Boys High School - Epitome Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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THE EPITOME Foot Ball C OGCII-JOHN DIETRICI1 Asxisieant C oach-ROBERT Bovuzs Student Mgrs.-T11oMAs ANDES, DONALD FELIX C!If7fUi1l--ALBERT STARK REESER H ess, NV. LEASE HISN NE NIAIER GOODMAN BILLINGER STAILEY ESTERLY Akrz BERTOLET FRIIEDMAN LEIBY NVEILER Under the direction of their new coach, John Dietrich, the Red and Black eleven brought to Reading High the most successful foot ball season in years. The 1926 team was a team of which to be proud in many respects. Under the new system of coaching, every player learned to be a clean-cut athlete, and each player was taught the value of fighting to the last minute. Again, their team spirit enabled them to conquer many strong opponents. Perhaps the finest battle was staged at Lebanon. Cutplaying their opponents through the game, Reading was able to score only in the last minute of play. The only serious injury oc- curred to Sammy Goodman, Reading High's all-around athlete. Early in the season he was injured and confined to bed ever since. Nlfith Stark back as captain of the 1927 team and a wealth of material left over, next year should usher in another successful season. Summary Reading High, 395 Reading High, 27, Reading High, 25' 7 Media High, 7 Stevens Trade, 0 Lititz High 1 , 0 Reading High, 3 VVilliam Penn High, 28 Reading High, 65 Lebanon High, ' 0 Reading High, og Allentown High, 34 Reading High, 7, Penn Harris, 7 Reading High, 72 Norristown High, I3 Reading High, 12, Lebanon High, 6 Reading High, 15, Hanover High, 6 Totals, 145 101 Reserves NVith Coach Boyles at the wheel, the Scrubs enjoyed a good season. It is through this team that the varsity depends for its development, both by the daily opposition at George Field and by drawing developed players from their ranks. The Reserves played six games, losing but one, to the Traymores They defeated Lebanon Reserves twice and the East End Blue Socks. The following players were included on the scrub team: Heston, Rohrbach, Stein, Charles Schaeffer, Gaul, Haeifer, Kuhn, Dracha, Drobeck, Fegley, Good, VV. Hagen, P. Hess, Kiss- ling, Mackes, Schmucker, William Smith, DeMarco, Spatz, Swavely, Hawk, Heinz, Hullinger, Rismiller, Clarence Schaeffer, Adams, Scheid, Rehr, Jacobs, Katz, VVeiler, Wink, High, and Bitterman.

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THE 'EPITOME 81 Varsity Basket Balls JOHN DIETRICH, Coach VVALTER KLEINSPEHN, Faculty Manager - GEORGE CLAMMER AND GEORGE GRAEFF, Student Managers Members of Team GOODMAN, Captain Outlay . CooMBs Swovsiz HENNE BLYLER Wrcxcsr. Kor-IL HANGEN DIETRICH FLATT Rassan MENGEL HAWK ESTERLY Results Attained Thus Far Reading High, Reading High Reading High Reading High Reading High Reading High, Reading High, Re ! 9 J ! , St. Gabriel's H. S 5 Doylestown, 24. , Pottsville, 13. g All-Collegians, 42. 3 Gettysburg, 55. Sunbury, 17. 533 Pottstown, 48. maining Schedule . 53 34 57 ' 39 32 45 i Friday, January 21-Vililliamsport. :Saturday, January 22-Lancaster. 'Friday, Januar 'kSaturday, Jann y 28-Steelton. ary 29-William Penn. Saturday, February 5-John Harris. 1'Saturday, February I2-WVilliam Penn. 'l'Friday, February 18-Lancaster. : Saturday, February I9-Lebanon. 'l'Friday, February 2 5-York. Saturday, Febr TFriday, March 'I'Saturday, Mar Friday, March uary 26-Washington Central 4-Steelton. ch 5-Williamsport. 1 1-Gettysburg. 'l'Saturday, March 12-Sunbury. TFriday, March Saturday, Mar 18--Lebanon. ch 19--York. 'F Home Games. 1' Games Away. Again Reading High is well represented on the basket ball court. This year, however, brought on something new. For the iii-st time in many years, R. H. S. was forced to start a season with practically an inexperienced team, due mainly to the illnes of Captain Goodman. Also, unlike other years, this seasonis team is composed of ,smaller and lighter players. But this defect is easily offset by their speed and aggressiveness on the floor. Coombs being the only real 'veteran left, our new coach, John Dietrich, was presented with a difficult problem in that he had to sift a very large squad in order to find tive players to represent R. H. S. But, true to former records, the Red and Black quintet got away to a good start and are sure to keep up the fine work. They opened the season with a decisive victory over St. Gabrie1's High School, of Hazleton. T he above list of players had to be selected from a squad of 55 candidates. This fact assures keen competition throughout the season for the varsity squad.