McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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. 1 1 'f ' I Q E- gg A THE ROAD TO HEALTH, is most successful season the Bush League ever had. Barney Google, who was on Team Four, in an interview, said that it was his best season. Though Barney did have paralysis, whenever he got a hit he was ridden around the bases by his famous horse, Spark Plug. Sunshine was mascot because he was so bright. Rudy was the bat boy. VVith the help of Barney, Spark Plug, Sunshine and Rudy, Team Four finished in first place.-Solomon S'il'Zl6?7'171flll-. ,, - -. -- ' ,. --.-....--.- ' -..-.---.-. -em . '1 Hi' -4 .I ' ras' 'W . - N I D N. :gf:X f-,',lFQ1,, 1 , va- ' QB , ' ' ' 3 5, In-my ..,'. , ,I A H 5 , ' 'A ' '- f ' ' - -N ' . 11 V a ' ' , '-K' ' . I . ,vt .',, E, ' TJ' ' : r JZ? P? ii f. .Q . L4 ' ' - I :- , as 9 ,5 'I VI! w iw .,3,-ggi L 3 9 i . I R, 'ri P- L 7:21 A - ls- ,' 'JSM Z ' fbi A FEW f-X 52.5-, I ji 4, er 1 -'il in-,J s ,l V lp .tjvf-J 'Lp up ,- so -- s, Q u -ii 3' gg, ,wr ' S o. - r lt' 'X Qtr' Q i ii L iifri . - 1 '-f H' , ffl: 'visa' ,evra-' wsgifrl - X f ' ..' I, 3 s T ' ,I Q' L ' W! mi I, A -ll, 'l ,. -' Q A - TYV1 ' ' 1 . . . '

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' THE ROAD TO HEALTH Sports on the Boys' Playgrounds INDOOR-Nationals. One of the most successful seasons of Indoor since the game was organized at McKinley was played this year on the Nationals. Pep and vigor were shown in every game, and there was hardly any poor sportsmanship throughout the season. During the first of the term Team One was taken over by George Blum, who captained it successfully through the season. The Nationals have tried to set an example to the lower leagues by showing good sportsmanship, and all the other essentials that make a successful league. The captains have all with one evception held their teams together, and each team played their games with good will. There were no slackers, and every boy tried to make his team win the pennant by fair play.-W'iIlia111. M artin, A9. INDOOR-Americans. The teams in the Ami-Stican league enjoyed a very successful season in the spring of 1924. All teams had Cline times, even Team Two, which did not have a very successful season. One particularly interesting thing happened when Andy Yates, captain on the Nationals, gave his place to George -Blum. Team One of the Americans, having a very good team and line players, was to be the victim of George BlEum's choosing of a new team. I-le took from Team One half of the best players, including the pitcher. The team that George chose held its own in the Nationals in big league fashion. The captains were fine, good-sportsmanlike fellows on the American league, making possible the successful season,-thanks to Mr. Houston for his skillful choosing of captains.-Lynn Corbett, AS. IN DOOR-C oust. Although the Coast players may not play aslwell as stiame of the others, there is no lack of spirit. They look down on the Bush, but hold in respect the National players, which they hope to be some day. The teamsare about even in ability, which causes much competition and many disputesg and the umpires for the Coast are to be pitied. Except for these disputes, however, the games are played with good sportsmanship and fair play. Many of the Coast players are drafted to the Americans, much to the disappointment of the Coast captains and to the joy of the players. Most of the Coast players are fairly good players and hope soon to become Americans.-Lee Tabor, A9, -7 INIQOOR-Bush. The Almighty Bush, the greatest league in organized Indoor, is made up of former star volley ball and basketball players. It was the . .-.-Q. ,

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K I THE ROAD T0 HEALTH H S-idelights of the Bush by a Former Player The Bush league is organized every year, containing four teams which are to have a long struggle for the McKinley monogram. The B7' are not allowed to sign up. There are a great many boys, probably more than any other league, who sign up. Among the famous names that signed up this year were Barney Google, Andy Gump, and Abe Lincoln- There are many hard fought games played on the Bush diamond. The games usually result in a dispute or a one-sided score. The umpire seldom gets through a game in peace. The reason probably lies in the fact that the players usually do not know the rules of the game. These players are just starting in the indoor game. It is no disgrace to play on the Bush, as some ninth graders think. In fact, that is where all successful ball players make their beginning. The games are usually witnessed by a number of scrubs , and others that are not on a team. These follow the game with anxious eyes, and long for the day when they will have their chance to get on a Bush team.-Henry Larrcq, A9. BASKETBALL. Basketliall is a game which is full of action. There are many different kinds of fouls in basketball. If one boy puts his foot in front of another boy and trips him, it is called a foul. Wfhen a basket is shot on a foul, it counts only one point, instead of two. Other kinds of foul in basketball are holding another boy, when he has the ball, and pushing him. There are many chances for a boy to be knocked clown by another boy when the second boy does not mean to knock him down. Many times when one of the boys trips another boy he does not mean to. Sometimes when the umpire does not see a foul, they have a quarrel and want to get another umpire. Sometimes after the game, the team that has lost the game blames it upon the umpire- This, of course, is not good basketball.- Clzarles Burnhart, BS. lN'l'l2RlX'llEDIA'l'lE ISASKIITBALL. This is one of the most interesting . . . ,,,. ..,...v-..-. .....--..f-ke gva, z lavnil