Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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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-

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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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16 Pax tun High School Rcjicclor. ever the ball was, he could be depended upon to be nearby. Last, yet first, comes Eddy. He did most of Paxton's scoring—7 free throws and five (5) field baskets—a pretty fair record one would say. “Puok” played a great game the whole way thru. He was in everything. For Kankakee, Sowers played the best game, with M. Walters at center coming a close second. The line-up was as follows: Paxton High Kankakee H. S. Swanson . Left Forward . Newberry Eddy Right Forward R. W'alters Wylie Center Chrisman . Right Guard Thompson Fagerburg Left Guard Substitutes: Overstreet for Swan- son; Sowers for Newberry. A Fable That is Not All a Fable. One Friday night, as two yor.ng nun (students of P. H. S.) were standing on a well known corner in front of a w'ell known drug store, strains of martial music (?) were heard. Upon hearing them, one of the young men turned to the other and said: “By Jove tonight is the night that we play K-------. Come on let’s go to the game.” “Aw what’s the use? replied the other “They’ll get beat anyway, an’ what’s the use of spending your money to see ’em get wiped?” The first speaker said no more, but starte 1 on a run for the Coliseum, for the music had ceased. The next monr'ng, there was talk of nothing else but of the last night's game. By chance, the two young men again came together. Say, said the first, “You were a fool to miss that game, and that’s all I’ve got to say about you. Why, that game was some game! And say, let me tell you, that Bddy is tome there when it comes to throwing free throws—and Fagerburg and Overstreet! Those fellows were “right there,” too, all the time. And Swede! Why, he was like a streak or lightning, and Irby and Chrisman! say, there are two comers. But don’t forget that Wylie played center, and the way he “tore around”.well, he kept his man so busy, that the perspirat on ran off him in streams.” “That so”, said the other, “Gee, I wish I’d gone. That must a’ been some game.” (Moral:—Don’t be a knocker, when we’ve got a team like we have, and w'ien we’ve got such a fellow as Chen-oweth working for this team; bait go right now and get a season ticket, and help to make the full house that we need, in order to be able to get good fast teams here.) Buy your tickets now! Platon an and Athenaeum Literary Societies. Plans are maturing for the preparation and presentation of two literary entertainments in the near future— one by the members of the Athenaeum Literary Society, and the other by ths Platonian. These will be held at the High School Assembly Hall, and the usual admission fee of 10 cents will be charged, although the entertainments will be worthy of a 50 or 75 cent admission charge as usual. These entertainments are given for the benefit of these taking part, and not for the money returns.