Whiting High School - Eagle Yearbook (Whiting, KS)

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BASKETBALL 1939 1940 Early 1n the season, basmetball, the HAthlet1c Godn of W R H S dropped a Mess of Boy Scout knots and a b1g load of WOFTlb and Jlg saw puzzles Plght lnto Coach Kelly's lap Graduatlon last sprlng 6llm1H9t6d slx men from the Ilfat team squ d, four of the slx belng flrst str1ng men Cnly two letter men were back and the rest were last year's second team men, new students, and freshmen After several weeks prac+1ce, Coach Kelly dlscovered several com bln t1OP whleh seemed to work His one solutlon was to alternate these combln tlons, USIDQ a dlfferent llne up ln ach game, untll he found one th t really C11CKGd Frlday nlght, WOVSMDSP 28, the Eagles got off to a ragged but eneouraglng start by defeatlng Denlson lb to 1F A Soldler the next week, the Fagles showed g eat nmprovement by dere tlnb the HCharg1ng Soldlersn 38 to T7 Wlfh ubx fadf, stphomore forward, hlttlng from all arbles on the court January lo lf 18, the I H S flrst team defeated Netaraka 46 46 ll the Ilrst round and wa defeated by C1rcleJ1lle lH the second round 85 to 18 The second team was ellmwnated by Soldler ln the second round 32 o l7 after Qefe t1n5 Dell the n15ht before 47 14 Francls Gnlsen, senlor fOFWaTG, played outstand1n5 ball ln the Del a 5 me SCOTIHO 17 of the tot l 47 polnts Cn rebru ry 2, th Agles played one of thelr most brllllant Eames of the season when they defeated vetmore 48 24 Thls vlctory avenged an e.rl1er 29 14 defe t on Wetmore's home court -- . , . A 0 0 o ' . . .. . 'A S ' - f . . . , f . . . .. 5 . D xA vb - . . . . ' 0 4 l O V. . - . G . 5 . A R, . . Os. . .b .L a . . . . . - f,Q -o a . - . J A . Q ., . . , . . J. . C f f H ' Q -, ' ' ' .l. ' ., .J : . '- .. .4 D . - , f . i . . I' . , ., . ua. - ' H 'L ' . V' : 7 L f ' ' .G. L a I In the annual Jackson County Tournament at Holton f- 1- . ' -K I X- I I O Y , 4 ,W-F' ' 4 ' I 1 S . Y. . , O , . . A . . , -. .l - , F . H, . ., t a a f - . -. , , A . P 1 , 1 . . N ' ',- 1' if fa ' ' U a ' . nu a e Ea' f ' ' ' ' ' ,-, - fr' 11- v . i YQ' A P ,,, . ' ' f- r' Q ft, ' - ,W A I