Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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track team, Welsh. Shaw. Watson. Smith. Duncan Ellis. Field. Green. Offut. Harrison. Mullord. Davidson. Washer. Christopher.

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 BASEBALL. Vt n rr iWBKKKKMj RULY, ever since athletics was introduced into the band of philosphers at high school, all the base ball and foot ball scrubs and in fact everything pertaining to athletics, has been hobbyized and petrified by individuals, and the teams have not been, speaking honestly for once, high school teams. But this year, through the dying efforts of several of the boys, and also with the.aid of many of the bleacherite teachers, the Kansas City High School Athletic Association, U. S. A., was established for several purposes. These were to teach the school how to fight in elections, form a gym, where paper darts could be thrown and dummies killed, and to control and sustain baseball, football, and other bully teams. Through the efforts of this organized body of wooden men, the base ball and track teams were manufactured. As a result of this, both teams are strictly high school, in sentiment, as well as in personal (as evidenced on field day). John Moore, a prominent member of last year’s football team, was elected captain of the baseball bums. lie immediately commenced training and rubbing the boys, and as a consequence had a good team ready to compete against the Manual on field day. But we lost a very hotly contested game, owing to the fact that one of our most influential members was sick, and had been so for a week prior to the game. Anyone will admit, we think, however, that the nine did very well, considering that the captain was not able to participate in the struggle to death, and that the team had had practically no practice at tiddledy-winks for a week before field day. The team, however, is not soured by this defeat and is working hard for several other games which they intend to play this year and possibly to retrieve its honor by' another game with the Manual fat boys. For the Athletic Association has laid the stone, iron, and brick foundation on which Central in future may' contest and win in athletic games from any and every high school academy in this grand state of Mizzouree.

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FIELD LVVAYS, for years past, a few teachers and pupils have tried to boost up athletics. However, it was not until this year that they actually did anything. In January, the Central Athletic Association was formed. Then it had only forty members; today it has two hundred. Not only has it succeeded in hood-winking the boys, but also the fairer sex. Of the thousand High School pupils that yelled themselves blue in the face on Field Day, at least half were girls. Following arc the events and the winners in the Field Day contests: Standing Broad Jump—Henry. M. first, o (t . in.: Shaw. C, second: C hr 1 Ball’ Throw —Green. C. first. 4 it• : Shaw. C. second; Estill. M. third. Running High Jump Douglass. M. and Tate. M. tied for hrst. 5 «eot; Christopher, C. third. .... .... . .. . , Putting 16-lb. Shot—Shaw. C. first. 31 ft.. S in.; Washer. C. second; Lindsley. M th'iSLd. Dash—Douglass. M. first: Harrison. C. second: Mnlford. C. third Running Broad Jump—Tate. M. first. 16 ft., 9 in.; Shaw. C. second; Lindsley. M. third. Three-Legged Race Parson and Staley. M. first; Davis and Rowe. M. second Shaw and Weicn. C. third. Throwing the’ 16-lb. Hammer—Bryant. M, first. 66 ft.; Lindsley, M. second; Arni, M, third. Quarter-Mile Dash—Dougjass. M. first: F.llis, C. second; Watson. C. third. Hop. Ste Offut. C, third juarier-niiie w«su-uuuKirt -. .m. , lop. Step and Jump—Christopher. C. hrst. 37 ft.. 2 in.; Lindsley. M. second. Had the Central ball team more practice, it could easily have defeated the Manual team. Central played -43 DAY. three substitutes. The game resulted in a victory for Manual; the score being 8 to 4. It is fortunate for Ganzcl, who is admitted on all sides to be the star first baseman of the Western League, that Manning did not see Mr. Cammack play first. If he had, Ganzcl would be looking for a place, while the dignified professor would now be playing an errorless game at first, and knocking home runs for the Blues. But Mr. Cammack alone was not responsible for Central’s victory. Did not Mr. Bainter prove a second Hermann Long, and Mr. Welch throw curves that would make Kid Nichols’ eyes water with envy? Did not our outfield have a fielding average of !,ooo? (They had no chances.) We were proud of Major Kelsey last year when he mounted his impatient black steed, drew his sword, and went away to fight for Cuba and cat embalmed beef, but we were prouder of him on Field Day when he caught Mr. Welch’s curves. We could hardly believe that it was the same Mr. Peters who calmly steps aside when there is a dangerous experiment to be performed, and leaves Miss Kidwcll to perform it, that held down third in such fine form. Mr. Smith did well as water boy. The contest brought sufficient funds to equip a fine gymnasium And now that the whole school will unite in the praise of a good athlete, the boys will strive as never before, to gain new laurels for themselves, their girls, and their private fortunes.