Rome City High School - Gladiator Yearbook (Rome City, IN)

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The game of basketball is in most. cases, like the game of life. It takes good hard work and training before you are able to succeed in either. Itis impossible to gointo either in a slipshod manner, and be a consistent winner. It is impossible, however, no matter how much zeal is put forth, to be really successful in the game of basketball or life ina short time. it takes months and years of hard work and train- ing. We will have our ups and down, our mo- ments of victory and defeat, days of blue skies and days of clouds. In all cases get your mind off the latter and think of the sunny tomorrow. It takes a dreamer in both of these games. Don’t be content, however, to just dream. Do some- thing about it, make your dreams a reality. LEE PERRY WAYNE SHULL Wayne Shull, the student manager of the Rome City Romans, will be able to help out as student manager for the next two years as he is a Sophomore this year. This year Wayne tried out for Stu- dent Manager and was appointed by Mr. Perry. He proved himself very valuable to the coach and players dur- ing the year with his consistent help and usefulness.

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: ' i c ; ; First Row- Lee Perry, Coach; Virgil McDonald; Eddie Linthicum; Jerry Racht; John Biddle; Claude Hoffman; Wayne Shull; Student Mgr. Second Row-William Schell; Donald Trowbridge; Richard Barkley; Paul Hosted; Russell Ramer; Robert Conley. The athletic department at Rome City has been on a rampage since the arrival of Lee Perry as head coach. Coach Perry has put a win- ning combination on the floor more times this year than any of the last three years and the season is far from completed. Coach Perry, how- ever, has had loads of help from the team. Eight of his first ten were on the first ten last year. The two newcomers are Paul Hosted, a jun- ior who plays either forward or center and Claude Hoffman a sopho- rnore who plays at aguard spot. The team, although having a very successful season, lacks height, having an average of less than 5’ 10’’. 411 the boys have had previous experience on either the first or second tearm. The usual starting line-up consists of Jerry Racht and Biil Schell at guards, Russell Ramer and Bob Conley at forwards, and Dick’ Barkley at center. This year the reserves have seen considerable ac-| tion. They are: Don Trowbridge f, c; Paul Hosted f, c; Ed Linthicum g, §; Virzil McDonald g, f; and Claude Hoffman g, f. As the captain is elected at the end of the season it is impossible to name him. The acting caotain, however, is Bill Schell.