Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Basketeers Win 11, Lose 11 in ’39-’40 Only four lettermen remained from last year’s basketball squad with only two of them seeing service. Johnnie Meranda, who received an attack of appendicitis during a practice session, was out for the remainder of the season while Louis Blanco was unable to play because of a leg infection. The Hutsonites went through their nineteen game schedule with fair success, winning nine and losing ten. They won the sectional tournament wtih victories over Wallace and R.-W. but were stopped in the regional by a strong West Union team which they had beaten twice during the regular season. This brought their season record to eleven wins and eleven losses. In six of the 11 games lost, there was not more than three points difference in the final score. Mainstays for the Eagle quintet were Powell, Tiano, Mihaliak, Bumgardner and Manuel Alvarez. Other boys who were called on frequently for service were Bud Garcia, Yost, Diaz, B. Alvarez, Alonzo and New-lon. With plenty of good material, next year’s prospects for a successful season are very bright. During the regular season and tournament play, Victory scored 881 points to their opponents 856. Jim Mihaliak, who is a “varsity man” in football, basketball, and baseball, tallied 264 points to lead the Eagles scoring while Tiano followed with 217. Victory . 46 37 Victory 32 28 Victory 31 W. Fairmont 49 Victory sa 34 Victory 36 West Union 35 Victory 42 R. W. .. 36 ictory .38 Weston 41 Victory , 33 Huntington 36 Victory 55 R.-W. 27 Victory 35 W. I. 43 Victory 31 West. Union 23 Victory 34 Shinnston 30 Victory , 33 Elkins 49 Victory 31 Shinnston 29 Victory 31 Elkins 37 Victory 48 Buckhannon 50 Victory 58 Weston 48 Victory W. I. 49 t Reserve Basketball Boys Show Excellent Records The Victory Reserve team of this year was equal to or better than any Reserve team of former years. The “Eagles,” under the fine coaching of Mr. Brummage, blazed through a twenty-six game schedule, of which only four were lost and those by very small margins. Their schedule consisted of Reserve teams of other schools, highly reputed independent teams and junior high quintets. In the three years that Brummage has been at Victory he has produced outstanding court teams. Last year’s team dropped only two contests in their twenty-one game schedule. whlie the ’38 Reserve squad lost one in twenty-four starts. Brummage’s record shows sixty-seven wins against seven losses. Two of the boys were moved up to the Varsity team during the season and a large percent of the remainder will probably be playing with the regulars next year. F. A. FAUST Dealer in General Merchandise FEED AND PRODUCE Phone 4308-Wl, Hepzibah, ARCADE SHOE SHOP For Better Work, Quality Service Shoes Cleaned and Dyed

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Eagles Sectional Champs V.V.W Victory High’s Sectional basketball chabpions are pictured above with row, left to right: Manuel Alvarez. Rex Bumgardner, Warder Powell, John John Tarantino, Manuel Garcia, Ralph Newlon, Jack Alonzo, Homer Diaz, Coach Howard Hutson. Back row: Charles Yost, Haymond Travis, Manuel McClung. their coach and manager. Front Tiano, Jim Mihalik. Second row: Arthur Alvarez. Earl Mills, and Arais, Robert Newlon and French

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Win 8 Games in Row At the time this story went to press, Coach Hutson’s boys had hung up their eighth consecutive victory against no defeats. The Eagles, playing their initial game on the Bridgeport diamond, clubbed out a decisive 7-1 victory over Pat Hull’s Indians. On April 26, Bridgeport met Victory in a return game at Coleman park and were again defeated by the Hutsonites, 6-2. Lumberport was the next to fall before the mighty Eagles. The Hutson clan made it two straight over Doug Stone’s boys by scores of 6-2 and 8-2. Due to adverse weather conditions, Victory’s game with Roosevelt-Wilson, originally scheduled for May 1, was played on Thursday, May 2. The game was halted after R.-W. battled in the sixth because of rain. However, this gave the Eagles plenty of time to bat in ten runs while the Presidents were busy getting two. Victory high claimed its sixth straight win at the expense of a strong Buckhannon-Upshur club on May 3, at Coleman park. “Stub” DeMaria, Eagle ace, pitched one-hit ball and fanned five, without giving a free trip to first base. Rain stopped the contest after four and one-half innings had been played. Victory 11; Buckhannon 1. Boys making up the Eagle club are B. Karnis, Catcher; “Stub” DeMaria, pitcher; Jim Mihaliak, first base; Pethel, second base; Thomas, short-stop; Elliott, third base; Secret, left field; Cirullo, center field; Morano, right field; Fernendez, right field; Orlando, center field; Stu Freeman, pitcher; Gower, left field; M. Alvarez, third base; Marino, left field; B. Moore, center field; Bob New-lon, pitcher; Frank Oberhousen, catcher, and Hammond, right field. MARCH TO VICTORY Oh ye son, Oh ye daughter of the eagle As you hold or land or sea. Stand forth in splendor regal As you march to Victory. Oh ye one with faith in the colors Of orange and blackened hue, Unfurl the flag of Victory, Let it wave for me and you. Oh ye child of the winged goddess, Smybol of liberty, Bear high your torch of freedom As you march to Victory. LEE TOOTHMAN. SHINGLETON BROS. Clarksburg, W. Va. Fresh Fruit s and Vegetables INSURE GOOD HEALTH Compliments of RALPH B. SWIGER 1412 - 14 W. Pike St. Adamston Wolf Company West Virginia’s Finest Printing and Engraving House Phone 3219 Cor. Court Washington Ave. Clarksburg, W. Va.