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

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P F Above- Ed Kruse pole vaults Above right-Ed Leitz in a shot put . Right - Stone. Feichter, Fra- zell, and Schoe- nefielcl at the starr. Making Time Tracking was one of the best known Indian sports. That game was not like our modern games of track, but in many ways ours may have been fostered by the older game. The Indian had to be fleet of foot and nimble before he could win his game. First Row: C. Elliot, T. Makey, Staley, R. Strawbridge, L. Procise, M. Nlakey, C, Geyer, C. Rinard, K. Miller, A. Schoenefeld, A. Hinton. Second Row: Phelps, G. Kempf. P. Boyer, P. Shoppman, J. Bell, P. Wendell, N. Alexander, B. Feichter, C. Hay, F. Sutter, M. Goddard, Lundy Xvelborn. So, maybe track is a real American sport after all. At any rate, be it American or Greek, our South Siders played the game like champions. South Side's track squad, although hampered by a lack of new material and weak in comparison to teams X of previous years, made a X fairly good record for the past season. Building the team around a small num- ber of veterans and a min- imum of new material, C o a c h Lundy Welborn rounded out a well-balanced track club. The boys who came from last vear's squad were Bud ' Feichter, Charles Stone, Bill Epmeier, John Suelzer, Jim Dern, Porky Schoenefeld, Ed Leitz, Ed Kruse, Luther Q Procise, Ab Hinton, Bill Kruse, Ned Alexander, and Nelson Nliller. Getting started a little late in the season, the team did not attend the South Bend Indoor Relays or the State Indoor meet. The boys, however, dug their spikes in hard ro capture the first dual meet of the season with Goshen, 6613 to 33l3. L 'QS :NTU -lash 14.9.1451 L GAB!! be T. Peipenbrink, R. Geiger, C. Brandt, B. Roberts. N. Miller. Armstrong, H. Taylor, G. Lahrman, J. Dern, J. Faux, T. Moorhead, Zehr. Third Row: H. Kitzmiller, F. Menze, C. Stone, F. Belot, B. Reichert, C. Hall, J. Beck, E. Pio, Fouith Row: D. Rendleman, A. Arnold, L. Squires, R. Speaker, R. Budde, B. Woodhull, H. Makey, J. Hines, P. Merkert, E. Leitz, B. Lee, Fifth Row: B. Kruse, D. Faux, H. Benz, D.

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the Irish of Central Catholic 29 to 20. The Archer scoring was fairly well divided with Hines and Ellen- wood pacing their teammates with seven markers each. South Side's efforts in the Christmas invitational meet played on the southern hardwood went for noth- ing as they dropped both of their tilts. Playing a cautious style of ball, the Archers held their own against the Central Tigers for three quarters only to have the Blue and White basketeers score thirteen markers in a final period spurt to win by a 29-to-18 count. In the consolation game North Side's zone de- fense bothered the Green considerably, and the team fell before the Nulfmen by the score of 29 to 25. In the tilt with Central, Joe Close, Archer center, suffered a badly wrenched ankle, which kept him out of action for several weeks. Getting their January campaign under way, the Green engaged the North Side Redskins in what proved to be one of the most thrilling tilts of the season, the Redskins finally emerg- ing victorious by an 11-to-10 count. Two more defeats were marked up for the Green the following week as Kendallville and Decatur cap- tured N. E. I. C. tilts from the Green. Inability to stop Stamm, Shin- beckler, and Overdeer of the Co- lumbia City Eagles, as they went on a first-half scoring spree, cost the South Side netters another N. E. I. C. setback. Trailing Central by five points as the final period began, South Side's Archers staged as brilliant a rally as any in the preceding games be- tween South Side and the Tigers and won by a 29-to-25 score. Berne's Bears and Froebel of Gary nosed out close wins over the Green on the following weekend. The Friddlemen bounced back into the win column as they bested the Huntington Vikings 33 to 12. The Archers turned in two impressive exhibitions as they captured N. E. I. C. engagements from Hartford City by a 28-to-21 score and North Side by a 26-to-16 decision. Coach Mendenhall then led his basket toss- ers to a 32-to-21 victory over the Green in a tilt which gave the Tigers the N. E. I. C. crown and the city scholastic championship for the season. Goshen's Redskins measured the Friddlemen by a 30-to-26 counts. Central Catholic then suffered a 40- to-22 defeat at the hands of the Archers. The South Side netters concluded their regular schedule with a 22-to-8 win over Central of South Bend. Entering the sectional tourney, the Friddlemen ad- vanced to the finals. The Archers won over the Hoag- land Wildcats, champs of Allen county, and Wood- burn's entry 30 to 18 after a tight game. In the semi- Finals South Side's netters defeated Decatur 37 to 25. In the final game the Archers bowed to the Central Tigers after a hard-fought battle by the score of 50-23. Left to right: Jim Ellenwood, Don Reichert, Ray Speaker, Bud Lee, Carl Hall, john Hines, Joe Close, Burl Friddle, Coach.

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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