Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHILLIPIAN 21 HASEBALI, Front Row-C. Blanchard, A. Blanchard, D. Dennison, li. Russell, N. Toothaker. J. NVhite, C. Smith Back Row-H. White. li. Burnliani, B. XVing. M. Stinchfield, R. Badger. E. Russell. K. Smith Absent-T. Thompson, Morgan, Eustis. Lovett. Parker May 2-We played our first game at Wilton. The diamond looked fairly good at the start of the game. But evidently the frost was not all out of the ground, and before the end of the game the mud was ankle deep around third base. Burnham pitched a good game, striking out fifteen Wilton men. The Final score was Phillips 15, Wilton 6. May 7-lay won from us on their home grounds, 8-l. Stinchfield pitched a good game, but lay was a better team. May 8-We won from Kingfield, l0-l. The Kingfield boys could do little with Burnham's fast ball. May 13-Dixheld won 14-7. Stinchfield pitched a fine game and deserved to win, but the team made too many errors. Stinch- field was the leading hitter with a single, double and a home run. May 15-Phillips played the first home game with Strong, winning 23-2. At the end of the fourth inning the most of the regulars left the game. Curt f' Smith held the Strong batters scoreless during the last five innings. It was just one of those days when the Strong boys couldn't do anything right. May l7-The Iay pitcher fanned 23 of our batters and won an easy victory, l0-2. May 18-ln the first inning our first five batters connected for two singles, two doubles and a triple, giving us four runs. After that first bad inning the Kingfield pitcher settled down and pitched good ball. We won this game, I3-5. TRACK IN the state meet of 1959 Phillips l-ligh's track ICZIIU came out not far from the top, with 24 points. When all was over, Maurice Toothaker had taken a First in the mile and a second in the halfq Bill Burnham had taken a first in the shot putg Malcolm Tooth-

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20 THE PH the tournament, and the boys were anxious to make up for that game they lost at Farmington. Burnham, Stinchfield, Badger, Russell, and Blanchard were playing their last league game for P. H. S., and what a game they played. The final score, 24-ll just about tells the story. At the tournament, after losing to King- field, the boys came back Saturday morning to win from Stratton, and played Farming- ton for the consolation trophy in the even- ing. This proved to be one of the best games of the tournament. Both teams, having lost in the first round, were fighting for one more victory. Farmington was ahead at the half, but in the first two minutes of the third quarter our boys made nine points and finally won by a small margin. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Kittredge coached the team, and to them should go much of the credit for our successful season. Newt Toothaker will be our only regular back an- other year. Summary of games: ff ILLIPIAN Last year under Coach Higgins we had a very successful season. The only two games we lost were with Farmington, the First a 5-4 decision early in the season and later a ten inning battle on our own diamond. A very heavy hitting team was developed as the following scores indicate. Summary: Phillips 4 Farmington 5 Phillips 18 Kinglield Phillips 26 Rangeley Phillips 11 Stratton Phillips 12 Farmington Phillips 20 Strong Phillips 31 Stratton Phillips 18 Strong Phillips 11 Rrmgeley Phillips 12 Kingfield Phillips 19 New Sharon 12 A Phillips New Sharon Phillips Reserves Phillips North Anson Phillips Stratton Phillips Rangeley Phillips Strong Phillips Flagstaff Phillips Alumni Phillips Kingfield Phillips Rangeley Phillips Strong Phillips Reserves Phillips Kinzfield Phillips Stratton Phillips Flagsfaff Phillips Weld Phillips Anson Phillips Weld H - Home games. A - Games away. BASEBALL 1940 This year we hope to, have as much suc- cess as we had last year. We have a sched- ule of fourteen games, eight of which are league games. The season is very late and it is doubtful if we are able to play on our diamond before the tenth of May. The fol- lowing men are out for the team: Russell, Stinchfield, Burnham, H. White, I. White, A. Blanchard, C. Blanchard, Toothaker, Dennison, Badger, C. Smith, K. Smith, Mor- gan, Eustis, Lovett, Parker and Thompson. Russell, who always keeps the team on its toes, will do the most of the catching with Burnham and Stinchfield alternating in the box. Summary of games to be played: April 27 -- Phillips at Stratton. May 2-Phillips at Wilton. TOURNAMENT GAMES Phillips 12 Kingiield 22 Phillips 27 Stratton 21 Phillips 32 Farmington 29 BASEBALL IN 1938 we tied Kingfield in the North Franklin League, but lost in the play-off at Farmington. May 4-Phillips at Kingfield. May 7 Phillips at Jay. May 8 Phillips at Rangeley. May 13 Phillips at Dixfield. May 15 Strong at Phillips. May 17 Jay at Phillips. May 18 Phillips at Stratton. May 20 Wilton at Phillips. May 22 Kingfield at Phillips. May 25 Rangeley at Phillips. May 27 Dixfield at Phillips. May 29 Phillips at Strong.

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22 THE PH aker a second in the mile, a second in the javelin, third in the discus, and Art Blanchard a second in the broad jump. We still watch with interest the running activities of Monty and Macky Toothaker. In the Patriots' Day Marathon at Portland this year, Monty, after a winter of hard work and no training, finished fourth amid keen competition. We expect to hear more from these speedy twins before their track careers are forgotten. Our own track season is getting off to a late start this year. King Winter has been reluctant to leave the park and baseball gives us a lot of competition. A triangular meet with Wilton and Mexico scheduled for May ll had to be postponed because of a very muddy track. If all goes well we shall meet our first test on May 25 in a quadrangular meet with Wilton, Farmington, and Mexico. Then, if our performance warrants it, we intend to enter our proven stars in the state meet at Portland, on Iune 1. In the dashes this year we are expecting to see some speed from the Blanchard broth- ers and Bill Burnham. In the middle dis- tances and distances we are placing our hopes in George Wood, Harvey Lovett, Lester Cof- fren, and Earl Eustis. Burnham and Stinch- field should be sure point winners in the field events. Broad jumpers include Art Blanch- ard, Bill Burnham, Blynn Ross, and George ILLIPIAN Wood, and high jumpers, Ross, Burnham, Wood, Lovett, and Bunny Blanchard. Pole vault possibilities are Don Dennison, Blynn Ross, and Bunny Blanchard. Bill Burnham claims to be a qualified timber topper, and we shall soon find out. P. M. Kittredge. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Tms year there were fourteen girls who responded to the call to practice. Our first game was with New Sharon. We got beaten pretty badly, 39-9. After that we got back in our old positions and for a short time did much better. We wish to thank our coach, Miss Morrell, for her help. Following is a summary of our games and SCOFCSZ Anson Academy Kingfield Phillips Phillips Stratton Rangeley Phillips Phillips Rangeley Strong Phillips Phillips Strong Kingfield Phillips Phillips F lagstali' Stratton Phillips Phillips Flagstaff Anson Phillips Phillips Weld Weld Phillips Phillips