Higgins Classical Institute - Scroll Yearbook (Charleston, ME)

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H.C.I.SCROLL 63 5 ,, ii gk W. z .xi 5 ML gg.321,g-,glfglvxg avg -, W Q i A . X. -- l ,Vi I V, gkqgi 3 nfs' sifwi-1 L iw t Q., 1 :Q ' 1 ff f 'i' .1 ' ' , ..,fk H -gy 1 Y . , , CIIEER LEADERS xI.il'Q.ll'Oi llnicllrmixl, -Iuyi-1' 'llislcui' In a seven-inning contest, H. C, I. got off to an early lead to win their iirst game of the season. Milo lost Gould, their catcher, when a foul tip split his hand. Hare, DiFrederico and Fish worked on the mound for the win- ners. Foss and Folsom sparked the Higgins offensive with two hits apiece. Higgins com- pleted one double play. Score by Innings: R. H. E. Higgins, 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 9 10 2 Milo. 0002000 224 Higgins 11 Schenck 2 Winning their second straight game, Higgins defeated Schenck High of East Millinocket. Hare, Higgins starting pitcher, held his oppon- ents scoreless for seven innings. Schenck man- aged to score two runs from the offerings of Wat on, who pitched the last two innings. Waston led the Higgins offensive with three hits. a .riplcx a double and a single. Close be- hind Watson was Foss with two doubles. and Hanszn with two singles. The Higgins pitchers ccllected Sixteen strikeouts, while the Schenck battery counted for fourteen. Score by Innings: R. H. E. Higgins 3 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 10 2 Schenck 000000011 252 The Higgins J. V.'s lost to East Corinth Academy 6-7 in a seven inning contest played at Charlestcn. Dunnett and Amero pitched for the losers and very few hits were made by either team. There were many errors committed, which may have been partly due to the severe cold weather.

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62 4 H. C. I.SCROLL Pze- - many new plays were worked out which proved successful. The girls were divided into two strings. Those on the first string were manager Ruth Smith, Captain Dorothy Libby, Evelyn Dunham, Marilyn Trask, Phyllis Osgood, Vi- olet Call, Colleen Snow, Eva Stinson, Shirley Powers and Marion Stanhope. New suits were issued to these girls. They were black satin with burnt orange trimmings including numbers, orange socks and hair ribbons. Those on the second string were Alice Lou Brown, Marjorie Cols:-n, Dorothy Higgins, Sylvir. Green, Harriet Mooers, Jean Allen, Dorothy Mace and Joan Johnson. RESULTS OF THE GAMES Higginz 28 Guilford 17 The first game of the season was played at Guilford January 6. The Higgins girls came home with a flashing victory. All those on the first string had a chance to play. Higgins 28 East Corinth A. 7 The :eco-nd game of the season Was played on our own flo:-r January 10. Another vic- tcry for our girls-28-7. The lineup was the samc. Higgins 21 Dover-Foxcroft A. 38 Our next game was with Dover-Foxcroft p'ayed at D:-ver January 19. The Dover girls ran away with the game and the Higgins Their flashing forward sank sixteen baskets, girls were defeated by the score of 38-21. that being more opposition than we could account for. Higgins 22 Dover-Foxcroft A. 36 The next game of the season was a return game with Dover-Foxcroft Academy on Jan- uary 31. The girls were defeated again by a score of 22-36. The out of town girls had careful. team work but the Higgins girls showed no signs of giving up. The same line-up participated. Higgins 9 Maine School of Commerce 24 Our team went to Maine School 'of Com- merce for their next game but came home defeated. The experienced players had ex- ceptionally gocd team work and outclassed the Higgins' girls by a score of 24-9. Higgins 27 V Guilford 10 At the return game with Guilford played on our own floor on February 20, the Hig- lm Girls defeated the Guilford Girls by a scc-re of 27-10 Higgins 22 - East Corinth A. 13 In the return game with East Corinth Academy on February 23, the girls defeated them with a score of 23- 13. The careful team- work in the beginning ended up with a victory. Higgins 21 Maine School of Commerce 28 The last game of the season c-n the home floor was against Maine School of Commerce and was a close game. The team-work in this game proved most successful encouraged by determination. However The Maine Schools exceptional players outscored the Higgins girls by, a score of 28-21. Those winning basketball letters for the season were as follows: Dorothy Libby, Cap- - 4 taing Evelyn Dunham, Marilyn Trask, Colleen Snow, Marion Stanhope, Shirley Powers, Vio- let Call, Phyllis Osgood, Eva Stinson and Ruth Smith-Manager. OTHER GIRLS' ACTIVITIES Beginning the first of the year many sports were started and these included soft- ball and tennis directed by Miss Estey, arch- ery by Miss Brown and hiking by Mrs. Grin- dlc. Many of those participating worked towards earning their letters. SOFT BALL Soft ball was again started early in the spring by Miss Hillman. It was unusual this year to have such an early spring but the girls interested in sc-ftball took advantage of it. There were thirty-two candidates who in- clude: Dorothy Libby, Violet Call, Marion Rozelle, Marilyn Trask, Marilyn and Gwen- dolyn Grant, Marie Scott, Faith Harris, Col- leen Snow, Shirley Powers, Greta Scott, Ruth Smith, Evelyn Dunham, Dorothy Har- dy, Marion Stanhope, Harriet Mooers, Jean Allen, Phyllis Osgood, Eva Stinson, Joan Johnson, Marjorie Colson, Jean To-tman, Charlene Frazer, Joyce Call, Pauline Lime- burner. Alice Brown, Dorothy Higgins, Max- ino Scott, Rebecca Merrill, Sylvia Green, Barbara Strout and Dorothy Mace. They elected Evelyn Dunham, Captain, and Mar- ilyn Trask, Manager. The team sounds promising and with the old rules and with new ones we've learned experience will prove us. The girls hope to win the six proposed games with crashing victories. M. Trask '45 VARSITY BASEBALL Due tc- the early spring this year, base- ball started the first week in April. This year's team is made up of many veterans from last year's squad. Coach Keith picked thc following players for the varsity: Carl Young, Ronald York, Parnell Hare, Bud Fish, William MacDonald, Mario DiFred- ericc, Richard Watson, Carleton, Lowery, Bradford Brown, Harold Hanson, Reginald Brown, Kenneth Masse, Vance Foss, Garth Folsom and Calvin Stinson. The schedule for 1945 is as follows: April 11 Milo at Higgins April 21, Higgins at Schenck April 28, John Bapst at Higgins May 2, Higgins at Bangor May 5, Open May 9. Greenville at Higgins May 10, Higgins at Milo May 12, Higgins at M. C. I. May 16, Bangor at Higgins May 19, Higgins at Greenville May 22, Schenck at Higgins May 25, Higgins at Foxcroft May 26, M. C. I. at Higgins June 2, OPBI1 June 4, Foxcroft at Higgins Higgins 10 Milo 2

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64 H. C. I.SC'RO'LL , : UA? ff, I f it . S E Y g l 1 My . Q gggg g g S: BITS FROM BOOK REPORTS Winged Victory- Moss Hart This book gives courage, admiration, and spirit to teen-age boys ready to choose their branch of the Service. Bradford Brown, '47 Treasure Island - Stevenson I liked this book because it held me in suspense, so I kept reading. Robert Duplessie, '45 They Were Expendablen - W. H. White The story was told straight from the hearts of the men. Edward Fish '46 God. is My Co-Pilot -Col. Robert H. Scott It is a suitable title because that is the un- derlying theme. Lloyd Rozelle, '46 Two Years Before the Mast - Dana The story is slow moving. Jean Allen, '46 The Count of Monte Christo - This story is impossible. No man could ever do what Edward Dantes did. Margaret Knowlton, '47 Paris Underground - Etta Shiber This is a very clear book to understand. It is very interesting and when one starts reading, it is very hard to stop. Parnell Hare, '46 Girl of the Limberlost I liked all the characters because in the end everybody was happy, and changed into nice people. Sylvia Greene, '48 EE RE AE 1 e ' E I ' S Q L I , Q V.'.'.V,Y.'lIUIllI.'.V.'.V.'.VI.,!.'.V.'.VI!llll.'.'.V.'.'.Y