Joseph Le Conte Middle School - Le Contean Yearbook (Hollywood, CA)

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CHAMPION TEAM OF HOME ROOM 217 Sports at Le Conte At the beginning of the Fall school term the prospects for a successful athletic year were somewhat dim because of the graduation of some of Le Conte's best athletes. A few weeks later, however, the announcement that an after-school football league was to be formed was received with joyous excla- mations by the sport-loving boys of Le Conte. A week later the promised football leagues were organized for all classrooms wishing to enter. There were three leagues organizedfone for the seventh, another for the eighth, and one for the ninth graders. Each league, it is needless to say, was a great success, because of the splendid spirit displayed by the home 1'0oms. Some teams proved stronger than others, but every team entered every game with the idea of playing hard and trying to win fairly. Quite naturally a few teams in each league displayed superior skill and used it to better advantage than others, with the result that the pennant race was soon narrowed down to a few teams in each league. In the seventh grade the leading teams were 209, 122, 117, and S201, and at the end of the league it was found that the first three above-mentioned teams still had l'championship games to play. An elimination contest was held. with the result that 209 came through with flying colors. ln the eighth-grade league Bungalow V won the pennant without losing a single game. This distinction was very difficult to obtain for there were many bigger teams playing against Bungalow V, but by splendid co-operation and spirit this team of good little fellows won out, and for that reason Le Conte is glad to welcome them as some of its real champions. The ninth-grade race was the most hotly contested ever. From the start of the league to the finish, the championship was certain to go either to 127 1931

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l , Y, 4 , . , W :rw , ig?iew. . Q 4 i. asia : gm 5. wif' 't 3 Q 1 i E' ' we E l as f l 1 E Volley-B all ln the B group of the volley-ball teams the A-Nine girls above were the victors. The girls on the winning team were Arline Cornwell Ccaptainj, Nedra Heinrich, Betty Walborn, Helen Abrams, Helen Whitmore, Pearl La Bounty, Frances Raney, Ethel Mae Richardson, Agnes Waltz, and Evelyn Rightinan. MLxriel Pearing's A-Nines, shown below, won the C group honors. The team included Muriel Pearing Ccaptainj, Gladys Chalfant, Gwenyth Stern, Frances Fripp, Vernette Trosper, Celia Segal, and Ruth Hornung. E971

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N ' 5 MR. KI2MPTON'S FIFTH PERIOD C CHAMPIONS or 217. two ninth-grade classrooms. VVith but one more game to be played it was found that neither of the above mentioned teams had lost a game. The last game of the season between these two teams, which was for the champion- ship. was played on Friday, November the 13th, but this jinx did I1Ot prevent the two teams from putting up the most thrilling game ever played at Le Conte. The game ended with a six-to-six tie. The next lllonday, however, the two teams again tangled. The side lines were packed when 217 kicked off to start the game, which proved to be the best fight of the past season. The game, which is now a part of the history of Le Conte. was a nip and tuck battle through the four quarters, with first one team and then the other taking the lead. NVith but two minutes left to play and the score tied at twelve-all, 217 took the ball on their own twenty- seven yard line and in three plays brought the ball within five yards of their opponents, goal line. It was the third down and three yards to go for a touchdown when the 217 quarterback, on a delayed pass, tossed to the 217 right end over the goal line for the touchdown and game. 127, although beaten. displayed the true Le Contean spirit by congratulating the victors earnestly. Thus, the first football league ever at Le Conte came into history and the three champions of their respective leagues were awarded the pennants which they so earnestly labored for. The system for football leagues that was followed after school was also applied in the gym classes with the result that the championship of both A-B and C companies of the school were won by Period V Gym Class, with Period I finishing second in both companies. At the time of this writing. Le Conte is giving its attention to basket-ball leagues which have proven as popular and successful as the football leagues. I 1991