Gouverneur High School - Deanonian Yearbook (Gouverneur, NY)

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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.

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TRACK TEAM

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A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to pray for.—Juvenal. The boys’ basketball team had a fairly successful season, winning six games and losing the same number. With the exception of Malone, the champions, we beat every team in the league once out of the two games played. Although we had a veteran quintet, we faced much more difficult competi- tion, and it was not until the last half of our schedule that we seemed to play the basketball of which we were capable. After the mid-year examinations a great many more men reported. Their fighting spirit encouraged the varsity to play a better game. The prospects for next year are bright. Only one man will be lost by grad- uation, and with the aid of Coach Seybolt, we are confident that a winning five will represent the school for the year ig2y-’28. Those receiving block letters were Captain Murray, Miller, Smith, Dygert, Carpenter and Webster. Murray was high scorer, with 56 points. The scor- ing ability of the team is as follows: Murray 56, Smith 44, Dygert 40, Miller 28, Webster 9, Carpenter 5. The results of the games on our schedule are as follows; Ogdensburg 15, G. H. S. 16; Malone 15, G. H. S. 7; Potsdam 22, G. H. S. 12; Norwood 9, G. H. S. 14 ; Massena 39, G. H. S. 16; Canton 9, G. H. S. 20; Ogdensburg 3, G. H. S. 19; Potsdam, 15, G. H. S. 18; Malone 12, G, H. S. 10; Norwood 10, G. H. S. 9; Canton 25, G. H. S. 20. The Girls’ Athletic Association was satisfactorily organized and financed, through the co-operation of the student body. In the fall the members of the girls’ basketball squad raised money by selling balloons and armbands at all the home football games. Throughout the winter the proceeds from the sale of choc- olate bars in the gymnasium, supported the team, and bought purple and gold suits for the first seven players. The girls’ games were fast and exciting, and the season was successful. The playing of Gates at forward was sensational, but all the team played creditable basketball. They held Canton, the champions, to six points, and scored seventy- four points to their opponents’ sixty-four. The following were awarded varsity letters: Captain Overacker, Gates, Downey, June, Dygert, Magee. The schedule was as follows: Massena 8, G. H. S. 11; Canton 17, G. H. S. n ; O. F. A. 12, G. H. S. 7; Potsdam 5, G. H. S. 10; Malone 14, G. H. S. 9; Norwood 5, G. H. S. 26. Page Twenty-nine