Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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i z 5 l ' Exif 1 A f'? 11, im 1 BASKETBALL O SAY that Germantown had a good season would be putting it mildly. Tj, She has an excellent record and one to be proud of always. Ten vic- tories out of sixteen starts is enough to tell of the prowess of the Old School's quintet and why she finished in a tie for second place. From ' ' this record it is evident that the spirit shown by the football team was dominant in the basketball team. S4 The team, which played the majority of the outside games and all the Inter- Academic games, lined up as follows: Captain George Hoft filled his old position at center, while Chick'l White played a guard position. They were the only letter men back. Bill Cooney played the other guard. At the forward positions were two men who worked together frequently on the second team last year- Herh Lawrence and Tom Skirm--so that they presented a good passing game. This combination'worked well together and under Coach Hartley developed a brilliant passing game, coupled with an excellent defense. Bud Stier, Wilkenson, Paul Hoft and Boger frequently broke into the line-up and proved to be of great assistance in some of our close games. In playing our first game on December 8th, G. A. created an early starting record. We easily defeated Montgomery School, 30 to 8, shutting them out in the second half without a point. Lawrence was the star with nine field goals, while Captain Hoft featured with his passing. In our next adversary, Lawrenceville School, we recognized a real foe, especially since it was on their floor. However, the team scored a well-deserved victory by defeating them 36 to 27. Chick White featured the game 'with his six field goals, four of which came in the last few minutes of play, assuring G. A.'s victory. Lawrence played excellently also, registering seven field goals and two fouls. . Our first defeat came at the hands of Friends' Central-one of the two defeats suffered on our home fioor at the Y. M. C. A. The score was 31 to 26. Rassmussen, a Friends' Central player, was their star, with some of the weirdest shots ever seen on a basketball court. Captain Hoft featured for G. A. with three double-deckers and four fouls. In the game with the Alumni our Varsity team won by the large score of 47 to 28. Hoft and Lawrence featured for the Varsity, with six field goals apiece. Sandy Wiener, playing in his old time form, added eight field goals to the grad's total. Many familiar faces were recognized among the Alumni. The following played for the grads: Nick Petry, McDevitt, Sandy Wiener, Cy Hanlon, Noble Hall, Stew Wilkinson and Duck Beard, the old man of the Alumni team. ' Just to celebrate the New Year, our team took the measure of the George School quintet on their fioor, 36 to 29. A well developed passing attack was 65