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

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Basketball •tsmi’i BUKtn. LL tkam wa» one oi the best teams we have IkkI in years. Although statistics anil games won and lost seem to contradict this statement, the spirit and eternal fire of energy burned througlxmt the whole team. Spirit and fight arc the essentials oi a winning team basically, hut our Orange and Mack raiders proved an exception to the rule. Central played twelve conference games this year anil won hut three. However, the average amount of winning points was just five more than Central's. In the first game C-cntral Ixrat West 25-16. The game proved interesting and encouraging for both the spectators and the players. However, the team suffered hitter defeat in the next six games. They dropped close games to Beloit, lust and a second game with West, hut lost to Kenosha. Racine Hor-lick anil Racine Park more decisively. Idle greatest margin of defeat was by Park in the first till between the schools. Score 35-20. The next game was a thriller and a hig surprise to everyone hut the Central players. Central upset a bewildered Kenosha squad in the second game hv a 25-M margin. Central s last four games were contests which neither the writer nor the reader will forget. Central won only one of the last four, but the greatest margin of defeat in the other three was only three points. Central fought a losing battle in the llorlick fracas, but gained the respect of the boys from Racine. hollowing these tilts. Central played two games. They dropped the first to Beloit. 26-24. and generally tore Racine Park apart on the following night. The disheartened players from Racine Park returned home much the worse for their 43-24 defeat. The last game of the year was with East I bgh. The game was a bitter disapjsoint-ment to the Central boys, who lost 1H-I7. The regular members of the Big Eight Conference team of fighters were George Lauck and fack Boyle, forwards; Don Schiro, center; George Torgeson, Joe Collctti, guards. We admire the spirit ot this year's team. They were discouraged, but they didn't quit. The team was coached and inspired by Mr. Mill Diehl, who will more than likely turn out a top baskctliall team next year.

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The Central High School Football Squad of 1940-41 COLLF.TTl SANDERS C . AM HI NO

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ToMiitoN Muw Set UK! Bovn Coatni l.um Au. tv Track Tennis and Golf •intrai s track team this year proved fairly successful. In the opening; meet, the Wot Relay . Central was in competition with several big school but managed to place a g K d fifth. The following triangular meet was clinched by Central. The Orange and black team collected S4 point . Hast got 7 4, and Fort Atkinson J5JA jxiints. xntr.il slipjicil a little in the West meet anil lost 72-41. but in the East meet the following week. Central won with the score of 67J4-45J4 In the Rig Eight track meet. Central placed fifth with 21 points. The only points (Central collected in the State meet were on Paul Romano' third place in the shot put. The only record set by a Central track man this year wa Romano's 1 feet 2 inch shot put. Central also placed third in the big Eight half-mile relay at the Hcloit Relays. VI either tiii ten Nit nor the golf team has been very sue-ccssful thi year. The tennis team did not win a single match, but this was due possibly to the many different combinations tried. The Big Eight doubles team, composed of Don Kirkpatrick and Irving Levy, succeeded in taking a third in the conference meet. Other members of the team were Leon Kelly, bob Timmerman, I lenry Rinkc, bob Ames, |im 1 IcfTcrnon. Wallic Larson, bill Woldcnbcrg, and Rollic William . Only the last three will return next year. The golf team won one match and lost one match to Wisconsin High but dropped two apiece to East anil West. Central's team placed seventh in the joint conference match. The member of the golf team by positions arc: Everett Johnson, number one man; (Icorgc Torgeson, number two: Ira Maynard, number three; (icorgc Lauck. number R»ufi |oc Collctti, number five. Steve Caravello was number three until he rccciscil a broken arm in softball. I 1 1