Houghton High School - Amygdaloid Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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, 135.1-Vfiw u-SKQTPYV5 , F OOTBALL-Continued. and Rogers. Their absence was keenly felt when injuries forced them to withdraw. M It M M - manager with unequalled efficiency. ' Much praise should be given to Tom Sullivan who executed his job as The lettermen are: Tom Butkovich Art Karam Bob Lauren Bill Gauthier Bob Atkin Matt Saarinen Ed Ryynanen Ed Provost Godfrey Johnson Tom Bennett Fred Trathen Stepfhen Brunett Clyde Nettell George Gekas Tom Sullivan ' Jim Tobin .Ice McLean R? J ' TENNIS In the school tournament last fall, Ruth Cattell Won in singles and Rosanna Markham and Ruth Swift in doubles. Hancock and Lake Linden were our rivals. Ruth Cattell won all her matches. The doubles team wag defeated only once. The boys have been equally victorious. Norman Francis won all his games. Our famous little doubles team, composed of Jack Smith and Prunsey Ruhl, lost only one game. TRACK We didn't hear much about our track team this year, but we will next year. The squad will be more experienced, since only two of the members are graduating. Those who took part in the events are: Art, Karam Ccaptainl Dave Aldrich Bill Gauthier Jim Tobin - Fred Trathen Bob Lauren Bud Klenner

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FOOTBALL Fourth Row-Rogers, Smith, Gekas, Provost, Lauren, Brunett, Tobin, tfoac-h Bugni, 'Phird Row-Peterson, Karam, Kanmas, Ryynanen, Johnson, Bennett, Good- reau. Second Row-Sullivan. Trathen, Gauthier, Mm-Lean, Saarinen, Nelson, Smith. First Row-Wliutkovieh, Atkin, Nettell, Shiroda, Bennett, Klein, lklt-t'arthy. The Houtrhton football team passed through one of its most disastrous seasons the past year. 'Phe 1-all for eanditlates brought out about fifty aspirants to athletic' fame. XVith the tive lettermen ofthe previous year as a nueleus, and several proinising eandidates, Coaeh Hugni endeavored to build a team. After two weeks ol' practiee, we met Lake Linden on the Hubbell Field and lost ISU-6. The maine remained a tie until the last quarter, when Lake Linden svored twiee, 'Phe next week we traveled to IJAnse. Houghton came within scoring distance several times, but L'Anse scored in the third quarter on a long pass. Our next visitor and vit-tor was Hancock. They overcame us by 15-0. 'Phe following week we beat L'Anse on our field, 13-6. The gaine was :L thriller and was featured by L'Anse's aerial attack. ltyynanen and Gan-v thier scored for Houghton. Next, we met Hancock at Condon Field and were beaten -il-0. Still sniarting from that defeat, we went to Lake Linden and got trounced, 10-U. After a week in whit-h no pram-tice 1-ould be held due to freezing: weather, Houghton journeyed to Calurnet. XVe were defeated by the tremendous st-ore of GX-0. For the iirst time in several years, Houghton failed tn place a man on the all-star team. 'Pom Bennett was plan-ed on the all-star sec-ond team, and lid llyynanen and 'Pom Butkovich were given honorable mention. During the season, the team lost the servit-es of Nettell, I-lrey, Tobin,

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BASKETBALL Third Row-'I'hirey, Knngras, Bennett, Lauren, lfountziine, Provost, Shirodn, Aldrich, Klenner. Second llow-Kairaim, Johnson, Lompre, Goodreaiu, Horner, Francis, An- drew, Nelson, Ruhl, Conch liugni, Fir:-It Row-Sullivzin, Gullstrund, Linp.:'elb:1ch llyynnnen, Tobin, Nettell, Smith. The buslietbnll team il1lIJPtll'Pti to have the breaks against it during: the entire season. After il strong: stnrt against llollur Buy, the teann cracked up ngninst Luke Linden. However, with llyynnnen, Tobin, Gullstrnnd, Nettell, and Lingelbach hitting their stride the tt-:lm nuxnznpqed to take Hun- cock, L'Anse, Pziinesdule ttwo grarnesj, und Blll'ilf.!,'2l into cznnp. 'l'h,e Failu- Inet boys were too much for the Orange. After losing the second gzune for the season, the tezun wus severely llznnlicaxpped by the loss of Nettell, 'l'ebo's absence wus irrepzirnblc for the remainder of the season. L' ns-ue, Batraiga, and liollnr Hay fell before the onslaught of Couch Hugni. proteges, but Luke Linden, Hancock, and Luke Linden :main at the U. M. tournament took the Hotonites down. Although they met defeat five times during the season, the Oratnge und Black displayed 21 brand of besketbzill seldom offered the Hou3.:'hton fans in recent years, and proved conclusively that they could contend with any quintet in the conference. Gmduaitinp: Seniors :ire Ryynzinen, Tobin, Gullstrnnd, Nettell, Francis, tloodreziu, :ind liorner. Although the team suffers severely from grziduzition, Shirodn, Nelson, ltuhl, Johnson, and several remaining members of last ye:1r's sophomore Sound show promise of developing into the fust, shifty 1l,2'Q.Z'l'i-'Lfillitlll which will represent the Or:un.:'e in the coming season.