Butler High School - Butlerite Yearbook (Butler, MO)

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ii i 4 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' TEAM A Left to right!-Edith Ellis fsubstitutej, Juanita Holloway fforwardj, Ruth Wyatt Qside centerj, Doris Fail fguardj, Ruth Price fsubstitutej, Josephine Voris Qforwardj, Grace Erwin fguardj, Mabel Clarke fjumping center and Captainj. A Behind-Miss Rice Qcoachj. ' i 1

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. . - -. . ..t .... ,. .,...:,. ,,.,.,,,,...,, .M -.. .,.-..-,-ta.-....-.4 --.- -guy. -my-if--.-1,-. -15 .,-1'--f-4-p-21--. raw --'Z ':t'f' -11' ' H H '. ' ' Athlvtira Eaakrthall 1915-'17 The outlook for basketball at the beginning of the season was dark. The boys were handicapped by the graduation of two able players of last year's team and the girls had lost three in the same way. But under the supervision of Mr. Gorrell and Miss Rice, the teams quickly developed into fast, snappy squads. The season opened with a double victory over Rich Hill on our home court, both teams showing plenty of pep and ability. After the Rich Hill games both teams improved rapidly and swept everything before them until they crashed with the Appleton City team on the opponent's court. The boys' team was de- feated by a large score but the girls won a decided victory. The boys took their defeat cheerfully and returned home with hopes of getting even in the return game. In the meantime we came in contact with no teams that could withstand the onslaught of Butler's basketeers, Hume being included in this mad rush. Finally the time came for Butler to prove its superiority over the Appleton teams. On the night of jan. 19, after our girls had easily defeated the Appleton City girls, the boys clashed in a hard-fought battle. The outcome of this game was in doubt until the latter part of the last half, when our boys forged ahead and won a brilliant victory. Butler then visited Nevada and both teams lost, as has been the case in former games with Nevada. But our spirits were not to be crushed and in the return game the boys defeated Nevada for the first time in the history of the school. T The championship of Bates County now lay between Hume and Butler, each team having obtained one victory over the other. In a cramped court at Rich Hill the teams fought for the championship. With the crowd lining the sides of the court and a not overly fair referee we were nosed out. On March 8 the boys' team departed for Warrensburg to take part in the Annual Basketball Tournament. Although they did not win the Tournament they reflected no discredit upon Butler High School. At the close of the season the boys possessed the enviable record of not hav- ing lost a game on the home court throughout the season. Our record for the year stood as follows: Boys, won 7, lost 45 Girls, won 6, lost 3. WALTER E. WILLIAMS, 'l8. Fifty-six

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ty-ei First in the minds of the members of the Butler High School Basketball Team is unity and fair play. lf the team is victorious. the laurels are be- stowed upon the team as a whole and not upon any individual player. However, we prefer the willow to victory by foul means. To consider the players indi- vidually, foremost in our ranks is our captain and forward. George Hupp. A better for- ward cannot be found in Bates County. and he. as captain. is constantly on the lookout for the welfare of the team. Not far behind our captain in play- ing ability are our forwards. Seba jackson and john Dykaa man. Both are clean and fast forwards, who have done splen- did work throughout the entire season. Yes. slightly elongated are our centers. Price and Bul- lock. but that is what it takes to make good centers, and if aught is lacking in science it is given in effort. Our guards. David Thompson and Harvey Hensley. are truly what the name implies. Their defense is so effective that it takes more than the average forward to make a showing when up against them. Notwithstanding the quality of the team. we owe a great part of our success to our coach and principal, Nlr.Gorf rell, who has given much of his energy and time toward the making of the winning team that the B. H. S. Team is.