Pittsfield High School - Saukee Yearbook (Pittsfield, IL)

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THE HIG B BASKET BALL TEAM Cawthon Plattner Niccum McConnel Coach Foltz Koepping Walsh Butler Basket Ball. 2 2 Routt College 12 24 Barry 18 41 White Hall 23 39 Routt College 7 4 r Griggsvflle 8 39 Pittsfield Indep. 30 6 4 Rushville 6 3 6 Bluffs 28 36 Waverly 22 51 Barry 26 39 Griggsville 18 30 Jacksonville 10 60 Pearl 11 79 Carrollton 8 31 White Hall 30 14 Jerseyvllle 39 26 Aubu rn 16

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P. H. S. ANNUAL 1920 Captain Doocy, the fast lefthalf played a brilliant game until he received a broken collar bone in the second Waverly game. Somebody had to do some fast moving when Doocy skirted the ends with the pig skin. John Walsh, the Goliath of the team, played a wonderful game at fullback. Walsh was the foundation of the team. John played the full time in every game. He was also the kicking and passing man for the team. As soon as the dust cleared away from one of John’s line plunges the opponents might be seen rising slowly from various directions hunting up their headgears and making their way back to the line of scrimmage. Clark King, the midget quarter-back made up in brains what he lacked in aviordupois. Plattner played a good game at right half back. Walter could look foolish, side step somebody and make a good game. Hooper, the captain-elect played a steady game at center. He was shifter to Doocy’s half when he was disabled. Elledge, Armentrout, McConnell, Koepping, Dolbow, Cawthon. Claus, Harlo,v and Coley played an equally essential game on the line. Loyd Davis, the sturdy little left end, gained many yards for his team by his ability to get away quick and dodge his adversaries. Poof Hall. 6 Waverly 7 20 Quincy 13 75 Beardstown 0 11 Jacksonville 12 0 Hannibal 21 27 Carrollton 0 33 Waverly (5 0 Hannibal 21 0 Quincy 16 Track. At the time of this publishment the track squad is barely under headway. However, a large bunch of fellows are out each evening, among these candidates various prospects have begun to appear. P. H. S. has a good weight man and a sprinter who have made previous records. it is a safe bet to say that the old scarlet and black will make a good showing when they compete at Macomb and Jacksonville.

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P. H. S. ANNUAL 1920 Basket Ball. Basket ball in P. H. S. made the best showing during the season of 1919-20 that has been made since 1913, when that team won second place at the district tournament at Jacksonville. P. H. S. during the season of 1919-20 won sixteen out of seventeen games and went to third place in the tournament. Conditions were much more favorable for basket ball than they had been for foot ball. A large squad of experienced players reported for basket ball when the gym was opened up. One lamentable handicap was the lack of the regulation size floor. This proved quite a disadvantage when the boys were placed upon the bigger floors. The “dark horse” appeared in Pittsfield’s third game at the tournament. This was Jerseyville. No alibis are offered. Jerseyville triumphed by a score of 38-1 fi. The wearers of the crimson and black put up a desperate fight until the last shot but they were simply outclassed in playing tactics. Pittsfield defeated Auburn in the final for third place. P. H. S. loses only two letter men from the ’20 basket ball squad— Butler and Kerr. Captain Moore played a brilliant game at forward until the flu bug got him down, and he failed to arise again in time for the close of the season. His red head bobbing through that tournament might have upset something. Plattner’s work at forward was good because of an eye for baskets. He was the high scoring man of the season. Kerr rallied to the support of the scarlet and black and filled the place left vacant by Moore. His work saved the Bluffs game for P. H. S. Butler was too short to make a strong center, but he got the “tip off” once in a while at that. His build resembling a line, led Foltz to make a line of defense out of him. Walsh, captain-elect, was a strong running guard. Acting as floor captain he made the district all-star team. Koepping. a big Sophomore, while handicapped by sickness, made a strong guard, who could score as well as guard. McConnell, a Junior, known as the “bear-cat”, made a good all around player. Doc did some exceptional playing in the Auburn game when the team was about pegged out. Niccum played a very good game as guard. Did some very good playing against White Hall at the tournament.