1930 HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL STATE BASKETBALL TEAM
From Left: Melvin Viner, Lloyd Patterson, Harold Byers, Leslie Houser, Reign Byers, Lyle Wilkinson, Fielden McPherron, Haver Daugherty, Glenn "Sy" Brown, Marlin Wilkinson.
Inset photo above is of Coach/School Superintendent A.C. Baumgartner
Inset photo above is of Coach/School Superintendent A.C. Baumgartner
Henderson High School Closes Unusual Season
Malvern Leader
March 7, 1929
Henderson high school's basketball team has had an unusual season this winter, having won every game except one thus far, and having scored some 800 points to make an average of 40 points a game.
The opponents to date have scored 22 points or an average of 12 points per game.
The team plays in the sixth district tourney in Council Bluffs this weekend for their final appearance.
They have won 19 out of their 20 starts and have lost only to Strahan. Not only has the first team had an excellent record but the seconds have come through with four victories and no defeats.
This undoubtedly has been Henderson's most successful season and the team has been a credit to Henderson and its community.
Only two are lost by graduation: Coppock and Captain Taylor. However, this still leaves four regulars and a good string of second team men to draw from.
The opponents to date have scored 22 points or an average of 12 points per game.
The team plays in the sixth district tourney in Council Bluffs this weekend for their final appearance.
They have won 19 out of their 20 starts and have lost only to Strahan. Not only has the first team had an excellent record but the seconds have come through with four victories and no defeats.
This undoubtedly has been Henderson's most successful season and the team has been a credit to Henderson and its community.
Only two are lost by graduation: Coppock and Captain Taylor. However, this still leaves four regulars and a good string of second team men to draw from.
Henderson's Cage Team Champs Not Only in Tourneys
Has Remarkable Record for 1929 Season: Defeated But Twice
Malvern Leader
March 28, 1929
A championship team that is a champion not only in tournaments but in the season's records as well is that of Henderson high school coached by A. C. Baumgartner. During the 1928-1929 season the plucky quintet won twenty-one games out of the twenty-three played. They lost only to Abraham Lincoln (Council Bluffs) in the finals of the sixth district tournament and to Strahan in the finals of the Mills county tournament.
To continue statistics the team piled up a score of 893 points which gave them an offensive average of 38.8 as compared to 272 points scored against them and defensive average of 11.82.
Henderson's greatest triumph of the season came when the team pushed through the southwest Iowa sectional tournament at Glenwood to win the Class B championship. In this it will be remembered that they defeated Strahan in the finals, one of the two teams that could claim a win over them.
Predictions that just as good a team will be back in suit for Henderson next season are not out of order as only one regular, Captain Taylor, will be graduated this spring. However, they will also lose Coppock, who finished the season as a regular guard. Coppock took the place of R. Byers who sprained his knee just before the sectional tournament. His work was of first-team caliber during these last two groups of games.
Henderson's strong offense was made up of H. Byers at forward, Patterson at forward, and Wilkinson at center. Using their famous short-pass offensive drive, they very seldom failed to penetrate any defensive they encountered.
Each of these three men were placed on the Class B all tourney team at the sixth district meet by the Omaha World-Herald sports editor. In addition Patterson was one of the two Mills county men to be placed on the mythical all-southwestern Iowa team by the Nonpareil's selections.
Young Patterson established a new record in individual scoring during the season by gaining 376 points for his team, or an average of 16.33 points per game. The former highest recorded individual scoring tally was 254 points, and an average of 16 points per game.
Patterson alone scored 102 points more than did all of their opponents. In the regular season he maintained an average of 19 points per game despite the fact that in more than half of their games he did not play the entire time.
He was high point man in the sixth district tourney at Council Bluffs, with 36 points, while the second high man, O. Goeker, had a tally of but 32 points. This was with Patterson playing not quite three games, while Goeker played four.
This has been Coach Baumgartner's fourth year at Henderson and each season he has built a strong team out of comparatively small men. This year's team boasted of but one six-footer, and the rest measured as a group of midgets in point of stature. Coach Baumgartner has had remarkable success during his time as mentor at Henderson and we look for him to do even better next year with his wealth of experienced material.
To continue statistics the team piled up a score of 893 points which gave them an offensive average of 38.8 as compared to 272 points scored against them and defensive average of 11.82.
Henderson's greatest triumph of the season came when the team pushed through the southwest Iowa sectional tournament at Glenwood to win the Class B championship. In this it will be remembered that they defeated Strahan in the finals, one of the two teams that could claim a win over them.
Predictions that just as good a team will be back in suit for Henderson next season are not out of order as only one regular, Captain Taylor, will be graduated this spring. However, they will also lose Coppock, who finished the season as a regular guard. Coppock took the place of R. Byers who sprained his knee just before the sectional tournament. His work was of first-team caliber during these last two groups of games.
Henderson's strong offense was made up of H. Byers at forward, Patterson at forward, and Wilkinson at center. Using their famous short-pass offensive drive, they very seldom failed to penetrate any defensive they encountered.
Each of these three men were placed on the Class B all tourney team at the sixth district meet by the Omaha World-Herald sports editor. In addition Patterson was one of the two Mills county men to be placed on the mythical all-southwestern Iowa team by the Nonpareil's selections.
Young Patterson established a new record in individual scoring during the season by gaining 376 points for his team, or an average of 16.33 points per game. The former highest recorded individual scoring tally was 254 points, and an average of 16 points per game.
Patterson alone scored 102 points more than did all of their opponents. In the regular season he maintained an average of 19 points per game despite the fact that in more than half of their games he did not play the entire time.
He was high point man in the sixth district tourney at Council Bluffs, with 36 points, while the second high man, O. Goeker, had a tally of but 32 points. This was with Patterson playing not quite three games, while Goeker played four.
This has been Coach Baumgartner's fourth year at Henderson and each season he has built a strong team out of comparatively small men. This year's team boasted of but one six-footer, and the rest measured as a group of midgets in point of stature. Coach Baumgartner has had remarkable success during his time as mentor at Henderson and we look for him to do even better next year with his wealth of experienced material.
Henderson in Semi-Finals Loses to Davenport Five
Plucky Mills County Team Gives State Champs a Close Race
From
VOL. 55. March 27, 1930
Henderson, and incidentally all of Mills county, received a whole lot of favorable publicity last week at the big state basketball tournament when their plucky, well-trained high school basketball squad swept through to the semi-finals in the big event and there gave the state champions, the husky Davenport team, the fight of their lives and a man-sized scare before they finally went down to defeat, still fighting.
The Henderson-Davenport game is still the talk of basketball teams the state over. With just a little more of the breaks in their favor the Henderson boys would undoubtedly have vanquished the Davenport lads and swept on to the state championship.
Of this game The Register sports writer, Bert McGrane, said:
"Scares Champions
"Henderson, after setting what is undoubtedly a state record by winning thirty consecutive games in the same season, finally met its master in Davenport, but the Henderson team went down fighting and gave the 1929 state champions the greatest scare they have been handed by an Iowa team since before the 1929 tournament.
"Davenport made it a one-sided game in the first half but in the last half Henderson's gallant stand was one of the features of the entire tournament. The Henderson team not only outscored Davenport 23 to 13 in the last half but outplayed the 1929 champions all through the last two quarters.
"With Preston, star Davenport center, breaking through for short shots and Nickle threatening continually on long attempts, Davenport had the game its own way for half the battle. In the first quarter Davenport piled up a 14 to 3 lead and at half time the gap was widened to 21 to 6.
"The last half was a different story. Henderson swept up and down the court like a hurricane and its shots from all distances which had been going wild in the first half, began to drop through the mesh.
"Early in the third quarter Krumbholz scored for Davenport and added a third point on one of two free throws, accorded him when he was fouled while shooting. That gave Davenport a 24 to 6 lead and it seemed that Henderson was hopelessly out of the battle.
"Henderson's offense began registering at that point, however, and from then on until the closing gun Henderson scored twenty-three points while Davenport was counting ten. Wilkinson, H. Byers, and Viner split the netting for baskets in quick succession. Preston added one for Davenport and Patterson countered with another for Henderson. Then Nickle of Davenport swished a long shot through the net to bring the count to 28 to 13 but Henderson unleashed a sensational spurt and shot three baskets and a free throw in rapid succession. Patterson shot all three of the baskets for Henderson and the third quarter ended 28 to 20.
"Narrows Gap Further
In the fourth quarter Henderson narrowed the gap still more. Wilkinson shot two field goals, H. Byers connected for one and Patterson added a basket and a free throw but meanwhile Preston, Krumbholz, and Kunkel scored for Davenport and the gun cut short the Henderson drive with the 1929 champions five points to the good.
"Patterson of Henderson was high scorer of the game with five baskets and four free throws. H. Byers and Wilkinson shot three field goals each for the losers. Preston with ten points and Krumbholz and Nickle with three baskets each, were Davenport's offensive stars."
The Henderson-Davenport game is still the talk of basketball teams the state over. With just a little more of the breaks in their favor the Henderson boys would undoubtedly have vanquished the Davenport lads and swept on to the state championship.
Of this game The Register sports writer, Bert McGrane, said:
"Scares Champions
"Henderson, after setting what is undoubtedly a state record by winning thirty consecutive games in the same season, finally met its master in Davenport, but the Henderson team went down fighting and gave the 1929 state champions the greatest scare they have been handed by an Iowa team since before the 1929 tournament.
"Davenport made it a one-sided game in the first half but in the last half Henderson's gallant stand was one of the features of the entire tournament. The Henderson team not only outscored Davenport 23 to 13 in the last half but outplayed the 1929 champions all through the last two quarters.
"With Preston, star Davenport center, breaking through for short shots and Nickle threatening continually on long attempts, Davenport had the game its own way for half the battle. In the first quarter Davenport piled up a 14 to 3 lead and at half time the gap was widened to 21 to 6.
"The last half was a different story. Henderson swept up and down the court like a hurricane and its shots from all distances which had been going wild in the first half, began to drop through the mesh.
"Early in the third quarter Krumbholz scored for Davenport and added a third point on one of two free throws, accorded him when he was fouled while shooting. That gave Davenport a 24 to 6 lead and it seemed that Henderson was hopelessly out of the battle.
"Henderson's offense began registering at that point, however, and from then on until the closing gun Henderson scored twenty-three points while Davenport was counting ten. Wilkinson, H. Byers, and Viner split the netting for baskets in quick succession. Preston added one for Davenport and Patterson countered with another for Henderson. Then Nickle of Davenport swished a long shot through the net to bring the count to 28 to 13 but Henderson unleashed a sensational spurt and shot three baskets and a free throw in rapid succession. Patterson shot all three of the baskets for Henderson and the third quarter ended 28 to 20.
"Narrows Gap Further
In the fourth quarter Henderson narrowed the gap still more. Wilkinson shot two field goals, H. Byers connected for one and Patterson added a basket and a free throw but meanwhile Preston, Krumbholz, and Kunkel scored for Davenport and the gun cut short the Henderson drive with the 1929 champions five points to the good.
"Patterson of Henderson was high scorer of the game with five baskets and four free throws. H. Byers and Wilkinson shot three field goals each for the losers. Preston with ten points and Krumbholz and Nickle with three baskets each, were Davenport's offensive stars."
Henderson Team Ends a Long Season at State Meet
March 27, 1930
By A. C. Baumgartner
Although losing to the state champions, Davenport, and to Paton, the Henderson squad broke the state record when its total games reached thirty straight games without a loss. Many fine things are said about the Henderson High School boys.
Against Davenport Henderson gave the champions their biggest scare of the entire season. Henderson missed shot after shot the first half - many missing by inches to go in, some even going in and coming out. The last half of the Davenport game the Henderson boys outscored them all the way. Finals score was 34 to 29.
It was this grind that weakened the boys in their final game. Paton, although not passing the boys, had all the luck that could go with a game. In the first half they shot them over their heads, one-handed, and on the dead run. In the second half they only scored two goals while the boys were cutting down the lead.
Henderson will miss Harold Byers and Marlin Wilkinson next year. Brown who helped a lot in time of need will also be missing. However, with R. Byers, Patterson, Viner, L. Wilkinson, and Houser, all lettermen from this year's squad in school, Henderson will not be an easy nut to crack.
Many telegrams were received from all over Iowa congratulating the boys on their success and we wish to thank our friends from Strahan, Glenwood, Hastings, and Henderson for your best wishes and hearty suport expressed in your messages.
The Henderson Team,
A. C. Baumgartner
Against Davenport Henderson gave the champions their biggest scare of the entire season. Henderson missed shot after shot the first half - many missing by inches to go in, some even going in and coming out. The last half of the Davenport game the Henderson boys outscored them all the way. Finals score was 34 to 29.
It was this grind that weakened the boys in their final game. Paton, although not passing the boys, had all the luck that could go with a game. In the first half they shot them over their heads, one-handed, and on the dead run. In the second half they only scored two goals while the boys were cutting down the lead.
Henderson will miss Harold Byers and Marlin Wilkinson next year. Brown who helped a lot in time of need will also be missing. However, with R. Byers, Patterson, Viner, L. Wilkinson, and Houser, all lettermen from this year's squad in school, Henderson will not be an easy nut to crack.
Many telegrams were received from all over Iowa congratulating the boys on their success and we wish to thank our friends from Strahan, Glenwood, Hastings, and Henderson for your best wishes and hearty suport expressed in your messages.
The Henderson Team,
A. C. Baumgartner
Henderson Cagers Again Go to State Tourney at Capital
Defeated Kirkman in District Finals at Bluffs Saturday
The Malvern Leader
March 19, 1931
Henderson high school's basketball team, which narrowly missed becoming state champions last year when they were defeated in the championship game by a seven-point margin by Davenport, will again be in the running for the crown this year. The fast Henderson quintet defeated Kirkman in the district finals at Council Bluffs Saturday evening. In the first round of the state meet, Henderson will meet the potent Boone team, the game being at 8 p.m. today (Thursday) in the Drake Fieldhouse. While no one is conceded to be a dangerous contender for the state honors, local county fans believe that Henderson will go farther down the line than the first round.
Henderson, by the way, is one of the two teams repeating at the state tourney this year. Des Moines sport writers list it as having been one of the crowd's favorites at last year's classic. The team's clean playing and unusual sportsmanship has won it almost universal approval among foes in this district.
Patterson Pointed
At the district tourney in Council Bluffs last weekend, Henderson went through without difficulty, defeating the Kirkman quintet in the finals by a one-sided score of 37 to 19. Lloyd Patterson handled the major part of the scoring, getting twelve field goals during the tilt, but was ably assisted by the others of the squad.
An incident of dangerous consequences happened to the Hendersonians in the semi-finals Saturday afternoon. Wilkinson, able pivot, broke his ankle in the game with Thurman and Hallquist will be in his position. Hallquist is a little shorter than the lanky pivot, but is an aggressive fighter and makes up for the handicap with this characteristic.
Henderson won three games in the district tourney: defeating Stanton 20 to 12, Thurman 34 to 20, and Kirkman. Council Bluffs was the finalist in the Class A round.
Fans to Follow
Many Henderson and Mills county fans are planning to follow the team to the state tourney which will be continued Friday and Saturday, with the finals Saturday evening. Henderson's chances for winning the state crown are good but no one would predict the results. Henderson will be handicapped by the loss of Wilkinson and also by the shortage of able substitutes, a particularly dangerous feature when a few fouls are called on one of the players.
However, no one acquainted with the Henderson team will have reason to worry about their conduct in the tourney for the group has far too much experience to be bothered by the big event.
The pairings for the state meet:
(First Round)
Upper Bracket
10:00 a.m. - Alta vs. Grandview
8:00 p.m. - Boone vs. Henderson
4:20 p.m. - Council Bluffs vs. Lehigh
9:20 p.m. - Roosevelt vs. Mallard
Lower Bracket
2:00 p.m. - Diagonal vs. Mt. Ayr
11:10 a.m. - Elma vs. Muscatine
3:10 p.m. - Gilman vs. Rudd
7:00 p.m. Go?ld vs. Vinton
Henderson, by the way, is one of the two teams repeating at the state tourney this year. Des Moines sport writers list it as having been one of the crowd's favorites at last year's classic. The team's clean playing and unusual sportsmanship has won it almost universal approval among foes in this district.
Patterson Pointed
At the district tourney in Council Bluffs last weekend, Henderson went through without difficulty, defeating the Kirkman quintet in the finals by a one-sided score of 37 to 19. Lloyd Patterson handled the major part of the scoring, getting twelve field goals during the tilt, but was ably assisted by the others of the squad.
An incident of dangerous consequences happened to the Hendersonians in the semi-finals Saturday afternoon. Wilkinson, able pivot, broke his ankle in the game with Thurman and Hallquist will be in his position. Hallquist is a little shorter than the lanky pivot, but is an aggressive fighter and makes up for the handicap with this characteristic.
Henderson won three games in the district tourney: defeating Stanton 20 to 12, Thurman 34 to 20, and Kirkman. Council Bluffs was the finalist in the Class A round.
Fans to Follow
Many Henderson and Mills county fans are planning to follow the team to the state tourney which will be continued Friday and Saturday, with the finals Saturday evening. Henderson's chances for winning the state crown are good but no one would predict the results. Henderson will be handicapped by the loss of Wilkinson and also by the shortage of able substitutes, a particularly dangerous feature when a few fouls are called on one of the players.
However, no one acquainted with the Henderson team will have reason to worry about their conduct in the tourney for the group has far too much experience to be bothered by the big event.
The pairings for the state meet:
(First Round)
Upper Bracket
10:00 a.m. - Alta vs. Grandview
8:00 p.m. - Boone vs. Henderson
4:20 p.m. - Council Bluffs vs. Lehigh
9:20 p.m. - Roosevelt vs. Mallard
Lower Bracket
2:00 p.m. - Diagonal vs. Mt. Ayr
11:10 a.m. - Elma vs. Muscatine
3:10 p.m. - Gilman vs. Rudd
7:00 p.m. Go?ld vs. Vinton
TRAVELING
Extensively in Southwest Iowa
by Allen Wortman
The Malvern Leader
March 15, 1979 Page 1
Many elderly (fairly) basketball fans in Mills County will be pleased this week when one of their favorite athletes, Lloyd Patterson, will be inducted into the State Basketball Hall of Fame with ceremonies at the State Boys Basketball Tournament in Des Moines.
For Patterson was a member of the famed Henderson High School Ramblers in the early 1930s who twice went to the State Tournament in 1930 and 1931. A relatively short athlete, Lloyd was extremely fast, very accurate and a play maker that kept the team aggressive and effective.
Coach (and Superintendent) A.C. Baumgartner taught his proteges well and was blessed with a squad of excellent athletes who had great desire and ability. Their first trip to the State Tournament came after they had won 28 consecutive games in the 1929-30 season.
By the end of 1929 they had piled up 371 points to their opponents' 73, and while Patterson led in points, Wilkinson wasn't far behind and other starters were always on the board. The team had a great defense as well and this showed up in their first loss when they dropped to Davenport in the State Meet Semi-Finals.
The town of Henderson, of course, practically shut down during the State Meet, with about the only person left there being the telephone operator. The citizenry, augmented by many fans from other Mills County communities, made a sizable part of the tournament crowd at Des Moines. Games were played in the Drake Field House since the big Veterans auditorium wasn't built until after WWII.
Henderson took their first two games from Genesco 25-23 and from LaMoille 23-11.
But when they went up against the tall Davenport team in the semis, the squad was over-awed almost the entire first half. In the first quarter Davenport 14-3 and led 21-6 at the half-time.
Coach Baumgartner's pep talk put them back in the race during the second half. They produced a game that excited the tourney fans even more than the finals. The Des Moines Register's sportswriter, Bert McGrane, devoted a full column to their efforts.
"Henderson swept up and down the floor like a hurricane," he reported. "Its shots from all distances, which had gone wild in the first half, began to drop through the mesh."
By the end of the third period they cut the lead to 28-20, scoring 14 to their opponent's 7. The furious pace continued in the final quarter. At the final gun the big city team was scrambling for a five-point margin and won by only 34-29. The Hendersonians were accorded a tremendous applause by the packed Field House fans.
While the Ramblers played in the consolation, the squad was worn out from the semi-final effort and lost to Paton 32-25. But they got a hero's welcome when they got home, for sure. On the squad were Patterson, Wilkinson, Viner, H. and R. Byers, Brown, Houser, Daugherty, and two McPherren boys.
In 1931 the Henderson squad again made it to the State. They defeated Kirkman 37-9 in the District Finals to gain the berth and while they had much the same squad, Wilkinson, again a leading scorer, was out for the State opener with a broken ankle. And Coach Baumgartner had little reserve strength.
So they lost their opener to a strong Boone High team 27-21. Again the town and surrounding countryside gave them the team top fan support.
So as Lloyd Patterson, who now lives in Omaha, gets this All-State Honor this year, his old fans will rejoice. And the two members of the '30 and '31 squads who played with him, who still live in Henderson--Glen (Cy) Brown and Leslie Houser--are still rooting for him.
For Patterson was a member of the famed Henderson High School Ramblers in the early 1930s who twice went to the State Tournament in 1930 and 1931. A relatively short athlete, Lloyd was extremely fast, very accurate and a play maker that kept the team aggressive and effective.
Coach (and Superintendent) A.C. Baumgartner taught his proteges well and was blessed with a squad of excellent athletes who had great desire and ability. Their first trip to the State Tournament came after they had won 28 consecutive games in the 1929-30 season.
By the end of 1929 they had piled up 371 points to their opponents' 73, and while Patterson led in points, Wilkinson wasn't far behind and other starters were always on the board. The team had a great defense as well and this showed up in their first loss when they dropped to Davenport in the State Meet Semi-Finals.
The town of Henderson, of course, practically shut down during the State Meet, with about the only person left there being the telephone operator. The citizenry, augmented by many fans from other Mills County communities, made a sizable part of the tournament crowd at Des Moines. Games were played in the Drake Field House since the big Veterans auditorium wasn't built until after WWII.
Henderson took their first two games from Genesco 25-23 and from LaMoille 23-11.
But when they went up against the tall Davenport team in the semis, the squad was over-awed almost the entire first half. In the first quarter Davenport 14-3 and led 21-6 at the half-time.
Coach Baumgartner's pep talk put them back in the race during the second half. They produced a game that excited the tourney fans even more than the finals. The Des Moines Register's sportswriter, Bert McGrane, devoted a full column to their efforts.
"Henderson swept up and down the floor like a hurricane," he reported. "Its shots from all distances, which had gone wild in the first half, began to drop through the mesh."
By the end of the third period they cut the lead to 28-20, scoring 14 to their opponent's 7. The furious pace continued in the final quarter. At the final gun the big city team was scrambling for a five-point margin and won by only 34-29. The Hendersonians were accorded a tremendous applause by the packed Field House fans.
While the Ramblers played in the consolation, the squad was worn out from the semi-final effort and lost to Paton 32-25. But they got a hero's welcome when they got home, for sure. On the squad were Patterson, Wilkinson, Viner, H. and R. Byers, Brown, Houser, Daugherty, and two McPherren boys.
In 1931 the Henderson squad again made it to the State. They defeated Kirkman 37-9 in the District Finals to gain the berth and while they had much the same squad, Wilkinson, again a leading scorer, was out for the State opener with a broken ankle. And Coach Baumgartner had little reserve strength.
So they lost their opener to a strong Boone High team 27-21. Again the town and surrounding countryside gave them the team top fan support.
So as Lloyd Patterson, who now lives in Omaha, gets this All-State Honor this year, his old fans will rejoice. And the two members of the '30 and '31 squads who played with him, who still live in Henderson--Glen (Cy) Brown and Leslie Houser--are still rooting for him.
Iowa Cage Great: A Lot Has Changed
By Nick Schinker
World Herald Staff Writer
March 1979
Size and scoring are two of the most notable changes in the game of basketball since Lloyd "Pat" Patterson of Omaha first took to the court 52 years ago."They didn't score like they do now," Patterson said, recalling his cage career which began in 1927 in Henderson, Iowa.
He began playing basketball in eighth grade, went on to lead Henderson High School to the state finals in 1930 and 1931, earned all-state honors both years and then competed at the University of Omaha from 1932 to 1935.
"I don't believe I ever played in a tournament that I didn't make the all-tourney team," Patterson said. "But we had fewer tournaments back then."
In honor of his feats for Henderson, Patterson will be inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame this Saturday in ceremonies at halftime of the Class 3-A championship in Des Moines' Veterans Auditorium.
The award places Patterson "In The Sports Eye," The World Herald's weekly feature which recognizes outstanding or unusual sports achievements.
"Lots of things have changed (since his playing days)," Patterson said. "The kids are bigger and there are more of them.
"When I played at Henderson, only 10 boys went out for the team. We lost in state to Davenport, which had about 1,700 students when we had only 80, half of them girls. But both teams we lost to at state won the championship."
As far as this year's state title is concerned, Patterson said he's going to Des Moines with a favorite in mind.
"I know who'll win and I know who I'd like to see win. I'd like to see a southwest Iowa team win, but Des Moines Dowling will be tough."
He began playing basketball in eighth grade, went on to lead Henderson High School to the state finals in 1930 and 1931, earned all-state honors both years and then competed at the University of Omaha from 1932 to 1935.
"I don't believe I ever played in a tournament that I didn't make the all-tourney team," Patterson said. "But we had fewer tournaments back then."
In honor of his feats for Henderson, Patterson will be inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame this Saturday in ceremonies at halftime of the Class 3-A championship in Des Moines' Veterans Auditorium.
The award places Patterson "In The Sports Eye," The World Herald's weekly feature which recognizes outstanding or unusual sports achievements.
"Lots of things have changed (since his playing days)," Patterson said. "The kids are bigger and there are more of them.
"When I played at Henderson, only 10 boys went out for the team. We lost in state to Davenport, which had about 1,700 students when we had only 80, half of them girls. But both teams we lost to at state won the championship."
As far as this year's state title is concerned, Patterson said he's going to Des Moines with a favorite in mind.
"I know who'll win and I know who I'd like to see win. I'd like to see a southwest Iowa team win, but Des Moines Dowling will be tough."
Lloyd Patterson Will Enter Prep Hall of Fame in Iowa
World-Herald News Service
March 1979
Boone, Iowa - Lloyd "Pat" Patterson of Omaha will enter the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame March 17, the Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Monday.
Patterson worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. before his retirement.
He is being honored for his play for Henderson High School. He was the leading scorer for that team as it went to the state finals in 1930 and 1931.
Three coaches and five players will be inducted to the Hall of Fame at halftime of the Class 3-A championship game at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines March 17.
The coaches are Wayne Beery, who guided Danbury in the mid-1940s; G. Dale Herrington, whose several Iowa high school teams compiled a composite record of 407-187, and Carl Harris, who coached Des Moines Roosevelt in the early 1930s, sending five teams to the state meet.
Players, besides Patterson, are Bill Close, who led Waterloo East to the 1937 state tournament, Dave Danner, a two-year all-stater at Iowa City High; Chuck Jarnagan, a two-time all-stater at Newton, and Norman "Doc" Paul, a high scorer for Clarence.
Patterson earned all-state honors in high school before playing for the University of Omaha from 1932 to 1935.
Patterson worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. before his retirement.
He is being honored for his play for Henderson High School. He was the leading scorer for that team as it went to the state finals in 1930 and 1931.
Three coaches and five players will be inducted to the Hall of Fame at halftime of the Class 3-A championship game at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines March 17.
The coaches are Wayne Beery, who guided Danbury in the mid-1940s; G. Dale Herrington, whose several Iowa high school teams compiled a composite record of 407-187, and Carl Harris, who coached Des Moines Roosevelt in the early 1930s, sending five teams to the state meet.
Players, besides Patterson, are Bill Close, who led Waterloo East to the 1937 state tournament, Dave Danner, a two-year all-stater at Iowa City High; Chuck Jarnagan, a two-time all-stater at Newton, and Norman "Doc" Paul, a high scorer for Clarence.
Patterson earned all-state honors in high school before playing for the University of Omaha from 1932 to 1935.
HENDERSON BASKETBALL TEAM OF 1930 GOES TO STATE
From HISTORY OF MILLS COUNTY, IOWA, 1985
We had won 33 games in succession, after winning the final tournament before the state tournament. We wondered how we were going to get to the tournament at Des Moines. We had no money in the Athletic Fund, but the good people of Henderson and community took up a collection and raised the money for us to go.
We left early in the morning. The roads at that time were mostly all mud roads. We went to Emerson and took old Highway 34 to Osceola, then north. We were pulled through mud holes by teams and tractors. It took us all day to get to Des Moines. There were three cars in the caravan - ten ball players. That was all that were out for basketball.
We stayed in the YMCA while in Des Moines, and the tournament was held in the Drake Field House.
The first game was with Genesco, score 13 to 25, in our favor. The second game was with LeMoille, 11 to 25 in our favor. The third game was with Davenport, who had 990 in High School. (Henderson had 14 boys in High School.) They gave us our first loss - 34 to 29. They had two teams, all six-foot players. We would run down one team and they would put in their other team. About one quarter would be as long as one team would last. In the playoff for third place, we were pretty tired and worn out. We lost to Payton, 32, to 24.
When the game was over we started home and got there about four o'clock in the morning.
We ran out of money while in Des Moines and Paul Phillips, who was our Treasurer, had to dig into his own pocket to settle our bills.
Paul Phillips gave a play-by-play description of the game with Davenport over the telephone, back to the Oil Station in Henderson, where they had a loud speaker hooked to the telephone. Most of the fans of the community were gathered there to listen to the game.
Our hardest game of the season was with Strahan at Emerson in the tournament there. It took three overtime periods to win, and we beat them by 7 points. Our District Tournament was at Harlan and we won it by beating Shelby.
The boy's team of 1931 also went to the state tournament. They lost their first game to Boone, who won the title that year.
We left early in the morning. The roads at that time were mostly all mud roads. We went to Emerson and took old Highway 34 to Osceola, then north. We were pulled through mud holes by teams and tractors. It took us all day to get to Des Moines. There were three cars in the caravan - ten ball players. That was all that were out for basketball.
We stayed in the YMCA while in Des Moines, and the tournament was held in the Drake Field House.
The first game was with Genesco, score 13 to 25, in our favor. The second game was with LeMoille, 11 to 25 in our favor. The third game was with Davenport, who had 990 in High School. (Henderson had 14 boys in High School.) They gave us our first loss - 34 to 29. They had two teams, all six-foot players. We would run down one team and they would put in their other team. About one quarter would be as long as one team would last. In the playoff for third place, we were pretty tired and worn out. We lost to Payton, 32, to 24.
When the game was over we started home and got there about four o'clock in the morning.
We ran out of money while in Des Moines and Paul Phillips, who was our Treasurer, had to dig into his own pocket to settle our bills.
Paul Phillips gave a play-by-play description of the game with Davenport over the telephone, back to the Oil Station in Henderson, where they had a loud speaker hooked to the telephone. Most of the fans of the community were gathered there to listen to the game.
Our hardest game of the season was with Strahan at Emerson in the tournament there. It took three overtime periods to win, and we beat them by 7 points. Our District Tournament was at Harlan and we won it by beating Shelby.
The boy's team of 1931 also went to the state tournament. They lost their first game to Boone, who won the title that year.
Henderson boys of 1930 had townspeople buzzing
Go unbeaten into basketball state semis
By Joe Foreman
Opinion-Tribune Editor
May 27, 1996
Opinion-Tribune Editor
May 27, 1996
HENDERSON - The Henderson High School Yearbook, The Hendersonian, says this about the 1930 HHS boys basketball team:
"The 1930 team, undoubtedly the best that Henderson has ever had, took the honors at the county tournament, sectional tournament, district tournament, and were not defeated until they met Davenport in the semi-finals of the state tournament."
The 1930 Henderson team rolled to a 25-0 regular-season record, beating neighborly foes like Wales (47-18), Strahan (27-20), Malvern (69-6), Glenwood (32-17), Coin (35-9) and Emerson (33-14).
Glenn "Sy" Brown, one of only three members of the team still living, recalls that Strahan provided the toughest competition during the regular season.
"The toughest game I remember was against Strahan. We beat them by seven points in overtime," Brown said.
That game, in particular, is special to Brown because he had three steals at the end of the game to set up key baskets by his Henderson teammates.
In 1930, there were no classes of competition for high school basketball. At state, the small rural schools played the large big-city schools. Henderson reached the semi-finals at state by defeating Geneseo and LaMoille. They were outmanned by Davenport, but put up a tough fight, losing 34-29.
"Davenport had two teams. They switched (players) every quarter," Brown recalled. "We had 14 boys in our high school and four didn't play (basketball)."
Henderson's berth in the state tournament had townspeople buzzing, Brown said. However, few Henderson residents were able to make the all-day trek to the campus of Drake University to see their team play. Instead, most Henderson residents gathered at the town's service station to hear the games being described over the telephone by Paul Phillips, a Henderson resident, who accompanied the team to state. Brown said a speaker was placed near the earpiece of the phone so that everyone at the service station could hear Mr. Phillips' play-by-play.
Brown, himself, saw ample playing time during the season, but he said the two scoring stars of the team were Marlin Wilkinson and Lloyd Patterson. Both players went on to college fame at Omaha University, where they led the Indians to several undefeated seasons.
Brown, who still resides in Henderson, said he has fond memories of his team's trip to the state tournament. He also has the only official memorabilia left from the team, including the basketball and trophy that had been displayed in the Henderson School trophy case, marking the squad's accomplishments in 1930.
Brown said he became the caretaker for the basketball and trophy when Henderson became consolidated in the Nishna Valley school system. Apparently, the hardware in the Henderson trophy case was not wanted at Nishna Valley, so the trophies were pitched in a box. Brown retrieved the two items from 1930 for safe keeping. Some of the other trophies from the old Henderson School are now stored at the Henderson Fire Station.
"The 1930 team, undoubtedly the best that Henderson has ever had, took the honors at the county tournament, sectional tournament, district tournament, and were not defeated until they met Davenport in the semi-finals of the state tournament."
The 1930 Henderson team rolled to a 25-0 regular-season record, beating neighborly foes like Wales (47-18), Strahan (27-20), Malvern (69-6), Glenwood (32-17), Coin (35-9) and Emerson (33-14).
Glenn "Sy" Brown, one of only three members of the team still living, recalls that Strahan provided the toughest competition during the regular season.
"The toughest game I remember was against Strahan. We beat them by seven points in overtime," Brown said.
That game, in particular, is special to Brown because he had three steals at the end of the game to set up key baskets by his Henderson teammates.
In 1930, there were no classes of competition for high school basketball. At state, the small rural schools played the large big-city schools. Henderson reached the semi-finals at state by defeating Geneseo and LaMoille. They were outmanned by Davenport, but put up a tough fight, losing 34-29.
"Davenport had two teams. They switched (players) every quarter," Brown recalled. "We had 14 boys in our high school and four didn't play (basketball)."
Henderson's berth in the state tournament had townspeople buzzing, Brown said. However, few Henderson residents were able to make the all-day trek to the campus of Drake University to see their team play. Instead, most Henderson residents gathered at the town's service station to hear the games being described over the telephone by Paul Phillips, a Henderson resident, who accompanied the team to state. Brown said a speaker was placed near the earpiece of the phone so that everyone at the service station could hear Mr. Phillips' play-by-play.
Brown, himself, saw ample playing time during the season, but he said the two scoring stars of the team were Marlin Wilkinson and Lloyd Patterson. Both players went on to college fame at Omaha University, where they led the Indians to several undefeated seasons.
Brown, who still resides in Henderson, said he has fond memories of his team's trip to the state tournament. He also has the only official memorabilia left from the team, including the basketball and trophy that had been displayed in the Henderson School trophy case, marking the squad's accomplishments in 1930.
Brown said he became the caretaker for the basketball and trophy when Henderson became consolidated in the Nishna Valley school system. Apparently, the hardware in the Henderson trophy case was not wanted at Nishna Valley, so the trophies were pitched in a box. Brown retrieved the two items from 1930 for safe keeping. Some of the other trophies from the old Henderson School are now stored at the Henderson Fire Station.
1933-34 HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Ivan Houser, Buck Nelson, Jud Wilkinson, Krishbaum Hunt, Dale Allensworth, Bill Phillips, Rex G. Dory
Ivan Houser, Buck Nelson, Jud Wilkinson, Krishbaum Hunt, Dale Allensworth, Bill Phillips, Rex G. Dory
1941 HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
LEFT TO RIGHT
FRONT ROW: Doyle, Ken Hunt, Howard Hunt, Morris Harbor, Robert Wight
MIDDLE ROW: Bob Stephens, Hefly, Galloway
BACK ROW: Allensworth, George Triplett, Coach Delemege
FRONT ROW: Doyle, Ken Hunt, Howard Hunt, Morris Harbor, Robert Wight
MIDDLE ROW: Bob Stephens, Hefly, Galloway
BACK ROW: Allensworth, George Triplett, Coach Delemege
HENDERSON TOWN BASEBALL TEAM
(CIRCA 1940)
Back Row
Harry E. Paul, Herman Coppock, Morris Harbor, Quentin Johnson
Front Row
Dale Allensworth, Bill Harbor, Bud Harold, Robert Wight, Jake Morris
Harry E. Paul, Herman Coppock, Morris Harbor, Quentin Johnson
Front Row
Dale Allensworth, Bill Harbor, Bud Harold, Robert Wight, Jake Morris