Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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V X 'Ill lun- - un nl llq lm I nannnmnnummmuuuu umum ummu I. llllllllff ll ffl ffflidfziziiillllll . . l H lllll .. iillififflllllllf' -Il encouraging. On November 8, Madison was played in La Crosse before the largest crowd of the season up to that date. Madison clearly outplayed the red and black at all stages of the game. They play clean, hard, fast foot- ball, which is the best that can be said of any tean' I With a very poor record to their credit thus far in the season, the La Crosse team began preparations to meet Sparta on Thanksgiving day. The men worked with a new spirit and eagerness that had not been displayed heretofore. With several changes in the line-up, the La Crosse team went to Sparta with the grim determination to put up the game of their lives. The team was ac- companied by about 250 rooters. The Sparta team felt sure that they would win this game by a large score, and the odds in the sporty circles were on the size of the score. Altho La Crosse came out three points shy in the final count, the effect on the Spartateam was that of defeat. The La Crosse team played with the ginger and pep of a veteran team and had the loudly tooted state champs on the go every minute of play. A great sigh of relief came from the Spartan stands when the final whistle blew, and all the Rah-Rahs came from the La Crosse stands. The best results from the season can be said to exist in the amount of material left for next year. The graduation of Captain Gunderson will leave a place that will be hard to fill, but with such men as Captain-elect Fay, Bruha, Reget, Blatter, Endre, Kulcynski, Kromrey, Zeisler, and Becker as a nucleus, there should -be less difficulty in making a winning aggregation. There are several men who took more than ordinary interest in the work of the team, and to whom much credit is due for the development ol' the new men. Manager Marshall was on the field every night in football togs ready to help at any task. Other men were Spence, Puckett, and Hassett. Upon the first call for candidates for basketball, about fifty men reported, after about two weeks preliminary Work, the squad was cut to twenty-eight men. Thru the assistance of Mr. Puckett, third and fourth teams were kept working thruout the year, making a total of twenty-eight men on the Var- sity squad. Ten men from each class reported for class basketball and were held thru the year for a championship series. The total number of men taking part in the organized blfk tbzll for the year was one hundred eight. The class. championship proved an interesting race, the Sophomores winning over the Advanced Freshmen in the final fray. They were rewarded with a suitable trophy which will be placed on the walls of the gymnasium. The first team played thirteen games, losing two, one to Madison and one to Sparta. There was some question about the Sparta game, but a second game with the same team proved that La Crosse had the edge on the Spar- tans. Lar Crosse broke even in a series of two games with Madison, winning at Madison and losing here. The rivalry between these two schools, while very keen, is of the ideal type. Inlall their contests, the gentlemanly and true sportsman spirit prevails. , It was very evident this year that the annual 'tournament at Lawrence Page Nu mber Twenty

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V 1 -----------'------- mum .1-----------l ,IW ..-----------.. ul, ,---- '---------------Y-,--- Q ----------'-'----------'--- ------' I -.ul u m r 1 I. Illll,. ....... .... ...,F!efa..lull .,., ll llllll . -iia::::::,lt I. .I History would be given in addition to Greek, Roman, English, and American. So many students reported that it was necessary to organize two sections. All classes are larger a there are more than twice as many of these as there were four years ago. The Commercial de artment has enjoyed its share of growth. The sec- tions have multiplied, new methods have been instituted, a new course in Advanced Bookkeeping has been installed, and a new teacher has been added to take care of the increase in enrollment. The Science department has been called upon to increase its facilities in order to handle a larger number of students, new teachers have been added to the departments of Mathematics to handle a greater number of classesg while the English, German, Latin, and French departments have likewise grown. A total of forty-one teachers are now required to administer to the needs of the school compared to twenty-six four years ago, an increase of ifteen or something over thirty-six per cent. And with the great increase in the number of students and teachers has come an air of dignity and self dependence, and most pleasing of all, a spirit of co-operation and loyalty on the part of both, truly gratifying. ISU LQJ L91 um THE ATHLETIC YEAR lBY COACH OWEN E. HORNEI With the opening of school in September, a larger number of candidates reported 'for football than ever before in the history of the high school-about fifty men altogether. However, the great majority of this number were in- experienced, only four men who remained had played the year before. For this reason much difliculty was experienced in picking men to represent the school. The season opened with Tomah High at La Crosse on September 27. The ga.me was very unsatisfactory from the standpoint of both teams, but served to show the weak places. La Crosse finished with the long end of the score in their favor-13 to 7. On October 11, Winona was defeated at La Crosse by a score of 2 to 0. The La Crosse team played a strong defensive game but were unable to ad- vance the ball in Winona's territory. The first unfortunate accident of the season happened in this game when Bruha, left end for La Crosse, fractured his collar bone. Two weeks later La Crosse held Eau Claire to a scoreless tie in a hard fought battle. In this game, as with the others, La Crosse did not seem to have the ability to advance the ball, and fumbling was very frequent. The hrst game away from home was at Grand Rapids. Here La Crosse received the Hrst defeat of the season by a score of 9 to 0. Altho the team was defeated in this game, the playing of some of the green material was very Page Number Nineteen

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II llllllif lli lfllf fliiiiiii iiiiiiliffi iiiffff fliiiiiiiiffiffillllllf' Il College was in no way a representative contest for the state championship in basketball, due to the way in which the state was divided into sections, and also the request fi in the official at Lawrence that certain elimination games be playcd Which 'id no bearing on the championship. A number of the leading high schools in the state withdrew from this contest this year, Madison High being among this numbe1'. After a thoro discussion, the mem- bers of the La Crosse team also decided to withdraw. For their good work this year the members of the team were given sweaters in addition to the ofiicial emblems. ' Altho three members of the team graduate this year, there should be an excellent team in 1915. The men who will be graduated this year are Weisse, Garder and Verket. Captain Zeisler, who was re-elected to lead the team another year, will have Meinert, Fay and Bruha from the first squad, and a number oi' good men from the second: viz., Worth, R. Zeisler, Blatter, and King, besides a larger number of men from the third and fourth squads. The individual men on the team deserve much credit for the faithful way in which they have worked. For four months every man on the team reported three times a week, with the exception of one man who missed one practice. Manager Evjen deserves much credit for the way in which he looked after the wants of the team. He was on the job all the time. At the time of this writing it is too early to predict anything for baseball or track. Everything is in .favor of a good baseball team. About forty men reported and the weather has been the best for practice. We have started with a victory, and doubtless many more will be annexed. The members of the team from last year are: Weisse, Garder, King, Meinert, and Becker. To Mr. Hassett and Mr. Fuller the B. A. A. is greatly indebted. These men voluntarily offered their services to the baseball team. They are 'both ex- perienced in college baseball and should no doubt make a good showing for the team. T The indoor track meet was won bythe Advamced Sophs with a score of 293 the other scores were as follows: Juniors, 17ig Adv. Seniors, lliig Sophs, 55 Adv. Juniors, Zig Adv. Freshmen, lip This meet brought out some good men who have been doing good work since the team has been called outside. The men who are expected to make points this year are: Captain Taylor, Adair, Reget, Zein, Stupka, Kromrey, Vifalters, Miller, and Harris, altho there are a number of others who may spring a surprise. Under the eiiicient and careful management of Mr. Gouldin, the season has been a success Iinancially. Besides outfitting the teams with first class suits, he has brought the A. A. out of debt, which is something that has not been done for a number of years. The financial side of athletics is without a doubt the most disagreeable of any. The B. A. A. is indebted to Mr. Gould- in for his sacrifice in making this phase of athletics a success. , Page Number Twenty-one