Odessa Montour Central High School - Odessanean Yearbook (Odessa, NY)

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Athletes Prove Their Prowess While our FOOTBALL TEAM won only one game this present season, the spirit of the team and students was exceptionally fine. Here's wishing our team a better season this coming year! MEMBERS—Eirst Row — R. Collins. L. MacDougall, R. O'Grady, R. Salyer, R. Peterson. H. Meyers. R. Pipher. J. Taggart. Second Row — A. Ayers, E. Williams. E. Blciler. R. Bradley. R. Woodford, W. Dickens, T. Donnelly. Third Row — G. Harriger, T. Couch. D. Sidle. M. Nickerson. A. Cole. E. Sensei, V. Kotmel. S. Bush, G. Crainey, Mr. Pollard. Coach. PLAY BALL ! ! At this signal our hurlers and hitters went into action and covered themselves with glory. The “Pollard-men’’ won seven of the ten games played and kept the spectators cheering them on! MEMBERS—In Front — F. Todd. L. MacDougall. Managers. Second Row — E. Stevenson. W. Dickens, D. Decker. J. Dickens. B. Misner, F. Blciler. A. Cole. Third Row — Mr. Pollard, Coach; F. DeSarno, D. Wheeler. G. Crainey, R. Cole, W. Lunger, R. Eaton, E. Dunn. 30

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JUNIOR VARSITY had a good season under coach, Robert Clauson. — Won one-half of the games played. MEMBERS—First Row — F. Boyce. W. Lunger. G. Hoover. B. Misncr, E. Dunn. F. Todd. C. Cole. L. MacDougall. Manager. Second Row — F. Grover. J. Fahl. R. Cole. R. Collins. W. Dickens. E. Stevens. R. Weed. B. Lattin. 1 bird Row — Mr. Clauson. coach: W. Klein, G. Craver. G. Crainey. C. Starkweather. C. Hayes. V. Kotmcl. F. Goodrich. THE VARSITY, winning seven out of ten games, had a very good season, placing third in the league — Coached by R. Pollard — Albert Cole, Melvin Nickerson and David Wheeler represented Odessa in the All-Star game which was held at Odessa. MEMBERS—First Row — R. Bradley. A. Cole. M. Nickerson. F. Bleiler, J. Teeter. Second Row — D. Sidle. D. Decker, T. Couch, M. Beebe. W. Lattin. Mr. Pollard, coach. 29

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Sports Develop Citizenship At the beginning of our Intramural season the boys enjoyed football and touch-football. As winter approached, it was plain to see that the Seniors were to win the football playoffs, while the Freshmen were victorious in touch-football. Players were: Football — R. Babcock F. Swader D. Burris R. Shultz M. Bischoff M. Beebe Touch-Football — R. Cole C. Cole L. Haller F. Grover G. Craver D. Breckinridge B. Lewis F. Goodrich D. Weed Table Tennis gave our school many exciting games. The winners were: Singles — R. Babcock Doubles — J. Drake, R. Decker Badminton, played along with T able I ennis, yielded the following winners: Singles — V. Kotmel Doubles — F. Bleiler. M. Nickerson Another Intramural enjoyed by the high school boys was Basketball. 1 he winners of the games were the following Seniors: R. Babcock M. Bischoff D. Burris S. Bush R. Pipher F. Swader E. Sensei R. Shultz R. Salyer Our school has a right to be proud of William Lattin, who won the foul-shooting contest by making 23 out of 25 shots at the All-Star game. After Basketball Intramurals came Volleyball. Again the Seniors came out ahead with the following team members: R. Babcock M. Beebe A. Cole T. Couch M. Nickerson D. Wheeler D. Decker R. Salyer 31