Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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score was 18 to 3. The High School scored 217 runs to their opponents' 70. In these games about eighty men on the opposing teams were struck out. The track team is now training for a dual meet with Kenosha High School, which will take place June 14. In practice, the team appears strong, and the chances for Winning are good. The outlook for next year in athletics is very good, although the team will feel the loss of Ray McKay, the only prominent star l' to graduate this year. But if the teams and the school are considered first, and personal likes and dislikes put out of the way, we are confident that there is a brilliant future in store for the Waukegan High School in an athletic line. as A fflj gtk , 3,425 N , 1 jillqv Y 1' WAN XXSQ ' -29.

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Athletic Re-view. The record of the Waukegan High School in athletics during the past year is one to be proud of. The foot ball season opened with a game with the Lake For- est University Hrst team. Waukegan was, of course, beaten by a large score. Soon after this game the team was greatly strengthened by the addition of Ray and Will McKay. On October 26 the team defeated the L. F. U. second team, 16 to 0, and soon after scored decisive victories over the South Chicago High School and the local alumni teams. The score in the former game was 23 to 0, in the latter 29 to 0. On November 13, the North Western Military Academy was defeated-score 16 to 11. Later in the same week, Evanston was defeated, 33 to O. But it is fitting that the hardest game of the season should be the last game. On Thanksgiving Day, the team went to Racine and, after a hard-fought game, won-6 to 5, Ray McKay having kicked the goal which decided the contest. When foot ball could no longer be played, basket ball was taken up. The tirst game, with the Has-Beens, resulted in a victory for the school, score 22 to 20. The High School was de- feated for the first time in the season by the Austin High School by a score of 39 to 23. Soon after this, the team was reorgan- ized, the result and benefit of which was seen when the St. Johnis Military Academy team was defeated to the tune of 40 to 28. The next game, with the Englewood High School, was a walk-away for our team, the score being 43 to 23. The last game of the season was a defeat at the hands of the Has-Beens, score 34 to 27. During the winter, a class league was also organized and the banner was won by the Seniors, with seven victories and two defeats. The Junior team was a close second, with six games won and three lost. With the coming of spring weather, the base ball team was organized. The team played eleven games, winning ten and losing one. The game lost was with the L. F. U. team, and the -283

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W. H. S. Gym Girls. JUNE WARNER. 449' Sig, HREE cheers for the Ugyml' girls of the Waukegan QQ High School! But let me tell you how hard we have ,LA if worked to get those cheers. It was not until last .Ag year that enthusiasm in athletics was aroused among the girls. It grew rapidly, until this year-Well, you have to watch only one game of basket ball to prove our interest. Miss Griggs, our teacher, seemed to have been sent to just us girls. How she did help us and work with us! I will tell you, kind reader, we wou1dn't exchange our teacher for any in the land. Last year's class exhibited their skill in dumb-bell and wand drills, ending the season by exciting basket-ball games, but the girls of this year went way ahead of them. We organized basket- ball teams--good ones, too-and had a contest for a satin banner, which Was won by the Freshman class. Keep it up, Freshmen, youire all right ! We -were entertained by the Lake Forest gym girls, our teacher being theirs also, and such a nice time as we had. We all express our thanks to them through this column, and hope that next season We may, in some way, return their kindness. The Waukegan High School girls have the honor of having organized the first girls' base ball team known in Waukegan. And such a nine ! But don't get too near the batter, if you value your life, for we girls are generous and have a certain facility for throwing the batf' We are going to take a short rest during the summer and next season commence again with more vim than ever.