Mukwonago High School - Arrow Yearbook (Mukwonago, WI)

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T II E A R R () W--PAGE TWENTY-FIVE BASEBALL During the past years our school has ex- celled chiefly in one athletic sport, baseball. The admirable record made by former teams was repeated and strengthened in 1916. Our squad of inexperienced players developed into an invincible organization. At first, things did not appear promising, but as the season wore on we played twelve games and won all but three of these. Our schedule covered the best teams in southern Wisconsin. The team work and school spirit of our squad was always highly appreciated by those who saw us play. Besides striving for state honors in baseball we played a series of games with East Troy. We won the majority of these, one of which was fourteen innings and the other eleven in- nings. In the course of our 1916 season we had the best high school outfield in the state, the surest third baseman and an exceptionally competent battery. Two of our games were no-hit affairs while the others never exceeded the six hit mark. Our team was not acknowledged champions of southern Wisconsin because w e were unable to play New Richmond for all-state honors. The line-up: Mitten, second base; Austin, center field; Horn, third base; McAdams, catcher; Carroll, right field; Kuehl, first base; Goetz, left field; Brach, short stop; Sheridan, pitcher. The 1917 baseball season dawned cold and wet as far as weather was concerned. The baseball material in school seemed almost un- limited. Except for the loss of Horn and Brach our team w’as identically the same as in 1916. By the first of April we had our schedule arranged. It was comprised of such teams as Northwestern Military Academy, Keewatin Academy, Marquette Academy, Walworth, Edgerton, East Troy, and many other teams. In all we had fifteen games scheduled. As soon as the team was organized we start- ed to play the first schools of our season’s work. It was in the most difficult part of the season, but even so we won four of the six games played. It was shortly after our sixth game when the first call for universal military training came. The boys would be of service to the nation to work at home In spare hours. When the condition of national affairs became more and more serious we cancelled our season’s schedule. A few incidental games wTere played on Wednesdays. The boys took military train- ing and as Americans we consider our action to be the best thing possible. Lineup: Mitten, third base; Austin, short stop; McAdams, catcher; Carroll, right field; Berby, Goetz and Buell, second base; Tans, first base; Powers, left field; Foley, center field; Sheridan, pitcher. —EMMETT SHERIDAN, ’17.

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 T II E A B R () W-I A iK TWENTY-FOLK BASEBALL TEAM STANDING: FOLEY. ( AUKOLL. KtEIIL. KELLER, Al'STIN, McADVMS (O,plain) KNEEL1 N i : POWERS, MITTEN, Hi ELL, SHERIDAN

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 —T H E A R R () W—pa ik twenty-six FOOTBALL The enthusiasm for football at Mukwonago High School in 1916 was great. Never before was such a spirit shown toward the game. We met with real success considering jhat mater- ial we had to pick from in our High School. Many of the players had never played football before, but after a few weeks of good coaching and strenuous work, we developed a good team. Elkhorn at Mukwonago The game was played upon our high school campus. We outclassed our opponents. Bar- liofen, our fullback, starred. Mukwonago 36. Elkhorn 0. Burlington at Mukwonago Burlington came here with a heavy team and things looked dull to us, but when the game commenced we outclassed them in all ways. They were fooled many times by end runs, with Barhofen carrying the ball. Burlington 6, Mukwonago 30. Mukwonago at Delafield We journeyed to Delafield and met the strong St. John’s Military Academy team. They outweighed and outclassed us, but we put up a game fight for the name Mukwonago. Mukwonago 0, Delafield 20. West Bend at Mukwonago West Bend came here with a fast team, but their line was weak against our back field. Our two touchdowns were made by line plunges in the first half. The second half was open playing on both sides; neither side managed to score. Mukwonago 12, West Bend 0. Walworth at Mukwonago This was the hardest contest fought upon the home campus and the game was played with snap and brilliant plays. Carroll starred for Mukwonago, making a touchdown after running around left end for sixty-five yards, winning the game. Mukwonago 13, Walworth 6. Mukwonago at Milwaukee Our last game of the season was played with Bay View High School. We had to play on a frozen, rough field, and it was very cold. Bay View kicked to Mukwonago. Goetz carried the ball to the middle of the field. A long forward pass, Goetz to Barhofen, resulted in a touchdown in the first minute of play. Bay View got their touchdown in the second quar- ter, by line plunges. The second half was scoreless, but well played. Bay View’s back field was plunging like tigers so fast that the referee could not keep up. Mukwonago 6, Bay View 7. Mukwonago 42—Elkhorn 0—At Mukwonago 38—Burlington 6—At Mukwonago 13—West Bend 0—At Mukwonago 0—St. John’s 20—At Mukwonago 13—Walworth 6—At Mukwonago 6—Bay View 7—At home home home Delafield home Bay View 112 39