New York Military Academy - Shrapnel Yearbook (Cornwall on Hudson, NY)

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Jfuuthall ORE than a hundred candidates for the team turned out in September to meet the first call for practice under the new coach, Mr. Ray Habermann, who had succeeded Mr. Cochran as head coach for football and who came highly recommended from the Y. M. C. A. Training School at Springfield. The weather was ideal and continued so until near the end of the seasong enthu- siasm and school spirit ran high, and at first it seemed certain that another great team would be developed, but as weeks passed it became evident that for one reason and another the team would be of only average power and winning ability. The season can be described as only fairly successful, though at times the team showed flashes of the kind of play which, if continued regularly, would have made it a worthy rival of some of the great teams of the past. Some of the individual work was brilliant, and attracted attention from the experts on the side lines, but ap- parently it was im- possible to get these things welded into the scoring machine, which must be there if the team is to shine as a great team. Everyone regretted the failure of Manual Training to show up for the annual game. For several years our team, accompanied A CUUNUL OF WAR 'e.. ' ' , ...- ' 148

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ffl A ,- 2 M,-1: ilifvfm 1 of 9 ' 9 'N Fo u. 39. 39. 11-16.21. jfnnthall, 1917 Zllibe Qbffieials Head C-Utlfll ...... .'l.YSiSflII1f Courlz .-1.v.ri.ftant Coach .-Imislrzllt Cnarlz . . . . .'l.rsi.s'fa11f Coach .... Coach, Junior Tram ..... 'f'rmrlz, Bard lla!! ...... Cillffllfll, Iiizart 'l'vum ..... Cltlflftlfll, Svroud Tvum. .... C'r1fvtui11, Hard Hall ..... ....MR. R. li. ll.'x1nc1m,xNN .......Klk. .-X. J. 1.ATHA M ....BlR. II. NI. Scxxlzmmouull .......KIR. C. M. Mvmus ....Nlu. G. lf. S.R1I.1cx' .hlR.1fV. II. lllxlou .....Mk. A. Ci. l'l0RNNl'1Y Cxm-:'1' 1lVlI.FIilEll K. l1I..'Xlili ...C,xmc'r NolmAN 1.liSl.IIC ..C.xma'r 'l'Hmi1As KENNY 4 'lzvvr l.mm'vr ..L,.XllIi'I' C.-xul, R. llE4'liliR BBCDYU of Team October 13 Blair A-Xcaclemy ..................,... .... 4 ll N. Y. M. .'X. ll October Z7 Yonkers lligh School ...... .... C S 7 November 10, Niclclletown High School ..... ,... l 4 9 November 17. Irving School .,....... ' ..... .... I 1 24 November Z-4. Raymond Riorrlzm School ..,, .... .. .. ll 78 Total ............. .......,...... .... C 7 pponentsuoll N. Y. NI. A-X. 118 iKlZLlJI'1IfDI' 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 Scholastic Games ............,... .................. 1 Von .ZS 'l'iccl l Lost 3 Scholastic Games. ,. .... Points mnrlc by Opponents 123 ily N. Y. M. A. 938 l-17

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1 ... , .. ,, - SIZUINII l:1lO'I'l!.Xl.l. 'l'1c.xn hy the whole corps, has made the trip to Brooklyn for this game, and the contest had become a lixtnre in our football schedule. But this year, Manual 'l'raining elected to play the game here, so arrangements were made on that understanding. XVhen the day and hour came, our team was out on the field ready for business, but Manual Training failed to appear. No real explanation was ever received fl-li for the cause of the default, but we heard hazy reports of a manager who overslept-H of conflicting' instructions to the members of the team-of lack of funds-and similar in- adequate reasons. It all goes to show, how- ever, the lack of traditions, school color and I school responsibility in even so sound a high l school as Manual Training, which is so strange to prep school ideals. N. Y. M. A. would have gone to Brooklyn in aeroplanes, if neces- sary, rather than break a date with Manual, but then, we all remember the games of the past, the splendid sportsmanship shown by both teams on the lield, and the great times 149