Bainbridge Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Bainbridge, NY)

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Girls' ntramural Sports BASKETBALL-1955 lst row fbottoml, l. to r.: E. Mayle, R. Toby, G. Collins, M. Drachler, 2nd row: B. Parker, E. Armstrong, S. Cheesbro, S. Landre, B. Pratt. During the i955 basketball season, intramurals were played among the classes. In the junior vs. senior game, the juniors took the victory, twenty-two to eighteen. In the fresh- man vs. sophomore game, the sophomores defeated the fresh- men with a score of thirty-nine to eight. The winners of the two games played each other to determine who would be the bas- ketball champs. In this game, the sophomores defeated the juniors, twenty-eight to seventeen. This made the sophomores the intramural basketball champions of r955. VOLLEYBALL- 1954-55 lst row Cbottomj, l. to r.: S. Williams, J. Aylesworth, D. Yaw, J. David- son. 2nd row: A. Schneider, N. Craig, A. Knapp, S. Alford, B. Foster. Absent: R. Warren. Although the girls' volleyball season falls before basketball, the volleyball intramurals were played after the 1955 basketball season. In the junior vs. senior tournament, the juniors took the victory, winning two out of three games. In the freshman vs. sophomore tournament, the freshmen were defeated when the sophomores won all three games. The final tournament to de- termine the champs was between the sophomores and juniors. The juniors won two games out of three, winding up with the intramural volleyball championship. There were no intramurals played among the classes this year. GIRLS' SPORTS rst row, l. to r.: N. Barrowcliff, S. Palmatier, K. Russell, M. Drachler, D. Yaw, D. Kirkland, S. Williams, R. Macumber. 2nd row: J. Lord, H. Woods, N. Craig, A. Knapp, S. Alford, V. Bickford, E. Davis, S. Tuckey, B. Davidson, M. Lewis, J. Lawrence, S. Pollard. 3rd row: B. Parker, E. Mott, E. Armstrong, S. Cheesbro, S. Hulbert, Cr. Pearsall, G. Collins, D. Amey, F. Sheldon, J. Shields. 4th row: S. Landre, C. Russell, B. Lane, M. Delello, S. Murray, D. Wakeman, C. Howland, J. Ayles- W01'fh, N- Yaw, M. PrCStOn. B. Macumber, J. Rosa, Mrs. Howland. 5th row: A. Schneider, S. Bowen, B. Foster, M. Lawrence, J. Davidson, D. Archer, R- WHUCU, L- Andrews, E. Craig, R. BlBCk, B- Gliha, L. Moore.

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THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN GIRLS SPORTS Reporter Mrs Howland THERE WAS A TIME RESULT Athletic Attire elbow or wrist length middys knee length bloomers long black cotton stockings Basketball The only team sport in many schools was basketball Boys rules were used and the girls went along w1th the varsity boys to play the preliminary game now taken over by the jayvees Other Team Sports Some small town schools had softball teams but volleyball soccer field hockey and track were virtually unheard of ex cept ln c1ty schools private schools and schools of hlgher education lndxvldual Sports There was 11ttle or no op portumty for instruction in individual sports Some tennis was played ln small town schools Swimming and archery were rarely mcluded 1n unheard of Swimming Very few glrls were good swimmers Calesthenic Many towns had no gymnasium Calesthemcs were of necessity confined to stilted exercises which could be conducted in the aisles of a classroom Cheerleading-conslsted mostly of arm waving by one or more enthusiastlc students Physical activity in general was indulged in by a naturally skilled and enthusiastic few Playdays clinic and intramural are all fairly new words in the sports vocabulary Discomfort due to inhibited motion Very few girls could play well a game constitu tionally suited to boys Injuries and other phys ical damage reached such alarming proportions that the game was reorganized to suit the wel fare and ability of all girls Only a handful of glrls who were able to sur vive the strain of boys rule basketball had a chance to partlclpate in team sports of any kind Because the majority of girls were unskilled in individual sports they did very little partlcipat mg There was a tendency to regard any girl who pursued these occupations on her own as Girls adventuresome enough to get in water over their heads were supposed to be rescued by some member of the stronger sex As more and more g1rls persisted in gett1ng into the water the Job of sav1ng their lives became too arduous and risky for the ever gallant males and lt was finally decided to give all girls a chance to learn to make their own way over the water Exercises done from a standmg position such as deep breathing arm stretching and deep knee bending were the mam diet Thrs was so enjoyed by all concerned that It has grown to be a highly organized sport on 1ts own The obvious pleasure and well being derlved by the few lead to a demand for more instruction and more chance for particlpation by all To day every girl has a chance to take part 1n almost every phase of physical actlvity 70 Varsity J ayvees s a curriculum. Bowling and golf were practically unladylike or a tom-boy.