Portsmouth High School - Trojan Yearbook (Portsmouth, OH)

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CllCCl'llllllCSS, :incl Cllt'Ol1I'ZlQCl1lCllt gave the juniors more ecmfnlence :incl experience. This is the fourth consecutive year that the seniors lizwe been champions in hockey. Miss Hell intruclncecl the gzune to tlie girls in 1934, :incl l1CC'2l.llSC of her eoaeliing and interest. the game is now 11 top ranking girls' sport. 'llte tennis lmelow zu'ef.Innim's: lfront Row: li. Rirlrlle, jones, lflerzog, Rl. lf. llrzltt. ll. llnker. li. .Xln'encl. Zncl Row: ll. Drew. ll. l'ressler, lf. Kraft, ,l. Ressinger. Srcl Row: .X. Run Q Ht he 1 Klcflnre. M. Rulmerts. ll. llyor. R llu . if-if A

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Senior girls capture fall czfhleiic rifle Cool fall days are ideal for feminine outdoor sports, as well as for foothall, and more girls than ever lmefore are now taking part in the peppy game of field hockey. Iiach class is represented hy a large and en- thusiastic squad from which Miss Charlotte Hell, girls' athletic instructor, has heen ahle to select four line teams. .Xdded interest was manifested in the contests when it was announced that the winning team would represent the high school in a post-season game against an alumni group, composed of stars of former teams. The seniors' technique developed slowly. hut hecame more coordinated as the season advanced, and. despite the individually hrilliant junior at- tack. their superior team work and hetter defense made them the season's winners. liy defeating the alumni team in a close game. the seniors Seniors Ca ho V e l 2 liront Row: ll. Mcllan- iels. li. Sehnahl, A. L. Neal, tl. Cohurn. liugelman, ll. Haislet, li, rl. tlims, Miss liell, coach, 2nd R ow : Cf. lfriel, j. Spurlock, li. York. Stick 'em up 28 showed the value of good coaching. comhined with a willingness to co-operate. The juniors, led hy the dashing, aggressive jo-jo Rickey, showed promise. hut were Finally heaten hy the superior team work of the seniors in the deciding game. 'l'he more inexperienced freshman squad was large and enthusiastic, and guarantees a continued interest in the sport, and the sophomores. al- though they had some very good players. did not have enough unity to defeat the more practiced upper class teams. The most outstanding players were lftta 'lane Gims, Kuna Lee Neal, jo-jo Rickey, and Rose- mary Adams. Etta jane was the senior center. ,Io-.lo was swift and gained her junior team many points and victories, and Rosemary was another small, hut efficient player. Her spunk,

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Freobooterx lfront row: R. llowles. ll, llirr, ll. Graham, .X. llylantl, bl. llowell, ll. Kink- er. rl. Rigrishg 21141 row: Scltroetler. V. Scaggs, li. Sparks, P. Spence, H. Stroth, C. Thompson. R. Voi- ers. Crew aids Commodore Leoolz in production l'irates temporarily ahantlonecl their ships. anfl lfrncst lireymouth, Supercargog Ralph lirown, unfurletl their wigwams, to participate in the Uctoher festivities. .Ns lancl luhhcrs they formccl the nucleus arouncl which Uncle l3ert l,each coulcl organize his retl skinnerl savages ancl harcly pioneer settlers. Most ol the principle lntlian chiefs ancl pale faces were .Iolly Rogers. Urganizecl in 1928 untler the sponsorship of llert l,each. commercial teacher at l'ortsmouth lligh School, the .lolly Rogers fluh has hecome one of the most popular cluhs in the high school. llappy-go-lucky memhers represent their piratical comratlcs of hy-gone rlays of the Lfarilnlnean hue- caneers, anrl their characteristic impersonations luring hack vivicl pictures of the colorful romance of the early twentieth century. The cluh usually provicles a play in a pay assemhly each year. The blolly Rogers represent an entire ship's l'urser3 ancl llarolcl tlraham. l'owcler Monkey. jolly Rogers' meetings are usually announcetl hy a Yo-Ho to room 205, or to the hoys' gym, where hest eviclenccs of piracy are efforts to steal the hall in a lwlootly haskethall thriller. llowever, since no otlicial minutes are recorflecl, untolcl horrors may occur that would make even ruthless Captain Kiclcl's hair stancl on entl. . . . I crew with Lommoclore liert 1.1.-ach as the pirate- . in-chief. Uther officers are t'htu'l:s Thompson, I 'f the Skipper: hlesse Suence. First Mate: l-lenry X l . . . . , f L lausnig, beconrl Mate: Otis ftnclerson, rlilllfll X I Mate: Richard lfvans, Keeper of the l.ogg