Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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as is shown by the total scores, VVaukegan scoring 263 points against their opponents 188. After the basket-ball season was over, the boys started in to train for track-work, apparatus having been secured by thc school-board. The first try-out was an inter-class meet at Wet- zel's Track, May 14, in which the Seniors won iirst and the Freshman second place. Then on May 28, the team went to Lake Forest to compete in the inter-scholastic meet. The fol- lowing prep. schools were entered: Lake Forest Academy, Northwestern Military Academy, Northwestern Academy, Dex'- ficld, Evanston, and Wfaukegan High. Although Waukegan did not secure place in the meet, we captured more points than Deerfield. Pamment starred for VVaukegan. I 28

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BOYS ATHLETIO REVIEW. WALTER PERINE. The boys have probably had the most successful year, dur- ing the fall of 1903, and the early part of 1904, since the exis- tence of the institution. This may be based on any point of view, even on the con- dition of the treasury, which though not overflowing at the pre- sent time, has held a considerable sum for the association. The football season, though not successful in this way, was fairly so in all the other respects. The team of last fall was very light, but made their rivals do some fast playing in order to win. The basket-ball season was a success from all points of view. Out of the 11 games that were played during the sca- son only 3 were lost, one to Kenosha and two to Highland Park. In the North Shore league, the rivalry between Deerfield Township High and our school was intense, yes, I may even say, bitter. We won the first game easily and were over con- tident after that, thinking we had them einched. We were 'tcalled downl, constantly by Mgr. Sanford for our neglect of training but to no avail. We couldn't. lose. We then played New Trier High and Won with 2 substitutes in game. This of course tended to increase the swell headedness of the team. Well it came to a week before the final game with Deerfield Township High, During this lest week the fellows did get out and train, and they trained hard. But could we get in one week, what Deerfield had taken 5 weeks to get? No, and we soon found this out. The last game was a fast one from start to finish, we being ahead at the end of the Hrst half, but the last half was where our lack of condition told. They won by 3 points, where if we had been in good condition, we would have won by at least 10 points. This, instead of discouraging the boys, put life into them, 27

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THE BASKET-BALL GIRLS 0F I904. BELLE PiLL1FANT. What a time we had trying to get up a team for this year. When the season opened only a few girls signed their names to the list for Basket-Ball. This nearly discouraged our instructor, Miss Lanyon, but when the girls really awoke to the fact that it was time for Basket-Ball, my! How they all scrambled to get a place on the team. How enthusiastically we set to work practicing, for we resolved to try hard to win the Pennant which was offered to the winning team in the League composed of Deerfield Township, New Trier and VVaukegan High Schools. Our first game was with Highland Park but, alas, we lost by the small score of 6 to 3. But this did not discourage us in the least for we were determined upon Winning the next game, which we did, from New Trier. Vile were again defeated by Highland Park but won from New Trier. The pennant was wen by Highland Park. We all assembled at Highland Park for the awarding of the Pennant and Boys Banner and what a good time we had, for, al you all know, the Waukegan Girls never bear malice toward anyone even when they lose. Our last game was with Lake Forest University and they made np to us by giving us a good time after we were beaten. To celebrate all the good times, we Basket-Ball Players had we united with the Boys in giving a Banquet which we all at- tended and after giving three cheers for the VVaukegan High School Girls and Boys we separated at a late hour for our homes. 'Na u-Wan-VVauke : Wan Wau-Wan-Waukegan. 29