Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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66 THE HARRIS ANNUAL ' ., ,?,,,.,s' f . r It , . . .- ws, 'I ,V ,Un -- I L. d sy. .. f my . - V ,ef .Q I .f wxo ,,f ' '. - jf ' 'f ,Q ' - v . ...ra H: , . ,gf - , A g ,I A, up In . , . f 1 A- ,T - -1 -,s , ' . . . .1 , ,if 1. . 2. V ,..f I 3 - . .1 - .'.-, ,f . V .A VV K-Q 5,,?,4j'Si',Qcg,.f. ' - : 71- 'v ' i -, l ' 1 , ?7 -'gffg'- ' ' l i 'A i ' A . . . , i ' sf gr, 7-0, l TliR a great cleal of discussion and comment, the author- ! as a sport. Then came the call for candidates, among whom g.J,g,- it -.4 ities of the college were Jersuaded to sanction wrestling ' o b 1 were Marcus Letkin, now a sophomore in the College, and XYachs, the ex-National American Champion of the ll5-lb. class. These two men soon organized a regular wrestling squad. Under the supervision of Mr. Canute Hanson, who is now succeeded by his brother, Mr. Henry Hanson, this and the succeeding squads soon acquired a brilliant name for Townsend Harris Hall. Men who have grit and an average amount of strength are those to be taken on the squad. They are trained and developed, and the best are picked for the team which is to represent Harris. Our coach gives every opportunity to non-experienced men whom he coaches and trains for steady work. Some of these men make the best wrestlers on the squad. Our squad usually consists of from twenty-tive to thirty-tive men. Under Coach Hanson, our team gained recognition. XYe have not been defeated during the entire three and a half years that wrestling has been considered a sport in this institution. Among our victims were Poly Prep. School, whom we defeated six times, and the Y, M. C. A. As a result of these and other victories, Harris is the proud owner of two banners from this sport alone. VVhen Mr. Canute Hanson was not able to coach our men any longer, a silver loving cup was presented to him as a token of our esteem. Since then his brother has been coaching our boys and now he has a very fair squad to pick from, among which are Zetkin, Cantor, the fifteen-year-old giant, Siminoff, Rosen, Brill, who is a fast man, Hajinian, the Armenian, and Spark. one of our bright lights, The fact that Zetkin is succeeding in forming an interscholastic tournament, to be under the auspices of the P. S. A, L., shows that wrestling, in Townsend Harris Hall and the college, will now, more than ever, be a popular and a recognized sport.

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68 THE HARRIS ANNUAL Kreutzer has made it possible for the team to have considerable practice. The team was handicapped by lack of funds, which is a mortal weakness. Still, in the second match, with Commerce, it demonstrated that it can overcome these difficulties. Ioffe and Raymond easily won the doubles. Spark and Cohen likewise left the court victorious in their matches. The only Town- send man defeated, Densen, lost his set, ll to 9. Games Played So Far Harris, lg Morris, 4. Harris, 4, Commerce, l. Harris, 3, Stuyvesant, 2.