Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS 27 Register: North Judson defeated the Bull¬ dogs here last Friday evening by pulling the game out of the fire in the closing minutes after Crown Point had come from behind in the j third quarter to lead them 20-19. The half showed North Judson leading 19 to 6. The local boys hi’ their stride in the third quarter and came near upsetting the visitors. In the last quarter, North Judson hit another scoring streak and came through with a final of 34 to 26. The old Alma Mater won their game from the Calumet High School team here Saturday even¬ ing. The locals went through a better rejuvenation. A new line¬ up started the game, and the regu ¬ lars were run as the coach thought they would work best. The Hub took the lead in the second quar ter and maintained it throughout the game, winning by the score of 36-24. In classy bit of play the locals trimmed the Brook High School last Saturday evening. The boys play¬ ed a better brand of ball than they had for some time. They had all of the old time spirit; and the re¬ sults pleased the fans, the team, and the players. The final score was 18-17. Bulletin: The Crown Point High School teams went to Lowell Friday night and trimmed the Crowe men in good style. The varsity wasted no time in getting started for they lit out with a scoring spree that left Lowell wondering what was coming next. By the end of the first quarter, Crown Point had run up a 10-2 lead. The second quarter found the game slowed up a bit. and as a result the score at the half was 12-8. In the last half the boys went in for another drive that continued to the final score of 31-14 In the closing portion of the game substitutes were used by Crown Point and showed that they were capable of holding their own against fair competition. Register: The local varsity lost its game to the Catholic Central team last Saturday evening. The final score was 34-28. It was a rough game for both teams with Central collect¬ ing sixteen ' personal fouls to the local’s six. Nevertheless, the boys came home intact, but minus a vic¬ tory. In a fast rough and .tumble battle, the local team lost its game to the Lew Wallace boys last Fri¬ day evening. The locals trailed through the entire encounter. None of the boys were making their shots and it took the morale of the tean: away. Bulletin: The varsity beat Hobart in one of the most thrilling climaxes that fans have seen in many a day. With the score at 21-14 at the half, it looked as though Hobart would be a victor. At the end of the third quarter, it was 23-20. Then the battle started. Crown Point had been leading with a few seconds to go when a Hobart player made a spectacular shot and tied the score at 30 all. In the overtime period Crown Point won by a score of 34 32. Register: Crown Point High School lost a close game to North Judson last Saturday evening by a score of 24- 19. The locals played a good de¬ fensive game against their taller opponents. The Chesterton team came here last Friday evening to win their game with the local varsity. The Crown Point team had the fire and stamina to hold them the first half, but the later stages of the game found the visitors holding their pace while Crown Point was let¬ ting down. The final score was 28-16. The Red and White clicked Fri¬ day evening when they won their game from Hobart. They slipped in a winning basket in the over¬ time period to win their tilt by a score of 27-25. They worked well together and converted a high per¬ centage of their free throws. The Hub City Bulldogs suffered a defeat at the hands of the Lowell Red Devils last Friday evening. The local lads played a far different game from the one at Lowell where they were an easy victor. The Red Devil’s stamina, and experience stood them in hand when the go- iing was rough. Crown Point was leading at the half 12-10; but com¬ ing back in the last half, Lowell romped away with the game that I closed the season’s schedule by a score of 26-20. TOURNAMENT GAMES Register: j With the annual sectional tour- i ney closing the season of basketball |for the local team Crown Point ! showed a total of six victories and twelve losses for the 1934-35 season. In their first game in the tourney at Valpo last Friday, Crown Point j defeated the Washington Township team by a score of 28 to 16. This brought them into the quarter finals. Meeting Chesterton in their next game, the locals met the same strong competition that they met here on the local hardwood. The final score was 39 to 25. Platt: “Doctor, I feel like killing myself. What shall I do?” Doctor: “Just leave it to me.” Bill Harper: “What’s the matter old man, had a cold?” P ink y- “I’b jub breakigid a doo set ob false teed.” Jim Louis: “I like that girl-- F. O. B.” John Louis: “What?” Jim Louis: “F. O. B. (Father owns bank).” Atkins: “Charlie, can you give me an example of wasted energy?” Miller: “Selling a hair raising story to a bald-headed man.” Briggs: “I thought you said after the dance I should have a date anytime I pleased.” i Becky: “I did, but you don’t ! please.”

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23 CROWN POINT INKLINGS BASKETBALL First Row: Harry Collins, Bill Platt, Floyd Seramur, Ralph Biegel, Milton Carlson, Bob Wilson. Second Row: Francis Klarkowski, Bill Steeb, Tony Horst, Paul Toomey. Clifford Henderson. Coach Church. BASKETBALL TEAM MEMBERS Varsity t F. Seramur t P. Toomey. t W. Steeb O. Mills t W. Platt G. Christman t R. Biegel M. Carlson C. Henderson K. Hamilton Reserves L. Toomey W. Brown f C. Root t E. Purdy. R. Sykora G. Anderson R. Welch G. Brooks W. Ford M. Heldt Lettermen. t Seniors. 1934—SCHEDULE—1935 Crown Point Opponent C. P. 17 Geo. Rogers Clark 21 C. P. 20 Griffith 25 C. P. 26 Goodland 28 C. P. 20 Froebel 26 C. P. 26 North Judson 34 C. P. 27 Chesterton 33 C. P. 36 Calumet 24 C. P. 33 Knox 27 C. P. 18 Brook 17 C. P. 31 Lowell 14 C. P. 28 Catholic Central 34 C. P. 12 Lew Wallace 25 C. P. 34 Hobart 32 C. P. 18 Rensselaer 30 C. P. 19 North Judson 24 C. P. 16 Chesterton 28 C. P. 27 Hobart C. P. 20 Lowell 25 Total 418 47. ' Won 6. Lost 12. Percentage .333. Register: Crown Point High lost two game.: to start the season. George Rogers Clark trimmed the varsity in the final period of the game, after trail¬ ing throughout, 21 to 17. The game was played on Friday and the next night Griffith handed the boys a defeat to the score of 25 to 20. These two defeats at the beginning of the season may mean that the boys will come through with a bang at the close. The varsity, playing in their new red and black suits, lost their first home game and their third of the season to the Goodland five. Both teams showed early season form. Crown Point led at the half 13-7, but at the end of the regular period the teams were tied at 26 all. In the overtime period, the visitors scored one field goal to win the game. The high school quint lost their game to the Froebel team last Fri¬ day by a score of 26 to 20. The Froebel defense was too tight for the Crown Point team to break through, but the game was good experience for the local team and their score shows that they put up a good battle for an early season game.

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28 CROWN POINT INKLINGS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE BASKET BALL First Row: Jim Haniford, Wentel Butch, Bob Briggs. Second Row: Herman Knesek, John Lamphier, Wilbur Hoshaw. Harold Hoshaw, Harvey Knesek. Third Row: Orville Butch, Coach Church, John McConnell. THE INFLUENCE OF STEAM HEAT ON MODERN POETRY A essay submitted to the Short- ridge Fiction Club by Lowell Holm es—S. R. 241 B. A glance at the title of this liter¬ ary gem would seem to convince the most skeptical of its worthlessness However, if one wi shes to weigh carefully the subject matter given and does a little research, he would be surprised to find traces of sense He would be amazed at its broaden¬ ing scope. He might even write a doctor’s thesis on it. In view of both opposition and acclaim, I am presenting my humble smattering of knowledge, gleaned from count¬ less hours of sleeplessness. As in modern business relations where there is a stepping stone be¬ tween producer and consumer, there is also such a case in the phase of poetry in which I am interested In business terms it is a retailer or middleman. According to mi- logic the poet is the third party influence. That is to say the poet is the middleman between steam heat and modern poetry. And why is it called “modern poetry ? Simp¬ ly because we are living in an age where yesterday is yesterday, today is today. It is in the poet we are chiefly interested since the poet is a man. and from man both steam heat and verse doth flow. We are always deeply concerned in the workings of the source of the poet’s labors— his imagination. However, we are aware that people need a tonic for their minds, something to in¬ spire them to untold heights. Since inspiration is the keynote of this article, I will cite some examples. Lord Byron swam the Hellespont to awaken his imagination so that he could write a poem about Hero ana Leander. It was only yesterday that in order to sing of the tropics the inspired individual spent months on the dreamy island of Tahaiti in the far off South Seas. That was when prosperity boomed— when people needed books to fill space on musty bookshelves; there¬ by permitting the masters of verse to spend their money and days for inspiration’s sake. Today is the era of the depression poet. So-called because people no longer have space, or make space on their bookshelves for the latest, verse. Yet the composition of verse goes on for art’s sake, and for bread, and butter. No longer do poets go to the tropics for creative impulse Theirs is a plan of efficiency and promotive patriotism, patriotism to the degree of buying American pro¬ ducts only. Inspiration is furnish¬ ed by coal, for coal gives heat; and heat is the main allurement of the tropics. Warmth produces a lazy- languid attitude, the state of min i where thoughts are many, but phy¬ sical labor is absent. With these few sentences the cornerstone of this treatise is laid; from here the mind can capitalize on this idef, and eventually one looks in on a scene like this: The Q uarters of a Depression Poet The atmosphere is heavy, burden ed with strange but pleasant per¬ fumes. Gentle breezes faintly coo! your already dripping forehead There is a swish of leaves as if trees were being swayed by some unseen forces. It is, you say, some magic island in the far-off Pacific; yet at an hasty glance around, you see only a small dingy room with wall paper missing here and there. As an explanation is forthcoming, your host smilingly shows you the contrivances which aid is forming the almost perfect illusion. On the steam radiator there is a pan of water, which, as he explains furnishes humidity and warmth