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

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Ponce Track Team, left to right: Bill Umphrey, Haley, John Gazlay, Frank Race, Leith Kent, Ed David Alter, Jack Stahl, Bill Thompson, Ray McEnany, Bobby Marx. ln the second week of training the boys were shown the true form of fanning by that prominent man of baseball-Flip Rosen. Poncels schedule for the year has just been completed as we go to press, and our tough- est competitors this season will be Edison, Redlands, and Miami Beach. One thing is certain, if Dacy, Conrad, and the rest of Ponceis curve twirlers do as well in these games as they arc doing now, we have no worries concerning the baseball Season, -AARON HERTZ o AT THE TIME the Cavaleon went to press the track team had had two time trials, one was at Moore Park, the other at Miami High School. The hoys did as well as expected considering the small amount of time they had had for training and practice. From these time trials we get a fair idea of just what the different hoys can do hest. Outstanding for thc dashes are Bob Marx, Bill Tompson, Ray Williams, and Claude John- son. ,lack Stahl shows promise for tl1e 100 yard dash, throwing the javelin, and pole vaulting. Richard Davdison also shows promise for the pole vault. .lohn Gazlay is good as a discus thrower. Over the hurdles we iind Leith Kent, David Alter, and Bohhy Marx in the lead. For the broad jump there are Bowman Hinckley, Ed Ingram, and Bohby Marx. This being the first year most of these hoys are out for track, it's going to take a lot of work to become good, however, if they show in the future as much improvement as they have in tl1e past, we have big hopes of walking away from thc Gulfstream conference with one of the cups. -FRANK BAKER Pictured below, left to right, back row: Coach Ruggles, Robert Conrad, Vic Dacy, Harry Geller, Billy Stephens, Dave McDonald, Dave Pippinger, Richard Kosel. Ernie Ellison, Homer Williams, Couch Rosen, and Manager Rodger Norvellg front row: Manager Bruce Booher, Lawrence Blaylock, Bob Prahl, James Overstreet, Kirk Westcott, .lack Keena, Tom Fitzgerald, Charles Stevens, and Angelo Mandis.

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i at Q Zena, Zuma 0 RETURNING to swat the ole apple again for Ponce this year are several real pros. Top- ping this list are Billy Stephens, Kirk West- cott, Homer XVllliHHlS, Ray Pierce, Dave Pip- pinger, ,lack Keena, and Lawrence Blaylock. Heading our list for Hashy pitchers are Rob- ert Conrad, Vic Daey, Bob Prahl, and James Overstrcet. As usual the boys all think they are really hot stuff when they first show up, but after getting hopped in the head with the ball, letting some beauties get by, and fanning a few hundred tinies they calm down a little. Under Coach Mike Ruggles' supervision the boys are really going to town with base- ball this year. Starting off with catching flies, placing bunts, and burning 'em around the hases the team has shown real pep and enthusiasm. Upposite picture. left: Coach Ruggles is watching Robert Conrad wind up the pitchg lower left: Flip Rosen gives a safe signal to Kirk Westcott as Jack Keena bites the dust.

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74146 f4z'5!ez'ea ' BETWEEN KICKS in the ankles, knocks in the head, and a vast tangle of feet, arms, and legs, it is sometimes possible to see a ball, that closely resembles a soccer ball, being kicked down the field. No, it's not soccer or kick ball! lt's one of the new games called speedball introduced by Mr. Fabian Hoffman, former United States Naval physical training officer. Mr. Hoffman, with Mr. J. C. Gramley, head of physical training, has arranged a very thor- ough program for his classes in order to give the boys a chance to play new games indoors 36 and outdoors. The object of these new games is to teach team play and co-ordination. Along with speedball, a few weeks were de- voted to playing touch football, basketball, track, volleyball, and softball. Another thing rated number one with the gym classes is tumbling. By gradually work- ing in more difficult stunts for the boys to try, Mr. Hoffman has seen to it that they don't strain their bodies. These difficult stunts include head springs, parallel bars, and tumbling on the mats. -AARON HERTZ