Lincoln High School - Commander Yearbook (Warren, MI)

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-:JUNE QQMMANDER gusse- Coach Leach's basketball team did not look like a success as far as wins and losses were concerned, but he found out with his new method of play that the team im- proved a great deal from the previous season. The coach lost two regulars by mid-year graduation- Romano, center, and Sofranko, who played forward. He had to move Foutz up for the center position, and Hackel to the forward position from the B Varsity. This completed his first team after mid-year graduation. The Abes proved to be the master of Berkley and Red- ford Union, winning two games from each team, while Trenton barely edged them out, 21-19. Melvindale and Northville proved to be the Abes' superior by defeating the Abes in their games. With Coach Leach back with us again next year and Leich and Sonnenberg being the regulars lost through graduation, the Abes hope to have a winning team next sea- son. The final standings of the Suburban League found Lin- coln in third place, with Melvindale tied for first place, Trenton in second position, Lincoln, Redford Union and Berkley trailing in that order. The men who composed the first team were: Hackel: forward Foerster: forward Jones: forward Popa: guard and forward Foutz: center Maple: center Sonnenberg: guard H. Mrukowski: guard Leich: guard Radlinski: guard

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JUNE Z COMMANDEI2 M 1936 Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan. Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb o Eduard Sofranko Orlando Romano Harold Foutz Horace Jones B111 Hackel Henry Leich Harold Sonnenberg like Pope Ralph Foerster Henry Mrukonski 1935 and 36 BASKET BALL SEASON Chester Radlinski Delton laple BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 13 - Redford Union 18 Van 20 ' Northville 28 Van 10 - Trenton 35 Van 17 Berkley 15 Van 24 - Redford Union 25 Van l - Northville 37 Van 6 - Hazel Park 56 Van 7 - Melvindale 36 Van 14 - Trenton 21 Van 20 - Berkley 27 Van 28 - lelvindale 31 Van NO. 6 1 4 5 3 O 9 8 2 7 14 22 Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke

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.JUNE COMMANDER nose TRACK - 56 The Abes' track team will be right up on top sharing the honors with the rest of the league again this season. Coach Leach expects Lincoln to be one of the main contenders for the track trophy which has been won by Northrille for the past two or three years. Mr. Leach, who coached last year's track men, will have most of his former track team report to him when he issues the first call to the cinder paths. He will have Harold Sonnenberg, who does wonders in the pole vaultg Mike Pops, clipping off seconds in the mile rung Henry Leich, John Post, and Edwin Adams breaking the tape in the dashesg Leich and Chester Radlinski in the broad jumpg and Henry Mrukowski heaving the weights. Besides these valuable men, he will have a lot of new candidates coming out to fill other positions. Coach Leach lost three men through graduation. Merlin Bishop, Orlando Romano, and Edward Kolaczynski held positions which will have to be filled by other track members this year. Q1--11.1 BASEBALL - 56 The Abes will be the main contenders for the base- ball championship now that Farmington is out of the league for they finished in second place last year. It certainly looks as if the Lincoln ball hawks will get results this year. Coach Bacon expects to have about 25 ball players ans wer his call for material. Of that number, about 15 are veterans of former years. Four men will be missing from this year's lineup. Sofranko, who played second, was lost through mid-year graduation, and Sheets, Bukowicki, and Tazreak have left school. I