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

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VOLLEY BALL CHAMPIONS Dudick, Stanley, W'eisman, Blankenhorn, Carlson, Murman, Dunn, Grecnbcrg, Bank, Rubenstcin, Schwartz, Reese, Block, Lazarus, Kronfeldt, Kaplan, Goldstein, Star. lVinoker L. Goldberg, Scott, Reingvartz, Haskell, Levins, Kaplan, Loceff, H. Goldberg V OLLEY BALL Our annual volley ball contests took place shortly after the opening of school and as was customary it was an elimination tournament, with the teams grouped into three classes. The 7th grades played in the flrst division. Mr. Fischer, our new physical director, offered another incentive for the winners in the form of a black and gold pennant with the letters of Lincoln Jr. High to be given to the winners who should hold it till the end of the basketball season. In the 7th grade division 7A1 and 7B3 were to meet in the finals, in the 8th grade 8A3 and 8A2 had fought their way through to the last, while in the 9th grade the 9B1 and 9A1 survived the semi-linals. After a long light with the score alternating from one side to the other, it was not until the last part of the third game that it became apparent that the 7B's would triumph over their rivals. In the 8th grade the 8A3 defeated the 8A2 in two successive games which gave them the championship of their division. The 9th grade finalists, 9A1 and 9B1 were more evenly matched, and it was soon proved to those present that a real battle would be fought before either would win. In the first game the 9B's got the jump mainly through the brilliant playing of Wallach and Kates and won the first match 15-9. In the second game the 9Als hit their Stride and won by the count of 15-13. The following game was to decide Who would win the championship. The game started with both sides making brilliant serves and flashy returns with first one, and then the other side spurt- ing ahead. By linal effort, the 9Als were victorious by a score of 16-14, giving them the championship of their section. In the final match the 9Als played the 8Als for the championship of the school. The eighth grade started off with a bang not to be checked once by the 9Als. The baffling overhand shooting of the 8A's which the 9A's could not solve resulted in the 8Ais winning 15-11. The second match was a continua- tion of the first, the 8A's winning again 15-6 largely through the playing of Star, R. Kaplan and Lazerowitz. Goldberg and Levins starred for the losers. 57

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13. A. A. Haskell, Katcs Haskell C011c11,Kaplan Berg, NIcGraw, Ross,Gi1bert Hillmau, Kaplan Goldberg Gershcnmitz Ka plan, Reiman 0stri11,1uenson Kaplan, Star avis, Haugen Swanson, Clotter, Linnel Gillman, Gross, Levy, Schwartz Chutter B. A. A. The B. A. A. held its hrst meeting on September 18, 1925. As usual we started the season by electing new officers. The president, Sidney Gillman was elected from the ninth grade, the vice president, Eino Linnell from the eighth grade, and the secretary, Harvard Gross, from the seventh grade. Various meetings were held in which the room representatives and the officers discussed Lincolnis sports. In basketball it was decided that there would be two classes, A and B. As the officers were preparing a basketball schedule, the B. A. A. conducted a golf tournament which was won by Melvin Benson, last year's champion. The club also ran 011 a volley ball schedule which was won by 226 in the ninth grade division, 211 in the eighth grade division and 222 in the seventh grade division. In the playoff between the three teams, 211 was the victor Then came the basketball tournament which proved even better than last year. Room 303 nosed out room 306 for championship in the A class, but the 9A 5 were not to be denied the privilege of being represented as winners. They won in the B class through 208. Our school team played in hard luck this season winning two and losing three games. The purpose of the B. A. A. is to promote interest in all athletic events and at the same time make the Lincoln boys better in spirit, body, and mind. Every organization has its purpose, and that may proudly be called ours. Owing to the splendid work of our officers and room representatives, we have accomplished much more than we expected. The nominal fee of ten cents is charged to each entering member. This money is used to purchase our various supplies The room representatives have done much to better the sports by judging piotests that occasionally came up because of misunderstanding of the rules. This was a great year for the B. A. A.

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.x... W3 var BASKET BALL CHAMPIONS Goldfein, Sirott, Benson; Neville, Anderson, Berg Neubaur, Goldberg, Pauly, Kaplan, Banick, Falk, W'entland, Goldsman, Plitman, Sneller, Grouse BASKETBALL Soon after the volley ball tournament ended, our basketball schedule got under way. In all there were 53 games played, in which eighteen A class teams and seven l1B class teams participated. Rooms 303, 306 and 228 had mowed down their opponents one after the other, and now the championship games were to be played in the 11A class. In 11B class, rooms 208 and 204 had fought their way to the top and were now to come together to see who would win the championship. Rooms 303 and 306, who had been in the finals for three successive toure naments but had not won championships, clashed. It was thought that 306 would now win the championship, but the critics guessed wrongly again, for when the game ended, 306 had done its best and waged a furious light but was at the wrong end of the score for the fourth time. Room 303 through the bril- liant combination work of L. Kaplan, Anderson, and Pauly won the champion- ship by the score of 10-5. In the 11B class the 9A's were to play the 7A1s. During the first half, the 7A1s held the 9Als to three points while they put in a foul, but in the second half, 208 unleashed an attack that could not be stopped, piling up 12 points while the guards stopped the 7Als from putting in any markers. Our elimination tournament started soon after thenew term began with sixteen 8A teams and lifteen 11B teams entered, 30 games being played in all. In the 5A7 claSs 208, a new contender, came to the front, and followers of room 308; last year champions, were doubtful whether or not 308 would triumph for the second time. When 308 and 208 played for championship, 308 won by a score of 10-2. In the NB class teams, 123 and 310 played. Room 123 was Victorious but lost the championship because they played an ineligible boy. The all-star teams were: A Class B Class Kaplan ............................................... Forward Chapman Forward Gershonovitz .................... 7 ............... Forward Noun Forward Gillman ,,,,,,,,,,,, , ................................ Center Benson ....... Center L. Kaplan .......................................... Guard Brooks ................................................ Guard Medal ................................................ Guard Glotter .............................................. Guard Honorable Mention: Sandler, Chutter. The high scorer of the 8A class was L. Kaplan with 26 points, of the NB class, Chapman With 36 points and Glotter, a teammate, second with 15. 58