Lincoln Junior High School - Lincoln Life Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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s h W NW a xxx x xymxxg XX Cw o W X xxh n :X RN - $ $ v a V xxxt x X vx Qw . x a XX e h X T N R T x. Q WINNERS OF INTERCLASS BASKET BALL AND VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENTS Back Row, L. to R: L. LEE, C. PIERSON, L. SHUS'IER, H. LURIE, M. SHIFF Middle Row: M. CHAPMAN, R. STOLLER, C. POLISKY, B. OSTRIN, M, REICIIERT, R. FRANK, P. COHEN. Bottom Row: N. ZEEMAN, B. KELLY, A. ROSENBERG, Z. STOLLER, M. OBERSTONE, L. KAPLAN, R. VVEISS. LINCOLNlS BASKETBALL TEAM Although there is no inter-scholastic competition between the junior high schools of the city, Lincoln had an all star basketball team Which com- peted With various schools and clubs. For over a period of two years Lincolnls team went undefeated until they met their Waterloo in Bryant Junior High. The result of this game was un- decided until the last minute of play and then only a margin of one point separated the teams, enough to Win the game. The following are the scores of some of the games: Lincoln ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 9 North Second, 8 Lincoln s 15 Alumni ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 12 Lincoln ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 18 Edison High ,,,,,,,,,, 19 Lincoln 6 Bryant 7 Lincoln also defeated the Super A. C., the Tigers A. C, and Sumner School, as well as others. Reuben Frank was captain of the team last year. The following were members of the team: Albert Poltinsky, David Lifson, Reuben Frank, Moey Alpert, and Louis Karrol. ' '56

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BASKETBALL Basketball is one of the major sports at Lincoln. Starting on Novem- ber 12, two games were played each night until March 15. During this time two schedules were run off, one finishing before promotion and the other started immediately afterward. In order to give the smaller boys equal opportunity with the larger boys. they were divided into classes: Class NA those five feet and over in height: Class CB, those under five feet. The 9A-5 team won the championship of Class CA by defeating 9A-3 in the iinal game. 8BA2 won the Class i'B championship when it defeated 7A-2. Letters were awarded to those who played at least a total of four quar- ters. Those winning letters in their respective classes were: iiAii Class CB Class Reuben Frank Lowell Kaplan Bennie Ostrin Robert Weiss Misha Kahn t Norman Zeesman Peter Cohen Zolle Stoller Clarence Polisky Ben Kelley Max Chapman Alex Rosenberg Morris Lazares After this schedule two all star teams were chosen. The following were the teams: iiAiiClass CB Class Reuben Frank s W ,,;,..R F ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Lowell Kaplan David Lifson rrrrrrrrrrr , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, L. F ., , Jerome Chapman Louis Karroll WWWM, -C W, Reuben Gershonovitz Albert Poltinsky MR G - Robert Vy'eiss Moey Alpert L G ................................... Benny Brooks When the new term started, there was an elimination tournament started. As usual there were two classes, UK and CB. In this tournament the 9A-6 team defeated the 9Be4 for the CA class honors and the 9BA1 defeated the 9A-2 for the CB class championship. Those who won letters in this tourna- ment were: NA CLASS HBii CLASS Kenneth Horn Leo Goldberg Virgil Brown Earle Scott Louis Markowitz Sam Reingvartz Abe Goldman Harold Goldman Albert Carlson Harry Guttman Toiva J amback During the basketball season there were sixty-one teams which played a total of seventy-two games, therefore, ample opportunity was given every boy to part1c1pate in this sport. Ul Ul

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VOLLEY BALL Having no facilities for the usual fall sports, we began to search for something to occupy our time during the fall months. We finally decided that Volley Ball would meet our needs, so a very interesting tournament was con- ducted. Thirty-two teams, divided into two sections, competedin an elimina- tion series for the school title. The 9A-4 and the 8B-5 won the section titles. and the final game was won by the 9A-4 team for the school championship. Volley Ball letters were won by David Lifson, Louis Schuster, Lyman Lee. Clarence Pierson, Benny Brochin, Martin Shilf, and Jack Yale. GOLF AND TENNIS Golf and tennis tournaments, newly added to the list of Lincoln's major sports, Will become annual events. Many boys who cannot swim will lind a new diversion in golf or tennis. In other Minneapolis schools these sports hold an important position, and we hope they will hold a like one in Lincoln. To enter these tournaments one pays an entrance fee of live cents. This is done to keep down the number of entrants and to serve as a forfeit if one does not keep his engagement with his opponent. As these are new sports in Lincoln, let us give them a good start. SWIMMING The letter awarded for feats in swimming proved to be one of the most difficult awards to win. Out of seventyeflve boys who entered the swimming contest only seventeen won the coveted emblem, the letter uL for Lincoln with a lish imposed upon it. The seventy-flve boys in the illish club meet twice each week and practice the various events and after several weeks' practice, the tests were taken. Here are the events that but seventeen of the seventyaflve completed: Swim one-half mile, swim sixty feet under water, swim sixty feet and tow another person, swim twenty yards With hands tied, twenty yards with feet tied, back stroke one-fourth mile, trudgeon stroke one-fourth mile, demonstrate resuscita- tion, perform ten different dives. In addition to the contest for rewarded swimmers, a class for beginners was conducted. The slogan of the boys was uEvery Boy in Lincoln a Swim- mer by Summer. The boys did not respond as readily as was expected but every one who completed the course of live lessons was able to swim the length of the pool. Fiftyanine lessons were given to twenty-two boys. The boys who won letters were: Martin Saliterman Albert Carlson Clarence Polisky Toiva Jamback Uno Seklund Sam Piller Maurice Reichert Arthur Bush Nathaniel Patton Ervin Anderson Frederick Lumbar Sam Brodsky Clifford Burke Alex Yeslowitz Edward Willis Ernest Hershoff Hymen Reichert 57