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

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 1928-29 For six consecutive years, the Baldwinsville Girls’ Basketball team has represented the West Sestion in the Onondaga County League play-off. This year a tie with Jordan made necessary a preliminary play-off on the Camillus court. The Baldwinsville girls won and played Minoa a week later on the Solvay court. They won twelve games this year and lost two. They have a record of having lost only three games in three years. From the first team, only Louise Eggleston, captain of the team for 1927-28, was gone; two players were also gone from the second team. With four veterans back, the vacant position on the team, that of guard, was taken by Irene Thomp- son, who played an excellent defensive game in all the games. “Peg” Gere at center, invariably out jumped and out scored every girl she played against. Carroll while making many points at forward, also was a great, help on the defense. Thompson, the other forward, played an excellent game throughout the year, both on the defense and the offense. Abrams, as a reliable guard, played a steady game. This year the team loses only Marge Thompson. So with four veterans and two good subs back, prospects for next year look good. The girls basketball team sincerely thanks the people who have supported them during the season of 1928-29. BASKETBALL 1928-29 The basketball teams of Baldwinsville High School made history this year. For the first time in the history of the County League both the boys’ and girls’ sectional championships were won by one school, and Baldwinsville had the honor of being that school. This is an account of the boys’ team and its relative success and defeat. The squad reporting the first night while not the largest, was the best squad of basketball players ever to turn out; so, many good men of necessity had to be dropped. The team started the season with a rush, defeating Split Rock, 38 to 17. After administering a 41-24 beating to Marcellus, the team met defeat at Skaneateles, but showed that it was just a mistake by winning the next eight league games. At this point, Warners scored an upset on the War- ner’s court, defeating the local team 40-30. With two more games to go, B'villc needed one victory to clinch the championship of the westrn section of the League. The slump continued, however, and the team was beaten by two points by both Solvay and Camillus. The season thus ended in a triangular tie with Baldwinsville, Solvay, Skaneateles at the peaks. The first play-off game be- tween Skaneateles and B-ville ended in a 2G to 11 victory for the home team. With renewed hope and a fighting spirit, the rejuvenated team played Solvay to decide the honors of the section and cam through victorious at the long end of a 21 to 18 score. With their first sectional basketball championship under their belt, coach Getman's proteges now pointed all efforts toward the coming battle with East Syracuse, champions of the eastern section. The game was played in the new Liverpool “gym” before a crowd of nearly a thousand. The two teams battled on even terms throughout most of the game, but the greater height and exper- ience of the eastern leaders and the dazzling play of Slocum, East Syracuse guard, gradually told and the game ended 26 to 22 in favor of Coach Smith’s boys. .Joe Turkowski was the big gun of the B'ville team throughout the season, establishing himself as high-scorer of the County League with 151 points in fourteen games. 22

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FOOTBALL TEAM

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This successful season was due not alone to the work of the players on the first team but also to the effort and support of the townspeople, the student body, the second team and the coaching of Mr. Getman. While not wholly successful this year, we rest assured that the team which carries the B 'ville colors next year will attain greater heights. The team will lose by graduation, Turkowski, Aran Wie, Blanding and Rowell. Carroll, Furman, Crego, Seabold, Bicknell, Cooper ur.d Kelly will undoubtedly be back and form most of next, year’s material. The following men received letters: Joseph Turkowski, Russel Furman, Robert Crego, Maurice Carroll, Clarence Blanding, Wilson Van Wie, Frances Seabold, Philip Cooper, Paul Bicknell and Robert Rowell. 38 Split Rock 17 42 Marcellus 24 27 .Skancatcles 3(5 34 Alumni 22 51 Warners 24 33 Solvav 30 32 Camillus 17 10 Split Rock 10 28 Jordan 17 33 Marcellus 25 27 Skancatelcs 14 35 Jordan 19 Baldwinsville 21 Auburn 29 Baldwinsville 30 Warners 40 40 Fulton 23 27 Solvay 29 17 Eastwood 24 25 Camillus 27 Baldwinsvillo 25 Fulton 31 2G Skancatcles 11 Baldwinsville 21 Solvay 18 Baldwinsville 92 East Syracuse 26 Total G53 Opp. Total 513 CLARENCE BLANDING REVIEW i OF ATHLETICS The athletic season of 192S-29 has been one of the most successful for our teams in many years. Baldwinsville may have had better teams in each branch of sport in former years, but never before have all the teams been so uniformlv strong in the same year. The spirit and interest shown in football, basketball and baseball seems to increase each year, so that the beginning of each season brings out a larger number of candidates for the various teams. This condition results in keen competition for regular positions on the teams, and consequently stronger teams. It has also built up strong reserve strength along wearing campaign. The greater part of the schedule of each team is made up of games with the other members of the Onondaga County League. Last fall, for the first time, the football league was divided into a Senior and Junior circuit, depending on the registration of the schools. East Syracuse, Solvay and Baldwinsville were placed in the Senior circuit. East Syracuse won the league banner by half a game from Baldwinsville. Although we dccesively defeated them in the last ?3