Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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VARSITY BASKET- BALL TEAM Three defeats out of twenty scheduled games is indeed a record of which to he proud. The fast driving offensive power of the team was shown in the fact that the Bull Dogs averaged fifty-four points to their op- ponents ' thirty-four for each game in the season. Through this scoring ahility, developed hy the ahle coach, Frank C Newsom, the Colunihus quintet gained a high place among the hardwood hall drihblers in Indiana. The three defeats suffered by the local team were at the hands of out- standing teams in the state. The Newsom men opened the season hy scoring decisive victories over such strong teams as Vincennes, Connersville, Greenshurg, Seymour, Bloomington, Rushville, and Frank- lin. The first defeat of the season was administered hv the highlv touted Bedford five. The Bull Dogs came out of this fray with a stinging SHEENY BECK RAY EDDY BOB HOLLAND N

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VARSITY BASKETBALL November 16, 1928- — Columbus. 63; Greensburg, 18. November 23, 1928- — Columbus, 60: Connersville, 35. November 28, 1928 — Columbus. 61: Vincennes. 33. November 30, 1928 — Columbus. 38: Bloomington. 23 Deceml)er 7, 1928- —Columbus, 43; Rushville. 24. December 14. 1928- —Columbus, 39; Franklin. 23. December 21, 1928 — Columbus. 38; Seymour. 28. December 28, 1928- —Columbus, 39; Bloomington. 38. January 1. 1929- —Columbus. 39; Bedford. 56. January 4, 1929- —Columbus, 41; Shelby iUe, 28. January 8, 1929- —Columbus, 44; New Albany, 24. January 11, 1929- —Columbus, 67; Brazil, 22. January 18. 1929- —Columbus. 46: Connersville, 20. January 25. 1929- —Columbus, 39. incennes, 35. Fel)ruary 1. 1929- —Columbus. 48: Franklin, 31. February 8. 1929- —Columbus. 50: Greensburg. 24. February 9. 1929- —Columbus, 26; Frankfort. 28. February 15. 1929- —Columbus, 43; Shelbyville. 33. February 16. 1929- —Columbus. 49; Shortridge. 30. Februarv 22. 1929- —Columbus. 19; Newcastle. 30. Top Rou-: Maurii-f Hill. lilton Iic ' hael, Coach Frank Newborn, Karl Schaefer, Ernest Russell, Wilfred Botlorff, Henry Everroad. Bottom Roir: Chester Beck, Robert Holland, Donald Wells, Paul Fehring, Ray Eddy. Page SerentY-Seven S$ ■I :

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fifty-six to thirty-nine points ' defeat. The Columhus team ' s inability to hit the basket seemed to be the cause of the defeat, although their floor work was excellent. After this defeat the fighting Bull Dogs retaliated with victories over Shelbyville, New Al- bany, Brazil, Connersville, Vincennes, Franklin, and Greensburg, The team met its second defeat at the hands of the Frankfort ball dribblers by a small margin of two points, twenty-eight to twenty-six. The Casemen were picked by many basketball critics to annex the state title, which they later did. The almost impregnable defense of the Frankforters had crushed the leading teams in the state. The game was not decided until the final gun: and then the Bull Dogs, as they proved themselves rightly named, happened to be at the short end of the score. The team then stepped on the gas, anil defeated the Shelbyville and Shortridge High School basketl)all squads. KARL SCHAEFFER DUTCH FEHRING MIMMY MICHAEL II