Muskegon High School - Said and Done Yearbook (Muskegon, MI)

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4 i e We Make Good Use of Our New Gymnasium

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One of the early interests of Muskegon students was athleti short-lived attempt to play baseball, but in the spring of 1887 the high school team. No matter that an instructor, the Principal, and a play. The baseball diamond was located on a vacant tract just south wagon tracks, sand holes, and a few trees providing alibis for those In 1887 an athletic association was formed to introduce Rugby f events were also started about this time. Sprints and races were run on jefferson Street, the 440 being run from a point near Washingt military drill were also introduced, but participation in high school in part to the small number of male students, especially after the Ce According to the Hyperion, the high school annual publishe association was formed in October 1895 and a committee appoint football team. After a practice game November 2nd, two cancellati four games played lthe last on December 7thj, the Muskegon te Champions of Muskegon and Ottawa Counties. There was no doubt that Muskegon citizens were enthusiastic su and that more adequate facilities for athletics were needed. At forward with an offer to build a gymnasium providing separate qu swimming pool for the use of all. This gift made it possible to c Manual which had served boys' and girls' physical education classe 1926. The gymnasium as well as the two wings of the Manual were r In October 1902 Mr. Hackley informed the Board of Education land just south of the Manual to serve as an athletic field. The firs courts, a baseball diamond, football field, running track, grand to be a safety hazard and was removed, and the brick wall also was f Team sports have always played a great role at Muskegon Hi Oosterbaan and Earl Morrall, Muskegon's All-American players. W college teams, among them Mac Bowles, Flop Flora, Bill McCall,C and jerry Collins. There have been fine coaches too - Robert Zup e I l' W El 6 O CS. r l Prior to 1885 there had been a e was a serious attempt to organize a I occasional outsider were drafted to of the French Catholic Church, with 10 committed errors. cootball to Muskegon. Field and track O ff on the newly laid block pavement mn to the French Church. Tennis and n d H thletics declined for a few years, due tral School fire. by the seniors, an active athletic d to select enough players to form a as because of inclement weather and m members proclaimed themselves pporters of all the high school teams, 3 this point Mr. Hackley again came rters for boys and girls, as well as a onvert the second floor room in the s into a fine auditorium in use until eady by March 1902. ll st rooms. A red brick wall surmounted by an iron grill was built aroui i that he had purchased the block of sketch shows plans for three tennis and, and boys' and girls' dressing id it, eventually the iron grill proved nally replaced. gh School. We are proud of Bennie recall many others who starred on air Helmer, lke Kepford, Paul Soper, pke, who became head coach at the University of Illinois, Francis jacks, Leo Redmond, Harry Potter, games played to date, Muskegon High School has won 490, I basketball, first organized in 1904, and baseball have equally e flourished since 1888 when the first high school field day was hel Mann, who set records for running the mile and two-mile that remai Cup Meet was an intramural event where each class tried to win the in 1902. 6 OLS and many others. Of 684 football t 152, and tied one game. Boys' nviable records. Spring track has d. A star of the early days was Will ned unbroken for years. The Temple I rophy donated by Mr. A. F. Temple