Deer Park High School - Antlers Yearbook (Deer Park, OH)

Page 31 text:

RESERVE BASKETBALL TEAM FIRST ROWeA. Piepmeyer, J. Jackson, J. Thurman, B. Rasch, C. Cordell, P. Understein, H. Berning. SECOND ROWeMr. Carr, C. Byrnes, J. Ross, D. Buck, J. Vance, J. Meeker, D. Welch. THIRD ROWeB. Kelly, C Hennemon, J. Hall, D. McGraw. The Reserve basketball team representing Deer Park was one of the most successful J. V. teams to wear the scarlet and grey for several years. Their win-ondeloss record is the best proof as to their ability. The best proof of the real determination to win their games was given by the many close games that they won. To test a fighting team you took at the games that had close scores, and in almost every instance, the Deer Park boys returned a victory. These players are bound to make the efforts of the varsity coach for the 1945-46 season much easier. Many times during the season they were the subiect of very favorable remarks by visiting coaches and spectators. This team finished very high in the league, and showed very good against a team that represented one of the largest high schools in the city of Cincinnati. Six players could really be listed as regulars. They were led by HRazor Rasch, and he proved to be a very popular leader, as well as one of the finest players on the team. Joe Thormcm and Johnnie Ross formed the remainder of the forward strength, while the guard positions were capabty taken care of by Johnnie Jackson and Pete Understein. CHH Cordell played the center position and proved to be one of the best atl-oround players on the team. Coach Carr also had many other players on hls reserve squad, and practically every one of these boys showed a great deal of promise of developing into future court stars. 27

Page 30 text:

VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM The prospects 'for the Deer Park High School 1944-45 basketball season were rather dismal when the season started. Shortly before the first game was scheduled to be played, the team had the great misfortune to lose two of its best players when the Noble brothers enlisted in the U. 5. Navy. How- ever, the candidates for the team who were ieft determined that they would do everything in their power to make the season as successful as possible. That they were successful in their attempt is proved by the fact that they were able to win seven games during the season. The team that Coach Carr started in the maiority of the games was composed entirely of under ciassmen. Three seniors helped to round out the ten players making Up the varsity squad. The fact that the starting five were underclassmen is ample proof that the Deer Park team for the 1945-46 season should be very strong. The majority of the teams that were played this year consisted of Seniors, and these players will not be back next season to represent their schools. On several occasions Coach Carr had very good opportunities to observe that this year's team had a very outstanding spirit, Many games were piayed against teams which were larger and had had more experience in the court game, but on every occasion the Deer Park players came through with real fighting spirit. i'Chuck Brandt was selected early in the season by the other members of the team to serve as captain, and it was under his able leadership that the team demonstrated outstanding qualities. FIRST ROW-A. Piepmeyer, W. Krenning, C. Benhuse, C. Brandt, H. Aicorn, H. Berninq. SECOND ROWeMr. Carr, C. Crowe, P. Henry, A. Sprague; R. Forste, L Bailev. MlSSINGeR. Bachmun. 26

Page 32 text:

BASEBALL TEAM FIRST ROW LEFT TO RIGHTuW. Mersch, R. Neu, D. McGruw, D. Lake, C. Crowe, W. Krenning, Ce Heinichen, I. Clare. SECOND ROWeK. Rohman, B. Louder, Re Ridge, B. Kelly, J. Ross, H. Alcorn, E. Thompson, I., Rea. THIRD ROW-J. Eedford. C. Byrnes, B. Huger, C. Benhose, E. Bethel, J. SeWell, D. Potrufke, D. Reed. The Wildcats that donned the Scarlet and Grey for the 1945 season were bursting with determination to overcome the batting slump which threw them off stride last year, and were, for the most part, successful. Their low batting average of .125 for the 1944 season had to be increased for the 1945 squad to have c: winning season, and their eFforts were iustiftedt With the other departments being handled by experienced men, the pitching staff was to be the deciding factor on which either defect or victory was to be hinged. Krenntng, Neu, and Henneman proved to be the right combination in the infield, while Benhase tackled the catching problems. McGruw, Thompson, and Crowe were planted 'In the outpastures, and Alcorn, Mersch, and Rohmon completed the pitching staff. 28