Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Swimming BARNARD JONES and company brought Central second place in the 1920 Minneapolis aquatic circles. The big meet of the year was the state interscholastic clash in the M. A. C. tank, December 13. Central won fourth place, being pitted against the pick of the state. Barnard Jones placed in the 100-yard swim, 220, and swam on the relay, which copped third. Fred Grose captured a point in the dives and was a link in the relay chain. Frank Bessessen swam second in the 100-yard breast stroke. The West-Central dual was the last meet of the season. Jones and Stahr did the bulk of the Central work, although other Central “fish' won a letter through placing on this date. West, winning the last event on the program, won by only four points. Tom Sands was captain of the 1920 team, Jones having withdrawn in his favor. M. Skobba and W. Roberts, beside those mentioned, were Central’s representatives in the water sport. 11» 1

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won by a score of 19 to 7. Captain Norton, Ross and Boyd were the stars on the offense, while Miller played his usual steady guarding game. The last game of the season was played with East on our own floor. Our team enjoyed a little football and basketball mixed, the play stopping only when Central wanted to shoot a basket. The final score of the game was Central 26 and East 6. Captain Norton. Boyd and Clymer were the stars for Central on the offense, while Karl Miller administered a few football tactics to the smaller East forwards. Central and South had been tied for first honors, but South met her second defeat at the hands of the North quint on the latter’s floor by a score of 11 to 10, which gave Central the 1920 city championship. As Central defeated the Mechanic Arts five in a game on their own floor by a score of 45 to 23, they were conceded the twin city title also, because Mechanic Arts were the champions of St. Paul. However, at the close of the season, the team was invited to represent the twin cities in one of the greatest basketball tournaments that has ever been held in the United States, at the University of Chicago. After a few weeks of discussion, it was decided to send the team to the tournament, and the following men made the trip: Coach Mitchell. Captain Norton, Karl Miller. Theodore Clymer, Ray Ross, Gordon Boyd. Joseph Fleming. Vernon Kyllingstad, Thomas Rivers, and the student manager, John Van Camp. The team left for the windy city without the services of their star center, but Central’s fighting spirit kept them in the running, and they proved themselves to be Xme of the best high school fives in the United States. They played their first round game with Hyde Park, high school champions of the Chicago schools, and emerged the victors by a score of 21 to 19. The next day they met and defeated Ishpeming. Mich., champions of Northern Michigan, by a score of 22 to 16. This left the team as one of the six who were to compete in the third round. Central was scheduled to play Crawfordsvillc Ind., champions of Indiana, for the right to play in the finals, and they lost this game by a score of 21 to 16, but they never lost their fighting spirit. It was decided that Central was to play Boone, Iowa, champions of Iowa, for fourth place, which they did. defeating the Boone team by a score of 12 to 9. It is impossible to tell of the wonderful time that the members of the team had on this trip, but it will never be forgotten by any of them. For winning fourth place. Central was awarded a silver loving cup, and individual silver medals for each member of the team. At the close of the season, the team was entertained at a banquet given by the Boys’ Club, and seven members of the team and Mr. Mitchell received gold basketballs from the club in appreciation of the wonderful work and honors which they had brought to Central High School. The support which the team received from the student body was appreciated, and it helped the fighting spirit of the players. Central can look forward to a very successful year of basketball next year with Captain Norton, Clymer. Edwards, and Fleming back. I is j

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