Marple Newtown High School - Memories Yearbook (Newtown Square, PA)

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FOOTBALL TEAxM BASKETBALL 0 YOU remember all those exciting last-minute games this past season m basketball? Since the season didn’t start so well for Mr. Harvey’s quintet, many people said, “Oh! y nother team like last year’s.” But the boys never gave up hope. The lourth game ol the season came around ; it was with Spring City, a very good team of Montgomery County. Everyone was surprised to see M. N. hold the larger team to a 21 to 18 score, favoring the opponents. This was the turning point of the season, for the next game the M. N. boys won from St. Katherine’s, of Wayne, by a score of 18 to 17. Tom Kirk, the M. N. left guard, sank a long shot Irom mid-court in the last thirty seconds of play to make the victory possible. he next game was lost to Springfield, one of the strongest teams ol Delaware County. About this time the highways tied up in “Old Man W inter’s” grip caused the postponement ol the ne.xt three games. The next two games were lost by close scores. Sharon Hill was the next victim of M. N.’s fighting boys, the final score being 24 to 12. Thursday, February 21, much to everyone’s surprise, M. N. won over Spring- field by one point. The first quarter of this game was very close. In the second quar- ter Springfield rallietl, and the first half ended with the score 12 to 5 in favor of Spring- field. The second half started with M. N. adding one and two points at a time until they were right behind Springfield. George Gaul, stocky guard of M. N., sank a field goal to bring his team up withln one point of the opponents; then Green, the MEMORIES, 1935 Page Nineteen

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III DRAMA TICS ★ AND ★ ATHLETICS T he SenJ or Class of 1935 presented “Honor Bright” by Meredith and Kenyon Nicholson. The majority of the cast consisted of the members of the Senior and Junior Classes: Joan Grey as Mrs. Lucy Barrington, Grant Schnerr as Richard Barrington, her son, Kenneth Burgess as the Rt. Rev. Wm. Carton, Grace Moore as Peggy Carton, his wife, Ted Lewis as Rev. James Schooley, Norman Doughten as Bill Drum, Flossie Clements as Honor Bright, Dorothea Martin as Tot Marvel, Joseph Serrlll as Watts, Elizabeth Marston as Annie, Francesca D1 Bona- ventura as Maggie, Wilbur McLaughlin as Foster, Gordon Byers as Michael, Oliver Dickinson as Simpson, and Arthur Brown as Jones. With Miss Yelngst and Mr. Brown as coaches and Miss Pierce as property director, the play was a great success. Our operetta this year was a very modern production. “Tune In” lived up to our highest hopes and expectations for its success. The New Year’s party in the studio, the Gypsy Chorus, the boys’ quartet consisting of Ralph Turner, Harry O’Neill, Kenneth Burgess, and Wilbur McLaughlin, and the “Gate Is Off the Hinges,” by Virginia Clements, enabled us to give the show two nights. The Seniors played an important part in this production also, and those who participated were: Fladie Clements, Flossie Clements, Eleanor Strohm, Francesca Di Bonaventura, Ralph Turner, Joseph Serrill, Gordon Byers, Norman Doughten, Grant Schnerr, Grace Moore, and the rest of the Seniors in the chorus. Gertrude Yunag was the studio pianist. With Miss Clayton as music director, Mr. Brown and Miss Yeingst as dramatic coaches. Miss Pierce as property manager, and Dorothy Ewing and Miss Thompson as dancing coaches, the operetta was put over very successfully. FOOTBALL HIS season, followers of football in M. N.H. S. saw the ’34 team pass through a better season than the preceding one. Although we were usually behind by one or two touch downs, the games were quite successful from a moral view point. The boys, under the reliable coaching of Mr. Harvey and the leadership of their heavy-charging halfback. Captain “Artie” Brown, put up a good fight throughout all the games. Because of the scarcity of able substitutes, the regulars were nearly dead with fatigue in the last few minutes of the game. In the last quarter, the fresh substitutes of the larger schools would push our tired but game boys slowly but ever closer to their defending goal line. A Turkey Dinner was given the members of the football squad, by Coach Har- vey, at his home, during the Christmas Holidays. The Marple-Newtown Lions Club also showed their appreciation by giving a banquet in their honor for the de- termined fight the boys put up against Yeadon in the Thanksgiving Day game, on Yeadon’s field. The class of 1935 is looking forward to continued Improvement and man3 foot- ball victories in 1935. Page Eighteen MEMORIES, 1935

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BASKETBALL TEAM right forward and acting captain of the team, shot the ball from center court, winning a hard-fought, up-hill battle by the margin of one point. The Springfield victory must have made the players feel good, for they went up to West Chester the following Tuesday afternoon and won over St. Agnes, the score being 19 to 17. The next three games were lost, two of them by close scores. In the Klwanls Tournament, M. N. drew Swarthmore as its opponent. As in other years, the team M.N. drew went to the finals and almost won the championship of the county. The most exciting game of the season was with the Alumni. One minute the high school boys were ahead, and the next minute the Alumni would be in the lead. The larger Alumni boys finally forged ahead and sank two field goals for a well-earned victory. The season started off with “Mike” McLaughlin and Walter Green at the for- ward position, Tom Kirk and George Gaul at the guard station, and “Art” Brown at center. Mike, the captain of the five, played in three games and was laid up for the rest of the season with a severe foot Injury. This made Mr. Harvey draw on his second team, and he found an able center and pivot man in Lyle Hill, a freshman. The change put Brown back to guard position and Gaul up to forward in Captain McLaughlin ' s place. In the latter part of the season, George Gaul twisted his knee Injured previously in football. Edgar Bonsall substituted in Gaul’s place for the remainder of the season. As Walter Green is the only player to be lost by graduation, the outlook for next year is very bright. Page Twenty MEMORIES, 1935