Canton Williams High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Canton, NY)

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The cgllgonquin Canton glzgb 5617001 BASEBALL This year baseball was introduced to Canton High School as a major sport. Team candi- dates were given greater reasons for trying out by the purchase of uniforms which were paid for -by the sale of season tickets. These uniforms were yellow with Canton written in brown on the front of the shirts. Material was plentiful in every department but pitching. Tupper started the season but was unable to continue. Stiles, Nash and Gary all developed into good men to bear the mound duties throughout the season. When Nash pitched, Northrup played first and the rest of the team usually lined up thus: Ensby, catcher, Nash, first base, McCleod, second base, Patten, shortstop, Patterson, third base, Keough, left fieldg Stone, center field and Longshore, right field, with Sellis, Coakley, Northrup, Seelye and Scalise seeing frequent service. We are a member of the Frontier League and have made a very good showing. Other teams in the league are: Lisbon, Potsdam, Norwood, Madrid, St. Mai-y's, Rensselaer Falls and Heuvelton. Our chances for continuing success in this league are good. Many are lost by graduation but they can be replaced by others who have shown great promise this year.

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C5176 C5-fzlgonquin Canton Qdglr School l FIIIST RUW H4-fr to riglitl: Longslmre. Shun-, R. Nash. Ensby. l':ntte-n. 'l'Hl' IIUW: 1'n.u-lu Ullvn-i'. lb. Nusli. lllilll:lQ.Yl'I'I Sims, lhunks. The Golden Bears opened the current season with a roar, meeting and taking all opponents, both league and non-league. They even beat Chateaugay who took the championship of Section 7 when they beat Potsdam. After the Bears won three league games and a number of non-league games, it looked like smooth sailing. With confidence they journeyed to Ogdensburg, only to End that they weren't as invincible as they looked, when O. F. A. took them into camp 30 to 21. The mighty Golden Bears had fallen into a slump! They soon tumbled from first place. and things looked very dark as their speedy descent continued. They won a few games, but the cards seemed to be stacked against them, and they failed to play the same kind of ball they displayed at the beginning of the season. They did, however, manage to squeeze into the play-offs in fourth place. Canton drew Malone for the play-offs. After a bad first half, things picked up, and the Bears landed on the top of the heap to the tune of 34 to 22. For the championship game, they drew Potsdam, a tough opponent in any game. In a hard fought 'battle in which the Bears never seemed to strike their stride, Potsdam won 39 to 26. This championship gave Potsdam permanent possession of the trophy awarded to the team winning the championship three seasons. Potsdam won three times to Canton's once. Statistics on Canton's league season follow. In a total of 16 regularly scheduled league games Canton won ten and lost six, having an average of 625 per cent. The Golden Bears scored 488 points while their opponents were scoring 392 points. By a little arithmetic, we Hnd that Canton scored on an average of 30.5 points a game against their opponents average of 24.5 points a game. Of these points, Ralph Nash, a member of the class of '37, scored 177 points, making himself high scorer not only for Canton but also for the entire league. Along with Paul Patten he was elected for a berth on the All Northern. The scores of the league games were: A Canton Massena 26 Canton Norwood 22 Canton Saranac Lake 18 Canton Ogdensburg 30 Canton Malone 27 Canton Gouverneur 12 Canton Tupper Lake 24 Canton P'otsdam 24 Canton Massena 34 Canton Norwood 28 Canton Saranac Lake 23 Canton Olgdensburg 20 Canton Gouverneur 24 Canton Malone 28 Canton Potsdam 27 Canton Tupper Lake 25

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C556 cf2Zlg0nquz'n Gonton gligfr :School ff ,T 1 X Imvrl . Q! VARSITY C CLUB I The Varsity C club held the first meeting of its second year of activity on October 27. Officers for the two semesters were elected as follows: Ralph Nash, Presidentg Paul Patten, Vice-Presidentg Francis Stone, Secretary and Treasurer. The total number of members on this year's roster totaled twenty-three. Five business meetings were held during the year. The second annual Varsity C May Dance was held on May lst in the Grammar School Gymnasium. It was recorded as one of the social successes of the year. . At the last meeting of the year held on May 16th it was decided that the organizatibn would be represented again this year in the summer softball season. May success continue to pursue you through many years to come. Ralph Nash TRACK Immediately after Easter vacation, Coach Oliver called for candidates for track. A num- ber reported but many track men devoted their time to baseball. Meets participated in were invitation meets at Malone and Potsdam, and the Van Dusan, Ogdensburg, and the Sectional meets. The showing' of the Canton team as a whole was not impressive although a few members were outstanding.