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

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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

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1111, 06 1 O I A04 - bg ' .. . BASKET BALL TEAM. QBOYSJ Top Row-R. Guard, L. Counsellg Capt. R. Perring Center D. Huberty. Center-Forward H3HCkQ Coach Bartholomewg Forward B. Buczkowski. Lower-I., Guard L. VVhitehe:1dg Forward P. Vuhoefer. Page Sixly-three

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e m 9, o o 401 QA r v .. BOVS BASKET BALI. SQFAD. Lett to right-Coach R. A. Bartholomewg R. Sehulerg G. Connellg V. Domang C. Haackg L. VVhiteheadg L. Counsellg Capt. R. Perring Bus. Mgr. K. Eckhardtg L. Rucktashelg P. Umhoeferg H. Henricksg A. Brandenburgg B. Buczkowskig D. Huberty. Basket Ball Review This year more enthusiasm was shown over Basket Rall than ever. Basket Ball is a National Indoor Sport. Basket Ball in High School is played for the love of the game and the good one will get out of it. Basket Ball is not a one man's game. It brings harmony and good will amongthe players and also the fans of the games. From the day of the origin of this game it became stronger and stronger both in amateur and professional line. The prediction made last year that Basket Ball at M. F. H. S. is a Comer has come true. From the first day on the Hoot we knew right away that Coach Bart was a regular fellow and everyone loved to work with him. The fellows did everything which he told them and therefore turned out a winning team, and a team which fought its way into the conference and came out in second place. At a banquet given by the cooking girls Delmore Huberty was elected Captain for the coming year. Much credit is due to Coach R. A. Bartholomew and Prin- cipal A. VV. Peckg also the hlenomonee Falls Advancement Association. Page Sixty-ffm'