Canton Williams High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Canton, NY)

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was 32 BASKETBALL Canton High Schoolls basketball team experienced a season of ups and downs. The team showed possibilities, but for some reason, they did not work right at the right time. The brilliant part of the season was the defeat of Malone, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, and Watertown. At the end of the season, they were tied with Malone. It was necessary to play the deciding game at Potsdam. Canton lost the game by the score of 19 to 16, and the right to play in the tournament the following week, slipped through her Hngers. The team was made up of: Captain Rex D. Crump, left guard, Wilmer Thomas, right guardg Kenneth Nipe, centerg Glenn Wright, right forward, Lysle Snyder, left forward. The following substitutes made their blocks: Alfred Walters, Robert Coakley, Frank Sanford, Carl Barbour, and Charles Kahala. Donald Crary was manager. Wit-h Glenn Wright elected as Captain for next year, and the return of such men as Thomas, Coakley, and Sanford, the prospect is quite good. Mr. Oliver will again re-turn as Coach, and will probably develop a smooth-working aggregation, in spite of the loss of Nipe and Crump, two old veterans, and one of the most well- known pair of players in Northern New York.

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was fl af A ,.., 1 I A J , 3 1 FOOTBALL The Canton High School football season for 1931 was one of the most successful the school has experienced in its history. The season was started with a team of new men, few o-f them had any experience, but under the leadership of Coach Oliver, and Captain Rex Crump, this same team of greenhorns played like veterans. The first league game of the season ended in a stinging defeat. This merely served as a whip does to a lagging horse, for the next week Po,tsdam's mighty team was held to a scoreless tie. After this small taste of victory, Canton struck her stride. Gouverneur was beaten by a decisive score. However, the best game of the season was the Malone game. Canton's small team went down to Malone, played a larger and more experienced team off their feet to earn the right to play in the championship the following week. The championship, played at Weeks Athletic Field before a record crowd, was a battle royal. It was not until the final whistle that Ogdensburg was sure of their victory. The best play of the game was Captain Crump's run of fifty-five yards through the entire Ogdensburg team for a touchdown. In honor of the team, three very delicious banquets were given, one by Frank Sanford, the freshman tackleg one by Rex Crump, ex-captaing and one by the Canton Advertising Club. At the Hrst banquet, the captain for next season was elected. Th-e Class of 1932 wishes Canton teams, and Captain Wilmer Thomas another successful season.

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was , il ,V . ' at X' , . . .. ' f -1 , .,.- -V ,,,. , , GIRLS' BASKETBALL Although the girls' basketball team won only one game this year, still a good time was had by all. One irr-eat disadvantage this year was that, with the excep- tion ot' lVlartha Clark, all the grirls were quite short. We thought that just for variety we would describe the exploits of the various members of the team in terms of poetry. Marie Place- Marion Burrowes Marla Snyder ln the face, she took and rapped 'em, That's Marie, boy, she's our captain. -They eall her Spitball, but what's in a name. And let me tell you, sh-e plays a swell floor game. -They call her Flash or The Mighty Atom , It's a darn good name, 'cause how she went, at 'eml Beryl Nipe-She'd cock her head, and squint her eye, There'.s two more points! the rest would cry. Martha Clark-When he jumps, it's just no use, Jessie Snyder Katherine Howard Leona Johnson Helen Tupper lfranees Howard Jean Tait l our ol' us are leaving: lwe hopel this June but we leave trained players for next year. In concluding, we just want to Oliver for his patience with us and for the effort he put forth good one. For the other team takes all the abuse. -les,eie's here and Jessie's there. Jessie's always on the tear. -When she goes plowing down the floor They flop behind, and they flop before. When we needed some good, fast work, We'd put in Leona, she'd never shirk. -Helen was always afraid for her glasses But she played just as well as the rest of the lasses. -Buster was one of our sturdy band Who could take her place and lend a hand. -The job of manager isn't much fun- It's too darned hard to remember the gum. behind several well- say thanks to Coach to make our team a -Marie Place, Capt.g Jean Tait, Mgr.