The big, final basket ball game between Danvers and Winfield high
schools would determine which was the best team in the state. Prof.
Beatty of Danvers wrote to Prof. Ryland of Winfield and said, among
other things:
[Sidenote: Appreciating Opponents]
“Kindly write me a few words about each boy on your team to read to our
boys. Are they country or town boys? What is the favorite study of each?
What does each expect to do when he gets out of high school? What do you
consider the finest trait of each?
When the answer to this letter came, the Danvers boys read it eagerly
and later met the Winfield boys as friends. Not a hint of jealousy was
shown by Danvers when Winfield won.