Troy Township High School - Trojan Yearbook (Coolville, OH)

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-4 THE 1940 TROJAN +■{ BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROW (left to right)—Loris McKinney, Russell Shanks. Charles Green, Dale Cole, Murl Jackson, Kenneth Crislip. SECOND ROW—Coach Baker, Ray Fairchild (Cheer Leader). Russell Hall, Orbitt Sinnett. Bill Wines, Robert Kelly. James Rogers (Manager.) THIRD ROW—Robert Croy. William Anderson (Manager), Glenn Swisher. Ralph Lake. Francis Marshall, Max Douglas. 1940 TROY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS In the autumn of 1939 when the call for basketball was heard, Coach Baker found himself with three letter men, Crislip, McKinney, and Cole remaining from last year's regulars. Russ Shanks was welcomed to fill one of the guard positions, and Jackson, a very dependable reserve from the preceding season, played guard to complete the first string five. This smooth working quintet presented a combination of power unequaled in the county. The team played easily through their ten league games to win the Athens County League undefeated. To further emphasize their prowess they accomplished what no Troy team has done by defeating Buchtel, J-T, and Ames-Bern to be crowned The Athens County Tournament Champions. This aggregation was one of the most powerful teams to have ever donned the Orange and Black for Troy. When required of them, they used a very effective slow breaking offense, and yet, at a moment’s notice they could display one of the fastest breaking outfits this county has ever seen. -4 -4 PAGE THIRTY

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-4 THE 1940 TROJAN 4 ►- GIRLS' BASKETBALL FIRST ROW (left to right)—Melba Morrison. Marcea Hornsby. Marguerite Clark. Helen Travis. Velma Church. Naomi Kennedy. SECOND ROW—Coach Baker. Rachel Humphrey. Maralyn Henderson. Thelma Russell, Clara Castle. Elma Willett. Edna Chute. THIRD ROW—Ray Fairchild (Cheer Leader). Betty Shanks. Mabel Guthrie. Ruth Brandc-berry. Virginia Deeter. James Rogers (Manager.) 1940 GIRLS' BASKETBALL SEASON The girls’ basketball squad of ’39 - ’40 opened the season with a victory over Hollister. The team was composed largely of an experienced group. Coached by Mr. Baker and managed by Rachel Humphrey the team was developed and the season was brought to a close with a record of two victories and one tie, out of eight games played. This team was considered the best Troy has had for five years. Troy 17 Hollister 16 Troy 20....... Greens Run 17 Troy 13 Ames Bern 18 Troy 15 Albany 21 Troy 19 Rome 30 Troy 16 Buchtcl 16 Troy 7 The Plains 23 The games were played by: Marguerite Clark—Right Forward—A junior and high scorer for the year with 3 7 points. She has seen three years service. Helen Travis—Left Forward—A sophomore—with more experience she would have played a good game. She has been out two years. Naomi Kennedy—Center—A sophomore—She was next in line for high scorcmanship. She has seen two years of service. Velma Church—Right Guard—A senior—She was a conscientious guard and has seen four years of service. Melba Morrison—Left Guard—A senior—Melba because of her height stopped many a good player. She has seen three years of service. Marcea Hornsby—Center Guard—A junior—She was a good guard, and was out for two years. Virginia Deeter—A freshman—She was little but fast. Thelma Russell—A sophomore—She was a very promising guard, and has had two years of experience. Elma Willett—A senior—Willett did not play in manv of the games, but when she did. her shots always went through the hoop. The following girls completed the squad: Edna Chute, a senior: Betty Shanks, a junior: Clara Castle, a sophomore: and Maralyn Henderson, a sophomore. - - PAGE TWENTY NINE

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THE 1940 TROJAN v. - Coach Baker built his team around Cole, the center. Cole's towering size and ability to drive untiringly made him a dangerous threat, both offensively and defensively. Supplementing and complementing Cole's work in the pivot were the forwards, Crislip and McKinney. In Crislip, Troy had a natural sparker to the team. His uncanny ability to find or make an opening under the basket kept him one of Troy's scoring aces. To McKinney goes the credit for being one of the most accurate shots and smoothest ball handlers on the club. The stabilizing factor in basket ball is defense. The guard positions were held down by two very able boys. Shanks and Jackson. These boys kept their opponents in the lower scoring brackets throughout the season, and the same time proved themselves very effective as feeders to the forwards and pivot man. Frequently both boys broke into the scoring column. Ralph Lake, a Junior, substituted regularly during the season when necessary, and showed himself a more than adequate source of reserve power. No article about the 1939-40 season would be complete without a mention of Troy’s Reserve Squad. The group was composed of Green. Douglas, Kelley. Hall. Wines. Marshall. Kincade. Swisher, Bond. Sinnett. and Croy. During the season the reserve team played several preliminary games in which they demonstrated themselves to be worthy of being a contributing part of the season's triumphs. As a final climax to the basketball season a banquet was held in honor of the team under the leadership of Mr. Newsom. Clyde Parrish, and Hall Chapman. As a gift from the faculty gold basketballs were presented to the following members of the team: Cole. McKinney, Crislip, Jackson, Shanks, Green, and Lake. Games Troy (here ) Troy T roy T roy Troy T roy T roy T roy Troy T roy Troy T roy T roy T roy T roy T roy T roy T roy T roy (here ) (there) (there) (here ) (there) (there) (here ) (here ) fhere ) (there) (there) (here ) (there) (there) (here ) (there) (there) (here ) Hollister ......-..... Belpre ............... Ames Bern .............. Pomeroy ............... Waterloo -.......... Shade .................. - 29 Marietta Chester .....-.......... Marietta ---------------- Rome — Plains .................. Belpre .... ........... Greens Runs Chester ---------------- J-T..................... Albany Buchtel ........ -....— Parkersburg T roy Opponer 34 19 33 20 25 22 14 18 ... 53 13 29 9 29 31 .... 31 24 33 31 ... 34 14 ... 32 9 .... 52 32 60 35 .... 37 21 . 42 32 40 28 .... 31 25 .. 29 12 38 14 Athens County Tournament Games T roy Troy vs. Buchtel ..................... 44 Troy vs. J-T . 47 Troy vs. Ames-Bern - 21 District Tournament Opponents 17 21 20 T roy Shawnee 22 50 Total Points 809 515 PAGE THIRTY-ONE