Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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Tue SENIOR ANNUAL. Also some criticism might be made about the practice and the lack of spirit shown by the majority of the players get practice and show a desire to themselves. If they would out to work, it would greatly improve the playing. But when a team lacks the energy to practice can it be expected that the students will give their support? the Ball counter no Let us hope that rr Team of such achieve the greatest success. Base 1905 will en- obstacles, but will The following are the line-up and the games played: Scripture, pitcher. Flint, catcher Harrington, first base. Halstead, second base. Flanagan (capt. ), third base. John Gawkins, Manager. j URING the early part of the year the fellows showed less interest in track athletics than in the previous year. Very few did much practicing until just before the annual inter-class meet. But on the day of the meet, many got out and everybody worked hard for his class. The juniors were winners, with 59 points to 38 for the seniors, 16 for the soph- omores and 9 for the freshmen. Following is the score: 100 yard dash: Curtis, Briggs. 11.5 sec. Putting shot; Curtis, 36 ft. 3 in. Throwing ball; Halstead, Flanagan, Pendell. 285 ft. 3 in. 120 yard hurdle. O. Backus. 21 sec. Running high jump; O. Backus, Keat- ing, Evans. 4 ft. 7 in. 220 Dash; Curtis, Bartlett, Atkinson. 30 sec, Throwing hammer; Gawkins. 91 ft. 440 Dash; Bartlett, 1 min. 5 sec. Bartlett, Bell, Wallace. Curtis, Evans, Bell, Pendell, Curtis, Evans. Wilson, short stop. Gaines, right field. Ely, left field. Tobin, center field. Pendell and O. Backus, subs. April 27—St. John’s Military Academy 16, Rome 7. May 3 Rome 0. May 6—Colgate Academy 9, Rome 1. May 11-—Utica Free Academy 13, Rome 9 May 25—Oneida High School 8, Rome 4. May 30—Camden High School 6, Rome 11, June 6—Utica Free Academy 2, Rome 1. June 8—Syracuse High School 7, Rome 0. June 11—Oneida High School. June 18—Camden High School. These games had not been played when the Annual went to press Syracuse High School 13, TRACK ATHLETICS Floyd Bell, Captain. Running broad jump; Curtis, Halstead: S. Backus. 16 ft. 7 in. 220 Hurdle; Curtis, Bartlett, Briggs. 32.1 sec. Pole Backus. One Hughes. vault; Flanagan, Curtiss, S. 7 ft. 11 in. mile run; Bartlett, 6 min. 30 sec. One mile bicycle; Bartlett. 3 min. 16 sec. From the winners of this meet a team was chosen to take part in the annual inter-scholastic meet at Hamilton Col- lege, on May 14, 1904. Here Rome got fifth place with thirteen other schools competing. Bell won his second silver medal in the bicycle race and Curtis also got one in the hammer throw. We then had a duel meet with Clinton on May twenty-eighth, which proved to be a very close contest, the final score being in favor of Clinton. Now there will certainly be fine material for a team in school next spring. So here’s to every fellow who starts practicing early and keeps practicing late, to bring R. F. A. to the front in this branch of athletics. Briggs, Bell, Smith,

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Tur SENIOR ANNUAL- BASE BALL—Season of 1904. William Curtis, Manager. PTSHE fatetiess of the season prevented early conscientious practice, conse- quently the games were played “in bunches” atid oft school days in order to make up fer the lateness of the season. The team in general did good work for a time and Were not discouraged at the large scotes which were fur up in the first few games. After the Oneida game several of the fellows saw it neces- sary to stop playing on account of the nearness of the exams, consequently it Thomas Flanagan, Captain. was fiécessaty to play outsiders or else disappoint the schools with which we had arranged games. The game at Utica was without doubt the best gattie of the season. The game was tiot won or lost until the tenth in- ning, when Utica got a home run, mak- ing the score 2 1 in favor of the U. F. A. Every man played the game from start to finish. The school in general gave very poor support to the team in the home games.

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32 Tuer SENIOR ANNUAL. Ome The Funeral of the Class of 1904. N the last Friday of the school year the periods were shortened as if for the usual Friday afternoon speaking. The Seniors assembled in the teachers’ room from which they emerged each one holding a candle, and the class preceded by the casket borne on the shoulders of Connell, Ely, Gardiner and The girls were dressed in Messrs. Finlayson. black and white piece of crape. The procession marched around the and then formed a circle in front of the platform. dent Searle then introduced the speaker with the following words: ‘Tt seems fitting on this last sad day and each boy had a room Presi- to perform funeral rites over some of the possessions which have remained with the class of 04 from its advent into the high To deliver the oration over these there has been selected that brilliant orator, Perry Miller Green- field Armstrong, the pride of his teachers and the pet of the Board of Education.” Stepping forward, Mr. Armstrong said, after removing his shroud: ‘We have assembled here, my dear friends, upon a very (groans and wailings from the mourn- school. funeral sad and solemn occasion ers.) It is very grevious to relate that all things must end (‘ Too bad” from the mourners. ) have commissioned inconsolable grief that we are no longer to burn the midnight oil. This casket, which is filled with the sad and sacred emblems of hard and trying work, bears upon its front—not shirt front—the tokens of our grief. ‘Though no mortal eye shall hereafter desecrate its hallowed contents, I shall venture to hold before your mind’s eye the list of its precious contents. ‘The flooring of this spacious recepta- cle (18 inches by 7 inches by 4 inches) of dead hopes and fears has been paved with a lock of hair stolen from that even school days. You me to express our treasury of oratorical pervidity, the spacious head of our friend from River street, whose forsenic fires have burned into the soul of men the fact that he has a wife. With such an endearing pave- ment we feel that all that shall be placed upon it will be sustained as if the eter- nal hills and the everlasting mountains where the ground upon which our treas- ures lie. Following the unyielding logic of pysiognomy, our thoughts travel to a pipe—(not a bagpipe) drawn from be- tween the clutched and unyielding teeth of our Scotch brother of artistic tem- perament, Adrian Finlayson. So devoted has he been to this companion of most laborious hours that he carries ever with him the glowing embers of his crimson beak which is always ready to bestir the tardy fire of his pipe. ‘For the other members of the class we have consigned in turn a small token. ‘‘Gawkins leaves a noseguard to per- petuate his name in fame. the annual will suggest Hopkins. Searle sadly bequeathed his time-honored hat and his Cicero pony. Steadman leaves a chunk of wood. Gardner has consigned coat and suspenders (with the tags). Ely a much-used ball club. Scripture the athletic honors of four years. Atkin- Lamb. Byam relinquishes a freight car and a certifi- cate in English. Halstead buries all fear of Hale. ‘“The ladies, to perpetuate their mem- ory, have each in turn left a token. The map of Wales represents the Jones tribe, Catharine, Anna and Ida. Celia Graves leaves a chunk of Searle and a bad im- pression. Janey Bielby slings in her Slingerland prize. Bessie Nisbet leaves a bell. Ethel Waldo has left her Rome boy. Ella Hooper a ten pound box of Force. Edna Boff sticks in her gum. Alice Oatman leaves a return ticket from the Senior sleighride. Miss Roach a copy of Sherlock Holmes. Mary Noble A copy of son sadly deposits a advanced