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

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Champion Baseball Team of 1926 During the baseball season of 1926, Home Room 209's team had won every game they played while in school. Alfonso Leal, the captain of the team, then challenged the ninth-grade champions for a game. The challenge was accepted and the eighth-grade go-getters won with a score of 13-6. This made the B-Eights champions for three successive terms. The team was awarded a silver loving cup. The players in the picture, reading from left to right, are Gordon Johnson, James La Presle, Alfonso Leal Ccaptainj, Mr. Des Rochers fhome room sponsorj, Eugene Reyes, Carl Beonde, and Eddie White. The following members of the team have left Le Conte: Francis Belongia, Jack Robinson, Dave Robinson, Calvin Nlaehl, and Howard Lydeclcer. Track Events The following boys won first place in the Virgil-Le Conte track meet: 50-yard dash, Dannigerg l00-yard dash, Freemang 220-yard dash, Freemang 440-yard dash, Palmerg half-mile, Powersg pole vault, Powersg high jump, Palmer, relay, Danniger, Chasnoff, Nliyasaki, Freeman. Against Hollywood High School the following boys won first place: 220- yard dash, Freemang shot put, Rogersg high jump, lklambog pole vault, Phillips. I 1043

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A-NINE CHAMPS A-Nines vs. All-Stars ln a three- game series the A-Nine team, captained by Art Campbell, defeated the All-Stars, a selected group of B'Nine and A-Eight boys. The first game was taken by the A-Nines after a rally in the last inning. The final score was l3-12. The second game was won by the A-Nine team, 9-7. The third game was a cinch for the A-Nines. The victorious team scored fifteen runs the first three innings of the game. The final score was 22-2. The pitching of Reyes and VVilson of the A-Nines is to be commended. They did some excellent work. The line-up of this A-Nine team was Campbell, Leal, Wilson, Reyes. Hellman, Luke, Keitch, Frankfurt, Watkins, Danniger, Longe, and Kelvin. The All-Stars were Vvilliams, La Presle, lVIiyasaki, Jones, Kahn, Ohl, Ream, Nlatsumoto, Poe, and Dessan. A-Nines Receive Letters The Physical Education Department awards letters to those boys who obtain one hundred per cent in the decathlon events, which include the high jump, broad jump, seventy-five yard dash, baseball throw for accuracy, sit-up. football punt, forward pass, basket-ball goal throw, basket-ball throw for accuracy, and the pull-up. A letter-emblem is given first, and to this a star is added for every semester of perfection in decathlon. Although no five-star chevron has ever been given here, three A-Nine boys, joe Appleton, joe Chasnoff. and Donald Frankfurt, were successful in win- ning a four-star emblem this semester. Other awards to A-Nines are as follows: Three-star letter, Frank llc- lntoshg two-star letter. Paul Aisog one-star letter, Bob Leslie, Kenneth Brown, VVendell Hellmang first letter, Lee lklorris, Freeman Lewis. jack Tidball, James Green, Nathan Lindenbaum, and Joe lkliller. fiosl

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After-School Baseball League It is impossible to determine at this early date the baseball champs of this season. In the ninth grade, Home Rooms Bungalow VIII, Bungalow XII and 105 are lighting for the pennant. All three of these teams are very strong, so we hesitate to even predict the winner. In the eighth grade the following rooms are still in the race: 120, 229. Bungalow II, 227, and 107. The seventh-grade teams have sifted down to the following: Bungalow V. 220, 233, 205 and 126. The boys are grateful to lN'Ir. Kempton for his excellent management of this after-school baseball league. Faculty vs. Seniors The Faculty baseball team defeated the Senior team by a score of 13-10. lN'Iany errors were made by both teams. The only real exciting play of the game was made when hir. Binder knocked the ball over the fence. The Senior line-up was as follows: Campbell, catcherg VVilson. pitcher: Hellman, first baseg Luke, second baseg Watkiiis, shortstopg Frankfurt. third baseg Danniger, left field, See, center fieldg King. right field. The Faculty players were Kempton, catcher, Ford, pitcherg Overman, first baseg Errett. second baseg Smith, shortstopg Binder, third baseg Schmidt. left fieldg Elliott, center field, Hawkins, right field. Basket-ball Letters Awarded There are three groups of boys, classified as A's, B's and C's, who received championship basket-ball letters for going through the entire season without meeting a defeat. The A's who received letters were as follows: Richard Van Fleet. Clifford Commeford, Jim llfloore, Fred Richardson, Eugene VVard. and Richard Van Doren. The B's included Bill Ream, Pat Nicholson, Bob Crothers. and Larry Hoff. The Cys who won letters were Don Duane, Ernest VVithers, Lester Eaton, and Dick Bergner. Golf Tournament A very interesting golf tournament has been in progress this last month of school. Twenty-four of our boys entered into competition at VVilson golf course, Griffith Park, under the supervision of Mr. Overman. Stanley Bishop, an A-Nine boy from Bungalow IV, won the silver loving cup with the score of 89. Fred Jackman, Home Room 105, 'lack Vveisinger, 108, and Stanley lllartin, 227, were in close competition with the winner. fiosl