Clear Lake High School - Echo Yearbook (Clear Lake, WI)

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Basket Ball 1917-18 Among the men who answered Coach Gardner’s first call, were four men of last years team. There were about fifteen out altogether, so prospects were very bright. The old men were placed on the first squad, and from the rest of tin bunch Coach Gardner picked a team that held the first team to less than 20 points. This gave tin first team very good practice. After about a week’s practice we played our first game with Clayton. The team showed what they were going to do this year at this game. The result of the game was 47-5 in favor of dear Lake. Our next game, with Barron, was one of the fastest and cleanest games ever seen on Clear Lake’s floor. The result was 44-86 in favor of Barron. Our next encounter was with Hammond. This was a very close and interesting game as the score indicates, which was 20-20 at the end of the second half. An extra five minutes was played, Clear Lake winning 22-20. We next went to Barron, where we were defeated by a large score. 54-14 We were completely outclassed in this game. New Richmond, one of the best teams in this section, came next. The game was played on New Richmond s floor and we were defeated, 84-18. Chetek came next. We defeated them by the score of 24-19. Chetek was three points in the lead until about the last seven minutes of play, when the home team hit its stride and won out. Of the River Falls game, at River Falls, the less said the better. Downing came to dear Lake next. We defeated them 68-6. (dear Lake shot baskets at will. The great defensive work of the home team kept Downing from scoring. New Richmond played us on our floor the following week. The game was rough and fast. Some say it was the best game ever played on the local floor. The result was 16-6 in favor of New Richmond. We then went to Spooner, where we were defeated, 21-14. We were un-

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Top Row: Norman Reed, William Halliday, Martin Reed, Harvey Holtz. Second Row: Reuben W.llen, L. O. Gardner, Coach; Benedict Lien. Third Row: Clint Booth, Captain.

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able to play at our best on account of the size of tlie hall. The first half ended 11-10 in Spooner’s favor. Downing came to Clear Lake and were again defeated, 36-12. ( oach Gardner started the first team, but kept on taking them out until the whole of tin second team was playing. The first half ended 29-4. Spooner was our next opponent on our own floor. We were defeated by this same team earlier in the season on their floor by tin score of 21-14. We went into the game with the grim determination to win. and win we did. The final score was 35-11. Spooner was completely outclassed, failing to score a field basket in the last half. Neither their forwards nor center caged a field basket during the game. The battle with River Falls occurred on Feb. 22. 1918. The game was by far the hardest fought game ever seen on the local floor. Phe official score at the end of the game was 26-17. The score at tin end ot tin first halt wa 12 4. The score at the end of the second half was 14-13. River Falls defeated us earlier in the season, 70-13. The boys were determined to hold them to a low score. Our team work was superior to theirs but they were able to cage tin ball more consistently and so won. Hammond came next and were defeated in a fast game by the score of 25-15. We played a heavy schedule of fourteen games during the season, winning seven of them. When you stop and consider that we have played some ot the largest schools in this section, schools three and four times our size, and that they have had a great deal more experience in the game, our showing this season was remarkable. On March 7-8-9 we went to the district tournament at River Falls. While there we played three games. Our first game was with Baldwin, whom we defeated by the score of 16-13 We next played Cumberland, the winner of the tournament. They defeated us by the score of 8-4. We were in the lead 3-2 at the end of the first half. The second half went on with the score remaining the same until the last two or three minutes of play, when we broke, and they scored three field baskets. Our next game was with Hudson. We were unable to do much on account of their “long sizes.' and were defeated 17-5. Much credit is due the second team for the part they played in developing the first team. No team can be developed without the support of the second team. They came out night after night just to give practice to the first team. They were also looking ahead to the time when they will play on the first team. We thank them and hope that when they play on the first team the second team will do the same by them as they did by us. Boys’ Basket Ball Team Clint Booth. “Duffy” was captain of the team for the last two seasons. At the beginning of the season he was called upon to fill the position of right guard. He has played this guard for four years. Many a game was won through the playing of “Duffy.” Harvey Holtz. Captain-Elect. “Friday” is a very hard worker and de serves much credit for his team work and basket shooting. He was one of the