Phillips High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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SPEED BALL

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PHILLIPS HIGH WALTER JACKSON Center Jackson, the tallest man on the team, played real basketball this year. Jackson, who had never had a basketball in his hands l»cfore. came out and made his letter. He was not a regular, but. when he did enter the game, he showed up like a veteran, lie will not return next year. ALVIN MORLAXD forward Morland. a reserve from last year’s squad, started the season with a bang, lie had a wonderful eye for the basket and could pass like an old timer. His quick head-work and team-work enabled the Phillips' quintet to come from t chind time after time. Moreland's place will 1 hard to fill next year. EDWARD WARREN Guard Ed Warren, a newcomer, won for himself a regular l erth at guard. He is one of the best defensive men in the state. His passing and quick thinking won many a game. This season was Warren's first year out for the squad, and he distinguished himself by making his letter. Warren’s vacancy will be hard to fill next year. Warren JOHN SHEPPARD Guard Sheppard, playing his first season of basketball for Phillips, played real basketball, lie was not a regular but entered most of the games. His passing was go l, and his defensive work was well performed. Sheppard will be back next year and should be outstanding for a guard post.

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PHILLIPS HIGH GIRLS' LETTER CLUB FALL TERM OFFICERS SPRING TERM Kathabi.ve Daly............................President........................Mary Enu.axd Mary Knci.axh.............................i‘ice-president.............Elizabeth Forman Jane Slack................................ Secretory..................Mary ElizabbTw Beck N kva k i N.............................Treasurer...........................RtfTH Thom won During the season 1931-1932, the activities of the Girls’ Letter Club have been more varied than heretofore. The largest undertaking of the year was organizing and maintaining a second-hand lKK k exchange in which hundreds of hooks were handled during the first two weeks of the second semester, and about one thousand dollars changed hands. More than forty girls worked diligently and faithfully on this project. In April, alKiut thirty-five girls who had earned fifteen hundred points on school and state letters went to Montevallo for the State Play Day. Teams for the year consisted of fieldball, spccdball. volley hall, basketball, and baseball. Tournaments were held in archery and ping-pong. The most popular new activity introduced during the year was shuffle board.