Port Allegany Union High School - Tiger Lily Yearbook (Port Allegany, PA)

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BOYS BASKET BALL TEAM Back Row left to right—Berg—Manager, H. Redington, Johnson, Leo T. Schlosser— Coach. Front Row—C. Gamble, Antonson, L. Redington—Capt., R. Gamble, Thomas. The Port High basket ball team was a team which you could never tell what it was going to do next. It was a very good team but on some occasions played very poorly. The players learned real basket ball under the direction of Coach Schlosser. Pivoting and faking were the main factors which the team learned and due to this they were able to complete with a successful season. Captain Redington was the main defense of the team. At guard position he could not be excelled. Our team was one which always kept you guessing and in suspense. They won from one team and then would lose to the next. One queer thing about them was that they could beat all the teams who were leading the league, but could not beat the oth- ers. The most remarkable games were with Eldred Coudersport and Galeton. The Coudy game was the fastest game of the season, being played at Coudersport. Coudersport was tied with Emporium for first place in the league, and the Port-Coudy game was to decide the cup winners. The game started out with Port scoring several baskets. Both teams played fast and furious. The Coudy guards could not hold down the Port forwards, for they scored basket after basket. The game ended 21-25, Port leading. Thomas was high scorer with 14 points. This game crushed Coudy for first place. The season ended with Port winning eight games and losing six. Practically the same team will be seen on the court again next season.

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Back Row left to right—Coach Schlosser, Jim Helmer, Clarence Ellison, Gordon Edgar, George Grabe, Everal Nordstrom, Lawrence Redington, Carl Anderson, Radford Gamble, Mr. House, Joe Brown, Robert Fortner, Donald Keagle, Berkley Dwyer, Coach Flynn, and Claude Berg, Manager. Front Row—Edwin Pfeil, Harry Redington, Jim Georget-son, Jack Healy, Capt., Gilbert Dolaway, Lawrence Grigsby. FOOTBALL The Port High football squad of ’27-’28 turned out a fairly successful season. Under the supervision of Coach Flynn the players gained much knowledge. Although just a few players were left from the preceding year, Flynn produced a good team. The Senior Class of ’28 are taking with them nearly half of the players. This loss will be noticed greatly by the team of the coming season. Among the players who are leaving are Ellison, Edgar, Pfeil, Linnan, Grabe and a few others. Captain Redington of ’29 did exceedingly well at booting the pigskin, also as tackle. Grabe was one of the best centers in this part of the country. lie was the man who could have filled the position of all-county center, but due to the blindness of a certain person did not get it. With Linnan at the quarterback position running the team, everything went smoothly. Linnan was a very quick thinker and very good at intercepting passes. The most interesting game of the season was the Smeth port-Port game played at Smethport. Port and Smeth-port have been rivals for many years, and due to this both teams trained to the utmost. The game was played in mud, water and snow, but this did not slow up the game much. Both sides played the hardest game of the season. Due to Redington’s good punting and Port’s good defence, Smethport could not do much. Smethport’s backfield was very fast and because of this they gained what they did during the game. The teams played up and down the field but neither could get the ball over the line. The game ended 0-0. Each team appeared satisfied because both were undefeated. This game ended the season for Port High.. Football Schedule Port—26 Little Valley—0 Port—25 Coudersport—0 Port—6 Bradford—26 Port—6 Eldred—6 Port—7 Kane—18 Port—38 Wellsboi o—0 Port—0 Emporium—20 Port—0 Smethport—0

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GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row left to right — Maxine Rafferty, Miss Mangold—Coach, Grace MacFarland, Margaret Farner, Miss Mason—Coach, Ruby Lovell. Front Row—Ruth Lovell, Thorene Anderson, Martha Baker Cape., Cecelia Romanio, Rena Lovell. Port High Basket Ball Girls ended another season without defeat, only through their honest and sincere playing, and Port High certainly does have something to be proud of. All during the season they fought hard to save the name of our dear, old Alma Mater. Their real test of the season was the final game played at Coudersport. Cecelia Romanio, our best forward is most responsible for their string of victories. She is a sure shot and knows her stuff when she fakes her guards the way she does. “Celia” was elected manager of the team in 1927-1928 and in 1928-1929. Then our three Lovells, Ruth, Ruby and Rena. Ruby and Celia worked together and worked hard with Ruth and Rena closely following their example. We were sorry to lose Ruby the near end of the season, but as other opportunities beckoned her she grasped them. Hail, our Captain, Martha Baker. She was chosen by the team as captain for 1927-1928 and 1928-1929. Mart was known by every one as the spunk of Port’s teams. She’s the one