Knoxville High School - Jester Yearbook (Knoxville, IL)

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THE 1938 .IESTER Football Faced with the problem of rounding out a speedy, well-conditioned group of athletes, Coach J. Wendell Stamps produced a squad which, as the season progressed, proved themselves capable of standing on equal terms with most of their opponents. Beginning its 1937 football season by playing Avon on September 12, the Knoxville High School boys played hard to win their first game. With one victory the team set out for Roseville, but they failed to make any headway against the strong defense of their adversaries. Although playing a good game at Corpus Christi, the squad couldn't keep possession of the ball long enough to score. Captain J. Tucker was the outstanding player. At Farmington, determined to avenge their defeat of the former year, the boys put all they had into the game. Hillman starred in the game. Traveling to Alexis in a fighting mood the team held Alexis to but one touchdown. Tate smashed the line and made a long run but failed to score. At Wethersfield the team, handicapped because some of the best players were out with colds, was defeated in a very one-sided game. Playing at Abingdon on Abingdonls homecoming day, the Knox- ville aggregation could stop their opponentsl running attack but werenit so successful with their passing attack. The game with Aledo was our homecoming game and every member showed that he could play a good game of football. Toulon came to Knoxville for our final game. Because it was the last game some of the boys would play, they did their best. In spite of the fact that Knoxville lost many games, the 1937 football season may be considered a success because of the sportsmanship, spirit of cooperation, and Hfightl' shown by every member of the squad. 0 0 Knoxville 20 Avon 6 Knoxville 0 Roseville 27 Knoxville' 0 Corpus Christi 12 Knoxville 12 Farmington 27 Knoxville 0 Alexis 6 Knoxville 0 Wlethersfield 20 Knoxville 7 Abingdon 31 Knoxville 0 Aledo 18 Knoxville 0 Toulon 27

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I3l THE 1938 JESTER Basketball Coach J. Wendell Stamps arranged a schedule of fifteen games for the season of 1937-38. Knoxville won seven out of the fifteen games. In the Little Six Conference Knoxville tied Aledo for second place honors. In spite of a last quarter rally the team fell short of Aledo by one point. The Knoxville boys displayed rare form against the powerful Peoria Manuel quintet. Knoxville, with Captain Nichols giving an outstanding performance, was within two points of the victorious, but weary, Manuel team when the game ended. In the first attempt against Corpus Christi the Knoxville cagers were unsuccessful, although a last quarter rally made it a fairly close battle. The tables, however, were turned on the home floor in one of the most thrilling games of the year. Davis tossed the final point by scoring a free throw. Early in the season Knoxville lost to our old rival, Abingdon, but we made up for it by defeating them later. Taylor led the attack with ten points, but Abingdon rallied in the third quarter and won by four points. The next time we played them, we defeated them by successfully stopping their third quarter rally. Knoxville won fourth place in the Knox County Tournament, bowing to Victoria and Altona after defeating Yates City. We made a strong comeback, however, in the Galesburg regional tour- nament, defeating Williamsfield and Altona. The powerful Galesburg cagers defeated the Knoxville group in the final game. The rangy and speedy Peoria Central team eliminated us in the first game of the Pekin sectional tournament. Knoxville 23 Victoria 19 Knoxville 15 Roseville 27 Knoxville 21 Biggsville 17 Knoxville 22 Abingdon 26 Knoxville 37 Alexis 24 l Knoxville 27 Corpus Christi 32 Knoxville 48 Avon 28 Knoxville 24 Alpha 42 Knoxville 29 Peoria Manual 31 Knoxville 25 Corpus Christi 24 Knoxville 10 Biggsville 15 Knoxville 35 Avon 11 Knoxville 13 Alpha 28 Knoxville 23 Abingdon 21 Knoxville 31 Aledo 32 KNOX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Knoxville 28 Yates City 23 K Knoxville 22 Victoria 38 Knoxville 1 1 Altona 17 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Knoxville 35 Williamsfield 8 Knoxville 3 1 Altona 9 Knoxville 8 Galesburg 42 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Knoxville 20K Peoria Central 41