Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Able Co-managers Jujee and Melsger cutting and painting wtmrlen pegs which are uscrl to mark of distances on the frarlr. If there was nothing to stop Perez and Arns- piger. two fine distance men. from running in both the 880 and the mile everything would be fine. As it is. child labor will have to be exploited and Herb Stoloff, Ed Arendt, and the other half of the Yampolsky combination will be spread out in the two events. Most of these have had cross-country experience and are accustomed to the gruelling grind. Buff Crozier seems to have everything neces- sary to duplicate ,lim Turner's record-smashing per- formances in the shot put and discus throw. Though he has had little experience, he has already proven his ability and will probably also toss the javelin. Charlie Moebus is putting his excessive muscles to a better use than pushing around fresh First Form- ers. He has evidenced much prowess in all of the weight events. Dave Updike has diligently applied himself to learn the Creek art of javelin and discus throwing. Manlio Terragni has also practiced with the shot, discus and javelin, and may be counted on to score several places. The outlook for the broad jump is one of the worst of all. Harry Kolb will probably share the event with Dave Updike. If Al Horton comes down from baseball for the meets, the Maroon and White chances will be greatly strengthened. The coaching staff of the cindermen has under- gone many changes. Mr. Miller is still head coach, but his efforts are confined for the most part to field events. Mr. Metcalf has taken over the reins of Third baseball, but two additions have adequately made up for his transfer. Mr. Paul Davis, an ex-runner for the New York A. C., has taken complete responsibility for the runners. His emphasis on footwork and the development of a correct running style is already showing pleasing results. Lifting their knees high as they jog around the track, his charges look more like chorus girls, but nevertheless few track men complain of stiff muscles or stitches in their sides. Mr. Thaddeus Kidawa helps Coach Miller in the throwing events. His discus tossers especially have shown the effects of tutelage. Three dual meets, with Montclair, Hackley, and Poly Prep, are scheduled, and the team will also participate in the A. A. P. S. competition. As co-managers, Alan laffee and Bob Metsger have evidently made one bad mistake: leaving lrv- ing, the only'team vanquished by last year's var- sity, off the schedule. Both have proved excellent in their work and in their choice of able assistant man- agers. Rimlmulz clears an obstacle in the 220- yrml low hurdles. Perez. at riglll, is the flean of H. M. zlislance runners.

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NCIS again a very mediocre season appears to confront the Varsity Track team. An excep- tionally large squad and much enthusiasm. un- abated after several weeks of strenuous practice. give the unit, however. an advantage over its im- mediate predecessor. which won only one out of four meets and placed low in the A. A. P. S. The Medal Meet. reinstated after a year's furlough. has already proven the calibre of several of the runners. With Clyde Arnspiger. Larry Lader. and Ger- man Perez the only returning letter-men. it was nec- essary to build almost an entire new team from the ranks of the newcomers. Both Compton and Bijur have not come out for track. which leaves Arnspiger and Perez to bear the brunt of the distance races. and as yet Alver Ives is the only commendable low hurdler. Since Dick Usenkop's graduation the dust on the high hurdles has not been disturbed. It may even be necessary to impress Perez into service for this event, and Arnspiger is also a likely candidate for the seemingly unpopular berth. Whereas last year's outfit was strong in the field events and noticeably weak in the running de- partment, the 1937 group appears to be just the opposite. ,lim Turner. the mainstay of the shot putt. discus. and javelin. is now spearing worms at Holy Cross. and Bob Rodezno. pole vault record-holder and often helpful in the half-mile. will be surely missed. Tuck. liill Gibson. and Hob Moebus are also gone. Though there is a negligible number of indi- vidual stars, the team is far better balanced than usual. Artie Login is mastering the rudiments of 168 Under the SIIVIXCIDHIIIICK' of Cuucli Urzris. llle runners lIl'lll'flil'C NIILFIS lu lln' shrill reports of his blank curlriflge gun. pole-vaulting rather rapidly. but it may he impera- tive to enlist the aid of a Lower Schoolman to pair up with him. Harry Kolb will be at the head of the list in the high jump and will probably be one of the starters in the sprints. Elton Lovett is by far the best sprinter. Though a newcomer to school it is rumored that he burns up the cinders at the rate of one hundred yards in IO.--L seconds and gallops over the 220-yard stretch in about 22.11 seconds. Tom Rosenberg also shows up well in the dashes. with Miller. Stich, and Hob Yam- polsky as likely Hll-ins. The quarter-mile is another strong event. Ger- man Perez, crack letter-man from last year's team. is steadily improving. Updike should show better form with more practice. Ted Conrad. Emile Rim- bault, and Bob Zucker may also be among the starters. At leflfflflr. flliller. Veteran Carzefz of H. M. lrllclf leruns. cmzfinerl himself lo field eecnls this year. Illr. Uuris superzviserl 1,10 runners.

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ITH three veterans returning to the Varsity tennis team. pre-season forecasters have am- ple reason to rejoice. The Maroon and White have already won an overwhelming victory in their first match with Mt. St. Michaels, by the score of 5-0. The team is especially privileged this year to have Mr. Paul Harding as coach. For the second time Dick Baumann is number one man. Baumann's flashy footwork and excellent coordination enabled him to win most of his matches last year and reach the semi-finals of the singles division in the A. A. P. S. meet. He has improved greatly during the in- terim and may be depended upon to better his pre- vious performances. In the second position is Don Kubie. who was sick for the greater part of last season when he would have also held tl1e same slot. Kubie will pair up with Baumann as the first doubles combi- nation. John Poifenberger has taken Don's place on the sick list, but he will probably be back to claim the third bracket in a short while. The Baumann- Kubie combine may be counted on to even surpass the feats of last year's Sophomore pony ballet of Schiff and Mayer which reached the finals in the A. A. P. S. Eugene Schwartz, a newcomer to school, has worked his way up to third place despite his lack of height. He will team up with Herb Bailey until Poffenberger is back to playing form. Baileyis tall stature is of great advantage. 70 TENNIS Bill Mook is another veteran who will probably earn a higher position shortly. Mook and Radin play in the third doubles combination. Mook. too. has height to his credit while Irv Radinis special asset is his ability to keep up a hard, steady volley. There seems to be little chance of any other player breaking into the line-up. In the Mt. St. Michaels meet, Baumann took l1is match from Shannahan by the score of 6-0. 6-I. Tom Haley fell before Kubieg the count was 6-2, 6-l. Horace Mann continued the on- slaught when Eugene Schwartz won from Mather Hanratty, 6-2, 6-3. Though the singles matches all were short with the winners taking the lead im- mediately. there was a different story in the doubles. Bill Mook and Eugene Schwartz teamed up again Shannahan and Haley. The match went to Horace Mann at 6-3, 8-6. The other doubles team of Bailey and Radin subdued Echer and Han- ratty, 6-8, 6-0. 6-1 in the longest match of the afternoon. In the first set Radin and Bailey were losing 5-2. when they rallied, but fell short at 6-8. Manager Ray Luthy has arranged a long and difficult schedule which includes Columbia Fresh- men, Scars-dale. Trinity. Riverdale, Pelham High School, Blair, Poly Prep, Scarborough and the A. A. P. S., to be played at Forest Hills.