Perry High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Perry, OH)

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FRONT ROW Sterling Averill Lenin Torch John Golding Corl Torch Maynard Whiting John Oliver Robert Stinchcomb Edmund Taft MIDDLE ROW Donald Brainard Charles Poulson Gail Fankhauser Lawrence Thompson Royster Whiting Edward McFarland Richard Cone Coach Hawkins BACK ROW Billy Jones Fred Baker Phillip Grech Alfred Fobes Edward Palmer Lowell Morrow Harold Fairchild Robert Remely Baseball It is a baseball axiom that a team which is strong in a straight line extending from home plate to the flag pole in center field is a good team. For proof, witness the Perry Pirates. The pirates have a good catcher in Maynard Whiting, a well-rounded pitching staff, a fine second base combination, and one of the best center fielders in the league. On the strength of these assets, plus the exceptional leadership shown by Coach Hawkins, the Pirates hope to beat the best of the other teams in the league. The pitching staff is one of the best in the country. With the blinding speed of Stinchcomb combined with the tricks of McFarland and C. Torch the pill will be hard to swat. In the infield the different positions will be taken by Golding, R. Whiting, L. Torch, Thompson, Palmer, and Johnson. Of these players John Golding will stand out the most this year. The curly headed Romeo can go far and wide for them. In the outfield there will be Brockway, Oliver, Morrow, Taft, Remely, and A. Fobes. Oliver proved to be a king at the stick last year. He is one of the fastest outfielders in these parts. twenty-four

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Football -1937 For the first time in the history of Perry High Schol her football team ended the year 1937 tied for second place. In only one other yeor has Perry placed higher than this. The light Perry squad proved to be a strong defensive team. It did not chalk up many points, but it held their rivals from scoring. John Stacy proved an able captain. Perry had no outstanding players, although it placed some men on the all-county team. These players were Elroy Baxter, left-end; Robert Stinch-comb, left-tackle; and Robert Ramsey, right-guard. In the year 1934, Donald Brainard, another member of the 1937 squad, was mentioned for the allcounty team. It is said that Edward Brockway was one of the keenest quarterbacks in the county. The average weight of the team was one hundred and forty-two pounds. At the annual football dinner of the year of 1937, John Oliver was announced as captain of the 1938 squad. Robert Stinchcomb was accorded the honor of being the most valuable player on this year's team. The Perry High School team loses this year the services of six players. They are Elroy Baxter, left-end; Donald Brainard, left-halfback; Edward Brockway, quarter-back; John Stacy, full-back; Robert Stinchcomb, left-tackle; and Gordon Thompson, right-guard. GENEVA . . . 18 PERRY 0 FAIRPORT RES . . . 6 PERRY 13 MADISON . . . 0 PERRY 0 MENTOR . . . 20 PERRY 0 PAINESVILLE RES. .. . . . 0 PERRY 14 PERRY ALUMNI . . . 0 PERRY 7 KIRTLAND . . . 0 PERRY 6 CHARDON . . . 0 PERRY 6 WICKLIFFE ... 26 PERRY 0 CHESTER . . . 6 PERRY 18 TOTAL .......... 76 64 Junior High Football The junior high football team, with 30 candidates, played just one game. This one was with Willoughby. Perry won, 1 8 to 0. Several of the larger junior high boys played in the four reserve games. Of the junior high players, Pete Thompson was outstanding. He, without a doubt, will be varsity material this fall. twenty-three

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FRONT ROW Stanley Gould Vaughn Johnson Lowell Morrow Donald Brainard Edward Palmer Ben Johnson David Fovargue BACK ROW Royster Whiting Shirley Haines Arlene Hietanen Fannie Lou Thomas John Stacy Corl Torch Cooch Hawkins Basketball This year's basketball team, the Pirates, has been rather an experiment. Coach Hawkins has great hopes for a future team. This year's squad has been composed of a large number of freshmen and sophomores. There are a few veteran seniors on the squad. Perry has one of the most outstanding forwards in the county league. In 1935 he was voted a position on the all county team. This outstanding forward is Captain Brainard. Shirley Haines has proved to be an outstanding guard for the Pirates. He is a smooth and cool-headed eager. The tall lanky center, Joe Laurie, one of the few men in the county who can hold the ball out in one hand, proved to hold down the pivot position without much trouble. A smooth set of working brothers, Ben and Vaughn Johnson, helped the Pirates out of many difficulties. Lowell Morrow was the only all-around player on the team who proved able to play any position without being charged with any errors. Coach Hawkins hopes to mold a great varsity out of this year's reserve squad, which is composed largely of brothers—the Torches and Whitings all being good material. twenty-five