South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Top Row: Carlson, Magolan, Ruck, Holm, Malsack, Polczynski, Zeczycki, Nornberg, Lankiewicz, Schilz, Amundson, Campion Spicuzza Bottom Row: Luebke, Schmidt, Cone, Groth, Niedzialkowski, Majewski, Peters, Gradisnik, Todryk, Milauc, Kieckhefer, Fritz McCabe, Zigler nf '?I 'wQ x.:5 Coach Mangen Coach Krueger Captain Gradisnik Coach Bergland

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FOOTBALL HILE many students were sadly watching the last days of vacation pass swiftly into oblivion, the football boys started to eat, sleep, and think football. Finally the great day arrived, and fifty fellows started practice which was to extend through September, October, and part of November. Each dayis practice for the first three weeks consisted of kicking and passing. After half an hour of this, Coach Krueger directed the boys in stiff exer- cises. The squad was then divided into two groups, the backfield under Bergland, and the line under Krueger. Drills in tackling, running, blocking, and the rest of the fundamentals were reviewed. These sessions played an important part in determining the most capable men for the eleven positions on the squad. Through scrim- mages the plays were fixed in the minds of the squad. As the days passed co-ordination was attained, and eventually the team was ready for the official opening of the 1935 grid campaign. On Saturday, September 21, the Cardinal eleven met the Eagles of St. Iohn,s Cathedral and opened their season with a decisive 19-O victory. A fast-charging, hard-tackling, and fine-blocking type of game enabled them to defeat the heavier and more highly touted representative of the Catholic conference. A week after upsetting St. Iohnis, South triumphed over Boys' Tech by an 18-7 score. After these two victories, however, the team sailed into a storm of Blue and Gray. The fast-charging Lincoln team got the jump, and became the aggressor. The result of this clash was Lincoln 13-South O. One week later, the team came back to life and gave its traditional rival, East Division, a real battle. Despite a 20-18 defeat, the Cardinals outplayed the bigger and heavier Orange and Black outfit. At one time South trailed by 14 points, but with a valiant, up-hill hght they closed the gap to two points before the timerls gun brought the coniiict to an end. ANCHORED FAST AND FURIOUS

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STOPPED COLD LOOK OUT FOOTBALL Following these two setbacks by the teams which eventually finished first and second in the final standing, South went on to win her remaining three games. First, the Cardinals ran wild over Bay View, winning 36-6. Then, West was defeated at North Stadium by a score of 27-6. During the game Tony Gradisnik, romping about, scored 21 points. In contrast to previous games, three out of four conversions were successful. In the seasonls finale a big, bruising squad of Custer players came to the South Side only to be repulsed after a hard game, 9-6. After this contest only memories remained. A long and hard season was sturdily completed, and with its conclusion came a highly satisfying berth to Southis fighting Redbirds. The final standing found them safely tucked in a tie for third place with Washington. The game not only closed the '35 season, but it also closed the high school careers of nine men in the starting lineup. Tony Gradisnik, who had been elected honorary captain, led the parade which included Norman Ruck, John Zeczycki, Wilbert Nornberg, Francis Peters, Myron Groth, Tom Kieckhefer, Russ Amundson, and Eugene Schilz. The loss of many other stal- warts was also a cause for regret. As a fitting conclusion to the season, Gradisnik, high scoring ace of the conference for the year, was named as the only unanimous choice on the official All-City eleven. John Zeczycki, Eugene Schilz, and Frank Milauc were the South representatives on the second team, while Tom Kieckhefer and Will Nornberg received honorable mention. 28