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1927 Neillsville, WI High School Annual |
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Neillsville High School Basketball
(Click on photos to enlarge them) Boys' Basketball
Richard Hemp, Center "Big Dick" was one of the mainstays of the team. Although he had no previous experience, he rapidly developed into a scoring center. His work in the Chippewa and Granton games were especially outstanding. Raymond Shaw, Forward "Ray" is of the fighting type who refuse to give up until the game is won or lost. He was a valuable man because of his scoring ability, being second higher scorer. His basket shooting in the Fairchild game kept us in the running all the time. Capt. Walter Hemp, Guard "Kunk" as captain, played a sparkling game at guard throughout the season. His great work on offense and defense turned many close games in our favor. It will be hard to find a man with his scoring and guarding ability to replace him next year. Glen White, Forward Glen was a hard driving forward, a fast dribbler and a good defensive man. Although hampered by injuries during the latter part of the season, he kept up his fine work and will be a real mainstay of next year’s team. Joseph Chase, Guard "Chick" was a dependable guard who played a fine, steady game. In addition to doing his share of the work in keeping the opposition’s score down he usually contributed a basket or two in each game. Clarence Wilger, Center and Forward "Stiffy" was ineligible the first semester but during the latter part of the season he got into several games and showed up very well, especially at Chippewa where his scoring ability helped us to win. Herbert Keller, Forward "Herb", although only a freshman succeeded in getting into several games, with this year’s experience he should developed into a fine forward. Everett Skroch, Guard "Butch" was equally good on offense and defense. His basket in the latter part of the second Chippewa game put us in the lead. Casper Bruley, Forward "Cappy" was a good passer and had a fine eye for the basket. His feeding of the ball was responsible for many of our points. He will also be back next year. Elliot Warlum, Center "Pete" was a very fast and hard driving center who saw action in most of the games. Although hampered by defective eyesight he played a fine game nevertheless. He was especially good on rebound shots.
BASKETBALL
Coach Olson had just one regular from last year’s squad left to develop a team. This experience showed in the first few games, but as the season progressed, the result of his fine coaching showed in games which we won against teams who were thought to be our superiors. Having this experience in view many predicted that we would not win half our games, but as our record will show, most of the games were victories for the Crimson and White.
THE SEASON Marshfield Here – The inexperience of our boys showed up in the first game. While they probably had as many as did Marshfield, most of the attempts went wide of the hoop. The final score was 21-6. Humbird There – The team showed much better form defeating Humbird 15-8. Although Humbird led at the half 4-3 we came back strong in the second period to put the game on ice. Greenwood Here – Greenwood did not have as strong a team as in former years with the result that we were able to beat them rather easily to the tune of 14-7. Augusta Here – Although we played a better floor game than did Augsuta, our shooting was way off color while Augusta was "on", thus succeeding in defeating us 18-6. Greenwood There – Although hampered by a small floor, we again defeated Greenwood. The first half was played by practically a second team which made the game rather close but as soon as the regulars entered, we overcame a 2 point lead to defeat them 12-8. Humbird Here – Humbird showed a great improvement but we again defeated them in a close and exciting game to the tune of 20-17. Chippewa Here – Showing the best form of the year, we beat Chippewa in the fastest and most exciting game seen here for a long time. Although everyone thought we didn’t have a chance, we outplayed them, overcoming a 5 point lead which they held at half time, finally coming out the victors 15-12. Granton There – Because of the loss of our center and not having had time to develop a new combination in a week, we were defeated at Granton in a show and poorly played game 14-5. Fairchild There – In this game we showed probably the poorest form all season. Although Fairchild led through three quarters of the game, we came from behind in the last quarter to eke out a 13 to 11 victory. Chippewa There – This game was a repetition of the game played earlier in the year. Chippewa was "hot" and managed to run up a 17 to 8 score at half time. In the second half, however, we displayed a wonderful offense and defense to held Chippewa to 4 points while we made 14 to make the final score 22 to 21 in our favor.
Stanley There – Plainly showing the results of the hard game the night before we were defeated at Stanley 18 to 16. Stanley had been defeated by Chippewa and should have been the losers in this contest, and would have been except for a streak of lucky shooting by a sub guard.
Granton Here – Our center was back in the lineup and with the team hitting on all five, we defeated Granton 23 to 13. We had the ball practically all the time and with a little luck at shooting might have made the score still higher.
Fairchild Here – The boys were way "off" form in our last game, being defeated by e the poorest team played all season. A few minutes after the first tip-off our center was forced to leave the game because of his injured leg and after that we did not seem to play our usual game. The final score was 11-9.
Girls’ Basketball
Again, as the previous year, a girls’ high school team was not organized. Never-the-less there existed much enthusiasm among the four class teams. From each class six regulars and two or more subs were selected by Miss Henry. The teams consisted of:
Freshmen Lillian Chase, Captain Florence Eberhardt Rosaline Holverson Ariel Higgins Della Lawrence Agnes Wetzel Subs- Ada Smith Flossie Loberg Lenore Livesay
Sophomores Carol Matheson, Captain Harriet Neff Leona Zille Mildred Lastofka Leona Barton Bernice Smith Subs- Helen Braatz Lovella Dietrich Gertrude Garden
Juniors Norma Kurth, Captain Marie Walk Evelyn Wetzel Isabelle Helwig Florence THoma Minnie Vande Berg Subs- Orville Selves Vera Schlinsog
Seniors Esther Braatz, Captain Edna Bruss Alice Braun Agnes Wagner Anna Laager Ethel Loberg Subs- Othilia Hauser Laura Lautenbach Albertine Barton
The purpose of the tournament is to stimulate the activity of athletics. The first game of the tournament was between the Sophomores and the Juniors. The second game was played between the Freshman and the seniors. The two teams played a good game and showed a fighting ability. The Seniors won by a score of 16 to 8. The third game was played between the Seniors and the Sophomores. The Seniors won. The fourth game was played between the Juniors and Freshmen. The Juniors we all know, are swift and accurate shooters. They, by a large score, overwhelmed their opponent. The fifth game of the week was played between the Freshmen and the Sophomores. They were well matched teams. The Freshmen’s ability proved them the stronger.
The Juniors, at the end of the first half, were by far in the lead. But when Edna Bruss made two baskets in succession and when Albertine Barton (sub) guarded, the game looked more civil. The Juniors were victorious with a score of 10 to 8. The first of the fourth places range: Juniors, Seniors, Freshmen and Sophomores respectively. The teams were coached by Miss Henry. They trained in Physical Training and also one night each week. E. K. ’28.
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