Union City Community High School - Successus Yearbook (Union City, IN)

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GOLF This year, golf was inaugurated into the athletic department of our school. Granted the use of the Union City Country Club's golf grounds, twenty girls and twelve boys practiced the fundamentals of the game under the supervision of Mr. Carver and Mr. Burbage. Concluding the season, a tournament was held with John Sutton and Martha Jane Mangas having the best scores. Prizes were awarded all other contestants in this sport, which will probably become a definite part of the athletic program. BOWLING Bowling definitely became of age this year, entering its second season as a minor sport. Mr. Burbage was in charge of the entire season which was divided into halves. After the Yankees captured the first-half championship by a one-game margin, the teams were reappointed; the result was a three-way tie for first between the Yankees, Phillies, and Cubs. The Dodgers and Cardinals tied for second, only one game behind the leaders. Robert Brierly had the highest average in the first half, 148, while Elden Blackford was high in the second half with 163. Standings First Half Won Lost Second Half Won Lost Yankees 15 5 Cubs 11 9 Giants 14 6 Phillies 11 9 Phillies 12 8 Yankees 11 9 Dodgers 11 9 Cardinals 10 10 Cardinals 10 10 Dodgers 10 10 Cubs 6 14 Giants 7 13 Page Twenty-four

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BASKETBALL Though losing ten of nineteen games during the season, the 1936-37 basketball team captured the Lynn Big Four Tournament in mid-season and went to the finals of the sectional. After a slow start, Union City was victorious in nine of the last thirteen games of the season. The Wildcats showed their strength in the sectional tournament, defeating Lincoln, 38 to 19, Winchester, the favorite, 26 to 25, and Parker, 16 to 14. In the final game, Wayne nosed out Union City by a score of 33 to 29. The outstanding victory of the year was scored in the final game of the Big Four Tourney at Lynn. After defeating Spartanburg in the first game, the Wildcats scored 16 points in a brilliant last-quarter rally to beat Winchester, 32 to 30. Winchester was ahead at the end of the third quarter, 26 to 16. The boys who played basketball on the varsity squad during the season were as follows: seniors—Alan Ortlip, Emerson Porter, James Wickersham, Glenn Dillon, and Paul Wigger; juniors Robert Chattin, Robert Ely, Robert Hilderbrand, Paul Price, John Minnich, and Wendell Riffle. Players on the reserve team were as follows: junior James Cotter; sophomores Richard Hilderbrand and Walter Lynch; freshmen Stanley Riffle, John Kirwin, Richard Birum, and Richard Ely. Coached by Albert Hermeling, the Union City Kittens won ten games and lost nine during the year. Basketball lettermen for 1936-37 were as follows: seniors Emerson Porter, James Wickersham, Alan Ortlip, Glenn Dillon, and Paul Wigger; uniors Robert Hilderbreand, Robert Ely, Robert Chattin, John Minnich, and Paul Price. Dale Hammons, Betty Brown, and Winifred Barth were the cheerleaders who proved so efficient during the basketball season. Page Twenty-three

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