Forest High School - Forester Yearbook (Forest, LA)

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so FASKET BALL--BOYS Varsity hE A? ? Y. N. PEACOCK 15 4 'Nw inny Peacock, Louis Sutton, W. T. Robinson. The boy's basket ball team of 1940 has fought very faithfully. With their captain, Dick Ainsworth, and their guards, Gopes and Peacock, supported by the forwards, Dukes and Ainsworth, the team had more than one interesting experience this season. H. DUKES COACH ROBINSON Genial,sywpethet1c,under- standing, but positive, has been the inspiration of the boy's basket ball Rah! rlh! rah! In fact, fifteen of then for this junior teal. They take their work seriously, end un- less we :iss our guess they'11 be e winning teal when their year rolls around. teal for four years. as - Q f my Q 'S fd 5 Q' 4 f Dick Ainsworth, Pete Crowe, Jody Rodden, Arnold Clark, G. CROWE A. CLARK IR. DILLWORTH Although he directs the F-F.A., has proved hin- self e cepnble assistant C0 Mr. Robinson, and has added his shane of on- couragelent and work to the basket bull, N l ,Q 9 .wQi wi G. ggqwn c. rvansn J' 60,35 Q. Aruswonra L. SUTTON H. caown J. aonuau

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I' 4 JACK BAXTER AND THE TROPHY R. 'STATE if 5 H. KIRXLAND CHAMPION,19 THE 40-' TEAM THAT DID IT M SECOND Roy: Curtis Tullos, second place winner, 165 pound class: Isaac Yates, who lost a hair-splitting decision: J. D. Brock, a first-year boy, 105 pounds with plenty of proliseg Calvin Hangul, 112 pounds who doesn't wait for judges to give decisions- Just takes 'el. Top Roy: 1. T. Robinson, Coach. Laverne Roper who fought above his weight of 145 in the 155 bout to aid his teal in point lakingg Ralph loss. 135, third place lan, and second place North Ellt Louisiana llh: Calvin HBIIBCQ whose short and power ful punches baffled his opponents, was a second place winner: Manager, Leroy Yates was there with goods at all ttnes. 6 .1 I . fir '. za LBROY YATES 1 MANAGER I lla 1 JAMES ARNOLD A. G. PARKER The first time the trophy left the east side of the Macon. Forest brought it home. With such boys as Jack Baxter, 98 pounds, who has won 37 and lost only four fightsj the sportsman, Estus Ragland, go poundsg James Arnold, the surprising 126 pound Nfindu of North Louisiana, Forest High School could not miss the champion- ship. J. D. BROCK

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GI RL 'S EASKET BALL MYRTLE HARPER ' 4 laxlne Crowe, Tressie McGowan, Juanita Mcsalr, Audelle Culllver, Ruth Jean Brown, Lola Roberts. Lucille Waggener, Christine Chapman, Lizzie Hollingsworth, Myrtle Harpen Honors and more honors have come to our school through this winning team. syste1 latlc playing, cooperative teal work unexcelled sportsmanship lade them winners. They played a good game in every tourna- ment bringing hole distinction, Christine leading in sportsmanship and good playing. The whole team was acclaimed on every occa- sion as outstanding sports In Monroe. at the North EBSQ Louisiana Tournament they really made folks 'sit up and take not1ce.' Ilm Miss Bessie Everett coaches the girls team, and her work has produced a winning one. she is always ready with plans, suggestions and encouragement--never misses an oppor- tunity to give her girls the advantage of playing ball at home or abroad. She directs but she's plenty fun and the girls love hen Irs. peacock, coach, Louise Fleming, Tommy Loyd Sherman, lannette Harper, Helen Rodden, Billy Everett, Hilna wells, Era lal Davis, Hazel Brown, Arzell Brunner, Claudine Gsralds. 95' CHRISTINE CHAPMAN JUANITA ICNAIR Just to be sure that Forest will always have winners, Irs. Peacock is preparing this second team which has already proved-its worth and its abil. ity in many junior games.