Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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T T ▼ Boys’ Intramurals Under the capable direction of Coach Hirshey, the intramural sports progressed rapidly this year. These sports are divided off by three seasons, fall, winter and spring. The teams were chosen from the boys attending physical education classes; all games were played off during the noon period, with the student body as spectators. In the limelight during the fall months was sottball. The victor team, the one winning the greatest number of their scheduled games, was the Senior team, comprised of Louis Palagyi, Hugh Dixon, Henry Brooks, Harry Kirkwood, George Rector, Fred Ollila, Martin Ojajarvi, Leonard Christopher, Donald Cline, Oiva Kan-gas, and Melvin Barker. In the winter months basketball was the outstanding intramural activity. The teams are made up of boys not on the varsity team. Each team played ten games. Harry Kirkwood’s team composed of Jack Maki, Reino hill, Roy Frank and Tom Schlaich, were winners of the tourney and defeated Henry Brook’s team in the finals. Ping pong was also of great interest, open to any boy interested. As soon as he lost he was out of the tourney. In the finals Robert Childs defeated Robert Glenn, to win the title of the tourney. Baseball Coach Hirshey was forced to build a practically brand new baseball team this year, with a single letter man returning for practice from last season. In spite of this, the team carried off more than half of the games played, a record worthy of praise. After a poor start at Kingsville, the boys blazed to glory on their second attempt, defeating North Kingsville, and they kept up their struggle well in the following contests. They defeated all the teams they contended with at least once, but missed the championship. There remains a fine string of players for the coming year, however, with Louis Palagyi and Hugh Dixon the only lettermen graduating. Palagyi carried off the batting crown with the excellent average of .455. Otis Osborne was his nearest rival with .333. The letter men for the 1939 season were Hugh Dixon, Vaughn Herbel, Fred Hir-simaki, Robert Holdson, Adolph Kultti, Otis Osborne, Louis Palagyi, Charles Riley. Duane Wheeler, James Wheeler, and Harold Wiley. SUMMARY OF GAMES Kingsville 5 Rowe 2 North Kingsville 6 Rowe 11 Kingsville 10 Rowe 5 Pierpont 0 Rowe 18 Edgewood 2 Rowe 9 North Kingsville 4 Rowe 0 Pierpont 3 Rowe 10 Kingsville 1 Rowe 5 Kingsville 4 Rowe 3 27

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TOP ROW: Mr. Hirshey, coach. Richard Springer, David Jacobs, Richard Taylor, Joe Dickey, Duane Wheeler. Robert Puffer. SECOND ROW: Robert Childs, Harold Wiley, Vaughn Herbel, Douis Palagyi, Roland Risch, Adolnh Kultti, Edward Powell. THIRD ROW: Vincent Smile, William McCrome, Fred Hirsimaki, Russell Knauff, James Walters, Albert Hubbard. Robert Holdson. BASKETBALL With their trophies on the shelf, Rowe’s basketball team of 1939-40 can look back upon their pre-season qualms and pat themselves on the back. The little band of players left golden tracks, winning 19 of 22 games played, giving no opportunity for questioning their ability. They slashed their way with apparent ease to victory, winning the Ashtabula County championship with spectacular triumph. At Jefferson, the four most exciting games of the season were played, the Rowe boys standing un well under the mad competition of the tournament. Nose to nose with Edgewood during the first game, only a fourth quarter drive gained their victory. In the tilt with North Kingsville, the third period lead of the foes was overcome, and Rowe won by a single point. The next game will long be remembered by the spectators, with Rowe coming on top only after a sudden-death overtime period. The fourth game, a loss to Kingsville, placed Rowe as the runners-up of the tournament. Palagyi was the high scorer for the season, scoring 309 of the g«rand total of 799 points.; Kultti made 149 points and Childs 132. The whole team was characterized by unwavering cooperation. Praise should be given Coach Hirshey, who has made Rowe the county winners for the second consecutive year. The lettcrmen for the season were Robert Childs, Joe Dickey, Vaughn Herbel, Roland Fisch, Adolph Kultti, Louis Palagyi, Edward Powell, Robert Wiley and the manager, Robert Puffer. Alumni 41 Rowe 47 Orwell 24 Rowe 32 Andover 21 Rowe 38 Edgewood 20 Rowe 22 Reck Creek 23 Rowe 52 Spencer 16 Rowe 24 Erie Prep 28 Rowe 30 Pierpont 25 Rowe 48 W. Springfield 8 Rowe 45 Kingsville 36 Rowe 29 No. Kingsville 24 Rowe 40 Austinburg 33 Rowe 47 Edgewood 14 Rowe 29 Kingsville 27 Rowe 47 Jefferson 26 Rowe 38 Spencer 27 Rowe Orwell 30 Rowe Edgewood 17 Rowe N. Kingsville 35 Rowe Jefferson 32 Rowe Kingsville 41 Rowe Chardon 31 Rowe 42 36 20 36 35 35 27

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