Winthrop High School - Winthrop Winner Yearbook (Winthrop, ME)

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WINTHROP WINNER WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKET BALL TEAM 1930-1931 WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKET BALL TEAM 1930-1931

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WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL 29 'iiDonald Maxim ...... ......... B ackfleld :tAmbrose Maxim ..... .. itRobert House ...... . tPaul Holmes ........... .. :tRoger Bernier ............ . George Sturtevant ...... Tackle End Guard Tackle Center Russell Stockford ...,............................... Sub. Thomas Skromo ...................................... Sub. Received Letters. Points for, 97. Against 134. Games won, 5. Lost, 5. HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Winthrop High started off the 1930- 31 season in fine style, winning over Mechanic Falls by a 26-5 score. This game was featured by close guarding, Mechanic Falls scoring only in the last half. Continuing the good work, Winthrop obtained a 36-35 victory over Hallowell after the game had gone into an over- time period. R. House gave his team- mates this win with a basket in the last few seconds of play. Playing the first home game before a great crowd, our boys had the hard luck to drop it to Hebron Academy jayvees, 44-37. Hebron showed iine teamwork, and their playing ability can be realized by their record, for the season, of 13 wins and no losses. Our next game took us to Richmond and again we were victorious, this time by a 30-24 score. The game was in doubt until the fourth period, when Winthrop opened up a smooth passing attack which proved too good for the Richmond team. So far, the Winthrop boys had played four games in two weeks and after the vacation period was over, continued their stellar playing by defeating Me- chanic Falls in the gym, 30-28. Folks who saw the first game said the Falls team seemed to be an entirely different playing team away from home. Our boys thought so, too. Playing Kent's Hill jayvees next, Winthrop brought their record up to five victories in six starts by winning, 29-26. D. Roberts starred in this game, netting 13 points to place his team in the lead during the fourth period. The score at the end of the third quarter was 18-18. January 14th, Winthrop journeyed to Gardiner, where they met defeat in a slow 25-15 game. Winthrop was handi- capped by the loss of Berry, regular forward, and by the off form of the other members of the team. Neverthe- less, Gardiner worked for that victory. Oakland High tried the caliber of Winthrop's team next and lost in an ex- citing game in the gym, 38-32. Roberts and C. Gordon proved to be the sharp- shooters, netting 11 and 12 points, re- sp-ectively. A losing streak was due to fall to our boys and began with the loss, the next game, to Kent's Hill, 27-18. Playing on Kent's Hill's trick floor is no joke. Ask how many teams have won up there and you'll find that others have the same difficulty dodging posts that our boys had. A snappy thriller for the next game gave the boys plenty to holler about. Gardiner eked out a 21-20 victory over our boys, who led until the final 30 sec- onds of play. February 13th, Winthrop travelled to Oakland, losing to a highly superior team, 36-20. Oakland showed plenty of speed and looped in plenty of shots be- fore Winthrop found themselves. Snapping out of their slump, our boys again played real basketball to down Hallowell in a return game, 33-25. February 27th found Richmond play- ing on our own floor, and again our boys were victors by a 34-13 score. At the half we led, 21-3. Duck House, our

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WINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL 31 F Captain, sank five pretty shots in a row when the team started on their spree. The season was believed closed after that game, but once more Winthrop was selected as one of the contestants in the Lewiston Small School Tournament, March 6th and 7th. The number of stu- dents allowed each school was 200 to 250, and with this ruling, Winthrop was meeting larger schools of more experi- ence. Jay and Winthrop were rated to play at three o'clock, March 6th. The first quarter ended 13-1 in Winthrop's favor, but after that our boys were up against a brand of playing which en- abled Jay to win the tournament over strong favorites. The score was 37-22. Those receiving letters are as follows: Capt. Irving House Douglass Roberts Mgr. Mayland Cram Roland Berry Charles Gordon Robert House John Nedza To Coach Jordan goes much credit for the line coaching he has given the team in the little time he has to spare. Other schools hire coaches directly for the sports alone and all their efforts can be centered on that one thing. With seven periods in each school day, it is interesting to note that our coach must 'teach six of these periods with only one as a spare. Even under this handicap he has gladly given his aid whenever chance offered and has turned out as gcod teams as schools who allow their coaches plenty of rope. Why do fans kick because our boys lose a game when they themselves can remedy it by allow- ing our coach the time and backing up that only they can give? The players wish to extend their thanks and appreciation for the banquet tended them by the Odd Fellows. At the time this goes to press, the team has selected to participate in the Bangor Small High School Tournament, meeting Carmel High School. SUMMARY O INDIVIDUAL POINTS Total Fouls Floor Points Douglass Roberts .... ..... 2 1 48 117 Roland Berry ........ ..... 1 0 32 74 Charles Gordon ....... ..... 1 8 26 70 John Nedza ........ ..... 2 3 23 69 Irving House .. ..... 5 22 49 Robert House ...................... 2 3 8 Russell Young ..................... 1 0 1 SUMMARY OF GAMES PLAYED Dec. 5-W. H. S. 26 Mechanic Falls' 5 Dec. 9-W. H. S. 36 Hallowell 35 Dec. 12-W. H. S. 37 Hebron Jayvees 44 Dec. 17-W. H. S. 30 Richmond 24 Jan. 2-W. H. S. 30 Mechanic Falls 28 Jan. 7-W. H. S. 29 Kent's Hill Jay- vees 26 Jan. 14-W. H. S. 15 Gardiner 25 Jan. 16-W. H. S. 38 Oakland 32 Jan. 21-W. H. S. 18 Kent's Hill Jay- vees 27 Feb. 6-W. H. S. 20 Gardiner 21 Feb. 13-W. H. S. 20 Oakland 36 Feb. 20-W. H. S. 33 Hallowell 25 Feb. 27-W. H. S. 34 Richmond 13 Mar. 6-W. H. S. 22 Jay 37 Games played, 14. Games won, 8. Games lost, 6. Points for, 388. Points against, 378. Average points per game, Winthrop 29, Op- ponents 27. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT At the Bangor Small School Tourna- ment, Winthrop defeated Carmel High School, one of the sixteen teams com- peting, 45-8. They were victorious in their second game with Phillips and won 22-20. Their third game was dropped to the tournament champs from Machias by a 37-32 count. In a conso- lation game, the boys copped from Searsport 34-24, gaining gold basket- balls for each member of the team and placing them as runners up of the tournament. Playing four games in 24 hours and winning three of them, Winthrop to- taled 133 points to their opponents' 89. They held Machias to a live-point win,