Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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WHAT'S GONE - WHAT'S LEFT! GRADUATING s13N1oRs make a large opening in the line and backfield of next fall's varsity eleven. ln the backlield, Ponce lost 5 men: Dick Cassidy, Ed Mon- tague, Dick Fandrey, jack Raudenbush, jack NVilkins, and XVes Bunce. Cassidy left school last February, moving upstate. All the other fellows have graduated from Ponce, going out to various, still undecided colleges. This leaves the backfield with only 3 sure starters: Dave McDonald, high scorer last season with 48 points, Ray Pierce, and Billy Powers, a driving 'back who car- ried the mail last year, and plays a fine offensive game as well as defensive. With only two positions, left end and right tackle, held by juniors, the line was hit hardest with its loss of 9 men. Al DeFoor, left tackle, left open a difficult position, which may be hard to Hll, Hebert, left guard, vacated his post, with jack Keena who substituted for him, a possible nominee, Bill Hartnett, center, has under- study Vic Dacy to follow up in the lineis middle spot, Bill Kerdyk, right guard, who played a fine game, left his place open for several prospects. Coaches will have to Hnd a player for Bill XVright's right end position. Substitutes graduating are Benny Klotz, Larry Cahill, Jim Harrison, and Hugh Wood. + MEMBERS of the varsity football team left to right. back row: Ray Pierce, Dick Fandrey, Dave McDonald, Kirk XVestcott. Trout row: Bill XV right, Chester Hunter, Lawrence Hebert, Bill Hartnett, Bill Kerdyk, Al Defoor, and Billy Powers. CBottomj. Pictured left to right are members of the B team: back row: jack Raudenbush, Doug Preston, jack Wfilkins, Wfes Bunce. Trout rom: Bill Stevens, Larry Cahill, Tom Fryer, Vic Dacey, Hugh XVood, jim Harrison, and Benny Klotz. CTopj. X 2-.--1,-. f' A K EXPLOITS of Ponce's B team re- sulted in several wins and a loss. Beating Edison, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, the Little Cavaliers succumbed to Miami High. They later met Okeechobee, and won that tilt for a standing of 4 wins, and 1 loss. Last but not least the freshman team, who boast an undefeated season. Under Coach Menacof the boys traveled to Miami Shores and whipped them 13 to 6. Then they took on the B team, whitewashing it 6 to 0. And a group of senior under the title of the Dusty Dustersn took it on the nose, being defeated 7 to 6 by the frosh. 105

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O4 In the Cavaliers second tilt with Miami Beach, the Typhoons had the game all the way through and won out 12 to 7 after the home team had finally garnered a TD in the final quarter. Certainly the second Lauderdale tilt was the most tragic, when Co- captain Lawrence Hebert suffered a broken jaw in the initial period. The Lis went on to shutout Ponce 6 to O. Thus the Cavaliers, losses jumped to 3 with 4 wins. Smacking down the heretofore unbeaten, untied, and unscored on South Broward eleven, the Red and Black halted their own losing streak, when Coach Phoney Smithis us- ually aggressive team bowed to the poor end of an 8 to 7 score. XVith further lust in their heart the PDL boys slaughtered the favor- ed Andrew jackson eleven 33 to 6 in Poncels final conference game of the year. This victory not only clinched the Little Three Champion- ship, but strengthened their hold on Hrst place in the Gulfstream Con- ference. To top off the season the Ponce- ites trekked over to Ft. Myers to be defeated 14 to 7 in a rather poor game. It was clearly a game for the seniors since Coach jack Gramley played every available last year man. Qs' Pgv ' Sw... se,x s Bn. J ,V 0 A . 0595 f -Yo s'Qa .4 I 1 - - x , r ' L ..'Q SKILL NETS GOLD CUP -1- Although having officially tied with Fort Lauderdale for the Gulfstream championship, the Cavaliers were awarded a trophy by the University of Miami. ln the picture above, Hebert and Hartnett accepted the trophy at a banquet given in honor of the team. Wfinning the title with a league record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie, the Ponce eleven also took the Little 3 honors in- volving Andrew jackson, Miami Beach, and Ponce de Leon. llf COACHES have anything to do with muscle building ye old Alma Mater is full of musclemen. Along with Coaches J. C. Gramley and J. L. Noppenberg, two newcomers work out the boys. Coach Mitchell Menacof came from St. Patrickis school, in September. During March Fabian Hoffman joined the athletic staff, teaching physical education. As pictured above, left to right: J. L. Noppenberg, Fabian Hoffman, J. C. Cvramley, and Mitchell Menacof.

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f'I WAS A 98 LB. WEAKLINGH IN LINE with the nationwide attempt at building up the health and stamina of American youth, s gym tutors put the boys through a phy- education course that either makes or a boy. Opening gym classes provide a period of con- tentment to students when they play football and volleyball during the class periods, while intermittently drilled in the fundamentals of correct marching, but within a short time they are immediately launched into an extensive course of tumbling, which begins on the mats with somersaults and such, into the more dif- ficult twists on the springboard, and work on the parallel bars. That this course improves the boys physically is true, but also it improves the boys' mental alertness, and sharpens their coordination. During the year others participate in boxing, individually and collectively, wrestling, track workouts, and last but not least, the most unfavored-by-boys idea in the course: dancing. Every Friday, if one ambled by the gym he heard terrifying groans emitted from the inter- ior. Why? Because that was the class for dancing with the girls. Softball provides some diversion from the workout in the spring months. But soon the boys went back into the body-building gym- nastics. 106 + PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES on the field 5 this particular snap is of the boys passing the baton. Below them is the gym class participating in track events. Pictured below is Coach Mitchell Menacof viewing the activities of the classes.