Newman Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Newman, IL)

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72 THE TALISMAN 6 H o .- ,f nf! J y TRACK Track enthusiasm does not run very high in our school and only three men are trying for honors. At the time The Talisman goes to press no meets have been staged, but the Charleston meet is scheduled for May 9th, and the State meet at Champaign. for May 16th. The team will be sent to both places, and they have high hopes of winning honors in both meets. The three men who are training are Boyer, Parr and NVinkler.

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THE TALISIVIAN 7I their defeat. They kept a total of seventeen 1nen from reaching first, While only twelve of ours failed to find the first sack, which shows they outpitched their opponents. For Chrisman, Newlin, on first base, was the star. He is tall and is a shark at pulling down the high ones. lt was his star playing that kept so many of our men from reaching second. Kerrick at shortstop and Minnick at third base did excellent work. We have some good material, and under Prof. E. O. May we hope to develop a good team and beat Chrisman in the return game, TI-IE SIDELL GAME Once more the Sidell bunch invaded our city and as usual carried a defeat home with them. lt was not football this time, however, but the National Game at which we beat them. There was an awfully high wind which made it very disagreeable for the fans, so there was not a large crowd present. The game was a very close one as the score 6 to 5 would show. Dennis pitched for Newman and he was in excellent form. His opponent was Alkire, and although a good pitcher, he was far outclassed by Truman. In the first inning each team scored one, Miller making a run for Sidell, and Kyde for Newman. In the next inning Dennis tightened up and with the exception of passing one man the Sidell men went out as soon as they came to bat. Newman broke the tie, lil. Smith and lilurgett each scoring a run, making the score 3 to 1. NV. Stockton made a run for Sidell in the third, and Newman failed to score when she came to bat. No lallies were made by Sidell in the fourth, and Newman led off with one run, this making us two ahead. The fifth inning was an exhibition of good baseball, not a man passing first for either team. Newman failed to score in the sixth and Sidell tied the score when runs were made by Vaughn and D. Stockton. Sidell forged ahead in the seventh when WV. Stockton made a run, but Newman tied it up when Kyde made a two base hit and scored Pounds. The next three Sidell men failed to connect with the ball, and Newman broke the tie again when Shephard scored. Sidell could not get past the first sack in the last inning, and the game ended 6 to 5. A total of three hits were made off Dennis and five off Alkire. Dennis passed four men and Alkire one. Doctor Gillogly and Doctor Baldwin were the officials and they made good decisions all the way through. BASEBALL A meeting of the baseball enthusiasts was called early in the season and Mr. May was chosen Faculty manager, and Richard Shepherd student manager. The call for candidates was issued the last week in March and thirteen men responded. They practiced in rather an indifferent way until April 4th and then the awful Chrisman game. That hard defeat seemed to give the team new life, and they began practicing hard, determined to beat Sidell. They scraped the diamond and leveled it, making us a fine field to boast of. Sidell came d-own on April 25th and went home with a 6 to 5 defeat. At the time The Talisman goes to press we have played only two games, but the manager has a long schedule ahead which includes some ofthe best teams in the State. The D1'0SD9CtS for a good team are bright, under the excellent coaching of Mr. May.

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