Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Girls Take Five Out of Seven Nordstrum Girl Sluggers Junior Team Finishes Third The Nordstrum basketball team had a fair season, winning five games and losing three to finish third in the league race. The team never gave up hope when they were losing, and they often won their games in the last quarter. After their city championship hopes were blasted, they played a practice game with Sherrard, the east side champions Qlater city championsj and gave the Sherrard boys more practice than they were expect- ing. Nordstrum won the game 14 to 11. The team was not noted for its stars but for its teamwork. They had a short passing attack which caused their opponents much worry, and when it came to defensive work, they were just as good. The game that Nordstrum wanted most to win and the one they didn't was the Neinas contest. The Purple and Gold boys were equally eager to trim their rivals. The game was a fight all the way through. The teams kept the score tied until the last quarter, when the Neinas boys forged ahead and won the game 18 to 17. 4 Junior Basketeers Mr. Strohmer hopes that more players will come out for golf next year. The game is getting more popular every day and it won't be long till it may be counted as a major sport. Page Thirty The Nordstrum girls, baseball team won five out of the seven games played. This makes a prosperous looking team for next year. Although only three girls were back from last year's squad, the new members worked hard. There will be twenty eighth grade girls back next semester, most of whom have had experience in class or intramural games. Irma Csekel, Olga Fritn, Mary Jane Hurbusky, Maude Cleveland, and Beatrice Aiken, ninth-graders, will not be with the team next season. Margaret Barsodi. catcher and captain, deserves special credit for her playing and leadership throughout the games played. The scores of the games are: Nordstrum 12, Hunter 53 Nordstrum 1, Condon 83 Nordstrum 14, Neinas 75 Nord- strum 12, Durfee 8, Nordstrum 2, Munger 33 Nordstrum 11, Hutchins 103 Nordstrum 6, Jefferson 4. Miss Cansfield is the coach. Juniors Win 7 Out of 9 ...pf Q , , :l Q lk - .22 92 1 Q. ,,:: - 2 , Q' g 2' 51 - 'lag .... Ui, 1. 1 l:,. L 1 . A 1 ,gig , fs 6 5 4 E .1 1 I I . 1 gl, Q JL' lrclwjj P' s Q.. .aw . Junior Girl Cagers The junior girls' basketball squad started off right this season, out of seven encounters they lost but two. The following girls made up the squad: Captain, Em- ma Vargo, Lillian Galokai, Grace Le Sage, Dorothy Robinson, Olga Frint, Eva Yurick, Mary J. Hurbansky, and Erma Cseiki. These girls should be proud of the excellent athletic record they have obtained. The scores of the games are given below: Jan. 4, Nordstrum played at Highland Parkg final score, fNordJ 12, fHigh. Pk.J 15. Condon met defeat in the juniors' gym on January 11, with a score of 27 to 12. On January 18, Nordstrum went down to Neinas 26 to 13. Hunter was defeated by Nordstrum on February 1, the score standing 24 to 22 at the end of the game. Nordstrum downed Munger on February 8, 11 to 9. February 22, in the Hutchins gym, Nordstrum was the victor, final score-20 to 10. Nordstrum ended the very successful season by de- feating Jefferson Intermediate on February 22. With the R. O. T. C. fContinued from Page Twenty-sixj The R. O. T. C. band consists of twenty pieces. Ken- neth Beckett is the drum major. The ofiicers of the R. O. T. C. are as follows: Captain, Fred Warbelowg First Lieutenant, Victor Floyd, Second Lieutenant, De- witt Severanceg Second Lieutenant, Harry Rowedg Pri- vate-at-Arms, Wilford Faulkner, Platoon Sergeants, Albert Furr and Emerson Lake, Instructor, Lieutenant Charles W. Yeager.

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Cagers Enter State Finals Prospector Baslaeteers SOUTHWESTERN 21, WESTERN 20. For the third consecutive year, the Southwestern quin- tet has defeated the Cowboys. This time it was a last- minute rally, which won for the Prospectors by one point. SOUTHWESTERN 24, CASS 20. After trailing by two points all the second half, except the last few minutes in which the Prospectors scored three baskets in rapid succession, the home team Won by a four-point margin, Friday, February 17, in the Mechanics' gym. CITY COLLEGE FROSH 25, SOUTHWESTERN 36. In a non-league affair which was played in Southwest- ern's gym, Friday, February 24, the Prospectors were too good for the Frosh . SOUTHWESTERN 24, CENTRAL 21. On Friday, March 2, the Prospectors journeyed to Lin- wood and Tuxedo to hand the Trailblazers another de- feat, but they were forced to go the limit to do so. This victory granted the Blue and Gold five the right to meet Hamtramck to decide the third Detroit team to enter the state tournament. SOUTHWESTERN 32, HAMTRAMCK 30. In the elimination game, the Prospectors nosed out the Cosmos, by two points, in one of the best-played games at the Olympia, Friday, March 9. SOUTHWESTERN 22, NORTHERN 18. The Blue and Gold quintet defeated the Eskimos, Thursday, March 15, in the first round of the state tourna- ment. Eddie Bator's shooting and Captain Miller's close guard prevented All City Harold Greene of Northern from getting more than two field baskets. JACKSON 28, SOUTHWESTERN 11. In the semi-final round of the state tournament, the Blue and Gold players found Jackson and were badly de- feated by the Prison city five, Friday, March 16. The Southwestern quintet ended the season as runner-up in the city loop. Ten games were won through the efforts of the boys, with only two setbacks. The two defeats were handed to them by Northwestern, city and state champions, and Jackson, runner-up to Northwestern for state championship. These were the only two teams to stop the Prospectors in league competition. SOUTHWESTERN 41, ALUMNI 30. The Blue and Gold quintet won against the alumni, whom they defeated by a wide margin on the home floor, January 6. NORTHERN 30. SOUTHWESTERN 22.1 On January 13, Southwestern met defeat at the hands of the Eskimos, who were the leaders of the east side loop. The game was played on Northern's court. SOUTHWESTERN 24, HIGHLAND PARK 19. The Prospectors ofiicially opened the season - when they defeated the Polar Bears in the last few minutes of play. Ability to count from the foul line by Captain Joe Major was a great help . towards the Blue and Gold victory over the op- ponents. NORTHWESTERN 37, SOUTHWESTERN 17. The Colts handed the Fort Street team its worst and only league defeat at Northwestern, Friday, January 27. The Grand River quintet proved too strong for the Pros- pectors in the first half, but Southwestern outscored them the second half of the game. SOUTHWESTERN 30, REDFORD 15 Although without the services of Joseph Major, the Blue and Gold players, Linder the leadership of George Miller, defeated the Huskies on Friday, Feb1'uary 3. Girl Reserves Busy fContinued from Page Twentyj Fifteen girls from Southwestern attended the Girl Reserve all-city banquet on March 17. Each school rep- resented a foreign country where there are Girl Reserve Clubs. Southwestern represented Hungary. The girls displayed some beautiful Hungarian pictures which were lent to the club by Mrs. Czap. The Hi-Y boys entertained the Girl Reserves at a danc- ing party on April 19. Miss Gene Carrel was the hostess of the girls on April 25, when they had a hike starting from her home in Trenton. The club entertained their mothers at the annual Mother and Daughter tea on May 9. The election of ofiicers, senior farewell, and installation of officers com- pleted the cycle for the semester. The Prospector staff regrets that Mrs. Wilson's group honor roll for the third marking was omitted from the issue of May 24. The girls on the honor roll are: Virginia Avey, Vera Benn, Dorothea Harms, Clara Knitli, Mildred Milatz, Lorene New- ton. Mable Scamp, Eva Schenk, Mable Sholtz, Anna Steffier, Margaret Steffier, Anna Sukenik, Dorothy Weiss, and Lucille Rugg. - Page Twenty-N'ine

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GIRL BASKETEERS WIN TWO BATTLES Girls' Basketball Squad The Prospector girl basketeers have closed a fairly successful season under the capable leadership of Miss Helen Cansfield, coach, and Captain Margaret Shopkin. There were about twenty girls on the squad this year, with three veterans, Margaret Shopkin, guard, Phyllis Rago, center, and Viola Schlack, side-center. A group of girls from the junior team completed the squad. The following girls were on the varsity squad: Shop- kin and Demchak, guards, Rago, centerg Schlack and Kaelin, side-centersg Szabo and Goodenow, forwards. Two games were won and one tied out of six. Szabo was the high point scorer of the season. Racketeers Win One Game The Southwestern tennis team has enjoyed rather an indifferent season, losing two contests and winning one. All the home games were played at the Boulevard docks. The Blue and Gold racketeers had to build their team around two veterans, Sargenti and Captain Clifton Capen, who did the best playing throughout the season. The more experienced Polar Bear racketeers were too much for the Fort St. representatives. The match was played at the Boulevard docks, Friday, April 27. Northwestern 5, Southwestern 0. The Prospectors were again given a goose egg to con- tent with when they were defeated by the Colt squad at Northwestern Courts, Friday, May 4. Redford 0, Southwestern 5. On May 11, the Blue and Gold team gave the Redford racketeers a shut out at the Boulevard. All Southwest- ern players played a good game. Tennis Games Postponed Southwestern girls' tennis team had only three games on their schedule this season. The team had all games postponed on account of rain and the condition of the courts. The team was composed of the following girls: Norma Heddle, Peggy Czap, Edna Kirsten, Clara Henig, Helen Henig, Olga David, Bessie Hopkins, Elanore Diedrich. In the first game of the season the team lost to Red- ford, on May 23. The scores: Doubles-QSWJ 6 to 4, QRFD 6 to 2, QSWJ 6 to 4. CRFJ 7 to 5, 6 to 3. The third set of doubles was won by QSWJ. Singles-QRFD 6to0,6to 1. QRFJ 6to1,6to4. Meeting Western in the Cowboys' gym on Janu- ary 19, the girls went down to defeat after a hard fought battle. Highland Park was the next sextet to whom the team bowed. The game was played in the Gold- diggers' gym on January 26. When the Prospectors next met Commerce on the Maroon and Grey floor, it looked doubtful for the home team. In the third quarter, Southwestern spurted to the lead, but through some inaccurate play the Auditors regained the lead, ending the fray with a total of 16 to 18. The Blue and Gold team received their first vic- tory when they met with Redford in the Southwest- ern gym, February 9. The Huskies tried hard to get the leather, but without success. They went down to a defeat of 26 to 9. When the girls went to Central, they tied the game with a score of 22 to 22. Szabo was knocked out in the first part of the game. It was not until she came back that the team ralliedg then it was Central's turn to tag. This they did, until the end of the fourth quarter, when they rang up two baskets for a tie. The last game of the season was played with North- western on the home floor. Goodenow, Rago, and Dem- chak had to be taken out of the game on account of injuries, but they soon recovered and were put back into play. The game ended with the Prospectors trailing the Colts. Mermaids in City Meet Harriet Hull, Fern Johnson, and Anna Miglin began the year for the girls' swimming team with single honors. This year the team had only three meets with other schools, namely: Northwestern, Western, and Redford. Due to the fact that Northwestern tied for city cham- pionship, and that the Prospectors had no senior swim- mers, the coach, Miss Yocum, believes the girls did very well. Senior swimmers are those who have won a place in an A. A. U. meet or a national championship meet. Many of the girls were entered in the preliminaries for the city meet in which all Detroit and surrounding high schools compete, but only two placed in the final meet, Harriet Hull placed in the 50 yard back-stroke, and Katherine Nason secu1'ed second and third places in the 25 yard and 50 yard crawl respectively. Pictures of the relay team and Harriet Hull were in the Detroit Times sport section. The relay team was composed of Phyllis Gardner, Katherine Nason, Betty' Giauque, and Helen Henig. Golf Popular Sport At least one thing was accomplished by the golfcrs- they improved their play considerably. And that is quite an accomplishment for that sort of a team. For this game is not like baseball or football where one may make a large enough improve- ment to make the next year's team. One can only excel in golf after years and years of prac- tice. Page Thirty-One