South High School - Lens Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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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

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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 I-II-GH l ANNUAL nmmnunmmumummm 1mmmuummummmm:nnnnI1nnnnuIIIunmnnnmuuum1I11:umuImnmuavmunuuIIn111nI11nimummIIfun11vi1-1nnun-1IuvIn11nn1nnmmnnnnnn1nIifIInmnI1nnIinInmmmuuumnmnnnu The Blue and Gray lads registered both Aquinas games on the athletic record as victories by 25-24 and 34-19 counts. A basket by Bus Smith in the final seconds of play brought South from behind and turned what looked like defeat, for the first game, into victoryy South displayed wonderful form in Winning the second game, and as the lead which they held throughout the game was not comfortable, the game was very interesting and exciting. After ending up the local court season, South, along with other local high schools, entered the annual Central Ohio Basketball Tournament which was held under the auspices of Ohio Nlfesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. The Southerners drew a bye for the first round of play, but met North in the second round. By defeating North, South accomplished a feat in which all the other high schools of the city failed. The North High quintet weakened under the heavy bombardment of the fighting Bulldogs and lost 23-20. It was one of the greatest battles ever staged in a Central Ohio Tournament and each one of the White Clad Lads played his very best until the final gun sounded. After putting up such a valiant ight against the powerful North team, the Blue and Gray cage teams hit an unexpected snag and sank to defeat at the hands of 1Vest High. ANNUAL ALL-HI BASKETBALL TEAMS First Team Evans CNE Capt. Florio NVD .... D. Stock CCD Barton CSD .... Pos. L.G .... .... RF .... .... C. L.G .... .....,........... Second Team Tittle CCD Geer QNJ . . . ..... Pettibone C Sl Dyer QND Hinchman QND ................... R. G ..................... Glassman QCD LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE'S FINAL STANDING TEAM NVon Lost Points Pct. North . . . . .12 0 405 1.000 Central . . . . . . 9 3 ,750 East .... . . . 7 5 303 .583 South . . . . . . 6 6 301 .500 IVest . . . . . . 5 7 257 417 Aquinas . . . . . .... . . . 3 9 260 ,250 Trades .... ...........,............ 0 12 220 ,000 15 LEADING SCORERS OF HIGH LOOP PLAYER SCHOOL B. F. .T. P. Evans ..... ..... : North .... .... 5 5 10 120 Elorio .... ..... I Vest . . . .... 43 17 103 Tittle ........ .... .7 Central . . . .... 42 17 101 Hinchman .... ..... N orth .... .... 3 7' 24 98 D. Stock .... ..... C entral . . . .... 39 15 93 Pettibone . . . ..... lSouth . . .... 35 10 S0 Geer .... ..... N orth . . .... 35 9 79 Hiatt ... ..... fEast ... . . . .27 23 77 Moore ..... ..... E ast ...... .... 3 1 9 ' 71 Maloney .... ..... A quinas . . . .... 30 7 67 Davis. ..... . . .Trades . . . . . . .29 9 67 Perril . . ..... Central '. . .... 29 S 55 Smith .... ..... S outh . . .... 25 12 62 Harris .... ..... E ast . . . .... 26 9 61 Carson .... . . , Trades . .... 22 7 51 unmumnmannum: 106