Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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Page Fourteen tiip: tattler Conneaut—28. Cowden, r. f. Puffer, 1. f. Eades, c. Cameron, r. g. Zack, 1. g. Harbor—18. Bjorklund, r. f. Taki, 1. f. Brink, c. McSaren, r. g. Olson, 1. g. CLOSE SHAVE. Conneaut just nosed Painesville out of a victory by three baskets. The game was the fastest that has been played this year. Painesville was light, hut fast and was game to the end. In the first three quarters Conneaut got one basket a quarter more than Painesville and broke even in the last quarter. That tells the tale of how Conneaut slowly but surely won their fourth victory. Eades and Zack were the stars in Conneaut’s line-up. Greenfield was Painesville’s main scoring machine, making 14 out of the team’s 20 points. Zack and Rubenstein made a fine pair of guards. Rubenstein’s man got only one basket. Cowden scored more points than all the other members of our team put together. His hard work at practice certainly showed results. A preliminary was played by the High School Seconds and Kingsville. Kingsville was decisively overwhelmed, 28 to 11. Curwood’s and Benson’s shooting were the bright spots in the game. Eastman scored 9 of Kingsville’s 11 points. The High School has had hard luck so far this year. Puffer has quit school, also Punkar. Smith, the star center, is laid up with an injured knee, which will probably keep him out of all athletics for Ihe year. They are all players that the High School will miss badly. Conneaut—26. Painesville—20. Cowden, r. f. Greenfield, r. f. Eades, 1. f. Bliss, 1. f. Cox, c. Ken, c. Rubenstein, r. g. Breismister, r. g. Zack, 1. g. Tolcott, 1. g. Summary: Field Goals—Eades 5, Cowden 6, Zack 1, Bliss 1. Greenfield 6, Breismister 2. Halliday. of Conneaut. Fouls—Cowden 2, Greenfield 2. Referee— ’NOTHER ONE. The basketball team of the county seat proved easy money for C. H. S. when, on January 25, they threw precaution to the winds and boarded the P. 0., better known as the ocean wave, and slept (?) for three hours while that faithful gunboat fearlessly pursued the treacherous rails. But everyone luckily recovered soon from the customary sea-sickness, just in time to show our capital city what a basketball team looked like.

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THE TATTLER Page Thirteen warriors of C. H. S. and when the final whistle blew the board read: Conneaut 37; Conneautville 29. Thus ended the second game of the season, which Conneaut was very pleased to win, having been defeated by the Vocational School last year. Smith and Eades made up a veritable scoring machine and their basket shooting was faultless. Smith received an injury to his knee in this game which has led up to his present condition. Zaek guarded his man so suecessfullv that he did not get a point. Conneaut—37. C. V. S.—29 Eades ....................................................... Nicolls Left Forward. Cowden ..................................................... Pletcher Right Forward. Smith ........................................................ Gibson Center. Zack ....................................................... Frazier Right Guard. Cox ............................................................ Fish Left Guard. Summary: Baskets—Eades 8, Cowden 2, Smith 7, Zack 1. Nic- olls Gibson 4, Frazier 4. Fish 1. Fouls-Smith 1, Frazier 5. Referee—McNulty, of Ilarmonsburg. Time of halves—20 minutes. TABLES TURNED. Conneaut again came to the front and partially made up for the two defeats suffered at Harbor’s hands last year, by defeating them 28 to 18 in the first county game of the season. Harbor’s team was weakened considerably by last year’s graduation and by recent enlistment in the service. The game was close from start to finish. The score af the end of the first quartr was 7 to 6 in Harbor’s favor, at the end of the second quarter 14 to 12 in Harbor’s favor and at the beginning of the third quarter was 19 to 16 in Conneaut’s favor. Puffer scored the most points for Conneaut—12; while Taki and Brink shared the honors for Harbor with 6 points apiece. Brink, although. Avas the star and the mainstay of the whole team. On the other hand. Eades was Conneaut’s best player. Zaek guarded his man well as usual, Bjorklund getting only one basket. In the preliminary betAveen the Irving and the Oxford, the Irving Avas decisively defeated. Kurtz and White starred for the Oxfords, while Green Avas the big man for the Irving. This is the third successive game the High School has Avon, but only the first county game. At this time it looks as if the last game of the season between Conneaut and Ashtabula, at Ashtabula, will decide the county championship. Summary: Field goals—CoAvden 2, Puffer 6, Eades 5, Bjorklund 1. Taki 2, Brink 3, MeSaren 2. Fouls—CoAvden 2, Taki 2.

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Page Fifteen THE TATTLER The small gymnsium at Jefferson handicapped our players, but they started out strong and ran up twenty-one points before the whistle blew for the first quarter and stopped the slaughter. Losing their ability at basket shooting as the game progressed, (upon Conneaut’s) the exhibition lost interest, and it is reported that a faithful rooter, Warren Eades, was found asleep when the half ended. Conneaut did not get a point in the second quarter and the scoro stood 21 to 7 in favor of Conneaut. A goal by Eades was the only score in the third quarter, but Jefferson seemed to gain form as the game went on. Zack was in a new position at forward, but put up his usual good game and got four goals. Rubenstein and Cowden each got two goals, while Eades copped the most baskets, getting six goals. Wilson and Brainard possessed what ability the Jefferson team had as far as basket shooting was concerned, but White had a good eye and shot four fouls. Conneaut—30. Jefferson—12 Zack Cowden Left Forward. Wilson Eades Right Forward. White Rubenstein Center. Lambdin Cox Left Guard. Latimer Right Guard. Summary: Baskets—Zack 4, Cowden 2, Eades 6, Rubenstein 2. Brainard 2, Wilson 2. Fouls—Cowden 2, White 4. Referee—Cooley, of Ashtabula. CLOSE, BUT— Conneaut still remains undefeated. Geneva also went away with the little end of a 21 to 16 score. But the outcome was not certain until the final whistle blew. Geneva had a very fast team, and also a bulldog tenacity, and endurance. At the start of the game, any spectator could not have told the outcome. The teams seemed very evenly matched and the score of the first half, Conneaut 6, Geneva 5, was certainly nothing to figure on. Conneaut went into the second quarter with a rush and played the best basketball of the game during that quarter. They swamped Geneva and got the lead that they kept till the end of the game. Conneaut’s score at the end of the second quarter was 17, Geneva 7. Geneva came back strong in the third quarter and held Conneaut scoreless and rang up 6 points for themselves. It began to look as if Geneva would overcome the lead and Conneaut wakened up somewhat. The last quarter was a