Edgewood High School - Crusader Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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14 ,ul . . -6: I . Bum Lxxatcn Btrcn H11cERs Vlc RHP Fr uard Foruu l Crawl Monroe In a hard fought curta1n rarser the Maroons bowed to a more experxenced Monroe qumtet here az I7 Keeley opened scor1ng but the v1s1tors soon took ox er the early lead and held the1r own throughout the rest ofthe game Few reserx es vtere used on the part of both teams and defense was stressed A late Maroon rally thxt sent the fans 1nto an uproar was stopped by the hnal gun Baraboo In one of the most rmportlnt games of the season Edgewood took 1 hotly contested battle from thelr yearly r1xals Bxraboo Bamboo opened strong 111 a hrst attack vxhlle the lvlaroons stood scoreless Commg slovtlw from beh1nd Edgewood knotted the score The lead see swted untrl Butch Hllgers dropped 1n three consecutne baskets to g1V6 1 Maroon lead md balance the record hooks Portage Conhdent of uctory Edgewood journeyed to meet the hve rn Grange and Black of Portage Conndence was turned to sadness however when the v1s1tors were defeated by a one pornt margm ao IQ Dempsey the tall stocky Portage guard s1ngle handed proved the Maroon downfall by h1s guard1ng and tak1ng of all rebounds Both teams played a good brand of ball and play under the basket was most sensat1onal Hu Ftlgtuood I tho Pu 0 I I I 1 l .1 ., 1: h , rr' 'Tl rr 41 I . , V . , . , , K- . I s f - 5 K M , I ft ' ' Q, Z ' . ' 2 3 . ' . . 7 ' . -.. ' . , , . c I 1 1' ,-2 1 ' . ' - - ' , . - ' , . , r r c L 2 ' ' . 7 v , .. , . , - 1 a f 3 - ' a a , . ,- - 1 ' YJ v 1' 501

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Top Rou. A Cow W St rn Cox R Zvxmk V Kl lnh rn I Cantwell Second Rou I Wrrb t R Lum I Byrn W Hugh I Fo! R OBH n Bottom Rru Vw Sx.l'1llllHL, E W1 P C o Cor h Wxlk R M Cann VJ H11 er V Rrrp Basketball Wlth a record of erght X1CtOI'lCS and a duo of defeats the basketball team of JI and 7,2 closed xts season Thls aggregat1on was ably led by Captam Butch H1lgers an all c1ty forward selectlon whose play offens1vely and de fens1vely stood out all durlng the season It was an unexpected shower of bad breaks rn the form of 1nel1g1b1l1ty and s1ckness that proved Coach W1lke s only obstacle ID entermg hls proteges ID the Marquette State Cathollc Tourney Iohn Wrabetz and M1cky O Br1en deserve great credrt for the work they performed as managers McCann by h1s dr1bbl1ng and accurate shootmg proved an lndlspensable cog mn the smooth runmng Maroon machme At the other guard was R1pp whose sensatlonal defense w1ll always be remembered Among the great forwards of Edgevx ood the names of Lynaugh and XVICSE w1ll be vxntten Drck Keeley s work at the pn ot post was outstandmg brosse a Jumor at center w1ll be the greatest asset 1D next year s campargn Scfullmg took a two fold task on hrs hands by playmg erther center or guard Although Byrns XV Hughes and Cantwell reserve guards saw l1ttle actlon they wrth Iack Cow w1ll be regulars 1n the , , campargn Ex ervone ls antrclpat 1ng another successful season for the XV1lke men 7 ht Ed vt u ood Et ho pd 63 Y . Y .. -, 1 -v V v V. . ., . 6 A.. . I . . L Q. -.-. r . '.. .c:. .a' j s. . ics.-.,., . c. v 'J '. ' Af. . csc. , -r ssc. zc vs. . c , . . g s. . N . , , , 7 1 1 - , - - ' 1 . I. Y . . I 7 5 . ., . . . . . . ., . , 7 5 I . , Y q 7 ' V ' , . . . . . s, . . , - . , Q , ,C . . . . . . Q Q 7 . . 7 ' 7 5 3 5 -.1 V - , . '7 .- ' 1 I P V R cs SU'

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.. 55' F 552: . , Er c Wnasa TNKBR McC'u1v BILL Scnurwr Forward Gund Fcntcr Wayland St1ll on the road the Maroons took a costly Matlnee t1lt at Beaver Dun by overwhelmlng a tall rangy Wayland Academy hve a8 8 Wayland stood helpless as the flawless machlne of the xxs1tors tlme after t1me al most at w1ll broke thelr defense and wove 1n for short shots C rpt un Mc Crnn was forced from the g1me by 1 serlous mjury to h1s xnkle Reedsburg The comparatlxe ease wlth whlch Edgewood deferted Reedsburg prob rbly stood out most 111 thxs contest The NINIUOYS h1d a hne serson but the1r unmarred record was not to stmd The tray started slow md hke 1 power plrnt the Ivlxroons lncreased speed and scorlng t1ll the hml penod Th1s glme was most lmpresslxe as to Edgewood s strength slncc Reeds burg played IH the Mad1son D1str1ct fm lls Raclne Mllltarv Academy Racme Mxl1t1ry Academy tell xxctlm to 1 Mrroon onsl aught as the X151 tors added uctory number four to 1ts ex er mcreasmg strmg The Cream C1ty Cager s long pass system proved uneffectne agamst the fast short pass style used by the X1b1fOfS Many ofthe Cadet pO1Ilts were gamed by long shots vsh1le Edgevt ood scores came Wlflllll the tree throw mark The Edgtu ood Etho Pa . :I ' A '4... A ...I L J , , , , 2 f , , - . 41 - I y' 4 s I 1 I 1 r s s T , ' ' - ' T. 42 2 ' c ' ' l lf 1 2 . - ' , , ' ' . 1 , L , . . A '. - ,'-' . . . , . Q . - L 4 , ti 2 . ' 2 1 2 2 ' A ' S ' f 2 '. . . . , . . . , - . .. , . - , , , . , , N, .1 c c c c , e . . . Y 4 . ' ' ' , F- ,'- ' , s. , . ff, L c 1 1 . 4 7' I 4 y - Q. 1 A . . . . - - -- - . A , . , - - c -- . - 7 I-' ' - . ' y . . , ' , . ' ' , c . 1 v ' ' gdfl