Johnson St Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Saint Paris, OH)

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Basket Ball Players . Coach Turner Through his tireless efforts he has built up from new material a fine team. He has had a wide experience in coaching and directing athletics. He is respected and admired by all the squad. His at- tention has not been confined to the High School alone but he has done much in promoting clean sport in the entire school. Paul Vickrey Ted Vickrey, our captain, has certainly proved his worth this year. Though short and light he was undoubtedly the fastest man on the team this year. His fast dribbling and head work has been an inestimable asset to the team in every game. (S. SH. . . ) Don’t say our Athletic Editor is tooting his own horn for he is not responsible for this. R. M. T. Paul Klapp “Klappy,” even if this was his first year on the team, proved a big help, for he was an excellent guard, pulling in many long passes and stopping many a dribble without fouling his opponent. This is Klapp’s last year. 53

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Basket Ball Season 1920-21 HHE Johnson-Saint Paris High School Basket Ball team of 1920 and 1921 with J. M. Turner as coach finished a very successful season. Our schedule was filled early in the season with some of the best teams in this part of the state. Of the twenty-six games played our team lost eleven and won fifteen. Of the losing games only one was lost on our home floor. This game was lost to Westville by a score of 27-28. March 5-6 the team attended the State Tournament which was held at Delaware, Ohio. This time they locked horns with the fast Piqua aggregation and were defeated by a score of 12-14. Although the team lost the game, they did not lose their fighting spirit. This was plain to be seen by the end- less trouble that was given the Piqua Pill tossers throughout the entire game. This years team was built up around two veteran players. New material developed very rapidly from lower class men and although three regular players will graduate with class ’21, the new mater- ial that has been developed this year under coach Turner will no doubt make an all star team for next year. Basket Ball in the Johnson Saint Paris school has not been confined to High School alone but al- most every grade has one or more teams, for basket ball is the leading athletic sport in the school. A great deal of interest was taken in this form of athletics as was shown by the large attendance at the games, not of students alone, but of the citizens of the school district. We wish to thank the people of the community for their loyal support and interest. This was shown not only by their attendance at the games played on our own floor, but also by the interest returns from the games played away from home. Saint Paris 26 Rosewood 7. Saint Paris 25 Urbana Township 16. Saint Paris 52 Concord 28. Saint Paris 38 Marysville 17. Saint Paris 8 North Lewisburg 27. Saint Paris 29 Alumni 20. Saint Paris 17 North Lewisburg 14. Saint Paris 28 DeGraff 18. Saint Paris 9 DeGraff 18. Saint Paris 5 Urbana 33. Saint Paris 22 Bradford 16. Saint Paris 14 Urbana Township 13. Saint Paris 8 Plain City 35. Saint Paris 20 Bradford 25. Saint Paris 26 Westville 29. Saint Paris 25 Urbana 19. Saint Paris 28 Plain City 9. Saint Paris 37 Rosewood 14. Saint Paris 27 Westville 28. Saint Paris 12 Piqua 14. Saint Paris 14 Marysville 25. Saint Paris 19 Shifters 38. Saint Paris 7 Kingscreek 4. Saint Paris 28 Mingo 9. Saint Paris 19 Westville 12. Saint Paris 8 Woodstock 13. Total 551 501 52

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BiRiSiAN Frank Ross “Doc,” although a Freshman, has shown up ex- cellently for his first year on the team. As center he seldom failed to get the tip off. His accurate shooting spelled many a victory for us. “Doc” has three more years in High School. Clifford Barger “Bob” is a veteran of two years. He could stick a man and make him look slow. His defen- sive plays were especially brilliant, breaking up many plays under the basket. This is Bob’s last year and his graduation will mean a big loss to the teafh. Emory Crouse Crouse, although he joined the team late, more than made up for lost time. He was an accurate shot and fast forward. He could pivot away from the best guard. He ranks as a Sophomore. 54