Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL This year's lightweight basketball team didn't revolutionize the basketball world, but under Coach Bennion's guidance many future greats were developed. The first team wasn't composed of only five members, but in each game many substitutions were made since th e competition was so great. The team made little progress at the beginning of the season, but made suficient headway to defeat their closest rivals, Monterey, two out of three times. These, however, were the only league games .won by the Cowbabies, since Santa Cruz and Watsonville proved too tough. , 'U There were no outstanding players, since the lightweights relied on TENNIS teamwork rather than on individual playing. The entire season's scores are as follows: Salinas......f.................i........... I4 Paciic Grove. Salinas,,........-......................... 11 Santa Cruz-...... Salinas,,,.,,,...,...,.........-...-..-. 12 Watsonville...- Salinas........ ,..... .-..................... 25 San Jose,........ Salinas.,...............-............... 20 Monterey-.....- Sa1inas,............ ..... ............ 18 Chaminade .... ... Salinas,...,,....-.-...................m... 6 Santa Cruz... Salinas,.,,,,,,,.,,,,..,......,.,.......-........... 14 Watsonvilleg... Salinas... .... -.......,,.............. 19 Monterey...... SaIinas...............-................- 16 Monterey-...... TOTAL....---.-. ....-...-...........l S5 TOTAL... During the fall, practice t o u r n a m en ts were held with Monterey, Watsonville, and Santa Cruz. Indications were that if our players would get down to steady practice, we might have a fairly good chance to get somewhere in C. C. A. L. tennis. Although the team as a whole was a little erratic, due mainly to some of our players' reliance on extreme western grips,', it was undoubtedly the best team produced by Salinas High up to this time. The teamfailed to do as well as expected in the C. C. A. L. tourna- ments, losing both to Monterey and to Pacific Grove. However, our boys managed to Win again from Watsonville and Hollister. Members of this year's s chool team were Johnny Lumsden, Wilfred Scheifler, Eugene Cahoon, Howard Pence, John Kokalis, Jim Thorup, Ed Burke, H o w a r d V a s c h e, Richard. McCollum, D i c k S h i n n, and Merle Estes. . With the completion of our four new tennis courts it is to be hoped that the general standard of tennis will improve a great deal. 510

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EAVYWEIGH1' BASKETBALL With seven lettermen, three of whom were starters on the hoop squad which won the league pennant the previous year, answering Coach Shipkey's first call for basketball practice, Salinas students and fans looked forward to a repitition o fthe successful drive of last year. But with material sufficient to win the bunting in a walk, the Cowboys failed to repeat, dropping two games to a mediocre Monterey team. These losses, added to one with the Wfatsonville quintet which later went on to the undisputed league championship, cost Salinas all chances of repeating its 1932 success. With Layer, Pickens, Olsen, and Thorup as a nucleus Coach Shipkey built a first class team to represent Salinas in the hoop campaign. Elmer and Ralph Cosseboom and Bert Lingley were other lettermen reporting for the initial practice. New men coming from the lightweight squad of the previous year were Smith, Clark, Storm, and Dave Lumsden. The first two of these engaged in a nip-and-tuck battle for the vacant guard berth. Salinas began its campaign in fine fashion, winning two practice games from Chaminade by scores of 28-14 and 41-10, one from San Jose, 42-34, and two from Pacific Grove by scores of 32-16 and 32-22. The league games did not turn out so well. The Cowboys won three games and lost three. In a third game beyond having any bearing on the championship, Salinas won as it pleased, the score being 3 1-17. To wind up the season Coach Shipkey took his heavyweights to the Stanford pavilion and forced the Indian Frosh to use their entire power to finish ahead by the slim margin of two points. The score was Salinas-24, Stanford-2 6. Salinas....................................,.......- 21 Pacific Grove.........-.....,.,,,.,,-,, 16 Salinas.....-..........................-.-., 28 Chaminade-.-..-............-..,.,. 14 Salinas..,........,......................,... 27 Santa Cruz........,........m.,...,.,...,Q 19 Salinas..,....,..........,............,............ 21 Watsonville...........,,...,..,.,...,....,..,.g,. .15 Salinas......................................... 42 San Jose....m.............T...i 34 Salinas-..,.-......................... 15 Monterey....-...............,....4fL 25- Salinas............-..........,..... 41 Chaminade..........................- 10 Salinas,....... .... ..,- ........ .................. 27 Santa Cruz........a..................... 23 Salinasn..,.......-.............,.......-...-....... 19 W'atsonvi1le....-................- 26 Salinas............-.-....n-.......... 32 Pacific Grove........a.......-............. 22 Sa1inas.......-..-..-....a.............-... 25 Monterey...-........................... 527 Sa1inas............... ...- -....-.- 31 Monterey 1.....................17 Salinas......+.....-..............-....... 24 Stanford..................................... 26 TOTAl.,...-.........-....................3 5 3 TOTAL.-..............................272 050 FRIED MCABEER

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G. A. A. Under the leadership of President Patria Mixson and Adviser Mrs.Wing, the Girls' Athletic Association has done much to further the interests of girls' sports. It acts as a sort of a sponsor for everyday sports and also for many good times which the girls have cause to remember. The annual Play Day was held in Santa Cruz April 14. All the G. A. A. organizations from this district participated. Hockey, speedball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and baseball were played, each girl choosing three sports and playing in competition not with other schools but with mixed groups. During the luncheon a program depicting the Re- creational Life of American People was given. Salinas gave an interesting presentation of the O American Indian. To close the day the G. A. A. furnished swims at the Santa Cruz plunge. X About 700 girls attended. The Home Play Day was held April 21. The participants enjoyed a treasure hunt followed by an interclass meet. At the close of the fun cookies and punch were served to everyone. During Easter Vacation, the G. A. A. held a picnic in Chualar Canyon. The girls spent a happy day hiking, playing games, eating, and riding. May 18 was the date decided for G. A. A.'s annual Guest Nite. Other oiiicers of the G. A. A. were president, Alice Kubota, secretary, Arleen Hebbron, scrapbook editor, Virginia Cavaner. Fern Adams received the pin given for 1000 G. A. A. points. Letters were awarded to the following members: Evelyn Erringtong Arleen Hebbron, Josephine Ledo, Juanita Burnette, Ruth Appleby, Hede Kubota, Olga Petersen, Madeleine Lowell, Thelma Thomsen, Pearl Haver. ARCHERY e Interest in archery has increased this year until about 115 students have taken part in the sport. Every sunny day a group of enthusiasts were seen on the court lawn in a still hunt for a target set at a distance of about twenty yards. The only things lacking were a few bushes for camouflage and a method to combine the good points of the boomerang with those of the arrow. General results were sore wrists but straight backs. Outstanding archers were Virginia Cavaner, Margaret Hughes, and Ruth Kellom. 052