Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHQOL HERALD. 31 Will Ilornbuckle has played a strong game in the field putting several men out at first by quick throws. He, too, has .improved greatly at the bat and will be a source of strength to next yearis team. James in left, the only Southpawj' has been right there on every occasion 5 he seemed to have lost his eagle eye in the first K. C., K., game, but found it before the Manual game and cracked out a homer down the third base line. Samuels was unanimously elected captain and has done well with the boys. He is the only player not planning to return next year and we shall feel his absence. Although he has not led to victory he has developed a team of which he need not be ashamed, and the boys have appreciated his share in the working out. John Hall has played center field and pitched, 'doing both with excellent success. In the second game against Manual he es- pecially distinguished himself by two beauti- ful catches, which went far toward holding Manualis score down. He has also proved one of our good batters. Thomason, who has done most of our pitching, deserves especial eommendation. Barring a little wildness he has a phenome- nal record for the games played. He is the member of the team whom we could least spare. We congratulate Westport that he has two more years of pitching for her ahead of him. With more speed and better con- trol, which he will acquire by next season, his equal will not be found in the league. His batting puts him second in our list of hitters, an unusual thing for a pitcher. Gallagher, who has officiated at the initial bag, has lelt few get away from him and has accepted some difficult ones. He start-ed off in the season as a sure hitter, getting four safe ones in the Central game, but has lost his batting eye to some extent. We figure that in the three years he has yet in Westport High School we may expect a creditable showing from him. Ed Gillespie, who was one of our most faithful and promising candidates at early practice, was forced to be absent from school during a large part of the season. His pres- ence in the last game with Kansas City, Kansas, added strength to the team, especial- ly at the bat. We hope to be able to count on Ed for next year. Fisher is the only substitute who has had an opportunity to play. He was in the en- tire game at Chelsea Park and gave a good account of himself, catching a nice fly in right field in the first inning. Perry Smith, grand high keeper of the bat, has been a faithful and important part of the base ball history and we want to ex- press to him our thanks. RRP KI fear you are forgetting me, She said in 'tone polite, MI am indeed for getting you, Thatis why I came to-night? -Ex. The monkeys our ancestors were edu- cated in the higher branches.-Ex. School Master-'fHave you brought the number of your house ? Pupil- Yes, sir, but I had a hard time getting it offf'-Ex. Literary Aspirant- I can write about anything? Editor-mllhen right about face. -Ex. The cipher is an example of something for nothing. -Ex. Judge fto negro on trial for stealing chickensj-Are you the defendant in this case ? Negro- No, sah, Iise got a lawyer to de- fend me-Iise de gentleman what stole de chickensfi-Ex. An attorneywith a great deal of self im- portance was eross-examining an aged negress. His dignity suffered from the fol- lowing: But you are not a young woman ?', No, honey, I'se ole enough to be yuh mam- my, but, thank God, I isn't.-Ex.

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30 THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. BOYS' ATHLETIC NOTES. In summing up the year's athletic work we shall not employ Caesaris veni, vide, vicif' Bather our epigram should be, '4We have met the enemy and we are theirs. We have not plundered as we went, yet it occurs that defeat has not been failure. Our football team was sometimes outplayed, al- ways outweighed. Our basket ball team though scarred with many wounds, still lives to hope, they figure that next year when they are all ten pounds heavier and Perry one foot taller they will trail some victorious banners in the dust. The baseball team at present writing has one victory and four de- feats to its credit. The phrase, Kto its cred- it,U is use-d advisedly, for the defeats have been such as to prove the merit of the team. The two games with Manual were lost by virtue of raw umpiring and confusing yell- ing. The last game with Kansas City, Kas., must be charged to Westport's adverse star, there is only one game in which we acknowl- edge a clean cut defeat, the first game with Kansas City, Kas. As far as the future can be forecasted the prospects for athletic victories next year are better. Our base ball team especially prom- ises unusual strength and we are very hope- ful. The record of our athletic' contests so far as obtainable we print below: FOOT BALL. Westport, 0, Manual, 24. Westport, 0 , Blees, 52. Westport, 0, K. C., K., 0. Westport, 5, Medico Chi, 0. Westport, 5, K. C., K., 5. Westport, 0, Leavenworth, 14. BASKET BALL. Westport, 29, Eiremen, 27. Westport, 35, Firemen, 14. Westport, 19, Westport Stars, 15. Westport, 29, Westport Stars, 17. Westport, 13, Y. M. C. A. Juniors, 18. Westport, 9, Central, 30. Westport, 22, Eiremen, 36. Westport, 12, Leavenworth, 22. Other games were played, among them a tie game with Central, but our reporter is unable to get the data. BASE BALL. Westport, 23, Central, 17. Westport, 8, Hill Crests, 7. Westport, 5, K. C., K., 15. Westport, 7, Manual, 10. Westport, 8, Manual 9. Westport, 9, K. C., K., 10 Q11 inningsj. The Boys, Athletic Association will begin next year with a new constitution. The most important changes involved are an initiation fee of 25,cents, and an executive committee to manage such business as does not require a meeting of the association. At the beginning of the year the member- ship list will be opened and the payment of 25 cents will entitle a boy to membership in the association, which carries with it the privilege to use the supplies belonging to the association such as foot ball, base ball and basket ball material. The understanding is that no student not a member of the asso- ciation can use this material. It is right that the boys getting the pleasure from these things should support them financially. It is e-xpected that this new arrangement will put the association on a more business- like basis and that athletics will be better managed than heretofore. In the five games of base ball this spring Bruner heads the batting list. He has 12 runs to his credit and has made only 6 outs. His work behind the bat has been somewhat erratic, but on the whole he has been a very valuable man to the team. In the game against Central, Vogel distin- guished himself by getting two home runs, one when the bases were full. He has since distinguished himself in other fashions when the bases were full. He has played a steady game at short. His throwing has been per- feet. Bob Hornbuckle at third has never thrown the ball away or failed to give a good ac- count of himself. Though somewhat weak at the bat in the early games, he has found the ball and is hitting well. , ' A .. wi-m f-' -we - ' 'W ' V-- ' - ' ' M ' ,......-ans --- if-H41 ' 'i

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THE BASKET BALL COURT.