North High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Although defeated in every city series game except against East, the North High eleven held an enviable record for the 1923 season, having defeated such teams as Lakewood, Wadsworth and Hudson. Alibis are seldom heard from the Northerners, but in this case the two facts that Limric, stellar half-back and backbone of the Eskimo team, was on the bench with a broken ankle just a week before the first city series game and did not play the rest of the season, and that several of the regular linesmen were declared ineligible at ttie same time, were undoubtedly important elements in determining the city standing of North’s team. The high-light of the season was the crushing defeat of Lakewood with a 30-12 score at the Lakewood stadium on October 13. After that game the hilltoppers felt that they had avenged themselves for the 35-0 defeat handed them by Lakewood in 1923. Among those who received individual hon¬ ors during the season were: Wells, who filled Limric’s shoes admirably after the latter’s in¬ jury and was named half-back on the second all-city team; Nelson, veteran end, received a place on the first all-city team; Stiles, cap. tain of the past year’s eleven, who was accord¬ ed a position of tackle on the second all-city team; Limric who, because of his brilliant playing, could not be ignored, and, because of the fact that he was unable to play in any city series game, could not be placed on either of the all-city teams, was, therefore, given the berth of honorary halfback. With an eye to future glory it must be re¬ membered that many members of the team will be back next season with experience which should prove invaluable. Among them are several letter men, including Limric (captain elect). Baker, Bevington, McCaslin and Rice. The following is a summary of the seas- son s games September 29 North 44 Western Reserve 0 October 6 North 31 Akron East 0 October 13 North 30 Lakewood 12 October 20 North 6 Cleveland Heights 7 October 27 North 0 Akron South 12 November 3 North 13 Wadsworth 6 November 10 North 0 Akron Central 26 November 17 North 0 Barberton 7 November 24 North 7 Akron West 27 Next year’s football schedule will include the following games, though the dates and the order of the games have not yet been announced: Cleveland West, Lakewood, Bar¬ berton, Akron West, East, Central, South, and Hudson. —Joseph Zissen,’25 Reporter: “I have come to interview you.” Great statesman: “Well, go back and write your interview and let me see it.” Reporter: “Here it is, sir.” Miss Bowman (in Modern History): ” What is a block?” Thomas Chittenden: I don’t know.” Miss Bowman: “Well, Thomas, use your head. What’s it for anyhow?” Mr. Wagner: “Homer, in what month were you born?” Homer Elsworth Jones: “January, why?” Mr. Wagner: I thought you were proba¬ bly born in March, because that’s the windy month.” Fifty-five

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Basketball in 1923-24 The 1923-24 season of basketball was the most successful that North High ever had. Led by their fighting captain, Mike Limric, the Black and Gold quintet completed the season with an| average of 750 in the city series — an average higher than that of any other city varsity team. They battled their way to victory through three city series games, only to drop the fourth game to Cen¬ tral, which m.eant that North had to divide the city honors with South High. In the tournament held at Goodyear Gym on February 28 and 29, the Eskimos won from East and the highly touted Canton Mc¬ Kinley crew, but were defeated in the finals by Barberton, who won from them earlier in the season also. Incidentally Barberton and Central were the only teams to defeat North during the season. Among the high class teams which North met and defeated were: Lorain, who won the title of the “Little Big Seven,” Akron East, who beat Akron Central in the city series; Cleveh nd Heights, who forfeited their game to North when it was found that one of their players was ineligible. Wadsworth, Shaker Heights and Hudson all fell easy victims to the Northern warriors. The Northerners received the lion’s share of personal honors among the teams. Nelson was named all-city guard; Limric was placed on the same mythical team as forward, be¬ sides being high scorer of the city; Vernotzy received the center position; Limric’srunning- mate, Barnes, was accredited with being the best floor man in the city, but, a.-- a forwards job is primarily to make points, he was not mentioned on the all-city team. The only letter man who will be back for all of next season is Barnes, captain-elect, a three year veteran. There are several subs however who have shown their wares in some of the games and seem to be promising mate- lial Limric will be eligible until next Janu¬ ary, but it is doubtful whether he will take much part in basketball. The following is a summary of the season’s games and scores: North 26 Akron East 14 North 32 Shaker Heights 7 North 2 Cleveland Heights 0 North 29 Lorain 27 North 22 Barberton 25 North 24 Wadswor h 16 North 25 West 22 North 30 South 29 North 39 Cuyahoga Falls 24 North 30 Central 32 North 13 Fast 11 North 20 Ca ton McKinleyl5 North 16 Barberton 23 No th 24 Obernn 16 North 26 Hudson 25 On next year’s schedule several new teams may appear. Among these are Alliance,Wood- ward Tech of Toledo, Canton McKinley and Lakewood. These together with Cleveland Heights, Loiain, Barberton, the city teams, the tournament and possibly two other teams, ought to make an interesting schedule. —Joseph Zisscn,’25 Read your oven North Star Fifty-seven