Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Nineteen inunbreb twenty wne TUDOR Maurice Tudor, the lengthy ex-army man from Mon- rovia joined us last year. Because of I. H. S. A. A. rules he was not allowed to play until the last semester. This year he has led the scoring in nearly all our games. He is fast, a very hard man to guard and is death on short shots. He was selected as all state center by all the Indianapolis papers. He shoots like a Willie Hoppe and handles the ball about as well as any man in the state. He is lost by graduation this year. KNOY Knoy, a former Monrovia lad, came to Martinsville in his junior year. We sometimes think that he lives only for basket ball. He played forward last year but this year was shifted to floor guard and has filled the place to the satisfaction of even the most pessimistic. He is in the game heart and soul, playing with the determina- tion to win. He is in most every play, dribbles excellent- ly and usually drops in a long one. His sweater bears two service stripes. He graduates this year. - PAUL Coming into High School with a year's experience in basket ball, Hobe immediately started training for the squad. He is a consistent player and an excellent da- fensive forward. He is known as the man who held Smiling Williams scoreless in the Anderson game. He possesses the prize collection of M. sweaters, having earned four in basket ball and three in track. Hobe is one of the hardest workers we have ha.d and much credit is due him for that 24 to 18 defeat of Franklin last year. Remember that is the only game they lost all season.

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the Spectroscope Tournaments Come and Tournaments Go, But Martinsville Doth Likewise After playing through an extraordinary hard schedule with only four defeats registered against us we entered the final stage, full of hope and high expectations. As was predicted we had little trouble winning our sectional, defeating Emin- ence in the final game 31 to 8. The next step toward the championship was the regional held at Bloomington, March the twelfth. Here we were pitted against Garfield fTerre Hautej a team of unknown strength. The first few minutes Gar- field stepped out and ran her score up to 8. Then our boys suddenly awakened to the fact that we must win this game to be represented in the finals, started a bombardment which netted us 38 points. Meanwhile Garfield had added only II points to their original 8. The Finals held at the State Fair Grounds in lndianapolis were witnessed by more people than ever before collected under one roof to watch High School Boys fight it out for a basket ball championship. Martinsville, Anderson and Franklin were touted as the three strongest teams in the state, therefore a great crowd as- sembled Friday morning before nine oiclock to watch F. H. S. and M. H. S. start the ball rolling. Playing without the services of Hunt our regular back guard we got away to a poor' start in the first half. However, Franklin was running true to form and at half time the score read Franklin I6 Martinsville 7. In the next period M. H. S. played the champs off their feet and with only a minute to go Nash tied the score at 24 all. Then came the deciding break of the game. Tudor fouled and Vandiver scored one. A moment later Friddle dropped one thru from the field and the game was over. However the defeated Martinsville is sure proud of her team and her reputation that no state tourney is complete without a team from M. H. S. So here is to the squad of 1921-2g NGO get 'em gang, eat 'em up. After our defeat Franklin eliminated Rochester, jefferson fLafayettej and Anderson successively, thereby keeping a clean slate and winning the much cov-- eted prize. Comment of game. QFrom Indianapolis News, March 18, IQZID. It was one of the greatest battles in the history of Hoosier basket ball, Mar- tinsville making one of the most remarkable comebacks ever registered on a bas- ket ball floor.

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UDB 5D6Cfl'OSCOD6 NASH The slimy, slim, slick, slippery eel, has nothing on Conrad when it comes to wiggling thru the opponents' defense He is a hardflghter yet a clean player and is one of our most consistent scorers. He jumped into immediate fame last year when he Went in the Kokomo game as a sub and registered seven baskets. He is a good floor man and always keeps his guards worried. This is his second and last year on the team. HUNT It would be impossible for Martins- ville to enter the Iinal tournament with the entire squad intact and this year Lefty was the goat. He contracted tonsilitis after the sectional and was lost to the team for the rest of the season. Lefty is only a Sophomore but is as steady as a four year veteran. He is the boy who proved the stumbling block for so many of those short shot wonders this year. Lefty also is the pepper factory for the team. Smitty is one of the small- est men on the squad, also one of the fastest. He hand- les the ball cleverly and dribbles well. He is a hard man to guard and is good on long range shots. He took Lefty's place in the regional J SMITH and was probably the small- est back guard in the state. In the Franklin game he showed such fight that he received honorable mention as a guard. He is only a junior and should be a great asset to the team of '22.