St Marys High School - La Maria Yearbook (Huber, OR)

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LA MARIA Page Thirty-One Box Interest in the art of self-defense reached new heights this year. A new mat was purchased by Father lklaxwell to create more enthus- iasm. The effect was dynamic. Un- der the able instruction of lVIr. Kijokski great renown was gained for the blue and gold pugilists. ln the tourney staged by the C'.Y.O. in Portland, Coach Ki- jowski brought out a quartet of skillful fighters, Merrin, Castle. Zirkle and Don Kingsley who made a clean sweep in their in- itial ring appearances. In the final round of the tournament Merrin. Castle, and Zirkle gave their opt ponents an interesting evening even fl rung though all three lost by close deci- sions. Kingsly proved a sensation in his final bout and won the right to represent the 175-pound division of the Portland C.Y.0. in Salt Lake City. One of the season's sporting high lights was a boxing smoker held in the gym. Eighteen bouts were staged in addition to several free-for-all melees. Before a pack- ed house the boxers displayed great pugilistic skill that promises much in future boxing circles for St. lVIary's. Great credit is due Mr. Kijowski for his efforts in building up interest in boxing at St. lVIary's. XVHIFF! NVHIFF! XVHIFF! VVhiff! XVhiff! XVhiff! O'er the rubber plate, O ash! And I would that my stick could batter The pill in its lightningi dash! O, well for the pitcher-man's curves That they break ere they get to my kneesl O, well for the catcher's nerves That the pellet he's able to seizel And the horsehide sphere sails on To its haven behind the plate. But, oh, for the touch of a twirling ball And a crack of a bat-that is late! YVhiff! XVhiff! lVhiff! Past the cookie, unseen by But the grand old chance, ITIC 'round the bases to prance XVill never come back to me.

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Page Thirty LA MARIA uinuioir High Football lf the past is any presage of the future, if the midget of today is to be the varsity man of tomorrow, St. Riaryds athletic standing will soon be even greater than it is now. Small in size but great in cour- age and ability these plucky juniors played their parts well and reached the goal of stardom. VVith the be- ginning of school, football leagues were formed and manned by the smaller boys in the ya1'd. A regul- ar schedule was made and each team was coached by a High School letterman. Matched according to size and hrawn two divisions were establish- ed. The smaller league was com- posed of three teams, Broncos, Lions, and Beavers, captained by Aebischer, lwarrin and Tobin res- pectively. A series of nine games were played which ended in a tie between the Broncos and the Lions. The championship game was play- ed off and won by Captain Aeb- ischer and his Broncos by a score of 6 to 0, thereby winning the pen- nant and the right to be present at the annual athletic banquet. The upper division found three teams so evenly matched that the league ended with both the Husk- 'X ivan ies and Bears perched on top. Captain Alton and his Trojans led the league until the midway mark only to be dropped in the cellar by the fighting charges of the Huskies and Bears. Jack Zirkle, leader of the Bears, tried in vain to oust Billy Schauerls Huskies from the lead. After the regular league was ended these two teams met in championship tilts on three dif- ferent occasions only to have all three end in ties. And so the league finished. lVhen the mole- skins were securely placed away for another season, basketball teams were chosen and schedules drawn up. Again two leagues existed. The American league was won by the Cardinals who swept through their entire schedule los- ing only two games. Captain Tom Coleman, Clifford George, Jack Beste, Philip Hartman and Slim O'Leary made up the personnel of the victorious Cards. The other division was won by Captain Alton's Beavers, aided by Dudley Kennard, Castle, Howard and Bell. This quintet made a record showing by sweepingthrough the entire season without a defeat, winning fifteen straight games. '-5

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