Dexter High School - Signet Yearbook (Dexter, ME)

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Old Town Game L .. H ATHLETICS I , 1 Manager Murray succeeded in getting a long schedule with some of the fastest teams in the state. As we have no foot- ball team, practice started October 20th, with four letter men left from last year's team: Captain Smith, Gilman, Ronco and Ellms, Coach DeWever spent much time in shaping up his squad of thirty basket- teers, and on November 21 first opened the season at home by defeating Monson. As the season progressed the team held its own by winning half of its games. In the middle of the season the team took a slump and did not come out of it until the Bangor game when we defeated the fast Bangor quintet. Fans expected to see the home boys take the biggest defeat of the year, but by much practice and deter- mination to beat their old rivals they won from them in the best game of the sea- R. Smith, lf 3 Q25 McClay, rb 4 Q15 Bucknam, c Stuan 1 Q15 E. Smith, rb Q15 Turner Q25 Ellms, lb 5 Pelkey 1 Dexter played great basketball. At the start, Dexter had the point lead and kept this throughout the game, winning 21 to 20. Dexter 36 Gilman, rf 3 R. Smith, lf 9 Q15 Seavey, c 2 Shields, rb 1 Ellms, lb 1.Q15 Old Town 26 Harlow, lb 1 Hilchey, rb 1 Lait, c 3 Wadleigh Q55 g Wright 4 Q35 N N. H. Fay turned back O. T. by the score of 26 to 36 in one of the best games of the SGZSOII. son. Below is the schelude : N. H. Fay 52 Monson N. H. Fay 17 Sangerville N. H. Fay 28 Sangerville N. H. Fay 46 Corinna N. H. Fay 43 Oak Grove N. H. Fay 12 Livermore N. H. Fay 21 N. E. Harbor N. H. Fay 26 Lincoln N. H. Fay 30 Livermore N. H. Fay 21 N. E. Harbor N. H. Fay 16 Old Town N. H. Fay 29 Newport N. H. Fay 21 Bangor N. H. Fay 36 Old Town N. H. Fay 22 Newport N. H. Fay 12 Bangor N. H. Fay 19 Foxcroft N. H. Fay 13 Foxcroft Bangor Game Dexter 21 Bangor 20 Gilman, rf 1 Casper lb 2 Bangor Dexter 12 Gilman, rb 1 Q15 R. Smith, lf 1 Q15 E. Smith, c 1 Ellms, lb 1 Shields, bb 1 Game Bangor 33 Casper lb 1 Q15 McClay rb 2 Q25 Stram c Turner, lb 5 Q15 Pelkey, rf 5 Q15 Sanvaay, rf 1 Handicapped by the large and slippery surface of the City Hall floor the boys did well to hold the crimson to a 33 to 12 score. Foxcroft Game Dexter 19 Shields rf Smith, lf s Q45 Bucknam, c 2 Ellms, lb 2 Q15 E. Smith, rb Foxcroft 15 Smith, lb 1 Q25 Houghton, rg Palmer, c Levensalor, lf 3 Q15 Berry 1 Q25 N. H. Fay succeeded in defeating Fox- croft in one of the best played games.

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BOYS' BASKET BALL TEAM