South Side High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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FRONT HOW LEFT TO RIGHT Gerald Blanton Manager Orion Blanton Bob Stanley Billy Mills Edward Iackson Harry Concklxn Iohnny Donavan Wxllxam Carpenter Wendell Coler Iohn Clark Earl Bailey SEC OND ROW Bmks 'I'erry Marshall Ghsson C E Wilson Robert Carothers Blake Boyer Walter Simmons Marlon Cook Rxchard Hawks Iames Blackwell Bobby Peacock Frank Davls Iohn Heneau PREP CHAMPIONS IN BASEBALL The Prep Champions of 1940 finished the first half of the 1941 season undefeated The Scrappers hard hitting attack was led by All Memphis Walter Simmons Frank Blackboy Davis and centerfielder C E Wilson Of the five victories Frank Davis pitched masterful ball in winning four of the games Outfielder Marshall Glisson pitched the Scrap pers to victory in game No 5 South Side defeated the Tech team runnersup in 1940 by the score of 7 to 3 Sacred Heart was then bumped off by the championship nine 12 to 7 Central Warriors then fell before hitting attack of the S rappers 15 to 5 after Davis had pitched a four hit ball game South Side came back the same week to defeat the C B C ball club 6 to 5 in one of the best games played in the Prep League Catholic H1 rated second to South Side in prep standing fell easily before the invading team from South Memphis ll to l Other members on the team were lohn Reneau and Robert Carothers catchers Binks Terry first Bobby Peacock second Rabbit Cook third and Blake Bover right field The senior letter 'nen were Walter Simmons lfarshall Glisson Blake Boyer lames Bapba Black: ell . . X l I ' .. ' 1 ' . , i ' , , . About 25 boys participated in the school eliminations to select the Scrapper team. Z E. , A 1 .ll l l ll , 1.4 P ' l . hoo o' . . - 'r 5 Q . . . r , , r , ' 5 .. , ' Q. I ' o , p 'i . rn A e 1. 'A Q . ' p t . jo ' ' r .. Rutherford playing L is tn rd year on tfte tearri Jas c osen capta n ln toe annual sch lt arnament loe as seeded fi st Milton Potte s an second Sam Be zansky third and lonn lves fourthi Triese p ys laying true to fc 1 reached th semi finals Rutherford defeated lves and Berzansky u set Rottersman Ca tain Rathe ford enterged th victor in sch ol competition by a triumph over Berzansky in the finals The two finalists represented South Side in the city tournament but were defeated Rutherford and Rottersman top doubles team competed against the court kings of other s hools in the city eli nations 69

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CLUB The S Club had 1ts hrst meetlng ln December and plans were made to help buy sweaters forthe football team A dance at the Catholxc Club and a skatmg party at East End made thls poss1ble The S Club IS composed of only boys who have recelved letters ln major sports at South Srde The purpose of the club 1S to promote and encourage athlet1cs at South Slde and to up hold good sportsmanshtp at all tlmes The annual p1cn1c was held at Maywood where the members and the1r guests enloyed a day of danclng swlmmlng and playlng games lack Young IS presldent of the club of thls year Semors graduatmg 1n Iune are lack Young Iames Blackwell Onon Blanton George Roberts Iohn MOTIIS Bob Shelton Lou1s Wells lack Farms Thedford W1lson Thomas Lovmg good Walter Srmmons Bedford Calhoun Blak Boyer Marshall Ghsson and Sam Berzansky FRONT ROW LEFI' TO RIGHT Flem Wxllxams Iohn Donovan Manon Cook I C Walker Blake Boyer lack Farns Walter Slmmons Bedford Calhoun Harns Green Ray Pxttman SECOND ROW Iames Black well Wesley Acee Bruce Iohnson Iohn Morns Paul Sharpe Ken Sxgman Iohn Reneau Iack Young Raymond Boatman Leonard Patterson Newton Baskm Marshall Glxsson Bob Shelton THIRD ROW Thedtord Wxlson Ed Feeble Wmbourne Hxcks Sam Berzansky Zane Wells Carl Webb Albert Owmgs Bobby Peacock Sidney Vxck George Roberts Wayne Cross FOURTH ROW Bmks Terry Thomas Lovmggood Frank Webb Rlchard Peters Iohn Clark Frank Davxs Orxon Blanton I W Arnette lohn Bird 68 ll I I , . I I I I I I - . D . , , . V , , . Y. - Miz, , I 5 .A 'gr i . F I T , ' A F V, . - A 2 , , ' , ' , : : . 1 I ' . 1 1 4 1 I 1 I , . : : ' , ' . .

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GOLF South Side selected four boys to represent the school in the city league. Playing his fourth year on the team, Walter Squirrel Simmons and lohn Reneau, Newton Baskin, Har- vey Binkley composed the South Side squad. Alternates were C. I. Reneau and Eugene Collier. At the half way mark the team was third 1n standing Three of the four boys on the squad re turn for action next year TRACK South Sides track team came third in the city meet Bill Huber lack Young and lack Farris were the boys who made a very good showing 1n the fast competition Other boys on the squad were Bedford Calhoun Iohn Clark Iohn Donovan Bob Stanley Carl Webb Flem Williams Blake Boyer Ray Pittman Clifford Turner D D Kinney and Raymond Boat man Most of the boys return for action next year BOXING The South Side team hard hit by inluries received in the school eliminations placed only five men in the l94l finals held at the Y M C A Though they did not retain the crown the Scrappers ran a close second to Messick High who won the Championship for the first time The team was composed of the following boys Bruce lohnson Billy Floyd Zane Wells Sammy Berzansky Iimmy Nix lack Young Marion Cook Paul Sharpe Frank Webb Frank Davis and George Roberts Of these boys Bruce lohnson Frank Webb and Frank Davis won the Championship in their division WRESTLING With ferocious groans and grunts four stalwart athletes signed up to represent South Side Carl Webb Iohn Wilkinson and Ralph Dubrovner into tip top shape in daily training ses sions Keep lifting that dumbbell you dumbb lll One two three trotl And even though the team was incomplete and wholly inexperienced South Side placed third in the city Carl Webb husky little flyweight won the championship in his division by smearing a Humes opponent on the mat in eight minutes lohn Wilkinson bantamweight dropped his bout to a Tech grappler a veteran of four or five years Ralph Strangler D brovner chased his opponent around for five minutes before giving up the ghost Captain larnes Reese although struggling all the way succumbed finally to a C B C star However the points these boys amassed were enough to enable the school t garner third placelaurels first restlino honors on by South Side in four years A0 1 ' Y I - in the annual Y. M. C. A. Wrestling tournament. Captain Iames Reese worked his charges--W . I .. . . I 3 A i . , . . . ,i . 'JJ U VJ . T T 7 .