1926 Cedrus Yearbook

T‘ eEDRUS -.1926 Sitting, Left to Right—Little, Jacobs, Rockhold, Adair, Stoltz. Standing, Left to Right—Stormont (Manager), Orr, Townsley, Nagley, Evans, Coach Tuttle. Basketball Basketball, always Cedarville's strong point, has again proven a success. Large,small, and medium teams all fell before the onrush of the Cedarville College Yellow Jackets. After several preliminary struggles with minor teams we engaged the mighty flyers from Dayton U., and what a game it was! Dr. Mac's boys played rings around the Dayton team; shot baskets from any angle of the floor; passed and dribbled at will; and,in short, shot holes in the Flyers' defense until it was feared their "plane" would crumple into bits before they could reach the ground. For all followers of the Orange and Blue it was a glorious victory, and it taught the Flyers that they must ascend to a higher altitude before attempting to engage in battle with the Cedarville team. Our next engagement of note was played with Antioch, and we almost added another scalp to our already long list of trophies. The game opened with both teams playing exceptionally good ball. The floor work of the Yellow Jackets was all that could be asked for, but when the ball was worked close to the basket it seemed as if it would not go through the net. There was never more than three points difference in the score throughout the game, with first Cedarville and then Antioch leading. With a minute to play and Cedarville one point in the lead, the old "reliable" player of Antioch heaved the ball through the net and won the game for his team. An invitation was extended to the Brill Bros. and was accepted, providing Page Eighty