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

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The Alphabet of Sport A is for Athletics, for all sports and play, Yvhere records are broken most every day. B is for Barnes, a jockey who's fine, And in the Sweepstakes is first over the line. C is for Cobb, the dean of baseball, That grand old-timer, beloved of all. D is for Dempsey, ex-heavyweight champ, VVho has jack in his pocket and lots in the bank. E is for Ederle, the New jersey swimmer, In the Channel Gertrude was winner. F is for Fields, and folks have a hunch, He'll be champion because of his punch. G is for Grange, the king of football, Brings ice in summer and touchdowns in fall. H is for Harris, his team won the series, And made the District simply delirious. I is for Indians, Cleveland was weaker VVhen Washington Senators signed up Tris Speaker. J is for jones, the Atlanta wonder, VVho shoots golf in par or a little under. K is for Kearns, Dempsey's old hoss, VVhen they severed connections both suffered loss. L is for Lenglen, the French tennis wizard, VVhose lightning strokes cut just like a blizzard. M is for McLarnin, and also Mandell, The latter's a champ, the other Fights well. N is for Nurmi, at running long distance This Finnish lad needs no assistance. O is for Oldfield, a well-known name, In auto-racing he has won his fame. P is for Paddock, when he starts to run, You think he's the fastest thing under the sun. Q is for Quaker, and Philadelphia's the name Of the city where Tunney sure was game. R is for Ruth, baseball's greatest name, Home runs brought the Bambino his fame. S is for Sandy, a jockey whose fame Vilas won long ago, and who's still in the game. T is for Tunney, a Fighting marine, VVho won his laurels honest and clean. U is for Unusual-here I hesitate, Guess it stands for the weather of our Golden State. V is for Von Elm, who shoots helow par, And out on the links is considered a Star. VV is for Wills, our tennis co-ed, Who gave the French champion a pain in the head. X is X-the unknown-the stars of future years, VVho will make athletic history at the price of hopes and fears. Y is for Young, Catalina's hero, VVho won in water most down to zero. Z is for Zybysco, former wrestling champ, His namels hard to spell, but he's got the clamp. I. R., Junior Richardson, maker of rhymes, The Staff thanks you for these clever lines. xg ,, X gg l g: I was l vi: f a ' Q I r'e' u to . it 51083

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Interclass Sports Pom-Pom Drill The most picturesque event of the field meet was the pom-pom drill by the girls of the eighth and ninth grades. The girls were dressed in their regula- tion gym suits and carried blue and gold pom-poms in each hand. A delightful and pleasing ribbon dance was rendered by the seventh grade. The judges for the girls' contest were Nlisses Hazel Gross and Edna Roof. assistant supervisors, and llliss lylillie Wilson, assistant supervisor of correc- tive physical education in Los Angeles schools. The entire Physical Education Department is to be congratulated upon the excellent training shown by the students. Brlxkef-ball The basket-ball series played during school hours was a hotly fought contest. The winners of the A-Nine C division were captained by Beatrice Lewis. The members of the team are Eileen Brown, Eleanor Heiss, Dorothy Crane, hiary Lee Cox, Marjory' Grant. -lean Nlorris, Rosamund jenny. lliary Ellen Emery, Alice lylarie Hopper. Bernice Levin, Nira Andrews, and Harriet Nlesirow. This team has won all of its games this season. The champions of the A-Nine B division were lead by glean Tuggle. This fast team consisted of the following girls: Katherine Reutzal. Ellen Prince. Doris lVIiller, -lennie Tetenman. -lenylene Oster, Ruby VVynne. Ruth Ungar, and Alice Teitelbaum. Cfzptain-ball The first place in the C division of the A'Eight girls was taken by Lelia Fridley and her enthusiastic team. The members of the team were Lelia Fridley Ccaptainj. Charlotte Perry, Rose Nlanask, -lean Veitch. Esther Suer, Dorothy France. Nfarguerite Scranton. Evelyn llfforrill, and Sylvia Newman. AF'I'lZR-SCHOOL CAPTAIN-BALI, CHAMPS BASKET-BAl.I, CHAMPS L 107 J

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