~ Athletics ~
No High School is complete without its
Football, Baseball, Baseball and Track team. It has been the
ambition of faculty and students of Osawatomie High School
during the present year to give our school a credible
standing in this regard. And we have succeeded fairly well
as the following will give abundant proof. Notwithstanding, we have worked under
decided disadvantages. Most of the members of the various
teams were new material and the total number of available
men was small. But hard work and incessant practice
overcomes all such difficulties. A disappointing feature was the lack
of patronage by the people of the town. Very few came to
witness our contests. This is not because O.H.S. is putting
up a poor grand of athletics, but because of a lack of
interest on their part. Without their support athletics
cannot survive. Let us have the support of the town people
and let them unite with us in marking O.H.S. a leading high
school of the state, not in one, but in every
department.
~ Football ~
Beeson (Captain) R. E. Adair R. T. Van Deren R. G. Wallingford C. Mullins L. G. Stanley L. T. Sellers L. E. Sommers Q. B. Fuller R. H. Woodburn F. Bristow L. H.
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The prospects for a fast football team at the opening of the season of '07 were very unfavorable. Only four or five of last season's players reported for practice. But with the aid of the efficient coaching of R. B. Hanson and by hard and diligent practice, the new material was worked over and molded with the old into a team which brought the standing of O.H.S. among the leading teams of this part of the state. Since the adoption of the new rules, football in O.H.S. has taken on an entirely different aspect, especially in the season of 1907. Although we did not have a heavy team which was absolutely necessary under the old code, we had a light weight team, which, under the new rules was able to make long gains against far heavier opponents by using a system of long end runs, trick plays and forward passes. These plays were executed repeatedly with such speed and perfection that our opponents were unable to fathom them before long gains were netted or the pigskin safely placed behind the goal posts. The most noteworthy games of the season were with Ottawa and Garnett. The first game at Ottawa resulted in a victory for Ottawa by a score of 12 to 0. This was the turning point in our career. It pointed out the defects in our team and prepared us for the game with Garnett two weeks later. This game was the most brilliant one of the season. Our team work was perfection. Every play worked like a machine. Only once did our quarter call for a punt. Only once was our goal line in danger. Just after the kick-off in the first half Garnett obtained possession of the ball on a fumble, but regaining the oval almost immediately, we marched down the field, executing from time to time brilliant end runs, tearing line plunges and forward passes; crossing their goal line in this way four times. This game was a decisive victory for us by a score of 22 to 0. The next game was with Louisburg on our home grounds. This one was played in a drizzling rain and on a sloppy, muddy field. Only 10 minute halves were played. This resulted in a score of 10 to 0 in our favor. Following this came the game with Paola, 5 to 0 in our favor. This was the last game of our schedule. On the day before thanksgiving a pick-up tram was organized to play at Paola on the following day. Only a few of the regular players participated. They were beaten by a score of 34 to 4. This sums up the games of the season and makes an excellent showing for O.H.S. |
~ Basketball ~
Lucille Doyle C. Mary Sommers C. G. Bernice Ruhlandt (Captain) R. F. Helen Sommers L. F. Laomi Pinkerton R. G. Corine Zackarias L. G. Florence Barnard Sub. Marguerite Downey Sub. The basketball team this year was the
best that O.H.S. ever put out. Without a coach and with one
or two exceptions, none had ever had any experience. The
girls, by hard work and pure playing ability, obtained
prestige over every team in this part of the
state. Before the team was organized by some
mismanagement a game was scheduled with Garnett. Not wishing
to disappoint them a pickup team was hurridly gotten
together and they were beaten, but after the team was
organized they defeated Ottawa by a score of 14 to 15.
Ottawa has beaten Garnett by a score of 10 to 6. Thus
indirectly Garnett was defeated by O.H.S. and no doubt need
be entertained but what Garnett's colors would be trailing
in the dust if a game could have been arranged between
us. With this single exception our girls
were victorious over every team they played. Garnett, 34 O.H.S., 0 Parker, 8 O.H.S., 15 Paola, 9 O.H.S. 25 Gardner, 8 O.H.S., 29 Parker, 9 O.H.S., 7 La Cygne, 16 O.H.S., 10 Ottawa, 14 O.H.S., 15
~ Baseball ~
Sellers Catcher Demastus Pitcher Hedrick 1st Base Eby 2nd Base Fuller, Teeter 3rd Base Clark Short-stop Stingley Left Field Woodruff, Adair Right Field McConnell Center field This season promises to be the most
successful in the history of O.H.S. Prior ro this, baseball has created
little interest, especially with the student body. this
year, spirit is running high, and everything indicates that
O.H.S. will have the fastest team in eastern
Kansas. Only four games have been played this
season. The first with the State Hospital was a victory for
us by a score of 6 to 3. The next game was with Paola on our
home diamond. Here the boys put up the real baseball
article. Only one Paola man was allowed to cross the home
plate. Too much cannot be said for our
pitcher. Fourteen stepped up to the plate to strike wildly
at the atmosphere and onlyh four men reached first base.
Only once did he allow himself to get into a tight pinch and
then struck out all who stepped up. Our boys also showed the visitors how
to handle the willow. Only four men struck out and seven
crossed home plate. With this article of baseball the team
will earily rank first among the Eastern Kansas High
Schools. State Hospital, 3 O.H.S., 6 Paola, 1 O.H.S., 7 Paola, 2 O.H.S. 7 Ottawa, 4 O.H.S., 0 Baker Academy O.H.S. Greeley O.H.S. Parker O.H.S. Parker O.H.S. Paola O.H.S.