St Johns High School - Knight Herald Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Z 0W £ BASKET BALL i » j MX. BLANCHARD, Dec. 1 — The Knights, displaying a fine passing attack, won their opener by the overwhelming score of 38 to 4. The crack eye of Whitey Lawson, which aided him in scoring fifteen points, was the sensation of the game. St. Paul ' s, Norwalk, Dec. 8 — Our team won their second game of the season quite handily, by the score of 32 to 21. This encounter was not the walk-away that the first contest was, but the close guarding of the squad led by Biniak, showed that the St. John ' s boys would worry many an opponent, before the season was finished. Perrysburg, Dec. 16 — The squad displayed their true caliber by defeating Perrysburg, 26 to 14. Warrick was the outstanding player in this game, continuously being fed the ball, while standing under the basket. Woodward, Dec. 22 — The Woodward Bears were little trouble for the Knights in this long contem- plated battle. The score, 31 to 22, did not even intimate the superior play of our boys who overwhelmed the Bears. In the first two periods that he played, Lawson scored fifteen points. Wauseon, Dec. 29 — Again the Knights showed their fine all-round play by lengthening their long string of victories at the expense of Wauseon, by the score of 22 to 9. Gerrick was the outstanding player in this game. Sylvania, Jan. 2 — The rough and tumble squad from Sylvania High tasted defeat at the hands of the Knights to the tune of 35 to 10. Wrobel displayed very aggressive and heady ball and shone for the Knights. Central, Jan. 9 — The fighting Irish of Central Catholic took toll from the Knights for the first defeat of the season. This game was an overtime contest and ended with Central on the long end of a 20 to 15 score. Waite, Jan. 12 — The team returned to stride, by outclassing the Waite Indians, ni an encounter that never had anyone worried even for a minute. The consistent play of Harry Biniak again led the team to a 22 to 12 victory. Libbey, Jan. 19 — The St. John ' s cagers won their third intra-city game by taking the Cowboys by a 15 to 10 count. Close guarding throughout, was the main interest of the game and kept everyone on edge until the final whistle. BASKETBALL TEAM BACK ROW: Biniak. Lawson, O ' Connell, Coach Tracy. SECOND ROW: Fluge, Warrick, Gerrick, Higgms. FIRST ROW: Kitzmiller, M. O ' Neill, Wrobel, A. Rapp, Long. [28]

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DEBATE TEAM DEBATING, one of the essentials in the formation of a complete curriculum, has always been empha- sized at Saint John ' s. Although all the students receive complete and solid courses in the forensic art, the idea is carried out still further in the form of a debating team. This team, like our various athletic teams, competes with schools in the city and also with those of other cities. The personnel of this group consists of the best men selected from the Bellarmine and Newman Societies. Raymond Schrinel, Arthur Harwood, Robert Kryzaniak, Charles Testa, Carroll Parker, Victor Beck, Thomas Murray, Valentine Deale, Joseph Wrobel, Joseph deVault, Erwin Effler, Albert Fournier, George Graff, and Martin McManus comprised the Saint John ' s Debating Team of ' 34. This year Saint John ' s was very fortunate in having excellent material in both the Senior and the Junior groups. Mr. Paul O ' Connor, S. J., was selected as the instructor and coach of the Debating Team. Daniel Herr was placed in charge of the schedule, and although the schedule was short, all the teams booked provided keen competition for our debaters. As a result of their labors, the team lost only one debate throughout the current season. In every debate a Saint John ' s representative was selected best speaker. Although all the men chosen did not see active service, owing to the limited schedule, yet each of them received a valuable training, in which stress was laid on poise, logical thinking and fluent speech delivery. The first team that Saint John ' s engaged in formal debate was the University of Detroit High School team at Westminster Auditorium on January twenty-ninth. The subject under discussion was: Resolved that the United States adopt the essential features of the British radio system of control. The affirmative was upheld by Saint John ' s. Thomas Murray, Robert Kryzaniak, and Victor Beck were the speakers for Saint John ' s. Richard Foley, Leo LaPorte, and John Flaherty represented the Detroit school. The judges awarded the first place to Saint John ' s and selected Mr. Kryzaniak as the best speaker. The second debate of the year was held March sixteenth in Westminster Auditorium. St. Ignatius High School of Cleveland furnished the opposition. The topic was the same as in the previous debate. This time Saint John ' s upheld the negative, Arthur Harwood, George Graff, and Raymond Schrinel doing the arguing for Saint John ' s. The judges again selected Saint John ' s as the winner. Arthur Harwood was chosen best speaker. On April sixth, Robert Kryzaniak, Erwin Effler, and Arthur Harwood representing Saint John ' s jour- neyed to Cleveland, for a return debate with St. Ignatius High School. The topic of debate was the same as in the two preceding debates. Saint John ' s lost their first debate of the season, but Arthur Harwood was chosen best speaker. Resolved that men are more intelligent than women, was the topic of the return debate with the University of Detroit High School on April twenty-seventh. This was a non-decision debate. Albert Fournier and Carroll Parker made the trip to Detroit and ably represented Saint John ' s. The debating team together with its coach is to be congratulated on its fine work. The Seniors on the team have received invaluable training which will serve them in good stead; the Junior debaters proved that they are capable of carrying on the debating traditions during the coming year. It can truly be said that the debating team of 1934 has established a record that has never been equaled in the history of Saint John ' s. Saint John ' s in turn says, good work and congratulations. [27] JL

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i 4fcV5 BASKET BALL — DeVilbiss, Jan. 26 — The DeVilbiss Tigers took the measure of the Knights on the Upton Avenue lioor in one of the slowest games of the season. The final score was 21 to 15. Joe Wrobel stole the show with a basket from the opponents ' foul line. Central, Feb. 9 — The Irish again whipped the Knights in an overtime period at Westminster. St. John ' s led throughout, but owing to a last minute rally, Central came out on top by a 27 to 26 score. St. Wendelin ' s, Fostoria, Feb. 16 — The Knights returned to form by beating the St. Wendelin ' s outfit in a poor game, by the score of 22 to 14. Scott, Feb. 16 — The Scott High Bulldogs came through to victory in a shoddy battle with the Knights. Scott ran up a 3.3 to 22 score. St. Joseph ' s, Fremont, Feb. 24 — The Knights again felt the jolt of defeat at the hands of St. Joseph ' s, Fremont star outfit. This, the last game of the year, was a hard fought battle, but finally the game ended with St. John ' s on the short end of a 34 to 27 score. Tournament, Rossford — The aggressive Rossford outfit was the Knight ' s first opponent in the sec- tional tournament. This was a hard-fought contest and was dominated by the flashy play of Johnny Higgins. The final score was 18 to 17, our victory in an overtime period. Tournament, Woodward — In the second night of play, the Knights met the Woodward five in a game- that was filled with as many thrillers as the game of the first night. Whitey Lawson, although playing with an injured leg, shone forth as the star of the evening. The final score was 23 to 22 with the Knights bowing to the Bears. At the close of the basketball season, Joe Wrobel was named honorary captain of the 33- ' 34 team, and John O ' Connell was elected to captain the Knights of ' 34- ' 35. Thus the Knights closed one of the most successful seasons, winning eleven and losing five games. The Knights boast the best defensive record in the city, holding their opponents to an average of seventeen points per game. Much credit for the splendid showing made by the Knights during their past season goes to Coach Johnny Tracy, who moulded green material to form a team that proved to be one of the best in Toledo. LIGHTWEIGHTS:— We wish to congratulate the Lightweight Basketball Team on their splendid fighting spirit during the past season. The Lightweights gained much valuable experience through struggles with other teams. The Varsity was scrimmaged night after night by these ardent workers. A great deal of the success of the Varsity team should go to the Lightweights. Much material was devel- oped by Coach Tracy, and we are sure that the Varsity of next year will obtain much material from the Lightweight squad. O ur Lightweight Club was not successful in contests with op- posing teams. Although they displayed excellent fighting spirit, the record shows but one victory in seven starts against teams from the other city schools. MIDGETS: — This year under the guidance of Mr. Paul O ' Con- nor, S. J., the Midgets displayed as fine team work as any team in the school. They commenced with their winning streak at once and never once during the season did they lack real style. Opening their season against St. Agnes, they defeated them and seemed to possess an unbeatable ball spirit. The Midgets ran up a season score of 657 points to their opponents ' 301. Out-sized and out-weighed, they showed that they could play ball in a fashion that brought them a victorious season. In the individual scoring, Robens held the lead with 170 points, followed by Alex with 146 points. Next came Sullivan, Rapp and Irvine, with 98, 74 and 50, respectively. Others who showed fine play during the season were Koehler, Kelting, Mc- Millen, Thompson, Kuebler, Yarton, Lauer, and McDonnell. The average weight of the team was 103 pounds and the height was 5 ft. 4 in. COACH JOHN TRACY [29] ■ f ' «- 4 3En T— ■ ' 1 i- 1 ' -