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

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First row: Donold Chadwick, Dan Shepard, Jimmy Zinn, Dick Thompson, Junior Kucera, George Bartlett. Second row: Jim Secor, Don McCormack, Raymond Brown, Howard Phillipp, Robert Carter, Charles Oliver, Wayland Warren, Lawrence Brewster, Nelson McFarland. Third row: Coach Hawkins. Junior High Basketball The Junior High basketball team, coached by Mr. Hawkins and Vaughn Johnson, had an average season this year. The squad was made up largely of boys who had played very little basketball before the season started, but the team improved rapidly with each game played, and in the latter half of the season they passed and shot well, displaying teamwork of high caliber. The Little Pirates were led in scoring by their stocky forward. Bob Carter. Jimmy Zinn held down the other forward position in fine fashion, while at center was stationed hard playing George Bartlett. Charles Oliver and Dick Thompson, aggressive guards, did a grand job both offensively and defensively. The squad was indeed fortunate in having reserves capable of playing almost as much as the first five. Dan Shepard, Junior Kucera, Dan McCormack, and Ray Brown all displayed the ability to play good basketball at a moment's notice. Without a doubt many members of the Junior High squad will be valuable material for future varsities of Perry High School. twenty-seven

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First row: Bill Hoyt, Edmon Taft, Royster Whitma, Edward McFarlond, Maynard Whiting, Carl Torch, Sterling Averill, Lenin Torch, Richard Palmer. Second row: Warren Chapman, Clyde Lapham, Sam llardi, Vaughn Johnson, John Oliver, John Golding, Richard Cone, Waylond Warren, Bill Terry. Third row: Coach Hawkins, Harold Fairchild, Don Chapman, Charles Hull, Lowell Morrow, David Fovargue, Bill Barrett, manager. Baseball , When the first baseball practice for the Perry High School squad was called early in March, Coach Howkins was greeted by a group of returning veterans. After inventory was taken, he discovered that he had eight lettermen, namely, M. Whiting, catcher, McFarland, pitcher and outfielder, C. Torch, pitcher and second baseman, Fairchild, pitcher and outfielder, Golding, R. Whiting, and Taft, infielders, and Oliver, outfielder. Others who will see much action this season are Pete Thompson, a fine catching and pitching prospect, L. Torch, infielder, B. Johnson, infielder, and Averill and Cone, outfielders. The Pirates have started their season with a bang, winning four out of the first five games. The first game of the season was a league game with Chagrin Falls which Perry won, in extra innings, 5 to 4, behind the six hit pitching of McFarland. The second game was with Kirtland. The Red and White won, 10 to 9, with C. Torch and Fairchild doing the hurling. Chardon became our next opponents in a contest which, with McFarland and Thompson on the mound, we won easily, 9 to 4. Chester then defeated Perry, 9 to 5, in the Pirates' fourth game. In a league game with Kirtland the Pirates earned the right to go to the district play-off at Kent by defeating the Golden Tornado, 11 to 7. At Kent the Perry baseballers competed for the right to go to the State tournament. The Pirates played fine ball at the Kent tournament, going to the semi-finals before being eliminated. In the first game, Perry defeated the Ashland County champs, Savannah, by the score of 9 to 3, as C. Torch allowed but seven hits. The Red and White next met Parkman, Geauga County champs, whom they defeated easily, 10 to 0, as Pete Thompson hurled three hit ball. In the semi-finals the Buccaneers, with McFarland and Fairchild pitching, were defeated by the hard-hitting Medina County team, Sharon, 19 to 9. After their fine showing in the tournament, the Perry squad is favored to take the Western Reserve League baseball championship. twenty-six

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Perry, Ohio May 4, 1939. Students of Perry High School Perry, Ohio Dear Friends: Perry High School enjoyed in 1933-1939 one of its most successful athletic years. A boy derives a great deal of good from athletic participation. He learns to work to the top of his capacity for the coach good of the group. He finds that study of the best methods will save him much work and add to his success. Boys have to make many necessary adjustments to each other and to learn to work together. They learn how to take proper care of themselves and develop a desire to do so. Of the sixty-seven boys in our school thirty-eight were active on at least two squads each, while five boys participated in all four sports. Our football squad was light and inexoerienced but had a desire to play well. This stimulated them to practice faithfully and to study their position play until they became proficient, fter each of their few defeats they came back and played better which is really the mark of a team with strong character. In basketball we were shorter than any of our opponents but the same qualities shown in our football carried us to the completion of a fine season. More interest has been shown in track than for several years and eleven boys have been entered in the league meet at Chagrin Falls. We are tied for the league lead in baseball which makes us a total of thirty-four wins and fourteen losses for the year. We hope to add to the wins before the end of the year without many additions to the loss column. We have joined a new league with Chardon, Chagrin Falls, Kirtland and Mentor. Championships are to be decided yearly in four sports. I am sure this league will improve the fine sportsmanship on which we pride ourselves. Many people erroneously think that the athletes are boys who can do little but play well. All coaches know that a boy without scholastic ability and a desire to keep up in his studies will never become a great athlete. Of the thirty-eight boys on our squads seventeen were on the school honor roll, eight are members of the county Scholarship Club, and three are members of the National Honor Society. The grade average of the athletes was much above that of the boys who did not participate. A large number of the athletes are also active in music and drama. Very truly yours, COACH HAWKINS twenty-eighl