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BASKET CBALL g G. A. was represented this year for the first time by a basket-ball team. Other attempts have been made to organize a school team, but they were never before recognized by the Athletic Association. At the beginning of the season Edgar Cope, Ir. was elected captain and Harold T. Mason appointed manager. A large squad reported for practice at the Boys' Club, the management of which kindly .allowed us to use their floor. In spite of the fact that the fellows were very green, our pros- pects were bright until the rehearsals for the school play began, when many of our stars deserted us. The first game was played with German- town Friends on their floor, and we won with- out much exertion, 17-8. Phillips Brooks was our next opponent, and in this game the team showed its true worth by holding their more experienced and faster adversaries to a IQ-14 score the first half on a floor unusually large and slippery. In the second half we fought hard and at the finish the score was 30-30. An extra live minute period was played, during which our opponents secured a field goal by a very lucky shot, the only tally made during the period. 1 Mr. Horace R. Schoenhut, 102, volunteered to coach us shortly after this, and with such expert advice we rapidly improved. One of our most noticeable victories was over XfVest Phila- delphia, 47-16, a team which was by no means
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easy to defeat. Next year we hope to arrange a much harder schedule as our prowess be- comes better lcnown, and with tive of this year's squad hack should turn out a winning team. i The playing of McKinley and Butterworth, forwards, lhfells, guard, and Cope, center, showed marked improvement in team work as the year advanced, while McHenry, after a will hard. ight for the other guard position, showed ine defensive ability. These men, with W'ight, substitute, were awarded the first letters for baslfet-ball ever given out at the school, namely, the HG. B. B. Lippincott, Evans, Doyle, Tibbott also did some hard work, but were kept out of the game by injur- ies and lack of time. res QSM
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