Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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THE BALLAD OF THE BASKETEERS The practice is started with the new and the old, And Miss Bowers is beginning the schedule to unfold. On December 15, the St. Ritas we beat. The score was 3 1 to 3 — a great defeat! The Buddies were the next to go down. With a score of 33 to 9. Fredericksburg, our most famous foe. Lost to us with a score of 14 to twenty-fo’. Herndon was our next victim, 22 to 16, we gained with great good vim. Our winning stroke was broken, I don’t say, “Alas!” With close scores to Mt. Rainier, Herndon, and Manas-sas. But at this bad luck we cried to heaven. And defeated Occoquan, 36 to 11. Our games, oh, my! are not now on a winning streak. From Fredericksburg and Mt. Rainier we took it, not on the chin, but on the cheek. Our A and B teams are both seen in action. When they defeat St. Agnes, A and B, in style of satisfaction. The season does not end as we will : We go down to Lee-Jackson, Occoquan and Nokesville. The players who made this season, as everyone knows. Are the sisters Shapiro, Annie and Rose, With Gorham, Weiner, Caton, and Shu, And Smith, Rose, Mosher and Shaw. “Adew.” ' Jifty-seven

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BASKET BALL The “Twins” had a fairly good season this year. Several new schools were added to the schedule, among them, Manassas, Occoquan, and Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Mt. Rainier, National Training School, Roosevelt, Mt. St. Joseph, Nokes- ville, and Lredericksburg were defeated early in the year. Then followed a mixture of defeats and victories. The team played in the Star Tournament at the close of the season, but was defeated by Bethesda-Chevy Chase in perhaps the most hotly contested game of the year, the winning basket being scored in the last few seconds of play. We entered the state finals at Charlottesville but were defeated. This closed the season. The team was composed of Captain McMenamin, Nugent, Wood, Lynch, Ennis, Apperson, B. Burrell, R. Burrell, Jacobson, Smith, Brewer, and Manager Roland. Jifty-six

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TRACK The track team this year is composed mostly of veterans. As this is written, the “Twins” have won both meets in which they have participated. The first, with Episcopal “B,” was taken by an overwhelming score. The second was a quadrangular meet with Washington and Lee, Fredericks- burg and Silver Springs. Again, A. H. S. v ' as on the very large end of the score. On May 1 1 , a team will be sent to Charlottesvill e to compete in the State Contests there. Several other meets are on schedule as this goes to press; it is hoped that the “Twins” will come out on top in these engagements. The team: Captain Shu, Nugent, Burrell, Smith, Kirchner, Harrington, Stearman, Fones, McMenamim, Ennis, Cornnell, G. Rutledge, Moriarity, Pulzone, Burroughs, Dove, Ticer, Craig, Roberts, Robinson, Caton, Cook, R. Rutledge, and Manager Wolford.