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

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24 Tur SENIOR ANNUAL Track News WING to a change of managers late in the season, our track athletes did not have sufficient preparation for enter- ing any of the inter-scholastic meets. They, therefore. stored up all their en- ergies for the inter-class meet which took place Wednesday afternoon, June 10, at Riverside Park. The day was fair, and, considering the fact that ex- aminations were so near at hand, the at- tendance was large. In the opinion of those who witnessed the contest it was one of the best ath- There were and letic contests of the season. many contestants in each each man did his part like a true ath- lete. Not only was this contest of a high athletic standard, but what was still more noticable was the genuine class spirit which was made manifest at this event, meet. Enthusiasm ran high from start to finish. Every boy with any athletic ability entered the contest to win points for his class, while those who could not take part stood by and cheered as they never cheered before. The girls, who sel- dom take much interest in track con- tests, were present in large numbers and made the air ring with their class yells as some classmate scored a point. To us the outcome of this meet is an inspiration for more strenuous track work, and to future teams it is a hope. Basket Ball WING to the fact that the Rome Free Academy has no gymnasium or room suitable for basket ball and no other permanent hall has been procur- able, there has been little or no basket ball played, although the material for teams has always seemed abundant. About seven years ago both girls’ and boys’ basket ball teams were organized, At this time the spirit was high in favor of basket ball, and both teams were very successful, but owing to the lack of ap- paratus and a hall the sport was discon- tinued. For the last six years the game has been practically dropped. This however, under the management of Fraver, two successful played, which we hope will be the fore- year, games were runner of many more next season. T’he team was composed of Fraver and Noble as forwards, Caddick and Barnard for guards, with Tedd at center. Fraver being manager and Noble captain. The team was light and speedy and played fast ball, as was shown by their two games. The first was with Frank- fort High School, and, after a spirited contest, closed with the score of 41 to 36 in favor of Rome. The next game was with the Utica Advance School. which resulted, after a hard contest, in another victory for Rome. To procure a hall for these games at first seemed impossible, but later the management, through the courtesy of the Y. M. C. A., obtained their gymna- sium. Next year we will probably have a place of our own, and then we most sin- cerely hope the sport will be continued with renewed vigor. I want to be a dandy, And with the dandies stand; A stud beneath my necktie, A cane within my hand, —Clarence Williams. Miss C-a-f-r- to English History class: ‘Don’t you ever learn anything.”

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL 23 there was going to be something We expected something in the that doing. ‘07 team, were out for practice, the captain for even in the spring they and manager working hard with them and the older players showing the new and inexperienced the ways of the game so the work was much lightened for Mr. Curtiss, the coach, who had charge of the team in the fall. look- ing forward to the 1908 team, not that it We are now has been doing anything this spring, but because we think the material is good and the management excellent. William, better ‘Billie’? Sweet, the manager, is of the kind that keeps things foot-ball shows. was kept out of the the early practice, but was on hand at every known as moving, as his past career Last game by year he breaking his arm in game and was the originally elected cap- tain. Fred Wendt is another martyr to the cause, for in the fierce game at Oneida he did more than his share of the play- ‘on the shelf” rest of the season, though he ing, and, as a result, was for the pluckily tried to position was at quarter-back and end, play again. Fred’s but at quarter-back we soon found War- ren Noble, ‘the little man,’ for he only weighed ninety-six pounds and was so small that he often got lost inthe rushes the ball advanced. Noble out to be the hero of the team, when turned and, as the was girls especially remember, played a fine game. They thought the poor little dear would surely be killed, but he has survived to play on next sea- son’s team. Chapman and Grower at right and left half respectively played good, hard ball, and many a touch-down is credited to each. On the line, Millington, though a new man, made rapid progress and became a fine center. Bright also did well, though circumstances prevented his playing much. The center of our line was exceedingly strong and most teams thought it was the hardness of the ground which caused bruises when bucking center, but, in reality, it was only the compact playing of Barker, Curtiss, Millington, Wingatz and Raffauf. Barker was that tall R. G. who looked easy but stood like a tree. (C'urtiss, just off the farm, had beef and brawn enough to charge anything in the foot-ball line. Raffauf, at right tackle, put up a fine game, and Wingatz, same position, an old Cazenovia player, was one of those men whom a team feels it must have. He played in that which inspires confidence. the will be easy, strong style Groff remembered Next we have ends, and Owens. 30th their interference-breaking. great times when we watched them fly for Those were at the legs of the opposing interference, and we expect to see them in their posi- tions again next year to block end plays and do their old good work in running down punts. Olney, Hendy and Bronson did good work at various positions but were unable to play regular. We are glad to observe that Barnard is growing fast, for his size and weight were the only things against him last season. Ray Williams also shows much promise and Selden de- serves mention. This has been a splendid season, and even now in the spring, while we are en- joying base ball, we still are thinking and planning for the team which will battle for the honor of the school in ’08, and hope sincerely for the success of R. F. A.’s favorite form of athletics—Foot- Ball. “He ruled till L-i- T-a-m-n. he died with no inter- ference.”

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THE SENIOR ANNUAL BASE BALL TEAM Scores of Games for 1908 With Herkimer Frankfort