Salem High School - Lyon Yearbook (Salem, IN)

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-A-In la woe- Q1 The A thletic Association During the last part of the school year 1921-1922 a committee of teachers and students drew up a constitution for an Athletic Association. The following September a Salem High School Athletic Association was organized. The following were elected as ofiicers- President,-Robert Menaugh Vice-President-Lillian Boggs Treasurer-Robert Boggs Secretary-Gretna Brown Advertising Manager,-Reuben Robertson The Athletic Association has proven a great factor in school life. It takes care of and encourages all athletics. The athletic treasury has been put on a firm ilnancial basis. The Association takes care of advertisement of games and awarding of letters, sweaters, numerals, etc. The great achievement of our Association is the establishment of a permanent annual Home-Coming. It preserves the feeling of loyal- ty of both students and alumni for the Old Gold and Black. The present Athletic Association has carried on t.he work of that of last year u11der the following officers- President-Robert Boggs Vice-President-Mae Holsapple Treasurer-Kenneth Short Secretary-Gretna Brown Advertising Manager--John Paynter These officers with Mr. Brooks and Mr. Davis form the Executive Board. The Association, as a whole, is made up of students who pay the yearly dues of twenty-nve cents. Other Athletics Spring athletics this year are confined entirely to track and field work. Last year we had a Base Ball team but owing to t.he short time and the scarcity of the school teams it was thought best to not have a team this year. The tennis courts have been made over and interest is being shown toward that sport. Football was play-ed for awhile last fall and it is hoped that it will not be abandoned next year, The Triangular Track and Field Meet More than twenty years ago, in 1901 to be exact, Salem High School had a very good track team-a team that won the Southern Indiana Track and Field Meet. Then, like Rip Van Winkle, this flne branch of athletics took a long, long sleep. In t.he years 1921-22 and 1922-23 vigorous attempts were made to arouse the track and held spirit and interest. In each of these years 'teams were developed and sent 'to the District Meet. Each year our boys brought back some ribbons. However, it remained for the year 1923-24 to 'bring a real awakening. A :large squad came out for training. Mr. ,Davis scheduled a meet with Seymour and .Scottsburg for M-ay 3rd, the meet to be held at the Salem Fair Grounds. It proved to be a hue meet in every respect. A fine spirit of fair 'play ruled throughout and the visiting schools were very complimentary in their remarks concerning the way the meet was conducted. lPage tlfty-sixj

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H' ' '1Y'61V'- ' 2'-H5 Because of a hard shower about 4:30, the hurdle naces and half mile relay were not run. The final score was Seymour 16, Seottsburg 12, Salem 53. So Salem High has another fine penant. This penant represents accomplishment and a victory probably even greater than that of the penant of 1901. The conduct of the visiting teams was the very best. All of them showed t.hat fine spirit which makes athletics worth while. . The following is the record by events. V 100 Yard Dash-Thompson, Salem, first, time 10 5-10 seconds: Denzler, Scottsburg, second: Harold Wright, Salem, third. 220 Yard Dash--Thompson, Salem, first: time 23555, seconds: Denzler, Scottsburg, second, Brooks, Seymour, third. 440 Yard .Dash-Ratts, Salem, first: time 56 3-5 seconds, Mascher, Seymour, second, time 57 4-5 seconds, Montgomery, Scottsburg, third: time 58 seconds. Half Mile Run-Booth, Seymour, first, 2:17 1-53 E. Wright, Salem, second 23193 Sutphin, Scottsburg, third, 2:19 4-5. One Mile Run-E. Wright, Salem, first, 5:25, Dougherty, Seymour, second: Jones, Scottsburg, third. Shot PutqGreene, Salem, first, 36 t't.g Newlon,Sale1m, second, 35 ft.: Booth, Seymour, third, 34 ft. 7 inches. Running High JumprMull, Salem, first, 4 ft. 11 in.: H. Wright, Salem, second, 4 ft. 11 in.: Godwin, Scottsburg, third, 4 ft. 10 in. Running Broad Jump-Newlon, Salem, first, 20 ft., Dougherty, Seymour, second, 18 ft. 8 in., Godwin, Scottsburg, third, 18 ft. 7 in. Pole Vault-Coffey, Salem, first, 9 ft. 6 in.: Hardy, Salem, second, 9 ft. 3 in.: Furnish, Scottsburg, third, 9 ft. V FINAL SCORES Salem-53 points. Seymour-16 points. Scottsburg-12 points. Inter Class Tournament For the third consecutive year the class of 24 won the4inter-class tourna- ment. The Juniors won second place by defeating the Sophomores in the tlnal game 17 to 6. The summary of the tournament is as follows: v LINE UPS SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHS. FRESHIES II. iVright M. Ashley Graves Stewart R. Wright Denny Paynter Barrett Fultz Parr Dalton Martin H. Morris Coffey Tucker Anderson Dennis Alexander 0. Morris I. Morris Cauble Stout Colglazier P, Ashley Morris Land E. Wright Doane lPage fifty-sevenfl