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

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Track rPm: 1942 inick season was a successful season lor both Coach Diehl and the members of the squad. This team achieved more than any other Central team by placing second in the conference meet, being Ixaten by Madison West, the state champions. Central did not fare so well in the West Relays, placing seventh with 23 points. In dual meet competition Central won two and lost one. Central lost to the [xmcxful Madison West squad and won from Madison East and Janesville by large scores. Roy Shelton was the only Central boy who placed in the state meet, placing third in the 440 yard dash. Roy was also the leading scorer on the squad. Central placed second in the city meet by losing to West by only five points. Central city champions are: Ed Hel-micks, 440 yard dash; Jim Sticha, mile run; and Roy Shelton, broad jump. I-cading runners arc as follows: Lee Sanders in the 100 yard dash, Roy Shelton and lid Hclmicks in the 440 yard dash. Bob Schara and lien Goodrich in the half-mile, Jim Sticha in the mile run, and Jim Hyslop in the hurdles. Tile following boys won their letters in track: Paul Berg. Bill Carow, Isaiah Carthron, Tom Cullen, Earl Erickson, Clarence Esser, Ben Goodrich, Don Harris. Ed Hclmicks, Jim Hyslop, lax Sanders, Bob Schara, Roy Shelton, Jim Sticha, and Dick Wagner. Tennis 'I'his year’s tennis team proved to lx a typical Central aggregation: Plenty of spirit and will to win, but handicapped in many ways. Two handicaps were the loss of ineligible men and poor practice facilities. 'Hie first match of the year was against East: (Central was shut out by a 6-1 score. Despite the lopsided score the match proved to lx an interesting one, for all the individual players were closely matched; considering that tlx East team had been practicing about three weeks longer than our boys, Central’s play was impressive. (continued on page 36) Golf Prospects arc better for next year’s golf team with the same five first men returning to school. 'Hie golf team this year met with defeat in all of its seven meets. The Orange and Black team ended up in second place because all of the other three city high schools tied for first. The following boys were members of the golf team: Steve Caravcllo, Paul Kinsclla, George Schiro, Pete Accardo, Jack Cirev. Bill Pope, George (continued on page 36)

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The Central High School Athletic Field Heciemed. xl Reality, hyliia dedication exercises tor Central’ new athletic field, I the (Central High School Field, were held on May X 20, at the field. 'Hie exercises included the grand march, the formal dedicatory ceremony, aiul a program given by the Central gym classes. The grand march from Central to the field began at three o’clock. It was led by the Central band and included gym students, and members of the student body. The formal dedicatory exercises opened with an address by Mr. I.. A. Wnchlcr, principal of Central High School. Mayor James R. Law, Superintendent Philip II. Falk, and Mrs. Edwin Tocpclman, president of the Central P.T.A., were the other speakers. Following the dedicatory program, an exhibit was presented by the Cxntr.il gym classes stressing physical fitness for the war effort. Relay races were run by junior high boys, and sspurc dances were presented by the junior high girls. Individual and dual sports including softball, badminton, vollcyhall, loop tennis, aerial darts, paddle tennis, and various football formations were followed by an interesting dismay in building pyramids by eighth and ninth grade boys and girls. The program ended with a colorful Maypole dance given by the tenth gra le girls. After 50 years of waiting Central finally has a private practice field, the Central High School Field. This field was originally called Reynold’s field. It is 595 feet long and 265 feet wide. It is bounded by Livingston Street, Pater-on Street, Dayton Street, and Mifflin Street. It was purchased exclusively for Central's use and offers convenient access to Breese Stevens field. The field was purchased for $22,500 and improvements, including leveling, sodding, and fencing, raised the value to $10,000. The plans for a shelter house have licen submitted for approval to the Hoard of Education and it is hoped that in the future lour to six tennis courts can be built at the west end of the field. The early Central football teams often practiced under very trying conditions. Some of the first players tell of scrimmages held in the cinders. Vacant lots downtown provided practice fields for the Central team of 1H94. From a vacant lot to the University practice fields, which arc located on the lower campus and at Camp Randall, went the Orange and Black team in the latter part of the I890‘s. Brittingham Park was the scene of practice during the championship football days of loxich Howard Johnson. In the later I92U's ami early 1910‘s, the Central team found itself in a vacant lot again; this time it was the old Burroughs Park. In 1939 Burroughs Park was uied as the site for the new l-iphain school, and the boys had to move again. During the year of 1940 the Lapham playground, a half a block from the new school, svas used by the Central team until residents in the playground vicinity complained that they were annoyed by dust raised from the unsodded ground during football practice and forced the hoys to move again. As a result (continued on page 35)