Highland Park High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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THE POLAR BEAR I 9 Z 8 PUBLISHED BY THE JUNIOR CLASS HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOGL HIGHLAND PARK - MICHIGAN

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RESERVE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS H. P. Opp. H. P. Opp. JJUUHYY F0fd50f1 7 ll 4 February 10 College High 0 ll January 15 ' 'Redford 15 9 February I 7 Vvleslern . l-P 12 January 20 Southwestern l 3 l9 Q January Z CMS Tcih r 7 ro l'ebruary 24 Mt. Clemens IZ 1 l February Central 17 9 March 2 Northwestern 13 11 'lEOL'RNAMl'NT March 0 Eastern . 15 IO for the Highland Parks reserve basketball team is deserving of much credit bringing a city title to the Polar school. In winning the titular affair, Reserves defeated Eastern's reserve team by a 15 to 10 score. In the scheduled games Highland Park won seven out of nine contests. drop- ping a hard fought game to Cass Tech and another to Southwestern. This was a remarkable showing, especially in view of the fact that, as a result of a new ruling. the coaches were not allowed to sit on the bench or make substitutions. Many good players were developed for next year's varsity team. Among the most outstanding players were Demeter, Halvery, Langs. Wallace. and McLean. Top Run Cogxwtll, Rernbolt, Pmkrr, lNlcl.tan, Halxeri. Intl Run' Klann fmanngerl, XVallncc, Check, l,.impel.1, Demeter. liver lconchl. --at 91 ite'

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FOUL SHOOTING Five men brought another championship to Highland Park by 'winning the Greater Detroit High School League foul shooting contest with a man average of 17M fouls out of a possible 25. Cogswell, a member of the reserve basketball team, turned in the highest score for the Polars and the third highest in the city, shooting 22 fouls. As a result of this he is rated as the third best foul shooter in Detroit high schools. The other members of the team all played on the varsity court team this year. W'illiams scored 19, Pierce l7, Kane 16, and Wamsley 15. ALL CITY SELECTIONS Two men from Highland Park were named on the first team of the all- city football selections last fall. Captain William Klann, Polar tackle, was picked for that position on the mythical eleven. The other Blue and White player chosen was Captain-elect Peter Palmaroli who was selected as full-back. Several other Polar grid-iron warriors were named on the second and third teams or given honorable mention. Although none of Coach Horning's players were selected on the all-state eleven, several received honorable mention. In basketball Highland Park also had some outstanding players who -were given places on the second and third teams in the mythical selections or honor- able mention. RESERVE FOOTBALL Losing only one game, the reserve football team had a successful season. In a schedule of five games with reserve teams of other Detroit schools, Highland Park won two, tied two, and lost one. As a result of a new rule, all players who did not participate in the varsity game on Saturday were eligible for play in the reserve game on the following Monday. In this way the reserve team was considerably strengthened by having the varsity substitutes eligible for play. SCHEDULE AND RESULTS H. P. Opp. October 17 .,,.....,,...... Eastern ........................,............ ...... O 0 October Z4 .,... ,,......., , Northern .-. .,. 0 0 October 31 ,............... U. of D ......... ...... l 9 0 November 7 ...,.......,..,. Northwestern ...... 6 13 November 14 ................ Western ..... 7 0 Qs' V if 'G' 'Q' 'V ra' V 'Q' 'Q' 'G' 'V '+, -..gf Q2 tg..- H