John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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BASKETBALL LETTERMEN MAURICE “DUTCHMAN” HOLDGRAF — Captain — all-city center and guard — cli¬ maxed his last year by winning the city scoring race — one of the best guards- ever to attend Reagan. BILLY “SHADY ACRES” HENDERSON — All-city center — consistently outjumped opposing centers — could take his time and still hustle the ball — good one hand push shot — back next year. R. B. “SPEEDY” BAYER— Playing his first year of basketball— skill in hustling rebounds was his chief asset — timely shots won the Milby game — back next year. WILL “POP” MULLENWEG — Steady, reliable guard — usually got the ball in a scramble — liked by his teammates — handled ball well — his football tactics afforded amusing moments. JACK “ORANGE BLOSSOM” HINDS — Hustling forward — Jack surprised many fans with his long, high-arched shots — reliable on defense — steady on offense — should go places next year. PHILLIP “RUNT” COSTA — Best hustler on squad — hostile on defense — worried opponents — handled ball well — speed was not problem — has another year. ROBERT “ESQUIRE” GEORGE — Hampered by illness — a steady, consistent man on offense and a hustler on defense — smooth in handling the ball — improved as season progressed. ARVA STOOGE” GENTRY — Smooth working forward — quick and tricky — good eye for the basket — needs experience, but should make a first string position next year. BILLY POKEY GRAHAM — Newcomer who paced the Reagan scorers in several games — accurate passer — tricky on offense — smooth dribbler — could be counted on in tight places. BURROWS “CREAMPUFF” TAYLOR — Capitalized on his height and weight — had a good eye for basket — will be hard to beat next year. WALTER “ROBBIE” ROBERTSON— Basketball manager — was invaluable to 1936- 37 basketball squad — was a very willing worker and took a personal interest in each player.

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[ 7 .. 4 n - A|. i m t 1 I — vl A . M J : ■ : REAGAN BASKETBALL SQUAD Left to right, hack row: Assistant Manager Stark, Mullenweg, Elrod, Taylor, Bayer, Henderson, Holdgraf, Manager Robertson. Front row: Graham, Gentry, Costa, Hines, George. THE 1936-37 BASKETBALL SEASON Determined to make a fight for the city cage crown, Reagan opened the 1937 season against a powerful, smooth-working Davis quintet. The title defending Panthers, however, proved too much for the inexperienced Bulldogs, who were defeated 37-18. This game drew the largest attendance during the season, being the first game played in Reagan’s new field house. Outplaying and outhustling San Jacinto all the way, Reagan came out on the long end of a 27-20 score. The following week, Reagan stood off the last quarter rally of Milby to win 30-26. Sam Houston fell easily before the Bulldog onslaught, 30-17. Reagan’s next game with Jeff Davis determined the city cage race. In a thrill-packed battle that had the fans yelling so loudly that the referee’s whistle couldn’t be heard, Davis emerged victorious, 26-24. In the remaining games on its schedule, Reagan was victorious, beating San Jacinto, 34-23 ; Milby, 16-12, in a defensive battle; and Sam Houston, 28-13. Coach Camp awarded letters to Bayer, Costa, Gentry, George, Graham, Henderson, Hines, Holdgraf, Mullenweg, and Taylor, and Robertson, manager. Billie Henderson, all-city center, was elected to succeed Maurice Holdgraf as captain of the basketball team for 1937-38. SCHEDULE Davis . 37 S. Jac . 20 Milby . 26 S. Hous . 17 Davis . 26 S. Jac . 23 Milby . 12 S. Hous . 13 Reagan . 18 ■ Reagan . 27 Reagan . 30 Reagan . 30 Reagan . 24 Reagan . 34 Reagan . 16 Reagan . 28 MAURICE HOLDGRAF Captain MAURICE HOLDGRAF Maurice “Dutchman” Hold¬ graf, lanky three-year letter- man and captain of 1936-37 cagers, won honors in practi¬ cally every game. One of the best playing captains in the his¬ tory of Reagan, Dutchman was able to lead his green and inex¬ perienced team to second place in the city cage race with only two defeats by the champions, Jeff Davis.

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TRACK SQUAD Left to right, back row: Jones, Thompson, Leach, Brooks, Sparkman, Alston, Faulk, Williams, Worsham, Todd, Harmon, Dibhle, Sofrelle, George, Rhodes, Lucas, Dvorak. Third row: Schaffer, Aiken, Morrison, Jackson, White, Weyer, Matthews, Brandt, Telshow, Richardson, Telge, Gillespie, Coach J. M. Turner. Second row: Mgr. Bumgartner, Spencer, Wallace, Martin, Turney, Mitchell, Murphree, Elliot, Franks. Front row: Jester, Bailey, Bethel, Peters, Price, Arnold, McDevitt, Bailey. TRACK SEASON The track season of 1937 will go down in the annals of Reagan as one of the most successful in the Bulldog’s history. The Canine harriers opened the season at Cameron and topped a field of 400 athletes with 29 points. Turney took the 220, Weyer the pole vault, Matthews the 880, and the Bulldog quartet the mile and sprint relays. For their next meet Reagan journeyed to Fort Worth, where they placed second in the 220, second in the mile relay, and tied for first in the pole vault. At the San Jacinto Relays, Reagan won the mile relay and the 100 yard dash, placed second in the 440 relay and the discus throw, but because of great sportsmanship on Coach Turner’s part forfeited their win in the 880 relay to Milby. The following week Reagan journeyed to the Texas Relays, where, competing against the best talent in the state, the quartet of Brandt, Telge, Matthews, and Turney won both the mile and the medley relays. At the Rosenberg relays, Reagan edged out Rosenberg by winning the discus throw, 100 yard dash, pole vault, and two mile relay, and setting a track record in the mile relay. At their first Interscholastic Meet, the District 1'9 trials, Reagan came through with flying colors, beating their nearest competitor by 16 points. Two records were broken, the 880 by Matthews, and the mile relay by Brandt, Telge, Matthews, and Turney. Turney won the 100 and 220 dashes, Bayer and Henderson tied for first in the high jump as did Smith in the discus, Wallis placed second in the low hurdles, and Brandt was third in the 440. At the Region Interscholastic Meet, Reagan again came out on top, winning first in the 100, 220, and 880, and second in the high hurdles, discus, high jump, and mile relay. At the annual city meet, Reagan again took top honors, 30 points above their nearest rivals. First places were won by Murphree, Wallis, Turney, Smith, Henderson, Matthews, and the mile relay squad. Others who helped with second and third places were Koons, Frank, Bayer, Telge, and Mullenweg. In the “B” class division, Reagan was also victorious by a large majority. Coach Turner awarded letters to R. B. Bayer, Leonard Brandt, Billy Henderson, Allen Janes, Charles Matthews, Harold Murphree, Homer Smith, Chester Telge, Billy Turney, and Wendell Wallis. Billy Turney Captain