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

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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.

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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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HARDWOOD BATTLERS HAVE EVEN EINIS OPENING THE 1946 SEASON the Ponce Hardwood members journeyed to Redlands on January 4 and set the i'Beanpickers' back 26 to 20 in their usual initial game. First class competition came in the form of 5 cagers from Miami high who showed the rather baffled Ponce quintet how, when they dealt them their second loss, 32 to 29. Getting back in stride the Cavaliers invaded Miami Beach, and deftly conquered the Typhoons 24 to 15. Talbot Trammell began to show his skill and dexterity in hitting the bucket when he led Ponce scoring with 6 points. Again the Miami quintets proved too much for the Coral Cables lads when the Edison five handed them another defeat, 36 to 32. Suffering their second straight loss the Cavaliers suc- cumbed to the unbeaten Fort Lauderdale quin- tet by a lopsided score, 36 to 16. The L's later proved to be superior when they went on to lead the conference, and take the Gulfstream championship by defeating Ponce in the semi- finals and Miami Beach in the finals. Endeavoring to get out of the rut, and prove they knew the hoop was still up there, the Ponce Quintet smacked the jackson Generals 55 to 11, in their highest offensive scoring tilt so far. To no avail Ponce's star forward, Trammell, scored 17 points in the second end of a 30 to 26 score. Notching their second win of the season to the tune of 43 to 26, the Edison Raiders again defeated the Cavaliers. ln a fast moving but not too dexterous game, the Red and Black piled up 61 markers to the Lake NVorth Trojans' 29, in their second meeting of the year. Trammell again proved his worth by totaling 23 points on 10 buckets and 3 free tosses, while NVard scored 12, and Kirk Westcott 11. The Miami Stingarees collected 45 points to bowl over the Cavaliers 45 to 27. lronically enough Bill XVright pulled the boner of the year when he obligingly dropped the ball in Andrew Jackson's hoop, but despite this the Red and Black went on to win 32 to 25 over the weak General's five. That the first injury suffered by a Ponce cager came in the last game of the year seemed the only outstanding incident when the Cavali- ers ambled up to West Palm Beach and rather haphazardly overcame the Wildcats 43 to 41. Early in the tilt Kirk Westcott hastened off the hard wood with gore gushing from his head down his face. After rinsing off the wound, he immediately dressed and was taken to the hospital where he had 3 stitches taken in the gash over his eye. x ,QSM Varsity basketball team from left to right, back row: Coach Gramley, Managers Robert Bartnett and Bruce Booherj middle row: Kirk XVestcott, Bill Wright, Edgar Montague, Talbot Trammell, front row: Doug Preston, Read Montague, Billy Ward Dick Fandrey, Ray Pierce. B team , back row: joe Ciancimino, Robert Bartnett, Malcom johnson, Bruce Booher, Tom Gibson 5 middle row: jim Craine, Bill Powers, Kimbell Stedman, front row: Alan XVestcott, George Lane, Dave McDonald. 1 BOX SCORES OPPONENT PONCE Redlands 20 26 Miami High 32 29 Miami Beach 15 24 Edison 36 32 Ft, Lauderdale 36 16 Andrew jackson 11 55 Miami Beach 30 26 Edison 43 26 Lake XVortl1 29 61 Miami High 45 27 Andrew jackson 25 32 XVest Palm Beach 41 43