Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-01
POLYTECHNIC TO
LOSE CRACK MEN
TRACK AID FIELD OUTLOOK IS
DARK FOR NEXT YEAR
Basketball Team Also VIII Be Weak
ened by Loss Of Good Players.
Vaulter Goes to High
School

Polytechnic high school will lose
several of its star athletes this season
through graduation and by the de-
parture OF a number of athletes for
other fields it looks dark in the track
and field events for next year at the
Washington street school.
Frank Rickerhauser, who has rec
ord of 157 feet in the hammer throw,
will leave for the University of Michi-
gan. where his brother is now a stu
dent, With Rickerhauser will go the
Blair brothers, said to be the fastest
basketball players in the interscholastic
ranks, and two other members of the
team which won the interscholastic
basketball championship of Los An
geles county this year.
High School Gets Giffin
Ward Gifin, holder of the interscho-
lastio pole vault championship OF
Southern California, who recently
cleared the bar at height of II feet AZ
inches in the All-Soutnern California
track and field meet, will go to the
Los Angeles high school next season,
where he will try for honors for the
blue and white team on the hill.
Kirkhoffer, who has made q remark
able record in the sprints, has de-
cided to enter either the University Of
Southern California or Occidental col
lege. With Kirkhoffer will go George
Throop, who placed with Teddy Cess
Ter In the 5O.yard dash. Mckenzie, the
crack shot putter, will enter the Uni
versity of Southern California, where
he will take up art. Among the other
athletes who will sever their terms
at Polytechnic are Nebecker, Manning
and Slaughter.
$ Strengthen Basketball Five
Polytechnic has secured two fast
basketball players for next season in
CLYDE Potter of the Hollywood high
school, and Fred Sampson of Salt Lake
City, who are said to be fast on their
feet and good in throwing goals from
the field
with few exceptions, Captain Monk
Pierce of the baseball team Will have
all his old players IN school again,
and from the way the team is batting,
the prospects are bright for another
championship series.
Pratt leads the team with per-
centage of .571, having played In three
games and been at bat fourteen times.
Terry is second on the list, having
taken part in seven games and went
to the plate thirty-two times, he has
a batting average of 49, Sebastian,
who has faced the opposing stabster
in five games, was up twenty-three
times and is third in the percentage
column with .435. Handsome Bibo
participated in seven games, and went
before the mound twenty-six times. lie
holds a batting average OF 1886.
Tompkins Next in Line
Pitcher Brooks Tompkins, said to be
one of the fastest pitchers in the In
terscholastic league, and who has so
far kept his team tied with Long Beach
for championship honors, was pitcher
in seven games and "hilaed" eighteen
times to the plate. He holds per-
centage of 1888. McAleer, nephew to
Jimmie McAleer of the st. Louis
Browns, was at his best in six games
and took twenty-sevep trips to bat.
He is satisfied with holding a percent
age of 1906
MARY Pierce played in SIX games
and was up twenty-eight times; he
holds a percentage of 1885, Dodson
played in seven games and was to the
front thirty-one times. He holds per-
centage of 1858.
Pierce in Seven Games
Monk Pierce was also in seven games
and faced the opposing pitcher twenty
five times. His batting average is .24O.
Price, on the receiving end, faced the
bombardment in seven games, and was
thirty-three times at bat. His per-
centage is .233 Bryan played in only
two games and was five times up,
holding a percentage of 200. Porter,
substitute pitcher, played in twelve
games and holds the leather medal,
having a percentage of .0S3
Polytechnic INDUCED in it's last prac-
tice game yesterday afternoon on the
st. Vincent's diamond before hooking
up with the fast Long Beach aggrega-
ton this afternoon for the cham
pionship series of three games.