Prophetstown High School - Prophet Yearbook (Prophetstown, IL)

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F orly-two THE PROPHET TOURNAMENTS The boys attended three tournaments this year. Through the courtesy of one of the players we are able to give you a detailed account of each of them. THE ATKINSON TOURNAMENT February sixteenth, six players and Coach Winn started to Atkinson in a Ford sedan. The players were LaDine, Curry, H. Burdsall, Peters, Hotchkiss, and Woodward. We got to Atkinson about nine forty-five. The only notable things that happened were the continual scrapping in the back seat to see who's lap Hotchkiss was going to set on and the time when the car jumped out of a rut just as we were approaching a bridge, the car missed the bridge by about two feet due to the careful driving of Mr. Winn. We changed our clothes and went on the floor to get badly beaten by Geneseo because of our lack of practice in basket shooting. Also the backboards were set farther from the baskets and we could not get the right toss to the ball. We re- turned to our dressing room and rested a while and then took our meal tickets and went down to the dining room where we partook of a very good meal with plenty of water as the waitresses were kind enough to keep our glasses filled until they finally struck because Peters drank four glasses full in succession. After dinner, Woodward was going to take the car up town to the garage and get some pennies. He cranked the car about five minutes and then Curry went down. Curry was cranking for all he was Worth when his feet slipped out from under him and he was sitting with his feet under the car, looking at the radiator. They finally got started and when they came back we flipped pennies a while and then went down and watched games until time to change our clothes for the Anna- wan game at four o'clock. We lost for the same reason that we did in the morning, but Budd was given charge of Boyd, who is usually their high scorer, and Boyd didn't get a basket. After losing this game we were eliminated. Again we held places at the table. After the games that night we were sent to the hotel and given rooms on the third floor. We were shown up by a man Who was proprietor, usher, bellboy, clerk, and chief cook. It was so cold in those little cracker boxes that the water was frozen in the pitchers. We used our ovlercoats for covers as there were no more covers on the beds than the law allowed for summer time. Winn used his overcoat, his clothes, rugs, and a spare pillow for covers. Thus it was that we slept, or you might say passed the night. About seven o'clock one of the Hills- dale players, their team was also camped there, woke Pete up in trying to arouse some of the Hillsdale players. Pete got up, dressed, woke up Woodward and Went off to wake up the rest of the bunch. He woke up Hotchkiss and Budd, who did not get up, and was beginning to open the door to Howdy and Curryis room when a shoe hit the door with a Bang', and he decided to stay out. VVinn was so sound asleep that a battle would not have aroused him, so Peters went downstairs and visited with the Hillsdale fellows. Upon returning he found that Hotchkiss and Budd were up and that they and Woodward had tied Winn in his room with the knotted fire escape tied to the 1923

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THE PROPHET l BAS K I'i'I'BALI. TICAM COACH XVINN CVRRY, left forward l.AD1Ni:, right forward BtvRsnA1.1., center W ooDwARD, running guard Horcuxrss, standing guard BASKETBALL PERSONNELL OF BASKETBALL TEAM HOWARD BURSDALL, CAPTAIN-Playing his third year was the main- stay of the team. He's good at basketball but he likes to take trips too li. Z. CLARENCE LADINE-Budd was high point man this year,specializing on short shots. He is a persistent trainer-three miles each Way. XVARREN CURRY-HC,S a hard fighter, good all around player, and he does love to play football. DONALD WooDwARD-Woodward, at running guard, was a strong factor in defense. Will be dandy material for ,24. Keep out of the Halls, Woody. VERNON HOTCHKISS-At standing guard is right there. He especially enjoys playing at Lyndon. GERALD PETERS-Gerald came in late but made the first squad. Oh! for his pep! Watch for Gerald's name in VV'ho's Who. LESTER BURDSALL-Member of the fast Freshman team and proved to he very valuable on the first team. See him throw it to brother. 1923 Fo riy-one

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THE PROPHET door, to the sill between the transom and the door at the other side of the hall. Those who were up went across the street and got some candy and brought it back to eat. When this was eaten they went over and got some hamburger sandwiches and brought them back, causing them to vanish in less time than it took to get them. Winn got up about eight and we went down and watched games till noon. We had to pay for our own dinner so the ones who had tickets were lucky. Pete got by without handing his in and later in the afternoon treated some of the fellows to ice cream on it. We were eating and kidding Budd because he forgot his buns and a waitress asked which one was Budd. Upon being told she said Poor Budd, I'll get him some . She did and the stunt worked on another waiter also. Some other interesting events of the dinner were the hiding of ice cream, salads, and Budd's trick on Pete. Budd said, Say Peters what is that building over there, a church?', and so on. Finally when Pete looked back half of his pie was gone. We watched a few more games and then about three o'clock we started home and got into town just as the six o'clock whistle blew. THE WEST BUREAU TOURNAMENT Friday night, February 23, the team from Prophetstown High School set out by train for their second tournament. Woodward was unable to attend so those who went were:I-Ioward Burdsall,Vernon Hotchkiss, Warren Curry, Budd LaDine, Gerald Peters, and Lester Burdsall. A certain young lady from Prophetstown was on the train, and soon after the train started Curry took out a little book and started to readg in about five minutes he went up and sat down with the young lady for a quiet conversation. He would have enjoyed it too, but for the fact that the other boys kept telling him of the sights out of the car windows which it seems he was not interested in. The most disturbing occurred just the other side ofTampico when Budd and Howard saw a striking likeness between a mule fight and Curry breaking up a five man defense. We had to get off at Walnut and take cars to the schoolhouse. The young lady got off also and was going to Manlius. She offered Curry a ride as she and her Cousin were going right past the schoolhouse, but he declined as he likes to ride with boys better than with girls. We arrived at Bureau about five o'clock and were assigned to a room that had just been fumigated for scarlet fever, and did that stuff smart the eyes and nose? No, it was worse than that. As we were going to play our first game that evening we were given scalded milk and toast. Poor Budd! he doesn't like milk in any form much less scalded and toast, well he likes that at the other end of the table. And after the game he didn't get any supper for there was no candy in the building. Wyanet beat us and we took that rather hard at first but our bunch can't stay down-hearted so we soon recovered our spirits. After the first game of that night the Superintendent of the High School told us where we were to stay. Winn went to a place by himself, LaDine and Howard 1923 Forty- thru