The baseball team lost two games - McCallsburg 9, Collins 8. McCallsburg scored 5 runs in the first inning plus 4 more to defeat Collins 9 -8. Lineup: Johnson (2b) 3 hits; Cory (1b) 1 hit; Connie Smith (49) (lf) 0 hits; McBride (p-lf) 2 hits; Holland (p) 1 hit; Boozell (ss) 1 hit; Buck (lf-cf) 2 hits; Maxwell (c) 1 hit; Wilkening (3b-p-rf) 1 hit; Fish (cf-3b) 0 hits; Sager (rf) 1 hit; Duesbury (p) 0 hits. Total of 11 hits for Collins.
Collins lost to Nevada 5-3 in 8 innings. Wilkening pitched the entire game with Maxwell catching. Lineup: Boozell (ss) 3 hits; Cory (1b) 0 hits; Johnson (2b) 0 hits; Wilkening (p) 1 hits; McBride (rf) 0 hits; Sager (rf) 0 hits; C. Smith (lf) 0 hits; Buck (cf) 1 hit; Holland (lf) 2 hits; Fish (3b) 0 hits; Maxwell (c) 1 hit.
Grade News - 4th in Arithmetic we are learning our addition and subtraction combinations so we can say them without counting. We are learning in Geography how people of the Far North live. In Science we are learning about grasshoppers and locusts. The boys and girls have been bringing them to our room in boxes and bottles.
September 30, 1948 Music - Students interested in band are now having regular classes. Students taking classes are: 1 flute, 11 clarinets, 4 trumpets, 2 drums, 5 trombones, 2 saxophones, 1 baritone. In Gradeschool music, the 4h 5th and 6th grades are studying music theory along with learning singing in two parts. The 1st grade has rhythm band every Thursday. All the elementary grades have a music period every day.
Sectional Baseball Tournament: Collins won the game over ( ? ? ) 12-6. Connie Smith homered and Collins scored 7 runs in the 6th inning. Lineup: Dick Cory (1b) 2 hits; Charles Fish (3b) 1 hit; Lonnie Boozell (ss) 2 hits; Bob Johnson (2b) 1 hit; Chris Buck (cf) 0 hits; Connie Smith (rf) 1 hit; Phil Holland (p-rf) 1 hit; Bob McBride (rf) 1 hit; Bob Wilkening (lf-p) 1 hit; Charles Maxwell (c) 1 hit. Second round - Collins won their second round game over Elkhart 4-2. Lineup: Dick Cory (1b) 0 hits; Charles Fish (3b) 1 hit; Lonnie Boozell (ss) 1 hit; Bob Johnson (2b) 0 hits; Chris Buck (cf) 0 hits; Connie Smith (lf) 0 hits; Bob Wilkening (p) 1 hit; Bill Sager (rf) 0 hits; Bill Hand (rf) 1 hit; Charles Maxwell (c) 0 hits.
Finals - Collins lost to Huxley in the finals9-8. Two homers were hit, one after the other by Boozell and Johnson. Holland and Wilkening were pitchers with Maxwell catching. Huxley scored 3 runs in the 6th inning and 5 runs in the 7th inning for a come from behind victory 9-8. Lineup: Dick Cory (1b) 1 hit; Charles Fish (3b) 2 hits; Lonnie Boozell (ss) 3 hits; Bob Johnson (2b) 1 hit; Chris Buck (cf) 0 hits; Connie Smith (rf) 0 hits; Bob Wilkening (lf-p) 0 hits; Holland (p) 1 hit; Bill Hand (lf) 0 hits; Charles Maxwell (c) 1 hit.
Cheerleaders were elected at the school assembly. They are: Jackie Keagle, Lois Elliott, Joyce Tomlinson and Dorothy Partridge, the same four as last year.
The advanced Home Ec class are sewing wool dresses, skirts and blouses. They are doing a swell job. Freshmen girls have been doing some very good cooking, fixing casseroles and cooking their own dinner Friday.