Gouverneur High School - Deanonian Yearbook (Gouverneur, NY)

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TRACK TEAM

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FOOT R AI I TCAM

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The ivorld. is sore in need of men who can do things.—Hubbard. Football Every football season is a success in the eyes of its admirers. There is no use of repeating the fact in connection with our 1926 season, which will always be remembered as an eventful one in the athletic annals of the school. Although we did not win the championship, the goal of every team, our eleven fought hard and that is what makes glory in defeat. The material was inexperienced, two letter men playing regularly, but never- theless, it won three out of five games on the schedule, and tied Malone, the sec- tional champions. As especially noteworthy, we might mention the work of Captain Smith at quarterback and Captains-elect Goodnough and Bennett on the line, but we had no stars, just eleven good men. Much of the success of the team is due to Coach Seybolt, whose hard efforts resulted in our creditable record. Those who were awarded varsity letters are as follows: Captain Smith, Cap' tains-elect Goodnough and Bennett, B. Hayden, M. Hayden, Gardner, Draper, Turnbull, Carpenter, McCullouch, Byrns, Boyle, Homer and Manager Webster. Prospects for the coming season are exceptionally good, with nine letter men returning and a wealth of material on hand. The season’s schedule and results are as follows: Malone 6, G. H. S. 6; Potsdam o, G. H. S. 13; Massena o, G. H. S. 6; Canton o, G. H. S., 32; O. F. A. 19, G. H. S. 6. Track G. H. S. has seldom been more successful in track than it was in 1926. Win- ning four cups including the interscholastics at Canton and the Manlius Relay at Manlius, is a record of which any school should be justly proud. It was the first time in many years that the Purple and Gold had won both the Interschol- astic cup and the Van Dusen Memorial. The first victory of the season was with O. F. A. and Potsdam at Ogdensburg. Gouverneur placed in every event and finished 21 points ahead of O. F. A., its nearest opponent. The following Saturday the team participated in the Van Dusen games with O. F. A., Canton, Potsdam, Massena and Malone. The final score was close, with Malone two points behind us. Our next victory was at Canton in the sectional contest with sixteen other contestants. Again the team nosed out Franklin Academy of Malone, and won the coveted cup. The final honors came the first week in June when our relay team defeated the best in the state at Ithaca. We also placed in the pole vault and the high jump. The team had a point getter in every event, but we were especially success- ful in the high jump, pole vault and the dashes. It was a track team to copy after, a team that fought to the last and won. Coach Graf, in his last try at Gouverneur athletics, covered himself and his pro- tegees with a glory that will long be remembered. —Clarence Webster.