Mansfield High School - Manhigan Yearbook (Mansfield, OH)

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to overcome, and the game ended with the score 33 to 17, and our boys were forced to be content with second place, which was no small honor in itself. Most of the Mansfield party stayed to witness the game between 0. W. U’s. varsity five and St. Lawrence, and incidentally to see Eddie Palmer, the former high school star, perform. While 0. W. U. was defeated in a hair- raising game, they had the pleasure of seeing Palmer play a star game, he scoring twenty-four of Wesleyan ' s twenty-eight points. Some of the party were in favor af going home that night, but it was finally decided to stay over until Sunday noon, and see something of the town in the morning. That night Mr. Marting duly rewarded the team for their good work in the tournament by taking the party to a moving picture show, where Hughes and Lehman had to be restrained to keep them from rushing up and embracing the girl that sang the illustrated song. But all got out in safety and after patronizing the soda fountain the party adjourned to the fraternity, where they secured a much better rest than in the night before. It was 9 o ' clock before they arose, Sunday morning, and after ea ting their breakfast they went out to view the town. Several of the fraternity men accompanied them, pointing out all the points of interest, and the town quite conformed to their idea of how a college town should look. Towards noon they sauntered back to the fraternity, where they se¬ cured their belongings, and after bidding goodbye to their hosts, they made their way to the depot. The Cramster ’ii He was a phantom of delight; He knew not A from B; He never did a lesson right A charlatan was he. He could not do a simple sum; He never kept a rule. He did not know a horsepower from A cousin to a mule. Despite that time was slipping by, To raise his grades he’d never try. If you’d say, Study man or die,” He’d make his peace and say good-bye. page nineteen

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thorough scrubbing before all trace of the obnoxious odor was removed. The party then adjourned to an up-town soda fountain where they pro¬ ceeded to quench their thirst with something far more palatable, after which they sought their beds, to obtain a good night ' s rest. But, alas! such was not to be the case, for several of the party, not being able to sleep them¬ selves, seemed intent on preventing the rest from sleeping and kept grind¬ ing out “harmony” a large part of the night, varied now and then with several side-features, chief among which was a ghost dance in favor of Hughes and Brunk, who, after thoroughly awakening to the situation, made a determined assault with pillows and bed clothes and succeeded in expelling the intruders from their room. Finally, however, things quieted down and everybody secured some good sleep, and they arose in the morning feeling fresh and ready to do battle with their opponents in the semi-finals to be played that morning. Delaware and Plain City were to play the first game, and the Mansfield bunch dressed and went on the floor to witness this game, Delaware did not display the form that they did the night previous, and were outclassed from start to finish by the fast Plain City five, who won easily 35 to 22. Chagrin Falls and Mansfield were now to meet in the other game of the semi-finals, and our boys went into the game determined to win, for if they won it would put them in the finals with Plain City, and also assure them one of the cups. For the first ten minutes it seemed as if their hopes were to be blasted, for Chagrin Falls started off in whirlwind fashion, scoring nine points be¬ fore our boys had made any. But Mansfield soon struck their stride and proceeded to even matters up, and when the half ended they were in the lead by several points. The second half was very close and exciting, first one team and then the other taking the lead, but field baskets by Remy and Hughes in the last few minutes of play, gave Mansfield the game, the score standing 33 to 30. This left Plain City and Mansfield to fight it out for the championship in the afternoon, the game being a preliminary to the big game between 0. W. U. and St. Lawrence University of New York. Immediately after dinner our boys took a short nap and then proceeded to the gymnasium where they dressed for the game. A large crowd filled the big gym as the time came for the game, and there was much enthusiasm as the two teams took the floor to start the game which was to settle the championship of central Ohio. But from the very start of the game it could be seen that our boys were outclassed, for they showed the strain of going through two gruelling con¬ tests, while Plain City had only been forced to extend themselves in one game. They had much better team work than Mansfield and time and again they would work the ball up the floor by swift accurate passes, and rarely did they miss the shot for the basket. At the end of the first half they had rolled up 17 points to our 5. In the second half Mansfield made a strong rally and made a much better showing, though the lead of their opponents was too great for them page eighteen

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By day he lingered in the halls To twit the girls he met; At night he pushed the ivory balls And smoked the cigaret. At last drew near the time for test— The final judgment day; When what he lacked should be confessed And he receive his pay. He felt his evil hour had come; He knew that he was mighty dumb; The thought of it was troublesome, And left him feeling worse than bum. He wailed, “0 lure of cushion chairs, 0, strolling round with maids; Would that I’d never practiced airs And sought to get the grades. But then his ma said, “MusVt fret And look so sore distressed; Just use the day remaining yet; The Lord will do the rest. ” A mother’s prayer, a lack of lore, Made Archibaidus cram. He labored night and day before The morning of exam. The morning of exam came round And when he got the test, To his surprise and joy he found That he was truly blessed. Quoth he: “I’m glad that I did cram,” And laughed in utter glee. ”0 what a berry was the man Who made this test for me.” And to this day you’ll find him still A’lounging round care free; For when he needs, our hero will Cram for eternity.