John Burroughs Middle School - Burr Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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H.A.S. AND BOYS' LEAGUE CAPTAINS SPORTS One of the main features at Iohn Burroughs is its very fine sports' program. Here a student is sure to find a sport that suits him. Besides football, baseball, and basketball, we have handball, horseshoes, volleyball, tennis, and gymnastics. Iohn Burroughs has one of the largest play- grounds in the city. There is plenty of room for everyone to play what he wants. Besides the field, both the boys and girls have a gymna- sium where they do the things they cannot do outside. Every year there is an annual track meet in which every grade competes. The ev- ents are the fifty and hundred yard dash, broad jump, baseball throw, and relay. There is also the Dust Bowl which is a big football event. Sports help to develop stronger people and better citizens, and Iohn Burroughs is really doing its part. lim Roper, A8 When I sit by the window on a very rainy day The rain is like a man who keps me from my play. -Ina I-Iolsberg, A7. H.A.S.! What does it mean? Some say it means Hawkins All-Stars, Hawkins Athletic Seraphs and I-lawkins Athletic Society. As you all know, the meaning of I-I.A.S. has been kept a secret, but whatever its name, you can thank this or- ganization for well-planned Sports Weeks, noon league, dust bowls and other recent historic events in I.B.'s athletic progress. TOO GOOD FOR MY OWN GOOD I was a raw rookie breaking into the minors. I got my big chance the first day at the park. The manager barked my name, Tothe, get out there on the moundl I was overcome with anxiety. The game started. I began to tire them in. Batter after batter went down under my barrage of fast balls. The crowd roared. I was doing great! As I approached the dugout, I expected the man- ager to compliment me. After all, I held them hitless. But, instead, he howled, What do you mean getting out there and making our best batters look sick? You're tired! I Donald Tothe, A9 GIRLS' NOON LEAGUE CAPTAINS ' ln'

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FAMOUS SPORT STARS OF I.B. Many great sports stars have attended john Burroughs. Among the best known were lim and Don Hardy, Don Paul, and Al Hoisch. IIM HARDY is tabbed by many as U.S.C.'s greatest forward passer. In l944 he had a pass completion average of 522. jim went to j.B. and then on to Fairfax where he starred in foot- ball and baseball. From Fairfax, he entered U.S.C. ln his freshman year, he lettered in three sports, football, basketball, and baseball. The following three years jim was quarterback on the Trojan Eleven. On the baseball team, he was the first string third-baseman and hit well over three hundred. ln the 1944 season, he was elected captain and led his team to victory over Washington and Tennessee in the l944-'45 Rose Bowl games. After graduation, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams, where he is number 2 quarterback under Bob Waterfield. Last yeor, jim had the second best passing record in the National League. DON HARDY went to LB. along with his brother jim. After graduating from Fairfax, Don entered U.S.C. where he was a fine end on the freshman squad. The following three years, he lettered on the Trojan varsity. He made all-coast one year and was drafted by many a pro team. Don declined to play pro and now has his own busi- ness. DON PAUL is one of the best of these athletes, Don went to I.B. and then on to L.A. High where he was a star center under Bert La Brucharie, who was later to coach Don at college. Don then enrolled at U.C.L.A. and gained all coast honors for the Bruins for three years. After his gradua- tion, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams whose coach predicts Don will be one of the best centers in the National League. Bill Renwick, A9 BOYS' GYM CLUB THE GYM CLUB is one of the most modest, best organized athletic groups at j.B. It is composed of o. group of boys who have survived the tests that they have to take to be members. Some of these boys become so adept in forward and backward rolls and other gymnastic creations that they become the most accomplished senior high gymnasts, submitting only to the few All- Star and H.A.S. games held in the gym at noon, the gym club meets every week-day. Last year the first annual gym meet was held. It was so successful that Mr. jackson, the sponsor, decided to have one every year, The meet, of course, will be a big boon and boost to the already successful club. Marvin Taff - Bill jennings, A9 CANNED INFORMATION That movie was swell! This is a common exclamation uttered by many Burroughsonians each day. Behind each motion picture that you see are the patience, skill, and hard work of Mrs. Freeman and the twenty odd boys under her on the projectionists' crew. To become a projectionist, you must be able to master the five portable projectors and the projector located in the auditorium. You must also be able to get yourself out of any kind of fix that you might get into. Under the capableyguidance of Mrs. Free- man and Marshall Lewis, president of the club, the crew has done a marvelous job of taking us to many interesting places on this earth by the means of a thin ribbon of film. -Myron Weiner, A8. l .77 ,YW 1 + '

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A9 ALL-STARS Crack! Swish! The ball goes soaring over the fence! ls it Babe Ruth? No! Stan Musial? No! Skippy Spaeth? Yes!! Skippy is our excellent first baseman and All-Star Captain this term. Along with Skippy, the fine pitching of Maureen Fond and fielding 'of Louise Harris and Micky Spaeth are outstanding. The hitting of this team is hard, high and long. Contributors to this repu- tation are Ianet Cogan, Emily Raife, Ian Haven- sack and Noni Hamill, who are always counted on for homeruns. Charmaine Dickerson, Sandra Harris, Enid Wiemokly and Margery Mackenzie are noted for their fine team play and swift fielding. Yes, the A9 team for S'49 is truly ALL- STAR! HOLD THAT CUSTOM Block that kick! Hold that line! What's go- ing on? ls Notre Dame playing? Cf course not! It's the Dust Bowl, a grand old Iohn Burroughs custom. And a grand old custom it is. Where else but on the athletic field does school spirit come out so spontaneously, or where else is there such Cl good feelingrtwords our neigh- bors whether we win or lose? Yes, Iohn Bur- roughs annual Dust Bowl brings out the good sportsmanship in all of us. So hold that custom, Iohn Burroughs! . Phyllis Marks. AR B9-A9 BASEBALL ALL-STARS VS. H.A.S. The crowd! is tense. The ball is a 'homing pidgeon, soaring through the air, determined to reach its destination. A roar! Screams of joy and sadness rise from the crowd. It's the All-Star, H.A.S. basketball game pit- ting the best athletes of the school against each victorious, both striving to win this game of the year. The All-Stars are led by their red- headed guard combination of Ierry Kliman and Captain Lenny Rapping. The I-l.A.S. features Captain Gerry Elkins at center and Eddie Brant at forward. lt has been a clean hard-fought battle all the way. The score now stands at 12 to 8, with the All-Stars leading, and in possession of the ball. A free throw for Buzzy Engleson! lf he can sink this it will almost cinch the game for the All-Stars as time is running out. Swish! The ball sounds as it meets the net, and the proud smile on Buzzy's face tells us the basket is good. The H.A.S. takes the ball out of bounds. Next there is a beautiful interception by Ierry Kliman, who's going in for a lay-up all by himself. The ball is rolling around the rimg will it go in? Yep!! The gun goes off ending the game, and an underdog All-Star basketball team has swamp- ed the favored I-l.A.S. 15 to 8 in earning a well deserved triumph. Seymour Druskin, A9 ! I, A. ,-v,- ,- ,, -V . -A -2- W .. ,..qw--f.4-.W e--':-v-www-rvvwpw-.-..,...,:..rfn