May 12, 1938 Baseball The district baseball tournament site has been chosen to be held at Dysart May 12, 13, 14. Collins drew a bye the first round of the tournament and playing Dike May 13 in the 2nd round at 9 O'clock. The Story county baseball champions are not known yet. Slater and Collins play in the finals during the last week of school. (Insert January 2006: Personal contact with a 1938 graduate and member of the 1938 baseball team. Collins defeated Slater [score ?] to win South Story title and advance to the Story County finals against Roland, winner of the North Story title. Collins was the winner over Roland [score ?] for the Story County Baseball Championship. Wilfred (Brownie) Neale pitched both games with Keith Shearer catching.) Lineup for both games: Keith Shearer (39), c; Lowell Carver (39) ss; Wm. (Bill) Robinson (38) 3b; Wilford (Brownie) Neale (38) p; Richard Holland (40) 2b; Wm. Oswalt (38) rf; Chase Westcott (41) 1b; Harold Hale (40) cf; Garth Patterson (40) lf; Harold Huffaker (38) lf. (Insert 2006: County Tournament winner advanced to the District Tournament. Sectional Tournament replaced County Tournament for the early round games by the spring of 1942 and likely earlier.)
The Senior class presented the play "Glass Dishes" Friday evening before a large audience. Each member of the class is to be complimented on his good work. The cast wishes to express its appreciation and thanks to all those who assisted in making the production a success.
May 19, 1938 Veishea A number of Collins high students attended Veishea at Ames, Friday. They saw many interesting exhibits. The senior high school was dismissed at 10 o'clock.
District Tournament - First round - Bye. Second round - The Collins baseball aggregation tripped up the Grundy county champions, Dike, 11 to 1, last Friday at Dysart. The team played a fast, smooth game, Neale doing the hurling. However, the semifinals the next day found Collins pitted against a powerful Albion team, which had not been scored upon this year. Rain ended the game, the score being 11 to 0 in favor of Albion. (Insert January 2006: Personal contact with a 1938 graduate and member of the 1938 baseball team: Wilford [Brownie] Neale also pitched these two games. There was no rule limiting number of innings pitched. Apparently, the early days' slang expression that a "pitcher has strong/rubber arm" meaning the pitcher is able to pitch many innings without suffering a sore arm applied to Brownie. He started every game of the season with Bill Robinson, second pitcher, pitching only in relief in a few innings in a limited number of games.) Lineup for both games: Keith Shearer (39) c; Lowell Carver (39) ss; Wm. (Bill) Robinson (38) 3b; Wilford (Brownie) Neale (38) p; Richard Holland (40) 2b; Wm. Oswalt (38) rf ; Chase Westcott (41) 1b; Harold Hale (40) cf; Garth Patterson (40) lf; Harold Huffaker (38) lf. Utility players: James (Bud) Kimberley, Donald Deal, Berle Robinson.