San Marino Hall School - Marinor Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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enni C'laampA fr A 'bf VARSITY SQUAD. FRONT ROW: Foote. Norton, Grant, Cranston, Taylor, Penh. ZND ROW: Coach Harry Swart and varsity captain, Lewis, manager, Peterson, Pizzinat, Scott, Barnes, Coach Swart. Ted Scott. Varsity Tennis Once again, up to this writing, Coach Harry Swart's varsity racquetmen had been undefeated. Their record at this date, was thirty-three straight wins, including matches won over Loyola 27-I, and Long Beach 22-6, in the CIF preliminaries. Six- teen of these wins were by love scores where the Tiger net stars held their opponents to no winning games. By winning the League once again, it marked the twenty-fourth time in twenty-six years of competition that the Tigers have done so. Also, the Tennis Team kept up the fine showing of South Pasadena Athletic Teams this year, this being the fourth cham- pionship in the tive varsity sports this year. The Football, Basketball, and Baseball Teams preceded the all conquering Tennis Team. Credit for this splendid record goes to Coach Harry Swart, whose coaching in tennis cannot be matched in high-school ranks. Besides taking the League and also being in a good spot to take the CIF crown, Beverly Hills being the only team stand- ing in their way, the Tigers also trounced Monterey, Northern California champs, and Santa Monica, ci perennial top team in the CIF. Leading the team were Bill Cranston and Bob Norton, top singles men, and Captain Ted Scott and Brooke Grant, doubles champs. Other boys who contributed greatly to the team's success were, Ray Pentz, Tom Peterson, Bill Foote, Art Pizzinat, Gene Barnes, Roy Myers, Bill Blakeslee, Tom Taylor and Tom Mitchell. BILL CRANSTON BOB NORTON TOM PETERSON RAYMOND PENTZ 1

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Jay ee Ka e6 I Coach C. Garland Lewis with his two captains, the aces of his pitching staff, Phil Bell and Jim Mercer. JAYVEE TENNIS SQUAD. FRONT ROW: Jeme lian, Taylor, Amestoy, Mitchell, Paris, Hammond. 2ND ROW: Bonnell, Green, Brooks, Blakeslee, Jor- dan, Coach Swart. JAYVEE BASEBALL SQUAD FRONT ROW: Riesen, manager, Lorenz, Mercer, Keller, Stallramp McGinnis, Moore, Almada, Bun- ting. Cottle, Savage. ZND ROW Klein, Dwight, McCann, Hamphill Converse, Gentry, Tibbetfs, Bell Biszanh, Coach Lewis. The Jayvees did exceptionally well for such an inexperienced team, finishing sec- ond in the Foothill League. The team, brought along in fine style by Coach C. Garland Lewis, was captained by its battery mates, catcher Jim Mercer, and pitcher Phil Bell. Gary Biszantz, also turned in some fine games on the mound. After losing the first two League games to Burbank and Bur- roughs, the Jayvees bounced back to win their remaining three games, showing once more the do or die spirit of South Pasadena. Darold Klein led the team in hitting with a lusty .349 average. lnfielders, Jim Lorenz, third base, Bobby Tea-Bags Dwight, short- stop, John McCann, second base and Roger Keller, first base, all played good ball on defense as well as getting hits at the right time. The outfield, consisting of Roger Bun- ting, Bardon McGinnis, and Klein also proved themselves highly capable ball play- ers. ay ee Tenni The Jayvees kept up SP's tennis traditions, easily winning the 'Foot- hill League, although only three teams entered. However, the Jayvees also played other varsity teams, such as Rosemead and Mark Keppel, and defeated them with almost as much ease. Certainly this is an out- standing accomplishment, beating other school's varsities with our Jayvees. Also, some of the boys played with the varsity after showing their worth on the Jayvees. During the early part of the season, Lou Amestoy, Bill Blakeslee, and Jim Sobieski at singles, and Tom Mitchell and Tom Taylor at doubles carried the load, notching the victories for the all-conquering team. Sparking the Jayvees to victory in most of their League matches were lettermen, Sobieski, Al Jordan, Tim Green, Don Paris, Chuck Hammond, John Huston, and Carl Ceaser. Much credit is due to this team in keeping the fine record of SP's Tennis Teams.

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