1925 Cedrus Yearbook

Athletic Review I) UNTIL THE YEAR 1921-22 basketball wits the only inter-collegiate sport. This was coached during this period by students or graduates of Cedarville College of no wide experience. In this ten years or more, with the exception of the four years the Collins brothers were in school 1916-19, most of the games went to the opponents. From the year 1921 to the pres- ent time the college athletics have been in charge of a physical director. Blackburn introduced college football and baseball. Gym classeswere started for the boys and girls of the college and men of the community. The next year with Coach Warner in charge, the football and basketball teams showed marked improvement. Last year under Director Talcott the girl's basketball team came to the front by winning a majority of their games. Now we came to the present year, a banner year in several respects. Coach Diederich is in charge of the College athletics only. The other directors have had the high school athletics in addition. We believe this is a great advance. An athletic council has been appointed consisiting of members of the college board, faculty, alumni, and student body. This board is to manage athletics of the college in the future. The success of our teams this year was due not only to the fine work of the memSers of the squads, but most of all to the determination, knowledge, hard work, and "never give up," spirit of our own "Pop" Diederich. He will be with us again next year and we are looking forward to a much better season. One other thing must be added to the athletic review. A committee was formed to raise money to pay part of the new Director's salary. and make some necessary im- provements for athletics. The committee raised the required money with the help of the faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the college in the community. Their report is as follows: Total amount pledged $482.38 Total amount collected 450.63 Total pledges not paid to date 31.75 Money paid out For Director's salary $200.00 Showers in science hall 63.39 36 steel lockers 122.04 Freight and drayage on loakers 5.97 Lumber for seats in the gym 27.44 Paint and paint brushes 4.35 Total $423.19 Cash on hand to be spent on athletics next year $27.44 We will add to this the pledge money when collected. M. L. Frazer, A. E. Richards, R. D. Cooper, Harold Ray.