Owego Free Academy - Tom Tom Yearbook (Owego, NY)

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-1--T o M- o M BAIKETIQALL Coach Metzger's first basketball season at the,?Q. F. A. proved to be one many surprises. VV ith Captain Barton, Wilbur, Lgckwiiiod, Franz and Williams as a varsity lineup, the Owego Free Academy plowed through a tough schidule in the Southern tier league to a fairly successful season with ten victories and six defeats. It won six out of its ten league encounters. 2 ii , f . fThe season opened by winning from Newark Valley on the home court and by losing to the Ithaca School of Physical Education the following week in a very exciting game. Then a victory over Homer followed and the team was all ready to defeat Johnson City, but this failed to happen and C. went home the victors by a large score. The team recovered from this defeat, however, and crushed Horseheads in their next encounter. Then came the XVaverly game. Owego threw off the jinx that Waverly seemed to have over us in the past and triumphed over them for the First time since 1918. The next week Montour Falls was easily taken in but Johnson City and Watkins both overcame the Red and Blue in the next successive games. Owego came back and beat Horseheads but lost to Waverly on the band box, court at that place, by one point in an exciting game. Montour Falls and Marlboro-on-the-Hudson went down into defeat at the hands of the O. F. A. during the next two weeks. The regular season was ended by defeating Leroy on the home court. Coach Reifsteck's men put up a hard light but they were nosed out by the O. F. A. Gwego entered the Y. M. C. A. tournament at Elmira but was eliminated in the first game by Mansheld and this inconsistent season ,ended in a defeat. Letters were awarded to Captain Barton, Wilbur, Franz, NVilliams, Lock- wood, Schmidt, and Manager Marble. l42l 9' R!

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TOM-TDM .l.L- --l.1 . Special mention should go to Captain Roh Hickey who was a tower of strength in the line, and to George Vadas, halfback, who clicl much to strengthen the team physically and morally. Letters were awarded to Captain Hickey, Vaclas, Bassett, Howe, Hannon, Smith, Tiffany, Franz, Barrett, Boldman, Mallory, Auth, Raftis, and Manager Fuller. SUMUWAR Y Homer at Owego ..... lValton at Owego. .. NVaverly at Owego .... Homer at Homer ..... Sydney at Owego ............ Johnson City at Johnson City. . .. Moravia at Owego ........... Painted Post at Painted Post. .. l41l O. FA. Opponent 13 13 13 12 6 25 7 13 6 6 0 26 7 0 O 26

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TOM-TCM SCHEDULE Newark Valley at Owego.. 1. S. l'. E. at Owcgo.. llomer at Owego ....... jolmson City at Owego .... XYatliins at XYatkins ..... Horseheads at Owego ..... 1Vavcr1y at Owego ...... Moutour Falls at Owego ...... .lolmson City at jolmson City .... XVatkins at Owego ......... llorseheacls at Horsclleads. .. Vkfaverly at VX'avcrly ........... . Montour Falls at lXlontour Falls .... Mar1boro-0n-the-Hudson at Owego .... Leroy at Owego ................ Mansfield at Elmira. . . . . . . . 1431 Score O. F. XI. Opfonfnf 24 18 22 23 27 17 23 44 26 18 32 16 33 18 33 16 16 30 22 24 36 11 20 21 25 12 31 14 33 30 20 26