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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Mar 1929, p. 60

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· Sports and Other Wilmette Recreation Board News WILMETTE LIFE March 29. 1929 Cage ChamtJions to Meet All-Star Team at Big Play Rally The Presbyterian basketball quintet, which played twenty-one games in the Playground and Recreation board's league during the past season and lost but one of them, will be pitted against an all-star aggregation chosen from the best players in the remaining eleven teams in the league. The game will be the outstanding feature of the annual Spring banquet of the Recreation board April 11 at the Howard gymnasium and will be played at 8:30 o'clock following the banquet and presentation of awards to the league champions at 6:30 o'clock. All the players on the all-star group have been outstanding in their own teams. Bat Robinson, a stellar forward on the State Bank team for the last three years, is manager and coach of the team and has selected the following players as members of the squad from which he will choose the five to represent the team in the game: Eugene Hardt, forward from the Terminal Athletic club team, who managed to account for 30 points for his team in a single game last winter; Tony Varney,. another udead-eye" forward, a member of the Methodist team; Jack Cullen, star guard of the \Vilmette State Bank team; Wesley Considine, guard from the K. of C. II team who also has an accurate eye for basket shooting; Manning Powers of the Terminal Athletic club team who can be used at both guard and forward; Bob McLean, also of the Terminals, plays both forward and center; Harry Stone, center and forward from the Wilmette State Bank team; Lawrence Roth from the Wilmette State bank who shares his teammate's ability to play in the dual capacity of forward and guard, and Carleton Thorsen of the I. 0. 0. F. team, star forward. Members of the .Presbyterian team are : Herbert Weld, forward; Ed Hi11. forward; Ted Stone, center; Frank Arnold, guard; Frank Reynolds, guard; Charles Lauer, guard; Ralph Whitsett, forward. In addition to the game, another feature demonstrating the various phases of the recreation. program in Wilmette will be a model airplane tourney in which the members of the \Vilmette Aero club will display their planes made in class and club meetings and the \flOre advanced members will engage in an endurance flight contest. The program will be given under the direction of Glen W. Gathercoal, director of the Aero club, and Kenneth Brubaker, class instructor. he ba!1quet and proTickets for t_ gram were placed on sale last week and may be obtained from the managers of teams represented in the various leagues, captains of the teams, representatives from the various organizations, and from members of the Recreation staff. SPORTS CALENDAR March ~ p. m.-Beginning second semester women's swimming class. Sovereign Hotel. April 1-7 :30 p. m.-Beginning women's volleyball 1e ague. Howard school. April 3-9 :30 a. m.-Last meeting women's swimming class. Evanston Y. M. C. A. April 3--2 p. m.-Third a n n u a 1 Easter Egg Hunt. Village Green. April 4-7:30 p. m.-Weekly meeting. Men's gym class. Stolp school. April 4-8 p. m.-Monthly meeting. Playground a n d Recreation board. Village hall. April 4-7:30 p. m.-Weekly meeting. Women's gym class. Howard school. April 10-9 :30 a. m.-Beginning second semester women's swimming class. Evanston Y. M. C. A. April 11-6:30 p. m.-Annual Spring banquet. Playground and Recreation board. Howard school gymnasium. April 13-9 :30 a. m.-Third annual Third roller skating meet. street and Laurel avenue. April 20-9:30 a. m.-Third annual marble tournament. Village Green. · On the Job Must Register Now for Marble Tourney on .Village Green Registration for the marble tourney announced by the Playground and Recreation board staff for April 20 at the Village Green will begin next Monday and may be made with ei~her Glen W. "Hap" Gathercoal or Dudley C. Stone, reads an announcement from the Recreation office. Registration will close, Friday noon, April 19, and boys not signing up before that time will not be allowed to compete. Contestants will compete in two divisions, junior and senior. The junior division includes boys under the sixth grade in the schools and the senior division boys in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The tournament will be the third annual contest of its kind staged by the Playground and Recreation board. Invite Women to Organize TeamS' in Volleyball League Lincoln C. Torrey is the only member of the Wilmette Playground and Recreation board who has never missed a board meeting. Appointed to the board in 1927 to succeed Enoch Steen as representative of the Wilmette Board of. Education, Mr. Torrey has never once in his two years' tenure of office failed to appear at the Village hall at 8 o'clock on the second Thursday of each month to discuss the affairs pertaining to public recreation. He is ·keenly interested in all phases of the recreational program, taking particular interest in the athletic activities. He is a former track man, having been a member of the same track squad at Harvard that boasted former President Little of Michigan as a fellow member. He has been a resident of Wilmette for seven year·s. Terminal A. C. (21) State Bank (20) Robert McLean ~., Chris Schaefer Robt>rt Nord I<' Robert Smith John Borncamp ~ Lawrence Roth Manning Powers G Bal Robinson Harry Sierens G Carl Clifton Harold Johnson G Tony Varney, referee Athletic Leagues Close scores and bitterly fought games marked the closing week of the Playground and Recreation board's basketball league which finished the season last Friday evening. During the week the champions of the league, Presbyterian I team, lost its only game of the season, five games were played where the winner came out only one point ahead, and one game tied. The Terminal A. C., winners in the league last year, dealt out the only defeat to the Presbyterians this year by defeating them 23 to 22 at th(! Howard gymnasium last Wednesday evening. This victory placed the Terminals ahead of the K. of C. II team for second place in the league. The standings of the various teams at the close of the ·season were: },lnnl IJengue Standings Won Lost Pet. 952 Presbytf' rian l .. .... .... 20 1 3 Terminal A. c. . ......... 17 850 K. of c. II .. . ........... 16 5 762 .... ........... 11 611 Methodi s t 7 632 Wilmette Shoe Stort> .... 12 7 10 State Bank ... . . . . . . . . . . .11 523 K. of c. I . . ........... 9 12 428 Presbyterian II . .9 12 428 0 . 0. F . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 6 l4 I. 300 . ....... .. 4 St. Joseph 17 195 The Printing Studio . ..... ] 10 90 English Lutheran ........ 1 9 100 All women and girls interested volleyball and in forming volleyball teams to compete in the Playground and Recreation board league are requested to meet at the Howard gymnasium next Monday evening at 7 :30 o'clock. Fiye teams have already been organized and are ready for competition and practice games among these teams will be held Monday evening. At the same time other teams will be organized and ready for participation in the league in its first game Monday, April 8. Persons interested in JOtmng the league may do so by communicating · with Miss Joe Skidmore, recreation assistant in charge of women's activities, at the recreation office, Phone ·Wilmette 468. Paul Jones ·rom Thursby Ed Ryerson C Bob Cazel W. Babcock G Richard Schuettge Fred Quayle G Carlton Thor~en Clyd'2: Hamilton, referee F in .. Presbyterian II (34) Jack Ryerson F I. 0. 0. P. {31) Publicity Department Has Few Corrections to Offer The publicity department of the Playground and Recreation board wishes to correct two errors in the Sports Calendar appearing on this page in last week's issue. The third annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, April 3, instead of April S at the same hour as stated last week. And the beginning class in women's basketball will b@ held next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at Howard gymnasium instead of a week from Monday. Presbyterian I (22) Terminal A. C. (23) Ralph Whitsett ~., Eugene Hardt Ted Stone F Robert McLean Frank Rennol~s C John Borncamp Frank Arnold G Russell Johnson Charles Lauer G Robert Nor~ Ed Hill G Harvey Harloft', referee State Bank (20) K. of C. II (19) Chris Schaefer F James Phillips Lawrence Roth l<' James Montonara Harry Stone C Roy Leonard Carl Clifton (} Marvin Baker .Tack Cullen G Wesley Considin~ Robert Smith Harvey Harloff, referee Wll. Shoe Store (13) Mat:vin Boyd F Curtis Colegrove F Donald Boyd C W. Uttenreuther G Herbert Woltf G Methodist (12) Fred Waidener Charles Varney John Waidener Robert Waldener Lowell Todd Tony Varney HarvE:y Harloff, referee Printing Studio (14) Methogist (35) Robert Waters F Fred Waidener Harvey Young F Coarles Varney K. Timmerman C Tony Varney Methodist (28) I. 0. 0 . F. (28) G John Waidener Tames Montonara F' Carleton 'l'horsen George Huck Bob Martin Charles Varney F Ed Polley W. Uttenreulh~r G Clyde Hamilton, referee Tony Varney c Robert Cazel John Waidnf'r G Tom Thursby Presbyterian ( 42) St. Joseph (29) Lowell Todd G Tom Polley Peter Wagner Marvin Bak~r William Babcock F G Fred Quayle F Harold Schleuter Bal Robinson, referee Ed Ryerson C Joe Kraft Earl Leslie G Victor Deinleln Eng. Lutheran (19> K. of C. II (69) G Ed Phillips Norman Nielson F James Phillips John Campbell Charles Hoover, referee Claude Maine F .Tames Montonara Wallac e Stark C Roy Leonard K. of C. I ( 43) I. 0. 0. F. (28) Max Gruhn G Marvin Baker Ervin Brammer G Wesley Considine Tome McArdle F Paul Jones Bob Ludwig F Scott Smith G George · Ludwig C Bob Cazel Tony Varney, referee Bob Steffens G Carll,m Thorsen Eng. Lutheran (6) State Banlt (26) Bernard Smith G Richard Schuettge Norman Nielson F Charles Hoover, referee Robert Smith · Carl Nordberg F Harry Stone Wallace Stark C Lawrence Roth Printing Studio (15) Eng. Lutheran (19) Fred Abbott G Chris Schaefer George Huck F Carl Nordberg Claude Maine G Jack Cullen Bob Waters F Norman Niels~n Dale Gash Cad Clifton Ed Huck C Wallace Stark Scott Smith Richard Huck G Dale Gash Harvey · Harloff~ referee Lawrence Huck G Claude Maine Harvey Young G Fred Abbott Presbyterian I (28) K. of C. II (11) Charles Hoover, referee Ralph Whitsett F James Phillips Ted Stone F James Montonarn. Presbyterian I (38) Presbyterian II (20) Frank Arnold C Roy Leonard Herbert Weld F Jack Ryerson Charles Lauer G Marvin Baker Ralph Whitsett F Fred Quayl~ Frank Rennolds G Wesley Considine Frank Rennolds C Ed Ryerson Ed Hill Carleton Schroeder Charles Hoover G Earl Leslie Herbert Weld ('} John Campbell Harvey Harloff, referee Cecil Williams, referee Wil. Shoe Store (11) K. of C. I (19) Curtis Colegrove F Robert Ludwig W. Uttenreuther F Tom McArdle Mavor Boyd C George Ludwig Herbert Woltf G Bernar4 Smith G. Merganthaler G Robert Stetlens Harvey Harlotf, referee K. of C. I (24) Tom McArdle F 1<, Robert Ludwig Bernard Smith c Robert Stetfens G St. .Joseph (19) Harold Schleuter Peter Wagner Joseph Kratt Ed Phtlllps VIctor Delnleln G Charles Hoover, referee ... l .

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