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VIRGINIA EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS, 1922

Wilson

Total

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204

Suffolk

Newport News

South Norfolk

Hampton

Franklin

Maury

Hampton

South Norfolk

Newport News

Roanoke

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Football Record

BROOKS TENNEY (Captain)

Half-back

The opening game found Brooks moved from his old position at end, to the back field. Thruout the season his playing was of the highest order; a deadly tackler, splendid interferer, and place kicker on un-usual accuracy, Brooks made an ideal captain.

GEORGE HOLCOMB (Captain Elect)

Center

George made a roving center of exceptional ability. He and Esleeck backed up the defensive line in fine style. George was an accurate passer, good with his hands, and a swift tackler. In the second Newport News game his receiving of a long pass from Leitman was responsible for the victory. George will make an excellent Captain, we are confident.

KARL ("DICKIE") ESLEECK

Full-back

Old Reliable. The surest ground-gainer on the team. Although handicapped thruout the season with a bad knee and later a bruised shoulder, he continued the mainstay of the offense to the last game. A terrific line-plunger, sure tackler, and heady passer were the salient points which placed him at the fullback position on the All-Tidewater eleven.

ROBERT ("BOB") WOODY

Quarter-back

The diminutive "half-pint" quarterback whose heady running of the team, combined with his fleetness of foot won him a well-earned position on the All-Tidewater. Time after time "Bob" would get away around the ends behind the splendid interference of Tenney and Esleeck for great gains.

SULLY GRIFFIN

Guard

Sully was another big factor in the old "steam roller". Quick to take advantage of every break thru the opponents' line and smear the play before it was well under way.

ALEXANDER SMITH

Tackle

"Alec" proved as axcellent running mate with Frey on offensive, a stone wall on the defensive. His weight, with ability to solve the opponents' plays proved a sore point to many of our rivals. With two years experience to his credit, next fall should find "Alec" one of our best bets for the Championship.

EUGENE ("TUBBY") HINMAN

Guard

"Tubby" was the only new man on the team, and it took a good man to win out over a big field for the postion. Always serious and ready for the next play, "Tubby" admirably filled his position. Although repeatedly hammered by thrusts at him, "Tubby" kept his feet like a seasoned linesman.

FRANCIS ("RED") ALLEN

End

"Red" played a well nigh faultless brand of football thruout the season. Fast as lightning on his feet and a deadly tackler, "Red's" crimson mop could always be seen in the thick of the fight. The best game of his high school career was played against Roanoke, when he covered himself with glory by fierce tackling and smearing of interference.

ROBERT BUCKNER

Manager

O"Bob" has held down his job as Manager in an efficient manner all year, coming out with the team every day and working as har4d as any member of the squad.

ROBERT ("SCAT") ELLIS

Half-back

"Scat" was an ideal alternate backfield man. An good broken-field runner, and swift in the straight-away, he proved a valuable ground-gainer. He was also a good receiver of passes and a tackler of no mean ability. Unfortunately he fractured his collar-bone towards the end of the season in an attempt to break up one off Maury's serial plays.

ZACH FREY

Tackle

A tower of strength in the lie, fast down under punts, and an aggressive tackler, Zach was another of our All-Tidewater men. Big and rangy, fast on his feet, and adept at using his hands, Zach proved himself the strongest linesman in Eastern Virginia high school circles, receiving a unanimous vote from the several coaches.

PETE THOMAS

End

Pete finished his fourth season at end on the Orange andb Blue. Experience and ability, combined with his grit and quick thinking made Pete one of the best ends in the State. Light, but fast, he was into every play, smearing the interference and nailing his man.

ALLEN PERRY

End

Allen was an important part of our well-oiled machine of '22. A good receiver of passes, deadly tackler, and fast under punts, he proved an ideal end. Lsate in the season he injured his shoulder, but the quality of his playing was not diminished in the least.

MAX LEITMAN

Half-back

Max's game was of the highest under thruout the entire season. Although an excellent passer, plunger, and tackler, his ability as a punter proved his strongest point. In no game of the season was he outdistanced in yardage. Even the famous Peake, of Hampton, could not out-punt him. Max's best game of the year was played against Suffolk, when his line-plunging counted for four touchdowns in quick succession.

The "Steam Roller" in action.

CAPTAIN GEORGE HOLCOMB

CHAMPIONS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA, 1923

FOOTBALL SUMMARY

Date Wilson Opponent

Sept. 28

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Oct. 19

Oct. 26

Nov. 2

Nov. 9

Nov. 16

Nov. 27

Dec. 8

Cape Charles

William and Mary

Newport News

Richmond Freshmen

Hampton

Petersburg

Maury

Newport News

South Norfolk

Roanoke

HOLCOMB

Halfback

Our fighting Captain. Can he hit the line? Ask Maury.

SMITH

Tackle

To whom is given the privilege of lead-

ing a winning team in '24.

FREUND

guard

lnvaluable in the Presidents' line.

GRIFFIN

Guard

The bigger they came, the futher Sully tossed them back.

ALLEN

Tackle

Ending three years of fight for Wilson.

ELLIS

Halfback

Who made Mercury look slow.

CAPE CHARLES

Review of Football Season

W. and M.

NEWPORT NEWS

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND FRESHMEN

HAMPTON

PETERSBURG

NEWPORT NEWS

MAURY

ROANOKE

The season opened with a victory over Cape Charles by a 19-0 score in a poorly played game. Wilson's first appearance was not impressive; they lacked the spirit and dash of former teams. Captain Holcomb probably the best game for Wilson, although Tenney and Ellis played well. Cape Charles was unable to cope with the heavier line of the Presidents but their defense was good.

LEITMAN

Halfback

Whose sensational drop kick in the

Maury game will go down in the

Hall of Football Fame.

PORTER

Center

Another block in our invincible wall.

TENNEY

Quarterback

Not even Roanoke could stop Brook's in a broken field.

ROSE

End

A stone block in our opponents' path.

ROBERTSON

Fullback

Whose vigorous line bucks gained

many yards.

TYLER

Halfback

Who gave his opponents more than one view of his heels.

ROUNDTREE

Center

The hardest block in Wilson's stone wall.

SCOTT

End

Ever dependable to break up end plays.

JOHNSON

Manager

Who made the wheels go 'round.

Hard luck! We lost to the Walter Reid team by one point, score 7-6, in a ragged game marred by many fumbles and had punting. Wilson seemed to lack team-work and the defense was poor. Newport News, slightly heavier, took advantage of several of the many breaks and in the third quarter scored a touchdown. The Presidents came back strong in the fourth quarter and began a march down the field which resulted in a touchdown but the try for point was missed by inches. Tyler and Ellis, with beilliant end runs, featured in the Wilson offense, and on the defense Roundtree, Griffin and Allen played well.

When the Frosh of William and Mary came down to play the Presidents they met a different team from the one which played the Friday before. They displayed mid-season form and a remarkable defense, which smothered everything the "Frosh" attempted. Capt. Holcomb, Tenney, Leitman and Ellis played stellar ball for Wilson.

The first journey into foreign territory resulted in a victory for Wilson. The Spider freshmen went down in defeat before the superior form of the Presidents in a slow, listless game, score 13-7. Leitman was the outstanding player for Wilson, recovering a kick blocked by Rose and scoring a touchdown, and then in the third quarter intercepting a forward pass for the other score. The whole team played a spectacular defensive game.

Fifteen rahs! Back in the race for Tidewater Champs. Hampton fell before the steamroller of the Presidents, and to leave nothing undone Tootise Tyler ran rings around them for the final tune of 21-0. Tenney, Leitman and Holcomb bartered the Hampton line time after time for the needed yards and Rose and Scott at end broke up anything the Crabbers attempted. When the Crabbers tried to gain through center they met Porter, Roundtree and Griffin, who put up a determined resistance and the Hampton gains were few and far between. Every man n the Wilson team played superior football, thus out tale of victory.

The Goobers brought a fighting team down from Petersburg but they failed to stop the onward march of the Presidents,. Cook, the Petersburg quarterback was the only man on the team who could gain ground for them and his broken field running was brilliant. But it takes more than one man to score on Wilson and after the first half the Presidents marched down the field time and again for three touchdowns and a field goal. Tyler and Ellis, our speed kings, showed their heels to the opposing team and Holcomb hit the line for many gains. "Red" Allen and "Bill" Scott were right there when it came to breaking up opponents plays,

Didn't you hear the noise and news? "Maxie"---our "Maxie"---kicked a field goal in the first quarter and won the game for Wilson.

Before a crowd estimated at nearly 5,000, Muary, our bitterest rivals, fell before the brilliant playing of our entire team, score 3-0. Every man on his toes fighting, and backed by nearly the entire student body, who were rending the air with martial yells, the team played a truly wonderful game. Many times defeat was staring hard, but always that reserve energy, which has won many a hard fought game, was there and the Commodores were turned back.

Maury kicked off to Wilson and the ball see-sawed back and forth on the field. On an exchange of punts and a first down by Leitman dropped back, evidently to punt. The stands were silent. "Signals!" rang out clearly and the ball snapped. Leitman, taking his time, drop-kicked. Slowly, then gaining, the ball sailed, end over end, squarely between the goal posts, fully fifteen feet above it. And Maury student body was so quiet!

Leitman was the shinning light for the Presidents. He broke up passes, intercepted passes and gained whenever called upon. The entire team deserved the ovation given them because each one played the best and won.

Again we meet the Builders and this time it is a tale of victory. They didn't have a chance before the Presidents, who displayed the best form of the year. The final score was 25-0 and with it came the Championship of Division A of Tidewater High Schools. The line held like a stone wall and the entire backfield were stars of the game. Even Alex Smith, our star tackle, gave us the surprise of our lives when he pulled down a forward pass and "steamroller like" crossed the line. Uncorking a variety of plays that had the Builders guessing continually, Robertson, Tenney, Leitman and Capt. Holcomb displayed wonderful gaining ability and the entire line played a splendid defensive game.

Just a field goal! 3-0.

Are we downhearted? Not in the least. The game was a crdit to the losers as well as the State Champions. It was a clean, hard-fought game from beginning to end and our only "alibi" is that we'll beat them next year. Barnes, the Magic City's quarterback, was the star of the game. His heady running of his team contributed largely to their victory and brilliant teamwork. For Wilson, Tenney played a great game on the receiving, in forward passes and in hitting the line. Robertson and Leitman receive their share of praise for clean, hard playing. As a whole, however, the Presidents played such a good game, it would be unfair to pick the best player. Although, it may be said that the Presidents, fighting to the end played the best, cleanest, hardest game of the season.

Coaches Rafferty of V.M.I., Neal of U. of Va., and Cubbage of V.P.I., commented on the sportsmanship of the two teams, all of them declaring it the best high school game they had ever witnessed. Similar comments were heard from other coaches and men prominent in athletics from all over the state. We are proud of our team of 1923.

CHAMPIONS OF EASTERN VIRGINIA, 1923

CAPTAIN GASKINS

BOYS BASKETBALL SQUAD

ILSON boys had a real basketball team this year. Playing a brand of basketball which made a pretty game—a game which even their opponents had to acknowledge—a game in which anything bordering on the unsportsmanlike was taboo, our boys annexed the Championship of East-

ern Virginia, clashed into the State Finals and played a game which covered them with glory and made Wilson justly proud of them. Because their spirit of sportsmanship doesn’t leave them when they’re defeated and because they played a real game of basketball, this year’s team deserves its place as one of the best teams ever put out by Wilson.

Captain Gaskins, to quote the Student, is “‘a fast, aggressive player, a sports- man of the first order and a leader with a knowledge of the finer points of basket-ball.” “Hokie,” our “Old Reliable,’ showed a brand of real basketball. He can play ball. He has an uncanny ability in locating the basket from impossible angles of the floor. “Matt” Grant made a center of exceptional ability. To see him jump proves that “you can’t keep a good man down.” Maxie, our running guard, gave more than one forward a run for his goal. Porter, at stationary guard, always played a steady, heady game. Johnny King was a big asset to the team. His floor work was of a variety seldom seen in these parts. Rose, playing forward or guard, could be depended on for his share of the hard work, and Tenney, tho not in many games, showed that he was a player of no mean ability when he went in. The subs did their share and so deserve their share of the credit.

1924 Virginia Eastern Regional Championship

Wilson, playing nine league games, has a total score of 308 points against 175 made by opponents. Several of the games played were close, butinthe majority of cases, the “Presidents” jumped into an early lead, held it and ended by gaining a one-sided victory. The games lost have been very few and in each case by the close margin of only two points. In a return game, played on the home court, Wilson was defeated by Maury. However, in the final play-off, the home team gained a close decision over Maury. At Charlottesville, in the semi-finals, for State Championship, a lucky shot for the opponents spelled defeat and Wilson suffered the second defeat of the year.

Wilson 24

Wilson 36

Wilson 68

Wilson 35

Wilson 42

Wilson 25

Wilson (Championship “A” E. Va.) 24

Wilson (Championship “B” E. Va.) 57

Wilson (Semi-final State Cham'ship) 25

Total ----- Wilson 308

Newport News

Hampton

Maury

Newport News

Hampton

Maury

Suffolk

Charlottesville

Opponents

175

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

In comparing the scoring record of various members of our team, it is found that Holcomb ranks first with a total of 176 points and that Captain Gaskins is a close second with 155 points to his credit. Grant and Rose have also made a good record, the former scoring 93 points and the latter 40. King, too, has a very good showing. Getting into the game late in the season and being used as a first string sub, he has added 33 points to the team’s total.

Following is a brief individual summary:

1. Holcomb

2. Gaskins (Captain)

3. Grant

4. Rose

5. King

6. Tenney

7. Hughes

8. Leitman

9. Porter

10. Hosier

11. Meacham

Total

ALUMNI

The first game of the season brought out a crowd of rooters to get a line on the team. They got it: the team just swamped the graduates of former years, score 39-21. Both teams played clean and hard ball, but lack of practice was the big drawback of the Alumni team. Superior passwork coupled with accuracy in shooting were the big factors in our first victory. Holcomb, Gaskins, and Rose did splendid work for the Presidents, while King, Manning, and Jordan played best for Alumni. Our new team was great and we knew what to expect from then on.

SUFFOLK

The “peanut crew” came down with high hopes but they were blasted by our fast team, tune 33-11. Displaying much better passwork and floorwork, the Presidents didn’t give them a show. The entire squad had a chance in this game.

PETERSBURG

The squad’s first opponent on the road trip, and it was a hard fight. Petersburg had a splendid team, and the Presidents were taxed to the limit to win 24-23, after playing an extra five-minute period.

Field Goals

230

Foul Goals

Total Points

Scored

176

155

538

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND FRESHMEN

Another one of those extra-period affairs in which our team was defeated 34-95.

BENEDICTINE COLLEGE

Benedictine College fell before the fast attack of the Wilson boys. Showing aggressiveness and goal accuracy which could not be stopped, the Presidents ran away with the big end of a 30-24 score and ended a successful road trip.

NEWPORT NEWS

The first league game, played in Newport News, resulted in a victory over the Builder goal tossers, an easy victory for Wilson, who entirely outclassed the Walter Reid boys in every department of the game. Fast, heady floorwork, completely baffled the Builders and thus the score 28-20 favor us.

HAMPTON

Again we traveled into foreign territory but came up smiling. An overwhelming victory over the Crabbers gave us high hopes of the championship. Hampton couldn’t stand the terrific pace set by Wilson and they were nearly annihilated. Captain Gaskins played a remarkable game, and scored nine field and six foul goals. The Wilson guards held the Crabber forwards almost scoreless and it was only after our subs were sent in that Hampton added materially to her score. ‘The final score was 36-20.

MAURY

First Game

Yells! Noise! Rejoicing! We won! Maury bowed before the mighty Presidents, score 36-26, in a fast and furious game on the Commodore’s home court. Wilson was in rare form and her pass-work was wonderful. Time after time Leitman broke up the Maury offense and then passing so quickly that the ball could hardly be seen, Holcomb and Gaskins would work it under the basket for an easy shot. Fouls were numerous on both sides, though mostly of the technical variety and Wilson made most of hers good for points. Maury failed to show her usual offensive and the first half ended in favor of Wilson. The Commodores developed a better passing game in the second half and gave Wilson’s guards a problem to solve, but after several minutes Maury had to slow down. Holcomb, quick to see the chance, began dropping them in every position and soon had a commanding lead which the Commodores could not overcome. Captain Gaskins, Holcomb, and Leitman played splendidly for Wilson, although team-work was the key of the victory. Wilson rooters had come over in large numbers and when they returned there was “a hot time in the old town” that night.

WAKE FOREST RESERVES

The Presidents had an off night and several stars were missing from the line-up, thus our tale of woe and defeat. Wake Forest won, 28-14. The usual fight spirit was lacking, and with the exception of the playing of Wake Forest, it was an uninteresting game.

NEWPORT NEWS

The Shipbuilders fell an easy victim of our first home league game of the season. Passing and shooting with remarkable accuracy, the Presidents ‘walked away with the game. The final score was 35-14. Captain Gaskins, Leitman, and Holcomb played great games.

HAMPTON

The second game with Hampton on the home court was a “cinch.” Wilson had no difficulty in winning by a 42-8 score. It was a better game than the score indicates, although fouls were numerous on both sides and several players on each team were removed from the game. King played a splendid game, as did Grant, and it was this pair who did most of the scoring.

MAURY

Second Game

They surprised us! Everything was rather quiet on the Maury side that night until the game started and then—pandemonium broke loose. Wilson had the lead for several minutes and then the Commodores forged into the limelight and could not be headed. Both teams seemed to know what defeat meant and they fought for every point. This ranks as one of the best games ever played on a Wilson court. Maury was in top form, but Wilson was somewhat off in shooting, and this explains our tale of woe. Only two points separated us from the championship that night.

Holcomb, Leitman, and King played well for Wilson, but the old fighting spirit seemed to be lacking. Many times the ball was worked under Wilson’s goal, only to be missed. In the tense, breathless moments just before the game ended, with time-keepers with their guns in readiness to fire the final shot, Wilson made a desperate effort to tie the score, but the ever-present Maury guards kept the fighting Presidents from scoring until the game was over.

MAURY

Third Game

“Victory is our cry” resounded thruout the town that night. Our “‘wonderful team’”’ came back and display ed a lightning passing game and an eye for the basket that made the Maury team bow in defeat. This was undoubtedly the fastest game ever played at Wilson High School. It afforded thrill after thrill to the fourteen hundred spectators, who crowded every nook and corner of our gym. Both student bodies tried to see how much noise they could make. When the teams were ready to start the fight, vells of encouragement came from all sides and the game that was to make the Presidents champions of Tidewater was on. How they played, the almost unbearable pace they set, the splendid passing and shooting made the game a thriller in every sense of the word. Holcomb was unerring in his good shooting, but he was removed on account of personal fouls. King was sent in and he did equally as well, especially in floorwork. Gaskins, Grant and King proved the combination that defeated Maury y, each playing a fast, clean game. Porter and Leitman kept the Maury forwards away from the goal and forced them to take long shots, which landed true several times to the joy of the Maury band. Faster and faster the pace became and when the shot rang out that ended the game, whoops of joy filled the gym, for Wilson had won the championship of Tidewater.

SUFFOLK

Captain Gaskins led his Presidents to Suffolk and defeated the “peanut” team, 47-16. The first team piled up a commanding lead in the first half and left it to the second string to finish the game.

SUFFOLK

This game was necessary to formally declare Wilson Champions of Eastern Virginia. Easy going was the keynote and the Presidents just ran away with a 57-11 score. Coach Riggs’ boys didn’t even have the ghost of a chance.

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Well, it seems to be our luck to get to the semi-finals and lose, and do that by just one field goal. Charlottesville had the proverbial “rabbit’s foot” and got all the breaks and the decisions of the referee. The Presidents outplayed them all around, but the breaks were against us and thus our defeat. But it was glorious defeat. Wilson lead in the first half, 16-13. King played a wonderful game while he was in, and Hclcomb, Gaskins, and Leitman starred in the first half. During the second half Grant began to find the basket and dropped in four goals in quick succession. Holcomb and Gaskins continued their accurate shooting and passing, but in the last minute, with the score knotted, a Charlottesville forward put in a freak shot from the side just as the whistle blew and Charlottesville won, 27-25. It was hard luck, but our team should be praised for its clean sportsmanship and fair play in the face of such odds as were encountered. We are proud of Captain Gaskins and his winning basketball team of 1924.

WILLIAM AND MARY FRESHMEN

This was a practice affair in which Wilson easily won. The “docs”’ failed to show any great basketball ability, although Lasting, former Captain of the Presidents, played forward on the “fresh” team.

1924 Girls Basketball Virginia Eastern

Regional Championship

Captain Mildred Stewart

UR girls had a team this year which covered Wilson and itself with glory. They brought girls’ basketball up to a level which it had h| never attained at Wilson and they have handed down to succeeding Number One; teams an enviable record. Playing always a clean, hard game, never forgetting that they were part of one of

best high schools in the State, they made a showing and a record of which the team, their coach and our whole high school is justly proud.

Kathleen Murphy, Manager-elect, and Florence Holcomb were splendid running mates. They played together with an ease that indicated hard work. Mildred Stewart, Captain and Captain-elect, and her running mate, Dovie Cotterel, could always be relied upon to give the opponents’ forward a stiff run for the game.

As guards, their superiors would he hard to find. Ruth Brown and Mildred Liebrecht, centers, were a combination hard for any team to solve. They made the center fairly alive and kept the ball in their end of the court. Several substitutes come in for their share of praise. It was necessary, in the course of the season, for a good many subs to take regulars’ places and when they did, they showed us why Coach White had such a hard time picking her regular team. Elizabeth Whitaker and Rosa Mountcastle have done their bit to keep down the opponent’s score. In the center, Marion Holloway showed up creditably whenever called upon and aways helped to keep the ball in Wilson territory.

Doris Vick and Elizabeth McPherson ably deserve the name of forward, as they kept the ball rising while they were playing. Virginia Thomas also deserves credit for being willing to help out when called upon. This is the combination which so nearly won State laurels for Wilson and which was undefeated in Eastern Virginia.

Summary of Scores

The Wilson girls, playing thirteen games, have a total score of 396 points against 227 made by opponents. Most of the games played were very close, with the winner in doubt until the last minute of play. The girls lost four games, dropping three of them by one point only. At Waynesboro, in the semi-finals for State Championship, the fighting spirit of the team was manifested in the final rally, bringing the score up from 20-15 to 20-19 in the last two minutes of play.

Wilson

Wilson (Championship of East. Va.)

Wilson

Wilson (Semi-final State Cham’ship)

Wilson

Total --- Wilson

What Statistics Show

396

Great Bridge

Alumnae

Great Bridge

South Norfolk

Petersburg

Hampton

Fortress Monroe

Newport News

Suffolk

Oceana

Petersburg

Waynesboro

Fortress Monroe

Opponents

227

Won 8 out of 13—1 tie.

Field Goals: 157

FoulsGoals: ~ 73

Won 4 out of 13—1 tie.

Field Goals: 102.

Foul Goals: 69.

GREAT BRIDGE

The first game of the season, altho not a league game, caused a great deal of interest. Great Bridge is an old rival and we hoped, in defeating them, that our chances at championship were worth considering.

ALUMNAE

This game really gave a betteridea of what our team could do than any other. It was the first game and was played against a team of which every member had at some recent time been a star. Our girls showed very good headwork. Being the first game for many of the girls, this was rather unusual. However, it was only a small show of what they could really do.

GREAT BRIDGE

On Friday night, January 17, the fastest girls’ game ever played on a Portsmouth court resulted in a tie between Wilson and Great Bridge. It was the first girls’ League Game cf the season and pep and enthusiasm ran high. During the first half Great Bridge led by a slight margin, but Wilson staged a rally which tied the score. Both teams fought hard to break the tie. But for the close guarding of Stewart the game would have gone to Great Bridge. She intercepted every pass during the last few minutes, and the game stayed a tie. All players showed up well and but for the inability to shoot Sac we would have undoubtedly won the game.

SOUTH NORFOLK

The Wilson girls, clearly outclassing their opponents, as shown by the onesided score, 54-10, marked off one of the easiest ae of the season. The visiting team on account of their inability to handle the ball and interrupt passes practically gave away the game. Holcomb, who played a very good game, shot fifteen of Wilson’s goals.

PETERSBURG

Alas, our tide of luck went out. This game proved a surprise all around. Our opponents clearly outplayed us in the first half and ran their score up to 20 to 11. Our main trouble seemed to be in making fouls, which Doris Williams of Petersburg, easily turned into points. Rallying in the second period the Presidents ran up the score and everybody’s hope began to return. But for carelessness on the part of the Presidents during the last few minutes the game would have been ours. Kathleen Murphy and Florence Holcomb played a good game for the Presidents.

HAMPTON

This was a game that caused much trepidation, as two of our regular players were unable to participate. However, our two substitutes, McPherson and Vick, played the game wonderfully well. The two teams were evenly - matched and the contest was very interesting. Greatly to our surprise, we won 13 to 11, and continued on our way to win the championship.

FORTRESS MONROE

After the Hampton game, the team went to Fortress Monroe to meet its second defeat. The girls played well, but weight and a strange court sounded defeat for them.

NEWPORT NEWS

On a Friday afternoon the Wilson girls played Newport News girls on the Y. M. C. A. industrial court. Playing all around their guards and getting within reach of a sure goal Wilson made an easy victory. Having our regular team back in running order, Holcomb and Murphy played an outstanding offensive game for Wilson. “Although Newport News knew she was beaten her fighting spirit never lagged. The score was 49 to Q1.

SUFFOLK

The game was uninteresting, for due to superior work by our team, the outcome was evident from the start. The girls uncorked some pretty signal passes.

OCEANA

Two evenly matched teams and a championship at stake made this one of the most interesting games of the season. After a nip and tuck affair, the whistle blew with the score 20-19 in Wilson’s favor. Liebrecht, Stewart and Brown were shining lights, but the rest of the team played well.

PETERSBURG

The game was fast but full of fouls by the Presidents. Wilson’s passing and floor work were good, but the fouls were too many for us. Altho Petersburg is not in the league, we were chagrined at the loss of this game, which could have been as easily won as lost.

WAYNESBORO

Wilson, as Champions of Eastern Virginia, met Waynesboro, Northern Champions, in Waynesboro, in the semi-finals contest. The Presidents showed their best form in this game and the outcome was by no means sure until the very end. We know that our girls “fought a good fight,” and we are proud of every one of them.

FORTRESS MONROE

In a return game our girls showed that defeat at the hands of a team meant only a hard fight the second time, so they came out at the big end of the 38-24 score.

Coach White

ISS RUTH WHITE, director of girls’ mass athletics and gym classes, and Coach of the Girls’ Basketball Team, in the single year she has been at Wilson, has gained the respect, gratitude, and devotion of all of us by her untiring efforts and selfsacrifice in coaching the basketball team. It has been because of her direction and instruction that Wilson has won the Championship of Eastern Virginia in Basketball; and only the fortunes of war (basketball) prevented the winning of the State Championship. We know Miss White’s worth, that she is a great asset to our school, and we fully appreciate her efforts to raise the name of Woodrow Wilson High School highest in the ranks of Virginia’s schools.

1922 Football VERC

1923 Football VERC

1924 Basketball VERC

1924 Girls Basketball VERC