Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Girls Display Natatorial Skill Girls' Swimming Team The Prospector girls' swimming team deserves praise, for they won three of four scheduled meets during this last season: they lost only to North- western, contestant for first place. The team had no senior swimmers' 'this season. The two girls who won places in the city meet last year were not on the team. Harriet Hull, who placed in the 50-yard back-stroke, had graduated, and Kath- erine Nason, who had secured second and third places Hockey Team 1 Southwestern's second hockey season has come and gone. The hockey team had a fairly good season for a school which had entered a team for the second time in its history. The team was under the able direction of Coaches NYietersen and Strohmer. The team played ties with llamtramck and Highland l'ark, and beat Northeastern. Two boys acted as captains during the season. Randall Gray was bench captain, and Homer Riepen, playing captain. Eleven boys received letters. All the games were played at the Olympia, the home of the Cougars and the Olympics, who are lJetroit's hockey representa- tives in the major leagues. The scores: Southwestern, llamtramck, O. fi in the 25-yard and 50-yard crawl, had transferred to Cass. , There were a number of veterans on the team this term, they were Bourbonais, Hopkins, Gardiner, Henig, liargi, and Betty Giauque. At the first meet, January 21, at Northwestern. the Prospectors were defeated with a score of 103 to 23. Redford was the next opponent. The meet was held in the Huskies' pool, on February 15. At the end of a hard battle in which the teams were very evenly matched, the Southwestern mermaids were given the decision by one point. The total score was 26 to 27. On February 20, the lassies went to XYestern, where they were again victorious. The Scotten Avenue girls were downed, 39 to 32. A return meet was engaged on April 9, with 1Yest- ern at Southwestern. XYestern was unsuccessful in this attempt to vanquish the Prospector mermaids. The Blue and Gold won, -18 to 23. Northwestern played hostess to Southwestern on March 14, where they entertained the team with a delightful splash party. ays at Olympia Southwestern, llighland l'ark, 1 Southwestern, Northeastern, O. Southwestern, Northern, 4, Southwestern, Northwestern, 5. Southwestern, Redford, 3. I H k T Southwestern, 1Vestern,6. Ce oc ey gum Southwestern, Cass, 9. Southwestern, O: li. of ll, lligh, 3. Southwestern, 0: Central, 2. Southwestern, Og Cooley, 3. Natators Lose Three Veterans Page T wemy-six Hoy Natntors The Southwestern lligh School natators had a very poor season in 1929, when victories are set down against defeats: but from the standpoint of organi- zation, the team ranged with the best in the city. For the first time in many years, the schedule was followed to the letter and the whole team stuck together to the end. This was due to the splendid coaching of .-'Xrehie llogan and to the lighting spirit of Captain bl. ll. Angell. The Prospector splashers will have a veteran squad for next year, and much is expected of them. Those graduating are Captain .-Xngell, l'aul llinger, Anthony Sargenti. and Louis QContinued on page 291

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A Glorious Flourish 1 The Prospector Basketball Squad for 1929 Hli 1928-29basketball season was a fair success. ln the pre-season games things looked rather dark, for the Southwestern team lost to the alumni, 46 to 19, and to Fordson High, 38 to 29. But the team was more or less in the throes of construction, and different combinations were being tried out in an effort to weld a good team. Southwestern's first victim in league play was Cen- tral, by a score of 28 to 15. Southwestern revealed a smooth working quintet, with Bator and Scafuri setting the example. Thompson established himself as one of the best centers in the city, and Shumate and 11 ood were not far behind. In a non-league game, Northern, destined to become the city champions, forced Southwestern to take the short end of the count, 32 to 19. Northern's short passing game and bewildering tloor work were too much for the Prospectors, and they were forced to bow. On lfebruary 1, the 1'rospectors engaged Highland Park to decide who was to stay in first place on the West Side. Weakening in the last quarter, South- western was forced to take the count, 22 to 19, after leading at the end of the third quarter, 17 to 13. lnsertion of fresh players did not stem the tide. ln defeat, the .Prospectors developed grit and deter- mination, which were fast making them a badly feared team. The next team which tried to stop the lllue and Gold was Northwestern. city and state champion of the previous season, on Friday, February 8. North- western was forced to submit, 19 to 18, after making a gallant bid to win. lfator and Scafuri played sen- sational basketball, and 1Vood's guarding was phe- nomenal. 1-lachodorian was a thorn for the Pros- pectors all the way. The lilne and Gold team reached its apex of power and form in the Redford game, February 15, when Redford lost, 26 to 22. Southwestern was going along like a well-oiled machine, piling up point after point, and checking the Huskies whenever they threatened. For the first time the team had really found itself, and the Southwestern rooters were de- lirious with joy. Southwestern journeyed to 1Vestern, its traditional rival, for its next game on February 22, and South- western was routed, 25 to 6. Southwestern's attack, minus its main cog. failed to function, and its defense was caught Hat-footed time and againg they were forced to suffer the worst defeat a Prospector team has ever suffered. The team met Cass Tech on the home court on March 1, and though Southwestern, tigthing hard, managed to tie the score in the last quarter, they were defeated, 22 to 21. This defeat put six teams in tie for second place,--Southwestern, Northwestern, Western, Redford, Cass, and Central, and necessitated a play-off for the position to determine the team to play the runner-up on the east side. Southwestern drew Northwestern in the play-off, a11d was forced to accept defeat. 21 to 16. The game was played at Central High on M arch 6. Hut though bowing in defeat, the Prospectors scored eleven points in the last quarter. a remarkable feat. That closed the Southwestern basketball season with a glorious fiourish and with head held proudly high, instead of low in dejection. Southwestern scored a total of 325 points to their opponents' 342. They won six games and lost eight. ln league play they broke even, with three victories and three defeats. 1 The second team had a successful season with eleven victories and two defeatsg and some promising material was uncovered. Page Twenty-five

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Track Team Bows to Old Rivals The Southwestern outdoor track team participated in three meets during this season, besides taking part in the city meet, with which the track schedule came to a close. ln a triangular meet with Central and llamtramck, the Prospectors were forced to take third place. ln their second triangular meet of the season, with Highland Park and U. of D. lligh, the Southwestern boys placed second. lYestern and Southwestern engaged in an exciting' track meet, from which the Cowboys emerged the victor by the score of 73 to 40. This was the final meet before the city and state meets. The boys who composed the outdoor track squad for the season are ll. lllessenger, E. Manners, C. Prout, I.. Ninna, M. Sullivan, O. Tauck, T., Tyrna, M. llorrington, l.. llorvath, Z. Galarwicz, l.. :Xtkinson. A. Ranonis, F. Holog, Fd Bator, T. Cleveland, AX. Far- Ouldoor Track Squad ber, ti. llughes, TX. llogan, l'. llowel, li. llimes, C. Jones, li. liellean, XY. Lawrenz, -I. Nlahin, E. Kleck- ner, and C. Nlamiik. Netmen Have Veteran Team Prospector Netmen ln the current schedule, Southwestern netmen won from the championship Highland Parkers and lost to Central and Northwestern. The team has four vet- erans of former campaigns in Captain :Xnthony Sargenti, Thomas XYood, Er- nest Klein, and Albert Topor, they were assisted by Sam Bagley, Willard Shu- mate, and Alex Klein. Summaries: CliN'l'R,f'XI. ln the first match of the season the l'rospectors looked rather slow and in need of much practice, although they car- ried Central to the limit in all the matches. In the singles Moses and VVin- to11 defeated Sargenti and XYood, respec- tively, and Klein defeated McCutcheon. ln the doubles. Moss and Xlfinton de- feated Sargenti and Shumate, and Mc- Cutcheon and Steinberg' defeated Alex Klein and Topor. Score, 4 to l. tContinued on page 305 Talcott Coaches lneoor Track Squad The Southwestern indoor track team was com- posed largely of green n1ate1'ial this semester. The members of the team were: Taswell Cleveland, Al- fred lfarber, Edward lileckner, Orin Tauch, Cadman l'rout, Louis Atkinson, lllichael Sullivan, Alger Ba- nonis, Frank lialog, Vernon Hopkins, Charles Klein. llarold lllessenger, XVilliam l.awrenz, Roy Sewell, and George Oldham. The boys who received letters for the indoor season are Stanley XYright, Charles .Xlanuik, Taswell Cleveland, :Xlfred Farber, Edward Kleckner, Oren Tauck, Cadman l rout, Michael Sulli- van. and XYilliam Lawrenz. Stan lYright, in the meet against Cass Tech, lacked a fifth of a second of breaking' the record in the half-mile. The high scorers of the season were Stanley lYright, 28 points. and Taswell Cleveland, 23 points. The results of the track meets are as follows: january 18-Southeastern, 65, Southwestern, 30. The Indoor Track Team February 1-Northeastern, 77: Southwestern, 18. February 8-Central, 673 Southwestern, 28. February 15-Eastern, 763 Southwestern, 19. February 22-Cass Tech, 73: Southwestern, 22. March l-Redford, 801 Southwestern, 15. Page Twenty-seven