Sabattus High School - Yearbook (Sabattus, ME)

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BOYS' BASKETBALL Despite the fact that gas was very short this year, the bas ketball team proved to be a success Although we lacked a coach at the beginning of the season we were able to schedule ten games for the boys and three for the girls We finally got a coach from town and then we were on our way to what proved to be a successful season Lester Dobbins proved to be a capable coach and a great asset to our team The team this year consists of three veterans and two new players and won four and lost six games Now let's get down to the players themselves we shall start w1th the guards who are Frederic Russell, right, and Charles Brewer, left Frederic Russell, although very short, is capable of guardlng his man This boy is only a freshman and should be a great asset to the team the coming year Next is Charles Brewer, who, though very small is very fast and guards his forward well Although he doesn't shoot very often, he passes and gets the ball down the floor This lad is only a junior and should be very good next year The third man on our list 18 Ken Spencer, the center of our team He stands six feet one half lnches in height He is very fast and can Jump much hlgher than the rest of the players He shoots very little and passes well This lad 15 only a JHHIOT and should be very valuable next year Now comes r1ght forward, Milton Gatchell He is a very good shot and is able to brlng the ball down the floor well He 1S one of the high scorers this year and has scored 52 points Next year he should make many more Thls boy lS only a junior The next boy on the team is Captaln Jlm Park Thls lad takes care of the left forward positlon The subs on the team are Bob Wrlght, Dale Cook, and Lawrence Darllng Bob has served his purpose very well and should be won helped the team considerably The lettermen thls year are Captaln James Park, Mllton Gatchell, Kenneth Spencer, Frederic Russell, Charles Brewer, and Robert Wright The games on the following pages have been selected as the most lnteresting games of the season Minor games of this season are as follows Sabattus Visitors Town Team Rlchmond New Gloucester Panthers Richmond Old Timers Panthers Litchfleld New Gloucester 2h Litchfield derful by the time he is a senior. He plays right forward and has 32 Bb 19 ' A8 2b 27 32 - 15 32 35 51 . 2h T 23 15 20 ' 16 12 . 20 26