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

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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 .

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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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I-ll-Y CLUB The South Side chapter of the Hi-Y, sponsored by Mr. W. C. Wright, has been organized for six years. The purpose of the l-li-Y is to help develop a strong mind, body, and soul. Each member is given a membership card to the Y. M, C. A. This year the meetings are held the third period every Wednesday. The officers are Iimmy Hodges, presidentg Frank Webb, vice-presidentg Ioe Darden, secretary, Billy Mills, treasurer. The Hi-Y participated in various activities during the year. Among these were: barbecue a swimming party a weiner roast at Shelby Forest and a Progressive Social FIRST ROW LEFI' TO RIGHT Ioe Davis Earl Alexander Gerald Henson Robert McCrory I W Riley Thomas Buckley Charles Kelley SECOND ROW LEFT TO RIGHT C O Turner I T Dunlay Cecil McMor ns Bobby Hackney Reese Wells Ioe Darden Walter Younger Ivy McAdams Gerald Blanton Thomas Phillips Bobby Gllbertson THIRD ROW LEFI' TO RIGHT Ioe Cocke Fred Frazier H S Mllls Edgar Iacobs AUDUBCN SOCIETY South Sides Audubon Society organized by Miss Annie Williams has enioyed a year of active work When a tree on the campus which was planted in memory of George Washington died last winter the Society replaced it with a beautiful Chinese Holly tree A prize was offered to the person who could construct the best bird house lack Wohr man took first place with an original house made from the bark of a tree which resembled a bird s natural home In February a number of the members of the club attended a movie which was shown at Ellis Auditorium by the North American Wildlife Association The Society has three groups which planned activities The officers of each group re spectively are Merril Himelhock president and lane Raines secretary Donald Bellott presi dent and Alpha Carothers secretary and Ruby Taylor president Reese Wills secretary 71 G Billy affirm. william schaoiu. Benton Childress. Billy Mills, my Piuinan, Frank Webb.. ' '