Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM 1926-1927

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COCHRAN AERIAL 13 COCHRAN GIRLS' SPORTS The Cochran girls in their attractive blue and gold suits made a record to be proud of in basketball. They lost only two games out of seven. The girls played hard to win this proud name for Coch- ran. Kathrine Rice and Ma1'tha Howe showed that their hearts and spirit was still for Cochran by coming out from High School every night for practice. The following girls played in most of the games: Katherine Rice, Forward, lylartha Mytoil, Side Center, Helen Reese, Forward, Ma1'tha Howe, Guard, Marion Nicholson, Center, May Collins, Guard. The substitutes-Dorothy Walker, Helen Kline, Marie Calhoun, Sophia Garretson and Barbara Kurtz. The games were played as follows: Jan. 20-Cochran 135 Ferndale 4 Jan. 28-Cochran 23, High 15 Feb. 5-Cochran 13, Southmont 8 Feb. 24-Cochran 26, High 12 Mar. 3-Cochran 215 Southmont 10 Mar. 11-Cochran 17, Somerset 32 Mar. 18-Cochran 159 Somerset 22 -Ruth Klahre GIRLS' BASKET-BALL TEAM The Gir1's Grade Basket-ball Team of Cochran tried hard to' wing but the Garfield girls demonstrated that they could play better. Cochran won the game they played with Joseph Johns and lost two to Garfield. The game on the Cochran Hoor with Gar- Held was hard fought, the score beingi21-19. The line-up for the games was as follows: Helen Reese, Forward, Sophia Garretson, Forward, Marian Nicholson, Center, Ma1'tha lVIyton, Side Center, Dorthy Walker, Guard, Marie Calhoun, Guard. ' The results of the games are: Joseph Johns 85 Cochran 13 Garfield 21 3 Coch1'an 19 Garfield 235 Cochran 21 -,May Collins GIRLS' BASEBALL TEAM The Cochran Girls closed their baseball season successfully. They won every game they played, Garfield, Joseph Johns and all

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COCHRAN AERIAL 15 of Cochran's grade teams. The scores are: Oct. 14-joseph Johns 6-Cochran 23 Oct. 21-Garfield 8-Cochran 13 Nov. 4-Joseph Johns 12-Cochran 18 The girls who played on this successful team Were: Helen Reese, Katherine Rice, May Collins, Dorothy Walker, Martha Howe, Mariaii Nicholson, Martha Myton, Marie Calhoun, Katherine Gindlesberger, Marian Pinder, Dorothy Nliller, Pricilla Davis. -Ruth Klzzhre BOYS' BASKET-BALL SUMMARY On March 24 our basket-ball team closed the best season in the history of the school. Through the able coaching and perseverance of Mr. Felton and Mr. Hatch, Cochran was well represented in the cage. The Cochran lads were forced to bow to five defeats, while they snowed under fourteen of the opposing teams. The total points scored by Cochran's baslceteers was 527 while their oppo- nents scored 416 points. The following players were with the team during the entire season: Jack Price, Charles Leffler, Hamer Wagi1e1', Richard Thomas, Joseph Warreii, John Oleynick, Fred Abdalla, Ephraim Glosser, Harold Jacques, Edward Varner. The record of the games follows: Cochran -Presbyterian Cochran -Ferndale ....,... Cochran -Southmont .,........ Cochran -Presbyterian Cochran -Westmont .......... Cochran -Southmont ........,. Cochran -Alumni ........,,..,,,,,,,,,,,., Cochran -Adams Street ......... Cochran -Brethren .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Cochran -Vvestmont .,,,,4,,,,,,,,,, Cochran -Alumni ..,.,.,,..,,,,,,.,,,,,. Cochran -J.H.S. Reserves Cochran -J.H.S. Reserves Cochran -Ferndale ....,.............. Cochran -Dale ..................,. Cochran -Bracken ,....,.......,.. Cochran -Ferndale Reserves