Washington County High School - Sejusof Yearbook (Hagerstown, MD)

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Girls' Basket Ball Review VVhen one glances at the title Girls' Basket-Ball Reviewv the first thought which comes i11to our minds is whether the team had a successful sea- son. Let me state that never in the history of Broadway has a more successful season been witnessed. VVhen Captain Jo Spielman called for candidates for the team, about eighteen answered the call. Uf the eighteen players, six were members of last years' team and they have had several years experience in basket-ball. Wfith the aid of Miss Hunt, Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. who was a member of the Temple University Basket-ball team, a wonderful sextette was soon rounded into shape. Miss Hunt instilled into the team the idea. of co-operation and team play. After many weeks of hard training and practice the team started out on the hardest schedule in the career of the school. Besides the customary games with Martinsburg, VVaynesboro and Cham- bersburg, games were scheduled with the Normal School, Cumberland, Fred- erick High School, Frederick Mute Team, Temple University Second Team, and Penn Hall. Ma.ny of these games required every ounce of energy and team play of our team but you always found Broadway on top. Of the seven- t96l1 games pla.yed by the girls, eleven were won. Two games were played and at the elltl of the game the score was tie. Most of the neighboring towns feared our team because they had defeated such teams as the Normal team and Mar- tinsburg. Every iight for victory was marked by the clean playing of the girls. Nothing blemishes their record and they have set a goal for the team of 1924-25 to reach. It is o11ly justice that a few words of praise be given Mr. John R. VVilson, Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. for the service he rendered the telllll after the departure of Miss Hunt. Although he did 11ot take charge of the team until the season was almost over, yet his services to the team and the school were appreciated. Of the entire team only one member will be lost through graduation. Wfe may rightly say that the team will go through next season undefeated. S'ev0m5y

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Boys' Basket Ball Review The past Basket-Ball season toward which everyone looked forward with a. great deal of interest was rather a disappointment. lVith tour letter men on the squad and a. great deal of enthusiasm, we all looked for a better team than that of last year. This outcome would probably have been realized, had the enthusiasm of the individual players been prompted by a sense of duty and school spirit, rather than one of individual glory and the idea of after me the team comes next. At times thedteam played ideal basket-ball and were commended very highly for their lighting spirit, especially against heavier teams. But the tact that all of the fastest games that were dropped, were lost by the margin of only a few points proves very clearly that the secret of it all was in their lack oi' trailiing. At the critical time the winning punch was lacking and i11 practi- cally every case the game was lost i11 the last few minutes to an interior teanl. which possessed greater physical stamina. ' It is indeed a deplorable fact that a player will sacrifice his sense of fairness to his team, his duty to his school and community and his own physi- cal and mental well-being in order to keep pace i11 a fast stepping social whirl. At all events it seems exactly in contrast to what we expect and ,demand in a red-blooded American school boy in any age or generation. Outside of this inherent weakness the season wa.s a decided success. A lot of new material was uncovered in our class tournament a11d much of it developed during the season. Financially we came through very well, and with interest growing each year we may look forward to .improved conditions in the future. lVe wish to extend our thanks to Mr. 'Potlinberger and Mr. NV right for their efforts in behalf of the team, in the face of rather discouraging circum- stances. Sconlcs Fo-reign. Ga-mes .Holme Games Jan 12, Frederick School for Jan 11, Penn. State Fores- Deat ............... 38 41 try ---------------- 19 23 Jem 18, Md. State Nfornlal 17 26 Jan 26, Md. State Normal.. 12 31 .nn iimiusimiig High.. 25 rf-1' 1. Cl1f11'111lQPSlH11's High- 21 32 Feb 2, St. James .......... 28 21 Feb 9, H2l1'lJ91',S Few' High 13 73 lceb 3 yvincheqtel. Hio-ll 90 18 Feb 15, lvlartinsburg High.. 21 20 , 'K b ussi gl , K - P, 2? Vflcf l...2 2 Feb 16, Harper's Ferry High 7 iii? 73' 2271119 IQTQI ll If , , , 6, fem L.. f aynesioro lgl.. - - Feb 2 lVavnesboro H10'll.. 21 49 , ' ' . ' ' . b ' if' Mai S, Frederick School for Mar. 1, Cumberland High. . . 32 .28 Deaf u D . Q u , I ' D I u . n . . 19 33 M2113 7, Cl13l1lb91'Sbl11'QJ High 15 14 M.n-.1i,c.uf1is1e High School 27 29 Dec 15. Hanover .......... 27 25 Mar 15, St. James ......... 19 18 Seventy-two