Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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The Paxton llujh School lief lector he placed to their credit. The score at the end of the game was 30 to 1G in favor of Paxton. The line-up was as follows: Paxton Dartar, Fwd., field goals 7, free gs. 0, total 14; Radeke, Fwd. guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Wylie, Center, field goals 5, free gs. 0, total 10; Archer, guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Martin, guard, field goals 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Eddy, Fwd. field goals 3, free gs 0, total 6. Buckley - Ernest, Fwd., Fid. 20, free gs. 0, total 0; Heindselman. Fwd., Fid. 1; free gs. 0, total 2; Morgan, center and Fwd., Fid. G. 5, free gs. 4, total 14; Fencken, guard, Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Johnson, guard. Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; Mell, center. Fid. G. 0, free gs. 0, total 0; ( in place of Morgan.) P. H. S. 20. Ludlow 17. On February 4. 1915, P. H. S. put it all over the Ludlow town team. The last half being the best exhibition of basket ball ever given in Paxton. The first part was mar cd by a great num her of fouls, which as a result made the playing very slow. In th's half the Ludlow fellows had all the best of it, ending up with the score eleven to three in their favor. Paxton’s three points were made by Eddy from free throws. From the beginning of the second half, however, everything belonged to Paxton. They outplayed the Ludlow gianfs in every department. At stages they had the big boys dumbfounded by their teamwork. Notable in this flashy playing was “Swede Swanson, who is as fast as greased lightning. Rat he was not the only one. Darter, Wylie. Eddy, Radeke, and Archer ail 1 come in for their equal share of the grapes. “Goat” makes a good running guard and held Pete Walker down in grand style. The line-up was as follows: Paxton: Player. Fid Goals. Free Gs. Dartar, L. F .. . .2.. .. . .0 Eddy, R F 2. . 4 Archer. L. G . .. . 2.. 0 Radeke, R. G . . . ....0.. 0 Wylie Center . . . . ..2.. . .. .0 ♦Swanson ....0.. . . . .0 ♦♦Fagerburg .... ....0.., . ...0 16 4 Grand total, 20. ♦Took Archer’s place in first half and Radeke’s in second. ♦♦Played for Radeke at end of first half and Eddy at end of second. Ludlow: Player. Fid. Goals. Free Gs. P. Walker, R. F . .. .4... .. .1 B. Walker. R. F. . ...3... ...0 L. Walker. Center ... ...0... Prather, L. G.............0.......2 Sheehan, R. G. ...........0.......0 •Marlatt .................0.......0 14 3 Grand total, 17. ♦Took L. Walker’s place in second half. The students of P. H. S. wish to extend a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Coddington for the generous terms under which they have kindly consented to give the Coliseum for the use of the basket ball team. George Papineau gave a dollar to start out the basket hall fund. We wish that Paxton contained a couple of hundred more fellows like George

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18 The Teuton High School lief lector athEOTics TTTTT Loda 44, P. H. S. 16. Paxton High School opened the basket hall season at Loda with a bad defeat. This was largely due to the fact that they were unable to s?c:ire a place to practice an 1 thus lacked team-work which generally wins games. Loda's s ora was the resu’t of poor guarding and the r ability to shoot baskets. The bright light in the Paxton lineup was Dartar, our forward, who was fortunate enough to secure two full goals, all the rest of the poin's, with exception of Eddy’s goal, were made by free throws by Radeke. The line-up wrs as follows: Paxton —Forwards, Eddy and Radeke; Cen ter. Dartar; Guards, Mart n. Archer. Danielson. Loda Forwards. H. Swanson and Griswold; Center, Goodell: Guards, W. Swanson and Hutchison. Paxton 30. Buckley 16. P xton played its in't a’ home l as ket tall contest of the s’ason at the Coliseum, Jan. 22, 1915, against Buck-ley. The came was ra’I-'d at 8:30. The boy from the north opened up fast with two fiMI goals and a fre one. Their team-work was very good and d zed the horns team for a short time. When Paxton overcame their stage fright, they started out in earnest: Tartar and Wylie leading in the scoring, the former making a couple of shots which were marvelous. Ones started, Buckley was unable to stop them, and were outplayed in every di -partment of the game with the exception of team-work in spots. For the opponents Morean as center and forward, lead in the scoring with flv full goals and four free shots, while Hendselmon, playing the first half, secured the only other full goal that they scored. Fencken as guard play-ed a clever game throughout. The first half closed with the score 14 to .1 in favor of Paxton. The second half of the game commenced with Eddy playing forwar I and F-adeke moved hack to Archer’s place at guard. For Buckley Heinde'-son was taken out and Morgan taken from center to forward, while Mell was placed at center: but all of these shift were in vain. Paxton continued her scoring and was considerably aided by Eddy’s goal shooting, coupled with Tartar’s and Wylie’s consistent playing. This is only one-half of the story. Where would we have been without our guards? While forwards were throwing goal after goal, Archer. Martin, and later Radeke, were playing a good “all around” game, and the fact that Buckley did not have thirty points at the end of the game mils'

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20 I he Paxton Ilia It School lief lector P. H. S. Baseball Prospects. The prospeits lor a good liign school baseball team nea spring are very good, since we have a number of veterans with us. including Vyl e, one of the best high school pitchers in this part of the state. Also, the material left over both in the infield and outfield is unusual for a high school of this size. Archer will probably be sure to be chasing fly balls in the left garden this season, where he performed in such a spectacular manner last year. Tartar, who was unable to play in 1914 on account of lrs rheumatism, will be back again in center field, though there is a possibility of having to shift him to second 'base. Ha n ’S, Kerr, and Overstreet will be prospective candidates for eithtr out or infield positions. The latter pro', ably will be placed at first base where he (sub) played last season, on special occasions, as a substitute for the illustrious “Soindle Leg Swanson. Eddy, who took the offerings of Tubby last year, will pro' a' ly n ed no help to keep Wylie and Martin under control this season, while we sincerely trust that Fagerburg got all the errors out of his system at th'rd base lest year (but not base hits.) Short-stop will be grapes for some one, as will second: and wrf hope they will be as ably filled as they were last season. The most promising candidates for these and the remaining outfield positions are Perle .Johnson. ‘Swede Swanson, Albert Ludlow, Dewey Hamm°rlund( George Hanson, and Janus Martin. What (1° you think of that for an outlay? We promise nothing, but expect everything. To Our Friends, the Good Citizens of Paxton: The members of the Athletic Department of the Paxton High School feel that not only the high school but also the town are not giving them the support they deserve. Our crowd.; are insignificent when compared to those of Gibson. If you give us the support, we will furnish the team. You have the money, we have the ma-terial for a good team. “Vot is the use of friends, ven ve cannot use dem.” I et’s have a little spirit. The boys are trying hard to make a team which will be an honor to the town and high school, and money is as important as players. The Coliseum is comfortably heated and will hold six hundred without crowding. If you don't 1 elieve us come on down and trv it. This is our second appeal. If you heed not this warning, we will bring suit against you. The Athletic Bunch. The Need of a Gymnasium. The need of a gymnasium in Paxton High School ig very evident for the following reasons: 1. A love for athletics cannot be fostered when there is no place to practice. 2. The school of the present day is not considered a progressive one— where there is no gymnasium 3. Under an able instructor the influences of a gymnasium not only de velopes the physical, but also the moral nature as well. 4. Sport quickens the mind. 5. As a reward, it fosters the s-p'rt of study in many who would not oth erwise attempt to carry the three necessary subjects.