New Marion High School - High School Daze Yearbook (New Marion, IN)

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Track Season Q .. 4... L.n ,Aka Top Row' Moore, Cates, Harreld, Bullet, Chasey, Kilprore, Boller, Aldrich, Parker, Harreld Second Row -Prilxble, Knipple, Reeder, Hedrick, Hale, Price, Paullus, Vlfalton, Weikal, Coleman, Kight- linger, Duke Third Row--fC:1rl, Usher, Finland, Miller, Davidson, Snyder, Dickens, Crandall, Anthony, Johnson, Issel- hardt HE Cinder Giants of l927 opened their season at Memorial Field with a dual track and field meet with Peru. Marion won easily scoring 63 points against Peru's 36 points. Marion again emerged the victor in a triangular meet with Westfield and Elwood, Marion scored 63 points, Westfield 2l points and Elwood 15 points. x A trip to Ft. Vv'ayne gave the track team another victory. Central easily fell before the Cviants who scored 6255 points to their 36M points. Then came the county track meet at Memorial Field. Amid flurries of snow Marion tied Fairmount for first honors, each scoring 32 points. The two teams tossed a coin to decide who should receive the cup, and Fairmount won the toss. Five county records were broken by the contending teams, Marion breaking three of them. Davidson shattered the century run. Stickann broke the 220 dash record and the Marion half-mile relay team broke the county record by 2X5 of a second. Davidson, Stickann and Chasey led the team in scoring. Among the track men who graduate this years are Davidson, Chasey and Usher, whose

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Intramural League Top Row l-'ixm-l, Mr'Dunuu1:h liottom Row lleelt, llmlgr-. l t':tst'i'. Ullzist-y N order to stimulate interest in basketball and prepare under classmen for com- petition. Coach Thomas organized an lntramural League. Any team of high school students could enter. The league was divided into four divisions and V. V. Smith was placed in charge of it. ln division one were the Hot Shots. Wolverines. Scrappy Five and Slty- rockets. ln division two the Nighthawks. Hi-Y Cardinals. Acme and Wonder Five. ln division three were the Ramblers. All Stars, Wamptis Kittens and Doo Dads. Division four consisted of the Galloping Ghosts. Hardwood Snails. Blue Devils and Bearcats. After a schedule of games the Vwfolverines won in division one. the Night- hawks in division two. Ramblers in division three and the Galloping Ghosts in division four. A tournament was held to decide the champion of the league. After a bitter struggle the Wolverines defeated the Nighthawks in a close game and the Galloping Ghosts won the right to play in the finals by defeating the Ramblers. ln the final game the Wolverines consisting of Heck. Chasey. Hodge. Fraser McDonough and Pixel easily defeated the Galloping Ghosts and won the lntra- mural Championship for 1927.

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were Fe - - 1 I -,v-Y V-mv-i '- ' ' - v-f, --. - . ,T,,f,,,.,.,.,.V .V .,. ,..,- , , ,..- cz., . , . . , . ..a..-.., ---..d.... - .. a 1 I , A . ? . - . , ., loss will be especially felt by the coach in his efforts to construct a track team for next year. This year has been one of triumphs on the cinder path. but the team has been weak in the field events. However, this being the first year for Marion with a home track, the record is outstanding. Those members of the team who scored a certain number of points will be given sweaters and Marion expects to have several letter men about whom to build the track team of next year. Stickann has been showing up well in the dashes as has Isselhardt in the hurdles. Knipple, Price. Kightlinger, Duke, Paul- lus. Miller, and Bollet have also been doing good work. The district track meet was held at Marion and was followed by the state meet held at Indianapolis. A big year is expected in 1928. Tennis Team TWO years ago Marion High School had a tennis team. coached by Clifford Pribble. who also coached the track team. A very successful season was the result. Last year Professor Pribble was unable to coach a tennis team as too much of his time was taken up by track. This year a tennis team was organized again. coached by Professor James Mock. Great enthusiasm was manifested by the students and a good turnout began practise in the gym almost before the snow was off the ground. Not all who came out for tennis were boys. as it had been decided to have a girls ten- nis team also. thus making tennis the only M.H.S. sport in which girls may compete. As soon as the weather had modified to a slight extent, the embryo Ma- rionnetters prepared a tennis court and outdoor practice began. Double teams were organized, both boys, girls. and mixed. Some of the aspirants who dis- played some real ability were Duncan, Oliver, Grant, Fixel, Case, Warner, and Pope. Two of these, Fixel and Warner, were veterans of the former team or- ganized by Coach Pribble. The irst meet was held at Marion with the Central netmen of Ft. Wayne. The long hours of practice and earnest effort were duly awarded. Of the tennis teams, Grant, Oliver. Pixel, Warner and Case graduate. but among the undergrads. Duncan, Moore, Paynter. Pope and Flannigan. have been show- ing line form and the reserves have given the regulars many strong battles in practice. As in all first years many obstructions had to be met and overcome this year by the tennis teams, but hereafter it is expected that it will become an established factor in the Marion High School athletics. This year's team was in a degree a trial, but a successful one, and most optimistic hopes are held for future teams. Not so long ago athletics were regarded by high school authorities as utterly unnecessary and irrevalent. However, it is coming more and more to be recognized that athletic activities are a splendidly beneficial part of the high school curriculum. As time has passed, more diversified kinds of sports have been added to the schedule of the athletic department and tennis is the latest sport added to that of M.H.S.