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

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GOLF OR the third time during the past two years Stanley Lar- son, our midget golfer, has won the golf tournament. Also Ernest Andreson for the third time has been the runnerup. All the matches were played off at the Glenwood Golf Course during the week ends or early in the morning before school. a ,,,,- . .. Twenty-nine boys were entered but it did not take long mu before the semi finals were reached. The boys who thus far had successfully defeated their opponents were: Harvard Gross, Ernest Andreson, Robert Carlson, and Stanley Larson. As was expected Andreson and the diminutive Larson were the winners, but it was only after two hard fought battles that they emerged triumphant. On a Saturday morning before a large gallery of spectators El'lf'rfzr the final match was played off. Larson, playing par golf, was ' unbeatable and easily trounced Andreson six up and five to go. Larson played superb golf setting the record for the tournament with the low score of seventy-four. He was awarded the schools permanent trophy. N6 TENNIS The tennis tournament this year was conducted under the management of Conrad Kriedberg. A silver trophy was promised to the winner which therefore brought out a large group of entrants, thirty-two in number. After several weeks of playing the semi finals were reached. The boys who had succeeded in reaching this stage of the tourney were Sam Chutter, Nathan Schapiro, Conrad Kriedberg and Kenneth Wasser. Here Schapiro easily defeated Chutter while Kriedberg took Kenneth Wasser into camp. For the past two years the championship had been alternated between Kriedberg and Schapiro and now the two boys were to meet again. The finals were played off at North Commons. Schapiro romped through the first set by the score of six one. But Kriedberg, rallying desperately, put up a strong battle before succumbing to Schapirois furious onslaught. The final rating was six one, six three. The tennis trophy, which represents triumph, was presented to Nathan Schapiro during an auditorium period. Kriedberg, Wasser and Chutter were awarded letters. T711

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VI 2;? LINCOLN THE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT A CLASS N the 8A,, Class, the 104,5, who had played for the cham- 8 . pionship in the previous tournament, were the favorites with . 208. In the semi-finals 101 had an easy game with 306 beating them bx '1 score of 15 2 208 h'ld a hard time winning from 133 the final score being 10-8. In the finals two formidable oppon- ents met each other with 208 a favorite to win. George Weiss started the scoring of the game with a basket. Blankenhorn of 104 then sank a beautiful shot from the half tying the score. The game went on with 208 gradually piling up a large score. In the quarter 104 started a scoring rampage coming ,within two points of the lead held by 208 but that was the closest. In the last quarter, 208 scored almost at will while 104 was held scoreless. When the game ended the score stood 18-9 in favor of 208. Captain Weiss and HFrenChy Rosenfeld starred for the winners while Blankenhorn and Buddy Goldstein starred . for the losers. Chuck Karch, star forward of 104-, was absent because of illness. NC THE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT BCLASS HE Elimination Tournament was run off the third week of the new term with eighteen teams competing. Many of the games were well fought and required extra Vim from all the boys who participated. In the B8 Class 225 and 221, who had played for the championship in the previous tournament, were the favorites. In the semihnals 221 easily defeated 325 by a score of 11-2. 225 did not play in the.semi-hnals because of ineligible players from 220 and 101. 225.and 221 were left to play for the championship. The game had just started when Nadler of 221 was fouled twice and connected With one of them for the first score. The game progressed along with both defenses playing well. In the third quar- ter, IILefty Schwartz made a field goal putting his team in the lead. The last quarter started with 221 playing a stalling game. 225 cut down 221Is lead to one point when Gordon sank a free throw. With five seconds left to play Bill Cutts, guard of 225, followed up a shot made by Schapiro and made the basket winning a heart-breaking contest from 221. Schapiro and Elkan Groll starred for the winners with Schwartz and Mikey Alpert for the losers.

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$2 .lexgcoux a u SKI TOURNAMENT INCOLN,S third annual ski tournament was held Saturday, January twenty-hrst, at 2 ohclock 0n the fifty-foot scaffold at Glenwood. Twenty boys entered the tournament but it was so cold that out of twenty entered only twelve came. The weather made the slide perfect. ; John Stolt received first place, and Archie Berg second. John was presented with a pair of skis and an L and Archie was presented with an th. Cecil Pence and John Stolt were chosen to represent the Minneapolis Ski Club at the National Ski tournament at Red Wing, Minnesota. Cecil won the long standing jump in this meet and received a silver loving cup. I721