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

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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

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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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tech’s Back Row, left lo right: Robert Hill, Chester Rasala, Ted Pasyk, Stanley Shimala, Richard Haack, Edward Cieszkiewicz, Thomas Kovach. Middle Row: Robert Liming, Loyal Hettinger, Art Hilbrick, John Hmurovich, Richard Smith, Ray Chmielewski, Joe Brausch. Front Row: James Kowal, Martin Hlinka, Bernard Stolarz, Frank Skok, Earl Prater, Bill Vanes. baseball season Hammond Tech ' s baseba ll team lost the majority of their games this season. No win was chalked up until they met Hammond High and defeated them in a well fought game. The only other victory was over Catholic Central. The coach has had to experiment with quite a few new players because some of the regulars had to go to work. There are four remaining games to be played and the outcome is expected to be much better than the first half of the season. Some of the consistent hitters were: Captain Smith, the second baseman; Ted Paysk, outfielder who hit well until he had to quit school to go to work; Eddie Cieszkiewicz, Martin Hlinka, Chester Rasala and Ray Chiemelewski also hit well at times. The pitchers Bill Vanes and John Hmurovich pitched good ball all the time, but were victims of poor support. Only a few regulars are returning next year. golf The Golf team has had one of it ' s most successful seasons. Not being able to use W.cker Park for practice this season as it has in the past, the team played it ' s first match without any practice and lost to Lew Wallace. Using a vacant lot to get a little practice over the weekend they beat Thornton Fractional on Monday, May 1, and evened up with Lew Wallace on Tuesday by beating them. On Friday, May 5th, George Rogers C.ark was played and defeated at Burnham Woods. The match with Valparaiso was called off on occount of a heavy rain. George Rogers Clark was beaten again on Friday, May 12, and the team traveled to La Porte the next day to compete in the conference tournament. They settled things with Valparaiso by defeating them in the tournament, but finished sixth in the conference which was still in the upper half of the bracket. Playing Hammond High School at the Woodmar Country Club proved to be one of the closest matches of the year. Hammond High School won it at the last hole. A return match was played with Thornton Fractional and Tech won again. Of the seven matches played five were won, and two were lost. The Tech team was composed of John Grelak, Stanley Mareachen, John Kucer, Joe Kucer, Steve Zack and Steve Budnik.