Wayland HIgh School - Eclipse Yearbook (Wayland, IA)

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: THE ECLIPSE - 1922: WILLIS WOOD (Capt.) Captain Billy we can truthfully say is one of the fastest little guards that Wayland has ever pro- duced. His speed and consistency practically always kept his opponents from scoring and in this way saved many a game for The Purple and White. He graduates this Spring alter having played four years of High School basketball and we feel that the college that gets him next year will be lucky. HA Y WART) SPEIDEL Swede our trusty old basket guard has the repu- tation of always meeting the ball and the man at just the psychological moment. This trait won for him a berth on the Southeastern Iowa all-star team and was no small factor in uphold- ing Wayland ' s supremacy on the basketball floor. Hayward also will be lost by graduation, having fin- ished his fourth year of high school basketball, and is a man of College or Univer- sity caliber. RELENDES WOOD When one sees a great freight engine go thunder- ing by, one is reminded of the way in which Dutch plays Basketball. He is known by his peculiar char- acteristic of playing just as hard and fast as he can and keeping at it for tha entire game. A large i.ar+ of the creditable showing that W. H. S. made at the tournament was due to the heady teamwork and the matchless basket-shooting of this plucky little forward.

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[( THE ECLIPSE 1922 ) Basketball Season of 1921-22 Iii Basketball, AYayland High School had a decidedly successful year. A record of having won 21 games out of the 24 games played, and having lost none by more than three points, is one ' to be envied by schools many times larger and better equipped than ours. One of the main factors contributing to the success of the team was the whole souled and hearty cooperation that was shown them b the community. Another reason was due to the wealth of letter material. With the Wood Bros., Speidel, Henss and Stuart back again all with two or more years of experience the outlook surely was bright. The second team also contributed some excellent material, and at times the prac- tices more resembled real games than practices. Let us not forget, however, that the greatest factor for our success in basketball was the efficient work of Coach Hochstettler. Due to the fact that Wayland High School has defeated the strong- est teams in Southeastern Iowa tournament by substantial scores, and has had such a successful season, we have a just right to claim the Southeastern Iowa Championship. Page Fifty-four

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lC THE ECLIPSE -1922 ] RALPH STUART Butch was the high scorer of the team and this in itself gives one a good idea of how quick and fast this speed demon really is. Visiting teams say that he has the bad habits of shooting baskets at any angle, from any place, and of never staying covered up. This is Ralph ' s third year and we are glad that, he will be back next year as a nucleus for another winner. LEO MAGDEFRAU This was Paddy ' s first year on the team but we do not offer any apology for his playing, for it needs none. The fact that W. H. S. usually got the first basket was because of the fact that Paddy ' s feet seemed to forget all about the laws of gravity. A dogged stick-to-it-ive- ness with a confidence that never flagged was one of the characteristics that Leo gave to the team. He has two more years of Basketball ahead of him and is another of next year ' s veteran pill-tossers. PAUL HENSS When one thinks of Paul, the word dependable pops into mind. He is another one of the tall boys who knows how to use his longitude to his own advantage upon a Bas- ketball floor. He plays guard and forward with equal ease and when once he gets the ball, it is on its journey to- ward the basket. He is a sportsman through and through and knows how to take defeat as well as victory and we are glad to say that he is another of next year ' s veterans, hav- ing pla yed for three years. Page Fifty-six-