Menomonie High School - Menomin Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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BASKETBALL TEAM PERSONAL Capt Gerald Decker Guard Deck was a back guard of hlgh cal1ber xxhose xx ork was alxx ays conslstent He was a star ln h1s posltlon ard nex 61 falled to get the ball off the back board Wayne Braker Guard Blake helped much IH puttmg down the offenslxe play of the opposmg team He was a fast breaklng guard and h1s drlve helped much ln gettlng the ball tovx ards the opponents basket Chester Hylland lrorward Chet prox ed to be a fightlng forward 1n thls 36315 l1neup H1s ab1l1ty to fight under the basket and follow shots m gaxe the team many pomts Blll Braker Center The Freshman vxho xxas started on h1s basketball career bv Bongex dex eloped mto an outstandlng man on the team He should dex eloo mto a great player bx h1s Semor year Paul Trlnko-Forward T11nk xx as one of the keen eved basket shooters of the team H1s long shots gaxe the fans many thrllls Paul has another year to compete for M9H0mOHlQ and should make the lmeup strong next xeal Rob rt Chamberlm Bob had the hard task of steppmg 1nto the flont l1ne whenex E1 he xx as needed He alxx ays put forth h1s best and h1s substltutlon d1d not xx eaken the team Carl Meyer Nley er a Junlor xx as another reserve and nex er falled to do h1s pa1t xx hen called upon Carl Wlll be one of the strong contenders fo1 the team next year Clyde Plnkepank Guard Plnk xxas alxx axs leadx to put forth h1s best xxhen called upon to take some ones place He plax cd good ball 1n all games he took palt 1n E1ghtx , ... as av ' - Y , Y V , A , 1 L, L. a K A A v 4 .-, KA , 77 ' ' , ' y , . V . . . . . , . 7 , 'W H ,, V . . . Y A . . . . . 7 3 v . . 7 v ' 1 ' r . ' I . Y . . . as ,' 77 7 ' A L - . Y Y . . . 7 A . S K4 79 ' ' ,, ' , , l 7 I ' 7 A 7 7 U ' 7' v 1 v - r I Y 7 v ' 1 4 .

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.4 SUMMARY OF THE SEASON HE call for basketball men bv Coach Bongey brought a response of fifty men This was cut down unt11 fifteen men were kept out The outlook for the ea on seemed bright as four letter men from last year were back Capt Decker Braker Hylland and Trlnko The week following the final cut was spent in learning a few plavs The season was opened with Colfax COLFAX There December 7 Bongevs proteges opened the 1929 30 season wlth a win from Colfax there 'lhe game showed that the boys had an eye for the ba lcet Colfax threatened but once and we won Z9 71 COLFAX Here December 13 Colfax came here for a return game The gam proved to be very unlntcrest mg' as Colfax plased a stalhng game The score at half time was 5 3 The game ended ln our favor 12 7 HUDSON Here December 21 Erchell a former student of Stout now teaching at Hudson brought his team here The ,frame was fairlv easllx won Trmko found an eve for the basket and scored slx tlmes Hudson went back home on the short end of the score 2u 13 CHIPPEWA FALLS Here January 10 The Cardinals of Chippewa were our next opponents The first half was vcxy unlucky fox our players the score belng 1. 4 ID thelr favor We came back strong in the second half but too much of a lead had been malntalned The final score was 20 16 RIVER FALLS Here January 17 Rner Falls came down with a light but fast bunch It proved to be an 6XC1t mg game with the score a tie most of the way Capt Decker and Braker did ome fine guardlng Hylland led ln scoring with 13 points Two overtlme periods were played Braker making the wlnnlng basket from the middle of the fioor River lfalls was xanqulshed Z7 24 NEW RICHMOND There January 24 of the season there Scoring was even throughout the game and Bill Braker a fresh man showed he was capable of playing basketball The guards worked to p rfec tion and cur offense was excellent We left New Rlchmond atoned for our defeat ll1 lfootball The tally was 23 S EAU LAIRE There January 31 The led and whlte lnx ided thelr aiclent rnals Fau Claire there in their Gym Phe gime was fast and much rivalry was seen between teams We led at the half 1? 8 but Eau Claire came back strong and oxereame our lead At the end of the ame the scor was tled In the ox ertxme period Eau Claire scored the XVll'1T1lI'lg basket Vlth about a minute to go The game ended in their favor 21 19 but the5 bv no means proxed they were stronger EAU CLAIRE Here February 7th Ade Olsens Basket hoorsters came here to try for another victory Eau flalrc started the SL0l1l'lg' but soon our boxs began to get their eye The half ended ln Red and xvhlti, faxor 14 4 Our defcn c was perfect and Fau Claire sue eded cttlng only 9 polnts whlle our front line of offense netted Z6 points It was a decided VlLtOlV for Capt' Decker s team RIVER FALLS There February 14 The te im went to River Falls to t x to gain a xletorw on thell H001 The team Fightx Two ll 5 g ' ac u I , e , . , ! Y , ' y , . , - 1 ' x ' , ' ' W 1 ' , ,-- U Y A 3 . I A, . J 1 V v f Q ' r . 1 r' 9 ' 1 . I K v ' . ' v I , . 1 7 ! ' 7 l 1. J ' K . K l 7 V . . 1 I - 1 ' f ' Y . 7- 1 . D ' X X L . , X ' Y , , . . v ' - ' ' . 1 ,- Q 7 ' . I ' . . 5 ' . - ' , ,' ' sa , u . ' , . . , . . ' v r ' ' .. Bongrey took his team to New Richmond. The boys played their best game .. . . L, . ' I , - ' v ' f - 3 - , Y , . . . , v .- . ' ' vi ' Y ' 1 ' 1- ,fy J- ' v , 1 ' ' ' ' ' r X Z , 1. 5 ' 1 1 M ' . - ' . ,. . , , . . I s 41' 1 'D ' I I ' . . . I ,, - e . ' 5 ' f . 4 i ' ' - ' rl v rv , , ' U - w ' - I , , , .' . y. 2 y- 1' ' x ' x . - x V - . , x , S A 5. , . . , J. 1 ' 1 S v- CQ , , in 55. ' r ' A ' ' ' 1 g 1 ' ' . ,. . . .' v' . . 44 9 ,- , J 1 X. 1 12 V ' v K if 1 ,-- ' . 1' - xv ' ' '. ' 1' ,. vw ,