Ripples Annual 1940~41 16 Greene County, Arkansas

ACTIVITIES FOR THE BOYS BEGAN WITH THE OPENING OF SCHOOL WHEN MEMBERS OF THE BASEBALL TEAM WERE CHOSEN FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF "ROOKIES" AND "VETERANS"; THOSE FINALLY CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL WERE THE FOLLOWING:

PRESTON DREW, EVERETT VAUGH, MARTIN LEMMONS, ELVIS SWAFFORD, KENNETH ELLINGTON, MARCUS HAMILTON, HALSIE ROBB, LELAND BLACK, ANGELO CUMMINS, FOY BATEY AND DONALD HYDE.

THE FIRST GAME WAS PLAYED AT WALCOTT WHERE THE BRAVES LOST A COMFORTABLE LEAD AND ENDED UP ON THE SHORT END OF 9-8 SCORE. TABLES WERE TURNED THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY WHEN LAKESIDE OVERCAME GREENE COUNTY'S LEAD IN THE FINAL INNING AND WON 10-9. OTHER GAMES IN ORDER WERE: LAFE 11, LAKESIDE 2; ALEXANDER 9, LAKESIDE 6; LAKESIDE 5, DELAPLAINE 1; OAK GROVE 5, LAKESIDE 0; AND BEECH GROVE 7, LAKESIDE 5.

BASKETBALL

LAKESIDE'S BASKETBALL TEAM COMPLETED ITS SECOND YEAR OF COMPETITION ON MARCH 1, IN THE GREENE COUNTY TOURNAMENT. ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE TEAM SHOWED CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT AND GAVE HOPE FOR NEXT YEAR.

THE SEASON OPENED WITH A HARD FOUGHT 24-20 LOSS TO STANFORD IN THE OAK GROVE TOURNAMENT. BIGGEST THRILL OF THE SEASON FOR THE BOYS OCCURED SOMETIME LATER IN THE STANFORD GYMNASIUM WHEN THE SCALPED THE RAZORBACKS 20-19 IN THE LAST TWO SECOND OF THE GAME. A TOTAL OF SOME 15 GAMES WERE PLAYED INCLUDING THOSE OF THE PARAGOULD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN WHICH THE BRAVES PLAYED OAK GROVE FOR THE CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WERE PROMPTLY SLAPPED TO THE FLOOR AND SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A FEW SCALPS THEMSELVES. THE FOLLOWING HAVE STOPPED LICKING THEIR WOUNDS AND SEEM TO HAVE COMPLETELY RECOVERED:

EVERETT VAUGHN, CLYDE STEWARD, JOE LEMMONS, PRESTON DREW, LELAND BLACK, A.C. GATLIN, RANDAL GWYN, FOY BATEY, MARTIN LEMMONS, JOBY ROUSSEAU AND BUD THURMOND.