Washington High School - Junior Yearbook (Rice Lake, WI)

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G. Cox ll . llfeldon R. Plvillipron C. Clwrixtianxon Mr. Olson jiinzef O'Brievz D. Patmn' H. Paul O. lierper G. Hanxon C. fllorfev l IV. Hocggcr S, Berg A. O'Gam E. Boolean jolm O'Bm'n BASKETBALL Due to the fact that. with the excrption cf a fcw players. all our material was new, we did not eypect to win all the games this season. lVe lost three ex- cellent players by graduation. yet our present players had considerable intra- mural experience which made for valuable material. Rice Lake, 93 Superior Central, 31 Rice Lake was def'eated by Superior Central in the first game of the season held at Superior, Friday. December 11. Our boys played a good. snappy game but due to the advantages of height and weight together with the rather unfamiliar conditiois we could not make the grade. During the Hrst play Gitford Bailey broke his wrist. The Central boys were forced to battle for their points. The local boys, although they did their best. were outclassed by the more experienced play- ers and so lost the contest. We were sorry to see Gifford injured he-cause he was a good prospect. Rice Lake. 153 Barron, 22 We played our second game of the season on Decfmber 17. Barron came to meet us with a strong team. 'lhe game was hotly contrsted. the lead going first to one team and then the other. so that it was anyones game until the fourth quarter, when Barron gained too much of a lead for our boys to overcome. This yrar's team is made almost entirely of new material: yet. in spite of this, the hoys dld exceptionally well in keeping the score so close. Rice Lake, 63 Eau Claire, 20 On January 8 Rice Lake played Eau Claire in the lat.ter's gymnasium. The game was an exceptionally good one. but due to the strangeness of the gym, our team found it hard to work out their plays. Several times our boys had the hall near their own basket, but they failed to put it through the hoop. Because of the fact that the bus chartered liroke down. many of our students were unalili- to attend. The game ended with a score of 211 to 03 in t'ayor ot' the opponents. f6Tl

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DISTRICT TRACK MEET History repeated itself at the second annual district track meet held Satur- day afternoon. May 9, 1931, at the Rice Lake Fair Grounds. Our team came through victorious over Spooner, St. Croix Falls, and Waupun by scoring 40 points. The other teams were bunched close together. Spooner was second with 223 points. St. Croix third with 22 points, and Waupun fourth with 21 points. The attendance was good considering the drizzling rain which fell continuously, and prevented any spectacular showing in the various events. Rice Lake took five out of a possible seven firsts in the track events. Francis Lund won first in the 100 yard dash with a time of 11.2 secondsg second place went to James O'Gara of Rice Lake, and third to Spooner. First place in the 200 yard dash also went to Lund, second to O'Gara, and third to Waupun. Harold Shelton of Rice Lake copped first in the 440 yard dash, second going to St. Croix Falls, and third to Spooner. First place in the half mile went to Roger Chartier of Rice Lake, second and third to St. Croix Falls. Glen Everson won first place in the mile, second place was won by St. Croix Falls, and third by Waupun. Binkley of Spooner won first place in the high hurdles, and Waupun took second and- third. Busch and Binkley, both of Spooner, took first and secord places respectively, in the low hurdles, and Don Pearson of Rice Lake took third. Wentz of Waupun copped first in the discus with a throw of 104 feet, Lund of Rice Lake was second, and St. Croix Falls third. Wentz also won out in the shot put by throwing the shot 40 feet, 1 inch. Spooner took second and third in the shot. Shelton of Rice Lake gained the only first place in the field events by jump- ing 18 feet, 4 inches in the broad jump. St. Croix Falls won second. Pepper a cl Fiske of St. Croix Falls tied for first place in the pole vault by vaulting 10 feet. Busch and Goslin of Spooner tied for second. Wentz of Waupun took another first in the high jump by clearing the bar at 5 feet, 6 inchcs. St. Croix Falls took sec- ond and Spooner third. Rice Lake won first place in the relay with a t'me of 1 minute, -15 seconds. The relay team was composed of Shelton, O'Gar:1, Pearson, and Lund. Wentz of Waupun was the high point man with 15 points. Lund of Rice Lake was second with 13 points. The drizzling rain prevented the boys from making better records and although the day was unpleasant, the meet was a success. Mr. Zimmermann de- serves a great deal of credit for producing a successful and victorious track team. It was decided that the following boys should go to Madison on May 23 to com- pete in the state track meet: Francis Lund, Harold Shelton, James O'Gara, Glen Everson, and Roger Chartier. STATE TRACK MEET Francis Lund was the only one to gain any points for Rice Lake at the state track meet. He took second place in the ICO yard dash and third in the 220 yard dash. This gained Rice Lake ninth place in the meet. Roger Chartier, Harold Shelton, Glen Everson, and James O'Gara also went to Madison. These boys were all good in their respective lines, but they had to bow before the powerful opposition of the larger schools. This was Mr. Zimmerman's second year as track coach. He made a very successful showing, bringing Rice Lake up to ninth place this year. 33 .Qi '9g,,f3'9i. vw. 'X-1 ,: 1001

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Rice Lake, 165 Cumberland, 25 We met the scrappy Cumberland Tigers on their own floor January 12, for the first time this season. They had a small team but they showed plenty of iight. At the quarter the score was tied, 5 to 5, but in the second quarter Cumberland got a scoring streak. The half ended with our boys on the short end of a 11-5 score. In the second half our boys began to pick up but Cumberland also scored and in the end their lead proved too much for us. Rice Lake, 213 Cameron, 10 Rice Lake won its first game of the season Tuesday, January 22. They played Cameron on the local floor. The game, having begun without any un- usually exciting moments, continued slow until the third quarter, when Cameron threatened, making three field goals from mid-floor. The locals came out ahead, however, probably due to their new found ability to locate the basket. Rice Lake, 245 Barron, 27 January 29 our team again met defeat at the hands of the strong Barron team in the latter's gym. Barron obtained an early lead which they maintained throughout the game despite the frenzied effort of the Rice Lake teamto cut down the lead. Barron held the lead in the last quarter only by the narrowest margin although they were three baskets ahead of us at the half. Our team did much better in the last half, but they had all they could do to hold their own, much less overtake the slight, but deciding lead of their opponents. Rice Lake, 83 Eau Claire, 23 Eau Claire came to meet us on our own floor February 5, for the first time this season. The locals showed surprising strength in the first half and seemed to have the situation well in hand. Our team played a good offensive game, but they were weak on making baskets and free throws. The score was 7 to 7 at the half. In the third quarter Eau Claire began forging ahead and kept this up until the end of the game. Rice Lake, 193 Spooner, 13 The Railroaders visited us Friday, February 12, for the only battle with them of the season. The Spooner quintet was sent away with the short end of the score, our boys making their second victory of the season. The game was fast and very active: a display of improved passing, shooting and teamwork in general gave home fans a real thrill. The score at the half was Rice Lake, 125 Spooner, 10, but the locals held a substantial lead, with long shots giving extra chills and excite- ment. Rice Lake, 123 Ladysmith, 29 Our boys played a gocd game with Ladysmith in the latter's gym on Feb- ruary 19. To the few Rice Lake spectators who were there to cheer on our team, the game seemed to promise another victory. The playing was exceptionally fast, and our team did good work. In the second half something seemed to go wrong with the Rice Lake boys, and the Ladysmith score went up and up. We could not check their good playing soon enough. Rice Lake, 235 Cumberland, 18 On Friday, February 26, Rice Lake met the fast Cumberland Badgers on the home fioor. This game proved to be the best of the season, although Cumberland's prospects before the game greatly overwhelmed our own. One of the largest crowds of the season attended the game. Rice Lake scored first and maintained the lead throughout the game though at times it was impossible to predict which team was going to win. Cox and Morley were the high scorers for Rice Lake. By win- ning this game Rice Lake was paired with Turtle Lake for a pre-tournament elimination game. l Rice Lake, 25g Turtle Lake, 14 Previous to our entering the tournament we played an elimination game with Turtle Lake at Cameron. The first score of the game was made when Cox sank a free throw. Rice Lake obtained a good lead in the first half of the game and main- tained it throughout. Cox and Morley were high scorers again. Each of them was responsible for 10 of the 25 points. Coach Olson substituted the second team the last quarter. It surely was an enjoyable feeling to be on the winning end of the econ- especially when it meant our getting or not getting into the tournament. A large crowd of Rice Lake fans attended the game. USHI