Morgantown High School - Mohigan Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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TRACK Track and field representatives from Morgantown High School have been quite outstanding against State competition the past two seasons. Coach Art Clyde's thin- clads beat University High for the city championship in l940, 'then swept the Big Ten Conference title before tieing l-luntington's Pony Express for the State Track and Field Championship last year. Although losing six of the seven members from the '40 squad, the Clydemen started the l94l campaign in fine fashion. Morgantown swamped East Fairmont High School's tracksters by a 79 to 45 margin in the dual meet opener and captured the city crown again by turning back University High, 88 2-3 points to 33 l-3. Athletes who graduated last year after xvinning the State Championship were Art McAninch, winner of the 100 and 220 dashes, Eddie Cooper, state half mile champg Jack Hines, high jumperg Ronnie Moore, hurdlerg Swede Sharpenhurg, quar- 'ter-milerg and Steve Tusai, relay man. Sam Jacobson, the seventh member of the '40 team, was back to aid the Red and Blue this season. He won top honors in the pole vault. Other boys playing outstanding roles in the Morgantown track combination this spring were Bob Baldwin, in the hurdles: Paul Hoskins, in the dashesg Alhertazzi, broad jump and discus, George Barnes, broad jump and discus: James Smallridge, half mileg Milliard Brown, mile run: and Dwight Kelly in the pole vault. Seventy-two

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BASKETBALL Pre-season over-rating and the lack of co-ordination caused Morgantown High school's l94I basketball team to go through one of its worst seasons in the school's history. When the smoke cleared away, the Clydemen's record read: 4 wins, I I defeats. The Red and Blue cagers started off like a house afire, pounding back a strong Alumni aggregation by a 62 to 55 count before the Christmas holi- days. East Fairmont then edged out a 34-33 victory over the locals in the first Big Ten game, and that seemed to be the ruination of Morgantown's season. Morgantown dropped to Elkins and Weston on a two-day road trip by re- spective scores of 67-32 and 52-38. Minus the services of George flake, Barnes, who was stricken with the flu, the M. H.. S. basketeers lost a return tilt at East Fairmont, 25 to 2I, and then to Washington Irving at home, 34-28. The intra-city firing began January 22 when the Red-Blue squad drew first blood with a Z8 to 23 win in a slam- 'bang affair. Patsy Vecchio, senior, was outstanding for the locals in that game. After playing on even terms for three quarters, Morgantown failed to score in the fourth period and West Fairmont grabbed a 45 to 29 decision in a Big Ten Conference battle at Fairmont. The Polar Bears tallied I4 points in the last period. Grafton's Bearcats thumped Morgantown in Grafton, 49 to 3I, three days later. Probably the best performance of the campaign was the M. H. S. boy's surprising 49 to 3l triumph over Wheeling I-ligh's Golds on the South Park court, February I. Coach Clyde used every man except the Water boy in that contest. A hot Fairmont West outfit Ielitzkrieged the locals in a return engagement here by a 76 to 40 score, estab- lishing a new high record in conference play. Ken Whisler, visiting forward, tallied 27 points. After Coach Clyde juggled his lineup to better the M. H. S. offense, the Clydemen registered their only perfect week of play with two fine victories. Weston High Minutemen were turned back by a 50 to 47 count onthe home court, then the Red and Blue reversed the tables on Washington lrving at Clarksburg by a 56 to 48 margin. Patsy Vecchio, Barnes, and Chipps led the locals in scoring. Our country cousins from University High came down from the hilltop February I8 and plastered a 46 to 40 overtime defeat on the Red and Blue to even the city series. Elkins made it two in a row by taking a 5I-32 verdict here, and Grafton followed with a 50-48 extra period trimph in the season's finale February 28. In a playoff game to determine the l94I City Scholastic Basketball Championship, Morgantown walked off with .1 thrilling 28 to 25 victory as a crowd of more than I,400 spectators looked on. Jake Barnes was the big gun for the locals. Morgantown was eliminated in the first round of the sectional by Grafton, 46 to 42. Vecchio and Hall graduate this year, while Barnes and Radcliff will be lost after the first semester next winter. Players back for the entire season are Jack Feck, Bud Parsons, Charles Parsons, Mack Chipps, Roy Rogers, and Harris Gallagher. Barnes was the only M. H. S. eager to be honored for his playing, getting honorable mention in the all-State selections and making the first Big Ten team. Seventy-one

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wnmwmwf. V f 4 BOYS' INTRAMURAL S eventy-three Intramural Sports directed by Jack Roberts, physical education in- structor, was bigger and better than ever this year. About 425 boys partici- pated in the various games including basketball, touch football, wrestling, boxing, kick-pin, golf, table tennis, foul shooting, and softball. Basketball again proved to be the most popular sport. With 26 teams entered in the three leagues-Club, Independent, and Midget-the Demos Club team was outstanding. Going through the entire season undefeated, the Demos beat the Champs of the Independent League in the Sports Carnival in an exciting extra-period tussle. All -Star teams were picked by Mr. Roberts from the Club League and the Independent League. ln the Sports Carnival, the Club All-Stars 'were victorious. The Intramural program has been steadily increasing and is becoming more popular each year. '