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

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BtRiSiAN Clydus Steinberger Clydus could play either guard or forward for he was fast in covering the floor. He possessed a natural ability for shooting baskets. We expect big things out of him in the next two years. Charles Neal Neal as a guard was good at dribbling and at breaking up long passes. Although he did not play in many games, he has two more years in High School and will probably be a fine Basket Ball player before we lose him. 56

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fteAN Lowell Runkle “Boots” a veteran of three years could be counted on to play a good clean game. He was fast at handling the ball and an accurate shot from field or foul and also was a strong man on defense. This is his last year. Mitchell Reed “Mitch” could play any position on the court. He was big and fast and especially good at guard- ing. For his long reach enabled him to pick many high ones out of the air. “Mitch” is a Junior. Theodore Harter “Shorty” was the smallest man in the squad, but he easily made up in fight what he lacked in size. His playing was fast, and he caused many a guard to worry on the account of his accurate shooting. “Shorty” has two more years to go. 55

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At The County Tournament The second annual County Basket Ball Tournament was held at Urbana, Ohio, March 19. The team chosen to represent S. P. H. S. at the Tournament consisted of Ross, Barger, Crouse, Reed, Klapp, Harter and Vickrey. The first game played at the Tournament was between Saint Paris and Kingscreek. The moment the team came on the floor it could be seen that they were determined to win, and they did. The score at the end of the last half was 7-4 in our favor. The second game was played with Mingo. From the first of the game our team took the lead and were not hard pressed at any time. The final score was 28-9. The team won their third game of the day from Westville who had beaten our team on our home floor and on the Westville floor. The game was fast and furious through both halves, but our team far outclassed the Westville quintet in every respect. Our superior and accurate shooting soon piled up a score that the oppon- ents were unable to overcome. The score was 19-12 in favor of S. P. H. S. The winning of this game put the team in the finals. The final game was played with the Wood- stock aggregation who played a strong five man defense. Only a few times were our boys able to pen- etrate the defense and when they did they failed to score. Our team had been used to shooting over the defense but owing to the low ceiling they were forced to work the ball down the floor di- rectly underneath their basket before they could shoot. Four games were too much for one team to play in a single day and our boys were too tired to really demonstrate what they could do in passing and shooting. The final score was 13-8 in favor of Woodstock. 57