Review of the Varsity Basket Ball Season

THE Maroon and v\Thite basketeers had a fairly s u ccess ful seaso n, winning eight out of thirt ee n sc h ed ul ed games. Fourteen games in all we.re played, but th e fir s t one with th e Sturgis Yellow Jacket s was not on the care!. The syste m of a lt ern a ting captains eve ry game proved to be quit e a good o ne, Harry Burt and Eugene Morgan s hould e ring thi s duty.

Th e S tur g is Yellow Jacket s gave Howe it s fir s t opposition in a practice game, a nd " the bo ys" brou g ht in their :first victory. They looked rather ragg ed at the tim e, but lat e r, und e r the ca reful eye of Coach Coombs, many of their faults were e ra se d.

Ash ley was the fir s t sc heduled g ame for th e "Wildcats," and th ey turned in another victory over th e Ashley quintet on their own floor, the final sco re being 22 to 14. Burt, Morgan, and Snyder did the sco ring for the Maroon and White.

On the following Friday eve ning, Sco tt was s nowed under with a barrage of ba sk e ts by the fa st moving H owe five. Th e score, How e 43, Scott IO, indicat es ju s t how well "th boys" were playing.

Coldwater was th e ne x t vi ctim of the "Wildcats." Th e "A" team ran up the sco r e during the fir s t half, and was replaced in the seco nd in favor of the "B" team, who did mighty good work against St. Charles, allowing six ba s ket s while caging thr ee them se lve s to make the final score 2 4 to 16.

Next vVccln es clay evening saw th e Howe quintet receive th e ir first setback at the hand s of the fast International Business College t eam from Ft. Wayn e The game was well played and it wa s doubtful who wa s to be the victor until th e final whistle ended the fray 14 to l I in favor of International Business College.

The s ixth game brought together Pleasant Lake High and Howe. It was rather a s low game, fill e d with a great many foul s. Only three baskets were made during the entire ti It, th e re s t of the points being registered on charity s hot s

Anthony \/Vayne of Ft. Wayne, gave the "Wildcats" another taste of defeat the following week, but it was not until the last quarter that they were able to do anything, clue to the close guarding of Lawyer and Schnack, E. The score was even until the final period, when Anthony Wayne made it 23 to IO.

The Maroon and \i\Thite five made it six victories and two defeats by trampling over the Bron so n High aggregation to win 33 to I I. "Long John" Culley took the place of "Smoky" Morgan, who was on the sick list; and Jet it be said that "Long John" did some fine work.

The "Wildcats" journeyed to Ft. Wayne the following Saturday, and were defeated 14 to 4 by the team from Ft. Wayne Catholic Central. The game lacked offensive power and speed.

Coldwater played a return game with Howe on their own. Hoar, and were again set back, 38 to 13. Morgan, Burt, and Warren starred for Howe with a total of 32 points.

The cadet five lo st to the strong Or land team by the close score of r 7 to rz. The Howe quintet, led by "Smoky" Morgan, held to their slim lead until the closing minutes of the th ird frame, when they were overtaken by Or l and's powerful offensive attack.

Howe's fighting "W ild cats" drew blood when they traveled to Ft. Vlayne and defeated Anthony \Vayne, 25 to 16. They were in l o gain revenge for their previous defeat, and with the h elp of Morgan's uncanny shoot in g, they rode to vi ctory.

On the next Saturday, Morgan Park Military Academy won a close, hard fought ti lt from "the boys," hut they h ad lo fi ght every inch of the way to gain their laurels. The final score was r.+ to 1o.

The final contest, staged with the International Business Co lle ge on their own Aoor, was the fastest and most aggressively played game of the season Bot h teams were ab le to Find the basket, as s hown by the 43 lo 30 score, but Howe lacked a bit in the defensive lin e. Thus the squad finished up with a total of 305 points to their oppo n ent s' 238.

Individual Basket Ball Tally for 1928 and 1929