Oberlin Academy - Etean Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Lg!! TENNIS Champion-Henry B. Hudson, '14 TEAM Carrington Goodrich, '13 Henry B. Hudson, '14 Robert M. Hutchins, '15 Harvy B. Atkins, '13 Chester Van Allen, '14 William G. Hutchins, '14 Tennis Was started last year for the first time as a regular part of the Academy athletics, and considerable enthusiasm was shown. The only match of the season was a tournament with the Oberlin High School. Mr. Kimpton offered a silver cup as a five year trophy which heightened the interest greatly. The tournament was played in very uncertain Weather but both sides fought hard and it was with difficulty that the Academy Won, with five out of nine matches. The success of the season's Work aroused much interest and a good team is antici- pated for this year. A . The schedule of the High School game was as follows: SINGLES Gattrell CO. H. SJ defeated Hudson CO. AJ 9-7, 7-5. W. Hutchins CO. AJ defeated Davis CO. H. SJ 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Goodrich CO. AJ defeated Miller CO. H. SJ 6-2, 6-3. Van Allen CO. AJ defeated Burroughs CO. H. SJ 9-7, 7-5. Hall CO. H. SJ defeated R. Hutchins CO. AJ 7-5, 6-3. Atkins CO. AJ defeated Jeffery CO. H. SJ 5-7, 6-3, 8-6. A DOUBLES Academy defeated High School 6-1, 6-2. High School defeated Academy 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4, 8-6.

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Lllt THE GYMNASIUM MEET On Aprll 17 the Youngstown South Hlgh School gymn'1s1um team came to Obellln and engaged 111 a meet w1th the Academy gymnasts South Hlgh had ive veter 'ms whlle the Cads had only three Our st'11 performer Jones 1n1ured hlS left hand a few hours befo1e the meet and could not entel Although placed under th1S handlcap ou1 fellows went 1nto the duferent events vuth a v1m and determlnatlon and held the11 opponents down to a score of 215 2f10 po1nts Whlle they gathered 111 192 2f10 po1nts The dliferent ieats vsele Judged by the app1oach dlfliculty form and the dlsmount of the contestants wlth pomts of 1 4 4 and 1 respect1vely The meet opened XV1th the parallel bal event Owmg to the absence of Jones only two of our men competed but Matt DGSEFIO and J ack VV2l11'1NV1'1ght gave a credltable account of themselves and blought many lounds of applause from the audlence Stunts on the horse followed and m th1s event Wr1ght Postal and Stevens gave some very clever eXh1b1t1ons Then 1n the mat tumblmg contest Lomen Seaman and Wa1nwr1ght held the1r opponents even The absence of Jones was agam felt ln the event on the horlzontal bals but Postal and Wamwught performed thelr stunts w1th great cleverness and ease The Academy team had tramed hard and faithfully and showed the thorough sys tem of coachmg thlOLlg'h wh1ch C B H'Lrr1son and VV D Healy had put them Great credlt 1S due to the team and coaches f01 th1s 1S only the second year of thls branch of athletlcs ln the Academy Whlle the Youngstown te tm has had the advantage of fOLl1 yea1s of gymnaslum Vl01k The meet was a umque eXh1b1t1on he1e 111 Oberl1n and yudgmg from the amount of mterest Wh1Cl'1 It aloused we may expect to see sevel al more of 1tS klnd ln the future -iw , c. ' . . . 1 w . c , . U ,, A Y . . , . . n C 7 g fu 0 . ' Q . . . 7. V . . . . 0 , . . , 7 A , A . . J 1 C s 1 1 9 1 ' I . - . . ' ' J ii 73 ' . If 17 ' ' ' . , r rn rn I C - ll 97 , ' ' ' ' I -- I 2 v 1 C , . - , , c ' ,.- ' ,' . ' rf ar 7 ' . I 4 C I . N '- . A . . . 'I C . . n . . N . - V 7 . J 1 , , ' 2 ' .1 ' 7 0 r . at . . . Q N . . . . 1 ' -fig 1 3'-niv