Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Fwenty-eight 2 v . 4, Winter-ancl our labor commences in earnest. Teachers' lessons get longer and longer. Clubs unearth tasks for their members to perform. Various departments become organized. Anal throughout it all there is heard the thucl of the bouncing ball, the pleasant snaish as it gently rolls thru the hoop. llfeelc-encl after meek-end, crorods troop to the gym -interest neoer lagging, the exc-itement neoer abating. Basketball is here again! t

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Topeka Places Fourth In State Jim Landes Basketball Captain S defending state basketball champions the Topeka Trojans carried a heavier schedule than usual. Eighteen games were scheduled for the season, but the regional and state tournaments brought the number of games to 25. Three pre - season games with Qklahoma City, Parsons, and Bartlesville ended disastrously for the home town boys. Qklahoma City, coached by Clarence Kid Breithaupt, a graduate of Topeka High School, swamped the inex- perienced XYeaver men by a score of 31 to 17. Parsons repeated the act the following night with a score of 23 to 11. Bartlesville, a strong Oklahoma squad, conquered the Trojans through a strong defense. The final score was 19-5. The following week the team up- set the St. joe Benton quintet 30 to 17 in the first regular game of the season. Dittemore was high point man with Phillips of St. joe following closely. Locals Swamp Ottawa Inspired by their performance the week before, the Trojans swamped Qttawa 25 to T. Morton was high pointer for the Cyclones. Hohner, although taken out of the game in the lirst half because of in- juries, made the most Topeka counters. The capital city boys returned from the hrst road trip of the sea- son with a 32-'23 win over lXl.anhat- tan. Eckert was high point man for Manhattan. .-Xlthough hampered by a smaller court, the Trojans defeated Law- rence lli to 11. Hough, Lawrence center, and Dittemore, Topeka center, were high point men. After almost winning the Wiy- andotte game last year, the squad was out to get its rivals this season. However, L. Michels, substitute forward, got hot, and the Bulldogs went home with a 17' to 153 win. Dittemore was high point man for Topeka. First Loss to Emporia The Trojans were administered their first defeat in the Eastern Kansas Conference at Emporia to the tune of 13 to 12. This was one of the closest and hardest fought battles played so far. Smith, Em- poria center, shared scoring honors with Landes, star Topeka guard. On a long road trip to VVichita, were defeated by the Trojans North, 21 to 13. Vifinters, strong NVichita center, was high pointer. Topeka invaded St. joe Central territory and received a defeat of 18 to 17. This was one of the best games, for St. joe is one of the strongest teams in its section. Ditte- more and Sellers of St. joe shared scoring honors. Trenery, newly found guard, hit his stride and with Holmer's sup- port turned in a 253 to 23 win over lllanhattan. Conwell was runner- up against Trenery for points. Confident after an easy win earlier in the season. the VVeaver- men hung up a decisive victory over Ottawa 237 to 4. Foote and Settler each made a basket for the Cyclones. Dittemore starred for the Trojans with 14 points. Head Off Lions The Lawrence Lions headed by ireland, guard, came to Topeka and were defeated 25 to 18. Hohner, out since the first of the season with an injury, returned to be high point man. , Newton, one of the strongest teams in the state, defeated the capital city boys in a non-league game 26 to 24. Peters, the Rail- roaders' star forward and high point man, threw the deciding basket. Dittemore made 9 points. In the battle for the champion- ship of the Eastern Kansas Confer- ence, Emporia invaded the Trojan stronghold to win the first pennant of the new league with a score of Q1 to 15. Duncan came out of a slump to chalk up T points. Tn the second game with VVyan- dotte, the Trojans were out for re- venge. They had been defeated by the Bulldogs three times by close Mr. Barnett M r. Weaver Twenty-nine