Riddle High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Riddle, OR)

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1941 Basketball Season Another year of school, another basketball season on the books, and knowing that basketball is the major boys sport, we feel that special stress should be made of our efforts, disappointments and all that happened to ten boys who tried very hard for their school. We weren’t first place in the county, or second. Third place? No, we wern’t third or fourth. After all, honors are not always so important and we hope that in the eyes of our school we have been successful. Mr. Gordon Frazee was our new coach this year. We pay tribute to Mr. Harter, who has been our coach for the past four years, and to Mr. Frazee, for his companionship, understanding, and patience in his first year as our director of basketball and our coach in other athletics. We started the year with four lettermen: Eugene Carpenter, James Nichols, Jerry Sackett, and Edward Hart. To these four, Glenn Gillispie was added to make the fifth man of the team. Elwood Townsend, William Randall, Ford Lady, George Hamlin, and Lyle Walker were the other boys who were picked to fill out the team making the total number ten. A total of 11 games were played this year, eight of these were conference games and the others independent and conference teams from out side districts. The “Irish” made a flying start by defeating Wilbur 37 to 10 in their first game of the year. But by losing a game now and then all through the season we were finally edged out of going to the turnament at the last end of the season by losing our next to the last game of the year in a bout with Days Creek on our home court. In our games we have tried to show good clean sportsmanship and fair competition and are sure those whom we have played against have ail done the same. -(37)-

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Sneak Day By James Nichols T’was the 28th of March in ’41, When the Juniors and Seniors decided to run. And in pursuit the Sophomores came, Who hunted all day, but all in vain. On a secluded branch of Jim Henslee’s ranch, The party was called to a halt. The cars were stalled and the roll was called, Someone had forgotten the salt. Then upon the hill that was steep as a wall, And into the dusty hole. Strode that gayest of groups from nuts to soup, To avoid the wind and the cold. ’Way up on top a horse was secured, And riding provided some sport. Then back to the cars with bruises and scars, To trip, and skip and cavort. Then out on the turf the feast was spread, The group all gathered around. The eating commenced, appetites were immense, No dieting was to be found. Into the cars and up to the falls, The party of culprits advanced. Thence into the brink for a dip in the drink, T’would make a polar-bear dance. School was out so they started home, Small obstacles were in the way, But the joy was deprived, when at school they arrived And found the “fiddler” to pay.

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1941 Boys’ Softball Season Back Row: Lyle Walker, James Nichols, Edwr.rd Hart, Elwood Townsend, Ford Lady, Mr. Frazee, coach. Front Row: Jerry Sackett, Eugene Carpenter, George Hamlin, Kenneth Moore, Alvis Hendricks, Mark Griggs, manager. The “Irish” joined the South Douglas County Baseball League this year, for the first time since 1937 whan they won the championship in a game with Days Creek. Only two boys were missing from last years team when the “Irish” lined up for the first tryout of this year. The boys worked hard and although they won only the last game they hope to develop a winning team and make a better showing for themselves. All boys who were present from last years team took the same position they had played before and few changes took place in the lineup. SEASONS RECORD Opponent Where We They Glendale there 6 26 Days Creek here 7 10 Camas Valley there 6 19 Canyonville there 5 14 Glendale here 2 12 Days Creek there 8 11 Canyonville here 9 7 —(38)—