Warrensburg Latham High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Warrensburg, IL)

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'THE CARDINAL' « SOFT BALL The first athletic activity of the year was that of softball. The candidates reported for tryouts and within a few days a squad of sixteen was picked by Coach Henry. The school had a fair team but suffered the misfortune of losing several games in the last inning or two. The members of the team were: Morris Beall..................Pitcher Carl Binkley..................Catcher Dick Gilman.............. First Base Bill Robbins.............Second Bsse Arthur Rodgers............Third Base James Noel..................Shortstop Jean Robbins...............Shortfield Henry McGrath..............Left Field Karl Boyer...............Center Field Bill Glosser.....Right Field-Pitcher Floyd Alsup . . . Third Base-Shortstop SOFT BALL SCORES At Home WCHS Opp. Away WCHS ' Opp. Mt. Zion 12 17 Mt. Zion 9 17 Macon 6 5 Chestnut 5 7 1st M. E. Ch. 6 9 Macon 1 7 Chestnut 10 8 VOLLEY BALL TOURNEY After a short season of soft ball, Coach Henyr decided that the prospective candidates for basketball play volley ball as a part of their preliminary training. After the boys had practiced for a week a tournament was held. In the first game the Freshmen defeated the Juniors while the Sophomores lost to the Seniors in a hard fought game. The next evening the Juniors met and defeated the Sophomores. The “Dignified Seniors” won the championship by defeating the “Freshies” in th efinal game. ARTHUR RODGERS. -28-