Downsville School 1947 Yearbook (Downsville, NY) - Full Access

Basketball Team Th · i oothall season sa" an undermanned temu crushed six times \\ ithout a win. ( )utstanding ior the fighting l ~agles \\' ·n· Co-captain. - Hider and h: nise. and llill nrown... ophomore \\'ingman. The surprise of the court season was the I). l'. S . Quintet as they wound up s cond in kagut• competition and f1ni . h ·d the season with fi iteen wins and six losses. ( )ur final \'ictory over Delhi placed us in the finals against .\ndc.·. l low– e\'er. the loss of .\l Cladstonc. whos' brilliant hall handling and backboard control was a con– tributing factor in e\·ery \\'in, ruined the Eagle:-. chances for the championship. Standing-Lawrence Lord, Coach Williams, Melvm Clapperton, Theodore Babcock, Wil– liam Brown, Donald Luscomb, Reuben Merrill, Leonard Davis, John Mills, Raymond Bull, Theodore Tompkin . Graydon Williams, Paul Shields, Manager. S itting- Richard Conklin, Donald Scudder. William Knise, Williard Townsend, Alan Gladstone, Fred Zimmerman. Merwin Howard, Richard France, Harold Zimmerman. JUNE, 1947 27