Avalon High School - Annual Yearbook (Avalon, PA)

Page 22 text:

20 THE BUZZER The score stood 7-3 in favor of Avalon in the last of the ninth, when, by several errors and other bad breaks, Woodlawn scored five runs. Molter had his hand spiked in two places, thus necessitating a change, which spoiled the party. WOODLAWN GAME Woodlawn visited Avalon intend- ing to win again, but the tables were turned by our trusty bats, which served their purpose. We played a ninth-inning this game, but we were able to play errorless ball. Several of the fellows hit con- sistently, which meant defeat for Woodlawn. The game ended 16-12. Sewickley, May 4, 1920. Revenge is sweet! Avalon lived up to that motto when they traveled to Sewickley and beat that High School team by the score of 12-10. Remembering the defeat sustained at their hands in basket- ball, the team redeemed itself in this baseball game. Avalon had quite a few rooters down at the Y. M. C. A. grounds to cheer. This must have helped, as the score was 5-1 in favor of the Sewickley team when the rooters arrived. Woodburn kept up his hitting rampage by garnering three more bingles, one being a double and an- other that should have been a triple. Besides his stellar perform- ance an additional feature of inter- est was an aerial bleacher, as an aeroplane hovered over the field as if watching the game. BELLEVUE GAME Avalon visited Bellevue with the intentions of beating them, but they did not take into consideration that a jinx had something to do with this game. The fellows had been hitting fairly well before this game, but up there they were un- able to get but two hits. Pollock's home run and Graef's single were the only two bingles. Bellevue was able to get on base a good many times by errors. Young pitched a good game, but did not get very good support from the infield. Belle- vue will again play us at the school picnic, where we intend to pay them back. A bowling league was instigated some time ago in the H. S. classes for the purpose of a little recrea- tion. The result follows: Won Lost Pct. Games Juniors --- 6 3 .666 9 Sophomores- 6 6 .500 12 Freshmen-- 4 5 .444 9 Seniors --- 5 7 .416 12 CAPTAINS Seniors ...1............ M ...... Clark Juniors -- ,.,,,............... Mayer Sophomores 1................. Wilson Freshmen ......,............ Southern WHO'S WHO IN THE SENIOR CLASS Wittiest Girl ...... Doris Corbett Class Flip ............. Olive Wilt The Johnnie .......... Anna Dowd Old Maid School Teacher ...... ------------------Helen Toay Class Giggler .... Norine Anderson Brightest Girl---Christine Hooper Piano Jazzer ........ Jean Stewart Class Optimist ...... Julia Knight Funniest Girl ......... Helen Kahl Sentimental Sue .............. ------------Jessie Garmentine Calamity Jane ....... Ruth Wilson Class Speaker ........ Gladys Cole Class Vamp ....... Alfreda Painter Shimmy Liz ....... Grace Louthan Class Drummer .... Maude Thomas Industrious Lad--Clayton Kuester Jazz Hound ....... Russell Pollock Sleeping Beauty ..... Karl Schiller Class Arguer ....... Howard Clark Miss Meek's Hobby .......... --------------Raymond Little Class Victrola .... Harvey Kapner Class Politician---William Corbett Goodlooking ? ....... George Graeff Class Clown ........ Daniel Molter French Shark ...... Andrew Ward Bud Fisher ....... Donald Bechler -G. C. L., '20.

Page 21 text:

THE BUZZER 19 Athlvtirz Avalon, when it has completed its baseball season, will have com- pleted one of the most successful athletic years in history. We have had representative teams in all branches of athletics and each one has upheld the honor of Avalon High. We have competed against some of the best teams in Western Pennsylvania and have made good. We hope that Avalon will have greater success next year in mak- ing a name for itself. The Honor Roll of Athletes, who have won their insignia in different branches of sports, now in school: , 3 A's Pollock, '20. Football, fCapt.J , '20. Basketball, 19, CCapt.J, '20. Baseball, '19, '20. Molter, '20. Football, '20. Basketball, '19 fCapt.J Baseball, '19, '20 fCapt.J Miller, '21. Football, '20. Basketball, '19, '20. Baseball, '19, '20. Wills, '21. Football, '20. Basketball, '20. Baseball, '20. Feick, '21. Football, '20. Basketball, '20. Baseball, '20. Young, '21. Football, '20. Basketball, '19. Baseball, '20. 2 A's Mayer, '21. Smith, '22. Little. Football, '20. Football, '20. Football, '20. Baseball, '19, '20. Baseball, '19, '20 fMgr.J. Cheerleader, '19, '20. A iThomas, '22-Football, '20. Graeff, '20-Basketball, '20. Schiller, '20-Football, '20. Clark, '20-Football, '20. Rowbottom, '21-Football, '20. Walters, '22--Football, '20. Woodburn, '22-Baseball, '20. Beckler, '20-Mgr. Football, '20. Parker, '22-Mgr. Basketball,'20. GIRLS Anna Dowd, '20-Basketball, '17, '18, '19, '20. Olive Witt, '20-Basketball, '18, ' '20. 19, Helen Toay, '20-Basketball, '18, '20. Gladys Cole, '20-Basketball, '19, '20. Christine Hooper, '20-Basketball, '20. Amelia Golden,'19-Basketball, '19. BASEBALL The High School team made a trip to Woodlawn to play the base- ball team of that place. The weather had been rather uncertain and when we arrived in the town it began to rain, much to our disap- pointment. The game had to be postponed till Thursday. Wood- lawn is such an easy place to get to! The trip home was very event- ful, several sprints had to be made to make connections with trains during a downpour of rain. The trip was made again Thursday, which was made easier because somebody used his brains and by the generosity of Woodlawn's auto- mobile owners. Young pitched for Avalon and only allowed them three hits up to the eighth inning.

Page 23 text:

THE BUZZER 21 Srhnnl Nairn. Friday evening, May 7, a joint meeting of the Alden and Erodel- phian Literary Societies was held, Russell Pollock acting as president for both societies. A very success- ful program was given. One of the features was the Virgil play, writ- ten by Miss Gladys Cole, which added much to the enjoyment of the evening and also to the reputa- tion of the High School. Jokes and school news, along with solos and readings by different students, car- ried along the program until the end: The closing feature was the Style Review. Modistes and Paris styles have nothing on us. The regular amount of ankles and shoulders was displayed, while we gazed with envy on the curves UD of the leading Bathing Beauty. OLDER BOYS' CONFERENCE The Sixth Annual Older Boys' Conference was held in the North Boroughs, March 19-20-21. The conference was the largest confer- ence of its kind ever held. Over five hundred boys from Western Pennsylvania attended. Large del- egations from Erie, Hollidaysburg, Greensburg, and other distant places were represented. The men who addressed the conference came from Chicago, New York, and one speaker came from the Philippine Islands. Avalon High School should be proud of the fact that one of their members was elected president of this conference. Russell Pollock worked hard in the Hi Y Club and deserves every bit of honor which such an office confers on a young man. 1- DEBATE On Wednesday afternoon, March 3rd, Avalon High School Debating Team defeated the Bellevue Team in the first Inter-Scholastic debate in this section. The question for debate was: Resolved, That Capital and Labor should be compelled to settle their disputes in legally established courts of arbitration. Avalon upheld the affirmative side of the question. The second debate was held at Ben Avon Tuesday evening, March 30, which resulted in a victory for A. H. S. over the Ben Avon team. This victory made Avalon the win- ner in this section 5 Ben Avon hav- ing previously defeated Sewickley. The question was the same as stated above, Avalon defending the affirmative side. While Avalon was debating in this section, similar debates were being carried on in the four other sections, twenty teams competing for the county championship and for the scholarship given by the University of Pittsburgh. Coraop- olis won in its section, Clairton, North Braddock, Oakmont and Av- alon winning in their respective sections. Coraopolis defeated Clair- ton in the semi-final debate held April 8. On April 30, the Avalon team met defeat at North Braddock. Both teams put up a stiff fight for the winner qualified in the final de- bate to be held at the University of Pittsburgh for the championship. The Avalon team was represent- ed by Miss Gladys Cole and William T. Corbett, and was coached by Miss Macpherson, the instructor of English in A. H. S. March 26, a very successful con- cert was given by the Girls' Chorus at the Avalon Borough Hall. The fund raised is to be used for the purpose of buying a new victrola. The Girls' Quartette and the solo- ist, Eva Spencer, added to the suc- cess of the evening. April 5, Miss Margaret McCurdy entertained the A. H. S. girls at her home. Dancing was the main fea-