Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA)

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THE PIONEER PAGE NINE BASKETBALL Under the direction of coach Taylor the basket-ball squad completed a very successful season by defeating the Proctor Academy quintet at Andover, N. H. Twenty most interesting games were played, twelve of which were vic¬ tories. The wins were over Rindge, Tech, Alumni, Beverly, Belmont (2), Stoneham, Swampscott, Wakefield (2), Lynn General Electric, Milton and Proctor Academy. The team suffered defeat at the hands of Medford (2), Winchester (2), Stoneham, Beverly, and Tufts Freshmen. The second team played a number of good games and show good material for next season’s varsity. Members of the squad are Weeks, Burns, Phillips, Dukelow, Horton, White, Halligan, Henchey, Canty, Sweetser, Sias, E. Merritt, O’Brien, Sullivan, T. Doucette, Low. BASEBALL A few warm days at the beginning of the month allowed the starting of a prospective baseball season. Under Coach Aldred’s authority the season began with a game with Wilmington on April 18. The first league game was played April 20th at Belmont. The rest of the schedule consists of: Reading at Swampscott April 24 Winthrop at Reading 26 Stoneham at Stoneham May 11 Winthrop at Winthrop 15 Lexington at Reading 18 Belmont at Reading 22 Lexington at Lexington 25 Stoneham at Reading 29 Wilmington at Reading June 5 Wakefield at Reading 8 THE ORIGIN OF BASEBALL The grand old American game of baseball, so-called because bases are the main factors involved, is believed to have developed from the ancient ball games of the Greeks and Romans. In early colonial days the American townspeople played a so-called game of “town ball” and later, such games as ”three-o’-cat” and “four-o’-cat” were indulged in, pastimes which are thought to be the direct forbears of American baseball. The first organized nine was that of the Knickerbocker Club of New York ‘City, formed in 1845. The first dia¬ gram of a diamond was planned by

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PAGE EIGHT THE PIONEER Where are the others?” Out comes Mr. Flashlight, his one eye unblinkingly opened. One shadow slipped out. Also, one heart thumped violently. Up into the woods, around the barn to the doors it went. Ah! Mr. Flashlight takes grand slam, for there in the shadow of a bright freshly painted canoe, lighted by fast dim¬ ming flashlights, were my two missing shadows spattered with red paint and lying on some old carpets in deep slumber. “Ah, Mr. Flashlight, what would we do without you?” Arthur Moyer ’28. RBSB ►lAlU 1 What Others Think of Us “Blue Flame” Hopedale High The paper is attractive. The edi¬ torial department and the athletic department are very interesting. What We Think of Others “Tomahawk” Ferndale Union High, Cal. A fine cover. There are many inter¬ esting pictures. Your poem and news departments are great. Where are your stories? “Records” Winchester High Your stories are interesting and you have a lot of them.. “On Sunday Night Suppers” was especially good. The jokes gave many good laughs. The headings of your departments are very clever. “Blue and White” Methuen High There are many good jokes. Your essays are clever and well written. However, you need some poems and stories. “The Broadcaster” Junior High, Nashua, N. H. An interesting paper throughout. The clever cartoons and illustrations inter¬ ested me more than the other articles. I think it far better than many High School papers. Exchanges Acknowledged “The Blue Owl” Attleboro High School. “The Jabberwork” Girls Latin School, Boston, Mass. “The Aegis” Beverly High. “The Red and Black” Rogers High, Newport, R. I. “Lawrence High Bulletin” Lawrence High. “Burdett Lion” Burdett College. “High School Breeze” Somerset High. WHO CAN COMPLETE IT? From the “Reflector” Weymouth High School comes this modernized version of an old friend: Mrs. Davis—If I gave fourteen lines of Macbeth, would that be a sonnet? Halligan—It would be a miracle.

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PAGE TEN THE PIONEER Abner Doubleday of New York State in 1839. In 1846, a group of players known as “The New York Nine” challenged and won over the Knickerbocker Club by twenty odd runs. From that time until the opening of the twentieth century, baseball as an organized institution saw a steady and complete development. In 1858, the National Association was formed in New York; in 1871, the National Association of professionals; and, lastly, the grand old National League in 1876. The game at this time grew im¬ mensely popular in both sandlot and collegiate circles, such teams as those of Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth Yale, and Springfield being among the best college nines in the nation. In 1900 the American League came into existence as a rival for the National League in gaining the coveted World’s Championship through a series of games popularly known as “The World’s Series.’’ This series of games is staged annually, and thousands upon thousands of frenzied eager-eyed fans flock to the ball park, while countless thousands of others listen to the play- by-play report over the radio wires. A great many small leagues have been formed such as “The Suburban League,” “The Mystic Valley League,” “The Middlesex League” of which Reading High has long been a mem¬ ber. These schoolboy ball games have always filled the spring athletic program. Baseball is not perilous to athletes and many boys find a pleas¬ urable opportunity to demonstrate their skill by trying for positions on the nine. Baseball, being the only athletic game originating in the United States, is the one true sport for Americans. Many prominent men have said, “Every real American boy should like to play baseball.” J. W. Morton, Jr. The Sophomore Hop took place Jan. 27th in the High School Hall, which was very prettily decorated in Japanese style. The music by Billy Cowle’s “Melo- dians” was very satisfactory. We wish to thank the matrons, Mrs. Sussmann, Miss Kershaw, and Miss Hunt for their kind help in making this a successful dance. The committee: Franklin Burnham, chairman, Dorothy Wright, Francis Merritt, Marguerite Parker, Donald Sias, and Earline Austin proved to be good workers. During the intermission, the Sopho¬ mores varied the program a little by having Bill Willson, Jr. and Cy Weeks give a comical play. In addition, Miss Hazel Hach favored us with two toe dances. Another feature of the even¬ ing was an elimination dance which was won by Miss Anna Driver and Norton Prentiss. NEWS Friday, April 27th, the Senior Party will he given in the Junior High School Gymnasium. This event, lasting from eight o’clock to twelve o’clock, features Morey Pearl’s Famous Tent Orchestra. Given for the benefit of the Athletic Association, this dance promises to be “The Event” of the dancing season. For High School students, tickets only are needed but for out-of-school guests, invitations plus the tickets are re¬ quired. Admission is one dollar a couple or fifty cents a person. Come and have a good time. Don’t miss it.