Commerce High School - Commerce Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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General tfitor? of Stfjktics From the first of the year it was evident that the student body was very enthusiastic over athletics. From the smallest Freshman and the most dignified Seniors were heard groans of disappointment, when it was announced there would be no football team. When the basket ball team played its first game with West an extremely large crowd from Commerce cheered the boys on. As the team did not win any games, the spirit weak-cned a trifle but there were still a chosen few who came to all of the remaining games. The baseball season is next and let us hope that the baseball team will receive the hearty co-operation of the student body. Among the most loyal supporters of the team were the girls, some of whom made their presence known at every game. And let us not forget the faculty whose interest and hope never waned throughout the season. Let us then look for a continuance of this hearty school spirit which will pull for winning football, basket ball, track, debating and baseball teams in. “1911.” Basket ©all THE basket ball team of 1910, although they did not win a game from the local high schools, showed that they were game to the core. They did not seem to be discouraged by heartrending defeats, but only fought thd harder to win the remaining games. The players practiced long and faithfully, but were handicapped by the fact that they had never played together, while all the other schools had as players two or three of last year’s team, and the other players had been on the second team the previous year. Next year our team will probably be made up of the same players as this year’s team, and we look for a fine record from them. We were very fortunate in having a very capable and hard-working coach. Mr. Harrison worked faithfully with the team, and was in no way to blame for their failure to win games. We believe Mr. Harrison did well to turn out as good a team as he did under the difficulties. Even the gymnasium had to be fixed over, which suspended practice for a week. Manager Krauss also deserves a great deal of credit for the excellent schedule he arranged. Krauss was so interested in the welfare of the team that nothing could keep him away from their practice, to which he went every night, no matter what else was on his mind. Last, but not least, there was the sturdy Mack, otherwise known as Captain Me Alpine.. .Without him the team must have disbanded, for it was only by his patience and hard work that the team was not a complete failure. Not only was he an excellent player, but his cheery word and encouraginf tone always made the boys fight harder for victory. 60

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RTriLETK.? cljebule of JBasfeet JSall (Sanies anti tfje Results Date. Score. January 4, 1910............H. S. C......... 22 St. Ignatius..... 39 January 7, 1910............H. S..C......... 10 West ..............66 January 12, 1910...........H. S. C......... 19 West Seconds... 21 January 14, 1910...........H. S. C......... 10 Glenville ........ 27 January 21, 1910...........H. S. C......... 16 East ............. 27 February 4, 1910...........H. S. C......... 14 Technical ........ 46 February 9, 1910...........H. S. C........... 3 South ............ 54 February 16, 1910..........H. S. C......... 18 Shaw ............. 68 February 25, 1910..........H. S. C.......... 7 Central .......... 46 March 4, 1910..............H. S. C.......... 7 Lincoln .......... 44 Total..................................126 431 Baseball fecbebule 1. April 22 2. April 29 3. May 6 . 4. May 13 5. May 20 6. May 27 7. June 10 8. June 17 .Glenville ... Lincoln .Technical . ... .West .... South ......East ... Central Open date 59

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JfootfcaU at tfje Jfyigb cf)ool of Comment IN view of the fact that it was late in the season before the school was organized, it was decided by the faculty and the student body not to engage in the strenuous game of football this year. A great many of the students were anxious for a contest, for they thought we could have more than held our own among the local high schools. In looking over the students there could be seen a great many husky fellows, some of whom easily tipped the beam at 170 pounds. This year’s team might be called a minus quantity, or might be expressed by the following algebraic expression: The prospects for a winning baseball team are much brighter than those for a championship basket ball team. The boys seem to take more to baseball than to basket ball, as it is a game that they have played more and in which they are much more interested. The financial condition of the Athletic Association treasury is very bad, there being barely enough money to buy balls and bats. The boys have agreed to do without suits and to furnish their own gloves, and with such sacrifice on their part the team certainly deserves the hearty support of each and every student in the High School of Commerce. The team is very fortunate in having a competent coach in our physical director, Mr. Warfield. During the season of 1909-10, there flourished at the High School of Commerce, four basket ball leagues, each composed of four teams representing the four colors, green, blue, black and red. The games were played every Thursday evening and afforded much enjoyment to the pupils. The “Greens” won the championship of the first league, thereby winning the championship of the school. The “Greens” lined up as follows: % Tf prospects in IBaacball Sntrr Color Basket $all Right forward Left forward Center ...... Right guard . Hasey .. Lust . Kaats Weinraut Left guard Cl