Menomonee Falls High School - Periscope Yearbook (Menomonee Falls, WI)

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Basket Ball Games O THTIQ call for basket ball material about twenty-five men reported, among keen competition for this place, and after a few games Whitehead was select- ed to fill it. From the first day on the floor work began in earnest. Shortly afterwards the squad was cut to fifteen. Coach Bartholomew then started to teach the fellows the essential poin-ts of 'basket ball and above all the necessity of good co- operation and team work. At a meeting held prior to the first game Russell Perrin was elected captain. The Hrst game was played at West Bend on Nov. log the boys not being used to a small floor, could not get sta-rted, consequently the game ended I0 to 2 in VVest Bend's favor. Nov. 23 found our boys at Pewaukee, and in a very loose and ragged game suc- ceeded in taking the game by a score of 13 to 8. The first two games showed very little team work which was caused by a great deal of jealousy. A meeting was held by the boys in which they agreed that the captain should have all authority on the floor. A feeling of good fellowship con- sequently developed and from then on our team was a whirlwind, losing only one game the rest of the season. The next game was held here against the strong Milwaukee University team on Nov. 30. The purple and white warriors playing a very good offensive game, rolled up a total of 38 points to their opponents' 21. Things were now going fine and the next game was held at Hartland on Dee. 7. In no sense of the word was the game slow and when the final whistle blew the score stood 13 to 12 in Menomonee's favor. The next game was played against Hartford on our own floor. Our team was determined to revenge the terrible beating which they had received from Hartford last season. The game started like a whirlwind and at the end olf the half Menomonee was leading by two points. The game finished with Menomonee leading by a score of 20 to 15. December 21 the team journeyed over to Oconomowoc. B. Buczkowski being in- eligible. due to low standings. somewhat disheveled the team work and Oconomowoc walked away with a 21 to 10 victory. Losing the Oconomowoc game brought our boys back to earth again and in the Home-coming game with Wauwatosa De Molay our fellows showed them some real basket ball and trounced them by a score of 16 to ll in an overtime game. Pewaukee again stacked up against Menomonee on Jan. ll. Each team was in mid-season form and the Menomonee boys were determined to put up a good fight on their own floor. In a very fast game our boys were leading in the first half, 6 to 8, and stayed in the lead until the final count ended l-l- to 10 in our favor. Jan. I9 West Bend journeyed down, determined to make it two straight over Menomonee Falls. At the end of the first half when they woke up they found that they were on the short end of the score. Trying hard to overcome the lead they made a good comeback, but the final score ended 9 to 21 in our 'favor. The next game was with the Milwaukee U School on Feb. l. The game was without excitement and the U boys were never in danger. Winning on our own floor by a score of 38 to 21, and losing to them on their own floor by a score of 30 to 19 is not so bad considering the reputation of Coach Leker's team. Feb. 8 found our boys all set for Cooney and to show them what they could do with their regular lineup. The game was fast and clean and at the end of the first half the score was 18 to 8. ln the second half both teams tightened and only one basket was made. The final score was 18 to 10. Port Washington came down on Feb. 11 and in a very slow game lost to our boys. 18 to 8. Page Sixty-two Y: oi these were four letter men, this leaving one position to be filled. There was af. . i

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Feb. 15 our boys journeyed up to Hartford via the train due to the roads being blocked. In a very close game Hartford was nosed out by one point, the final score being 22 to 23. The team played a return game against Port Washington, rolling up a score of 31 to 6 in our favor. The Hartland game, Feb. 29, closed the season. This game was thought by all the fans the game that would put us in the conference. Menomonee won by a score of 14 to 7. Conference Games A if! INNING the final game of the season gave Menomonee Falls ren victories kk 4, out of tu elve games played. This was considered a very good record by the f . d h. When the i htt ms wer i ked fo th distri t onfere ce 4-,Mi ansan coac ' eg ea epc r e c c n ' Kenosha was given preference over Menomonee. Kenosha's record was loo'red up and it was found that they had won only one game out of their entire season. This uas not considered a square deal by the people of the town and the school. The matter was taken up with Mr. Chamberlain and other members of the W. I. A. A. board. lt was then decided that Kenosha and Menomonee Falls should play off an elimination game at the Marquette gym on Saturday, March 8, 1924. The day arrived with a good crowd of boosters at the gym hoping for the best. The game started off like a shot and at the end of the half the score was 8 to 6 in favor of Kenosha. The last half was as fast as the first and ended a tie. 16 to 16. A five-minute overtime period was decided upon. Kenosha made the first basket, making the score 16 to 18, with only a 'few minutes to play. Everyone was becom- ing disheartened when two points were chalked up for Menomonee, tying the score. A few seconds later the final whistle blew, leaving the score an 18 to 18 tie. With two minutes rest both teams went into action determined to break the tie. Both teams were playing ra defensive game when the whistle blew and the referee called a foul on one of. our players. The Kenosha player took his time on the shot and dropped it through the loop, making the score 19 to 18. With 48 seconds to play Menomonee made a basket, increasing the score to 20. A few seconds later the final whistle blew and Menomonee took the game by a score of 19 to 20. Kenosha had a good, clean bunch and it is the opinion of many that they should have had a place ahead of some of the other teams. The first for the District Conference Championship was played against Randolph, March 13. A very large crowd from Menomonee attended the game. It was not very exciting and Menomonee won her first conference game with a score of 16 to 8. Menomonee was then stacked up against South Milwaukee and a much larger crowd turned out to boost the team on to victory. The boys were now fighting for a clash with Wauwatosa. They showed the Marquette men some fine basket ball and defeated South lylilwaukee by a score of 13 to 19. Wauwatosa, having won all her games, was scheduled to play against Menomonee. The winner of this game was to represent this district at the State High School Con- ference at Madison. Practically all Menomonee turned out to see this game and also provided a band. Worried and excited from the strain of the other games Nlenomonee did and could not put up the fight expected from them, and Wauwatosa won by a score df 25 to 10. Wauwatosa was then given the silver loving cup and gold medals. Our boys were given second place and received silver medals. Racine took third place and re- ceived bronze medals. On the all-conference team Perrin won a place. Huberty and Buczkowski won places on the second team. Winning second place is considered a very great honor for a small school over schools like Racine, Randolph, South Milwaukee and Wau- watosa. 'QP' Page Sixty-four