Flintridge Prep School - Log Yearbook (La Canada Flintridge, CA)

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The next game was played on a foreign court, and the boys proved that they were really home bodies after all. The contest was dropped to St. Anthony. The team still seemed to be suffering from an excess of Christmas spirit. The affair was note- worthy because of a third quarter in which both sides made nary a single point. The days which followed were spent in preparation for the night game. It was during the knight game (dates compulsory) practices that onlookers realized the team had improved. Mackay was sinking shots from all around the foul line region. Dick Munroe could usually plug a third of his long shots, while Kellogg had developed a pleasantly efficient hook shot. Eliel was good on some days and doing chemistry on others . . . The team was becoming geared to Coach ' s system and the whole machine functioned more smoothly. The 19th of January was the fatal date; the time, 8 P.M.; the place the McKinley Gym. The game was a sell out, and the crowd, much to the secret pleasure of certain team members, was saturated with shrieking girls when the team raced from the locker room, through the open doors efficiently held by managers Goodan and Lissner. More than the usual number of foul shots were missed during this game, but then again, each team member had his moment. Kellogg and Munroe carried off the biggest share of the honors. The latter sank some brilliant long shots and the former nearly knocked certain maidens off the bleachers when he pocketed a beautiful hook shot from near the foul line for the winning margin with but seconds to go. One of the game ' s highlights took place when headmaster Dickinson was seen chasing the official across the floor yelling wildly that the horn was clogged and the quarter long since terminated. The facts that Flintridge won by only one point and that a strange man in the audience kept calling Mr. Lowery Oscar made this game the most exciting one of the year. At Spanish American, Flintridge played its best game of the season, especially on defense, but were outplayed by the league champions who really deserved to win. The boys need no alibi for this one. In the following Oneonta game, the whole squad had a chance to show its wares. Walters broke through the entire opposing team and thundered down for a basket, while Ted Munroe and Charles Tootsies Shimpff were terrific. Baxter was hinh point man, with Gamble and blue eyed Robbie Robbins staggering along behind ' At left is Cap- tain Mackay and on the right he is seen making one of his favorite shots, a two- handed overhead toss at the bucket.

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niiflii This year ' s basketball team v ill be remembered for the fine leadership of Captain Thorndike Mackay, the excellence of its team play, its first division rankins and last but not least the splendor of its uniforms. The first practice was held several weeks before Christmas vacation, and Coach Lyndon was soon glowing with enthusiasm and satisfaction over the new material that had appeared to help fill the hole made in the front line by graduation. The first two weeks were spent on fundamentals and on intramural competition. These first scrimmages soon made it clear that two newcomers, Ogden Kellogg, brother of the illustrious Bill, and John Eliel were going to be hard to keep off the first string; while Charles Schimpff and Bill Robbins, an old Flintridger returned to the fold, would see plenty of service. Likely looking holdovers were Thorndike Mackay, Benny Earl, Dick Munroe, Jimmy Gamble, and Don Baxter, who had seen service the last season, and a number of others whose improvement over previous performances made them contenders. At the end of the first two weeks Thorndike Mackay v as elected captain, and then the team really began to take shape. The first game brought Flintridge against Dewey on the home floor. The visitors were heavy pre-season favorites to win the league since they had a veteran team which was runner-up the previous season. The game was bitterly contested until the last five minutes, when a brilliant Flintridge scoring spree gave us a victory, 23 to 16. Mackay was easily the outstanding player on the floor in this game. During the Christmas Holidays the team lost considerable form due to heavy Christmas eating, but still managed to win over a fighting Pacific squad, in a wild and wooly affair which saw the heavy scoring done from the foul line. 44

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John Eliel (No. 13 at left) puts the ball well on its way to the basket from a toss-up with a hiarvard man. At right Jim Gamble attempts a buck- et. Two weeks then passed; a hiatus in the basketball season resulting from a flu epidemic of major intensity at hHarvard and of minor importance with us. Practice was curtailed and there was a general letdown. The hiarvard game, the only one for which we have any regrets, was the result. After a fairly even first half, Flintridge was defeated by some ten points. The only possible excuse for this defeat was that our lads were unable to accustom themselves to the strange outdoor court, and the poor condition of the squad due to lack of practice. According to one school of thought T. Munroe and Walters were the teams ' best sports. B. Earl showed the most spirit; and Eliel, the most improvement. Manager Lissner will probably be the high scoring college forward in future years. Schimpff had the queerest experiences; Robbins, the neatest appearance; and D. Munroe, the most ability to bamboozle the officials. Owing to three defeats, Flintridge stood third in the league at the end of the season, and despite the fact that it is our highest basketball ranking in school history, it failed to settle the question of where the trophy should be placed and who should polish it. Captain Mackay, of course, was high scorer on the squad and easily its out- standing player. His splendid spirit and sportsmanship, his fine leadership, and the strength and excellence of his all around play will be sorely missed when he graduates this June. Thorny made 57 points during the season. Kellogg followed with 22 to his credit. Both Ogden and Mackay played 26 quarters, missing only two quarters during the entire season. The outlook for next season is bright despite the loss of Captain Mackay for all four of the other first stringers return--D. Munroe, Eliel, Kellogg, and Earl, and While Don Baxter, Walters and T. Munroe from the reserves are lost, a number of good men will be ready to fill in. Detoy, Robbins, Schimpff, Weaver, Gamble, among others should see plenty of service. Too much credit cannot be given to Senior Manager Doug Goodan and his able assistant. Bob Lissner. These men get precious little glory, but it was their hard work that went far to make the season a success. BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS School Won Lost Span. American 7 St. Anthony 5 2 Flintridge 4 3 hiarvard 4 3 School Won Pacific 3 Dewey 3 S.C.M.A 2 Oneonta Lost 4 4 5 7