Charles W Baker High School - Lyre Yearbook (Baldwinsville, NY)

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work. Every night from the close of the school until dark the team was made to work until it was hardened and trained so that it was working as a unit. When this hardening process had progressed until Don thought he could prove the worth of his work without injury to any of our pros- pective football players, he arrayed himself in football togs and tried out the stability of his creation. I think many of the men can explain why Donald Moyer has been called the “the hard hitting fullback.” However, these methods builded a football team which, though in games won, it wras not so very successful, still earned and well deserved the name of being a real football team. The High School had joined the Onondaga County Football League at the beginning of the season. Besides the games of the League, the team played two outside games. The team went through the season winning but one game in the League and one outside the League though outplaying, outfighting, outplunging every team except one it played. A Nemesis of hard luck seemed to dog its footsteps. Game after game was lost by the hasty decision of a referee or by a “break” of the game. The scores were always close. The hard work which the coach had insisted upon, told, for Baldwinsville was in better condition physically than any of the other teams which it came in contact with during the season. When “Pete” Dwyer picked an all scholastic eleven from the teams of the Onondaga County League, one of our men, William Giddings, secured the position of end on the first team with Bruce Root and Harold Green both securing positions as tackle and guard, respectively, cn the second team. One of our backfield men, David Veeder, was also mentioned, al- though not placed on either team. These four men, however, are not the only ones who deserve credit. Every man on the team deserves credit for each one did his very best at all times. So to name those who secured block letters is to name those who deserve credit for having done their best on the gridiron during the season of 1922. The following received block letters for having played football during the season: Bruce Root, William Giddings, Richard Loveless, James Fuess, Curtiss Butler, James Gifford, Cely Bocchino, Albert Falardeau, Thomas Reeder, Alexander Jones, Francis Carroll, Harold Green and David Veeder. CURTISS L. BUTLER, Editor-in-Chief. BASEBALL—1923 The season of 1923 has been one of the most successful baseball seasons that B. H. S. has seen for some time. Of last year’s team six or seven men reported for practice at the beginning of the season. Some new mater- ial appeared from the Freshmen class. The team as it went into the first game was really a new team, since only two players of last year’s team held the same positions that they had held in 1922. As the season went on more changes were made in the team. Our catcher and our third baseman both left school. We had an experienced player on third but absolutely no experienced catcher. We tried out two or three before we found a regular. We have had no coach for out team this year. Although the Athletic Association hired a coach at the beginning of the season, he was able to help us out for only about two weeks as he had to work at the time we practised. He gave us good help while he was with us. Indeer, during the whole season we have been profiting by his advice. All the coaching had to come from the captain and the manager and those who were inter- ested in the team and helped us. This year, as before, we joined the Onondaga County Baseball League, in whch we were assigned to the Western Division. In this division were 13

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At the first meeting of the council its officers were chosen as follows: Vice-President ...................................... Curtiss Butler Secretary ........................................... Beatrice Myers Treasurer ............................................ Arthur Schaff Arthur Schaff was replaced by Arthur Welden as treasurer upon the former’s leaving school. The Association, as a whole, backed the football team very well. It never lacked funds. By means of a movie” benefit held toward the end of the season and by the proceeds from the Athletic Association Banquet, a very comfortable balance was left in the treasury for the beginning of the 1923 baseball season. THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—1923 About the middle of February, a new Athletic Association was formed with a membership not quite so good as that of the preceding term. How- ever, they made up in spirit what they lacked in numbers. At a meeting of the whole Association officers for the coming baseball season were chosen as follows: Manager of Baseball.......................Curtiss L. Butler Assistant Manager of Baseball............De La Vergne Mills Cheerleader ................................ Francis Carroll Assistant Cheerleader ........................... Isabel Mills The following representatives were chosen to the Athletic Association Council. Seniors...................Dorothy Smith and Albert Johnson Juniors........................Bruce Root and Arthur Welden Sophomores ............................................ Lester Schaff Preshman ................................. Albert Falardeau As usual, at the first meeting of the Council its officers were chosen. Vice-president .............................. Arthur Welden Secretary .................................... Dorothy Smith Treasurer ................................ Albert Falardeau Although the membership was small I cannot remember a season dur- ing which more spirit has been shown. I think its effect is shown by the percentage of games won and lost by the team as you can see by reading the account of the baseball season given on another page. FOOTBALL—1922 For the first time in many years Baldwinsville High School secured the services of a paid coach for football in the person of Donald Moyer. Everyone must know Don” as he is familiarly called, and his ability as a football player. Because of his starring at Alfred University as an end” and back field man a few years ago and because of his thrilling the specta- tors with terrific line plunges while playing fullback on the All-Bald- winsville eleven, nearly everyone can testify as to his knowledge of foot- ball. Coming to Baldwinsville High School to build a football team he had a leal task before him. He had to build a team from practically green men, men who, though they had played football before, were hardly better tnan beginners. Beginning with rudimentary football, Don” began to whip a team into shape. He spared no effort; patiently teaching the men -° tevkle, block, fall on the ball, get down on the line, etc. • t vfn • instilled some of the fundamental principles of football into the minds of those who were trying to make the team, then came 12

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also Jordan, Liverpool, Lysander, Marcellus and Skaneateles. Besides air our League games, we have played several non-league games. In the league Skaneateles secured first place in the Western Division and has to play Minoa, the winner in the Eastern Division, for the championship. Baldwinsville is in a triple tie with Jordan and Liverpool for sec- ond place, each team having lost two and won three games. Schedule: B. H. S....................... 5 B. H. S........................ 2 B. H. S....................... 5 B. H. S....................... 9 B. H. S....................... 6 B. H. S.......................10 B. H. S........................ 3 B. H. S........................10 Jordan ........................... 4 Minoa (non-league) ............... 8 Liverpool ........................ 8 Marcellus ........................ 8 Skaneateles ......................13 Jordan (non-league) .............. 7 Lysander ......................... 2 Lysander (non-league) ............ 8 Of the two league games lost, both were played on “off” days for the team. Both games we should have won; but we lost them on errors. Considering the fact that we have almost a new team and that we have had no coach, I think that the team has done very well. JAMES FUESS. THE GLEE CLUB “By their presence so shall ye know them.” The Glee Club activities have been rather conspicuous by their absence this year on account of the lack of a large enough assembly room. In October, however, the yearly election of officers was held. The following officers were chosen: President .................................. Dorothy T. Smith Vice-President ............................... Ardus Kratzer Secretary .................................. Francis Virginia Treasurer ........................................ Ilda Rice No more meetings of all the club have been held, all the “choral activi- ties” of the school being confined to the special chorus. The chorus met practically every Wednesday night to practise various selections. The chorus sang several times before the Parent-Teachers’ Association and once before the Travelers’ Club. In January the chorus held a banquet with the Faculty as their guests. The very enjoyable supper was followed by a carefully prepared (?) toast list which was NOT enjoyed by all; i. e., by the speakers. Even without the annual dance, although I can speak for only those in the chorus, I think every member had a rather delightful year. DOROTHY SMITH, Assistant Editor. 14