Kent State High School - Statesman Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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THE STATESMAN Tennis Kent State high's tennis team this year will have but one vet- eran of last year's team. Art Cherry, member of the 1935 tennis team which won the Western Reserve League championship, will be back to comprise the bulwark of the 1936 team. Art Cherry and Dick Gardner had second place in the dou- bles. We have also lost Bill Stringer and Bob Maxwell who placed first and third in the singles. Possible candidates to play in this year's tournaments are Bob Curtis, Stephen Chip', West, Glen Wilcox, Bob Jones, Bill Mc- Intyre, and Bob Drew. . The runner-up last year, the school holding second place in the tournament, was Wadsworth and .they will have the same team. Also Roosevelt will have the same team as last year. Coach Mike Herchek was unable to give any information as to who would be the letter-winners when we went to press. Only three of State's team will be back next year, but we hope that Kent State will bring home the cup to repose in the trophy case every year. I 1 I PAGE 75

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THE STATES MAN Golf As soon as the Spring rains vanished and the sun came peeping through the clouds Coach Mike I-lerchek called for the prospects from which he built Kent State high school's 1936 golf team. As an answer to his call he was greeted by the candidates, some new and some that had played before. Those who reported were Gene Dietrich, Dick Truxell, Edward Stonemetz, Fred Gressard, Glen Wilcox. Charles Scott, julio Labajetta, Bill Hen- dershied, Fred Lowe, and joe Colton, In order to make it easier to pick his first team, Coach Herc hek took the golfers to Maple Crest golf course where each member was given a trial. The four with the best score made the first team. They were Gene Dietrich, Ed Stonemetz, Bill Hendershied, Fred Gressard. Julio Labajetta came fifth, he was used as an alternate. These Eve members represented Kent State high's golf team. After practicing for a awhile, the team made its first showing against the Roosevelt Rough Riders. By means of good playing on the part of the Kent team , Roosevelt was held to one point , while Kent scored eighteen. Later Kent State again met Roosevelt and beat them 12 to 4. ln a match with Ravenna, we tied 7-7. On May 16, the team journeyed to Canton and took seventh place in the District State golf tournaments. Canton McKinley took first in that meet. First place was the rank awarded to our team on May 28, when the Western Reserve League golf finals were held at Maple Crest golf course. Gene Dietrich received the award or medalist having the low' est score of 72. Sam Bartschy of Orrville and Bob Heisler of Ravenna tied for second place with 84. j'The te n scores were Kent State, 335g Ravenna, 355, Orrville, 3675 Roos' alt, 369, Ellet, 428. Kent f ate high has again won a Western Reserve League champion rip. PAGE 74

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THE STATESMAN varsity M s W Varsity SH is an organization of the lettermen of Kent State. The club was organized in 1933 and its purpose is to advance the interest in athletics and to conduct extra-curricular activities such as intra-class track, basketball games, and swimming meets. Any letterman is eligible for the club if they can meet the re- quirements laid down by the constitution of the club before they become an active member. T There had been two initiations in the club to date of March 27. In the first initiationithe members taken in were Fred Gress- ard, sophomore, Chubby Stonemetz, junior, lRichard Wiland, Chip,' West, Art Cherry, Bill Kuss, and Fred Lowe, all seniors. After the first new members was taken in officers were elected and the results were: Lewis DeWeese, president, Stephen Chip,' West, vice-president, and Art Cherry, secretary-treasurer. ln the second initiation five new members were taken in. John Duke, Bob Dumm, Dick Kline, Bill Burrell, and Dwight Stewart, all seniors. During the time new members were considered and formal initiation occured the pledges went through hellfweek. They wore tennis shoes and spats, carried around paddles for the regular member of the club and the faculty to use when needed, wore neatly pressed pants, carried bags of peanuts and raw eggs in their pockets, were not permitted to shave, and learned a very interest- ing poem. The club planned to change the shields at the south end of the hall. These shields have not been changed for three or four years and the names recorded on them are out of date. The srl club has been doing its share toward the betterment of the school this year. The most important accomplishment be' ing the intra-class tournaments under the direction of DeWeese. PAGE 76