Western High School - Occident Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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BASEBALL

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K Zllnnilmll t K. For the first time in VVestern's football history an eligible team was played. Usually in the past an ineligible team was played, because of the small number of try outs due to the size of the schooi, Western being the smallest school in the Saginaw valley. This year, however, clue to the large number of try outs and also to the experience of last year's veterans, we were warranted an eligible team. After a short time of practice and rounding out a team, Western opened the season by winning a decisive 42-0 victory over Vassar. From the work of the players in this game the regular team for the remainder of the season was chosen. A week later the team went to Midland, accompanied by over a hundred rooters, and in a hard-fought game defeated them by a score of 19 to 0. The next week the team went to Flint, expecting a hard game, but surprised everyone by winning, 21 to 0. The features of the game were the end running and forward passing by Kaiser and the receiving of the forward pass by Pacynski. A week later Wastern downed Midland again to the tune of 74 to 0. In the next game we easily defeated the ol-der and more experienced team of Flint School for the Deaf by the score of 20 to O. In the second valley game, which was with Arthur Hill, we showed the perfection of the art of forward passing, and although our great center, Toutant, was not in the line-up, we surprised the visitors by winning a 14 to 7 victory. In this game the first score was registered against us and our goal was crossed for the first time and the only time during the entire season. The features of the game were Shaver's spectacular eighty yard run and the working of seventy-five per cent. of all the forward passes tried, a remarkable feat. Next came the annual Turkey day contest with Eastern, in which NVestern was victorious for the first time during the last nine years of her football history. Every member of the team played an excellent game and demonstrated very decisively their superiority over the hard-fighting Eastern eleven. The ability of Pacynski to push the well directed passes from Kaiser out of the air won the game with a score ot' 6 to 0. With the valley championship almost in our grasp, while playing the inferior Saginaw East- ern team, on a snow covered Hefd we lost a hard-fought game by a score of 2 to 0. VVestern clearly outplayed them in all departments of the game. The loss of this game left Arthur Hill, Saginaw Eastern and Bay City lVestern tied for the cham- pionship. This closed one of the most successful footbali' seasons VVestern has ever ex- perienced. The faithfulness of al! the players in practicing and the untiring efforts of Coach 'W. VV. Morris enabled VVestern to boast, of her first valley championship football team. It was a team of stars in all departments of the game. developing players several of whom were unanimously chosen for positions on the All-Vah ley team. Shaver and Pacynski were considered for places on the All-State team, an honor previously unknown to Western. The fellows on the team played a hard, clean, consistent game throughout the season and represented Western to the best of their ability which was by no means small. 66

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Eaarhall Owing to the 'fact that the Annual goes to press before the season closes, we cannot state its outcome, but at present our chances to win the championship are good. The line-up this year is: Fullen, catcher: Pacynski and Shaver, pitchersg Vvoods, first baseg Hershey, second baseg Parsons, shortstopg Soderstrom and Pitts- ley, third base: Tyson, left tieldg Shaver, center fieldg Miller, right fleld. This year, because of the increased number of games, due to the fact that each valley team has to play two games with each school in the valley, we had to start the season early in order to play the games before school was out. The base ball field was in such a muddy condition that the team could not practice until a week before our first valley game with Saginaw Eastern. In this game we were defeated by a score of 6 to 1. This game was a poor exhibition and neither team deserves much credit. Our next valkey game Was with Flint and was played on their grounds. Ow- ing to the large number of errors made by our team and a little hard luck in the ninth inning we lost the game by a close score of 3 to 2. Stanley pitched Well and deserved a victory. Our next game was to be with Bay City Eastern, but because the students of Eastern voted to do away with base ball we were without a game that week. NVe secured a game with Midland, however, and beat them in a close game by a score of 6 to 4. Shaver started this game a.nd pitched six innings and did well. A week later we played our third valley game with Arthur Hill. VVe won the game, the score being 3 to 1. The game was very exciting and a pitchers' dual took place between Brooks and Pacynski, with Pacynski a shade the better. The following week we again played Saginaw Eastern and on account of the way the field was laid out we were defeated. The pitcher's box was 554 feet too far and Pacynski was unable to throw as we'l as he generally does. The game wail protested by Coach Morris and is going to be played over and the other game will not be counted. This makes it possible for WVestern to win the championship. The only valley games yet to be played are with Arthur Hill and Flint. Next year we will have practically the same team with the exception of Fullen and Tyson, and our prospects are bright for a championship team. it X A V T: 'TNXYX S XXXNXNX XX 'ol W .W vlllllwf I V m . 5' amp .. ' ' ' PY' 1 mf near' 'fi C' fy 171' . I--'fa A' t 'f 't i 'Z M, W Y ' Q, ' ,,. v I fit i , y 7' . . N 5 . V 1 zd i f, , , , , , T c -' ' ' . ,7 f A, -- 12.0 ,. an 'Vt Fon .5-AL:-cuflv c f 5r:c0N0 HIND BASE-BRLI. ourFH 1 concn Rl rum: 68 l .