Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS 31 1st Place — Hammond. 2nd Place — Norwood. 3rd Place — Morristown. 4th Place — Adams Center. Best Defensive Player — Bowhall of Norwood. Most Valuable Player — Colburn of Morristown. Most Popular Player — Burt of Adams Center. High Scorer — Gibson of Norwood. The All-Tournament Team chosen was as follows: Right Forward — Covell of Morristown Left Forward — Dunham of Hammond. Center — Colburn of Morristown. Right Guard — Gibson of Norwood. Left Guard — Howie of Hammond. The Friday night following the winning of the Tournament a sumptuous banquet was given the teams by the townspeople at which time they were congratu- lated on their success during the past season. —Donald Dunham. Clean - Up - Day

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30 HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS ATHLETICS HAMMOND HIGH ATHLETICS OF 1931 - 1932 Our basketball season of ’31-’32 has been quite suc- cessful as far as winning games has been concerned. Out of 31 games played we succeeded in winning 24 and losing 7. Although we did not win the cup which is given to the winner of the St. Lawrence Valley League, we completed in third place. In the semi-finals we were defeated by the fast Farrand Coached men from Mor- ristown by the score of 22 to 31. In the finals Ham- mond took Madrid into camp by a score of 28 to 24. Out of 20 games played by the girls they succeeded in winning 3 of them. It is expected that next year they will bring the cup back to H. H. S. In a tournament played at Philadelphia the boys nosed out the fast Norwood five and won the champion- ship of the tournament. By winning that game thej brought home a large 29 - inch cup which is now on display. Thursday, March 31, we defeated Antwerp, Morristown won over West Carthage, Adams Center turned back Philadelphia, while Norwood ran rough- shod over Theresa. Friday, April 1, Hammond sent Adams Center down to defeat while Norwood nosed out Morristown by one point. In the final games on Satur- day night Morristown trampled on Adams Center, while Hammond sent Norwood to second place by a 20 to 15 score. This game proved to be a fast, close contest un- til the final quarter when Norwood cracked and Ham- mond went through for three baskets. The prizes went to the following players and teams:

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32 HAMMOND HIGH HAPPENINGS I ;! I Class of 1931 Only a year ago at this time, we, the class of ’31, were among the ranks of the students of Hammond High. We too occupied desks there and likewise, we too, tried to look intelligent when Mr. Northrup enter- ed the room. Now we are all divided, each pursuing the course Life intends for us. We are pretty well scattered. Temporarily, we are even divided by two nations, for I am at present living among our foreign neighbors north of us. It is interesting — the way conditions can change in so short a period. It doesn’t take long for a group to become divided; to have separate interests entirely apart from any group interests they may have had. Evelyn Campbell, whom we expected would go to college, is now training to be a nurse in a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She will have a hand in looking after the health of the present generation and those to come. Leah Bates is now putting in time until she will be old enough to follow the same profession. Marshall Tyler is still listed among the population of Hammond. He, at least, knows there is “no placo like home,” even if the rest of us do not. Howard Moore, having tried Cornell University, has also learned that lesson. Cy McDougall, I guess, has decided that farming is a pretty good occupation after all. Doris Foote is in Potsdam Normal and will prob- ably in a few years be back in Hammond, sharing the ALUMNI NOTES