Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. ATHLETICS. DEERING MELTN. ORE interest is taken in athletics each year and a marked change is also taking place. The derivation of the term “athlete” does not exactly indicate it’s present meaning, inasmuch as our mod- ern athletes are distinctly defined to be amateurs instead of professionals. The field of athletic sports is growing broader and broader with the organization of clubs and associations for that purpose. Associations are organized over the country with a constitution and rules, which the schools, colleges and clubs have to obey. The sports in which the most interest is taken in schools and colleges are football, basketball and track athletics. In the Hobart High School, basketball and track athletics seems to be the choice. A great deal of interest is taken in the local High School towards athletics. Not only does it develop muscle and form strong physique, but it also helps mentally to get inspirations for

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26 HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL. higher things. Taking all these things in mind and in order to keep in line with other schools the faculty of the II oh art High School have encouraged the pupils in every way possible. In basketball there was a boys team and a girls’ team. Out of eleven games played this season, the boys won two. In the games lost some of the scores against them were quite large. Taking the team as a whole the average weight was much lighter than that of the teams they played. Although there were not any stars in the team all of the boys played good ball. About the middle of the season a nearly different team had to be organized, one quitting school and a few not being in shape to play, but the season was finished with better playing than before. Although they were not successful in many games, they had something to do during the winter. If all of the boys remain in school next year, they ought to have a pretty good team, as there is plenty of good material. But the girls made up for the defeats of the boys by winning every game they played. They played six games and hold the championship of Lake County. The teams played by Hobart are as follows: Boys Wheeler, 2; Valparaiso, 2; Gary, 2; Crown Point, 2; East Chicago, 2; Hammond, 1. Girls— Crown Point, 2: Gary, 2; East Chicago, 2. 1 he tiack team is not very strong this year, as material is wanting in many events. We are about sure of first place in the sprints, for in Wallace Watson we have the best sprinter in the county. Last year, in the 100 yard dash, he was robbed out of first place, but he made up for it in the 220 yard dash, winning by a large margin. A great loss was felt by all the members of the team when Earle Kohler, the long distance runner, quit school, lie expected to take first place in both of those events and that would have been a great help to the team here. However, we still have some good men in those events. In the weights we have one or two good men, who ought to get a place at the meet, A few dual meets were scheduled, one with Crown Point May 1st, but on account of bad weather it had to be postponed. On May 8th we sched- uled a triangular meet between East Chicago, Whiting and Hobart, at East. Chicago. Of course, the Hobart boys were pretty sure of winning the meet but East. Chicago was just as confident. The weather was nice during the early part of the afternoon, but the latter part of the meet was run off in a drizzling rain which made it very hard for the boys. The track was another handicap for the Hobart team. Nevertheless, Hobart won the meet. The number of points won by each school was as follows: Hobart, 57%; East Chicago, 3414; Whiting, 16. Of Hobart’s 57% points, Watson won 25, captur- ing first place in five events. On account of their showing at East, Chicago the boys feel cheerful as to the outcome of the county meet.