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Bay Hi Boxers Hold Winning Streak
Basketball News and Reviews
BAY HIGH VS. S. S. C.
Th« game that every one wail* for most during the year was the game between Bay High and St. Stanislaus. This was a terrific game. At the half. Bay Hi wat on	top 17-15. The	third
quarter the score wat all tied up but at the end after strenuous play and plenty excitement the game ended in SSC’s favor 32*25.	Johnson	scored 8
point*, Favre 5, Ladner 6, John Ladner 4 Clapp 2 Our team played hard fait game. Rooney wat highest scorer for SSC.
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BAY HIGH VS PICAYUNE
Another Bay	Hi	thriller	was	Bay
Hi vs Picayune; we won 35-33. Our teem knew that they were up against a hard team, to they pleyed with everything they hed and pulled through defeating Picayune. Johnston scored II points, Chester Ladner scored 6, John Ladner scored 6, Bobby Clapp scored 6, Randolph scored 6. The team also played Picayune in the Industrial tournament and defeated them 19-14. Bay Hi's Tiger team it doing a fine job this year and are a credit to Coach Guillory.
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BAY HI VS SELLERS
ben Johntton lead the Tigers for their first victory over Sellers with sixteen points to his credit. This wat the first time the Tigers have been able to defeat Sellers in (our years. This was a very good and exciting game, the score ended 35-31. Next highest tcorer was Chester Ladner 10, Clyde Favre 4. Bobby Clapp 3, Jimmy Randolph 2.
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THE BAY HI; ST. JOSEPH S GAME
This game was an unexpected, upset according to a statement from the highest scorer. “The court was so long that il looked like a race track " This wat a very exciting game but St. Joeeph of Past Christian had a tittle too much for us. It also took our team a while to get used to a new gym floor. In this game, Clapp scored 12 points, Johnston scored 8, Ladner scored 6. Favre scored 2. The game ended 26-42. This wes an upset for our boyt. Dedeaux won thit tournament
The Bay High Tigerettes opened the season by loting against Patt High by a score of 3S-26. The Tigerettes played excellent ball but their opposing team wat just too strong for them. Ladner was fiigh scorer with 11 points and Tarntti of the Patt wat high tcorer with 18 points. The Tigerettes then ventured to Kiln and were defeated by the Kiln sextet, 43-29. The Tigerettes showed splendid team work but Kiln girls had too much height for them. Ladner of Bay Hikh made 6 points to Necaise's 22 points. The Tigerettes met Sellers here for their third game and defeated them 36-21. Ladner again wat high scorer for the Tigerettes with 16
points and Smith of Seller* with 13 poinlt.
A week later the Tigerettes met Kiln a->d were defeated 47-69- The Tigerettes came back again with another defeat over St. Joseph's with a score of 39-20. Good ball was played by both teams but the Tigerettes were the stronger. Ladner wat high tcorer for the Tigerettes with 18 points am' Mossey of SJA with 12 points. Picayune defeated the Tigerettes 35-49 Taylor wat high tcorer for Bay High with 15 points and Ouida of Picayune with 25 poinlt. The Tigerettes came hack again with a big defeat over St. Joseph Academy by a score of 43-21. Breland was high scorer for the Tiger-ettet with 16 points and Mossy of SJA with 12 points.
PASS TOURNAMENT
On Thursday night. January 13. the Tigerettes ventured to Past Christian to enler an invitational tournament where they met SJA of Pass Christian. The Tigerettes proved too strong and SJA wat defeated by 15 points. The final score was 48-23. Ladner of Bay High was high scorer with 19 points and Fayard of SJA had 8 to her credit. Winning this game put the Tigerettes in the semi-finals where they met Pass Christian that had defeated them th first pert of the season. Through the Tigerettes' skillful playing and determination, they won a very exciting game. 42-38. The Tigerettes met Gulfport Saturday night and were defeated by one point. Taylor was high scorer for Bay High with 12 points; Gangloff of Gulfport had 17 points. The final score was 29-28 The following week the Tigerettes met Picayune in the Industrial Tournament and were defeated 37-45. Picayune was defeated in the finals by Kiln. Margaret Ann Murphy was chosen as outstanding guard in this tournament.
j BAY HIGH TOURNAMENT
Stanislaus boys. Kiln girls won the Invitational Tournament at Bay High which started Wednesday night, February ] and ended Saturday night The tournament wat a great success with games played each night and on Saturday afternoon the semi-finals were played. In the semi-finals Picayune girls defeated Bay High girlt 40-35 and Stanislaus defeated Bay High boys 23-19
On Thursday night Bay High girlt won on a forfeit from Industrial girls. Bay High boys defeated Industrial boys 56-21.
The final and championship games were played Saturday night. Kiln High j girls won over Picayune by a score of 41-34 and Stanislaus defeated Dedeaux 37-34. Trophies weie presented to the j winning teams by State Senator Cornelius Lalner.
Margaret Ann Murphy and Burt Johnson were selected as all Tournament players.
Squad Has Record of Five
Vt ins In As Many Matches
COACH GABBET PRESENTS
TIGERS WALLOP G. C. M. A.
Bay High Mittmen defeated GCMA 12-2 at GCMA Friday, February 3 Jennings defeated Lorry; Harold Natto decisioned over Lorry in a furious fight; A. J. Peterson won over hit opponent by a very good margin.
Randolph made short work of Frank-father early in the fight fcy a TKO in the first round.
Raymond Morel decisioned Molira. “Deedy” Cole lost a very hard fight to Arendale
Soidini lost to Ratfield in a regular slugfest from start to finish.
M. J. Poyadou won a toe to toe battle with Kilpatrick.
McArthur was the winner over Cita by a cloet margin
Garcia won over Robinson Price TKO'd Castillo.
Martin Noto won by a TKO over Navarre.
Shultx decisioned Petty in a hard fought contest.
TIGERETTES DEFEAT ST. JOSEPH'S
On Monday afternoon, February 13, the Tigerettes were surprised by their coach. Mist Mildreo Gabbet. A silver basketball was awarded to each player and to the manager, Abbie McArthur. The following received the gifts; Mas-kew, Murphy, Green. Taylor, Ladner. Breland. Dawsey, Johnson. Parker. Younger. Burrow and Osbourn.
EXCHANGE COLUMN
Well, here we go to press again and «e find il a task to mention in this column all of the very good and interesting papers which have come in our mail. However, we wish to thank the .ditois of all these papers for their exchange. Looking over said papers, we have selected the following as being entertaining. Hope you tike 'em We did.
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A heart in the right place won't •>-cuse a nose in the wrong business
—The Shadow *	•	*
Seniors were bom for great things Juniors were born for small But the Sophomores havei't found a reason
Why the Freshmen were born at all.
—The Tatler
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
God made me beautiful
Wha' happen’ to you?
—The Welion
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Teacher: "Do you know the population of New Orleans?"
Student: "Not all of them. We’ve only lived here two years."
—The Rebel Yell
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First Miss: What's the idea of all the ladies at church today?
| Second Mist: There's a traveling salet-[ man down there confessing his sins ■	—The Echoes
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Teacher: "Jim what people lived in the Po River Valley?"
Jim: ‘Po‘ people.”
—Rebel Yell
BAND MEWS
TIGER MITTMEN DEFEAT BELZONI 8 Vi TO Vh AND 8 TO 7
The Bay High Tigsrs op.vu*1 their 1950 ring season against the Belzoni Warriors on January 13 Each of the Tigers fought and gave his best all the way. Evidence of their good condition was the fact that they wer*> ab!<-lo go three g.wd rounds.
The best fight of the night was the slugfett between Jimmy McArthur of the Tigers and Thomas Ely of the Warriors. From the opening gong they stood toe to toe. McArthur’s nose was cut but the fight wat allowed to continue. McArthur received thr nod due lo his aggressiveness throughout the bout.
Marvin Dorr, who fought his first fight, scored a sensational 1st round KO over Elisey Martin of the Warriors In the opening moments Dorr floored the visitor. He got up, only to receive the same thing, a hard right to the jaw. This time Martin was put to sleep for the count.
Other results aro:
Wt. Bay Hi. results Belioni 60-65:	Poyadou. V.; draw; Ray. R
70-75: Peterson, A. J.; over Reberts. P 80-85: Morel. R ; lost to Roberts. J 85-90:	Col*. D. over Gordon L
95-100: Soidini, R.; draw; Grice. B. 106-112: Poyadou, M. draw Fondren, K 112-118:	McArthur. J. over Ely, T.
112-118:	Oliver, L. over Roby. C.
118-126:	Price. H. over Ely. C-
126-135: Noto, M. over Roberts, S 135-145: Dorr M. (KO) Martin. E. 133-145 . Olnn, J.; Blackwood, W ; TKO
Th* Tigers then journeyed to Bel-soni to again encounter the Warriors. This time the Tigers met a very much improved team. The deciding factor of the match proved to be a forfeit given Bay Hi. Lynn Jennings received it when his man could not fight because of a sore jew.
The fight which brought the fans to their feet was the first round KO. Donald “Deedy" Cole scored over Tom-ny Hawkins of the Warriors. Cole use*' a terrific right in flooring his man. “De*dy” set the KO up with a left hook and th«n sent his right crashing to Hawkins jaw. Although it look several minutes to revive Hawkins he cams out with nothing more than a very sore jaw.
Other results were:
Bay Hi	vs.	Belzoni
L. Jennings won by fbrfeit; B Hawkitu “Black” Poyadou decisioned R Rey Harold Netto decision*:! B. Brumfield Terrel RawJolph decisione.l J. Roberts Billy Taylor TKO'd Charles Bridg.-r* A. J. Peterson decisioned Gene J.>net Donald Cole KO'd Tommy Hawkins
TIGERS TAKE Vh TO Vh
KILN
The Tigers with two wins under their In-lts. met and defeated the Kiln Hi Bcving team on January 26th in the Tig^r gym. The Tigers were at their best in defeating the Kiln.
ifelow 100 lbs the best fights wen se->n when Tigers, A. J. Peterson and Torril Randolph stepped into the ring.
PeUrson, one of the coolest boxers we have yet seen, defeated his man easily and gave an example to the fans of what a stiff left jab can do lo an opponent. Fans are already predicting the bright future for this game youngster.
Terrel Randolph clashed with th* Kiln Ace. Harry Valentine and gave him a thorough lesson in the manly art of self defense. It was obvious ftom the opening gong who was master of the situation Randolph's bobbing and weaving made Valentine's punches go wild. He would wade in to his man with hard hooks and rights. It was one of Terrel’s best ring performances.
In th* 100-106 lb. class M. J. Poy-c'tou used a r-iund-hous* right to floor Russ?ll Mitchell twice in the first stance Referee, August Scafide stopped the fight after Mitchell was floored th” second time.
Other results were:
Eay High	Kiln	High
Vestel Poyadou drew with Larry Ladner Harold Netto lost to Mike Cuevas A. J. Peterson won Jason Mauffrav Terrell Randolph won H. Valentine Billy Taylor lost to Marvni Lecoste Raymond Morel TKO’d Lamar Necaise Donald Col* won by forfeit R. Mitchell Louis Oliver won over Vernon Lalner Carl Garcia won over Louis Oarrigj A J. Cospolich TKO A. J. Marlborough Martin Nolo won over Hugh Curet
RESERVE, LA. TEAM BOWS TO TIGERS
Friday. February 10. the Tiger mitt-mrn met Reserve, Louisiana here. Our 1 swift fighters had to work hard to get j a six and one-half to a four and one-I half winner over Reserve.
I Jimmy McArthur and Herman Price . both got TKO's over their opponents. ; All of the boys put up excellent fights. I A J. Peterson. Terrell Randolph, Louis j Oliver and Martin Noto won th«ir | bouts. Vestel Poyadou and K. Hymel \ fought to a draw. Lynn Jennings lost to M. Brady; Donald Col* lost to R. Hymel: M J. Poyadou to M. Vick-nair. Marvin Dorr lost by a TKO to C. King.
Both teams displayed good sportsmanship and were a credit to their coaches. A good crowd of local fens c'i '?reJ the boyt as the fights progressed.
Ronald Soidini lost lo Bob'.iy Gric? M J. Poyadou last to ' Ken Fondre i Louis Oliver lost to Buddy Wade
Th* band has received their contest music and are doing such swell work with it. we know they are going to make o superior rating by contest time.
The bend will participate in four Car lival parades, two in Gretna, La. ! Jimmy McArthur lest lo Thomas E!y end two in Algiers. They will play ; in the third annual local parade.
Several band students will try out ; A j Cosp*lich lost t<. Sam R .ber.'. for the Lion’s Club Band, composed ,
of students from ell of the Coast bends "Nick" Schult* dr. with W. Blackwood
' Herman Prir«
J
drew
Clifford F/v
D3ERETTES HONORED
j On Wednesday evening. February 1, j the Tigerettes were honored at a chic-I ken dinner at Watkins Restaurant. Af-j i?r the dinner the group attended ths I ball gam;s. The dinner was given by | H*rb?rt Zengarling The following girlt ,r:t3nded:	Miss	Gabbsti	girls'	coach,
i Morgr.rit Ann Murphy. Mittie Maskew, I CVnrnlin* Tavlor. Helen Ladner, Mar-i. * N >!l Breland. Ruth Dawsey, Anni* Lo.i P*irk.r. Jun* Breath, Chicki* ' Younger. Abbie McArthur, Barbara ! Burrows.


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