South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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We defeated Hamline University by a score of 17 to 2 and this institution defeated St. Paul Central. The Central and Mechanic Arts High schools of St. Paul both refused to play us, so they cannot claim the championship. In this way we were made champions of the Northwest. In the spring of 1903 at the indoor meet, South High was very successful, winning the meet by a large score, Myrick, Bang and Capron were the stars and the former secured the high individual score of the day. The class of ’03 has contributed many worthy men to the athletics of the school. Among these notables is Mr. Leslie Hughes, manager of the 1902 baseball team of the winning indoor track team of ’03, and the all-star center of our high school eleven for two years; Mr. Sweeney Bang, captain of the track team and the best end South High has ever known; Ernest Stover, manager of basket ball for two years and also one of the leading half-backs of our famous team of ’02. Frank Ludolph, another one of our football players and also an exceptionally good baseball player. This constitutes the list of well known athletes who are members of the class of ’03. The class can congratulate itself on having such men among its members and our only hopes and wishes are that the future classes shall produce such great men, that they will continue to arouse interest in athletics and that they will support the various teams in as great array as the class of ’03 has done. —Irving H. Robitshek. Editor's Note:—The author of the above is considered by everybody interested in South High athletics, to be the best football manager the school has ever had. 14

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had in securing a place to practice and the hard schedule they played and it being their first season together, we think that they did exceptionally well, having lost but one championship game. The Girls’ Basket Ball team was handicapped in a number of ways. In the first place none of them had ever played the game before and again they had a hard time to secure a place to practice and were at one time on the verge of giving up the idea of a team, when Mr. Wood, captain of the Boys’ team, told the girls that they might use their hall three times a week. Mr. Wood coached the first basket ball team with very good results. Our plucky girls made a creditable showing and paved the way for interest in girls’ athletics. In the fall of 1902 nothing was talked about but football. Our prospects were the best ever for a championship team. With the best of material and an excellent coach, South High prepared for a great season. In the selection of captain for this team was shown a very friendly spirit on the part of the candidates. There were twelve men voting and the opposing candidates were Harry Hoover and Ernest Stover. The vote stood six to six until the substitute voting said he would withdraw his vote and then Mr. Harry Hoover was selected to lead the team to victory. The schedule included the University of Minnesota; Hamline University; the Twin City high schools; Cresco, Iowa; Winona, Minn., and the alumni. The team played in championship form in nearly every game except the game on November 7th, when for some unaccountable reason our boys fell down and lost a game to the Central High team of Minneapolis. This left the claim of championship disputed. Our claim is as follows: We defeated North Side and North Side defeated Central. We made a larger score against Cresco, Iowa, on their own grounds than Central made against them at Minneapolis. We made more points against our opponents than any other team and we have a higher percentage for the number of games won and played than any other high school. 13

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CLASS DAY PERSONALS V TjTtSS Anna Anderson has taken the regular four-V' year course n three and one-half years, and ' will graduate with her name nearly on the honor roll. Never mind Anna, there will come a time some day. The innocent and childlike countenance of Miss Lily Askeland came very near being forgotten by the committee, but they knew something was wrong until they noticed that they had omitted the name of Lily Evangeline Askland. Sweeney J. Bang began his fussing career about 1883, when he awoke and found himself admired by all the fair sex of his city. He often dons his pink tights and gymnastic athletic smile and graces the basket ball floor with his presence. This young man did not spend more than six years at South High. The mind of J. Raymond Barse outgrew the grade schools and he is now running the South High school. To him there is no snap like solid geometry. Raymond is the smartest and prettiest boy in the class and could easily get a job at some nice soda water fountain. The first high school spelling that Dwight Bell ever did was at Central, where he lost a spelling match. The funny thing about him is that on April Fool’s Day he succeeds in making a fool of himself as well as of others. During his school course he has been connected principally with a bright red necktie, collection of class dues, listening to fraternity stories and telling a few jokes. About 1887 Fred Blomgren learned how to walk and since then he has been a strong man on his feet and has just walked through South High school. It took him about four years. Miss Eva Enger has her sunny locks hung over her temples like a golden fleece and many Jasons come in quest of it. 15