Ansonia High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ansonia, OH)

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JUNIOR WALLS Walls is a fiery sophomore guard who has lots of scrap- ping ability and a good attitude. He should develop into a good athlete. Walls has plenty of spirit and we are sure he will show us some things next year.. ' e MARCO KING King is a Sophomore who is a good thinker on the bas- ketball court and an excellent shot. Marco added a lot of spirit to the team. He lacks experience and speed, but is cap- able of developing intoa fine ball player., We are looking forward to seeing him perform next year. EARL MOORE Whitey is a rangy Sophomore forward who shows great promise for another season. Due to inexperience, Earl's game is somewhat unpredictable but it should become worthy of note before midseason next year. JAMES EVANS Jim is a heady Junior guard who has turned in a good first year with the Ansonia team. Evans is small but tricky. He has a good disposition and good possibilities. LLOYD SMITH Lloyd is another Sophomore whom we are counting on next year. Lloyd is somewhat a beginner in varsity ball but he has possibilities of making a good ball player.

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GEORGE KLIPSTINE Klippy is a valuable Sophomore guard who played in every game. He is a good defensive man, having held some of the best scorers in Darke County to a minimum number of baskets. He earned his first letter during the 1940-41 season and will no doubt be a valuable asset to future squads. PAUL DOHSE Dohse is a tall, stocky Senior guard. He was forced to watch the game during the first half of the season but came back to make a regular. He is a good bankboard man. Paul had the honor of being selected honorary captain by the members of the team. He received his third award. ROBERT SMITH Smith is our Senior forward who was chosen on the all- county team. He turned in excellent games at the county tourney to receive individual runner-up scoring honors. Bob also received awards for foul shooting during both his Junior and Senior years. He received his second varsity award let- ter. BASIL TIMMONS Timmons is a Senior guard who was consistently scrap- ping and giving his best. He was fast and clever enough to turn in a good defensive game any time. He has been play- ing against scholastic competition for four years and has won his third varsity award. JOHN MINTON Minton is a tall Sophomore guard who probably shows more interest in basketball than any other boy in school. He lacks consistency, but has turned in some excellent offensive work to become the the high scorer of the season. He re- ceived his second varsity letter. it as Y X , S g

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This page is sponsored by THE ANSONIA LUMBER COMPANY Ansonia Ohio Row One - Klipstine, King, Timmons, Evans, L. Smith Row Two - Coach Walker, Walls, Moore, R. Smith, Dohse, Minton Row Three - Niley, Bell, Leeper, Duncan, J. Dohse. Coach Howard Walker looked as if he had the ball breaking the right way as he begar administering preliminary drills to this 1940-41 basketball squad. There were veterans Smith Dohse, and Timmons, and a group of promising sophomores, Klipstine, Henderson, Minton King, and Moore. Henderson was forced to leave the team at the middle of the season to have an appendicitis operation, but the rest of the toys came through and by the end of the season had made the best showing to be made by an Ansonia team for several years. At times the going was a little bit tough, but on analyzing their record for the season, ii will be seen that only a very few points kept them out of the first division. Twelve more points would have brought our percentage to .500. The boys finally got to working as a unit anc proved that they could, by working together, beat the best team in the county. The last game of the season with Palestine proved a lot of things to Ansonia players and fans. It showed then that by working together they could produce what it takes to win. ' The team did profit by this lesson. They entered the Darke County Tournament with :rel newed spirit and came through with the third place in the county. But that was not all! An sonia had the second place individual scorer, Robert Smith, who was also chosen all-county for ward. This is, indeed, a record of which we can be proud. Although they got started a little late in the season to do much about their record, this team has done a lot for Ansonia basketball. We are proud of our team and we hope that futurm teams Savill profit by the mistakes which they have made and the lessons which they have earne .