1921 Cedrus Yearbook

1921 I .. '.4..1::.:*:•::•...*:;.: ..*:.%:.4:::::.: supper. Afterwards in his room he vowed he would try to get the thing that the coach said he lacked. At practice, Van Winkle took his place at guard, and he played substitute. He tried to get the school spirit by becoming wildly excited at practice and by trying to get wrought up over the next game from the bench, but all efforts failed. In discouragement, Steve went to the coach and told him his story. "You can't force it, Steve," replied Murray,"When it comes,it comes. That's all." "I hope it comes soon," said Steve gloomily. Just three games to play were left on the schedule: Tarlton, Mapleton and Chafin. The boys began to get nervous at the practices and excitement ran high in the school, because it was whispered that Fox Hill didn't have a chance against Chafin. Steve heard all these rumors, and was somewhat anxious, but he did not feel the dread that the other students of Fox Hill University felt. Then came the Tarlton game. Tarlton had held Chafin to a tie at the end of the second half, but had lost by two points in the five minutes overtime. She came to Fox Hill ready to annex another victory to her long list, but Fox Hill won. All in the dressing room that evening were nervously excited, but Steve felt that he was out of all this, and that he was missing a lot of fun. There was only one more game before the big game at Chafin. Excitement ran high through the school until Mapleton came and beat Fox Hill twenty-two to fifteen. Steve walked across the floor with his head down. At the door of the dressing room he bumped into somebody and looked up. It was Murray. "Tough luck," said Steve, and Murray thoughtfully rested his chin upon his hand for a moment. The last week of the season had arrived. It found Fox Hill weak and shaky. Monday's practice netted nothing but poor passing and few good shots at the baskets. That night Van Winkle complained of a pain in his side, and the next morning the whole school knew that Van had appendicitis. Now Steve must go into the big game. The coach came to him the next day and told him to report for Varsity practice for he would play in the Chafin game. After Friday afternoon's practice the team caught the 6:10 for Chafin. When they arrived in Chafin they immediately went to a hotel. Steve bought some news- papers to read in his room. He started to read the account of the game to be played the next evening, but all that he saw was line after line, paragraph after paragraph, telling about the weakness of the Fox Hill team. In anger he cast the paper from him. Couldn't any of the sport writers give Fox Hill a kind word? The next afternoon they went to the gymnasium to get a line on the floor and baskets. They shot a few fouls, but were not on the floor long. 55