Capitol Page School - Congressional Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SPORTS AT CAPITOL PAGE SCHOOL ,FOOTBALL Due to the lack of equipment, this year's football season was limited to one game between the House and Senate, with the final score 0-0, and two games between the Republicans and Democrats. The Democrats ran over the Republicans in the first game, I2-0, and swamped them in the second game, 30-0. BASKETBALL Again this year, as in preceding years, the pages entered the Y.M.C.A. Basketball League. There were only five teams competing in the League, so there were two games each Monday night, while one team drew a bye. The teams played each other three times, thus making a total of twelve games in the regular League season. We have also played one non-league game. lt was with Dolly Madison Junior High School, in Arlington, Virginia. After a tight three quarters, they had a ten point lead when the final horn blew. The game ended 24-14. For the first time in three years we have a regular coach, in the person of Mr. Fowler, Chairman of our English Department. He has unselfishly given his time and efforts into the making of this year's team. This year is the first time that most of the boys have played together, so Mr. Fowler prefers to anticipate the future and is endeavoring to build up a good team for the next few years rather than concentrating too much on this season. Up until the fourth game of this basketball season, the pages had no uniforms. Then they arrived, and in the fourth game the pages took to the floor in flashy blue uniforms trimmed in white. This year, if we haven't had the best team in the League, certainly we have the most attractively uni- formed! Only three lettermen returned from last year's squad: Risque Harper, Dan Skubitz, and Mac Hess. Charlie Morton and Norman Bohrer and Fred Flug- ger have filled the vacated places nicely. Next year we will have several of the varsity back, and by that time we will have played together enough to have a better playing knowledge of each other, and hence, a better team. We are hopefully eyeing the future. BASEBALL One fine Spring day last year the Capitol Page School team started its third season of baseball. With Mr. Leonard Smith as coach, we started prac- ticing early in March and played our first game the latter part of the month. Although the team's record of three wins and eight losses is not as good as it could be, everyone seemed fairly satisfied. Only three of last year's lettermen returned, which is to be taken into consideration. This year under the coaching of Mr. Fowler we hope to have a better team. This year's hopefuls for the varsity are: Ed Schade, Charlie Morton, Chippy Melchiorre, Don Breadon, and Mac Hess, plus returning lettermen. Baseball, like basketball, is looking to the future. ....79.-

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