Northwestern High School - Norwester Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Coach Howard James YVillard Gitzen, Russell Downs. Louis DuPaw, Herman Casenliiser, Orlando Davis, XVillard Burrows, George Alger, Lynn Engle, Joseph Doran, Fred Imran. Pershing Basketball Pershing House spirit has been shown in various and numerous ways, but their hghting basketball teams of 1924 were an excellent proof that the boys of this house stand for the best there is in house spirit. The teams. under the able coaching of Mr, james, have finished a successful season. having won the inter-house championship of the school. The season opened in january: over tifteen boys turned out for practice the first day, and many more, a few days later. They came out with the determination to win the championship for their house, and to beat the Roosevelt team, which had won the cup for two successive years. The lirst games were played on Thursday and Friday, February 7 and 8, and an unusual event occurred. Each house won and lost one game, making the percentage of each house 500. The Pershing heavies won a hard-fought game with the Lincoln team, 9-S. while the lightweights lost 6-17. A few days later the Pershing heavies lost to the, Marshall quintet with a close score of 7-5. This game was all that was required to set the Pershing spirit boiling' again, for the heavies came back and won three successive games from the Roosevelt. Lincoln, and Marshall teams, with scores re- spectively, 17-l-1, 10-8, and 9-4. The hnal games were staged on March lS in the McMichael gym. The Pershing' lightweights ran away from the Teddies in an easy game 15-7. while the heavies also tool: their game. S--l. lYhen the Lincoln heavics lost to Marshall House, it rested on their lightweight team to decide the cham- pionship. Had the Marshall team won, the Generals would have had to defeat it again for the title, but the ninth-graders lost to the lighting Lincoln hve, and Pershing' llc-use gained the court championship, BLXRTIN I-EERMAN. 121

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A: 1 X X - - .L - .. V N in - f-.-:Liv xgxcgg NX: :kt T 'Q--vs.. f R Y .5 A ., - -Ge, . 7- ,-,,. Q ' -: . , 5'-er 'V 15- ' 1 fx I I. , ' Ti.: Top llow: Van liyne. Strufant, Robinson, Sehzlntz, A, Stuart. Bottom How: Swan, F, Voss. llosshaek, Seig, X'e1'sl1u1'e, G, Voss. Lincoln House Football XYhen the inter-house footlmall season opened, Lincoln House was with- out a coach Fortunately, Mr. XYyman and Mr. XYright took charge of the heavy and lig'htweig'ht teams. .The team started with the characteristic old-time house spirit and determination and finished with a record no other house team has been able to equal. They ended the season unbeaten. with a perfect record. Next year it will he Hnally decided who is to keep the cup. Lincoln or Roosevelt, both having' won it two years. ' Mr. Reniington honored Lincoln House by naming many of the players on his ,Xll-llouse learn. The heavyweights so honored are Fred Schantz. yi. Tierney, and Lf Robinson. The lightweights are: P. Thielinan tselected for his speed and uncanny ability to receive irassesi: N. Yersure tfor his defensive work at hacking up the line and breaking up passeslg R. Tate and 'lirufaunt las guards because of their good work ahout centerb. Wvilsher, a hacktield man, was shifted to tackle: Swan and Rosshach won the Hank positions on the eleven, Hr. Remington did not like to admit that all the stars were on l.ineoln's team, The line-up mmf hoth teams is as follotvsi lleavyweight Lightweights lleavyweights Lightweights XX'alsh ............ ...,.... F ........ Rosslvach XX'ard qtfi .,,...,....,,, l-Elf ,,,,,...t.,,,.e, Swan Tierney ',..,. .... Xlhittington Rohiiison... ..... lllf. Yerslnire tC.'s Siee '.... .... Vi .... ........ l Q. 'liate l'iuuig'ei '...... ,..... l ll' ...,,,..., Thielman Schantii .... ...,. L '.... ..,,., S x vitzer Sanders o,,,.,, ,.,, I SF... ,,,A S1161-1-in Xxiilglltd' .,.,, KEN. ., Trufauut Fosnowski ,.,..,. llll, U I, ii-iflli Riche. ...,, 'l '.,,. XX'ilsher Retan ...,,t, ,.,.., I IF i,,,,,, ,t.., , f Xvulf Sears ,,,, li ..,,, Yoelker GLIQNN XY. Sxxiwras. 110

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Standing: Mr. XYright, Trufant. Switzer. Mr. Jones. Fourth How: Van Dyne, XVagner. Schwab, F. Voss, NYil:son. Ritchie. Third Row: YVii'kham. G, Voss, XVakenian. R. Tate. S9C'0Hd How: XV. Littington, Shier, She-rrin, Schantz, Sosnowski, Vershure, XYulf. Lincoln House Track On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the call for house track men was issued. The meet was to take place on Thursday, Dec. 20, which meant there would be only twoidays for organization and practice. Due to the coaching of Mr. E. J. Wright, our team scored in nearly every event, taking eleven first places and thirteen other places for a total of 80 2X5 points. The meet was run off in the following order: In the heavyweight 30 yard dash, Risdon and Voss entered, but both failed to place. In the light- weight SO yard dash, Vershure and Swan took first and second places re- spectively. In the heavyweight twelve-lap run Schiefelhein took fourth place. Voelker and XN'atts placed first and third in the lightweight ten-lap run. The heavyweight high hurdlers, VViclman and Rogers, took first and second places. Lincoln failed to score in the lightweight low hurdles. Robinson in the heavyweight three-lap run collected more points for Lincoln. Jake XYilsher shone in the lightweight two-lap run, adding more points. In the lightweight six-lap race Penniger placed second, while in the lightweight Eve-lap race, Smith also placed second. VVard tied for fourth place in the heavyweight high jump. -Xt the same time Stewart took second, and Schiefelbein tied for fourth place in the lightweights, VanNortwick placed first, and Yates fourth in the heavyweight shot-put. Rosshach took first in the lightweights, and VVooliver third. In the heavyweight pole-vault. VVard Placed first and Stecker fourth. Thielman and Rooslnach tied for first in the lightweights. In the heavy relay Lincoln took first. The lightweight relay ran away from all the other teams. Lincoln's all-around team enabled her to win the championship for the season 1923. GLENN XY. Saxrirns. 122