South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE TOTEM 1936 Soup To Nuts Is The Intramural Menu Did you ever sit in the gymnasium at lunch time. waiting for the next class, and wonder what those fellows out on the floor, clad in suits resembling 'iB.V.D's, were doing chasing around the floor after a round ball and throwing it at hoops. That, in case someone hasn't told you, is the game of basketballg and those boys were probably playing a game in one ofthe many intramural tournaments. Cross country not only introduced the intramural sport sea- son, but also ushered in an entirely new enthusiasm for intra- mural sports. Approximately eight hundred boys have taken part in minor sports this year in spite of the fact that raising the points required for letters from 100 to 125 did not daunt the boys who are interested in these sports. Louis A. Brimer, boys' physical education director, designated the period from September 14 to October 17 for the twenty-five entrants of the cross country team to train themselves for the last run which would determine the winners. The honors were carried off by Robert Klotz and Clarence Elliott in the heavy- weight division, and Robert Ferguson and Don Bazzenett in the lightweight class. At the first meeting of the intramural athletes held in Septem- ber, one hundred twenty-five boys signed for tag football. The boys were divided in two classes, heavyweight and lightweight. Nine teams signed in the heavyweight class, while three entered the lightweight division. In both classes the tournament was hotly contested. In the heavyweight class, the Archers and the Chumps were running neck and neck. The Archers finally won. In the lightweight division, the Spartans won the championship, with the Bad- gers closely trailing them. The sport of tag football, by the increase of thirty parti- 1-landball-A, Kelso, H. Roberts, C. Nuszbaum, F. Knight, D. Rose. Bowling,-K. Allway, R. Tapping, W. Zeit. Foul Throwing-C. Nussbaum, Allen. BY MYRON IONES cipants over last year's entrants, proved its popularity. Volleyball again was a very popular intra- mural sport. During the entire volleyball season 162 boys took part. The number of teams entered totaled 23. The teams were given a chance to practice each day during the fifth period. After the teams had drilled for several weeks, Mr. Briner announced that a tournament would be played. The tourna- ment lived up to the expectations. All of the games were well contested. In the final fray the Cardinals defeated the Archers in the heavyweight division, while the Spartans de- feated the Dukes for the lightweight cham- pionship. Fall tennis proved to be a popular sport, although it was hard to play off the matches due to inclement weather. An interesting and popular feature of the tournament was the indoor court used during wet weather. Altogether thirty-eight boys took part in the tournament, twenty in the heavyweight class and eighteen in the lightweight division. Hubert Klopfenstein won the championship in the heavy class when he took a close match from Ercher. In the lightweight, Al- len Garrison emerged victorious without much trouble. Albert Hinton won the heavyweight golf championship, while Edward Reeves ran off with the lightweight title. There were only ten contestants. Boxing, as usual, was a tremendous suc- cess. Due to the possibilities of injuries, no ofiicial tournament was staged, but those who wished to enter a small contest were permit- ted to do so. Titles were won by Blanks, Durbin, Bosserman, Feichter, Zehr, and Squires. Wrestling also proved to be popular. Sev- enty-six boys competed during the season, which lasted six weeks. Titles were taken by Hargan, Grifhn, Bosserman, Feichter, and Miller. Foul throwing rated high on the popular- ity list this year, by attracting seventy par- ticipants. John Allen won the heavyweight league, tossing in fifty-eight fouls out of a possible eighty. Clyde Nussbaum stood out in the lightweight division, making fifty-six out of a possible eighty. The handball tournament, which was held in the cellar just to the west of the gym- nasium, was split in three divisions, 100 pounds and under, 100 to 120 pounds, and 120 pounds and over. The lightweight divi- sion was won by Don Kolkman. The middle- weight class was taken by Nussbaum, and the heavyweight by Kelso. 104

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THE TOTEM 1936 Club-Swinging He-Men From South Side They say that golf is a rich man's game. But not very many rich men would any longer have anything to do with the sport after just one or two games with our South Side golfers. Enjoying a very successful year, the golf team estab- lished the best record that any golf team in this school has ever had. In the entire 1935 season the Archers played 51 games, winning 39, tying 5, and losing 7. The team last year consisted of four members: Rob- ert Lohman, Sam Rea, Harold Schmidt, and Bob Fow- ler. The first game of the season was played on May 2 when the Archers tied with Elmhurst by the score of 3-3. On May 8 the Archers tied a fast Bluffton team with a score of 5 M-5Vg, South Side defeated the Hun- tington Vikings on May 9 by a margin of 9-2. Cn May 16 South Side defeated Bluffton by a score of 733-45-fi. On May Z2 the Green emerged victor over Huntington by the margin, 4-Z. The Archers again accepted an invitation to play at Syracuse in an annual tournament held there on May 11. The team placed second with Mishawaka, the score being very close, 346-34-8. This was a very good record, as there was a large number of excellent teams in the competition. Next, the Archers traveled to Bluffton where they engaged in a conference tournament. In this tourna- ment, the Archers came out victor with 346 to the nearest competitor's, Bluffton, 363. On May 31 South Side defeated Marion 10-2. On june 5 the Green played the final game of the season with Marion. This match resulted in a tie of 6-6. The lowest score of the season was seventy-eight, made by Harold Schmidt at the Brookwood Course. The four members that will make up this year's team are: Harold Schmidt, Ray Ballweg, Bill Stewart, and Eddie Reeves. The coveted position of number one man fell on the reliable shoulders of Harold Schmidt, who has been on the team ever since he entered South Side. Schmidt, because of his previous experience, has developed fine play under pressure. The second member of the team will be Ray Ballweg, a new member to the team. Al- though he has had little experience in tournament, the team will count on his services. The third position will be held tentatively by Bill Stewart. He also is a new- comer to the team. The fourth man will be Eddie Reeves. As Eddie is only a freshman, a great deal will be expected of him in future years rather than this year. The members of the present team will be at all times subject to challenge from any member of the school. The team has quite a heavy schedule this year as plans have been made for twelve matches and a partici- pation in the state high school tournament, which is to be held at Indianapolis on May 12. The team is looking to this meet with great hopes. Tournaments held in the city are generally played at the Foster Park BY BOB LOCKE Course or the Brool-:wood Course. The members who are to make up the team are selected in a tournament held each year at the beginning of the golf season. The four boys with the lowest scores make up the team. A member of the team must be on the team for four years in order to earn a regular varsity letter. ffI f 1i:' f ' - Dfw! - - JY .1Q. if:::. Qs - -a Q Top Row: Bob Bergel, Eddie Reeves, Bill Stewart. Bottom Row: Ray Ballweg, Harold Schmidt, Bill McLeish, XVade Theye. The game of golf has been added to the list of var- sity sports in South Side in comparatively recent years. The game, claim authorities, is one which develops muscles not exercised in other types of sports. The matches afford great enjoyment for the players and for the backers of the team as well. Although the team is made up of only a few members, it is a competitive affair, and since the team members are constantly open to challenge from any member of the school, they are forced to keep in excellent form and are also compelled to train thoroughly and faithfully. Most of the members of the 1936 team have had a number of years, experience in playing golf, many of them gaining their first experiences with the game of golf through caddying at nearby courses. As all who have tried their hand at the game know, many hours of diligent practice are necessary before one may become proficient at the game. It is for these reasons that the members of the athletic depart- ment of South Side have decided to classify this sport as a major, varsity sport. So our golfers really have to get out and work, pos- sibly dig up the turf a little, and make a scientific af- fair of this thing called golf. They are not dubs at the game, but make those scores that we sometimes dream about. 103

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The bowling tournament, which was held at Scott's bowling alleys, held more interest than usual. Eleven boys were present to break up the pins, but it was Robert Klotz who succeeded in hitting the cen- ter for strikes and spares the most times. Basketball proved to be the most popular sport of the entire intra- mural program. Sixty-four teams with a total of three hundred twenty- four players took part. The heavy- weights were divided into ten leagues of four teams each. Each team played three games in its league. The highest from each league en- tered the finals, which were in the form of a direct elimination contest. The Archers, a smooth - clicking squad, walked away with the heavy- weight championship. In the middleweight class the same system was used with fifteen teams divided into three leagues. The In- dians tomahawlced their way through this league with comparative ease. The lightweight division consisted of nine teams, which were divided in two leagues. The round-robin sys- tem was employed, and the Name- less carried away the honors. For spring sports Mr. Briner of- fered track, tennis, golf, and base- ball. There were many entrants in these activities as the spring weather made everyone want to get out-of- doors and enjoy himself. Mr. Briner introduced intramural sports when he First came to South Side in the fall of 1929. Wrestling-First Row: H. Ertel, K. Mil- ler, F. Knight, E. Grifiin, B. Miller, Bosserman. Tag Football, heavyweight-First Row: W. Mui-tins, R. Tapping, C. Luben, B. Cachin, H. Reinking, E. McKay, D. Lauer. Second Row: Close. Third Row: E. Rariclc, G. Stalter, B. Budde. Tag Football, lightweight-First Row: W. Gedley, C. Helmsing, J. Cassidy, F. Knight, D. Anoine, D. Rose, A. Garrison. Second Row: B. Jones. Third Row: E. Heckman, C. Nussbaum, J. Spencer. Volleyball-First Row: Spencer, A. Garrison, F. Knight, C. Nussbaum, C. Helmsing. Cross-Country Squad-First Row: R. Fer- guson, D. Bazzinette, W. Staight, E. Fer- guson, R. Blanks, C. Elliott, J. Bennett. Second Row: R. Miller, R. Goshorn, M. Lehman, E. Grifhn, A. Arnold, R. Ab- bott, Bosserman, R. Klotz. 105 JV 'Hr