Will Mayfield College - Ozark Glory Yearbook (Marble Hill, MO)

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OZARK GLORY '27 mkeibazll CHESTER BARNER Guard I get my man was Ches' motto. He and Claude made excellent running mates. MARSHALL CLAVTON Center If he ever got open under the basket it wasi two points for W. M. C. 'He often turned the tide when Mayfield was behind. WILLARD ESTES Forward Lightning Estes was the fastest man on the squad and was noted for his excellent floor work. THARON STALLINGS Forward Stallings played in spurts, but when he spurted, something was sure to happen, for he could count up points in a hurry. E381

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QQOZARK GLORX 27 azneefbazll jol-uv RALIJI-I MANN, C apzfain Forward john Ralph was Mayfield's high scorer. I-le averaged fourteen points per game. He was an efficient leader and a steady player. CLAUDE DAY Guard The Bruins' offense centered around Claude. He was a sure- passer, a real dribbler and could 'always be counted on for a goal or two from his guard position. BEN L. VANAMBITRG Forward Benny was at the right place at the right time, and the little jew was an accurate goall shot. l FRANKLIN PIERCE Guard Franklin played a real game at Murray. He was fast and 21 clean player always. LSU U2 E371

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5 CZQGZARK GLORY '27 4, la l College Bmeelbazll A The tirst of December :found about twenty basketball aspirants battling manfully 'tor a place on the basketball team :lor this year. Since all the material seemed very prom- ising, Coach .Perkins found it a very didicult task, indeed, to pick the wheat from the chaff. ln fact in the Iirst two or three games many changes in the line-up were made. After the Christmas holidays were over, however, the squad was rather definitely selected and the team set out with a grim determination to surpass the splendid record that the W. M. C. basketball teams had made in the past. Although the schedule was not extensive, games were played with some of the best teams in the section of the country easily reached froini Marble Hill. Three games were played with independent organizations. Of these games the Bruins won two and alter a hard fought battle lost one to the tast Radio Specials, a professional club from Cape Girardeau. Ol the remaining six games, all with colleges, the Bruins brought home the bacon 1' our times and were defeated twice, once by the Teachers College of Murray, Kentucky and once hy the .fast quintet from the 'Teachers College of Carbondale, lllinois. However, our team won over Murray in two other games. , As a whole the 1926-27 basketball season was a success. Not only was our side of the score larger, but seed was sown for a winning team next year. RESULTS OF THE GAMES Opponents WT. M. C. Dec. ll-Radio Specials at Marble Hill . , . . 21 18 Dec. IS-Bismarck A. C. at Marble Hill .......... . 15 54 jan. 5-Essex Buccaneers at lvlarble Hill ,....,..... 27 37 jan. 19-liflurray State Teachers College at Murray .. 27 ' 37 jan. 31-Murray State Teachers Collegepat Benton ,.....,. 36 34 Feb. 1--Murray State Teachers College at Marble 1-lill .. . 16 25 Feb. S-Flat River junior College at Flat River ...,..,..... 17 36 Feb. 15-Flat River junior College at Marble Hill ........... 7 35 March 4-Carbondale State Teachers College at Marble Hill , .,... 43 27 Total 169 303 For the Hrst time in the history of Maytield athletics, both the College and High School llepartments boasted of basketball squads which took active participation in inter- scholastic games. Altho working' under handicaps, the high school team entered the South- east Missouri League and succeeded in winning 'enough games to go to the Annual Tourna- ment held at Cape Girardeau. Much credit is due the members of the squad for their work in producing a high school team, and next year they are expected to produce a real con- tender .for honors in Southeast Missouri. Members oil this year's high school squad were: lvan Bidewell, Captain, Oscar Estes, Zahn Wells, Luther Smith, Fred Ferguson, Hammond Bollinger, Dan Caldwell. RESULTS OF HIGH SCHOOL GAMES Opponents Mayfield Lutesville at Marble Hill .. 11 25 Patton at Patton ..,..... 10 22 Patton at Marble Hill . . ll 23 Puxico at Pnxico ..'----- 12 24 Puxico at Marble Hill 22 18 Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge ,..,.,...... 30 17 Oak Ridge at Marble I-lill . . .....,,... 25 9 Teachers Training ll. at Cape Girardeau 30 ' 31 Lutesville at Marble Hill , ........ .... l 3 12 Totals 164' 181 l39l