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

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SIGILLUM on to aid Latin's lack of height, and his loss was a psychological disadvantage. So to players Gardner, Howell, Postell, Crane, Blossom, and the reserves, goes much credit for having made good in their first year of heavyweight basketball. BASKETBALL HISTORY Basketball has always been one of the three major sports at Latin, and although Latin began the sport when it was compar- atively new, it is constantly growing in popularity and no doubt will always continue so at Latin. The records, which date from 1900 on, show a championship team in 1902 and 703, when Latin won the Preparatory League title. During this time Latin played many of the public schools here in Chicago, just as in football, and was more than able to hold her own with the best of them. It was then that the most points ever scored against Latin were recorded, in a game which Deerfield won 71-19. Although it is not absolutely certain, the most points ever scored by Latin against an opponent occurred recently when in 1936 Latin defeated Todd 56-11. In 1913 Latin had one of the best teams in its history, dropping two games out of eighteen while continuing to play such schools as Evanston, New Trier, and Lane. Basketball continued on down through the years, and in 1929 another championship team was turned out, this time under the able guidance of Mr. Bradley. This team entered a national tournament at Madison, Wisconsin, and managed to defeat St. John's Military Academy before being eliminated. Bud Sauter played forward on Latin's 1930 team and continued to play until he captained the Princeton team in his final year there. Pete Fortune also starred for Princeton after aiding Latin in many games. In 1936 for the first time in the history of Latin basketball, a team went through it's season without a defeat. This team also was the greatest scoring aggregation ever to repre- sent Latin, averaging slightly lower than forty points a game. The team, composed of Zeigler, Lhotka, Antonsen, Baird, and Ely, managed to reach the semi-finals of the Private School Tourna- ment at Morgan Park. Earl Zeigler's record of a fourteen point average per game will likely stand for some time. Basketball stresses speed and skill rather than brawn, and thus Latin with its smaller students has always taken advantage of basketball as a means of defeating much larger schools. And so we hope it will continue to be, for basketball is recognized nowadays as one of the most scientific of sports. Good luck to future Latin sharpshooters.

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SIGILLUM BRENNAN, Manager, HAYS, FLANNERY, LEVINE, EELS, SECKEL, KIEFER, Cizowia. MR. BRADLEY, Btossoivr, MCCAR'I'Y, CRANE, KQARDNER, EBRIGHT, Pos'rELL. BASKETBALL Latin students can well be proud of their basketball team this year. At the start of the season, with no regular heavyweights returning and with only two members having ever played as heavy- weights, the prospects did not look very favorable. However Coach Bradley undertook the job with much patience and succeeded in developing a five that won eight of their eleven games. Under the leadership of Bob Crane the teams started slowly, but improved steadily during the season. The highlight games of the yera were the Harvard and Milwaukee Country Day contests which were thrillers up to the last minute. Especially enjoyable was the Mil- waukee victory, for it helped to attone for the football encounter. Both of the Parker games were disappointing for a victory in either would have been greatly enjoyed, but Parker's experience and Latin7s inexperience coupled to spell defeat both times. At the Private School Tournament Latin did not come up to expectations, and although they looked well most of the time they lost two exciting games. It was the experience of playing in front of a large crowd that seemed to disturb the players and was the jinx which Latin could not break. Unfortunate also was Wally Burke's leg injury two days before the tourney. Tall lWr. Burke, who had joined the team only a few weeks before, was being counted

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SIGILLUM . ,L .v,,, .. ...'.,,.,-, 1 Top R0wfHEDGES, LEVINE, MCCARTX', ZIMMERMAN, POSTELL, STEELE, MR . BRADLEY. Boliom RDWYGRAHAM, HOWELL, R. JANAS, GARDNER, HIRSCHFIELD, CRANE, BLOSSOM, L1'r'rLEr1E1D BEACOM. BASEBALL The team this year, with only Blossom, Crane, Gardner, and Howell returning from last year's lettermen, seems very inexper- ienced, and nothing too brilliant is expected from them. However, with this year's neophytes including Ebright and Zimmerman, both struggling for first base, McCarty out for second, and Graham, Postell,and Janas out for positions in the field, there is going to be a lot of competition, and this will keep every one on his toes all the time. Although it seems that Bill Howell will do most of the work on the mound this spring, Brent Starck and Munro Steele shouldhelp out a lot. VVe are confident that Brad can develop a smooth-working outfit and the team, piloted by Allen Gardner and Bill Howell, will, we are sure, finish the season in high form. To date, however, the team has split even, losing the first game of the season to VVheaton, IO-S, and dropping a slug-fest to North Shore, 27 to 15. The team, behind the pitching of Bill Howell, blanked Evanston, and in the return game with Vliheaton, won 8 to 6. The team is rapidly developing, for the squad has this year a fine spirit and attitude. They are willing and anxious to learn, and this, we feel, will assure Latin of another successful baseball season.