Manchester High School - Manhawk Yearbook (Manchester, IA)

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Basket Ball The Manchester High School basketball tossers had one of the most successful seasons that the school had known in history, but we hope the next season will be still better. Mr. Beck, our faithful coach, picked out a team that would be hard to find in many schools of this size. Starting the season with a victory on our home floor, we Won all the games that were played on our home floor this sea- son, also a good per cent of the games away from home. Win- ning all the games on the home floor had never been accom- plished by any other team of M. H. S. that we can remember. The first game of the season was with Central City at home. This was an easy victory, with a large score of 51 to 28. Although Central City put up a splendid fight, the team work of our basket tossers completely baffled them. The second came with our friends at Strawberry Point. After a long ride in breezy weather, we reached our destina- tion, had supper, and felt in perfect condition for the battle ahead of us. We heard the men in the hotel betting their odds on Strawberry, and we learned that they had won every game this season. We had also won all of our games this season, so we surprised them by beating them on their home floor 33 to 10. The night after the Strawberry P-oint game we played the fast Toledo bunch at home. Mr. Beck had attended college at Leander-Clark, which is in Toledo, a couple of years before, so he knew what kind of teams they always had. He had always praised them very highly to us, so we knew that there would be a hard game that night. The score was 18 to 14, but it was one of the most interesting games that was played on our home floor this season, even though both of us had played the night before. We played Strawberry and they played Marion, and both of us were victorious. Then came our old friend Hopkinton, who always has a small, fast team, but nevertheless we gave them their just deserts by trimming them 39 to 9. Fourth came Monticello, whom we had never succeeded in beating until this year. They always have a fast and large bunch of men, and outclass us in size, but we outclassed them in speed and fight this year and succeeded in beating them on our home floor by a good score of 31 to 17. Our next game was at Anamosa, but with a little hard-luck playing on our part we lost to a team that sure could play on their home floor, while- their floor always seemed to be a hoodoo to Manchester, so We had to suffer our first defeat by them, with a score of 32 to 15. Then came our next victim at home, which was Independ- ence. We have always been able to win from Independence at football, but we have been getting the worst of it in basketball the last couple of years until this season, when we beat them and sent them back home to report the score of 46 to 27.

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Q' ,. HUBERT PHENICIE Left Guard His experience gave Hu- bert a big advantage over his teammates, and this could readily be seen in his ability to get loose when everyone else was covered. Hubert was often the man who started the scoring and his long ringers placed several games on ice. Sec- ond only to Phelps in field baskets made, he was also valuable for his free throws. Scoring 112 points from a guard position, av- eraging more per game than his forward, is a rec- ord of which anyone may be proud. Senior. GEO. RICHARDSON Right Guard To step into the shoes of Warren Bissell as running mate to Phenicie and come forth not lacking in honors was some task, but, lack- ing better material, we heard the refrain, Let George do it. And he did. The smallest but smooth- est player on the floor, Duke, by his passing, d o d g i n g, aggressive- ness and faculty for locat- ing the basket, won recog- nition in every contest. His foul throwing the last of the season was excellent and he broke forth with numerous field goals in the hour of need. Getting away to a poor start, he nevertheless managed to accumulate 111 points. Senior. GEORGE DUNLAP Substitute George Dunlap played enough games to win his letter, and in these con- tests he evidenced a ca- pacity for hard, rough playing which assures him of a regular berth next year. Taking the place of Cap in the Strawberry Point game, he treated the fans to an exhibition of guarding never surpassed. on the home floor. Bl, strong, with a world of fight and a good eye for the basket, Wink has the qualities from which to develop a great player. Sophomore. Field goals, 11.

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Then we played Monticello again, this time at Monticello. We went there with a crippled team and one man out, so we didn't expect to do wonders, but we held them down to a low score of 12 to 20, which was the second game that we lost this season. Next we had a game at Delhi, which we won easily, and gave the injured members of the first team a chance to rest. This was in the middle of the week, so we had to go over in autos and hacks. The hack that went over managed to last until we reached the city limits of the vast city of Delhi before it became delirious and threw its right hind wheel, so we had to stay in Delhi ,all night and come back on the train. But we didn't care-we had won and were happy with a 48 to 15 score. On Friday of the same week we went to Oelwein with three damaged men and managed to lose to them after one of the most desperate fights that had ocpurred during the season on their home floor. But it wasn't so bad, owing to the condi- tion the team was in at that time, and the score was only 37 to 24. The following Friday we sarted on our trip to Toledo and Tama. These were two of the biggest games of the season. On Friday we played Toledo the fastest and cleanest game ever witnessed in their town between high schools. We had to play on the Leander-Clark College floor to accommodate the crowd. This was a hard game. The first half they were ahead of us a couple of points, but the next half we gained the lead and held it, and when the whistle blew it was 20 tio 17 in our favor. Oh, joy! The same night we heard that at home two more games had been won, so we were happy. Next night, Saturday, we played Tama, and, after a des- perate struggle, we conquered our foe by a. score of 15 to 7. But, believe me, we surely were all in when we finished playing two games, Friday and Saturday nights. Then we played our second game with Independence, which turned out to be the fourth game we lost, but we gave them a good run for their money. They were all right on their home floorg also they had an official that called them more strictly than was necessary, and he put two of our men out- two of our best-so we were forced to give them the long end of a 35-to-16 score. , Once more we played Strawberry Point, this time on our home floor. They had become very strong and claimed the title of the Clayton County champions, so that meant it would not be a slow game. Our big guard had gone home and had not been able to get back for the game, so that left a large job open for somebody. It turned out to be a closer game than most people thought it would. It was the last game for the first team to be played on the home floor, so that was the last chance for the Seniors to play on the home floor in a real game. They gave their best and they won the game after a long fight, 35 to 26. If any of the people witnessed the game two years ago and the game this year they will have noticed the big improve- ment made in the Strawberry Point team. This was done by making basketball compulsory in the High School and letting