tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268114646475429857.post2098925443968564143..comments2023-10-24T08:03:24.843-07:00Comments on Bennington Historical Society -- Bennington, Nebraska: Beginning of High School Basketball In NebraskaBennington Historical Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15848648337869437324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268114646475429857.post-3827704188572264892017-01-31T12:14:03.865-08:002017-01-31T12:14:03.865-08:00This is from my history of Benson High School:
19...This is from my history of Benson High School:<br /><br />1913-14: Benson's first boys basketball team played games in February and March. The record for Coach H.B. Stapleton included a loss to Arlington, then wins of 14-12 over Gretna, 9-8 over the Omaha High sophomores and 12-11 over Plattsmouth in a March 13 game at Gravert’s Hall. Arlington did not show for a March 20 return engagement in Benson.<br />On the team were Glen Gardner, Howard Furbush, Louis Campbell, Roy Gordon, Alvin Siert and Charles Pilant.<br /><br />Roy Gordon also played football for Benson in 1912, so he was there before the 1913 Bennington tornado. He was involved in a play that resulted in the death of a son of a Valley hotel proprietor and the end of football at Benson until 1927:<br /><br />"With Valley leading 39-6 late in the game, Valley sophomore Clair Fitzgerald broke his neck and his second vertebrae as he went to tackle Benson kickoff returner Roy Gordon. Fitzgerald died three days later at St. Joseph Hospital in Omaha."<br /><br />What a great find!<br /><br />Stu Pospisil<br />Benson High Alumni Association<br />(World-Herald sportswriter, too)Stu Pospisilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13487364110770896825noreply@blogger.com