Johnson St Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Saint Paris, OH)

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Baseball Season of ’06 The above is a picture of the S. P. H. S. Baseball team of 1906. The following is the line-up of the team. First row, Left to right: Eeeks, 1st b.; Guthridge, sub; Jones S. S. and P.; Ray Hancock, p. Second Row: Hough 2nd b.; Nixon, R. F.; Magovern, c.; Buroker 3rd b.; Ray Hancock, L. F.; McMorran, C. F. We have copied an article written by Sam N. McMorran, who was Sporting Editor of the H. S. magazine “The Meteor,” which was published in 1906. It was taken from the baseball number, being the April number of that year. This team gives us an idea of how much enthusiasm baseball created in former years in High School. “The baseball team has opened its season by playing several practice games with pick-up nines from St. Paris, which resulted in victories for the High School. The games were neither exciting nor very interesting, but were played for early practice. The best of the games was on April 25, 1906, Hancock and Becks made the batteries of H. S., while Fields, Roberts and Magovern worked for St. Paris. The feature of the game was Ray Hancock’s home run drive to left field. At present the team is practicing diligently in order to be in the best condition for the game with Urbana on May 5, 1906. We believe the team to be as strong this season, as on the former years and, if such is the case, without doubt there is an even fighting chance. Perhaps the best attraction of the season will be the strong Piqua High School team, which will play at St. Paris, May 19, 1906. This team is exceptionally strong and a good game is easily as- sured, one, which deserves a large and responding patronage. We congratulate ourselves upon the fact that a successful and prosperous season seems as- sured, and we trust that those who are in a position to do so, will take an active interest in the team, which is determined to prove deservedness.” Coach Tudner has not yet announced who will play on the 1921 baseball team. The baseball diamond, so far this season, has been too wet to go on with regular practice. Any how, many com- ing High School athletes have been warming up for the try out when the team will be picked. At the time when this section went to press, Theodore Harter, our baseball manager, had succeeded in scheduling only one game. This game was to be played at Rosewood May 6, 1921. 62

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Our Track Team of 1921 Great credit is due the efforts of our Coach in working up such a marvelous track team. However he did not do all the work, for our boys worked hard all season and as a result did not suffer a single defeat. We are very sorry to state that the score book was destroyed in a fire that occured in the furnace and we are unable to print an official record of the season. Although we cannot say with pride that our boys won over every team they went up against by a large margin. You have read of “mythical all state” or “All Conference” teams of different kinds. Well, our team this year is somewhat similar to them, in that, it is mythical (imaginary as it were). However not all of our track teams have been mythical (to us). For in preceding years our High School has had some extra fine track teams. We are now in possession of a beautiful silver loving cup, that was won at the County meet, for having the highest percentage for three consecutive years. Beside the new loving cup, many individual prizes were awarded to individuals on the team. We also have a pennant which wc won at the first All-County track meet held in 1916 at Urbana. Next year’s track team, however, we hope will not be mythical, like this year’s team. There isn’t any reason why S. P. H. S. could not have a splendid track team next year, for next fall we will have a quarter of a mile track, besides the other equipment we now have, necessary for a track team. 64