St Philip High School - Statuette Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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, 'YZ' amify Frankie Whalen entered his third year of coaching at St. Philip with only two lettermen around which to build a winning team. The squad was led by Captain Ort Hoxie, a three year letter man, and Tom Conroy, a veteran of one year. Heavily counted on to provide the necessary winning spark were reserves, jack McSherry, Stan Keagle, Stan Fleece, and Rex Holloway. Dec. 12-Battle Creek, Central 40g St. Philip 11 Lackingksomeone tall enough,to stop lanky Bob Bradley, St. Philip fell victim to the smooth working Bearcat five. Although putting up a game fight the Tigers were simply outclassed by the class A Central team. Mainstay of the Tiger attack was Ort Hoxie who was aided by Stan Fleece and Tom Conroy. jan. 4-jackson, St. Mary 415 St. Philip 32 After losing its two stars, Capt. Ort Hoxie and Stan Fleece on fouls, St. Philip's was beaten in the last minutes by St. 'Mary's. The Tigers were so weakened by loss of these two veterans that they were unable to continue the game fight they had put up in the first stages of the game. Guard Rex Holloway was high point man with nine points which included seven free -throws. Jan. 8-Lakeview 31g St. Philip 38 Scoring sixteen points in a big fourth period St. Philip defeated Lakeview thirty-eight to thirty-one. Although trailing at one time 6-0, the Tigers displayed a marked superiority over the Spartans. In winning their first game of the season, the Tigers showed vast improvement over their first two starts. Scoring in the game was led by Capt. Hoxie with twelve and Holloway with ten points. Jan. 11-Kalamazoo, St. Augustine 295 St. Philip 23 After leading fourteen to nine at the half, St. Philip faded in the last half to lose twenty-nine to twenty-three. The loss of Capt. Hoxie on fouls in the last period was a deciding factor in the defeat. Big Stan Fleece was the scoring star of this contest with nine points. jan. 18-Ann Arbor, St. Thomas 30g St. Philip 32 Rex Holloway scored a long field goal as the final whistle blew to give the Tigers a hard earned but well deserved victory over St. Thomas. The game was closely contested throughout with St. Philip leading at the half 14-11. The main problem during the game was how to stop the Ann Arbor star, Murphy, who led the scoring with nineteen points. Scoring on the Tigers was evenly divided with Capt. Hoxie leading with eight points. jan. 22-Jackson, St. john 305 St. Philip '37 Outscoring their opponents 11-5 in the tinal period, St. Philip gained a decisive victory over St. john. Leading by only one point going into the last stanza, the Tigers completely outclassed jackson from then on to score -their second league victory of the year. Capt. Ort Hoxie again led Tiger scoring with 14 points on five field goals and four free throws.