Latin School of Chicago - Sigillum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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aims SQUASH The year ol 1936-37 has brought forth more interest in squash, we leel, than has any other year in the past. This interest may be attributed to several facts, chief ol which is doubtless the realization on the part ol the student body, that squash is not merely a winter Fill-in s ort, but a game requiring slcill, mental alertness, physical Fitness, and stamina. 'llhis realization was inevitable, more and more boys have been enjoying the excellent squash lacilities supplied at Latin, and it was only a matter ol time before the majority would become interested in the sport, Then, too the annual squash tournament attracted more entrants this year, and competition was more s irited than usual. Alter a long list of preliminary matches, Bob Seipp and ,laclc Siebel managed to reach the Finals. ln the best three-out-ol-five games set, Seipp elced out an excellently played victory, 15-152, 11-'15, 'IS-'lO, 'l3-'17, '15-'l'l. This match constituted what was perhaps the best exhibition ever put on in the Finals of any squash tournament at Latin. Though Latin has no ollicial squash coach, we are most lortunate in having the services ol l-lenry Metz, who is one ol the most capable players we have seen. l-lenry spends many hours in giving boys tips on how to play the ame, instructing them First in its fundamentals then in its finepoints. This First ham? instruction has helped innumerable boys to improve their game and to lay the baclcground lor a sport which will stand them in good stead throughout lile. Squash is certainly such a sport, lor it ollers countless op ortunities to malce contacts later in life which usually prove to be invaluable. lie game, once learned, is never forgotten, and, as it is becomin increasingly popular throughout the country, it may be played now in almost any plgace, under almost any conditions. 66

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- 1 ' ' W is -X ' - X k M N., ' . 'Ning X . MA.-- .---..t '....4..Q. Mu. Jimnxsiix. Ccuvn 'ir H, l..1Ci.x' J. lim' 4'1'uu'K llrnu Guin: fxAl.l HN! ru GOLF It has often been said that nothing succeeds lilce success. And that maxim may well be applied to Latin's golf team, for, in its second year, we feel that it is a definite success. Not necessarily a success from the viewpoint of matches won and lost, because this article is dated too early to give any of the actual results of the team's contests. But the success of the team lies in the interest and enthusiasm which has been aroused in it. This year, over a dozen boys announced their inten- tions of playing golf, and fully three-fourths of this number came out regularly to compete for positions on the team. Thus, the situation which existed last year, that of having just four boys to represent Latin, with no possible substitutes, has been done away with. Before each match, the four low men Clow in their prac- tice rounds preceding the matchD were chosen to play against the opposing team. It may easily be seen that this method did much to improve the excellence of the team as a whole. Another innovation this year was the organization ofa golf league among the private schools around Chicagoland. This league, consisting of Lalce Forest, Harv- ard, Morgan Parlc, and Latin, was the result of much worlc and effort by Mr. johnson, our coach, and Larry Ely, captain and Nofl man of the team. The team having the highest standing at the end of the season will be awarded a cup emblematic of the championship of the Private School League of Chicago. Also,at the end ol the season, each school will send as many men as it sees fit to play off for the indiv- idual championship of the League. ln addition to these new plans, there will, of course, be the annual Latin tournament. Any boy in school is eligible to compete in this tournament, and a large turn-out is assured, for golf is rapidly forging to the front as a most important sport at Latin. We feel that this advance is both desirable and natural, and hope that it will continue in years to come. 65

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Tap Rnii-iSvLl.lv.xN. Urusolwrl, I.1:vINi-L. BIVNTON, I-I. GRAHAM. B. Ginn.-tm. lfiilliim Ifmi-elumxxowsiu, I'AUROT, EELS, HAIGHT. TENNIS This year marlted a long step forward in the sports development of the school, lor, for the first time, Latin had an active tennis team, This team was the realization of the dreams of many boys who have played tennis at Latin but who, because of a laclc of the proper enthusiasm, have never been able to form a team. This year however, interest ran higher than ever before, and, with the combined efforts of Mr. Adams and those boys interested in tennis, a team was organized and a schedule drawn up. Five matches were scheduled: two with Concordia, two with Lalce Forest, and a single tilt with University High. Though this writing was at too early a date to list the results of these games, it may be safely said that Latin gave a good account of itself. The team was chosen from an unusually large turn-out of seventeen boys, each of whom contested hotlyfora place. Among those who seemed to be the most consistent devotees were jaclc Burton, lra Franlc, Bob Faurot, and Ashie Graham. But the most encouraging aspect of the whole affair was the number of boys out playing for the first or second time. They received invaluable training in self-control and good sportsmanship from their participation in this sport, as well as a lceen sense of pleasure and competition. Latin, with its unexcelled tennis facilities, should be able to produce a team which will ranlc among the best. This year has seen a most significant step in that direction. May future tennis teams continue along this linel 67