Alma High School - Panther Tales Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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BASKETBALL TEAM, 1911

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BASKET BALL ,gn -X'f INCE the installation of basket ball among the sports of 33 Alma High School four years ago, the game A vanced steadily into the favor of everyone, and this year, after such a short space of time in our annals of sport, a team was developed that bid fair to Ucopn the state championship. l-lowever, the game's steady ment and the excellent teams that we have turned out during that time are largely due to the efficient coaching they have had under Mr. Currier. Certainly no one has been more enthusiastic over their welfare and the success of basket ball than he. Likewise, the etliciencies of the different managers that we have had, and their ability to schedule games with the best teams of the state, has added much to its success. Of course, the real. success of the game is more directly due to the players themselves, the fellows who have gotten out and worked and made possible such good teams. These together with the enthusiasm and encouragement given it by the entire student body and faculty, has been the means primarily of placing Alma I-Iigh School on the so-called basket ball map. I The team that represented our school this year was by far the best ever developed. With every man returned from last year's team, and Currier on deck to show 'emi' how, this, as can be seen, was no acci- dent. With such good prospects in view every effort was put forward by our excellent manager, lVlr. Robinson, to schedule games with the largest schools and best teams in the state- The success of his efforts are well shown by the schedule as given below. At the beginning of the season many new candidates were on the floor and bid fair to beat out some of the old men, but of course inexperience proved their downfall, and the old men held their berths. l-lowever, theirs will be the teams of future years. Speaking personally of the members of this year's squad, it would be well to commence with their hard-working captain, Hike Montigel. An experienced guard and conservative basket ball player, he made an ex- cellent captain. He has held down the position of guard for three years and was a very consistent player. Spinney and Austin, likewise playing guard positions, were veterans and certainly upheld their repu-V tations, starring in many games. Kress and Hood played the center positions. They, too, were old men and played their positions in a commendable manner, outjumping many taller men who played against has ad- Qs'-,Q gg EldVa1'lCC- them, and securing many needed baskets. Wood and Fishbeck occupied the forward positions the entire season and 'a large number of baskets gained were due to their efforts, they pulling off many good plays. Thesquad as a whole played together excellently and teamwork was always their watchword, no man on the team trying for individual glory, but all co-operating to the best advantage of the whole squad. The schedule is as follows: A. 0' Jan. 5-Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids: .. .... I8 36 jan. l3-Ithaca at Alma ............. .... 6 5 I5 vlan. 30-Alma College Second Team .... .... 2 2 8 Jan. 27-Mt. Pleasant at Alma ......... .... 2 9 I5 Feb. 3-Saginaw E. S. at Alma... .... I9 29 Feb. l0-Bay City at Alma .... .... 2 8 I3 Feb.2l-Alpena at Alpena ..... .... l 8 26 l7eb.24-Saginaw at Saginaw ...... .... l 5 49 lVlar. 9-Grand Rapids at Alma... .... I9 23 GIRLS' BASKET BALL ASKET BALL with the girls is comparatively a newly 5, 'E taken-up line of athletics in our High School, and of C ffi-Q QC course we have not advanced to such an extent in it as .. we have in other lines. However, we have girls' basket 3 ball and this Winter a team was organized and coached by Miss Smith that proved only too well that the i H reputation of this branch of sport is rapidly advancing, and in another season will be among the leading and best liked pastimes of the girls of Alma High School. Mostly practice and inter-class games were played this year, but the ability and spirit that they manifested in these was sufficient proof that we have the material for stellar work in girls' basket ball. The names of the players and the positions they held were as follows: Adams, forwardg Soper, forward, Willard fcaptainj, centerg Gos- sett, guardg Day, side center: Brainard, sub. guardg l-laner, guard.

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f B AAS E ' NDER the excellent supervision of Coach lib Currier, the baseball team began practice ',. sg, i . . Q X W-F, . very early in the season. and was in good ' 1 , . . ,gs shape for tne first game with St. Louis l-ligh. This game was won after ll innings of good and poor playing, which is generally characteristic of the early games. The second game was also with St. Louisg and although all the regular team was not there, a good game was played. The game was lost by the close score of 3-2. The next game was with the old rivals, Ithaca, and the team played such excellent ball that they easily won by a score 64. The game with lVlt. Pleasant was some- what of a disappointment, it being an oft day for most of the men, and being handicapped by playing on strange grounds they lost bya score of IZ-l. Bay City Eastern played next at Alma, and although several men were at a track meet that day, the team gave Bay City a hard game and lost only by 5-7. Mt. Pleasant High next played their second game with A-Ima. Alma would have easily won the game had it not been called in the sixth inning on account of rain, with the score l-l. The last game that we can record was with Ithaca at Ithaca. The team played the best ball of any time during the season, and it was only through a little baseball luck and good playing by Ithaca that compelled them to ac- cept the small end of the score. Ithaca Won this game in twelve innings with the score 2-l. The record: A. 0. April l8-St. Louis at Alma ...... ..... 5 4 April 22-St. Louis at St. Louis.. ..... Z 3 April Z6-Ithaca at Alma ............. 6 l lVlay 6-Mr. Pleasant at lVlt. Pleasant .... I IZ May I3-Bay City at Alma ............ 5 7 May 20-lVlt. Pleasant at Alma ........ 5 7 May Z4-Ithaca at Ithaca UZ innings? . .l 2