Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1947, Page 101

Description:	VARSITYRow 1—Jack Phillips, Max Skirvin, Jim Barr,Kenneth Barnes, Ralph Stewart.Row 2—Bob Wampler, Bob Dobson, Carl Price,James Dearring, Ronald Brown, Kenneth Baxter, Manager.Row 3—Austin Stephens, Hubert Cunningham,Charles Johnson, Ray Lanum, Kenneth Brashaber.Basketball SeasonOn the night of November 20, our PurplePanthers lifted the lid on their thrill-packedhardwood season by dropping the opener toCrawfordsville, 38-25. With somewhat dampenedspirits, they traveled to Greencastle and got theirfirst taste of victory by sharpening their clawson the Tigers with a 38-29 triumph. Back on ourhome floor, the Central of Evansville Bearsblazed through our defense and left us on theshort end of a 43-20 score. Then the SullivanArrows stepped up for a try and were smashedwith a lopsided 49-19 tally.Who will forget the thrill-a-minute top gameof the season when we beat the MartinsvilleArtesians 51-49 by a nerve-wracking overtime.Next the team went to Wiley of Terre Haute andwrecked the Red Streaks 34-29, while holdingWileys star center to a game total of one point.After handing the Bloomington fans a Christmaspackage in the form of a Panther win, the homefive engaged in a New Year holiday tournamentat Crawfordsville with teams from Noblesville,Lebanon, and Crawfordsville. Taking secondplace in the tournament, our boys moved on toMartinsville and thumped the Artesians again,this time by a wider margin of 48-39. Back atthe home stamping grounds our winning streakwas snapped by the Bedford Stonecutters, whocarved a 50-31 loss on the Panther slab. Thefollowing night our attempt to muzzle the NewAlbany Bulldogs failed when they carried off a42-22 game in a glittering fashion.The Panther team met their city rivals, theUniversity Guinea Pigs, before a capacity crowdand established themselves as the favorites byout-shooting the Univee lads 44-38. Twenty-fourhours later our team missed the bandwagonwhen the Bosse of Evansville Bulldogs edged usout by a final count of 46-45. The home gymwas rocked on its foundations when the Pantherscame close to upsetting the Jasper Wildcats. Thegame closed with the scoreboard set at a 43-40loss. Dobson, our teams only sophomore, rackedup a game total of 26 points to become high pointman of the varsitys season. Next the giantColumbus Bulldogs came crashing down on usPAGE 101
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