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

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

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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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26 Tur SENIOR ANNUAL Base Ball Team of 1908 A. C. Raffauf, Manager. A. W. Noble, Assistant Manager. Parker Groff, Captain. ()S Monday, March 30, thirty-four stu- at the athletic field Six ing members of 1907 team. dents reported of these be- After three for base ball practice. weeks of nearly daily practice the team was chosen to play the first game on April 18, with Little Falls High School The team comprised the fol- lowing: McNamara, Fraver, catcher; Groff, ond base; Miller, third base; Sweet, short with Tedd, nam playing in the field. at Rome. pitcher; first base; Shelley, sec- Grosvenor and Put- After the first game, which resulted in a score of 10 to stop; 4 in our favor, the conditions pointed to a victorious season, and the prophecy effect. While they have not won an unusual number of has certainly gone into games, all the contests were close and the team showed the effects of strenuous coaching. Much Captain Groff for the benefit of the team and did unusual good consideration is due who labored incessantly work on the initial sack. Miller, a new man this year, succeeded third His was exceptionally good both at the bat in covering base. playing and in the field. McNamara pitcher’s box, was the mainstay in the and by keeping a cool head and using the best of judgment he has a record that some pitchers would be Owens and Plunkett also did good work when called upon. proud of. Sweet, one of our old players, improved a great deal this year, and has a good batting average. Shelley, our ‘‘freshman,” is a natural born base ball player. His snappy work in the field has caused many favorable comments about his work. Fraver, behind the bat, ‘into the air’? many has kept the team from going times by his encouragement, and has the best batting record of the nine. Putnam, Tedd and Grosvenor did great the field. made Putnam some work in great sensational catches, Tedd did good batting, and Grosvenor has the honor of going through the season without mak- ing an error. With closed field we Prof. the with such players in our base ball season Campbell’s words echoing in our ears: ‘ Pure athletics now and forever. ’ A Novel Awakener ( N the moruing of May 22, 1908, there occurred an event somewhat different from the usual happenings. For on this date many of the students were up bright and early to witness the arrival of Rob- circus. Among those from the Academy were Miss W. and Mr. O. who had planned the night before to witness bins’ this great event. If this was all there was to the romantic tale it would soon have passed into oblivion and never have reached this prominent space. But such was not the case, for on that morning an observer noticed Mr. O. at the early hour of 4:30 pulling on a string beneath a window of Miss W.’s boarding place on North street. The first not determine such an act on the part of Mr. O., but, James observer at could the cause —of upon inquiry, found that the other end was tied around Miss W.’s wrist, and the key, which was tied to the lower end of the string, was to keep it in place so that Mr. O. could have free access to it arousc Miss W. from and be able to peaceful sleep. A-o- “He has a good-looking face. G-i-m.