Laredo High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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Outlaws N the first of the Outlaw-Tiger games, the Outlaws out- played the Tigers, and defeated them 26-15. This was a practice game, and it showed the Tigers' possibilities. After Christmas, the Tigers, in tip-top form, trounced the Outlaws soundly, winning by a 40-4 score. In this game the Tigers turned the tables on their opponents and com- pletely outplayed them, for by this time, the Tigers had had the benefit of several games with outside schools, and had played a series with the Longoria five, another Laredo team. CITY CHAMPIONSHIP The Tigers were declared city champions when they won the third of the Outlaw-Tiger series 28-13. The Tigers had won two out of three of the games played with the Longoria team, and the Outlaws had defeated the Longoria five, three FERNANDO PENA out of three, so the last of the Outlaw-Tiger series was also Captain the final contest for the city championship. BUTTON SERIES The Tiger squad was defeated 27-1T in the first of a two game series with the St. Mary's Buttons, of San Antonio. The Tigers were off form, and allowed their opponents to pile up a ten point lead during the first half. In the last half the Tigers settled into their stride, but they were unable to overcome the Button's ten point lead. In the second game, the Tigers grabbed the lead, but the Buttons came back fast and strong, dropping them in the basket from all points on the court. The Tiger defense was good, but it seemed impossible for them to hit the basket. The game ended 28-17 in the Button's favor. MONTERREY STARS The Tigers took on the Monterrey stars, holding them to a tie until the last few seconds ot' play, when the Monterrey center, Condrean, dropped a basket from his position in the center ot' the court making the final score 23-211, t'0r the Monterrey George Crabb, Ralph Conner, Ellis Crabb, Leon Fortassain, Enrique Mejia, Herbert Karg, Radcliffe Killam. Page 117

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3 X llllkllixk 1.-,,.,-,,,,.,., M s. . I Introduction ITH only three lettermen, Captain Pena and Mejia, forwards and Fortassain, guard, back from last year, Coach DaCamara set about to develop a team that was capable of making a bid for district honors. Out of the prospects, the Coach hoped to find sufficient material to fill the vacancies made by last year's graduating class. George and Ellis Crabb, lettermen from Luling, Karg, transfer from El Paso, Burr, Escamilla, Killam, and Conner was the material from which the coach had to choose. The boys worked out daily in preparation for the first game, in which the Tigers meant to meet Falfurrias, a strong contender for district honors last year. FALFURRIAS The Tigers overwhelmed the Falfurrias Butter Boys 24- H' S' DZICAMARA 12 by their strong defense and criss-cross passing. In the Coach first of a series with the Falfurrias team, the Tigers showed some good playing in the first and third quarters. The Falfurrias team hardly had an opportunity to shoot at the basket in the next night's game, for the Tigers were going good, and the Butter Boys could find few loopholes in the Tiger's strong defense. The one-sided score was 25-8, for the Tigers. HEBBRONVILLE The Hebbronville quintet put up a hard fight against the Tigers, but they found no trouble in defeating the Hebbronville team whose system of play was built on one man. The Tigers did some flashy playing and romped over their opponents to end with a 34-9 score. ACADEMIA AMERICANA The Academia Americana five from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, bowed to the Tigers under the weight of a 20-12 score. Frequent fouling slowed up the game. Pena, Captain, rang in three successive baskets in one minute. TOP ROW:-H. S. DaCamara, Coachg Garey Burr, Ellis Crabb, Ralph Connor, George Crabb. BOTTOM ROW:-Herbert Karg, Enrique Mejia, Leon Fortassaing Radcliffe Killam, Pablo Escamilla. Page 116 - , - l ...jsisszii l U .L i'ff1g.3'g14rg-,.-4 ,,..-,.s.,.. , ucv.. .,--.....Q.L..l'fg,!

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George Crabb, Enrique Mejia, Herbert Karg, Leon Fortassain. team. Both teams played brilliant ball, first one taking the lead, and then the other forging ahead. CIRCULO MERCANTIL SERIES The Tigers dropped a game to the Circulo Mercantil, champion team of Northern Mexico, by the score of 30-26. The game ended in a tie, which was not broken until two extra periods had been played. The game was hard fought on both sides, and it was neither team's game until the last few seconds of the second overtime period. Mejia and Karg did good work in hitting the basket in the first quarter. DISTRICT MEET At the district meet Laredo's first opponent was Skidmore. Because of the referee's strictness in calling fouls, the game was very slow. The first half ended with the score 15-9 in the Tiger's favor. The Tigers were more confident during the second half, and played up to form. G. Crabb led the scoring, and the total at the end of the game was 40, against Skidmore's 19. Corpus Christi, the winner of the upper bracket, was Laredo's next rival. Close guarding on both sides prevented frequent scoring. Laredo led the scoring 9-8 at the Two Points Page 118