank Lee, Art Brower. Standing: Manager Floyd Barber, Murray Dewar, Ray Verwys, Dick Gillett, Don Bender, Bill Wood, Fred Stacks, Coach Harold 0. Steele. was a thriving sport at JC during the past college year. Very much reminiscent of the brilliant quint of the 193768 cage campaign the 1941 edition of Blue Raiders, under the combined tutelage of Harold O. Steele and Assistant Doc Bailey, who had only one returning regular in Marion Whitey Golembiewski as nucleus, developed from the role of a prefseason dark horse into that of a serious contender for Michigan Junior Col' lege conference laurels. After dropping five decisions in their first ten encounters the Raiders launched a sensational win streak to bag triumphs in their last seven games and wind up sharing the runnerup slot with Highland Park to the champion Muskegon Jayhawk Hve. The Raiders rang up 769 points in 17 games in contrast to that of only 610 scored by their opponents. The Hilltoppers also garnered a better average than their opponents in accuracy from the foul line. Junior cashed in on 109 free throws in 218 attempts for an even .500 percentage whereas Junior college opponents made good on only 116 in 242 attempts for a percentage of .479. Ward Derks, flashy forward from Zeeland, bagged 174 points on 75 field goals and 24 gift tosses to cop top honors in the individual scoring parade. Art Brower, who turned in a remarkable percentage in field goal accuracy, was runnerup in individual points with 159 to his credit. Tom Rosema, who turned in many brilliant exhibitions at guard and forward positions, was a very close third with 153 points. Whitey Golembiewski played an aggressive brand of ball at all times and shared the brunt of the defensive assignments. Art VanderMey alternated at forward and center positions on the regular ive and although he developed rather slowly at the beginning of the season, came along fast toward the finish with some classy rebound play. Frank Lee was considered by the coaches as the best defensive player on the squad. Only 13 fouls were called on him for the entire season of play. Dick Gillette reported to the squad late in the season but scored more points than all the other reserves, besides turning in some notable rebound play. 194-l-42 JC CAGE RECORD We They Kalamazoo Away . 40 42 Jackson Home . 49 16 Forllson Home . 54 34 Calvin . Away . 34 41 Day City . . . Home 45 24 Calvin .... Home 34 57 Ilighlanfl Park . Away 51 60 Forrlson . . . Away . 39 28 Muskegon . Home 34 48 lliglilanrl Park . Iflomc 39 41 Port lluron . llome 54 29 Flint . . Away 34 24 Port lluron Away 38 20 Bay City . Away 45 37 Muskegon Away 48 41 Jackson . . Away 63 28 Flint .... Home . 58 41 Xvon ll Lost 6 1941 JC GRID RECORD 'We They Hope . . .... Home . 0 10 Kalamazoo . . . Home . 0 15 Yvright ,IC ..... Chicago 6 0 Ferris Institute .... Home . 14 0 Central Michigan Frosh . Home . 27 0 Hillsdale ...... Hillsdale 0 20 Wfayne University Frosh . Detroit . 0 0 Wien 3 -- Lost 3 - Tied 1

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3 '- 'rvl 4 J 'Wi' l l Y Front Row: YVard Derks, Marion Golembiewski, Robert 0'Brien, Tom Rosema, Gerald Ritzema, Percy Middleton, Carson Cosgrove. Back Row: Manager Ray Kuzniak, Jim Levandoskl, Floyd Barber, Bob Hoff- man, Chuck Leliaron, Bob Gherinyz, Coach Dwight Packard. this year enjoyed a banner season. Coach Dwight Packard's acquisition of many outstanding prep standouts coupled with a quintet of returning lettermen which included 1941 cofeaptains, i'Whiteyi' Golembiewf ski and jimmy Levandoski, Percy Middleton, Bob C'Brien, and Gerald Ritzema, prompted Junior College club folf lowers of the preseason training grind to look forward to a rosy year in the diamond sport. And that is just what they got. A brilliant infield combination was paced by captainsfelect Bob Hoffman at first and Chuck LeBaron at short, balanced by Levandoski at second and Ward Derks at the hot corner. Behind this first line of defense roamed a crop of outerfgardeners who could hold their own against the best. O'Brien held down left field, in addition to carryf ing some of the backstopping burden toward the latter part of the season. Ritzema was the regular centerfielder. A wide variety of players, including Bodghering, alternated in right field with Golembiewski and Tom Rosema holding down the position when they were not pitching. A well balanced and versatile mound corps with Golembiewski at the helm followed by Rosema and Cosgrove shared the hurling assignments for the baseball campaign. Middleton was the regular catcher. Rosema, Hoffman, Levandoski, C'Brien, Ritzema, Middleton, Golembiewski and Derks got their share of base hits during the season to give the team a dreaded offensive punch. Every Blue Raider bat connected in a lofhit bombardment off the hurling of Westveer and Hekman in the season opener with Calvin. Rosema stymied the forces of Coach Stob with a lone hit in Junior's 20 to O triumph. Rusty DeVette bested Cfolembiewski in a pitching duel at Holland where JC lost a close one to Hope, 3 to O. With better support Cfolly could just as easily have won. ,IC got another crack at the Dutchmen and won 6 to 3. Rosema was the winning pitcher. Golembiewskfs fourfhit twirling submerged a strong Muskegon Jayhawk nine at Marsh Field and the Raiders scored an easy 8 to 2 victory. A IU to 2 defeat absorbed by Aquinas tarnished a Tommy Homecoming Day celebration at Johnson Park as the Raiders triumphed behind the one hit hurling of Cosgrove. V P X I 1 'HSM-f 1942 JC BASEBALL RECORD c They Calvin . Away 20 0 llopt- . . Away 0 3 llopc . . . ll ome 6 3 Muskegon . Away 8 2 Aquinas . . Away 10 2 Calwin . . Home 8 4. Muskegon . Home 6 1 Aquinas . Home 5 4 -,4 A I rf? it 9 if if, 41 fri! eff Cal F! 5,5 . at YV :QQ V ' 5 t ,i-YL tis 9' H' . . fri, LW' ff. ti , , 100 de l bas HK :LE cp iliif Im an hi . ll the