Goshen Central High School - Yearbook (Goshen, NY)

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THE PIONEER. 13 town men. The game was exciting throughout until in the 8th inning costly errors caused us to lose 8 to 3. AVe were not discouraged and determined to heat Chester when they came to Goshen, on April 12th. It rained on this date so it was postponed until May 10th. On April 19th, we journeyed to Warwick, determined to wipe out our defeats of last year. We accomplished our mission defeating Warwick 22 to 8. On April 24th the Port Jervis team came to (loshen, and after one of the most exciting and best played games in some time, we won 10 to 4. On May 3rd, after getting a rather mean deal from Middletown by their postponing their game, and after some quick diplomatic work we played New Paltz High School at Goshen, and defeated them in another fast game, 13 to 10. The next week, May 10th, we played Chester at Goshen, and after a rather ragged game and many disputes, we again came out on top, 18 to 10. On May 17th, we went to Port Jervis, feeling rather gay after winning four straight games. After eating a “fierce” meal at “Georges” we went about three miles by trolley to Traco Park. It was cold, rainy and the field was rough, but we played hard and did our best, only to get beaten 10 to 1. When a bunch of fellows, averaging seventeen years, play a bunch of semi-professionals, who pretend to go to school, why naturally the score would be in their favor. (This is not an excuse for getting beaten but actual facts.) On May 24th, the game scheduled with Warwick was postponed until May 31st, owing to the rain. On May 31st, Warwick failed to show up and we played a town team, a fast and exciting game. AVe were defeated 7 to 3, but our boys showed some fine work. A Te played Middletown High, on June 6th, on our own diamond. We had the game won in the fifth inning but owing to a few costly errors, we finally lost 8 to 6. At the time of writing, this was the end of the playing. During the season, so far, we have won four out of seven games, and we are proud of this fine showing which is better than has been made for the last few years. It is our sincere wish that next year will be as successful as this has been. The line up for the past season was as follows: R. Howell, pitcher. A. Lippert, catcher. N. Wilcox, 1st base. R. Earle, 2nd base. R. Rutan, short stop. S. Osborne, 3rd base. H. Lewis, left field. H. Coleman, center field. H. MacCormack, right field. R. Waldo, substitute. R. C. RUTAN, Mgr. Chauffeur: This controls what is known as the brake. It is put on very quickly in cases of emergency. Lady Friend: I see! A kind of kimona. The Annual Prize Speaking Contest. The eighth annual prize speaking contest of Goshen High School, was held on the evening of May 23, 1913, in the High

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12 THE PIONEER. of 115 feet, out-throwing his nearest rival by 12 feet. The high jump gold medal also went to Welsh when he made a lea]) of 5 feet 5 inches. If he had not put in such a strenuous afternoon, Welsh would have had the high jump record to his credit. In the shot put, Welsh lost to Reagan of Port Jervis by 1 inch. Henry Merritt won third place in the broad jump and ran the low hurdles with credit. Charles Coleman won both hurdle events as well as the pole vault. In the high jump he was defeated bv his team mate, Welsh. Lack of space prevents my enumerating the other athletes who ran but failed to get qualified. If they would only profit by the writer’s example and stick to the game, they would win out in the end. I tried for three years before I won my favorite events —the hurdles, and it certainly was worth while. [Editor’s note—The spirit Chas. Coleman has shown in his athletics, well represents the spirit of his class—that old but never worn out motto—“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”] It is hoped that the young athletes will take more interest in the sports and win the championship of Orange County, next year. The point score was as follows: Middletown II. S.—14. Goshen II. S.—37. Newburgh F. A.—35. Port Jervis II. S.—24. Cornwall H. S.—7. Montgomery H. S.—3. Highland Falls II. S.—1. Washington If. S.—1. C. C., ’13. The members of the track team wish through these columns to thank the Orange County Driving Association for the use of the track for their early training. The above records show their appreciation. Base Ball—1913. Early in March while the weather was still cold, the squad of candidates for the base ball team began their practicing on the road in front of the school. About twenty candidates reported for this first practice. Many prominent men of Goshen, noticing this snappy practice, predicted a successful season for the team. About this time an association, com posed of all the members of the High School, and known as the G. II. S. Athletic Association, was formed. The aim was to control all forms of athletics in the school. Officers for the different branches of spoits were chosen, Joseph Lewis being captain and Russell Rutan manager of the base ball team. Now we were in a position to get down to business. Captain Lewis had his men out regular on the road, because the diamond was not in shape. We obtained the services of Mr. Chas. Chappell as coach, who has acted, for the last few years, as coach of the ball team, for free gratis. We deeply appreciate the time and labor he has so willingly given to the team and wish to thank him for it. It is largely through his efforts that we have been successful. After three weeks of practice on the road and one week on a diamond (at Campbell Hall), we went to Chester on April 5th. The Chester team was supposed to be a High School team but they played three

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1+ THE PIONEER. School auditorium. The contestants were evenly matched and the manner in which they delivered their selections, reflected great credit upon themselves and those who drilled them. Although the weather was inclement, a fair sized audience attended. The programme was as follows: Piano Solo-----------------------Fannie Fancher “Back in War Days” Franklin Schriver “The Governor’s Last Levee” — ---------------------Emily Pembleton “Vision of War and Peace” ---- ------------------ Charles Lynch “Sign of the Cross” Alice Dayton Violin Solo------------Ralph Pembleton “Toussaiut L’Overture” Roland Earl “As the Moon Rose”-----Marjorie Stocken “The Counsel Assigned” Spencer Horton “The Voice from a Far Country” -----------------------Marion Borland “Carmena”--------------Girls’ Glee Club Decision of Judges. First prize of $10 for girls --------------------Marjorie Stocken First prize of $10 for boys ----------------------Franklin Schriver Second prize of $5 for girls ------------------------Alice Dayton Second prize of $5 for boys ------------------------Roland Earle The donors of the prizes were Joseph Merritt, M. C. Smith, George Gregg and Dr. C. H. Thompson. The Interscholastic Prize Speaking Contest GOSHEN WINS A FIRST PRIZE. The second contest was held in the High School auditorium on the evening of May 30tli. Contestants from the following schools in the county took part: Warwick, Florida, Goshen, Port Jervis and Chester. The programme was as follows: Piano solo ---------------Janet Coates “Back in War Days” —Franklin Schriver Goshen. “The Death Disk” Emily Parsons Florida. “The Hero of the Day” Frederick Benedict Warwick. “The Going of the White Swan” -----------------------Edna Coulter Port Jervis. “Uncle Daniel’s Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer----------James A. Parkin Chester. Vocal Duet -----Misses Marie and Dorothy Parker “As the Moon Rose” Marjorie II. Stocken Goshen. “Toussaint L’Overture”.—Frank Dulski Florida. “Theatre Party” (Miss Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch)------Genevieve Van 1 Inzer Warwick. “Exordium of the Knapp Murder Case” ----------------------Wallace Cuneen Port Jervis. “The Going of the White Swan” ----------------------Camilla Masten Chester. “Carmena”--------------Girls’ Glee Club Decision of Judges. The prizes for this contest were gold and silver medals, two of each. The medals were unusually attractive this year, having a new feature. The boys’ medals were attached to watch fobs and the girls’ medals were fastened to neck chains. J. B. Swezey, Charles C. Chappell and Dr. E. G. Parker donated the medals, and the fobs and chains were the kindness of Thomas Farrell, Jr.