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

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in T W M 15 Q The I949-50 Ponce Tennis Team, because oT The loss oT STaTe Champion Bill Merriam, high ranking Dick Murphy, and James Sandberg Trom lasT year's Team, was noT up To par wiTh The TerriTic Ponce neT squads oT The pasT. Al T'larum played brillianTly, supporTed by John Hires and Bing Seibold. The coaching reins were Taken over by Mr. Fred Wilson, a Tormer STeTson neTTer. David l-larum, Ed WhiTe, Tom Johns- Ton, and Billy Larson also played an improved brand oT Tennis Toward The end oT The season. l-Tires and l'larum represenTed Ponce in The sTaTe Tourney aT Gainsville This year, as did Merriam and Murphy lasT year. PicTured above is The Tennis squad Tor T949-50. LeTT To righT in The TirsT row are: Coach Fred Wilson, David lgianT killerl, Johnny l-lires, Bill Larson, Richard Bullman. Second row: David T-luges, AI l-larum, Corky Zorbaugh. and Tom JohnsTon. MosT oT The home ,maTches were played aT The Salvadore Park CourTs, buT a Tew were held aT The Coral Gables CounTry Club CourTs. IT is on The Salvadore Park CourT ThaT we see AI l-larum, in The boTTom picTure, showing his TerriTic backhand. AI has been ranked I3Th in The UniTed STaTes by The UniTed STaTes Lawn Tennis AssociaTion, The oTTicial Tennis associaTion oT The US. This is an honor ThaT Al and Ponce may boTh be very proud oT. , w-mvw-N me f, E I . .W . 1-M f,.. . , .. ,V i1xf,,,ggxg35X,s,gw

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Larry Kilbride demonslrales lorm lhal Jim Campbell powers one ol his lamous won malches lor him all year long. lee shols. The Ponce goll leam, led by Slale runner-up Jim Campbell and Slale lirsl llighl champion Larry Kilbride, had a good season, allhough lhe squad did nol live up lo expeclalionsg major disappoinlmenl ol lhe season was lhe sel back by a powerlul Lake Worlh leam lo give lhe up-slalers lhe Gullslream Conlerence lille, an honor lhal lhe Cavs held lasl year. The leam was coached by Johnny Noppenberg, lormer head loolball coach and now alhlelic direclorq lhe leam ran hol and cold all season long, and lhal accounls lor lheir deleal by Lake Worlh, probably, lhey iusl gol caughl on lhe wrong day, lor basically, lhis squad is one ol lhe besl in high school hislory in Soulh Florida. Team members are: Campbell, Kilbride, Jerry Loos, Dick l-lardeman, Ronald Cordes, Bill Charllon, Pele Cook, l-larry Mclvleechen, Bud Fisher, and Jim Gerlh. f Y The l949-50 Ponce goll leam. Firsl row: Jerry Loos, Larry Kilbride, Dick l-lardeman, Ronnie Cordes, Jim Campbell. Second-row: l-larry lvlclvleechen, Buddy Fisher, Pele Cook, Bill Charllon, and Jim Gerlh.

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Physical EducaTion, as you all know, is one oT The mosT imporTanT subiecTs on our cur- riculum. The Physical EducaTion deparTmenT, under new direcTor D. D. Gregg, has enioyed a mosT prosperous year. The program To build beTTer minds and bodies sTarTed aT The begin- ning oT school wiTh inTramural TooTball being The main sporT. BaskeTball, Tumbling and gymnasTics, drill and marching, soccer, soTT- ball, Track, speedball and boxing being TaughT. The Physical EducaTion program is designed To develop in iTs parTicipanTs a sense oT Tair play, honesTy, sporTsmanship, sTrengTh and To become well coordinaTed aThleTes. The pro- gram is exTensive and elaboraTe, so designed ThaT every boy can have an equal chance To learn new sporTs, become sTronger and healTh- ier, and have a chance To parTicipaTe in aThleTics. PicTured aT righT are: Top picTure: Bonny Carroll execuTes a side- vaulT on The horse in one oT The physical educaTion classes, The insTrucTor is Mr. D, D. Gregg who is poinTing ouT Bonny's errors To Harold Lewis, WalTer McDonnell, and Tom Fisher. Middle picTure: : LeTT To righT are Murray McClain, John Poorman and Jack Wiley par- TicipaTing in a dash under The physical ed- ucaTion Track Training program. Each year, The Training ThaT boys receive in Their physical educaTion classes in Track Tield and experi- ence gained by compeTiTion wiTh oThers helps Them To compeTe wiTh esTablished Track men Tor Their posiTions on The Team. BoTTom picTure: Jimmy Brinson goes up To Take in a pass in a TooTball game during one oT The physical educaTion classes. These games were The highIighT oT The year. as records OT compeTiTion were kepT and heaTed rivalry Tlared up To make Their classes each day more inTeresTing. Ilia vi. i .. , ,,. -5 . g .ave , 55,2 i as Nw . J . Q