Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Page Eighty L. T., junior, Pearson, L. G., senior, Smyth, C., junior, C. John- son, R. G., junior, Benson, R. T., senior, W. Houston, R. E., junior, Hamilton, R. H. 13., senior, Kelly, L. H; 13., senior and Grunland, F. B., junior. SOPHOMORES Basketball HE most pretentious basketball season undertaken in a number of years was ushered in following the Christmas recess. A twelve-game schedule was drawn up and adopted by the Athletic Council, calling for two games a week for a six weeks period. Each team played two games with each other team in the conference, and fast basketball was exhibited in the majority of contests. Not content with capturing the grid Championship, the juniors went thru their entire schedule with but one setback, that at the hands of the tail end senior aggregation. With a team built around Grunland, the juniors developed an invulnerable five man defense that proved a stumbling block to all aspirants for the school Championship. Their teamwork was invariably good, a department of the game in which other mem- bers of the conference were sadly lacking. The sophomore squad, with Steffen, and'Henny going well, were a hard team to

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