Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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THE TCKCH Left to right: Front row—Coach Smith, Brenning, Lumbert, Newburger, Christian, Helms, Stark, Eckley, Bright, Myers, Heil. Second row—Miller, Gerhold, Bickel, Malloy, Pryor, Elsass, Brownewell, Engle, Taber, Lambert. Third row— Beggs, Bryant, Muir, J. Stark, Brunner, Fogle, eys, Latham, Mgr. Mayer. Fourth row—Tackman, Gardner, Bradshaw, Snyder, Kuechner, Snyder, Kuehner, Caldwell, Rosel, Tudor, Morris, Mgr. Henney. Fifth row—Mar. Morrison, Mgr. Allen, Kloss, Dientz, Hoffman, Minch, W. Hoffman, Henceroth, Glick. FOOTBALL G III HE Bexley football team proved to be one of the best Bexley has ever had. Ill All Central Buckeye League rivals but one were subdued by large margins, and the three games on the regular schedule which were lost were by very small margins. The team won the Little Three championship, and tied for the Central Buckeye title, taking seven out of ten contests. The squad was well balanced, and boasted plenty of capable reserve material, chalking up 193 points to 34 for the combined opposition. With nine lettermen back from last year, the home team easily defeated Grove City 12-0 in the first game of the season. Next came Bucyrus, where the Lions lost by the narrow margin of one point, 7-6. The second defeat came at the hands of the North High Polar Bears, who finally managed to put over a forward pass to win by a 7-0 score. The Lions ran rough-shod over most Central Buckeye opponents, defeating Circleville 19-0, Westerville 27-0, Marysville 34-0, and swamping Grandview 40-0, the season's high water mark. The Lions downed Arlington 38-13, to capture Little Three honors, and defeated Piqua on a rain-soaked field, 15-0. Delaware turned in an upset in the final scheduled game, nosing out the home team 7-2 at Selby Field, and forcing them into a tie with Grandview for the league championship. A post-season clash was arranged for Thanksgiving Day with Lancaster, the powerful Lancaster team defeating Bexley 21-6 in a hard-fought game. CLASS of 19 3 2

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THE TORCH A REVIEW OF THE ATHLETIC SEASON By Coach Smith THLETICS at Bexley High have been more successful this year than any year since 1926-27, when that collection of athletes made a most enviable record. But the Bexley teams this year are in general the best ever to represent Bexley High, and the Senior Class can b proud to claim a majority of these athletes. The football team was undoubtedly the best ever to represent Bexley. They won 7 out of 10 games and lost the other three by very small margins to big schools. They repeated as co-champions of the Central Buckeye League and champions of the Little Three and scored 193 points to 34 for the opposition. The basketball team is the only team of the year without an enviable record. They won 7 out of 13 games played but only finished tied for fourth place with two other teams in the C. B. L.; and they achieved that little success through sheer fight and determination after los- ing many early season games. The track team was outstanding; again win- ning the League championship as well as the Little Three championship for the second con- secutive year. They also won a triangular meet with North and Granville and only lost an early dual meet to West High. They also made a better showing than any previous Bexley team in the District meet. The baseball team has now won five and lost five. This is a good record for Bexley baseball teams in recent years because we have not been noted for out- standing baseball teams. The swimming team again won the C. B. L. championship as well as the Little Three championship, and placed fourth in the Ohio State championship. However, we lost two dual meets. The tennis team has lost only one match out of five and has annexed the C. B. L. championship as well as the Central District doubles championship. The golf team has won 8 out of 10 matches and also the Central Buckeye League championship for the first time. It is the best Bexley golf team in the history of the school. In summarizing then, Bexley this year has won the Central Buckeye League cham- pionship in football, track, swimming, golf, and tennis and only failed to win the championship in one sport, basketball. We also won the doubles championship in tennis for the Central District and copped fourth in the State swimming meet. CLASS of 19 3 2

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THE TORCH Front row, Left to right—Starlc, Christian, Eckley, Henceroth, Hardwick. Back row: Miles, Manager, Brenning, Myers, Hoffman, Benjamin, Petzinger, Elsass, Coach Smith. BASKET BALL G III HE Bexley cage team was not entirely successful this year, but made a much III better showing than last year's squad, by winning seven out of 13 starts. Of the six games lost, four were taken by Circleville and Delaware, who later battled for the league championship, and the other two by Marysville and Grandview, who were both beaten in their second encounter with the Lions. The first team was composed of Eckley, honorary captain, and Hardwick, for- wards; Henceroth, center; and Christian and Stark, guards. Benjamin and Brenning alternated with Hardwick and Christian at forward and guard positions respectively. Petzinger, Myers, Hoffman, and Elsass also saw action. The three lettermen back from last year were Eckley, Hardwick, and Stark. The Bexley five's record: Bexley 17; Grove City 10. Bexley 26; Fairmont 24. Bexley 28; Westerville 18. Bexley 18; Delaware 24. Bexley 25; Circleville 31. Bexley 23; Arlington II. Bexley 24; Bexley 24; Westerville 22. Bexley 20; Grandview 18. Bexley 20; Marysville 27. Bexley 13; Circleville 20. Bexley 23; Delaware 34. Bexley 16; Grandview 23. Marysville 18. CLASS of 19 3 2