Murray High School - Pilot Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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alll golf and tennis teams hold opposite records Q0 Winning flve and losing three the Murray golfers placed fourth IU the strong cnty conference Bull Sands a sensor led the team by recordlng low scores all season Shownng great prom: e as future golf stars were Terry Beclqorden and Carl Glertson The team beat Wrlson Washington lvlechanuc Arts Monroe and Humboldt but were set back by the powerful teams of Central Johnson and Hardung Lg Carl Glertson Terry Beclqor den Bull Sands Bob Sands Don Moffatt Larry Vlehl Roger Abrahamson Mr Clarence Ful mek coach l'el1l1IS Tackling o rough schedule last sea on the roclcetmen came out wxth a three wun fnve loss record The Pilots were ylctoruous over Wilson Humboldt and Mechanic Arts but they were defeated by the other members ofthe conference The Pilots were considered a hard luck team b cause thre of therr losses were determuned by only one pount Berdon Finger John Thoennes and Jam Zavoral led the team on the sungles and Larry Freeborg and Bull Snodgrass starred In the Berdon Fmger Jlm Zavoral Lee Snyder Bull Snodgrass Jan Sarneclu ' Bradley Pass John Thoennes Bull Wayne Larry Free borg Ken Barnes Mr Bernard Broderxck coach Page twenty l It ' . . . , C ,K w ,V , - I , , . I Inf xlrllrll K L' doubles. AL 'Vit Y,-ff' 'L yllaflll A ll' il yf,'-if lr .r J l T 1 'F T I

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young team looks Front row Jim Alexander Roger Pearson Jim Flueck Gary Johnson Roger Quammcn Tom Becklorden Dave Mayer Coach Thomas Thompson ' Gordon Lothson Mike Gordanier Dave Magnuson Chuck Smith Roger Leppla Chuck Flatten Bruce Kuettner Chuck Roth enthusiasm in Intramurals An extensive intramural program again at tracted many varsity and non varsity Murray athletes Basketball again proved to be the most popular ot the sports ottered The tour teams that were organized included the Magoos the Dunkers the Universe Stumblers and the Pea Pickers The teams played weekly on Wednesday nights under the supervision ot their coach Mr Bernard Broderick The seniors dominated most ot the teams with Jim Nielsen Kevin Johnson and Mike Scott leading th league as high scorers Warming up during 1 wo kout sane ot the setiors display ther ta ents L tt to right are i cott Lee n cet oe r in aid Ro FV lcingley toward the future The muscular chalkmen ot Murray did a tlne iob in the '56-'57 season as they Hnishecl in the first division ofthe city conference with a 4-2 record and compiled an llfri record tor the whole season. The fast starting team ran up two straight victories over Humboldt and Wilson. Central was the Pilots' next toe, but the team was not in top shape tor this game. ln practice Perry Lonnes captain and high scorer of the team broke his arm This was a blow to the team as Perry was sidelined tor the rest ot the season The Central boys went on to win the match from a let down Murray squad Extra work was the order at the day and the boys made it two more one from Wilson and one from Washington They lost their last game to l-lardings champs Murrays coach was Mr Thomas Thompson Page ri r-et er 0 o o 4 r rl . . . l U ll r' Q 'r l s. 6 ' Mke S , ,J S y l,',J el Kfrlr i Q4

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QV Bruce Kuettner Duck Hnlmanowskl Art Johnson Bernie McCall Chuck Bassett Gary Olson ' Al Vuehl Jerry Groebner Jnm Grayden Harvey Rolol? Bob Pavel Bob Larson Gordon Hemmlng . Robert Rutter coach Torn Foster Gerald Nelson Pneter Van Zanden Make Scot Jerry Zellrer baseball heroes stage llvely The diamond men of Murray wound up the l956 season wnth a three wtn flve loss record guvtng them a flfth place tue wuth Monroe Losses were due to unttmely errors but when the team fielded the ball well It showed nsark d Improvement on their whole game Murray s flrst conference game was a closely played contest IH whlch errors spelled doom for the Murray boys as Washtngton was able to defeat the Ptlots 4 l Jam Nuelsens clever bose runnlng ganned Murray a urprtsung vtctory over Central Jam exclted the Central pttcher by dancsng down the basepath towards home plate Thus caused the pttcher to balk enablung Nielsen to score The contest could be labeled a freak as the C ntral pxtcher hurled a no hut ball game and lost Jerry Zellrer gave a good account of hmmself as he patched a two hut ball game After the Central contest the Ptlots went after Hardlng who was consndered a tntle contender For the hrst sux nnntngs at looked as If there was an upset nn the our as the Pilots led 3 2 The Hardlng Kntghts then pulled the aame out of the flre In the stxth and seventh unnungs and went on to wan by an 8 3 score Ennar Gustavson pushed the Ptlots to theur early lead as he gathered two huts In three times at bat The Pllots won thetr second game of the season beatung Mechanic Arts 7 6 The Murray team counted sux bug runs tn the flrst unntng but then had to watt untul the last half season take fifth place of the snxth tnnung to push across the wlnnlng score Jerry Groebner had a fine day at the plate as he pounded out three huts nn hus three tumes at bat Another pntchtng duel was the order of the Hnal game as Jerry Zellner hurled a three hut ball game and Bernie McCall collected three huts In five times at bat to spear head the Murray attack over Johnson 3 2 The scores of the Murray games were Murray I Wash lngton 4 Murray 2 Wtlsono Murray l Central O Murray 7 Mechanic Arts 6 Murray 3 Hardlng 8 Murray l Monroe 5 Murray l Humboldt 4 Murray 3 Johnson 2 in-if '3 x 5 J4- I A 4 l fav' rr aff , , , , , , , t I 1 f f 5 f f O I --I . . . . . I I I . , - , Q . . , . , , . . . . . , . . . I . - - h I - I I S' t . ' I ' I ' 1 - : - - - 1 ,7 T ' 5 D . . , , , I - . ' :: ff,' '- . ' i 'ns-N, ' . U f -I H . ' 1 u I -. 1 ,- r . . . I -Law 5'- , 4 ., ' Lp . 1. , A. ,f , . 5 . , . . . . , , , . . . K Q T -,g N 1: . , . , ,I V f f I 'K fr .. :dn Q 5, .. . I X ' ' ' 5 5 . . . . J K ,X -ll 5' 1 .. 1 V J M K . . . , K- V. H ' ' ein? 312' . . , . . ,514-,sr sf A I . .g:?f:4' ..v,.,f ig? A xr!!! Qs! -:--.1-4' -' -4 cf-51 1'4 if:-'52-'ff - .57 ' tv- rw . -- . can . 1- '--, . J,-1-1 5... 'ev' .-Y.. gl: W.