Walterboro High School - Paw Print / Lair Yearbook (Walterboro, SC)

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BASEBALL The Wildcats closed their baseball season with a great deal of success. They won the championship of their section of the district finals. A summary of the games are as follows: The Wildcats won five games from Smoaks, dropping one to them, they split in two, two game series with Hampton and St. George; lost twro to Porter, one to North Charleston, and defeated Yemassee. Only two regulars will graduate this year, Marvin, the flashy second baseman, and Still, centerfielder, and relief pitcher. The pitching duties fell to Towles, H., and Kinsey. Both have made good at this job. They alternate as pitchers and right fielders. Kinsey is rhe leading hitter and has shown up very good during the season. Towles is also and excellent hitter, ranking third. You can’t say too much for his pitching, for he deserves all that can be said. 'Billy Walter” again did the majority of catching this year, and has done his share towards the team’s success. Walter is the team’s leading base stealer. Drawdy is the relief catcher, who does his share of hard wrork with success. At first base there was Cummings always ready to do his share of the talking. At second Marvin has been one of the stars of the season. This little second baseman certainly can cover the ground, and has hardly ever let a ball go by him. Towles, F. ,at shortstop is one of the leading hitters of the season, ranking second. Blocker at third base has covered his corner with success. In the leftfield there was Thompson always ready to nab the flies that came his way. 26

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EHRHARDT The Wildcats lost their first game to the heavy Ehrhardt team 20 to 0. Hiers, the big Ehrhardt fullback, played very good ball. For the Wildcats Blocker was the star. Captain Thomas, John Hiers and Durham played well. PORTER The strong Porter team defeated the Wildcats in their second game 24 to 6, at Charleston. John Hiers, Breland, Captain Thomas and Ward starred for the Wildcats. BRUNSON The Wildcats ran away with Brunson 32 to 0 in the first close season game. Ward, Thomas, Blocker and Risher shone for W. H. S. SUMMERVILLE The Wildcats lost to Summerville in a hard-fought and interesting game, 12 to 0. In the next seven games the Wildcats won six and tied one, ending a very success- ful season. Blocker, the plucky fullback, was chosen captain for next year's team. Line-up; L, E,, Crosby; L. T.s Breland; L. G,, Thomas (c) ; C, Durham; R. G., Cummings and Lucas; R. T., Hiers, John Hiers, James; R. E., Walter; A. B., Ward; R. B., Still; L. B., Risher; F. B., Blocker. Those mentioned above received letters. The following received numerals: Breland, B.; Drawdy, Kiser, Smith, Towles, Thomas 2, Griffin, Valentine, Skardon and Price. The following is a list of those making points on football team: Ward, 85; Blocker, 44; Still, 24; Risher, 7; Walter, 6; Crosby, 1; offside (after touchdown), 1. Total, 168. The Wildcats will lose seven regulars this year: Captain Thomas, Ward, Still, Bre- land, Thomas, Hiers, Durham and Crosby. 25

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BASKETBALL The Wildcats’ hard-working basketball team of ’28-’29 has made a good showing, ft went to the district finals, and lost only two other games, winning six. The first,-string-team was composed of the following; Forwards, Herbert Towles and Carl Still; center, Austin Sauls; and guards, Towles, Fred, and Adolph Walters. Her- bert Towles, the captain, has done very good work. He is fast, dribbles well, and shoots excellently. Still, the other forward, has also played fine. Lanky” Saults at center has aided the team immensely on account of his height. Towles, F., has starred at his posi- tion of running guard. Water at standing guard has guarded his goal with much care. The substitutes who have played in a few of the games are: Derrick, Blocker, Acker- man and Thompson. The Wildcats have played a total of ten games, winning seven and losing three for a percentage of .700. The tournament games were as follows; The Wildcats lost to Meggetts, 42 to 15, and defeated them, 10 to 12. The Wildcats defeated St. George High twice, once by the score of 41 to 17, and the St. George All-Stars once. They broke even in a two-headed series with Hampton, defeating them at home 33 to 8. In the final game the Wildcats defeated the Cathedral High School team of Charleston 27 to 13. In the tournament the Wildcats won their first game from Berkeley High School, 48 to 13. In the finals, however, they lost to the strong Meggetts team, 42 to 12. The basketball team of '29 has a record to be proud of. 27