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

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QUWJL'J'JJWUUJUJL'JL'JLWNJWL'JL'JL'JWL'JL'JWUJUJL'JL'JL'JL'JUUL'JL'IL'JL'NJL'JWL'JWL'JL'JK'JL'JWWWWWUWUUWWWUUWWWWWUWMWW 3 The Basket Ball Season of 1924 can well be considered a success. E ; There were three outstanding characteristics: few close games, almost every E1 game being a walk-away; no lack of victories; and a spirit of exception- g ally good sportsmanship. The first two features made the season a success E3 from a spectacular point of view; the last one made it a source 01' pride E3 to the coach and the school. The Aspinwall game, abroad, was a cause of much sorrow to everyone, for although the girlsy team was a little too much for themeat that timee and they came home with the seasonls first defeat, this defeat created a mottozettThey shall not win at Ben Avon. Did they? Look at the score and you can see what happened! This shows the HNever Say Die'l spirit that the Ben Avon girls had during the season. In the Rochester game, at home, the superfine playing of the girls- caused much joy. Bettyls field shots went into the basket almost uncannily from any place on the floor and the game ended 51-19, Ben Avon! The Ben Avon team played fifteen games with first class teams of sur- rounding communities. The forward positions were well held by Betty i Trimble and Virginia Kiser. The good team-work 0f the two girls, together with Bettyts brilliant shots, went far to make the season the success it was. The guard positions as played by Alice Stirling, captain; Margaret Batehelor, and Charlott Moore, could not have been more capably filled. We do not know whether Alicels red hair had anything to do with her aggressive spirit I and excellent playing, but certainly we do know that once Alice got her hands on the ball, which was much too often for the opposing forwards, it came down to her own forwards with astonishing speed. The teamwork between Alice and Margaret was also specially good. Ruth Frazer, as center, was aided by Ruth Aston, side-eenter and ex- ponent of perpetual motion. Their speed and passing cannot be too highly praised. The substitutes, Ruth Harnish, Margaret James, and Charlotte Hare, did much 'to aid the team in its victories. The championship of the North Boroughs went to the Ben Avon team and, consequently, it was in the runners-up for the County Championship. Edgewood and Robinson Township were the other two contestants for this honor. The first of the series was played between Edgewood and Ben Avon on March 17th. Although the galleries at the old Carnegie Tech gymnasium Were almost completely filled with Ben Avon enthusiasts, and although the girls did their best to bring home the victory, the game, sad to say, ended With the score 15-11, Edgewood. 5 due to the excellent coaching of Miss Lloyd and the tine , girls, the season will always be eonsiciereg a . L. Nevertheles spirit and playing of the success. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . mmmmmmmmmmmm. mmmnmmm- E I mmimmm mmmmv - 0 M -mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ' 'Forty-three D 3 D D D D D D 'swwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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