Granville High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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BLUE AND WHITE 29 ATHLE fC CLASS OF '21 IN ATHLETICS Granville High's record in athletics for the last four years is indeed, very remark- able. What a pity we did not have a real basketball. place to play Just a few statistics to show what they have actually done, will probably be more convincing. In baseball, the record proves that ex- ceptionally fine work was displayed. Dur- ing this time we have played thirty-eight base ball games and won thirty-six. This record is due largely to the class of 1921. In baseball, Red, Davis, Danson, Hite, and Smoky, have been steadv, re- liable players, and all of them, with the ex- ception of Lanson, have played four years. It may be of some interest to the alumni and friends of our school, to know that in the last four years in basket ball that Red has pitched thirty games and has four-hundred twenty strike outs to his credit. We wonder how many high school pitchers in the state has a better record. In football, we have played thirty games, winning twenty-eight -of them. We did not stop after defeating the county schools, but went far out of our class. Some of the larger teams are: Mt. Vernon, Lancaster, Coshocton, Zanesville, Canal Winchester, and several Columbus High schools. In football, Smoke, Dawson, Red,,' Davis, Beany, Loveless and Plinky, have all worked hard to give G. H. S. her enviable standing in athletics. We also wonder if the followers of athletics in G. H. S., realize that in football during the last four years, that our goal line has been crossed only ten times for a total of sixty-five points, while Granville has scored five-hundred one points against her opponents. We sincerely hope that in the years to come. the students of this grand old school will try their best to maintain the high standing in athletics that we have set for them. We are going to watch you. H. L. Williams CCoachJ In speaking of Mr. Williams, one cannot say too much concerning his coaching ability and wonderful success in G. H. S. Mr. Williams always wonders 'how to fill the vacancies on a team, but just look at the records and see his splendid victories. How does he do it? Mr. W'illiams is a lover of boys, and thus knows each boy in High School like a book. How many men would take such pains training boys, and to think, not one cent of money cones back in exchange for his untiring efforts. This year's baseball team was built out of al- most nothing, but look at its success. Who did it? E. VVilliams CCaptainJ Red has been the mainstay of the pitching staff for the last four years, and his remarkable speed has wade him feared by all opponents throufrhnuf' the cofvntry. Indeed the greater part of G. H. S.'s suc- cess on the diamond, nay be directly credited to this speed ball artist, whose strike outs average has been two nsen per inning. The students of G. H. S. will not soon forget his Work on the mound, and his place will certainly be a hard one to fill next year. Dawson Lee has been behind the bat this spring handling the speedballs and twister ol' the moundsmen, and he has cut off more than one anxious runner, who has tried to sneak down to second unexpectedly. Ile has been swinging a wicked bludgeon in most of the games. and his wallops against Pataskala and Utica were the longest seen on G. H. S. field this spring. Hite What will baseball be at G. H. S. next year without Hite? Tommy, has com- pleted his fourth season and has been whipping them to first from the keystone sack, with Perhaps more zip than ever be- fore. One has only to see him in action on the bases to confirm the belief that he is an experienced baseball player. Davis This is Skunk's second season at the hot corner, and he has been stopping everything that came his direction. He is an all-around player and his bat has been a deciding factor in bringing in many runs. This is Gaile's favorite sport, and this is perhaps the reason for his steady playing. Loveless This is Lovey's second year as a first stringer. but he is now performing in great style. For the past two years he could be found holding down the position in left Held, always ready to nab any ball coming near. Forrest does not like his job, but who could fill the place any better.

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30 ,c 1 cr.- -BLUE AND WHITE Evans Beaney is another Senior, who played on the first team. He did not get to play much, due to considerable hard luck, but he certainly would have made a great show- ing on first base. Beany did not par- ticipate in athletics until he became a Senior, but he has helped to put G. H. S. on the map. F. Williams Since he has become a Senior Plinky has stepped out considerably. In football he showed his ability and was ready to help 13-51Blue and White ...... ...... ...... ...... .... in baseball. Frank was elected to manage the team, and to keep him from overwork- ing, Tyson was made his assistant. Megaw, Owens, Butt, Welsh When the next baseball season rolls around at G. H. S. the absence of seven men from the regular team, will be felt. But Why worry about that, when there is some very good material coming on. Me- gaw, Butt, Owens and Welsh are very bright prospects for another team next year. The future baseball at dear old G. H. S. depends to a great extent, on these four men. Megaw has one more year to show what he could do. He has played second base. shortstop, and performs ex- ceedingly well as a catcher-. He will prob- ably fill Dawson's place next year. We rnust not fail to mention Butt, for he has helped to bring home more than one honor for Granville. Butt has two more years to serve Granville High and we sin- cerely Wish him great success as a pitcher. Vernon can also play a good game at cen- ter field. Owens is a small boy. but nevertheless he can always manage to get on bases. This is his first year at baseball and has several wore years. Here's hoping that he will stick it out. Welsh was a new one added to our pitch- ing staff this year. Since this was Johnnie's first year at the game, a great deal could not be expected. but he showed his abilitv in the Alex. game. This young lad has three more years. Good luck to Johnnie ' G. H. S. 17 vs. Alexander 0 On April 15. Granville High started an- other successful baseball season. by defeat- ing Alexandria by the count 17-0. The visitors were no match for the home lads at anv time. Due to the absence of Daw- son, Evans and Hite, Granville was some- what handicapped but nevertheless proved to be far superior. Their fielding ability was exceptionally good for the first game, but it can still show much improvement. With five letter men playing, the vacancies have not been definitely filled. The pitch- ing of J. Welsh was the bright spot, since this was his first game in the box. Batteries for Granville-Welsh, Megaw. Alexandria-J ones, Stark, Umpire-Lowery. 1234567 R.H.E. G. H. S ............... 5 1 1 8 0 3 x 18 9 2 A. H. S ............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 G. H. S. ll vs. Summit 6 Summit Station was the second team this season to fall into the hands of Granville High. Starting in the first inning, Sum- mit tallied two runs, and remained in the lead for several innings. But after the Granville aggregation started, the game became very intresting, for they did not at any time have the game won until the last put-out. The visitors began in the first inning, hitting almost at will, but this was soon stopped by the steady pitching of Butt. The batteries for Granville-Williams, Butt, Magaw. Summit-Beals, Stewart, Umpire-Rose, Denison. Score by Innings 1234567 R.H.E. G. H. S ............... 1 0 0 1 2 7 x 11 6 5 S. H. S ................. 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 5 9 G. H. S. 18 vs. Pataskala 6 On Tuesday, April 26, the Pataskala Hi's baseball team journeyed to Granville only to go down in defeat. Since Pataskalo is a bitter rival, this gaire was thought to be one of the best of the season, but the Gran- ville machine again proved far superior to their foe. The Granville boys started from the be- ginning, and at no time slowed down, keep- ing in the lead throughout the game. The feature of the game was the pitching of Captain Williams, and the home run of Dawson's. - Batteries were-Granville, Williams, Butt, Dawson. Pataskala, Harris, Baird. Umpire, Lowery. Score by Innings 123456789 R.H.E. G.H.S ....... 06133023x 18116 U.H.S. ........ 000010140 657 G. H. S. 14 vs. U. H. S. 1 Utica High's baseball team again visited Granville, only to increase her list of de- feats administered by G. H. S. The Utica lads were no match for Granville, but they kept fighting all in vain. 1 The feature of the game was the superb pitching of Wil- liams, getting ten strikeouts. Dawson again found a place beyond the fence for another homerun. Batteries for Granville -Williams, Dawson. Utica-Le Fever, Spaniel. Umpire-Lowery. 1234567 R.H.E. Granville ............ 1 6 1 3 2 1 x 14 15 3 Utica ........ ...... 0 010000 1310