West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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West in Baseball. bask ball team, i yoi . CR baseball team of 1909, although handicapped by rules of eligibility and delay in obtaining uniforms, are doing all that can be expected to at least make a favorable showing for a school in its infancy. The first game with Central, although played fairly well considering the meager school support, was the signal of our initial downfall by the score of 10 to 3. The following week South handed us a 13 to 0 defeat. After a week’s hard training the team again met South, and. in spite of the fact that they played an aggressive game, were beaten by a score of 5 to 4. redeeming themselves somewhat for their poor showing the week before. North was our next opponent and won a 6 to 4 victory from us. We have yet to play several different high schools of the Twin Cities and on June 5th the team will journey down to Owatonna to meet the fast Pillsbury Academy team of that town. Next year, without any doubt. West will make a stronger showing and fight for the championship of the interscholastic baseball league. When that season comes let the student body be ready with enthusiasm. The team will do its best. Twenty-eight

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The West Track Team TRACK TEAM. 1909. WEST was the first of the Minneapolis High Schools to begin spring training for the Track Team. The first meeting was held in January; Donald Thayer being elected manager. Training was made difficult on account of having no place of our own to practice in; but nevertheless many candidates had daily practice. The Minnesota National Guard Armory being secured, the first trials were held. From the records made there a relay team was chosen, consisting of Sprague Gee, Lewis Hopper. Harold Mattcrn and Lester Badger. The first three were all from the Freshman class. The use of the St. Paul V. M. C. A. was kindly offered and many of the candidates were to be seen practicing daily for the Northwestern Indoor Meet. This meet was held at the St. Paul Auditorium, Feb. 17. West had nineteen entries, it being the only Twin City High School to have men entered in any other than that of the relay race. In this latter race, West came in second. Outdoor training commenced Mar. 15. At the University Annual Indoor Meet, March 20, there were thirteen entered from West, and being represented by the same relay team. With the same enthusiasm that Mr. Burrier has instilled in the men and with our new field captain, Joseph Mattern, we hope and know that the West Track Team will have a successful season for 1909. Lester R. Badger. Twenty-seven

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The following composed the 1909 team : Catchers—Armatage, an Duzzee (captain). Pitchers—Gage, Tumy. Infieldcrs—Bright, Owen, Newman, Ayers, Walker (captain). Outfielders—Lees, Ash, Xewmire. Roy Walker, Captain, ’09. LAST HOWL. The primary object of this last “howl from a departing rooter captain is to call the attention of succeeding generations to the size of crowds which turned out at every one of the games last year and to what they accomplished. West High was a new school last fall and many who came here left good friends behind. Under these conditions one might naturally expect a certain amount of skepticism. But there was not one bit of it. Every one of you opened your hearts and adopted West freely and for all time. When that first mass meeting was called in the Auditorium, there was a grand response and at the game a better. Remember that all this was not done by the hovs. for the girls fully equalled the boys. Well, we lost that first game, but that didn’t make a bit of difference, you turned out better than ever next time. And so it was all thru the year. Now the point is this. Last year was the first year of West High and you were expected to set an example. You did it. Now if you made a great showing last year, and the team lost in the championship race, what are you going to do next fall when you have a seasoned team from which not a member was lost bv graduation. a team from which you may rightfully expect big things. Now they will do their part if you will do yours. It’s up to you. The following are some of the yells: Green—White—Green—White We do—do fight Sis-boom-ba—Sis-boom-ba West Side High School Rah-Rah-Rah. Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah-Rah W-E-S-T—West! Tiger! Nigger, nigger, hoe pertater Half-fast alligator Ram-Ram-Bully nigger Chick-a-wa-da! West Side High School! Rah! Rah! Rah! Twenty-nine