1920 Cedrus Yearbook

1920 BOYS'BASKET BALL REVIEW -- Continued The motto which the manager had in scheduling games was,"No matter if we can't win, play first-class basketball." The basketball season opened with only one hitter man back in school, but with good team material. Coach Turnbull soon made this into a fast team but we found at St. Marys that most of the players were sadly lacking in weight. The team was well balanced and played,a steady game throughout the season. The men had plenty of "pep" and confidence and every game started with a rush, but in many cases the second half proved to be our failing. In individual work, Captain Creswell at center played a fine game, scoring many of the points tallied. He sekkim failed to get the tip-off and played a fast, clean and consistent game during the whole season. Bradfute, Foster and Thorn at guard deserve a large amount or credit for their work. They held the scoring of the opponent at the min- imum, by preventing the opposing forwards to get close-up shots at the basket. They were great at breaking up foreign pass-work and most of the points scored against us were made on moderately long shots. Wright and Collins made a splendid pair of forwards. Shorty Wright was our south-paw sure-shot and did most of the distance shooting, while Collins was fair with long shots, but better when playing up under the basket. Both forwards were light but were very fast and could "run rings around" the majority of the opposing guards. The second team and subs are responsible in a large measure for fight shown by the first team, as they made the varsity work for every point in practice. Though they lost their one game with Xenia high school they put in good hard work and the first team could not have gotten along without them. Of these, Huston deserves special mention for faithfulness at practice and the fine showing he made in the Findlay game. We lose Creswell and Foster this year by graduation and though we will miss them greatly, with the rest of the squad returning, we predict great things for next year's basketball team. Position Weight Height Collins L.F. 135 lbs. 681/2 in. Wright R.F. 123 lbs. 67 in. Homey L.F. 151 lbs. 70 in. Creswell C. 157 lbs. 701/2 in. Foster L.G. 145 lbs. 68 in. Bradfute R.G. 174 lbs. 70 in. Thorn R.G. 130 lbs. 68 i n. Huston L.G. 140 lbs. 69 in. W. W. W. 66