Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

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COUNTY TOURNAMENT The county tournament was held at Georgetown on January 20. Oakwood drew Georgetown for the first game and was defeated, 37-17. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Oakwood drew Scottland, an out-of-the-county team, for the first game of the district tournament at Danville, March 8, 9, 10. These boys were in the same class as the Oakwood boys, in height and speed. It was a thrilling game as the score will indicate. There was never more than two points separating the scores until the last tw'o minutes, when Scottland forged ahead. The score was tied 8-8 at half time. A field goal and a charity toss by McMorris put Oakwood ahead, 17-15, at the close of the third period. In the last quarter Scottland gathered seven points to our one to give them the lead. When the gun fired we were on the short end of the score, 22-18. Lee Dalbey and Eugene McMorris were the mainstays of the team, each getting seven points. Those who received letters this year are : Frank Dalbey Eugene McMorris Lee Dalbey Clifford Thomason Kenneth Green Virgil Smith Wendell Wilson The high-point men are: Lee Dalbey........ Leland Cannon..... Eugene McMorris. Paul Gale......... Clifford Thomason Frank Dalbey...... Wendell Wilson.... Points 104 . 96 . 64 . 59 49 . 13 . 10 Vayc Twenty-seven

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BASKETBALL Oak wood opened its basketball season at Indianola with a victory, much to the surprise of the home folks. Fhis promising beginning, followed by two other victories, indicated a successful season. However, our hopes were blasted in the following games, and Oak wood ended the season with a total of four victories and fourteen defeats, giving a percentage of .222. Due to graduation, the squad will lose the service of two letter men, Kenneth Green and Wendell Wilson. The following games were played : OAKWOOD.............. 22 OAKWOOD.............. 30 OAKWOOD.............. 19 OAKWOOD.............. 17 OAKWOOD.............. 12 OAKWOOD.............. 23 OAKWOOD............. 21 OAKWOOD.............. 24 OAKWOOD.............. 17 OAKWOOD.............. 25 OAKWOOD.............. 17 OAKWOOD.............. 27 OAKWOOD.............. 18 OAKWOOD.............. 15 OAKWOOD.............. 33 OAKWOOD.............. 22 OAKWOOD.............. 13 OAKWOOD.............. 19 Total.............21! INDIANOLA............... 13 POTOMAC................. 19 SI DELL................. 12 ARMSTRONG............... 39 RISMARK................. 18 WESTVILLE ............ 31 ALVIN .................. 26 OGDEN .................. 16 POTOMAC ................ 19 INDIANOLA ............. 27 FAIRMOUNT .............. 34 OGDEN................... 35 CATLIN ................. 21 ALVIN .................. 30 ARMSTRONG................44 SIDELL ..................31 FAIRMOUNT .............. 33 WESTVILLE............... 33 Total................368 Pane Twenty-six

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FOOTBALL Thirty-three boys turned out for the first practice on September 7; of these, four were letter men, fifteen had seen action before, leaving eighteen totally inexperienced. Mr. Dinsmore assumed the coaching duties in the fall of 1932, with a determination to make the best of the material available. Ably assisted by his managers, Glenn Bantz and Ralph Hunter, he hurriedly whipped the team into shape for the first game at Rossville. LETTERMEN Kenneth Green Wendell Wilson Leland Cannon Chester Royer Robert McAlister Glenn Sperry Paul Sartain Milford Thomason Joseph Brothers Virion Smoot Clyde Long Virgil Smith Raymond Van Buskirk Ora Dixon Eugene McMorris Paul Gale Donald McKee Elmer Hobick Those who have fought the last time on the gridiron for Oakwood are: Paul Sartain Kenneth Green Raymond Van Buskirk Wendell Wilson Milford Thomason COACH DINSMORE CAPTAIN McMORRIS Page Twenty eight