Caernarvon Township High School - Blugold Yearbook (Morgantown, PA)

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BASEBALL Mr. John Pollschak, Harvey Eshelman, Glenn Beam. Elmer Glass, Robert DeLong, Walter Cook, Robert Johnson, Frank Fries. Eugene Styer, Howard Muhlenberg,Captain Claude Seifrit, Robert Haas. The baseball season opened earlyin the spring with most of the high school boys try- ing out for a berth on the 1948 team. Coach John Polischak had only a few veterans around whom to plan his teamg this meant that many of the rooky players would see action on the dlammd. For the first time in the history of Caernarvon High School the team became a mem- ber orf the Southern Division of the Berks County Pennsylvania .interscholastic Athletic As- sociation League. Fifteen boys, representing all the classes, have played on the team this year. They include: Harvey Eshelman, Robert Johnson, Robert Haas, Walter Fllmore, and Donald Wells - outfleldg Claude Seifrit and Frank Fries - pitcher and shortstopg Howard Muhlenberg - plt- cher and first baseg Walter Cook - catcherg Eugene Styer - first baseg Elmer Glass, Glenn Beam, and Robert DeLong - second baseg James Carrlgan - shortstopg Lynn Sagner - third base. Schedule ' April 2 - Honey Brook April 22 - Mohnton April 5 Mohnton April 23 Reading lay Vees April 8 Birdsboro April 26 Blrdsboro ' April 9 Terre Hill April 29 Amity April 12 Amity May 3 Oley April 15 Oley May 6 Boyertown ' April 16 Reading lay Vees ' May 11 Terre Hill April 19 Boyertown ' May 13 Honey Brook 'Non-league games fifty-three

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fifty-two GIRLS' BASKETBALL Mrs. Dorothy Groff, Hosabel Witwer, Irma Shirk, Nancy Arters, jane Kruppenbach, Captain Ieanne Byler, Catherine Trate, Dorothy Bixler, Ernie Abbott, Julianne March, Alyce Filmore. Basketball is the one sport to which Caernarvon girls eagerly look forward each year. Last fall more than twenty girls responded to the call for recruits and practiced Monday evening of each week. By the time the first game was to be played Coach Groff had ten girls picked to represent C.H.S. The Blue and Gold sextette joined the Tri-County League which included Honey Brook, Warwick, Terre Hill, Cochranville, and Caernar- von. In the finish the Caernarvon lassies were in third place. Three senior girls played on the team. Ieanne Byler served as captain and played forward position as did Catherine Trateg jane Krup- penbach played as a guard. Cornelia Schubel, another senior, was man- ager. Team Record Opponents C. H. S. Alumnae ..... 27 22 Cochranville. . . 14 19 Honey Brook . . 32 9 Alumnae . . . ll 21 Warwick . . . 27 16 Terre Hill . . 8 23 Warwick .... 31 ll Honey Brook. . . 27 9 Cochranville. . . 17 17 Alumnae . . . 14 19 Terre Hill . . 9 24

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fifty-four TRACK Mr. Elbert Eberts, Harvey Eshelman, Mr. Iohn Polischak Howard Muhlenberg, Walter Cook, Claude Seifrlt. Roland Johnson, Eugene Styer, Robert Haas. Track in C.H.S. was revived this year by Mr. Eberts after hav- ing been abandoned for a number of years. Mr. Polischak and Mr. Eberts coach the team. There are two squads: the senior and junior high. All boys from grades seven to twelve have the opportunity of trying out for one of the teams. The following boys represent Caernarvon: Senior High Squad - Walter Cook, 1X2 mile relayg Howard Muhlenberg, sprints, Claude Sei- frit and Robert Haas, dash and relay, Roland Johnson, 1X2 mile and 1 mile relay. Iunior High Squad - Eugene Styer, high jump, Frank Fries, Lynn Sagner, Earl Moore, Earnest Moore, sprinters and relay asplrants. April 17 April 24 May 1 May 5 May 8 May 1 5 Schedule Albright County Meet - Reading. Penn Relays - Philadelphia. West Reading High County Meet - West Reading Venzke Relays - Boyertown Shillington High County Meet - Shlllingtm. P.I.A.A. District III Meet - Lancaster