Owego Free Academy - Tom Tom Yearbook (Owego, NY)

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TOM-TDM .l.L- --l.1 . Special mention should go to Captain Roh Hickey who was a tower of strength in the line, and to George Vadas, halfback, who clicl much to strengthen the team physically and morally. Letters were awarded to Captain Hickey, Vaclas, Bassett, Howe, Hannon, Smith, Tiffany, Franz, Barrett, Boldman, Mallory, Auth, Raftis, and Manager Fuller. SUMUWAR Y Homer at Owego ..... lValton at Owego. .. NVaverly at Owego .... Homer at Homer ..... Sydney at Owego ............ Johnson City at Johnson City. . .. Moravia at Owego ........... Painted Post at Painted Post. .. l41l O. FA. Opponent 13 13 13 12 6 25 7 13 6 6 0 26 7 0 O 26

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F5 ei r o M -T M------: FUUTBALI. Football entered its fourth year at the Academy under a new regime and with a mixed squad of veterans and green players. Coach Stanley Metzger soon whipped the team into shape and the Red and Blue finally sallied forth upon the gridiron with what promised to be the best team in the history of the Main Street institution. The Owegoans made their 1930 debut by engaging a fast Homer High eleven on the home field. The game was marked by numerous substitutions and ragged playing and finally resulted in a 13-13 tie. The next week the Owego grid warriors secured a pleasant revenge for their last year's setback at the hands of Waltoii and in an exciting game with their much heavier rivals chalked up their first victory of the season with a 13-12 score. Waverly returned to the schedule with a championship team but Coach Metzger's men gave the XVaverly outfit considerable trouble before the final whistle. Vadas scored for Owego in the opening minutes of play with a 65 yard dash. This was the first time Owego had scored upon VVaverly in three years of play. The following week found the team in a slump when they journeyed to Homer for a return engagement. In a field covered with snow and ice Homer managed to squeeze out a 13-7 victory over the wearers of the Red and Blue. An undefeated and untied Sydney eleven next made its first appearance on the home gridiron. Owego outrushed, outplayed, outfought but did not out- score Sydney and the game ended in another unsatisfactory 6-6 tie. Owego next tackled the Johnson City Maroon and clawed and scratched their way through a scoreless first half, threatening their rival's goal lines several times. In the second half Owego weakened after a gallant struggle and once again the Red and Blue bowed to a 26-0 defeat. The second day after the J. C. game the Owegoans celebrated Armistice Day and rose to great heights in downing a much heavier and more experienced team from Moravia, 7-0. The Moravians had previously held Johnson City 6-0 but they were unable to withstand the assaults of the Red and Blue. On the following Friday Owego's band of football warriors set forth on a long journey to Painted Post in search of the final victory of the season. Once again the Owegoans were in a slump and could not stem the attack of the Painted Post team and so the season closed with Owego on the short end of a 26-0 score. 1401

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-1--T o M- o M BAIKETIQALL Coach Metzger's first basketball season at the,?Q. F. A. proved to be one many surprises. VV ith Captain Barton, Wilbur, Lgckwiiiod, Franz and Williams as a varsity lineup, the Owego Free Academy plowed through a tough schidule in the Southern tier league to a fairly successful season with ten victories and six defeats. It won six out of its ten league encounters. 2 ii , f . fThe season opened by winning from Newark Valley on the home court and by losing to the Ithaca School of Physical Education the following week in a very exciting game. Then a victory over Homer followed and the team was all ready to defeat Johnson City, but this failed to happen and C. went home the victors by a large score. The team recovered from this defeat, however, and crushed Horseheads in their next encounter. Then came the XVaverly game. Owego threw off the jinx that Waverly seemed to have over us in the past and triumphed over them for the First time since 1918. The next week Montour Falls was easily taken in but Johnson City and Watkins both overcame the Red and Blue in the next successive games. Owego came back and beat Horseheads but lost to Waverly on the band box, court at that place, by one point in an exciting game. Montour Falls and Marlboro-on-the-Hudson went down into defeat at the hands of the O. F. A. during the next two weeks. The regular season was ended by defeating Leroy on the home court. Coach Reifsteck's men put up a hard light but they were nosed out by the O. F. A. Gwego entered the Y. M. C. A. tournament at Elmira but was eliminated in the first game by Mansheld and this inconsistent season ,ended in a defeat. Letters were awarded to Captain Barton, Wilbur, Franz, NVilliams, Lock- wood, Schmidt, and Manager Marble. l42l 9' R!