Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Kneeling: Donald Bragdon, Student Manager, Frank Strother, Sam Frye, Larry Rupp Ralph Basketball Curtis, and Keith Decker, Student Manager. Standing: Mr. Tiefel, Assistant Coach, Jim Woods, Frank Oldham, Daniel Beard, Donald Buckley, Bill Paige, and Mr. Brewer, Coach. HE MOBTON Tigers started their fourth season under Coach William Brewer on the seventh of October with thirty boys re- porting for the first practice. Making up this year's squad were four seniors: Bill Paige, Frank Strother, Clifford McDermitt, and Frank Oldham. Underclass- men on the team were: Sam Frye, Dan Beard, Don Buckley, Ralph Curtis, Larry Rupp, Jim Woods, Lorenza Beard, Wendell Bragg, Charles Flint, and Larry Johnson. The Tigers started the season rather slowly by being downed by Mays in their first game of the season with a nine point loss. They came back, however, to gain the only victory of the year by winning over Sandusky by a score of 68-49. The Tigers lost the next four games in a row before playing a close game which they lost to the Manilla Owls by a margin of four points. From that game until Christmas they lost the next three games. After returning from Christmas vacation, the boys had sev- eral practices to prepare for their game with Arlington which was lost by a score of 77-33. Following the tourney the Tigers were still unable to break their losing streak and lost the next eight games which brought the record for the season to 18 losses and one win. Despite their losses, their cooperative spirit in playing together has laid the foun- dation for a good varsity team next year.