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1927 VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM
WILLIAM AND MARY FROSH
The Presidents overwhelmed the William and Mary Frosh in a rapid-moving fracas by the score 40-14. Rose and Morlino proved to be a flashing combine, Rose netting the Presidents 11 points while Morlino rung up 17 points. On the whole the Presidents played in mid-season form, passing and shooting with amazing
accuracy.
SUFFOLK
Going the Suffolk quint one better in all departments of the game, the Presi- dents swamped the Peanutmen under a 41-11 score. After the first team had se- cured a large lead the playing was left to the second string men. Displaying a fine brand of passwork and headwork, the Presidents had everything their own way. The scoring honors were divided between Morlino and Rose.
MAURY
In a fast game that brimmed over with heady floorwork and accurate shooting, the Presidents fell victims to the Commodores by a 25-20 score. Although they led their opponents at the end of the first half, they were unable to withstand the Commodores’ attack, and finally succumbed, but not until they had put up a hard
fight. The guarding of Owens made him the outstanding star for Wilson, while the shooting of Morlino, Rose and Powell netted the Presidents most of their tallies.
NEWPORT NEWS
The Shipbuilders fell easy victims to the Wilson quint by a 40-19 score. Taking the lead in the early part of the game, the Presidents were never headed. Rose was the best player for Wilson, collecting 19 points and giving a nice demonstration of floorwork.
PETERSBURG
Playing their first game on the road trip, the Presidents took the measure of the Petersburg five by the score 33-8. Though the Presidents piled up a com- manding lead on their opponents the game was marred by bad passing on the part of both teams.
U. OF RICHMOND FROSH
The team’s next opponents were the Lh of Richmond Frosh. After playing a fast game, the Presidents were on the short end of the 42-34 score at the final whistle.
JOHN MARSHALL
The next night the Presidents bowed down to the John Marshall quint, in an interesting game of basketball. Holding the lead at the end of the first half the Wilsonites could not stop the Justices, who gradually forged ahead. The final score was 40-25. Rose and Morlino showed up best for the Presidents.
V. M. I. FROSH
I'he Wilson cagers won their second game on the trip by defeating the V. M. I. Frosh, to the tune of a 49-35 sco”e. The Frosh were not able to withstand the fast attack and superior shooting of the Presidents.
WASHINGTON AND LEE FROSH
Again the Presidents went down in defeat, this time the Washington and Lee Frosh beat them with a 39-33 score. Playing on courts of all different sizes, rhe Presidents were placed at a decided disadvantage. Nevertheless they made a good showing against the strong Frosh team.
V. P. I. FROSH
By winning their third game at the expense of the V. P. I. Frosh, the Presi- dents split even on the trip. The game proved to be an easy victory for Wilson, who outclassed the Techmen in everv phase of the game. The final score was 34-12.
WILLIAM AND MARY FROSH
The William and Mary Dues again bit the dust. The Presidents, led by Captain Morlino, with Mayo and Mathias ringing up the goals, hung up a 29-27 score against them. It was a thrilling game throughout. Wilson, leading most of the time, had a hard time keeping the Frosh down in the last few minutes of play, when seconds seemed months. It was a real tussle from the beginning to the end.
JOHN MARSHALL
On the short end of the score at the end of the first half, the Presidents started the last half with a rejuvenated team. Though they outplayed their opponents in this half, the} were not able to wipe out the lead the Justices had gained. Morlino’s seven field goals and heady floorwork made him the stellar player for Wilson, while Mayo, Powell and Spear made very impressive showings. The final score was 39-31.
MAURY
The Commodores again whipped the Presidents in a fast and spectacular game by a 37-25 score. Minus the services of two regulars, and plaving the latter part of the game without Powell, the Presidents were unable to make as good a showing as they did in the first game with Maury. However the Commodores did not have a walk-over, as Powell, Morlino and Mayo were right there with the never give up Wilson spirit. Spear and Mathias did some splendid guarding, bottling up the Maury forwards in good style during the first half.
NEWPORT NEWS
The Presic tinued rains N the first game of the season the Presidents rode home on the short end of a 7 to 5 score at the Washington Street Park. The Shipbuilders outhit the Wilson men for the victory, 8 to 5. The fielding of both teams was marred by errors, each being chalked up with four miscues. Presidents showed need of practice which had been lacking due to the continued rains.
NAVAL HOSPITAL
Although they got more hits than the Gobs, the Presidents were unable to come out on the long end of the 12-2 score. Both teams played ragged baseball, Wilson making ten errors and the Hospital four. If a player was not struck out, he was sure to get a base. In the second inning the Presidents scored a run on a hit, walk, error and a sacrifice. Again in the seventh the bo>s scored on a walk, fielder’s choice, and an error.
NEWPORT NEWS
In the second game played against the Shipbuilders the Presidents reversed the score, by bunching hits at crucial moments to give them a two run lead at the end of the game. Powell led the Wilson batters with three hits, one of which was a home run. The Presidents scored these runs in the second, fourth, seventh and won the game in the tenth inning by scoring two more runs. The Shipbuilders were retired in the tenth with no runs.
WILLIAM AND MARY EROSH
The Presidents lost their next game to the William and Mary Erosh in an abbreviated affair that lasted only seven innings. Green led the hitting for the Presidents with two hits out of three times at bat, one of which went for an extra base. Casey and Powell secured a three bagger and home run respectively. The combination—Mapp-to-Morlino-to-Brown—completed the first double play made by the Presidents this year. The Erosh made only one more hit than the Presi- dents, but they collected three of their runs in the third inning. The final score was 5-4 in the Frosh’s favor.
SUFFOLK
With Kirshon pitching in mid-summer form the Presidents were able to put Suffolk on the lower berth of the 7-2 score. In the first inning Morlino secured a hit and scored when the Peanut nine made several errors. At the close of this inning the Presidents had four runs chalked up. After this the hits were scattered and with the exception of the third inning thev did not score until the seventh. In this inning they secured two more runs. The Peanut men collected only four hits, all of which were scattered.
MAURY
In one of the best played games seen in local High School circles the Maury Commodores bunched enough hits to give them a two run lead in the thirteenth inning. The Presidents, fighting up to the last minute, scored one run in the thirteenth and with a man on third the next three batters fanned. The Wilsonites played big league baseball up to the ninth inning. With a one run lead, an error let in a Maury player after two men were down. Rose did some wonderful pitching in those thirteen innings, striking out twelve men. The boys batted well but their hits were scattered. The final score was 6-5.
MAURY
The Presidents lost theii second game to Maury after committing eight errors, by a U2 to 2 score. Rose, who pitched so well in the first thirteen-inning affair, was off form and relieved by Mapp who was later withdrawn to let Kirshon take the helm. With the Commodores playing professional baseball, the Presidents were completely outclassed. Though fighting to the last inning, they were unable to bunch hits enough to get in the run column and make the game interesting.
1927 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM
1927 TRACK TEAM
WILSON VS. SUFFOLK
HE Wilson Harriers triumphed over the Suffolk Peanutmen in their first meet of the year by a wide margin, taking all except two first places. Although it was raining and the ground was soggy, the pole vault was
the only event that was affected by the bad conditions. Mayo, with 14 points to his credit, and Spear with 9, shared the high point honors for the Presidents.
WILSON VS. WILLIAM AND MARY FROSH
The Presidents lost their second meet of the season, to the William and Mary Frosh, by a 70-38 score. The Frosh team was composed of many varsity men, and as a result the Presidents were outclassed in most of the contests except the hurdles and pole valut, and in these events they gathered first places. Mayo and Carson were high point men for the Presidents with 0 points each, while Powell was second with 6 credits.
TIDEWATER MEET
The Wilson track team won the third annual Tidewater Track High School Meet, sponsored by William and Mary College, by massing a total of 50½ points. Powell, with 12½ points, and Mayo, with 12, were the highest scorers of the meet. Carson collected 9 points by winning the 220 low hurdles and taking second place in the 100. Holcomb was defeated by a small margin, in the prettiest race of the day, the mile. Syer took second place in javelin and fourth in discus for 6 points.
WILSON VS. MAURY
After annexing all the first places except three, the Wilson Spikemen found themselves sitting on the long end of the 63-30 score. The meet was held primarily as a contest between Wilson and Maury, but it turned out to be an inter-team meet, with the Wilson men fighting among themselves for first places. Powell held high point honors with 15 points and Mayo was second with 11. Were it not for the class they showed in hurling the discus the Commodores’ score would have been considerablv less.
STATE MEET
The Wilson track team gathered more glory and silverware when they collected 46 points, double that of their nearest competitor, enough to make them victors of the State Meet at Charlottesville. Mayo, taking his first and second as usual in the pole vault, high jump, and broad jump, for a total of 13 points, was high scorer for Wilson, and was tie for high man of the Class A division. Powell was second in the matter of points gained.
