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

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Warners was the next team met by B. H. S. on May 16 at W arners. At the start of the game it looked as though it was going to be another defeat for our team. Finally the team came to life, winning the game 14-5. The old rivals, Solvay, appeared next in the list. This game being played at Solvay, gave them the advantage. The game turned out to be a very hot contest as all the games between these two teams are. Solvay was the first to draw blood, scoring four runs and leading up to the last inning when it seemed as though B'villc was sure to win. The B’ville team having the bases loaded the last inning seemed to lack the punch to put the tying and win- ning run across the p.ate. Sotvay won, 4-5. After losing to Solvay, the B. H. S. team the next week lost again to the Camillus team by the score of 9-6. By this time people began to think that the second team could hit better than the first team. The last game of the season the second team was given its chance. Although it played a good game and trailed Jordan by one run to the last inning, some of the first team players had to be called upon to bring the two runs across the plate to win the game, 6 5. Although the team did not have as good a season as they had last year, they fought their hardest to win. So, they should be given a “big hand . Next year Coach Getman will have practically the same team; but he will have a team that will end higher in the County League standings. 'Phe team this year won three games and lost four; therefore, they won third place in the Countv League. FRANCIS SEA BOLD. INTER-CLASS BASKETBALL By winning the Inter-Class Basketball Cup three years out of a possible four, the Class of 1930 has established a record which bids fair to remain un- disputed at the Academy. Beginning in 1927. when the League was first formed, the Class of 1930 swept through the League for its first championship. The next year, as Sophomores, the team played a strenuous schedule of games and fought its way to its second consecutive championship. In the Junior year the team made a strong bid for the supremacy of the League, but it fell short in the finals. As Seniors, the Class of 1930 won the championship with ease—their third championship in League competition. By monopolizing the basketball crown at Baldwinsville High School, the Class of 1930 set an imposing record for future class teams to try for. The team claims as its players the following men: Cooper, Crego, Price, O’Brien, Diffenderfcr, Baker. Doran, Kelly, Seabold, Adsit, Mathewson, Cenci, Reinhardt, O’Dell and Orvis. ROGER F. DIFFENDERFER. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL—1929-1930 For seven consecutive years the Baldwinsville Girl’s Basketball team has represented the Western Section in the Onondaga County League play- off. At the beginning of the season two veterans from last year’s first team were gone and three from the strong second team were also absent. Carroll’s place was quickly filled by Margaret Farley, while former Captain Marjorie Thompson’s place was taken by Arlene Walters in the first two games. For the third game Agnes Mowens earned the right to play by boosting her marks and played for the rest of the year in Thompson’s place. Peg Gere, Betty Abrams and Irene Thompson were back from the 1928-1929 team. The team won every game but two in the Western Section; it lost games to Camillus and Skaneatelcs by two points. The championship game, played with East Syracuse on the Liverpool Court, was a heart-breaking game; it was lost by one point scored by the East Syracuse team with about fifty sec- onds to go. The Baldwinsville team had a strong offensive pair in Mowens and Far- ley, who played sparkling games as forwards for the whole season. Mowens was also strong on the defense. Gere, the center, was high scorer, not only for her team but lor the entire League, and played an excellent game both 22

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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

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on the offensive and on the defensive. Captain Abrams, at right guard, out- scored her opponents and played a spectacular game all during the season. Thompson, the left guard, was a strong defensive player. The season was very successful; hut we must also remember the second team, who made practice possible for the first team. The team extends thanks to the people who have supported them during the past season. Those who received block letters are: Third Year—Captain B. Abrams, Peg Gere. Second Year—Margaret Farley, Irene Thompson. Fi st Year—Agnes Movvens, Catherine Cassidy. Manager, Arlene Wal- ters, M. J. Davis. Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Baldwinsville Total ...... Scores of League Games ....... 23 Marcellus ........................ 8 ....... 19 Jordan ........................... 7 ........ 7 Camillus ......................... 9 ....... 24 Skaneateles ...................... 7 ....... 21 Warners .......................... 2 ....... 37 Split Rock ....................... 3 ....... 12 Marcellus ........................ 7 ....... 25 Jordan ........................... 6 ....... 18 Camillus ......................... 6 ....... 10 Skaneateles ................... 12 ....... 30 Warners .......................... 5 ....... 45 Split Rock ....................... 3 ........ 7 East Syracuse .................... 8 .......278 Total ........................... 83 IRENE THOMPSON BOYS’ BASKETBALL Baldwinsville High School has just completed a very successful basket- ball season, with a record of fifteen victories and four defeats. The team started off the season with a bang—they won eight straight games before they were defeated by Split Rock. But Camillus started off with a bang also and as a result Baldwinsville and Camillus finished their regular league schedule in a tie for first place. Then came the game at Liverpool High School, for the championship of the Western Section of Onondaga County. The game was hard-fought throughout. Baldwinsville led from the opening whistle and were never headed until the overtime period, in which Camillus earned three points, and a right to the title—Western Section Champions. Another possible championship in basketball went with that game. Kelly held down the center position this year and did a very good job of it, getting the tap in nearly every game. Paired at the forward positions were Blanding and Carroll, both very quick and keen for the basket. These two were among the leaders for high scoring honors for the county. Furman, captain of the best basketball team ever to represent Baldwins- villc Academy, played stellar basketball throughout. Furman was the most dangerous scoring threat on the team, and one of the best guards in the county. This is his fourth year of competition. Crego concentrated most of his time in the back court. Cooper and Doran fitted in very well on the first team whenever they were substituted. Price, Bicknell. Seabold and Luce also played. 'fhe following received letters: Fourth Year: Russell Furman, Captain. Gold Basketball. Third Year: Clarence Blanding, Fritz Crego. Second Year: Maurice Carroll. Philip Cooper, Francis Seabold, Rich Price. First Year: Jack Kelly, Candy Doran, Sidney Luce. Winston Baker, Manager. 23