Bolivar Central School - Gusher Yearbook (Bolivar, NY)

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20 BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL BLIZZARD” Football 1924 Line-up. Abraham Zellermeyer, Howard VanCuren, left end; John Sawyer, left tackle; Edgar Dillie, left guard; Murray Potter, center; Howard Richardson, right guard; Lawrence Slianer, right tackle; Earl Harrington, right end; John Kroh, Lyman Root, quarterback; Nelson Shavalier, Lyman Root, half back; Fred Newton, John McMur-dy, halfback; Harry Sackett, fullback. The officers of the team: Harry Sackett, captain; Murray Potter, manager. Record of the Games. B. H. S.—0. B. H. S.—0. B. 11. S.—0. B. H. S.—0. B. H. S.—0. B. 11. S.—0. B. 11. S.—0. Hornell High—52. Glean High—69. Alfred Frosh—26. Wellsville—22. Salamanca—20. Coudersport—33. Smethport—28. Remarks of the Games. The team of 1924, light and inexperienced, achieved the distinction (if such it may be called) of going through the season without scoring a point. Seven games were played. The Alfred Frosh game was the best of the season, the score being 26 to 0 in favor of Alfred Frosh. Alfred scored three touchdowns and two goals in the first quarter. Bolivar then settled down to work and held Alfred until the last quarter when Alfred received one touchdown. The Hornell and Glean games were the poorest games of the season. Bolivar was both outclassed and outweighed. Bolivar was outweighed in every game of the season but they were classed as one of the best fighting teams in the county. Boys’ Basketball The B. II. S. basketball team, season of 1924-25, fared as good, if not better than the teams of several preceding years. Although slow in getting started towards a winning streak, the boys ended up in a fairly good season. The first game of the season which was played with the Alfred Frosh on the latter’s court was not a high school game. Bolivar was outclassed from the start by the players of Alfred who were to be classed as a first class sub-college team. The contest closed with a victory for Alfred, 35 to 16. The second game was played with Friendship at Friendship and the local boys were again defeated by a score of 24 to 11. The game was very loose the first half, which enabled Friendship to gain a lead which Bolivar was not able to overcome. The third and poorest game of the season was played at Cuba. The cause of the defeat was due to lack of practice. The score ended 52 to 7, favor of Cuba. The fourth was a repetition of the first game. It was played with Glean H. S. at Glean and ended in their victory, 52 to 12.

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BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL “BLIZZARD” 19 .............. Athletic Association OFFICERS Harry Sackett, President Paul Husak, Vice President Tressa Wellenhoffer, Secretary and Treasurer

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BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL “BLIZZARD” 21 The fifth game was played with Wellsville at Bolivar. This game was a closely contested game throughout. It ended however, in a defeat for Bolivar, 18 to 20. The sixth and seventh games were repetitions of the fifth, both defeats for Bolivar. The first with Friendship at Bolivar, 10 to 27, the latter with Wellsville at Wellsville, 11 to 22. These last three games had shown that Bolivar was getting into her stride. The eighth and ninth games were both victories for Bolivar over Richburg, 20 to 11 and 18 to 17. Both games, especially the latter were closely contested. The tenth game was played at Bolivar with Westbrook Academy of Olean. This was a very hard fought game from start to finish and although slightly demoralized in the second half by the loss of Kroh, forward, Bolivar won her third victory, 18 to 17. The eleventh game was with Portville at Portville and Bolivar went down to a good defeat, 18 to 20. This game was won by Portville in the last three minutes. The twelfth and thirteenth games were both victories for Bolivar which showed the fighting spirit which was in the boys. The first was with Fillmore H. S. at Bolivar, a victory of 50 to 19, and the latter was with Portville at Bolivar, 32 to 15. The tournament at Olean then came and Bolivar in her first night’s game again defeated Fillmore 56 to 7. The next game at the tournament was played with Cuba and Bolivar lost her chance of winning the championship by a score of 37 to 13. St. Bona’s H. S. played next at Bolivar and like Alfred were out of Bolivar’s ciass. The contest ended with their victory, 32 to 16. Bolivar then went on an overnight trip to Franklinviile and lost their 17 th game, 30 to 20. The eighteenth and nineteenth games were both played with Belmont, ana were both won by the old B. II. S. The first at Bolivar, 2i to 16, and the latter at Belmont, 19 to 18. The twentieth game was played at Bolivar with Belfast and ended in a victory for Bolivar, 46 to 27. This ended the season. Out of the total of 19 high school games, not counting the two with Alfred, Bolivar won nine and lost 10 games, a percentage of 450. Line up: Forwards, Charles Mead, John Kroh, Murray Potter, Howard VanCuren, Howard Shan-er; center, Harry Sackett; guards, Francis Ward, Ralph Sawyer, M. Potter. Subs: A. Howard, Earl Stohr. -----ihi—«+«-...- ... -- i £ Get the Habit” Going to Jfie Liberty (o. I Most Stylish j Men s and Boys’ Clothing and Shoes at a Saving i I IKe LIBERTY (g. OLEAN, N. Y. +«—„„—...—».—.+ ■»+