Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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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

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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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TIIE TATTLER The loss of Eades, Curwood, Zack, (’ox and Cameron will he keen, hut it will by no means demoralize the team. Smith, Rubenstein, Whitney, Cowden, Splan and Beasley will be able to competently fib the places of those who have graduated. There are many others, also, who have shown up well, and who will make good substituiea Hurrah! The basket ball season is with us again. It has been the usual custom for some time for the boys to receive most of the enthusiasm of the students of C. H. S. The girls are doing their utmost to turn out a team of which the High School may be proud. Now come out! For we need your support. H. C.’ 20. Hurrah! (Louder please) the Basket Ball season is with us again. How do 1 know it is? Wasn’t the girls’ first practice held a few weeks ago? Haven’t the boys started to practice? I hat s how I know. The outlook for the season is that we are going to have two fine teams. Girls! Girls!! If you have any ability come out to practice and show it. II you haven’t any come out and develop some. Now’s your chance. H. M. C. “20. CALENDAR. Sept. 10—Conneaut High opens her gates. October 30—Tests continue—also the smoke of midnight oil. ()ct. 31—Monthly reports fill the air (and are filled with air.) Nov. 2—Wallace Weaver seen with a girl walking on Main street. Nov. 4—Lorell Hoskins puts out bad fire in basement of own home. Nov. 6—Raymond Conner smiled at a girl other than Kate Blick. Nov. 30—Ralph Fenton appears with a new- set of whiskers. Dec. 1—Kate Blick in a hurried exit from typewriting room, falls into the arms of an “unknown”—romance pending. Dec. 2—Hazel Coughlan appears with a pink “kerchief. One her brother captured while calling one evening. Dec. 3—Alma Dusenbury walks home alone. Dec. 4—Seniors held secret party in halls of Hi. Sh! Keep it quiet. Dec. 6.—Track meet held in gym. Standing broad grin w'on by Lawrence Clark. Dec. 7—Cy. Cowden quits smoking. Dec. 8.—First meeting of the “Nobody Dome club held at the home of “Pruzel Prugh.” Dec. 9.—C. H. S. boys lose money gambling. No flowers for the dance girls. Page Twenty-one