Southwest High School - Sachem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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dulledg and they went into their next game, with Westpiort, to win-and win they did, by a com- fortable margin, at that. And with that victory came back to them the confidence oftheir fellows. Then for a second time they went out to vic- toryg and in a game full of action and over- flowing with the thrills of football, they fairly mopped up the field with the Paseo Bears. The team now had the hope of further vic- tories in their minds. Thus they went out on the following Saturday to defeat Central. But Cen- tral must not have recognized the fact that we were supposed to win, because they won by some margin of points, causing Southwest to chalk up another defeat upon the record for the year. These victors wrecked the hopes of those steadfast rooters who had been hoping and pray- ing for Southwest to get a second or third place in the interscholastic league. But, then, there were those who consoled themselves with the argument that not everybody can beat Westport and Paseo, and Southwest had done that. W'hat of our conquering second team at this time? They had continued on their steamroller advance towards victory until Central's mighty second team blasted their chances of achieving first place. They came up in the end, however, with a second place. Although Southwest did not achieve two Page 28 CHEERLEADERS Standing: Mulhern. Kneeling: Slattery, Huttig, McCarty

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GOLF TEAM Pitt, Davis, Hughes. TENNIS TEAM Back Row: Gilbert. King, Hughes. Front Row: Moseley, Normand, Wales. championships as she did last year, she is, never- theless, proud of her present teams for their courage and their clean, good sportsmanship. GOLF VVhile some of the sports were hurt by the forced delay at the beginning of the year, golf, which is not practiced at school, was not. The matches, however, were delayed for some time. In the matches between the schools, Gilbert Davis, the only letterman, showed himself to considerable advantage, while the team won a third place. TENNIS The tennis team, which also had a very late start, was able, under the apt supervision of Mr. KlacCurdy, to forge ahead and bring back a second-place tie to be chalked up to its good record. Of the six boys on the tennis teams, five were able to gain letters for excellent playing. Due to the late start, there will be interclass matches held in the spring, a fact pleasing to those who could not participate last fall. ls I ff ex Page 29