Providence Technical High School - Review Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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132 THE TECH REVIEW 1928 This year again, the Freshmen didn’t shine in basketball. But they didn’t take any bad beatings and even won one game. Tech won over Hope 15-13, but lost to Classical 10-17, and Commercial 12-22. Ruth Sutton, star forward, was captain. VOLLEY BALL The volley ball team didn’t live up to expectations this year. Tech lost two en- counters—to Commercial and Hope. Both games were well played, but the other teams were stronger and in each case the score was 2-0. In the Classical game, the Tech team woke up and beat the Pur- ple 2-0. Linda Anderson and Betty Bradshaw starred in the forward line, which Flora Smith did the best volleying from the rear. The following were on the squad: Elna Blomquist, Captain; Linda Anderson, Irma Russin, Hope Brown, Eva Wade, Flora Smith, Betty Bradshaw, Charlotte Johnson, Ruth Thornton, Mary Marcello, Virginia Vaughn, Lillian Wagner, Bea- trice Berkander. BASEBALL A good baseball team is in view this year. All the squad needs is a lot of prac- tice, and it’s apt to get it, as the games will probably not be played until the lat- ter part of the term. Flora Smith will likely do the pitching, with Linda Ander- son at first base. FIELD HOCKEY The hockey team made fair success this season. Tech tied two games with Com- mercial, the city champs, 1-1; and Classi- cal 1-1, but Hope defeated us 2-1, after the hardest fought battle of the season. A much better team is looked forward to next year, if as many girls come out as did last year. Dot Swift, our center forward, will be lost through graduation, but otherwise, the team will probably be made up of veteran players. ---o---- SWIMMING The Girls’ City High School Cham- pionship meet was held at the Braman Pool, May 17, 1928. The contest was close, with Hope barely nosing out Tech by 2] 2 points. Hope took 23 J4 points, Tech 21, Commercial 3, and Classical 2] 2. Tech captured three first and two sec- ond places. Mildred French won the 40 yd. free style by nearly a half length, Elna Blomquist took the 20 yd. free style, and Louise Aborn, Leota Harris, Elna Blomquist, and Mildred French won the relay. Lizetta Carpenter, Clara Judge, Mil- dred Peirce and Katherine Crandall also swam for Tech, but failed to place. The summary: 40 yd. free style—Won by M. French, Tech; L. Harris, Tech, second; E. Paul, Olassical, third. 20 yd. side stroke—Won by E. Schwartz, Hope; J. Bauer, Hope, sec- ond ; C. Troy, Hope, third. 20 yd. breaststroke (for style only)— Won by L. Tucker, Hope; J. H. Mitchell, Commercial, second; H. O’Neil, Classical, third. 20 yd. free style—Won by E. Blom- quist, Tech; M. Van Benschotan, Hope, second; R. Whitaker, Classical and A. Richardson, Hope, tied for third. Diving—Won by C. Ely, Hope; M. French, Tech, second; L. Tucker, Hope, third. Relay—Won by Tech. (Aborn, Harris, French, Blomquist.)

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1928 THE TECH REVIEW 131 GIRLS’ JUNIOR BASKETBALL TEAM Front row, left to right—Catherine Heelan, forward; Miss Bertha D.ownie, coach; Capt. Linda Anderson, forward; Irma Russia, center; Elna Blomquist, guard. Second row—Hope Brown, guard; Leota Harris, sub.; Anna Sampon, guard; Ruth Thornton, side-center; Margery Brown, sub. Absent—Helen Carroll, sub. BASKETBALL Seniors Just enough senior girls came out for basketball to scrape up a team. Captained by Mildred French, the team did its best, but only managed to win one game. They fell to Commercial 24-3, and to Hope 32-14. But the Classical Seniors were easy victims and Tech won 22-4. Juniors The Junior team, headed by Capt. Lin- da Anderson, was the best and most suc- cessful team that Tech turned out. After defeating Hope and Commercial 34-14 and 31-16 respectively, they trounced Classical 39-10. Winning these three games placed the Tech Juniors against the Classical Frosh, for the semi-finals, where they won again, 38-3. In the finals, Tech worked hard but had to bow to the mighty Commercial Seniors, last year’s champs, 9-18. Sophomores Same as the Seniors, the Sophs had hard luck trying to build up a team. In the games they had even worse luck, fail- ing to win a single game. Nevertheless, Capt. Betty Bradshaw deserves plenty of credit for outplaying her opjx sing center, in every game. The results of the Sophomore games were: Commercial, 53; Tech 8. Classical, 32; Tech, 14. Hope, 18; Tech, 11.

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