Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Standing, left to right: Coach Birkett, John Myrslock, Robert Kramer, Stanley Shimali, Everett Morris, Mike Bicanic, Director Mr. Benson. Seated, left to right: Manager Herbert Reitz, John Thomas, Harold Vaughn, Captian John Kucer, Tony Farina, John Grelak, Manager Ray Chiemelewski. BASKETBALL Games Tech Visitors Tech and Froebel 34 25 Tech and Whiling 39 31 Tech and Hammond High 14 15 Tech and Thornton Fractional 20 18 Tech and Emerson 17 22 Tech and H. Mann 26 22 Tech and Roosevelt 30 41 Tech and Washington 31 20 Tech and Clark 30 31 Tech and Lew Wallace 30 37 Tech and Valparaiso 22 28 Tech and Whiting 38 19 Games Tech Visitors Tech and H. Mann .. 26 25 Tech and Emerson .. 24 22 Tech and Hammond High .... .. 34 31 CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT Tech and Hammond .. 33 42 Tech and Clark .. 35 33 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Tech and Wirt of Gary .. 51 20 Tech and Lowell .. 43 26 Tech and Hammond High .... .. 32 47 Journey ' s End” HIGHLIGHTS Conference. Tech defeating Hammond High 34-31. Tech defeating Emerson of Gary 24 - 22. PLAYERS LEAVING CAPTAIN JOHN KUCER — high scorer and most valuable player. TONY FARINA — good guard and driver. JOHN GRELAK — a good defensive ball player. HAROLD VAUGHN — came through in a pinch. EVERETT MORRIS — height came in handy. JOHN MYRSLAK — filled in nicely. PLAYERS RETURNING STANLEY SHIMALA — a good pivot and rebound man. ROBERT KRAMER — can put them through, when the chips are down. JOHN THOMAS — a good driver and feeder. MIKE BICANIC — a tall man whose height will come in handy. Captain John Kucer 12 K ;

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football 1938 REGULARS RETURNING Peter Canale, Co-Captain . . Guard Edward Cieszkiewicz, Co-Captain . • . End Steve Farkos Tackle Ray Dzuik . Full Back John Smerek Half Back Delbert Purkey . . End Richard Haack . . End Adrian Rich . Guard Robert Hill . Center Richard Crowe . . Guard 1938 REGULARS GRADUATING Tony Farina, Captain Full Back William Hipp Tackle Earl Muller Center Louis Wilfinger End Sigmond Francis Quarterback Jack Busch . . - Half Back William Rosenbaum Guard Robert Rossa End Morris Van Vleet Half Back Alfred Grabski Tackle William Swallow Half Back Martin Hlinka Half Back 1939 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 8th . At La Porte 15th . At Roosevelt (E. C.) 22nd . At Thornton Fractional (C. C.) 29th . At Froebel (Gary) October 6th . At Clark (here) 13th . At Horace Mann (here) 20th . Open 27th . At Washington (E. C.) (here) November 3rd . Open 10th . At Emerson (Gary) 17 th . At Hammond High (here)

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Second Team Standing: Coach Birkett Harold Jackson Richard Smith Robert Thilmont Robert Haack John Gaul Mgr. Ray Chiemelewski Seated: James Kearns Earl Prater Andrew Roark Forest Ridgley John Smerek Mgr. Robert Jackson ■T ' J 0 r ' umi ji ' i r pin ■ Wt: iVK, I - -m - 1 -.W-; 1 I 1 T Wm | l r f j 1 356? i BASKETBALL Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and Froebel .... Whiting Hammond High Thorton Fractional Emerson H. Mann Roosevelt Washington Clark Lew Wallace Valparaiso Whiting H. Mann Emerson, Cancelled. Hammond High, Cancelled. . 8 13 . 14 12 .. 21 12 .. 19 23 .. 28 23 .. 26 24 .. 22 19 .. 13 24 .. 23 15 .. 21 18 .. 21 14 .. 21 14 .. 28 27 Freshman team completed a very fine showing against its opposition winning 15 and losing 5. Freshman Team Top Row, left to right: Stanley Zarowny William Blaemire Otso Maksimovich John Rokos Steve Zack Wendell Heller Ed Boncela Coach Waite Bottom Row: Ray Ritthaler Nick Marcus Ed Conner Edmund Tometzcak Kurst Krause Robert Roark Robert Ponton 13