Stamford Union Free School - Camera Yearbook (Stamford, NY)

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24. STAMFORD SEMINARY BOYS' BASKETBALL Starting the season with only one veteran of the 1927-1928 season, Captain Decker at left forward, Stamford Seminary found it possible to check up but one victory in the schieduled Delaware League. However, it cannot be said that the year was an entirely disastrous one, for the boys made the best of the situation and managed to squeeze through the year with seven victories against ten defeats. Stamford seemed to be at its best against the better teams of the league, holding the league winning Delhi aggregation to a 35-28 score on the local court in what was probably the best played game of the year. The team also showed to advantage in a 51-4-9 conquest over the alumni before a large Christmas holiday crowd. Although losing twice to its closest rival, Hobart, in league contest, Stamford made these two defeats sweet by a ,late season victory rolling up 32 poi-nts to Hobart's 29. This contest was played during teacher's conference week and was signihcant in that Stamford took an early lead, maintained it until the last period when the visitors by a last minute spurt managed to tie the score, only to lose out when Capt. Decker sunk a beautiful Held basket and a point from the foul line to make victory doubly sure. As a running mate, Decker had Bill Wardwell who moved up from last yearls second team. Wardwell proved his worth at his position and next to Decker was the team's high scorer. MacLaury, another candidate from the previous yearls second team filled in at the center position and, although not as outstanding as Decker and Wardwell, was by far the most consistent. McNaught and D. Mattice handled the guard position together with Laux and Smith who were carried as first substitutes. Of thf-se mentioned, Decker and lVIacLaury are the only ones to be lost by graduation, the other four coupled with some able substitutes from the second varsity will act as a nucleus from which next year's team will be built. The scores of the games follow: Opponents Stamford Nov. Nov. 15, Davenport at Stamford .......,, 22, Delhi Aggies at Stamford ,lr.. Nov. 27, Roxbury at Stamford' ...,.....,.. Dec. 7, Margaretville at Stamford' ...... Dec. 14, Fleischmanns at Fleischmanns Dec. 21, Hobart at Hobarti' .,..,........... Dec. 26, Alumni .r..,..,.....,.......,.....,..,,,..... Jan. 4, Hartwick Collegians ..... Jan. 11, Delhi at Stamford' ....,..,,...,,,. Jan 18, Roxbury at Roxbury' .............. Jan. 25, Margaretville at Margaretville' Feb. 1, Fleischmanns at Stamford ......., Feb. 8, Hobart at Stamford' ................ Feb. 15, Delhi at Delhi' ............ March 1, Delhi Aggies at Delhi ..,.

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CAMERA 23 31 f W L: 4, Q A, u-'21 1 '7 A BASKETBALL TEAM BACK ROW: Left to Right-Laux, McNaught, Feifer fcoachb, Decker leap tainl, MacLaury. FRONT ROW: Left to Right-Smith, Mattice, D., Wardwell.

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CAMERA 25 March 15, Hobart at Hobart' ..... ....... 4 2 27 March 22, Hobart at Stamford ..... ....... 2 9 32 481 4141 The second team, made up of the following, played some good basket- ball: Henry Hiscox, William Pruden, Jack Herrick, Francis Govern, Robert Mattice, William Raynor, Clayton Shearer, Emerson Stevens, and Lyle Stevens. A second team game was played each night a varsity contest was scheduled, the Stamford boys turning in more victories than defeats. ln the boys' interclass games the seniors lived up to their reputation as leaders and romped home with the honors, far outclassing the freshmen and the juniors and winning a closely contested game with the Sophomores. The make-up of the team was as follows: Robert Decker and Edward McLaury, forwards, William Raynor, centerg Lee Smith and Carl Hastings, guards. GIRLS' BASKETBALL For the first time Stamford girls played strictly 'fgirls' rules usin U 0 I g the three division court and adherin to the one dribble rule. Pla was con- , g D Y fined mostly to interclass games but the girls, after a season of hard work and close attention to practilce sessions, managed to win twice from the Hobart irls' team, intermin led with a defeat at the hands of the Roxbur I a s, Q Y girls at Roxbury where uboys' ' rules were in vogue. The junior class team composed of M. Pierce and Tressa Ennest, for- wards, Constance Dayton and Greta Wood, centers, Marion Taylor and Helen Gray, guardsg showed their superiority over the three other classes although hard pressed by the seniors. The contest was characterized by close guard- ing and hard playing throughout, only one field basket making up the margin of victory at the final whistle. The girls' varsity line-up was as follows: Mildred Ingles, left forward. Margaret Yanson, right forward. Greta Wood, center. Anna Vamosy, side center. Marion Taylor, left guard I Marguerite Layman, right guard. Substitutes: Tressa Ennest, Margaret Pierce, forwardsg Marcia Ennest, Helen Gray, Vesta Pierce, centers, Dorothy Bush, Gladys Ellsworth, Bea- trice Plumley, guards.