Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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Pax Ion High Sellout Hefieclut. 13 l - oi .»rd Overstreet, Ernst .............Dowd Right Forward. Eddy ................... Dreyfuss Center. Martin ............. F. Beffenbaugh Right Guard Swan so... ' I risman.. .H. Deffenbaugh Left Guard Fagerburg ..................... Naylor P. H. S. 19, Champaign H. S. 23. Champaign H. S. wa» the next victim of Paxton's generosity. The team from that city won from Paxton by the practice of that famous policy, “watchful waiting . They waited for Paxton to get started on a good run, and then injured someone most severely. The id a was good and serve! the purpose. The result was a 23 to ID victory on the afternoon of December 29th, at the Coliseum. Swanson played a great game at guard, and was ably assisted in the last P.w minutes by Chrisman. Eddy played a gr at game when he once got started, n! is to be lamented that Cliami ii ; had such s rious injuries just w! in had started in on a bas-kct-si .vo r. ' Martin also played a gn ..t ’ e it the finish but the strates. the cv ring put all his efforts to - ight. The :.c ip ..s as follows: Paxton Champaign Right Forward Eddy ......................... Hubbard L c :'t Forward Overstreet ..................... Smith Center Martin ...........................Ganz Eight Guard Fagerburg ..................... Bailey Left Guard Swanson ........................ Brown Substitutes—Ernst for Fagerburg. and Chrisman P. H S. 9, Fisher 53. On December 31st, Paxton journeyed to Fisher and met that basket ball aggregation in their cloak-room. The contest was very interesting from a “billiard standpoint. Fisher made baskets from balls bounced against the side walls and celling; as well as numerous ones made by climbing up the matting on the wall and dropping the ball in from above. In view or scientific accomplishment they deserve a great deal of credit for their victory. P. H. S. 16, Kankakee H. S. 31 Paxton H. S. was defeated on Jan. 7t 191(1, by Kankakee H. S. at Kankakee. The frst half of the game was very close, and it was a case of Paxton losing again in the last few' min utes of play, during which time Kan kakee made several baskets in quick succession. Kankakee h2s a very good team, and they play a clean game. Paxton playt d well until the last few minutes, when lack of practice seemed to tell on the players’ “winds.” Swanson at guard did especially well. Overstreet and Eddy, considering the class of the opposing guards, played an exceptionally gool game. Paxtons' line-up was as follows: L. Ernst, Overstreet—Forwards. Mart’n—'Center. Chrisman, Swanson—Guards. Eddy—Forward. Fagerburg—Guard. P. H. S. 19, Wellington 20. Friday evening, January 14. at the Coliseum ,the Paxton H. S. basket ball

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12 Pax tun High School Rcjicctor. ATHC 'ft r-’,g' Basketball. Paxton High School started their basket ball schedule before they were fully prepared, and have not yet caught up with themselves. This deed was done as a favor to Hoopeston High, who, on December 9th, found themselves to be without an opposing team, and with a game advertised. Paxton had, as yet, no practice, but appreciating Hoopeston’s position, accepted the game and suffered the consequences,' which, on reconsidering were not half bad, Hoopeston winning 13 to 7. Considering our opponents' three weeks of practice, they made a very poor showing; for, it was not until the last few minutes of play tha they cinched the game. Paxton’s line up was as follows: R. F.—Eddy. R. G.—Swanson, Ernst. L. F.—Overstreet. L. G.—Fagerburg. C.—Martin. P. H. S. 25, Alumni 17. On December 17th, Paxton High School took the Alumni on; and, af ter a hard fought game, beat them 25 to 17. The game was intensely interesting from start to finish, altho P. H. S. at no time lost the lead. For the opposition, A. Overstreet made things very exciting from the beg'nning. and was responsihle for eight of their se- venteen points. Willie was not outdone, however, and was good for as many points for the High School. Ed dy made seven free throws, and a full basket; while Martin and Fagerburg trailed with two and three field baskets respectively. The line-up was as follows: P. H. S. Alumni Right Forward Eddy..................... Hammerlunl Left Forward W. Overstreet, Ernst..........Darter Center Martin ................A. Overstreet Right Guard Swanson .................. Martinson Left Guard Fagerburg ................... Archer P. H. S. 20, Fisher H. S. 25 Paxton H. S. met defeat at the hands of Fisher on the Coliseum floor, December 24, 1915. I» is the more lamentable when we realize that the score at the end of the first half was 15 to C in Paxton’s favor. Eddy was responsible for nine of these fifteen points, and in other respects did himself great credit. In the second half Dreyfuss and Dowd of Fisher, played the best game. They are both very accurate basket shooters, and were largely responsible for Paxton’s defeat. The following was the line-up: P H. S. Fisher.

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14 Paxton High School Rcjlector. team lost to Wellington High by the close margin of 20 to 19. The largest crowd of the season witnessed the contest and were undoubtedly satisfied with the game (the defeat except-ed.) It was the fastest and best game of the season. At the end of the first half Paxton led by one point, and the reverse in the second half. In team work, Paxton clearly outplayed the Wellington boy9, and the ball was in Paxton’s possession a great deal mor0 than half the time. The line-up was as follows: Right Forward Eddy ...................... W. Adzit Left Forward Overstreet ................ D. Pruitt Center Martin, E. Swanson ........... Miller Right Guard P. Swanson ..........Riply, Rurnison Right Guard Fageroburg ................. H. Pruitt P. H. S. 9, Onarga H. S. 63. January 21, 191G, may worthily be recorded in the records of Paxton H. S. athletics with sorrow. On that day we met an awful defeat. Paxton was outgrown, outclassed, and outplayed by an outrageous margin. The Onarga team is composed of a tall bunch of huskies who were raised with basketballs in their hands, and they know what to do with them. When Paxton got hold of the ball, they stopped right there and congratulated themselves on their remarkable prowess. It really was a noteworthy achievement. “Jim” Martin celebrated his success in exams by scoring 8 of the 9 points. The line-up: Paxton Onarga Eddy Right Forward Thrasher Ernst Left Forward . Crangle Martin .... Center Thurston P. Swanson Right Guard Fagerburg Left Guard W. Thurston Substitutes—Overstreet and E. Swanson for Ernst. P. S.—There are 100 students in Onarga H. S. and they have six (0) basket ball teams. There are 175 students in P. H. S., and somet'meg we are able to get eight men? SPIRIT. The manner in which the students of Paxton High School are neglecting to support athletics is getting to be a serious problem. Seven-eights of the student body of our school are so aristocratic that they get the returns of the gam? by wire,as they peacefully enjoy the Adventures of Kit Carson,” or the “Little Colonel Series”, in th-'ir libraries, at heme. Their excuses for not being at the game vary: seme are so sympathetic, that it just breaks their tender hearts to see Paxton go down in defeat; others were hindered by early callers, or had some very important work to do. In fact, there is no limit to th? excuses, which can be made to sound plausible. Ah! the world little reckons how many inven tive minds are being nurtured in our “dear old Paxton High School.” Some day they will certainly revolutionize the industry of the world. I certainly advise against any mem-Ip's of this h'eh school ever attend-