Central School - Deeds and Misdeeds Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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16 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS BASKETBALL TEAM Second Semester Gerber; guards, K ess, (captain), Roop, and Engle. Games won ester were: Jan. 23— and lost the last sem- Central. Jan. 31— .10 Kirkland Twp (Tournament) .15 Central. Feb. 6— . 7 Berne.. .15 Central. Feb. 20— . 9 Bluffton. .20 Central. Mar. 10— .16 Bluffton .. .14 Central.-... Mar. 17— .14 Monmouth ..... .13 Central. Mar. 26 — .15 St. Joe. .10 Central. . 8 St. Joe. .11 Total Points.-- ..79 Opponents .98 During the year, Koos, Hesher, Drummond, J. Engle, Kocher, Lrank- enau, and others gave vluable assist¬ ance in practice, Prospects for the team for next year are very good and we hope to be as proud of them as we are of this years team. The next year’s cap¬ tain has not been elected. -o-—- We sometimes wonder whether we, the public, give sufficient recognition to boys and girls who distinguish themselves in scholarship. Have we as a whole come to look upon athletics with perhaps undue adulation? True, a certain grade in scholarship is sup¬ posed to be attained before the pupil is allowed to participate in the var¬ ious games and track events, and if the desire to take part incites the boy or girl to greater efforts in stud¬ ies, then very well. -o- Carrots of the 8 A class:—Herman Lankenau and James Kocher.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —15 . BASKETBALL TEAM First Semester ATHLETICS The Eighth grade had a fairly suc¬ cessful season during the year 1924- 1925, having won seven games out of the fourteen played. Coach Foreman had a good team on the floor the first semester. When promotion came, several fellows graduated and left some vacancies to he filled. The team at the end of the first semester was composed of forwards, Roop, Haubold, Reynolds; centers, Krick, Cole; guards, Kiess, (captain), Butler, Gerber. Of this number, Krick, Cole and Butler went to High School. Games won and lost the first sem¬ ester are; Oct. 16—Central....17 Monroe. 12 Nov. 14—Central—17 D.H.S. M ' dgets .17 Nov. 26—Central.—17 Kirkland. Freshman .24 Nov. 28—Central—17 Kirkland. .. 8 Dec. 12—Central...17 Berne. .15 Jan. 1—Central— 8 St. Joe. .12 Total Points.100 Opponents 97 When the second semester opened there was but one week in which to round a team into shape for the county tournament and as a result we lost the first game o Kirkland township Eighth grade. Later on however, the team did better. This semester the team was composed of, forwards, Haubold, Reynolds; centers, Lough,

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —17 THE IDEAL ATHLETE We all have our ideals and try to live up to them. In athletics there are ideals the same as in business or ■anything else. I wonder if we have the proper ideals and the right con¬ ception of what an ideal athlete is. Great coaches differ on the qualifica¬ tions that an athlete should have to be called ideal. There are some qualifications that all coaches agree that the ideal ath¬ lete should have. One of these is scholarship. It is generally agreed that if a man shirks hard work in the class room he will do the same thing on the athletic field. Zuppke of Illinois and Dobie of Cornell are two of the great coaches that believe this. A coach has enough to worry about without continually striving to keep a man up in his subjects. An athlete should be unselfish and not play for personal honor. This trait is called ‘‘playing the bleach¬ ers.” A basketball man must be will¬ ing to sacrifice his chance to make a long shot in order to pass the ball to a team mate under the basket. The quarterback on the football team should not try to carry the ball on every play when the team is close to the goul line. In a class in one of the large coach¬ ing schools of the country the pro¬ fessor was trying to show how a man could be graded, and he suggested that .a certain per cent, be given for offense and a certain per cent, be given for defensive ability and also thirty-five per cent, be given for atti¬ tude. There was some surprise shown when this remark was made but the professor went on to explain. Under attitude he put ability to get along with the coach and the other men on the team. We call this team spirit. This is a quality that is en¬ tirely lacking in many high school teams and it should be developed. The perfect team should love each other like brothers and think more of the team than of the individuals that compose it. A man that will not take oiders will do the school a favor if he does not try for a team. There are so many men that feel that the coach can not get along without them. If they could only be made to realize that they are hurting only themselves. The coach can always get another job and will have teams year after year when they are out of high school and not permitted to play on the team. The quitter is another type. He is the man that comes out for every¬ thing but quits the first time that he feels that he is being imposed upon. We have them in every school. The experienced coaches do not put any faith in these men and expect them to quit the first week or two. The direct opposite of this type is the man that sticks regardless of what happens. Let us always remember that the world loves a STICKER. There is also the man that does not train. He will smoke the moment that the coach has turned his back. We do not want men that have to be watched .all the time as we can find plenty of these in the state prison. In conclusion I would say that the ideal athlete must be unselfish, con¬ scientious, willing to take orders, team spirited, a fighter, a worker, a lover of his school, a trainer, and a STICKER. •—M. A. Kennedy. -o- “Mayor,” asked Chief of Police Betty Macklin, “What shall we do to Mr. Brown? He has confessed to having driven his Ford at the rate of forty-five miles an hour.” “Fine him for exaggeration!” snap¬ ped Harriet.