Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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June .THE ORANGE AND BLACK 1934 Footliall Team Has Best By Bob Voth A SECOND PI-ACE tic with East iti the Big Eight aim! a record of seven victories and one tic in nine starts were the rewards for the efforts put forth by Central’s 1933 ioothall team The mighty Orange and Black machine rolled up 189 points to their opponent's 20. tlie l»est defensive record in the conference. Tlieir lorn- defeat came from Beloit, the rliamps, by a point after touchdown margin. The eleven also played a scoreless tie with Kenosha. In tin season's inaugural C och Mike Kookev’s proteges rolled up a 59-0 score again ! Mineral Point, with Jim Dean leading tlie assault with five touchdowns. A little later lie broke his ankle in practice. Tlie week following Central journeyed to Beloit to hrsc their only game of the season The score was 7-6 and was won in tlie second half by the I-itic City Preps due to a 20 yard ilash by Watts and Farina's accurate placekick. Recovering from their defeat tlie Central griilders whipped Richland Center 39-6 and then took Horlick's measure to a 26-7 tune. The liackfield turned in good performances in these two tilts. After going through three scoreless quar-ters with West. Central went wild in tlie final period and pushed over four touchdowns to win 25-0. Smith scorer! three times and Mitchell once in this final rally. The tram suffered another three quarter slump in the Janesville battle a week later, hut counted twice in tlie final session to snare a 16-0 triumph. A safety was scorer! in tlie first period. Tlie game however probably prevented Central from gaining an undis(iutrd second place for “Bid-' Smith was laid on the shelf for the Kenoslia game BOXING PREM IER « ■ FredAlexander CENTRAL'S newest and most successful team came through its first season undefeated in two team matches. Boxing itt it second year here proved a bigger money maker for the athletic department than any other sport lie-muse of its small overhead. This year for tlie first time the boxers met fighters from other schools. They defeated West 8-2. ami easily bested the Vocational school although the fights were non-decision Unit . Seven champions from last year fought in this year's all-school tournament, but only four of them were successful in defending tlieir championship . These were Julius Ruskin. Jim Flynn. Vito Schiro, and James Dean. Joe I .a Bella, Tony Cuccia, and Ernie Jones were the three who were dethroned. Other Ikittiers who catnr out on top this year were Chris Cunepa, Pete Parini, Joe Di Salvo, ami Woodrow Wilson. An unhappy event after the close of the season, the death of Christopher Cane pa. rather dims the joy of an otherwise happy season. Chris was the flyweight champ, undefeated ill the five bouts lie fought. Pari si ami Schiro were both post-graduates ami as a result only Schiro fought against West, ami his was an exhibition bout. Other men who boxed were Tony Cuccia, Tony (Jcrvasi, and Sam Motisi, and two of these boys. Cuccia and Motisi. drop-ped the only bouts to the West Siders. They were defeated by Schmidt and Manrcr, respectively. The outlook for next years team is rather gnod with Riiskin. Fly nn, and Di Salvo returning. ami several promising runncnips and junior high champions back. Chief among the latter is Steve Chiovem, who fought an exhibition bout against Slug Wilson, and did very well. Bach Row (raading from .eft to right) tho taoior high touadl Ruthin. Paris!. Wilton. Garvaal. Di Salvo Mono. Cuccia. Schiro, Flynn, and Daanj front row. Junior hlghi Jut to. Mail no, Cuccia. Chiowro. Badanaa. Lon-•ello. and Toaaff. Inaot -Chriatophar Canapa. defeated 10—

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June THE ORANGE AND BLACK 1934 SNAPPED STRINGS MOONBEAMS shimmer on the o'ly waters. Just beyond the shadow of the swaying willows a canoe glides through the moon path and harmonious singing with the mellow twang of a guitar drifts up to two girls as they sit in silence on the hank. A sleepy bird twitters. Far away in the marsh, frogs croak their symphony of the night. The stars, like a necklace of dimonds spilled on jet-black velvet gleam down on the two sisters. “Just think, only tomorrow! whispers Marion. I know,” her companion replies. “I have tried hard this summer.” Yes, and you have improved immeasurably.” “Hut Josephine has had a tutor all summer. I wish she would speak to me. I should so like to be her friend.” “I can't see why. She’s always been perfectly horrid to you. We all have our faults, and she has her good po:nts too. But after the way she’s treated you! Why, that time when site came down to the tennis court to play while we had the court and we asked her to join us, she never even answered, but just turned her little nose up and left. I don’t see how you can like her. Marion didn't reply for a moment. Then she said. Cathy, I don't think she realizes how horrid she is and how much she injures our feelings. I think she needs a friend to help her and lead her from the little meannesses which hurt us so. Well, anyway, I hope you beat her badly in tomorrow's tournament and take her down a peg or two! Oh, Cathy, please. Of course, deep down, I do want to win, but 1 don't want to beat her badly ami if she really plays better than I do, I hope she wins.” Oh, you little angel, always thinking of other people. Well, it's time we were getting to bed if we expect to get up early ami practice.” Silently, arm in arm, they strolled to the cottage and went in. while the friendly old moon, now further from the horizon, smiled down «n the two girls. A dancing sunbeam awoke Marion the following morning. Yawning sleepily she remembered what day it was and leaped out of bed—the day! She wakened Catherine and soon they were racing to the tennis court, laughing, they resteel a moment. Then, after tightening the net. they began to play. Carefully, gracefully, Marion struck each hall with an accuracy only obtained from hard practice. Careful of that backhand. Marion. It should be a little stronger. “Fifteen-love.” “Fifteen-all.” “Thirty-Fifteen. They played wholeheartedly, oblivious of their surroundings, each concentrating on her form and on each movement. Neither n ticed a figure in the edge of the nearbly woods, silently watching them. “Well, we'd better quit or you’ll be too tired to play this afternoon. Now for a dip in the lake to cool off. Okay—I'll race you to the cottage! ' We'd better loosen the net first. Oh. yes, I almost forgot. Whal’d you tic it so tight for? I can't get it undone.’ Here, I'll do it. Marion laid down her racquet ami untied the stubborn knot. Then they raced gaily up the lane. When they had gone, the girl watching from the grove crept down to the court, mumbling to herself. “That Marion is too good a player. She always is so good—thinks she's smart. I’ll show her. I don't know yet what I'll do, but I’ll do something. She’s not going to beat me this afternoon. What’s this? It must be Marion's racquet—odd that it's so like mine—here's my chance. Now what'll I do? She looked around. No one was near. Slowly she drew her nail fi!e from her pocket and gazed meditatively at it. Should she or shouldn't she? Of course, it was wrong But then, she could see that Marion would beat her at fair play. Why not beat Marion at foul play? Carefully she rubbed four strings almost through near the top edge of the racquet. Then, placing the racquet where site had found it. she rctreated. Whcn Marion missed her racquet, she realized that she must have left it at the court that morning and hurried down the lane. Glancing down the wellworn path to the court, she saw the racquet where she had left it. As she stooped to ptek it up, a great rumbling noise sounded overhead and she gazed skyward to watch the daily passing of the mail plane on its way to Chicago. Site had heard much of the bravery of this particular pilot. So dreaming of aviators ami aviation, site tucked the racquet under her arm ami returned to the cottage. Suppressed excitement was in the very atmosphere that afternoon. Tl e earth steamed in the heat of the high sun. The cottagers avscmblcd on the sideline , eagerly awaiting the tournament which they had been anticipating all summer. The —9— Lucile Schreiber referee, a kinky youth with bright, smiling eyes, mounted the high step-ladder appropriated for the purpose and reposed in envied majesty beneath a huge sun umbrella on its summit. “First match. Fifteen-love. Thirty-love. “Forty-love. Forty-fifteen.” “Forty-thirty.” (lame.” And so, as the afternoon advanced, the first matches were played off and the championship match was called. So far, Marion and Josephine had heen in different groups, but now, each having won all former games, they were to meet with the championship at stake. “Match r Championship—Marion Clayton versos Josephine Van Tyne!” Marion and Josephine arose from their places on the sidelines ami selected their respective racquets from the pile. Both girls moved without speaking to the court. “1 want 'smooth.' Josephine asserted. “Then I’ll take 'rough,' said Marion. Josephine spun the racquet and waited. The racquet flopped— smooth side upward. “I prefer this court,” stated Josephine. “Then I have first serve.” “Fifteen-love.” “Thirty-love. Thirty-fifteen. •Thirty-all.” Forty-thirty.” Deuce.” “ 'Ad' out. Deuce. “'Ad' in. “Game.” First game of first set for Miss Clayton. Josephine won the second game and Marion. the third and fourth. The fifth was Josephine's ami the sixth Marion's, while Josephine also won the seventh. Marion tightened up and. by winning the eight and ninth, had the first set to her credit. Change courts—first game—second set I Love-fifteen. Fifiteen-all.” Twang! A string in Josephine’s racquet snapped. Josephine blanched, then blushed. Looking down at her racquet, she saw that she had Marion’s racquet ami realized that because the two were so similar, they had easily been exchanged in the racquet pile. Too late now to change, so she resolved to play her best and see if she couldn’t beat her regardless. “Thirty-fifteen. Thirty-all. (Continued on Pngc »)

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June ..THE ORANGE AND BLACK.. 1934 Season in Five Years with .1 pulled ligament in his knee. The Rcdbird then held Central to a scoreless tie, but only alter Hastings' 72 yard run to a toticlvdown was called liack because one of his nun was offside . The next game saw the Capital City eleven taking a 12-0 game front Racine Washington Park. Hanke’s SO yard run ami Mitchell's touchdown on an intercepted pass provided tlvc winning margin. Tlte game was also featured by the long quick kicks of Smith Prior to tltc Armistice Day game with Hast Central was resting in third place in the conference and tied with Hast for the lead in tin City Series The victory scored Bon Voyage By Bob Voth WHEN the diplotncs arc handed out this June, one of the greatest groups of athletes ever to attend Central will receive their sheepskins. William “Bid Smith will he the greatest loss. “Bid was a cool, sensational, but consistant performer in all three sports, a triple threat man in football, a scoring and floor aee on the hardwood court, and always good for at least 13 point in a track meet Smith earned nine letters here. Ray llanke, a seven letter man, in the three major sports, will also he lost. James Dean, Central’s hard luck man, will ho gone from the football squad and will vacate his heavyweight boxing crown that ho has held for tltc past two year's. As a junior Dean contracted pneumonia after one nr two games jutd last year broke his ankle after scoring live touchdowns in the first game of the season. But Dean was not missed so much as it wa though he would he, for Ernie Mitchell was ready to step into his shoes. Not only did hr do this, hut he also won the Big Eight scoring race and a berth on the honorary eleven Mitchell also graduates. Ikih Pieh, fi.ithall anil basketball, and Ted Clark, football anil track, arc other two sport men who will lie lost for next year. Other athletes who will graduate arc Ernest Jones, Woodrow Wilson. Warren Seifert, James Hastings, ami Frank Oliva, football; John Kacser. basketball; and Hull and Reynolds, track. llr’ll be missed, “Hid” Smith brought the City championship as well a second place in the Big Eight. Had Hast won they would have gained both chant pi unships. After one of the most fiercely Contested battles ever waged in Madison the final score stood Central 6 East 0 The only touchdown was scored by Mitcltell on a M yard run after breaking through the center of the line on a short plunge. The game, however, was saved only by Smith's punts, one of which traveled 70 yards after East had been held for downs oil the 15 yard line. latter were awarded to Smith, Haukc, Mitchell, Clark, Wilson. Thompson, Owens, E. Mitchell Flynn. Welsch. J., Hastings. Dunn. I.a-Bella, Siefert, Welsch, P„ Jones. Oliva, Freund, Pieh. and Simonson. By John Rkynouis THE Central track squad recently completed a fairly successful season. In a telegraphic meet they lost to Janesville, 63-35. The city dud meet were split. Hast I icing beaten 68-40. and being beaten by West by the same score. In the city meet Central was favored to be runner-up to West and this was exactly where they finished, with Hast third ami Wisconsin High bringing up the rear. The scoring was as follows: West 67, Central 40, Hast 23, and Wisconsin High 3 The first two schools each took five first , with the Pinguid taking the other two. For Central Smith won the broad jump and disco , Clark took live 100 and 220, ami Vos took the 440. In addition to his two victories Smith took a second place in the century for high scoring honors of the meet Schmidt, of West, wa next with 11, folio wo I by Hrdnlil, Hast, and Clark with 10 points apiece. There were several outstanding mark made during the year. Bid Smith tied the new broad jump record with a 22 foot, ix inch leap. Hnlahl ran the high in :14.9, Schmidt high jumjicd 5.10, and Richter tossed the discus 123.6. Nine letter were given out to the following men with the number of points they scored. In this tabulation the points made in the city meet are multiplied by three. They arc “Bid” Smith 82. Ted Clark 54. Arnold Vos 34, Bill Fredericks 16, Joe Jusliliano 13. John Reynolds 13. Bob Hull 12. I.co Thompson 12, and Melvin Fox 11. Voss. Fredericks, Justiliano, ami Fox will lie returning next year. In addition Smith took third place in the broad jump at the state meet with a leap of 21 feet, 11 indies. ON THE CINDER PATH -11—