Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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THE TYL .S fBoys Gymnasium Leaders A SPORT which is new to Harding but fascinating, was introduced two years ago by Mr. W. Dworski. This sponser is rep' resented by a team consisting of the best gym' nasium leaders in the school. Their work inf cludes all exercises common to gymnasium teams in Eastern schools, namely: the buck, horizontal parallel bars, spring board, white elephant, ringwork and tumbling combinations. I 91 They have few meets, for gymnasium teams are not common. Recently they gave their best exhibition at our gymnasium. The team includes: Louis Rosenblut, Manager, Kenneth Clark, Captain, Walter Montgomery, S. Havanich, L. Burton, A. Bizewski, C. Cortucci, W. Dixon, G. Metz- ger, F. D'Louhy.

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THE TYL S RIFLE TEAM Third Row- -T. Hungerford, A. Sherman, E. Stickles, A. Zagorulko. - - - Sc-cond Row -J. Garrick, A. Em- mons, W. Shean, J. Simone, A. Farian. V - - First Row fR. Gabler, J. Smith, D. Dabbs, J. Ritch. 'Mfle HE rifle team has completed another sue' cessful season, winning the city, state, and New England championships. This year the team has won a string of seven state victories keeping its record unmarred for a term of four years, ever since the institution of that sport in Harding. The New England championship was won from Richmond Hill Rifle team, champions of New York City, by the score of 485-476. This match marked the President's 5 2nd straight dual victory. In the recent tele' graphic matches in the National Rifle Series, Harding placed second in the nation being topped only by Fresno High School, a military institute, at Fresno, California. The team was awarded a silver loving cup in National recf ognition of leadership in sport. It was the greatest tribute ever paid to a Harding Team. 90 The team was coached by Mr. E Sheane, President of the Bridgeport Rifle Club, with Mr. W. Bird acting as faculty advisor. The team consists of Manager W. C. Sheane, a distinguished riflemang D. Dabbs, T. Hungerford, J. Rich, J. Smith, J .Carrick, A. Zaqorulko, and R. Gabler expert riflemen, and J. Simone, A. Sherman, A. Earian, and I. Stickles, profmarksmen. The scores of the principal matches are as follows: Choate Prep 452 W. H. H. S. 482 Hillhouse 463 W. H. H. S. 492 Leavenworth 453 W. H. H. S. 483 Crosby 452 W. H. H. S. 485 Wilby 468 W. H. H. S. 483 Richmond Hill 476 W. H. H. S. 485 Il

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THE STYL S .za-- A. A. COUNCIL l h ll H. Clark, J. Mend, K. Clark, J. Beans, E. Fricke, J. Ricker. Second Row S. O'Meara, M. Brady, H. Mu vi i , First Row-nj. Murphy, L. Koskuba. cyflthletic iBoa'rd Executives THE season of 1929 opened with David Dabbs as President of the Athletic Assof ciationg Mary Brady, VicefPresident of the girlsg Kenneth Clark VicefPresident of the boys, Ethel Nolan, Treasurer, and Katherine McNiff Secretary. Mr. justin Ricker, Director of Athletics, and Faculty Representatives, Mr. Stanley O'Meara, Mr. john Mead, Mr. jesse Beans, Miss Helen Clark and Miss Honora Mulvihill. It is the duty of the Athletic Council to stand back of every sport organized in the schoolg namely the four major sports, football, baseball, basketball and track, and all minor sports such as rifle, swimming, tennis, golf, hockey, soccer, etc. The council holds meetings whenever discussions of certain phases of school athletics come under its jurisdiction. The Budget Committee, composed of the Faculty Representatives, decides the amount of money to be expended on each sport. The first big event of the season was the A. A. Drive to sell season tickets in basket' ball, to which over twofthirds of the school subscribed. The plan worked so well that sea' son tickets were issued for baseball before the opening contest. With this money in the bank, equipment is being purchased for the various teams. It is also the privilege of the A. A. Execuf tive Board to award an H to the boys and girls recommended by the coaches, at the end of each respective season. The A. A. Executive Board has worked hard, has been faithful to its work and true to the ideals set forth in its established Conf stitution. The Executives wish good luck to the new board which is to carry on the work in Sep' tember. i921