Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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THE TATTLER caliber, a basketball team to be proud of, and a track team that brought us the first banner in five years. W ith teams of this kind, naturally the enthusiasm was strong. Large crowds of interested parents as well as the enthused high school students were on liana ai all games both at home and when we played away. We lost some of our best athletes by graduation; in fact better men were hard to find when school opened this fall. Now it is up to the student body to do their part in building up this year’s team. This can only be done by raising our spirit to a parallel with that which prevailed throughout the entire preceding year. This can be done and will be. for the school has always responded to an appeal before and will continue, we hope, to support its athletics. Adver tise all your games, bring your parents, yell like everything, and have lots o’ pep. HURRAH! A COACH Our basketball team was exceedingly fortunate in securing George Ilubbard to coach them. All remember “Hub’s” remarkable playing on our team of two years ago. Since then he has gone to Wesleyan College at Delaware where he took a course in the practice and theory of athletics which should be of great use to him in building up a winning machine from the abundance of raw material tnai comes out for each practice. 11 is first practice with our team was following the Conneautvilie game and immediately before the Ex-High game. Our team certainly showed a marked improvement at once and walked away with the game. Keeping in mind the benefits of training, Hub can keep our team in the best of condition which can only be attained by keeping good hours, careful choice of foods, and what is far greater than either of these, the total abstinence from smoking. George, we all wish you great success with your proteges and ever keep in mind that the students and faculty are continually behind you. W'e are very, very glad to have you with us again. ATHLETIC NOTES The basketball schedule, although giving our team the first game on an opponent’s floor, favors us with our final game of the season at home. The treasury of our Athletic Association should be given a good boost by this last game since we play Ashtabula. At a meeting of the letter men of last year’s track team, George Smith was elected Captain, for 1919. Those awarded C’s for track last year Were Charles Eades, W'arren Eades, Robert McNut, Harold Kaiser, Hall Kurtz, and George Smith. Page Nineteen

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T1IE TATTLER As a student, lie was on a par with excellence itself. He was conscientious, which was undoubtedly the main factor of his high standing in the Junior class. TIis loss will be felt by the debate teams, all thinking he would surely mal e good this year. On the whole, “Sweenie” will be greatly missed by all in the high school who knew him, which includes everyone. GEO. S. OUR SECOND IS------------? Our team lost its first scheduled game of the season to Conneaut-ville on their floor. Perhaps our team had not gotten over then Christmas celebration or their minds were on a dance at home. But nevertheless the spirit was lacking and we lost by an overwhelming score of 29 - 52. The team never realized the attraction that an iron post had for a human body. Instead of playing basketball the most of the time was spent in dodging posts. The floor wasn’t slippery? Ask Kurtz! Smith was high for Conneaut with seven baskets closely followed by Cowden. Kurtz, although securing but one basket, was very necessary to our team-work. “Louie” and Whitney played hard games at guard, but the floor was against them. For Conneautville each starred individually and they certainly have a team of good shots for each one of the team got at least two baskets. We hope, however, to get revenge in January when they come here. Conneaut—29. G F PT. Cowdan, R. F. 6 1 13 Kurtz, L. F. 1 0 2 Smith, C. 7 0 14 Rubenstein, R. G. 0 0 0 Whitney, L. G. 0 0 0 Benson, L. F. 0 0 0 Conneautville Ford, R. F. —52. 2 0 4 Nicolls, L. F. 7 0 14 Gibson, C. 4 2 10 Fish, R. G. 5 0 10 Sheehan, R. G. 7 0 14 OUR SPIRIT. Last year was a wonderful year for athletics at C. II. S. The athletes turned out by this school certainly were to be complimented for their remarkable work. We had a football team of championship Page Eighteen

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THE TATTLER Our athletics will suffer because of the absence of Hall Kurtz from school. He was a coming star in Basketball and had proven his worth in track. He goes to Culver Military Academy. Monday, December 9, the football players had a photographed copy of their noble physiques shot by Mr. Work. The Captain and Manager were sorry that either thru a misunderstanding or absence all were not present at the time. Those absent included, Dickey, Puffer, and Smith. There have been a number of disappointed youths in C. II. S. for the past three months. They are disappointed in the fact that their last game of football this past season, or perhaps in C. IT. S., was played October 11, seven weeks before the season should have ended. The closing of schools during the influenza epidemic played havoc not only with studies, but also with athletics. But, accustomed as we have been to war conditions, we have borne the burden as best we could. Now that basketball is here, let us devote our attention to that, and let the football situation, now ancient history, drop from our minds. A special meeting of the Athletic Association was held December 6 to determine the date and place of the banquet for the football squad. The matter of season basketball tickets was also taken up. A committee, consisting of Wilbur Whitney, chairman, Hugh Coughlan and Francis Sweet was appointed to arrange for the place and date of the banquet. The first real basketball practice was held in the gymnasium Thursday evening, December 5. Four complete teams were out. The girls, also, had a practice that afternon after school. It’s all the ex-kaiser’s fault. If there hadn’t been any kaiser there wouldn’t have been any war. If there hadn’t been any war, there wouldn’t have been so many soldiers in cantonments. If there hadn’t been so many soldiers in cantonments, the influenza wouldn’t have reached such a serious stage. If the influenza hadn’t reached such a serious stage, there wouldn’t have been any closing of the schools. If there hadn’t been any closing of school, we could have played out our football schedule. If we could have played out our football schedule, we would have won the championship! Its all the ex-kaiser’s fault. Great things are to be expected of our basketball team this year, if they are to equal or surpass the record made by last winter’s team. Page Twenty