1942 Cedrus Yearbook

The sky,ej spvds Sports at Cedarville College in 1941-42 were directed by new instructors. C. D. Pyatte was the athletic coach and Miss Margaret Hysell was physical education director for the girls. Coach Pyatte issued the call for the base- ball squad soon after school started. Because of the decrease in the enrollment, barely enough boys reported to compose a team, but, after a few weeks of practice, the squad had rounded into shape and gave signs of develop- ing into a fairly good ball club. The team had a pair of practice games scheduled with Wilmington College in the fall, but was able to play only one of them. That game played at Wilmington was decisively in favor of the Quakers; still there were possibil- ities for a winning Yellow Jacket team, it was thought. Coach Pyatte was of the opinion that, for some reason, the squad did not play the type of baseball of which they were fully cap- able in that opening game and he looked for- ward to a better result in the next meeting of the club. However, rainy weather followed by coldness cancelled the game and sent the boys inside for their athletics. During the fall the girls were participating in soft ball and other out door activities under the direction of Miss Hysell. When the adverse weather began, Coach Pyatte lost little time in starting the basketball practices. About fifteen boys were on hand for the initial practices. This squad had nearly a month of practice before the season opened. During this time, Coach Pyatte experimented with various combinations. He had only four lettermen to work with and it was evident that he would have to use some of his freshmen or other untried talent in important roles. R. Henry "Hank" Campbell and Harry Stoneburner, both sophomores who starred on the preceding Cedar team and were named to the second I.O.C. all conference team last year, were counted on as main-stays. Other letter-men, John Reinhard, a senior, and John Sanders, sophomore were also slated for heavy duty. Pyatte then began classifying his other play- ers according to ability and experience. He watched Layden "Buck" Wilson, Harold Corry, Paul Stoneburner, Fred Lewis, Millard French, Laurell Flory, Dave Galey, and Keith Wright in action. None of these players had had any previous extensive experience on a college varsity, but out of these, were to be chosen two, or possibly three starters. By the time the team was ready to open the season at Tiffin University, the coach had chosen the following lineup to represent the orange and blue in that opening I.O.C. game: forwards, Harry Stonebumer and Harold Corry; center, John Sanders; and guards, Hank Camp- bell and Buck Wilson. That team battled to a 35-31 loss with only two subs getting into the game,John Reinhard and Keith Wright. Fresh- man Corry led the losing battle with 10 points. The next engagement was at Wilmington. The rivalry between the two teams having been sharpened by a "home and home" painting visit, both squads scrapped through a nip and tuck second half to a 33-27 result. Wilmington's first half superiority told the tale as the last period was almost even. Stoneburner racked up 17 points after going in as a sub, and he was ably supported by a hard fighting Cedar team. Otterbein's overwhelming victory proved a terrific let-down to the whole team. A hot band of Otters, opening their season on their home floor, swamped the Cedars 59 to 35. Although Cedarville was never in the game at Ectrlham, they showed heretofore hidden scoring power. A loose defense cost them an- other game however, 66 to 44. The next game proved no better. Ball play- ing out of their class and without the services of Corry who withdrew from school, Cedarville lost 74-35 to Dayton University. A vast supply of reserve talent for Dayton seemed to de- moralize our boys, but both Campbell and Stoneburner turned in good scoring games. Getting back to their own league the Yellow Jackets were nosed out in a heart-breaker. The defeat by Indiana Tech 42-41 was hard to take, T HIS IS CED A R VILLE COL