Behold the Montlake Pennant. I bought this at one of the last Montlake Carnival I attended (1962 or ’63?) but lost the staff that came with it. The staff was simple wooden dowel with a dark green ball on top. Note the school colors of Hunter Green and Grey.
The word pennant or pennon came from the Latin word penna
meaning “feather” or “wing”. It
originated in the Middle Ages when they were carried on the lances of
warriors. Various colors were used to
denote who’s side a warrior was fighting for and that concept has carried over
to this day as seen on sport team’s uniforms.
Makes it hard to confuse a Cincinnati Bengal for a Los Angeles Ram or a
Flying A from a Longacre Colt.
At Montlake in the early ‘60’s our basketball team had no
Hunter Green and Grey uniforms. Heck, we
had no uniform of any color and our league schedule pitted us against just two
rivals, Bryant and Stevens Schools. They
also were without uniforms.
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