Harvard School - Sentinel Yearbook (North Hollywood, CA)

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Top Rowg Carter, Prince, Armistead, Palmer, S. Butler, Hudson, Brant, Coach Kalin. Bottom Row: Hooker, McMillan, J., Bishop, R., Kraushaar, R., Oxarart, McMillan, F. amifg gadhefgaf ln September Coach Kaylin and the Varsity basketballers found prospects good for the coming sea- son, backed by an excellent second string, five experienced lettermen would form the nucleus of the squad. The summer league had helped to knit the team into a well-coordinated, hard-working unit, and the new gym was to be completed within two weeks. This team would certainly go far. lt did-but not without repeated setbacks. Completion of the gym was delayed for two weeks- another two weeks-by mid-November it still was not ready. ln desperation, Coach Kaylin called practice on the tennis courts the day before the first game. More bad fortune was yet to come: first and second- string players were constantly hampered by injury, sickness, and ineligibility. At mid-season Jack and Fritz McMillan, Bishop, and Prince dropped out of school. ln the C.l.F. playoffs, Butler was sidelined by injury, Hudson played with a temperature, and the squad was so depleted that a few B's were moved to the Varsity. But with every setback the team fought harder. The players themselves and particularly Mr. Kaylin deserve a great deal of credit for terrific spirit, the greatest single factor in the team's eventual success. ln preseason practice games, the Saracens wound up with an unpromising 3-6 record, dropping close ones to St. Monica's, 43-34 and 48-36, and to Bell Gardens, 34-37. Not-too-close ones included the second Bell Gardens game, 58-38, and two to Fillmore, fourth-place team in the C.l.F., 57-33 and 57-27. The three wins were at the expense of El Segundo, 46-36 and 49-27, and Victorville, 38-27. League play opened with a loss to Flintridge's Highlanders, 45-47. This seemed to do something to the team, for the boys immediately started winning consistently. Chadwick was downed, 36-33, and Black-Foxe walloper, 69-27, to end the first round. At home this time, the Saracens beat Flintridge, 35- 37, putting the division race in a tie for the number-one spot. Chadwick and Black-Foxe were again downed, 47-30 and 55-43, respectively. The Northern Division championship was now to be determined by a play-off between Flintridge and Harvard at a neutral gym, Black-Foxe. At half-time the score was tied, during the third quarter, however, the Saracens pulled ahead by a considerable margin. Stifiing a last- ditch rally just in time, Harvard pulled through a narrow 45-44 victory. Next came the play-off with the Southern Division winner, Pasadena Academy. The favored Harvard five extended their victory string to seven by triumphing, 47-35. At last they had gained the privilege of participating in the C.l.F. play-offs. Facing Mira Costa at Redondo, the hoopsters found themselves on the short end of a 28-74 count after a poorly played first half. They fought back, however, continuing to close the gap little by little. But time ran out before the Saracens could overtake their foes, with the fiinal score a slim 40-37. Although the game had been lost, nobody felt badly, because everyone had played hard and well. lndeed, that last half was a successful conclusion to a successful season. Outstanding at forward were Bill Armistead, Dick Bishop, Cooley Butler, .lim Hudson, Bill Hooker, and Kimball Khan. At center were Dave Brant, Gil Prince, and Sam Palmer. Cavorting at guard were Bill Carter, lack and Fritz McMillan, Rick Kraushaar, Bob Oxarart, and .lohn Wright. Cy Manfull managed the team.

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. IM goofgcj This year's junior varsity had what might Coaches Dunwn ond Fame gofwpn' ns Geronimi and Hargear be called a rather poor season. Although the boys trained hard and long, they were able to win only one game, the one with McKinley. On the surface the lads did not do so well. But they should not be judged on immediate results alone. ln the first place, all of last year's first stringers had graduated or moved up to the varsity. This left coaches Edwards, Petee and Duncan with many comparatively inexperienced men. Moreover, this was the coachs first year with the Harvard lV's, so things were new all around. Even the team's uniforms were new. The boys had the old varsity outfits handed down to them, but even the suits couldn't tip the scales for our little Saracens. There is one redeeming feature in an otherwise sad story, however. Next year, when the boys don varsity gear, they will have had lots of experience on the field. Men like Co-Captains Jim Hargear and Lynn Geronimi, Eddy Haven, Gil Saliba, Ben Hromadka, Dave Loomis, Tor Follcedal, and Bill Malkmus will be able to lead the school to many victories. ln fact, since the entire first string is made up of juniors and sophomores, next year's varsity should be one of Harvard's strongest. Smash the Foxel