South High School - Lens Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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SOUTH HIGH ANNUAL . , In mmm n mmm nn mm IIInIIinIlmIIIinIInIIImIIiIIIInuInIIIuIII1IIIImmnmmnmumIm-nmnimmmummnnumumn n 'I -i l-1 ,gin l. lu :ninth E- . . Q O- O - I- ' 'V' -E ! 5 2 Basketball ' 1 g .-.L I - --- - L. - -I -, , ,, -s,,.. .. - - - - - ' ' f' H HEROES OF THE COURT GAME l' wJ! Reading left to right, Erst row: CARLISLE, JOHNSON, SMITH, CAPT. BARTON, PETTIBONE, MORRISON, ITELM, LOMBARD. Second row: Mens. GossENz AND NICHOLS, COACH Ross. Third row: PRINCIPAL E. L. M AHEEEEY, MCR. YVEAVER, SECOND TEAM BTEM- BERS LUST, KERNS, KLTLL, DR-IXUDT, DONNER, PIULBERT, CONGROVE, NIC OLSON. APTAIN BILL BARTON was a Capable leader of the Blue and Gray quintet. He was the best all-around player on the teani, and one of the fastest iioor nien in local high teams. Ervin Carlisle was without doubt the hardest fighting player on the Blue and Gray Cage squad. He would never give up but would keep fighting until the final whistle had blown. His stellar playing and good fellowship rewarded hiin with the honor of eaptainey for next year 'S quintet. Charles Pettibone was also a star on the basketball court, leading the teain in individual scoring and ranking sixth for City individual honors. He was Chosen for the Center position on the All-Central Ohio teain. Edgar Bus'l Sinith was a hard fighting forward on the Cage squad and ugonlinany gaines for South by his spectacular shooting in the last few ininutes o p ay. Bill Johnson, BartOn's running inate at the guard position, played a Clear, Steady ganie throughout the season. Dean MeNash was the dwarf of the Squad His excellent shooting efe . . T . ' 5 often brought hnn into the South lineup. He will be back next year, andbafter aa S 7 .x ' ' ' ' ' I eason s experience should be ranked with the leading lights of the high school league. .mnumuuunuu mmmuunnmnmn 104

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SOUTH HIGH ANNUAL Girls' lritramural Basketball 4 Girls' intramural basketball was held this year at South, under the direc- tion of Miss Angela Ferson. Six teams were entered in this league, one senior team, two junior tea.ms, and three sophomore teams. The seniors, under the leadership of Florence NVeakly, won the championship of this league, winning five and losing one. These members of the championship team received numerals: Florence Nlleakly, captain and forward, Alice Langer, forward, Alice Kemp, jumping center, Florence Nickelworth and Ruth Knollman, side centers, Esther Phelan, Helen Jones and Patricia Moorehead, guards. After the final game with the was played, Miss Ferson chose from all the teams, two all-star teams. These teams were named the Scotch and the Irish. They then played an exhibition game, the Scotch winning out, 22-8. Those on the Scotch team were: Thelma Sells, captain, Alice Langer, Grace Kruez, Alice Kemp, Helen Justice, Doris McFarland, Pauline Gladden and Pat- ricia Moorehead. These on the Irish team were: Florence Wleakly, captain, Lena Deffenbach, Sara Slaven, Dorothy Sherman, Margaret Schoene, Florence Nickelworth, Helen Jones, Madge Hustead, and Katherine Albert. Boys' lntramural Basketball Mr. Bash was placed in charge of boys' intramural basketball. Two leagues were formed, a senior and junior, the former being called the Vilestern Con- ference and the latter the Ohio Conference. The race for championship honors in each circuit was very close, four teams being tied for first place in the Xklestern Conference and three in the Ohio Conference. , Post-season games were played to decide the, title holders, Minnesota emerg- ing victorious in the senior loop, while Miami captured the titular honors in the junior league. George Kraft, captain and center of the Minnesota team, was the leading individual scorer of the Vilestern Conference, amassing 26 baskets and 4 fouls for a total of 56 points and leading his nearest rival, Dean McNash, by 13 points. NVilliam Devaney, dimunitive forward of the Miami team, topped the scor- ers in the Ohio Conference. He was credited with 25 field goals and 3 free throws for a grand total of 53 markers. Robert Congrove was second high with 39 points. , 103

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SoU'1-H HIGH ANNUAL David Morrison alternated at guard with Bill Johnson. Dave is a. clean, hard-iigllting player and after a year's Seasoning, ought to be a great help to the Ross-coached squad in 1927. I Pudge', Lombard and Jake Helm were substitutes on the squad and broke into the lineup on a. few occasions. They will be back next year and with their experience should go strong with the Blue and Gray cage squad. Review of the Basketball Season Rodney Ross was this year entrusted with the developing of the basketball team. Captain Bill Barton was the only letter man back, the rest of the ma- terial being rather green and inexperienced. However, maintaining his previous reputation, Coach Ross turned out a team which did credit to the school. The quintet found the going rough in the pre-season games, being able to cop but two out of tive games. The games, however, were lost by a margin of only one or two points, two games being forced into overtime periods. South opened its court season with Chillicothe and lost, 14-12. 1rVester- ville was played next and lost a hard fought game to the South squad, 19-16. South then travelled' to Lancaster and was nosed out by the score of 9-8 in a five-minute overtime period. The High quintet from Marion was met the next and again Our Boys suffered a defeat to the tune 7-25. Harding gave South a return game in Marion in this fray the Bulldogs emerged victorious with 33-19 score. South then opened up its first round of local basket- playing West a hard fought game and taking the count, 20-19. Pettibone and Florio were the 's leading scorers, each sinking four field goals. second game went to WVest, 27-26 when the time- failed to agree as to just what time the game Floria shooting a bucket as the final whistle blew. Capt. fBi11J Barton Bill Johnson was the high scorer with four goals and one foul. s South gained two decisions over the Trades teams by scores of 31-26 and 31-22. In the first encounter the Blue and Gray seemed to be at their worst while the Carpenters were at their best. Again in the second game the Southern- ers were forced to the limit due to the stellar playing of the Erk-coached squad. The games with Central were evenly divided, South taking the Hrst in the most thrilling encounter of the local season. The team played a wonderful brand of basketball, individual honors going to no one. The second tilt, how- ever, was won by Central, being the first defeat handed to the Southerners by the Bookkeepers in four years. The East games were characteristic of a South-East struggle, hard fought and in doubt until the final gun. Although East took both games, South clearly outplayed the Tigers in the first. fray, but were slightly off in shooting, losing the game 20-19. The Bulldogs fought hard in the second game to avenge the first defeat but were sadly disappointed, Hnishing on the short end of a 32-30 count, the Eastsiders again winning out in the last few seconds. South was unable to stop North's winning streak, losing the first tilt 29-16 and the second 35-22. Although North held a lead throughout the first game it wa.s much more interesting than the score indicates. In the second tussle South got off to a. flying start but the White Clad Lads seemed to let down and when the final whistle blew they were far behind their North rivals. I'InuInIInumInnnunninnumIInlIunmunumIIanIanInunnmumumuunInnummInmunnunnmmmnmummunmmmnmmu uunuum mmmmu