Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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TI-lE1911Al.MANAC The Retina editor wiped his pen on his necktie and advanced to bat. He banged the ball out along the first base line. The first base-woman. Dorothy Seagrave, thought it foul and let it go. Utley advanced to second and Almroth scurried in at home. tying the score. Fair ball! decided the umpire. The masculine spectators roared their approval. The score was tied, men were on first and second, and only one out. But the women were indignantfespecially the members of the Shakespeare Club. One ironically quoted Fair is foul and foul is fair. and several remarked about her whom right and wrong have chosen as umpire. Dorothy looked at the umpire. I don't think your decision was quite fair. Miss Ritchie. she appealed. Yes it was. Fair ball. I called it. Play ball! the arbitrator responded. Herbert Thucydides Xenophon Tigges was next at bat. Our Historian laid down a book, removed his spectacles and walked to the plate. Kindhearted Marjorie took pity on him and gave him a walk. because he was too near-sighted from study to see the ball. This filled the bases. and one lady from the Shakespeare Club anxiously remarked to another, Men must not walk too late. But meanwhile Carl Kelley was at bat. with the bases full. and the chance to win eternal glory. He slapped the ball and with due dignity proceeded toward first base. But our prophetess at third got the ball securely this time. Slide, Kelley. Slide!! urged the fans. Carl refused to accept their advice and was put out at first. Uut. I say. screamed a Shakespeare lover in triumph. Carl remonstrated with Mist: Reinhart. YYhy. Geneva. what ill-feeling have I engendered in you that you retire me in this peremptory fashion? But it was useless. President Stockton came to the bat with the bases full. two outs and the score tied. He struck fiercely. and missed. From the Shakespeare Club up in the stand came a derisive Now you strike like the blind man. The next ball was wide and the batter let it pass. The third was a trifle high and he ignored it also. whereupon one of the members of the Shakespeare Club grudgingly remarked. He knows the game. Marjorie put all her strength and skill in the next one. George drew back and caught it strongly. Crack! and the white sphere shot through the air. I'tley woke up and in a few strides covered the distance from second to third and then to the home plate. where he scored the winning run of the game. Man had proven his superiority in strength. skill and brains. He had won. A great cheer burst from the men in the crowd. aided by some of the girls who had not been chosen for the team. TS

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Tl-lE1911Al.IV1ANAC lVhy did yo11 catch that hall? .Xnd as for you. Carl Kelley. I'll n1'1-cr speak to you again! lYhy llltlllit you get o11t of the way when you saw it C'OIl1lllg2Q?u As usual. Z1-hna was getting 1111111 at everyone. No 0119 SCUIIIOII XV0l'I'l0Cl, however. for tl1ey knew it XV0lllCl not last. The ganie IIOXV stood l-0. favor of the suffragettes. with half an inning to play. The girls took tllimll' places i11 tl1e fiel1l. Play hall! called tl1e llll1IJll'C. Marjorie looke1l El1'0llI1Il at tl1e tea111. lYhy. where's our left fielder? she exclaiined. lYhere's Henrietta Hannon? questioned tl1e girls i11 chorus. No o11e see111e1l to lil10NY. After several ininutes' wait. Henrietta rushed i11 tl1e park gate and hreatl1lessly in1luire1l, ...XIII I late? The Sl19l'l1 unipire fI'0XVll0ll. Yes! You are fined five pi11k- slips. lYhy. Bliss Ritchie, I lllllllf think that's .f111'r. The alurnz clock 1I1'1I11'1' go off. It XVEISIIII my fa11lt. I Villlil get up XVIIIIUIII an flfllflll 1-101-lr. 1Vobo11y can. lvhy, f1n'l11f1' can't- Young lady, 1lo you wa11t to he put out of tlllt game? inquired tl1e unipire. Several fans. thinking they heard tl1lll1Cl9I'. llllt up lll1ll7l'0llilS. Ht'Il1'lE'tI2l suhsided and tl1e ganie K'0IltlIlllQtl. .Xhnroth was fi1'st up. He walked over to tl1e plate Zlllil llllllllltell a i'll2ll1'. ready to hat. Marjorie XV0l1l1ll up to pitcl1 witl1 lllllCl1 tl1e 5111119 111otio11 as Stockton. No llllllllt they llilil pra1'ti1-e1l it together hefore tl1e ganie. just as they had rehearsed the love scene from The Rivals. Toni Thuinh 111et the hall with a nl.'l'ilCliH wl1icl1 SOIIINICII like 0116 of his seventeenth Ct'llIlll'j' jokes Elllll arrived safely at first hase. Hardly l1a1l l1e gotten there XVl16ll one of tl1e Sliakespeare quoters anxiously exclainied. He will steal. a111l sure Gll0llg1ll,'TOI11lI1Y was off like a l.I'ljQl1tCIl0ll jack-rahhit a111l slid into second hase safely. Merrell W2llliCll i11to tl1e hatter's hox Zllltl stood hraving tl1e glances of lovely Lydia Languish. the pitcher. He swung at the hall witl1 a savage look i11 l1is eyes. Instead of hitting it over tl1e fence. however. l1e Ullly knocked a high foul. Alice Gavin. the catcher. tore off l1er niask and waite1l. It dropped witl1 terrific force. hut sl1e caught tl1e fo11l safely. Our niinstrel hoy turned illld said. Dat gal illll de wuss chicken tl1ief 1lat I eher come i11 contract wif. I'tley lazily picked up tl1e hat Elllll smiled at Marjorie. Nice, easy one. please. he drawle1l. He l1it tl1e hall gently toward tl1ir1l-hasewoinan Geneva. She was so surprised-as sl1e might well he-at receiving soniething l.l'Oll1 YYade. tl1at sl1e got all halled up illlfl 1lroppe1l tl1e hall: WllOI'Cllp0Il sl1e was -ill2lXYlE'Ll out hy l1er tealn 111ates. lVade got to first while AlIl1I'Otl1 stopped at tl1ird. Looking at our prophetess, 0116 of the Clllll-XVOIIIEII SllCCl'Qil. A poor player! ll

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Tl-lE1911AI.MANAC In t.he midst of the cheering and confusion. a. solitary Figure arose and held out his hand for silence. It was the Mayor, and almost instantly the great mob quieted. Fellow-and perhaps I should say-sister citizens, he began. in a strong, far-carrying voice. Ive have just witnessed a. great contest between picked teams of young women and men. lYe have seen a close and well-fought battle. We have watched our young men play an up-hill game and win out. He paused, and waited for the cheers to subside. Now, men of Toledo. you have demonstrated your strength and skill. It remains to show your chivalry and judgment. These nine young women have proven to you the right. of their sex to par- ticipate in citizenship. Therefore, fellow citizens, I suggest that despite the outcome of the game we all favor suffrage for woman in the fall voting. Now, all of you men who will favor this amendment say 'ayef A great and loud roar of Aye-sl followed his speech in unani- mous approbation of his idea. And this is how, classmates of 'Eleven. the women of Toledo received equal suftrage. 1 4