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

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A9 - B9 BASEBALL NOON LEAGUE CAPTAINS AND H.A.S. Exuberance is beauty. -William Blake H.A.S. This term, Burroughsonians have enjoyed one of the finest sports programs ever known here at I.B. We have Mr. Hawkins, Chuck Braclish, and the H.A.S. to thank for planning Noon Leagues, and such events as the track meet, and The Little World Series.

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I GYM CLUB The bell rings! You rush through your lunch and dash into the gym. Then looking around you see such stars as Stewart Papay on the parallels. Stewart earned his junior letter this year, but he will be working for his senior letter this term. On the mats is Mike Rhodes. Mike has been in the Gym Club lever since the B7, and has learned many stunts, taught by Mr. Walter Iackson. V On the horizontal bars is Paull-Ioppe. Paul is also working for his senior letter this term. All of these boys are striving for one goal - to master Gymnastics. ' - Ted Weitz, A9 The A9 members of the I-I.A.S. are, CHUCK BRADISI-I, dynamic star of the hardwoods, who is the president oi the I'I.A.S. and Boys' Athletic Commissioner, BILL OLSON, who really shines on the diamondy IACK DISNEY, famous for his spectacular basketball shotsg DOUG DISNEY, star footballer and a sparker in baseballp MERV RUSI-I, who really goes places on the basket-- ball courtg and last but not least, LARRY Sl-IERRY, who stars as an all-around athlete. The B9 members include such players as ROY DOUMANI, CLAUDE GAUTI-IIER and DON BENDIX. The A8's are represented by powerful IIM LERMAN. Besides planning sports for others, these boys have played in many an exciting game them- selves. All our thanks to MR. HAWKINS and the I'I.A.S. for a job Well done. -Leonard Cliassman, A9 To the Boys of Iohn Burroughs. lt has been my pleasure to serve you, the boys' of IB. and I hope that I have served you well. I wish to thank Mr. Hawkins for his guid- ance and interest in the boys of I.B. and the I-I.A.S. - Chuck Bradish, Boys' Athletic Commissioner ALL STAR REVUE Positions C - loel Rottman-Captain-has whipped up a better than average team this year - steady in his position behind the bat - better than average sticker. P - Whit Peden - Blazing fast ball - good control - good hitter for a pitcher. lB - Gail Borden - Classy around the initial sack - lots of diamond savy - pretty good hitter. 2B-Larry Sherry - Infield spark plug - snappy hitter in the clutch. SB- Bill Olson - Very consistent - makes more than his share of great plays. SS -Sherwin Agron - Fastest man on the infield - terrific double play man - iron arm throw - a great little hitter. LF - Lee Baker - Great arm - covers a lot of territory in left field - hits often and when he does that ball travels. CF - Don Ornstein - Good sticker - steady fielder - comes up with that ball. RF-Ioe Kaplan - Good all around ball player and Very consistent. SCF - Bill Bedford-Plugs the team from short center - fair hitter. -Dick Saydah, Sports' Editor THE NINTH INNING All eyes were glued on Bob, out in center field. The ball approached him rapidly. He eagerly awaited it then POP, it was in his mittg and out again. I-Ie had fumbled the ballg the crowd went wild. It looked as if Bob had lost the game for us. lt was the ninth inning and the score was seven to seven. It seemed as if we would never get to bat. But, then Bob, with a single motion, scooped up the ball and hurled it to the boy on second base for the third out. Now it was our turn at bat. Everyone felt an inward groan as Bob stepped up to the plate. Not a word was uttered as he got two strikes on the first two pitched. And then on the third pitch, he sent the ball sailing over right field for the point that won the game for us. -Stan Leibowitz, A9

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23eXle2Ge2ikXleXF2fPXleXle2Ge2Ge TO THE GIRLS OF IOHN BURROUGHS: As my last semester at Iohn Burroughs draws to a close, I have begun to realize what a wonderful experience being Girls' League Ath- letic Commissioner is. During this past term I have had the oppor- tunity of working closely with Miss Robinson, who has carefully guided me throughout the term. Without the friendly assistance of Marilyn Klein, many activities could not have been planned. But it was you, the girls of Iohn Bur- roughs, who gave me the support that made this office successful. - Louise Rosenfeld, Athletic Commissioner, S'50 ggnafufed ALL STARS What a dynamic team! Who? Why the A9 All Stars, of course. These girls were chosen for their outstanding athletic ability and sportsmanship. DOT OLIVER, MARY KINNINGER, LINDA LEVI, ESTI-IER DANE, BARBARA GILBERT, MERNETTE GRIF- FITI-I, IRENE GARBUS, LOIS RICHMAN, BETTY MANAI-IAN, FRANCIS SIEGAL, GLORIA ELK and LOUISE ROSENFELD make this team. Their hitting is very strong and dependable. We all know that these A9 Girls of Summer 50 are really ALL STARS. - Sandy Kabrins, A9 THE HOME RUN It was Friday afternoon, and the Girls' A9 All Star game was under way. This was the last of the play off games to determine the champion team. Skippy Marvin walked up to bat. As she waited for the pitch, she thought to herself, last of the ninth, tie score, bases are loaded, and there are two outs. I'rn new to the school and this is my big chance to become well known. The call of strike one rudely inter- rupted her thoughts . . . Skippy was now ready for anything. In a matter ot seconds the count was 3 balls and two strikes. Skippy's grip tightened on the bat, her eyes were glued on the pitcher . . . the ball leaped at her from the pitcher's hand . . . it looked good . . . she started to swing and then at the last moment checked it . . . ball four, take your base. The girl on third base advanced homey the game was over. Skippy had put the game before her personal feelings and had won the game for her team. - Ianice Roosevelt, A9