Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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Wuth deadly accuracy Bosgraf huts agam! Bounclng back the Warrnors handed Elgun her 40th straxght defeat' Wm nmg by only 'IO polnts 69 to 59 the game was much closer than expected However under Sulllvans 26 polnt surge victory was assured' Vlctory' Victory' Once again the Warruors chalked up another wan thus tume by tying Latin ln knots 53 to 49' Too good to last long the Maroon and Whute were toppled from thenr perch by Walther Luther' Chrouser scored 17 ponnts but even that proved futnle' The Warruors were soundly trounced 67 to 55' Cllmblng quickly back the Academy cagers whupped Glenwood 75 to 6'l' Chrouser wuth 18 pomts and Sulllvan wuth 'I7 provuded the wmmng com bnnatlon' Wlth vncuous speed the Warruors pounced on North Shore' Comnng out un the second half to break a 30 to 30 he they poured In 33 ponnts scalpmg thelr opponents 63 to 52' Ending the season with added dlsappountment the unsteady Warrlors fell to Harvard 50 to 58' All theur effort proved fruutless Lookmg back over the season was lnkewnse unlmpressuve 8 wuns and 'I3 losses' Though accumlatmg 1047 posnts unequal dnstrlbutuon hurt greatly Another poor season closed u want' The Tournament stlll remamed' Thompson Faulkner Hare S pp 5 I0 guod 5 5 forward 6 forward 5 9 guard me 0 . x X , -K .. . I . . . . .- I I ' . , . . I I ' ,,. . . . . . . . , 1 . . . I . I 1 1 1 ' . .. I . ' . . 1 1 I ' , ' ' ' . ...bt i , ,, r 1 11 1 1 11

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Having absorbed five consecutive de feats the Maroon and White determined to beat Elmwood Park Again they 'Fought bravely but the failure to cop italuze on several breaks handed them another disheartening loss of 47 to 45' Perhaps the Warriors were lust as surprised as University High when they snapped their long losing streak by post ing a victory of 57 to 44' Chrouser and Hare fired in 'Il points each to spark Wheaton to victory It was refreshing to change the routine' Dlgnlfled and cold Luther North smothered any hugh hopes that the War rlors might have had' Still unbeaten in basketball competition they had no in tentuons of losing to the Academy Thus once again the Warriors fell 48 to 56 Much apprehension marked the calm before the Warriors again met IC Both provement' But underneath the lights It was IC that controlled the dribbling and backboards Leading 20 to 'll after the first quarter they continued on un molested to win by a score of 66 to 38' Slaughterlng their next opponent ll Ivana Christian 71 to 48 the Warriors began to show signs of life' With high hopes the bug five faced Fenton in a firey hot game' Both teams experienced dramatic moments' But Fenton applying adequate pressure while retaining her lead went on to win 61 to 54' With good form Faulkner lumps and fires for 2 more paints' From left to nght VanEngen Faulkner Mohr Hare Bosgraf Sullivan Coach Pooley Chrouser Regler McKellin Rockness Thompson Supp and Harris I . . . . I . . . I x I .. I . i 5 b u a I I P I 1- - U teams had shown definite signs of im- x , - , . u . I - A I I l I ll 1' a ll ' . I . . I I

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Sulllvan Bosgraf Chrouser 2 cen er 6 l forward 6 3 forward Putting all thelr strength agaunst undeated Luther North the Warrnors looked like a new team' Sknllfully the ball was maneuvered' Druvlng an Bosgraf stopped and fired two more points' A commanding ll to 6 lead was made In the flrst quarter Leadlng 23 to T8 at half time the Warruors came back and scalded the basket wnth 28 more points' Too late Luther North found her range' Though the gap narrowed to 2 pomts the Warrlors held' The game ended 51 to 47 Wheaton s favor' Luther North after T6 straught vnctorles was out for good' looking like champs, the Warruors faced a tough Walther Luther team' For some of the fellows thus was theur last hugh school game Not wastnng a moment a 14 to 9 lead was establushed' Even at half time lead :ng 29 to 25 for the Warruors everythlng was perfect' But then luke a strange blught the ball avonded the basket The Warrnors could only make T6 potnts whale their rivals rained rn 28' Wheaton was thus ellmlnated from the Tournament but not untll she had shown that she could wan or lose wnth true Chrustran grace Bosgraf observmg from below shouts encouragement as Sullivan stretches for the ball' 1 11 1 11 1 . . , . ' , - r ' 1 - 1 - r , . ' ' ll ll ' . , . 1 - ' I ' 1 1 - r , . 1 1