West Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Www llig fl fl ESAPLGUSAUES 41:5 ll i jo' .Ah which the Pennsylvania champions, Uniontown, nosed out Fairmont High School by a heartbreaking score of 27 to 25. The Bears seemed to play beyond the hopes of their ardent followers. They were leading at the end of the first quarter by a score of nine to one, holding the powerful Indian coached team to a lone foul goal in eight minutes of play. The third quarter was the beginning of a whirlwind game. The Keystoners came back strong, with fear in their mighty hearts that the little team from West Virginia was getting a little the better of the argument. As the result they overcame the lead, and at the end of the third quarter, we were leading by two points, 20-18. Then began a passing game which the eye could hardly follow. The large, rangy lads from the rival city in Pennsylvania and the Polar Bears, our repre- scntatives in the fight, outdid themselves in trying to be the one on the long end of the score when the final whistle blew. The third quarter, play by play, will, perhaps, show the reader and will recall to the minds of the students in after years the game their team put up for the decision. The third quarter, play by play In the first play, Kirchman fouled McBurney, who made good his chance, and only one point separated the two teams. K. Brayton made a close in shot and his team forged to the lead for the first time. K. Brayton repeated with another field goal and Uniontown led by three points. Kirchman got one from the field, cutting the margin to one point. Hyatt, star forward, fouled Knight and he made good the try tying the score. K. Brayton missed a chance at a free throw on Fisher's foul. Knight collapsed with only sixty seconds left to play and time was taken out. Tork went in for Satterfield. Knight resumed playl Tork put Fairmont in the lead with a close in shot. The gym was in an uproar as the seconds ticked away. Uniontown took time out. Hackney, for Uniontown, tied the score with a shot from the side of the floor. Hyatt then scored the Winning two point- er, the star's only points of the evening. Thus it ended, Fairmont just one field basket behind a team which has not been defeated in three years of basketball, not counting the National Tourna- ment, which they were third best in. Knight, the star guard of the Polar Bears, contributed eight points toward his team's final score, being high point man of the battle. FAIRMONT 20-FAIRVIEW 15 On the second of February, the Polar Bears journeyed to Fairview, where they met and defeated the Fairview High School team, by a score of 20 to 15. Our boys displayed fine work in the first of the game, and at half time the score stood at 15 to 5 in favor of the Bears. In the second half the Icemen seemed to be dead on their feet, and the fast Fairview passers threatened to tie the score, but ine defensive work on the part of Clouse and Knight repulsed their attack. Fairmont's team play was not up to par in the second half and the Bears netted only five points, but their large score of the first half kept them in the lead . Brady Knight played a stellar game at guard, breaking up the op- ponents' offense and caging four field goals. Captain Lee Satterfield and Tom Fisher, who started his second game at the center position, also aided ma- tcrially in the scoring. Page 106'

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Q .Y JU' H - ' -LW' ll ll6jPL6LGllUE3i 1 g 'Kill smoother floor work. The Icemen were flawless in their passwork, but were away below par in shooting. Hyatt, All-American substitute and Captain of the Keystone Champions, did all in his power to contribute to the local's downfall. He made eleven field baskets and two in five fouls. This was the first defeat for the Fairmont High team in six starts and the first for 1926. F. H. S. 28-WASHINGTON-IRVING 13 The Hrst quarter ended, Washington-Irving, 7: F. H. S., 7, the half ended 11-ll, the third quarter, 19-12 in Fairmont's favor, and at the final whistle the Polar Bears led by a 28 to 13 count. By the facts stated you may have an imaginary vision of the mighty Bears piling up the score in the second half while Washington-Irving had to be content with two free points, one in each of the last two quarters. Tork was high point man in this floor battle, caging five Held goals and making good three free throws in as many chances. On the evening of January 15, many Fairmont fans were in the gym at Washing- ton-Irving and everyone was well pleased with the showing made by the lcemen. F. H. S. 15-SHINNSTON 18 The Hrst defeat of the year!! It hurt a little, but some unpleasant things must be endured with the joyful. January 16 saw Shinnston's lanky, orange colored warriors emerge victorious from a hard fought battle by a score of 18 to 15. Was Fairmont over confident? Were they outplayed? Weren't they as good as the Shinnston team? None of the questions deal with the real rea- son, which is: Fairmont's schedule beat them, They were over conditioned and were unable to hold their supremacy over such a hard battling team. We offer no alibies. We were defeated by a good team. F. H. S. 37-BUCKHANNON 15 After a rest of two days, on January 19 the Icemen were back in the game with as much fight as ever, Although they were still weak in making the ball go through the rim, they completely outplayed the Upsur County Basketball Tossers and were leading when the game ended by a rather one-sided score of. 37-15. The Polar Bears were leading at the half by a 16 to 5 score. Satter- field and Tork did the bulk of scoring before they were removed from the game by Coach Ice, who replaced them with two substitutes. The foul shooting of the Icemen was better than in any previous game, making good seven shots out of eleven chances. The little Polar Bears did considerable growling also as they replaced the old heads. FAIRMONT 24-HUNDRED 12 Holding the strong Hundred Basketball Tribe to two field baskets in three quarters of an exciting game seems impossible, but we did this on January 22, At the beginning of the last quarter, the second Varsity was substituted, and Hundred, taking advantage, scored five points on the Little Bears. Coach Ice used twelve men, and they all did their bit in helping to aid in the downfall of their rivals, the 1925 district champions. Hundred High School brought a large body of followers to see their team defeat the Polar Bears, but they were very much disappointed, for when the last Whistle blew the Blue and White warriors were leading by a 24-12 score. FAIRMONT 25-UNIONTOWN 27 The greatest exhibition of basketball ever seen in Fairmont. This was what could be heard after the great basketball game on January 26, 1926, in Page 105

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. yr ll ' .F lflP.L5U5flV53 'fill FAIRMONT 29-EAST SIDE 21 The East Side Yellow Jackets sprang a surprise when they held the power- ful Polar Bears to an eight point win. Little Lee Satteriield could not be stopped, however, and scored six field baskets and one out of three chances at the foul line for a total of thirteen points. Fisher also played a bang-up game at center until he was pulled to make room for Kirchman in the lineup. He was responsible for eight of Fairmont's scores. The team seemed to be worn out from their game with Uniontown, and did not show very much pep until the final period. As a whole, they did exceedingly well, considering the game previous to this one. Fairmont made thirteen field baskets to our rival's eight. We fell down in our foul shooting, being able to make good three chances out of a possible ten, while East Side made good fifty per cent. of theirs, making good five out of ten chances. When the fog of the fierce battle had cleared, it was found that the Fairmont Varsity was leading 29 to 21. This game was the first of the City Championship Series. An assembly of a thousand fans gathered at the Normal Gymnasium on this cold evening of January 28 to see the two ancient rivals battle, and they were well pleased with the exhibition of basketball displayed by both teams. FAIRMONT 28-MORGANTOWN 4 Morgantown High School offered little opposition to the Polar Bears on the night of February 5, and they had little difficulty in running roughshod over the Clydemen. The final score was 28 to 4 in favor of the Bears. The Ice- men held the advantage at all times, and the Morgantown boys never threatened to tie the score. Captain Lee started the scoring with a field basket, and then the Bears kept up a continual rain of double-deckers that held the down-river boys at a disadvantage. Expert defense work on the part of Clouse and Knight kept the Clydemen from scoring, and it was late in the second quarter, when Morgantown registered their first field basket. Two shots from the foul line completed the scoring for Morgantown. WEST FAIRMONT 38-EAST FAIRMONT 19 The City Championship for three consecutive years! This was the result of the game played on the Polar Bear floor. The game was a hard fought battle, although the score indicates the opposite. The undisputed star of the game was Patsy Tork, the veteran member of the Blue and White team. He didn't get started until the second part of the game: here he netted eight field goals, bringing his total to nineteen points, enough to tie the Yellow Jackets. The score at half time was fifteen to four, favoring the Fairmont High Tossers. In the last two minutes of play Coach Ice substituted the Cubs for the Bears, and they succeeded in scoring upon the city rivals from the other side of the Monongahela. - The final grand reckoning was Fairmont, 38: East Side, 19. FAIRMONT 33-HUNDRED 22 The Bears traveled up Buffalo Creek to the district champions' stronghold. on February 22, and succeeded in adding another scalp to their now heavy belt. The game was a very fast affair, with the Icemen leading all the way with a score at half time of 14 to 8. You will undoubtedly recall that this makes the second time we have succeeded in defeating the Trophy Holders this year. The final score being 33 to 22. FAIRMONT 14-ELKINS 27 , February 20 the Bears traveled to the mountains of Elkins. where they were defeated by a score of 27-l4. The Mountaineers displayed superior work at Page 107