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Fall Baseball

     The baseball team had a fairly successful season last fall losing but one game out of seven. The team consisted of the following boys: Orville Meyer, catcher, this was his first year but he has done an exceptional job; Henry Klatt, first base, this is his first year of this position; he played in outfield last year; Wilbert Gottschalk, second base, veteran from the team last year and is an up-and-coming baseball star; Charles Hoffner, third base, a veteran player of this position from third base which he played some last year; Glenn Pruess left field, a freshman and a very good fielder; Francis Kembel, right field, a veteran and an exceptional defensive player; Orlo Baltisberger, right field, a sophomore and good fielder; Paul Hasselbusch, star pitcher.

     In their first game, the locals won a game from Stanwood 2 to 1. “Pike” collected 15 strikeouts in this game. In their second game with Olin the Cards were leading 7-9 at the fourth inning it started to rain. They were defeated by Bennett on the local park 6 to 1. Hasselbusch struck out 17 Lisbon players while the latter was defeated by the Clarence nine 3-1. Hasselbusch allowed but one hit the entire game. In the next two games Clarence beat Wheatland and Mechanicsville, 7-2 and 6-2 respectively. Hasselbusch collected a total of 25 strikeouts in these games. The Clarence Cards shutout the Lowden nine 4 to 0 in their last game last fall.

Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
It really is too bad,
But should Hooks loose Evelyn Louise,
Then we would be sad.

There was a young lady who lived in a shoe
She had so many beaux, she didn’t know what to do.
Alberta looked them all over and choosing with care
Decided that Milvin her favor should share.

It was during the history class period that Miss Reinking asked Donald “tell me what was the difference between George Washington and all the other renowned Americans?” “He never told a lie,” came the prompt reply.

Elmer G. “The doctor told me that if I kept on buying cigarettes I would get a tobacco heart, so I’ve started buying candy, and now I’ll have a sweetheart.

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CARDS WIN COUNTY

    The Clarence Cards won the Cedar County baseball tournament held at Durant this spring. They won the honor by defeating Durant in the finals 8-3. In their first game the C.H.S. nine won from the Lowden team by the score 10-3. Clarence then played the winner of the Durant-Bennett game which ended in a tied score. As a result, that game was played Saturday and it shifted the finale up to Tuesday. In the Saturday’s game Durant defeated the highly praised Bennett team by a 10-3 margin. On Tuesday the Cardinals went to Durant to play the finals which ended with Clarence on the top of an 8 to 3 count. Clarence was worried at one time when Durant filled the bases with no one out and the first part of the lineup to bat. Hasselbusch killed that worry, however, by striking the next three batters out. Paul got a total of 16 strikeouts in that game and was also credited with a three base hit.

    The Cards go next to Maquoketa to represent Cedar County in the District tourney.

NOTES FROM PARENTS

A teacher in a school where corporal punishment was forbidden sent this note to the mother of an unruly pupil:

“Dear Mrs. Jones, I regret very much to inform you that your son, Robert, idles away his time, is disobedient, quarrelsome, and disturbs other students who are trying to work. He needs a good thrashing and I strongly urge that you give him one.

This is the reply she received.

“Dear Miss Smith: Lick him yourself, I ain’t mad at him.”

His teacher sent a note home with Johnny asking his mother to give him a bath. The next day Johnny brought an answer:

“Dear Miss Smith: When I send Johnny to school I sent him to be learnt, and not to be smelt; he ain’t no rose.”

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Grade Musical Show

     An original musical performance different from any ever produced here before, written and directed by K. S. Baker and Eileen Rutherford with the able assistance of the other grade teachers, was presented Friday, March 12.

     “Zip the Sailor” portrays the travels and wanderings of the seaman as he tells them to a small boy.

     Each of the eight grades represented their respective countries in dances, costume, and songs of the foreign lands. The representation by the grades were as follows:

     First, Dutch; second, Italian; third, Japanese; fourth, German; fifth, Mexican; sixth, Gypsies; seventh girls, Irish; eighth boys, Cowboys.

Musical Program

    On Friday, May 7, the music organizations of this school will be presented in a musical program. There will be selections from the orchestra, band, boys and girls glee club, solos, duets, violin trios, seventh and eighth grade chorus and etc.

Christmas Party

    December 23 the last day of a ten day vacation was spent in having a Christmas party. The teachers as in following years gave the pupils apples and oranges. Gifts were exchanged, we had assembly singing and school was dismissed at two.

Radio Programs

    Every Friday from 2:30 to 3:00 we listened to radio programs broadcast from Ames. Each Friday a different subject was talked upon. This program was sponsored by Iowa State College. How to study occupations was the subject they spoke about, such as qualifications, nature of work and sources of occupation.

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STANWOOD TAKES COUNTY

    The Stanwood sextette won the girls county tournament held at Clarence. They defeated Bennett in the finals to win the championship. Clarence was defeated by Bennett in the first game 28-23. The locals won the consolation honors by winning from Lowden by a score of 35-10.

GIRL’S SECTIONAL AT CLARENCE

    Stanwood won the girls sectional tournament by defeating Clarence in the finals 28-24. Durant was awarded the consolation honors by taking the victory from Springdale by the score 37-18.

BENNETT WINS BOYS’ COUNTY

    Bennett won the boys’ county tournament by overpowering the Tipton quint in the finals by the count 39-27. The local boys were defeated in the first game by the Champs 50-8. That gave the Cards a chance to win the consolation trophy. They won the second game from Stanwood 31-29. Clarence was behind at the half but in the second half they came back fighting and with only about a minute left to play, the score was 27 all. Then Mackey, of Stanwood, scored a field goal, making the score 29-27 and what looked like a sure victory for Stanwood. But as a result of the never-give-up Clarence spirit the Cards kept on fighting and George Lane, just as the game ended, made a follow in short tying the score. In the overtime period, Hasselbusch shot a long that was good and won the game.

    West Branch stopped the locals from playing in the finals of the consolation by defeating the locals in a close and well played game 42-39. The Cards were leading at the half but were unable to hold the powerful West Branch outfit the final period.

    Lowden won the consolation honors by defeating West Branch 26-21. This was considered an upset because West Branch was doped to win the game. Durant was awarded the sportsmanship trophy.

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SPRING BASEBALL

    The first game of the spring with was postponed indefinitely because of rain. Their second game was scheduled with Bennett on the latters field but because of wet grounds the game was played at Clarence. Bennett won the game with a 3-1 score. Their next game, which was also played at home, was a dead-lock ending at 4-4. At the end of ten innings the game was called off on account of darkness. They defeated Wheatland in their next encounter 6-5 on the Wheatland diamond.

     The spring baseball team consisted of the same players with the exception of Kembel, who devoted his time to track. His position was filled by Elroy Long who has improved one hundred per cent this spring. The spring season was short, with only four games scheduled because of track and the county tournament.

TRACK

    The first track meet this spring was held at Tipton. In this county meet, Kembel, Clarence’s dependable distance runner placed first in the mile run. He also came in fourth in the half mile. Hasselbusch received third place honors in the 100 yd. dash. Klatt put the shot far enough to get fourth place in this county track meet.

     The Wapsie-8 track and field meet was held in the Mechanicsville track this year. On this occasion Kembel captured first place in both mile and half-mile runs. Winey followed close behind to receive second in the same events. Hasselbusch also collected two firsts as he won both the 100 yd. dash and the 220 yd. run. Gintert the up-and-coming freshman track lad came in fourth in the 100 yd. dash and 3rd in the 220 yd. dash. Klatt whirled the discus to the second place honor, and also fourth in the shot put.

Miss Ruggles: “I am beautiful. What tense is that?”
Kenneth Meier: “Past!”

A reckless driver is seldom wreckless long.

Mud thrown is ground lost.

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BOY’S BASKETBALL

    The Boy’s basketball team suffered a shock early in the season this year, when, by a medical examination, it was discovered that Wilbert Gottschalk, the promising young star had a bad heart and was unable to play the rest of the season. But his position was substituted by Kembel who with Lane, Klatt, Hasselbusch and D. Meyer represented the varsity at the first of the season.

     They got off to a good start by defeating Wheatland. After that game they got a losing streak and lost the next three games with the Alumni, Lisbon and Bennett respectively. But they soon broke the spell by winning a last minute game from Stanwood quint 22-20. Then they won another from Lowden 32-16. It was in this game that Pruess replaced Kembel in the first five lineup. Pruess is a freshman and has wonderful possibilities of being an exceptional basketball player in the future years. In the preholiday game with West Branch the Cardinals were defeated 40-36 in a well played game.

     Coming back after the holidays the Clarence team traveled to the Wheatland court and was upset by a 46-33 score. After a few hard workouts, the Cards played Oxford Jct. in the local gym. When the final gun was shot, the score stood 30 all. In the first overtime each team received two points still tying the score. Neither team marked a point in the second overtime. But finally the Oxford quint scored a field goal which won the game. The local team lost the next two games with Olin and Lisbon respectively. The next game was played with Lowden on their floor. The Cardinals won the game 24-22 after being behind at the half. The next game was lost to the Mechanicsville five 29 to 10. The CHS Cards lost a nip-and-tuck game with Olin on the next occasion 30-28. The Wapsie 8 Champs won the next game from the local five with the score 50-15.

     The boys lost the majority of their games but showed much sportsmanship throughout the season. Their spirit was exceptional and although behind in a game they fought hard to the finish.

GIRL’S BASKETBALL

     At the beginning of the season the girl’s team consisted of Donna and Virginia Kelly, and Myrtle Stock forwards; Emma Jean Sonnemaker, Francis Lendt and Mildred Stock guards. They won their first game from Durant, 84-17, in which Myrt Stock received 24 points in the first 6 ½ minutes of play. Lisbon was the next team to fall before them by a score of 24 to 8. They next took a victory from the Bennett sextette 30-21. They were defeated in their next game with Stanwood by a score of 28 to 27.

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    Norman Meyer, coach at the Reinbeck school, brought his team to Clarence to play the last game before the Christmas vacation. The local girl’s were leading at the halftime but in the second period the sextette from Reinbeck came back to win with the score standing 24-23.

     The girls won their next game from Oxford Jct. 33-14. They were next defeated by the Conference Champs, Olin, by a score 8 to 11. They next were the victors of a game with Lisbon being their opponents. The locals won the game which was played on the home court, 36 to 11.

     Lowden easily fell in the hands of the girls next as the local team won the game which ended with a score 51-17. The girls toured to Reinbeck next for revenge of the previously mentioned defeat. They were unsuccessful, however, and they lost the game 29 to 26. Olin, the favorite team in this section, ventured to the local court only to be beaten by this team. The Clarence girl’s next game was with Bennett on the latter’s floor. The locals were behind at the half and with only 6 minutes left to play in the second period the locals were on the small end of a 28 to 14 score. But from then on the team began to function perfectly and scored the next consectutively 14 points. Each team battled ferociously at the closing minutes but the locals finally came out on top.

Jr. High Boys Win County

     It looks as though Clarence is to produce a winning team in three or four years. The sixth annual Jr. High Tournament was held at Lowden this year. They won their first game by overthrowing the Lowden five 16-11. In their second game they won from the tourney favorites, Tipton, by a score of 26-16. The finals of the meet were played between Bennett and Clarence where the latter won the game 19-13. The champs consist of the following freshman: Duane Klatt, 6 ft. 2 in. is naturally the center of the team and displayes a wondrous exhibition of basketball considering the size he must carry about; Irvin Behrens, guard, a very good ball handler and a dead shot at longs; Robert Lane, forward, a fast and efficient player on the team; Clarence Yock, forward, he is also fast and has a good eye for the hoop; last but by no means least is Glenn Pruess, guard, he is not only a star on the Jr. High team but has earned a position on the varsity. Coach L. L. Long has directed these boys to function very well for their age and by the time they are Seniors they may produce a winning team.