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

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Speaking of orchestras. Baldwinsville lias an orchestra of which it may justly be proud. It is called the-‘‘Lucky Dance Band” and is fifty per cent represented by high school boys. It is fast gaining a reputation as one of the most popular dance bands in Central New York; it has been heard in many towns within a two-hundred mile radius of Baldwinsville; the “Lucky Band’s’’ (Big Eight) recently re- turned from a successful engagement at Canton. New York. .While the band was a success this year, it promises to be a sensation next fall. Bill Letter- man is working on some original ideas which promise to introduce the band as a novelty next fall. If you have not yet heard the eight piece band do not fail to do so. JOHN ADSIT. 1929—GLEE CLUB—1930 As soon as school opened we had our annual business meeting for the election of officers. Mabel Mercer was elected president; Winston Baker, vice-president; and Elizabeth Gere, secretary. On December 5 we had our party for the initiation of new members. All who attended enjoyed a marvelous time—unless it was those who became new members. On February 28th and March 1, the Glee Club gave the annual Minstrel Show. Several of our members took part in the play, and the entire chorus made up the minstrel. From the entertainment we cleared about $325. In March we were represented at the second National High School Chorus at Chicago by Merle W. Loveless. During the year the chorus has sung in assembly several times, and at the Bigelow Prize Speaking Contest. Members of the chorus have also sung at Parent Teacher’s meetings. 1 am sure that we have all gained much by being in the Glee Club and we wish to thank Miss Roth, our director, who has done so much to make the Glee Club possible and successful. NELLIE FULMER. CHECKERS AND CHESS Our checker and chess team, at the beginning of the season, were thought to have a very good chance for both championships, as we had lost only two players by graduation. Howard Cook and Franklin Reddout, both of whom were checker players. Our first game, which was with North Syracuse, at our High School, further heightened this belief, as we won both checkers and chess without much opposition. The next game was with Minoa at Minoa. In this game only the checker team played, as Minoa had no chess team. We won this match also with little or no opposition. The following game we played with East Syracuse at the High School. It was in this match that the checker team met its first defeat, losing by a fair-sized margin. Our chess team, however, continued its winning streak, although the chess match was very close. Our next game was with Solvay at our High School. In this match the checker team again went down in defeat, thus effectively losing its chance for getting the championship. The chess team, however, tied with Solvay, making Baldwinsville and Solvay tied for first place in chess. The next game was with Skaneateles, at Skaneateles. This match wa also won with Ettle trouble in both checkers and chess. Our next game was with Tully, at Tully. In this game our checker team again took a bad beating, losing by a wide margin. Our chess team, however, won once again. Following the Tully game, we had to play Marcellus. In this match the checker team won, while the chess team tied with Marcellus. Up to the Marcellus game, Solvay and Baldwinsville had not lost a game. However, Solvay beat Marcellus, while Baldwinsville tied them. This gave Solvay a lead over Baldwinsville and put Solvay in first place and Bald- 19

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winsville in second. Baldwinsville challenged Solvay for first place. The match was played at Solvay. Baldwinsville was beaten by the score of 5-2. This gave Solvay the chess ; as well as the checker championship. The scores of the games were as follows: Checkers Chess Checkers Chess Baldwinsville 14 5 North Syracuse 2 3 Baldwinsville 11 Minoa 5 Baldwinsville 4 4 East Syracuse ny2 3 A Baldwinsville 7 4 Solvay 9 4 Balwinsville 14 sy2 Skaneateles 2 2 2 Balwinsville 4 5 Tully 11 3 Baldwinsville 14 4 Marcellus 2 4 The play-off in chess with Solvay was: Baldwinsville, 2; Solvay, 5. This year the Athletic Council passed a by-law stating that letters, oval in shape, should he given to the members of the checker and chess teams who participated in a sufficient number of games. Those who received letters were: Checkers Chess James Bishop Edward Widger David Clary Edward Stevenson Howard Mills Robert Goodspeed Carlton Cook Charles Durnin REVIEW OF ATHLETICS—1920-1930 The Baldwinsville High School teams have finished a successful year in athletics. The football team played through the season without defeat and won the championship of the major division of the County League. The girls’ basketball team won the trophy for the Western Section. The boys’ basketball team finished in a tie for the lead in the Western Section and was defeated in the play-off game after a bitter fight, which carried the game to two overtime periods. The baseball team failed to maintain the standard of the other teams. Winning but three of seven games played, it is the only team to represent the school in seven years, unable to win better than half its games. The material for all the teams has been good. A large number of can- didates reported for each team and competition for places on the teams has been spirited. A squad of three teams has been maintained in each sport with the exception of football, when a lack of equipment made so large a squad impossible. Although each team will lose some players by graduation, there will be enough experienced regulars and substitutes to build up strong teams next year and another successful year is prophesied. WESLEY A. GETMAN. BASEBALL When a fire is reported it is usually called an ordinary alarm, with only a few of the apparatus going to the fire; but when the 3-3 alarm is sounded, all turn out. This is what happened when Coach Getman turned in the alarm for baseball candidates. Instead of-being the ordinary alarm it turned out to be the 3-3. Fifty-four boys reported. After a few days of weeding out of some of the players, it was found that last year’s team, with the exception of catcher and first base were back again to fight to keep their positions. After a few weeks of practice we were to meet the only team that beat us last year—Skaneateles. This game at first looked as if it were going to be a close game. After having one bad inning Skaneateles was found to be having a very large score of 10 to 0 against us. On May 9 the team took their revenge out of the Split Rock team, beat- ing them 18-4. The third game of the season, played against Marcellus, was again set with disaster, Marcellus beating us by the score of 10-0. 21