Northwestern High School - Norwester Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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11116. . In ancient days when men to fame would rise, All their achievements were engraved up high Qn pillars, monuments of stone, and aye, Their praise increased much with the passing time But we are powerless to tell in rhyme, In prose, or work of art, or even try To justly sing your praise or specify How lar you've spread your work sublime. XYhat better monument is left behind Than words by print made permanent? Norwesters, Colts, Alumni-us remind That time and patience lavishly you spent. To you to whom with gratitude we look, VVe, ot Northwestern, dedicate this book. s

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Basketball Northwestern may well be proud of her 192-l basketball aggregation. Fighting with skill and determination, the Colt basketeers achieved first' that coveted honor, the City Championship, and then won distinction in the State Series. lfVhen Coach jackson issued the first call for court men, the vet- erans, Les Fairbairn, Chuck Guinnip, Bob Heisel, and Captain Ernie McCoy reported, while new men were fighting hard to win places on the team. The men finally chosen combined into one of the finest teams that ever took the floor for Northwestern. ' After preliminary tilts with the Alumni, Battle Creek, and Mt. Clemens, the Red and Gray passers opened the season with a bang by defeating East- ern 35-23. After trampling Commerce 12-7. the Colts met Central in a hard- fought court duel, Our quintet led 12-9 near the end of the game, but the Blue and VVhite, snatched victory from defeat by caging two baskets in quick succession, giving them 13 to the Colts' 12. Bob Heisel, playing his last game for Northwestern, took a prominent part in putting Cass away, 41-10. The next week our boys came off victors in a close battle with Southwestern, winning by the narrow margin of 24-23. The Colt-Southeastern fray was also a thriller, the jungaleers leading 10-8 at the half. However, the Red and Grays came back with a spirit and de- termination that won the game for them, 17 to 15. Nlfestern, helpless before the Colt attack, was set down 21-9. Northern. the next victim on the schedule, was trimmed 27-10, Guinnip's and Macliay's good work being a feature of the game. The Falcons were last on the card and gave the Red and Grays a real battle. The Green and Gold huskies ran up an early lead, but the end of the game saw them humiliated 23-12. Northwestern, Northeastern, Central, and Southeastern had won places in the final championship tournament, which the Colts opened by defeating Central 23-12. Our boys were avenged for their former defeat, for the Cass Avenue lads could not withstand the Red and Grays' greater ability and aggressiveness. The next week the quintet fought the jungaleers, who had defeated Northeastern, for the city title, The first quarter ended with a 1-1 tie, and the second was close: but in the last half the Colts flicked in one marker after another. At the final gun the Red and Grays had won 32-5. North- western again was City Champion! The team now traveled to Ann Arbor to take part in the State Series. The Colts defeated Battle Creek 19-17, but in the succeeding game with Jackson the final score, 18-15, favored the Prison City lads. This game closed the team's season. A better court combination than Ernie McCoy, Fox f'Chuckj Guinnip. Les Fairbairn, Ed Moore, and Rock MacKay could only be found with diffi- culty. Fairbairn made the all-State team: McCoy, Moore, and Guinnip also receiving recognition. MacKay's work at guard was not spectacular, but it certainly was efficient and deserving of credit. The remainder of the first squad was composed of Tierney, Barnard, Lester, Flanigan, and Clark. Archie Schlunt acted as student manager. Someone has said that the reputation of a school lies in the hands of its athletes. If this be true, let us hope that future teams will leave Norh- western'5 fame as bright and untarnished as did Coach jackson's group of basketeers. GEORGE W,xsHiNc'roN. 115

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0 Back Row: Schefelbein. -Xlvlfilllllll, Collinge tstudent manage-rl, Kinney, Hickman, Smith. Third Row: Swan. Gamrath, Voss, XY. Mc-Minn, E. MeMinn, Cotney, 3lcCrary. Second Row: Angerilla, Blaumtield, Kelley. Ruckstahl, Tait, Volker, Rossback, Campbell. First Row: Mr. Lennox, Kilpatrick, Van Nortwick, Creedon, Carlson, Lazarowsky, Seager, Maris. ' Track Vliith the loss of such men as Lewis, Leschinsky, Blanchard, and North- rop, Coach Lennox had a real task in molding a winning track team for Northwestern. Nevertheless, the thinclads won all the dual meets by a big margin. The results of a few meets are as follows: with Northeastern, 81 to 143 with Eastern, 62 2-3 to 521-3: with Southwestern 79 to 16: and with Central rwho gave the Colts their only defeat last yearj 72 to 23 points. The Northwestern gym was the scene of the City Indoor Meet, which the Colts captured with a total of 57 points. ln the City Outdoor Meet Northwestern scored twice as many points as its nearest competitor. Cass Tech. Among' the four record-breakers, three were from Northwestern: Capt. Carlson, who heaved the discus 119 feet 2 inches. bettering the old record by over 10 feet: Don Seeger, who jogged the half mile in 2:07 5-101 and Robinson, who made his track debut by breaking the city broad jump record formerly held by Doc Northrup, He leaped 22 feet lljff inches, taking first easily. At the Mid-VVest Meet, held at Ann Arbor, the thinclads tied for second place, although they were expected to capture first. They did very well considering' the fact that participants were entered from schools from all over the nation. To cap the climax of a most successful year the team took first place at the Michigan State Track Meet held at Lansing. The following' men have won their N's. : Boden, Captain Carlson, Cot- ney, Kilpatrick, Kinney, Lazarowsky. Marsh, McCrory, E, McMinn, XV. Mc- Minn, Robinson, Rossback, Ruckstahl, Schefelbein, Man'10'er Schlunt Seeffer, Captain-elect Tait, Van Nortwick, and VVidman. C -D ' tv NORM STOCK Mr VER. 116