Ben Avon High School - Novaneb Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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h I l'JWL'JL'JL'JL'Jl9U1L'JL'IL'Jl'JWWWWl'Jl'Jl'lel'IL'JWWWWL'JIWJL'JWWI'JUJUWWWWWWWWWWEMWWWWWWWWWWWWH ' mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm There is one fellow who deserves as much credit as any letter-nian, al- though he missed his letter by a few quarters. Bob Scandrett showed a wonderful spirit throughout the season by his loyal attendance at practice, and his work as a sub. Among the games in which lie played was the Avalon game in which he took Pete,s place for two quarters, filling the position well. A writeeup of the football season would not be complete without the mention of those men, all of whom were assets to the team. Mr. Smith, Head Coach, deserves all the credit that may be given the team for its team-work and general knowledge of football. He holds a hard position as he is blamed for all defeats, and receives very little praise for Victories. Nevertheless he is always on the job, doing his very best to make his team a success. Mr. Hollenbaek acted as assistant coach. He seemed to get a lot of pleasure from coaching the scrubs, many of whom were freshmen and eighth graders. Without the opposition given the first team by Mr. Hollenhack's scrubs, the season would not have been a very great success. Mr. Irwin was not officially connected with the team but was a constant help and inspiration. At almost every game. Mr. Irwin was preseiitealways encouraging 0r cheering the fellows. The first thing heard in the locker room after a game was his complimentary i-eiiiarks. If it had not been for the dinner and meeting at his home, there would not have been nearly as much hope of beating Avalon. It was then that every fellow determined to beat Avalon, or bust. It was this spirit, carried from that meeting through the school and borough, that made it possible for the fellows to fulfill the highest ambition of the football season. J . L. VH. Ehzlrlz QCZ'ke Hktz'm W272; for Ben dim: Boggs, Though Ill, Breaks in at Last Minute, and Saves Game. Beii Avon borough cares little whether or not Pitt beats W: 6; J. 01' Yale beats Princeton today. For yesterday afternoon Ben Avon wound up its season in a blaze 0f glory by defeating its much heavier and aiieieiit rivals from Avalon. The story of the triumph reads like fiction, for the hero role was played by one who was kept out of the game for three quaiters on. account of. illness, only to be injected in the closing minutes of the game to give his team a Victory. For three quarters, Avalon and Ben Avon fought to a 0-0 stfiiidstill. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Avalon, gaining. on the exchange 0t punts and by a long end run, placed the ball 011 the four-yai'd liiie. Here the Ben Avon line, liavmg held on two previous occasions when the goal line. was threatened, gave .way .Wlltfll Fisher slipped off tackle for a touchdown. 'Aval-on failed to luck goal. At this IiOiiit iii the game Bog'gs entered, Receiving the kickott, Ben Avon opened up With torward passes, Boggs passed 40 yards down the field to. ReSs. .011 two attempts Boggs gained eight yards and Anderson, brother of ttAiidy 0t Pitt tame, made it first. dgwii. Boggs, standing on the 12-yard line skirted Avalonts right end, and behind perfect iiitei'lereiiee crossed the line for a touchdown. With the score tied, this same Boggs, writhing in pain from a recent attack of pleurisy, dl'OkaiCked a water-soaked ball between the posts and over the cross bar for the winning point. Shortly afterward the game ended. With victory over their ancient foe a fact, the Ben Avon students paraded through the Avalon streets amid cheers and wild yelling. . , A Sharing honors with Boggs in the game should be mentioned Stout tor his defensive work. ' ' 'n'i Lniiiiiiiiuiifiiiiiiiiilhiiihjd'i i v DitLLflJ 01.01513wa - J1 .0 , u...7,.,w..w mummmmmmmamu .. . J C- Thirty-m'ne mmmmmmmmmmmm g C C C C u f;

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SUL'JL'JL'JL'lWLUL'JQJL'JUJWUWWWl9l'JL'lL'JL'Jl'Jl'Jl9WUUWWUl'JWWWWMHWUWWWWWWWUWWUIWUWL'JUWWUUWWWWUHJ' ' - ' ES 1'1 , $0315, Barkethzll 523 am! ,24 COACH .......................................... , ,,,,,,,,,,,,, D D. Smith CAPTAIN ..... R rtl 12h E . Mac 0 MANAGER... ..... Ch ct Laugh ray The first part 01 our beys, season was marked by a series of defeats. They 10st to Sw1ssva1e at Sw1ssvaie, Swissvale at home, Bellevue at Believue, Edgewood at Ben Avon, and Ben Avon at KVilkinsburg. The most interesting of these games was the one with Swissvale on our floor. This was a hotly contested game, both teams alternating tor the leading: score. A few seconds before the, end of the game the score was 26-26. but a boy from Swissvale hung a pretty shot while the tiniekeeperts whistle blew. making the final score 28-26 in favor of the Visitors. In this game Boggs and Stout shared scoring honors for Ben Avon while Paulie. played well for Swissvale. We added a victory to our series of defeats when we played Shadyside at Ben Avon. At the end of the first half the score was 17-13 in favor of the Academy boys-but spurred on by a desire for chicken and wat'ttes and the chance for their first victory, the home boys staged, a, comeback in the last half, hanging thirteen baskets in quick succession during this period. Bogg's and Stout were the high scorers tor the local boys while Harris was the star from the Academy. We took another Victory from the Shadyside boys on their own floor. The Shadysidians played a better defense in this game, the game ending with the score 23-12. The next thrilling episode of the season was the game played with Aspinwall in the home gym. It was a fast game from the very beginning: with Aspinwall in possession of the ball they were able to sink three pretty ones in quick succession. The tables turned when Stout caged a beauty. quickly followed by two more from Mace and Burson. The quz-irters.ended in a. deadlock, 8-8. Ben Avon took a spurt in the last half, maintaining an easy lead in the last quarter. Fine shooting, passing, and tive-man. detense Were features of the game. Mace, the star of thegaine, caged two field goals,'while Lang was the main support of the up-river team. We closed our season with Avalon on our floor. They came down in the best of form to play a team they knew would be ready for them. It was a thrilling game throughout, and as rough as close rn'als Will plav, ' Avalon won. Dobler was their star performer, with our Stout and ,Maee playing well. Letters were presented to the following playerszeBoggs, Burson, Mace, MacGregor, Stinson, and Stout. Among those who played some varslty baSketball and did not earn a letter are Crot't, Ross,'Bnnt1ne', andrHunt. The reserves, under the leadership of Jim Bunting. were not able. to Win a a game, being handicapped by size, welght, and keen opposltion. Bunting and Hunt played well for the second team outfit. The team must be commended for its fight and school spirit. Numerals were presented to Nprert Scandrett, Samuel Lee, Jini Bunting, George Johnstone, John bonniely, Dunny Toy, John Hunt. n EIWQ'OIN mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmr. .mmmmmmmmrmmmmmm I I 9 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwmmwwwwwwwwmwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwu mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Forty-o'ne 3