Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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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-

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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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Paxton High School Reflector. 15 ing Northwestern University. Their sympathetic young hearts would certainly be broken by the returns from some of the contests in which the teams of that institution participate. Yet, look how its students support their teams. They have, at their games, some of the largest crowds in the west. That is loyalty and sportsmanship. It is when a team is being defeated that the mettle of not only the players, but its backers, is determined. It is easy to stick by a winning team, but one must be a true sportsman to play the part with a losing aggregation. Are the students ot P. H. S. cads? Let us hope not There is one, and only one, way of determin-'ng this; by the way in which they support their teams. Time will tell. One of the Team. Monday following examinations, wag a day of unusual activity, both among the students, and the faculty. This was largely due to the fact that many of the “stars” (tho’ they have not yet shone forth in their glory) needed arranging. Much of the excitement was due to the fact, also, that our grade cards were given out. Many of those who fa led to pay at t ntion to Mr. Huddleston’s announce ments, found themselves, as he had warned them, “in Room 11 when they should have been in Room 17 . (Moral, if you can call it a moral: Pay attention whrn you’re spoken to, and let the person himself attend to the business which you are attending to for him.) P. H. S. Wins a Great Victory—The Tide Has Turned—Paxton High, 21, Kankakee High, 9. The Paxton High basket ball quintet broke its losing streak Friday, Jan. 28th, at the Coliseum, by winning. Kankakee High was the goat, and they took a beating to the tune of 21 to 9. At no time during the game did Paxton lose the lead. They started off for blood at the first whistle, and they came back with it. Eddy had a little more than his share, and it splashed all over his face. Kankakee put up a stiff game, but they were outclassed at every turn. Paxton showed a great deal more team work, and used their heads to better advantage. The score tells the rest. Chrisman, who has been occupying the bench most of the season, seemed to have primed himself for just this occasion. He was always just where he was needed, and the insistent manner in which he broke up Kankakee’s plays, certainly played an important part in the final score. (There will be one chair near Coach Cooper that will be cold ) Wylie made his debut at center, and played a great game both on the offensive and defensive. His aggressiveness is certainly a stimulus to the team as a whole. P. Swanson was new at forward also: and, altho he did not figure in the scoring, he was always in the team work. Overstreet showed up strong in the last minutes of play. Fagerburg’s foot ball training stood him in good stead, and he used it to advantage in his quick rushes to center after the ball was tossed. Where-