Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Tennis CENTRAL’S 1919 tennis team, consisting of two veterans. Captain Leslie Johnson and Roy Anderson, won the championship of the city. Central defeated St. Paul Central in their first match on the Powderhorn courts, 3-2. Captain Johnson and Anderson easily won from their opponents in both their single and double matches, while the St. Paul boys won one single match from A1 Skoglund and a double match from Carl Cat on and A1 Skoglund. In the city meet. Roy Anderson went to the finals with little trouble, winning three straight matches. Captain Johnson won his first two matches, but because of illness was unable to play Roy Anderson for the city title; however, what matters—they are both Central fellows. Captain Leslie Johnson, for the second time in two years, captured the Northwestern Interscholastic High School title for Central, winning another silver loving cup for our trophy case. The members of the team receiving their letters were Captain Leslie Johnson, who won a major “C with a star, and Roy Anderson, who received a minor “C.” Central’s hopes for the 1920 team are high because of the presence of Captain Roy Anderson, Carl Caton, and Martin Norton, all veterans. Big results may be justly expected from them this year. LIBRARY „t«TKAL HIGH SCHOf ( 23 )

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Central won the game from East by a score of 3-0 at East High field, proving themselves to be the strongest nine in the city. Masters on the mound for Central held the East men to two scattered hits, and only one East man reached third base. The feature of the game was the steady fielding of the Central team and their ability to hit in the pinches. In the seventh inning Captain Glenny walked, Masters sacrificed him to second and Clymer sent him home with a two-bagger. Roy Anderson, Central’s star batter, connected for a double in the eight and Captain Glenny arrived at first on Guzy's error; and then Johnny Jones cracked out a neat single, scoring “Andy” and Glenny. Central again defeated the much-touted East nine 4-0 at South High field, practically cinching the championship for South. Masters pitched a wonderful game for the Red and Blue, allowing East three scattered hits. Central made their four runs in the first inning; “Andy” walked. Archer singled, sending “Andy” to third; Captain Glenny singled, scoring Anderson, and sending Archer to third. Captain stole second and then Jones hit a pretty two-bagger to left center, scoring Archer and Glenny; but that was not enough, so Jimmie Peterson drove a single over shortstop, scoring Jones. Then four runs seemed to be plenty, for, with the Central team playing errorless ball, the East boys had no chance to score. Throner's 1919 bunch was not satisfied when they had shut East out for two straight games when they were leading the race, but defeated and shut out South in the last game of the season at South High field 3-0. Masters, Central’s star hurlcr, again pitched a fine brand of ball for Central, allowing the South boys three scattered hits. In the first inning “Andy” walked. Archer sacrificed him to second. Glenny singled, scoring Anderson, Captain stole four bases on Gagnon, the South catcher. Johnny Jones in this game was Central’s star batter, connecting for two neat singles. Central proved to all the followers of 1919 baseball that she had the best team in the city and but for three unfortunate errors would have been champions. Central won her last three games, two from East and one from South, proving to all rooters that she should have had the 1919 baseball championship. However, Central landed in second place next to South, for whom they won the championship by shutting East out twice. Central had the credit for four shutouts, two from Hast and one from North and South; no other high school had the honor of even winning one shutout game. Roy Anderson led the team in batting, hitting an average of 370 for the season, followed by John Jones with 361. Masters, besides pitching the last three games in a wonderful way, hit 350, Captain Glenny 311, followed by Archer with 276 and Captain-elect Peterson who hit 273. Central has high hopes for a championship team in 1920 with Captain-elect Peterson, Masters. Lamphear, Clymer, Roy Anderson, Ray Ross, and Clifford Glenny, all letter men from last year. I 22 ]

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MR. THRONER is Central’s faculty manager of athletics and baseball coach. Since he has coached the baseball team. Central has stood in first or second place. Last year, he built up the team so that they whipped the champion South team 3-0 in the final game. Much credit for the good showing of the team last year is due to him. as is the performance of this year’s team. Track THE 1919 season of track was somewhat of a slump in the usual strong showing of cinder path wearers of the Red and Blue. The squad, having only a small percentage of the strength of the 1918 Central champions, was greatly handicapped from the first by Ethelbert Warrick’s resignation. Coach Warrick is a coach of much repute and has turned out many championship track teams. Lieutenant Allen, formerly Mr. Throncr’s assistant in gym work and an aviator, immediately filled the gap and piloted Central’s material into the first three places of the season. West, North, and Central finished in the order named. Fred Grose, star all-round track performer, was elected captain. With Grose. Norton. Ryersc, Fleming, La Fontaine. Towler. Idzal. and Brown placing during the meets. Central by no means went down to humble defeats. The wonderful Nauscd-Grosc race of the Central-North meet will not be soon forgotten by its spectators. Xaused’s win by a very close margin gave his school a 6-point victory—the score being 59-53. West won by a good margin, while South was humbled 83V4-28 in a meet in which Fred Grose played the stellar part. Important cinder path dates in which Central was concerned were the Northwestern at Xorthrup field, the Carleton meet of May 31. and the triangle with St. Thomas and St. Paul Central. In the first event. Central finished sixth; in the second, the placing of Grose. Idzal, Xorton, and Towler gave the Red-Blue school the fourth notch; while it ran a close second in the three cornered meet. f -»4 j