1927 Cedrus Yearbook

IGV17'1"fr!'.AVVVIA W.""VVVVVVV 1"I, ;IV .1.! 192,7 THE CEDRES 192.7 kr' .11.1111IBIIVIID1114 The first two weeks of practice had to be held in the High School gym, and owing to the large number present for the first practices the place was rather crowded, making the workouts very difficult. Coach Borst had to make the best of what he had and condition his men as best he could under the circumstances, for the nearing initial game with Earlham College at Richmond, Ind. Captain Little had been forced to quit practicing due to a conflict with his work and Evans had not yet reported for practice. These two factors made it equally harder to get things running smoothly. But Coach Borst with eight men journeyed to Earlham for the initial contest with the Quakers. The starting lineup for the first game consisted of Nagley and Orr at forwards, Jacobs at center, Gordon and McLean, a newcomer from Dayton, at guards. Cedarville outplayed Earlham until Orr wah banished from the game six minutes after the game started by the personal foul route; and with Orr went Cedarville's offensive attack. The Yellow Jackets managed to hold the Hoosiers the rest of the half, but Earlham came back strong in the last half to put Cedar- ville's first game of the season in the defeat column. Then came the first game in the new Alford Memorial Gymnasium. The oppo- sition happened to be furnished by our ancient rivals from Antioch. The Yellow Jackets were primed for the occasion, taking the floor with fighting hearts and blood in their eye, to secure a victory for Cedarville College in the game that opened athletic activities in the new gym. The Yellow Jackets flew into the Antiochians, stinging them at will, and emerged with an undoubted victory. By this time Little had quit his job in order that he might play ball for his school and Evans had also reported for practice. The next game found Coach Borst giving some of his new men a chance to show their wares. They fought hard but could not withstand the onslaught of the Urbana lads, so the "Old Reliables" were called into play to pull the game out of the fire in the closing minutes of the final half. The annual trip to Wilmington was drawing closer and the boys practiced