Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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SPORTS PARADE Our Coach Our roach, Mr. Robinson, has been with us lor three years. I his year he is working under more favorable condi- tions than in the previous year. I le has worked hard lor the last two years. Irving to work out a combination ol boys that will work together. I le possesses that something which in- spires those with whom he comes in contact to do their utmost at all times. As a man he is looked up to by the players, as a coach they acknowledge his keen insight into the science ol games, and as a I riend the y are only too glad to serve him. Basketball At the beginning ol the season the girls basketball team looked very favorable, and so it proved to be. I hey had a suc- cessful season, having won eleven games, tied one. and lost one. I his made them the Lake-Porter County champions. I he team was fortunate in having lost only four members, Shonkwiler. Crisman, Fowler, and Saxton. Irom la st years scfuad. Shonkwi ler and ' Crisman were regulars. I he boys team, howjever. did not prove to be quite so successful. At the beginning ol the season it looked as though we had a winning team, as ' the boys started the season by win- ning the lirst two games. I he other school s teams proved to lie just a., little better than our boys; they had the advanage ol us in their height, which proved to bo a big handicap to our team. .At the close ol the season the boys had to their credit seven games won and eleven games lost. I he boys ' second team did not prove to be so successful. I hex won two games and lost eleven, but they promise to be muph stronger next year. I he seventh and eighth grade boys teafri was somewhat better. Of their eight games played, they wdh three and lost live: ’ Baseball ■ The E avs baseball team poved to bo more successful than their basketball team. Even though they lost several good players that graduated the previous spring, they came through the season with hall of the games to their credit. I hey won 5 games and lost 5 games. Athletic A ssociation I he Merrillville High School Athletic Association in- cluded every student in the high school and junior high school. I he dues, which art twenty-live cents per student, were against each member in the association. I he money is used to buy athletic equipment lor the school. I he officers ol the organization are: President. Frank I lenderson: ice-President, Lester I lacker; Secretary-Treasurer, Ellen 1 larper. BOYS’ BASEBALL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 2nd TEAM BOYS’ BASKETBALL 7th and 8th GRADES BASKETBALL [ 20 ]

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BOYS GIRLS BASETBALL SCHEDULE GIRLS BOYS M.H.S. Opp. M.H. S.Opp. Nov. 1 — Washington 1 wp. here 38 5 26 9 Nov. 8 — East Gary here 19 1 1 23 19 Nov. 15 — Wheeler there 20 22 13 53 Nov. 2 0 — Crown Point here No Game 25 12 Nov. 22 — Griffith here No Game 16 17 Nov. 28 — Calumet there 23 15 15 27 Dec. 5 — INer here 21 21 22 00 Dec. 1 3 — Portage 22 26 Dec. 20 — Washington 1 wp. there 20 14 12 27 Jan. 10 — East Gary there 35 8 25 14 Jan . 1 0 — heeler there 17 14 22 56 Jan. 23-24 — Blind Tourney here 21 9 20 23 Jan. 31 — Griffith Dyer No Game 23 14 Leb. 7 — Calumet there No Game 13 20 Leh. 14 — Dyer here 23 3 24 28 bob. 21 — Portage there 15 13 27 24 beb. 24 — Griffith here 18 12 16 20 Feb. 28 — Alumni there No Game 17 22 here 26 4 27 21 BOYS BASEBALL SCHEDULE M.H.S. Opp. Sept. 6 — Wheeler here 1 5 Sept. 1 5 — East Gary there 4 5 Sept. 20 — Dyer here 3 6 Sept. 24 — Boone Grove there 18 0 Oct. 4 — East Gary here 2 6 Oct. 8 — Dyer there 9 1 During the entire basketball season 1 [he girls won eleven games, lost one, and tied one, thus winning the Lake-Porter County championship. 1 he boys won seven games and lost eleven. I he seventh and eighth grade boys team won three and lost five. [ 22 ]