This picture was originally something of a mystery, providing no information other than being (obviously) a girls basketball team, simply identified as 1927 Champs. The only known person was the girl at far right holding the ball, Eunice Barton (later Fedd).
It turns out the 1926-1927 school year Oil City High School girls basketball team, known as the Lady Cats, went undefeated, winning the newly created North Caddo Parish basketball league. Other players identified are Ruby Flash (second from right) and Ruby Guess (fourth from right). The coach (far left) was Mattie Weatherford, also shown in her 1924 Louisiana State Normal yearbook picture.
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It turns out the 1926-1927 school year Oil City High School girls basketball team, known as the Lady Cats, went undefeated, winning the newly created North Caddo Parish basketball league. Other players identified are Ruby Flash (second from right) and Ruby Guess (fourth from right). The coach (far left) was Mattie Weatherford, also shown in her 1924 Louisiana State Normal yearbook picture.
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Other players included:
Mabel Almokary
Mildred Nowlin
Tinny Pourteau (determined not in photo)
Nina Reynolds
Ruby Tackett
Lethia Winkler
Games results found from the 1926-1927 Season:
Oil City 18, Mooringsport 0
The article also mentioned they had played four games, winning all; however the opponents/results of the other three are not known.
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk 02-Nov-1926, Page 10
Oil City 14, Vivian 4
Players names and positions are identified.
Town Talk 26-Nov-1926, Page 8
In December, it was announced a North Caddo basketball league for both boys and girls had been formed to begin competition in January 1927.
Times 11-Dec-1926, Page 15
Games results found from the 1926-1927 Season:
Oil City 18, Mooringsport 0
The article also mentioned they had played four games, winning all; however the opponents/results of the other three are not known.
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk 02-Nov-1926, Page 10
Oil City 14, Vivian 4
Players names and positions are identified.
Town Talk 26-Nov-1926, Page 8
In December, it was announced a North Caddo basketball league for both boys and girls had been formed to begin competition in January 1927.
Times 11-Dec-1926, Page 15
Oil City 20, Vivian 5
Boys also win.
The title of the article below should read "Oil City Girls Claim Championship of Caddo" as they finished the year undefeated. Mrs. Lonnie W Guess entertained the girls and coach with a banquet honoring their achievement.
Town Talk 09-Mar-1927, Page 10
Apparently the girls and boys teams did not participate in the Northwest Rally, held in Ruston, that consisted of a variety of academic and athletic events. The girls team from Fairview Alpha won the basketball crown and OC was not even mentioned as a participant.
Post Script
Mabel Almokary Hinkle (1910-1982) later married Gordon "Gordie" Hinkle (1905-1972), a member of the 1934 Boston Red Sox, who later coached for the Detroit Tigers and managed in the minor leagues. They later resided in Gueydan, LA.
Eunice Barton Fedd (1909-1984) married John Frank Fedd and was a homemaker and per her obituary, lived in nearby Mooringsport for 57 years. She was a member of the Oil City Church of Christ.
Ruby Flash Hughes (1909-1979) earned a degree from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University) and taught school for several years, including back in Oil City. She married Jordan Hughes and later resided in Arkansas.
Ruby Guess Cooper Melton (1911-2005) was a long-time resident of Mooringsport where she was town clerk for 42 years. She and first husband Dewey Cooper operated a cafe. After his passing, she married Carl Melton and they had a grocery store.
Times 01-Jan-2006, Page 3B
Mildred Nowlin Morrison (1910-2001) was a homemaker married to James Morrison, an Amoco Oil Company supervisor. They resided in Shreveport.
Clementine "Tinnie" Porteau Bennett (1909-2001) married Fred Bennett, with whom she operated a drive-in restaurant in Oil City for many years.
Times 16-Mar-2001, Page 3B
Ruby Tackett Brinson Hamner (1910 -1983) graduated from the Schumpert School of Nursing in Shreveport in 1932. She worked at Barksdale Air Force Base and Schumpert Hospital, where she became Director of Nursing Service. In 1968, she was selected Professional Nurse of the Year for the Shreveport District. She was married to E. B. Hamner, Jr. of Bossier City.
Mattie Weatherford Head (1904-1974) received her degree from Louisiana State Normal and per her obituary taught school in Louisiana and Texas, where she was superintendent of schools for Grand Falls. She was married to Jesse Ollie Head, and passed away in Alexandria, LA in 1974.
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Eunice Barton Fedd (1909-1984) married John Frank Fedd and was a homemaker and per her obituary, lived in nearby Mooringsport for 57 years. She was a member of the Oil City Church of Christ.
Ruby Flash Hughes (1909-1979) earned a degree from Louisiana State Normal School (now Northwestern State University) and taught school for several years, including back in Oil City. She married Jordan Hughes and later resided in Arkansas.
Ruby Guess Cooper Melton (1911-2005) was a long-time resident of Mooringsport where she was town clerk for 42 years. She and first husband Dewey Cooper operated a cafe. After his passing, she married Carl Melton and they had a grocery store.
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| Ruby Guess Cooper Melton |
Mildred Nowlin Morrison (1910-2001) was a homemaker married to James Morrison, an Amoco Oil Company supervisor. They resided in Shreveport.
Clementine "Tinnie" Porteau Bennett (1909-2001) married Fred Bennett, with whom she operated a drive-in restaurant in Oil City for many years.
Times 16-Mar-2001, Page 3B
Ruby Tackett Brinson Hamner (1910 -1983) graduated from the Schumpert School of Nursing in Shreveport in 1932. She worked at Barksdale Air Force Base and Schumpert Hospital, where she became Director of Nursing Service. In 1968, she was selected Professional Nurse of the Year for the Shreveport District. She was married to E. B. Hamner, Jr. of Bossier City.
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| Ruby Tackett Brinson Hamner |
Mattie Weatherford Head (1904-1974) received her degree from Louisiana State Normal and per her obituary taught school in Louisiana and Texas, where she was superintendent of schools for Grand Falls. She was married to Jesse Ollie Head, and passed away in Alexandria, LA in 1974.
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| Mattie Weatherford Head |
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