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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
2
The class of 1921 and coach J M Thurber chart a bold athletic rise at Franklin. Freshmen from 1917, led by Patton and Kingsolver, push football, basketball, baseball and track, with Kingsolver dazzling as a versatile multi sport standout and Pope directing aerial plays.
Coach Thurber leads a twelve man Franklin baseball squad to Hanover for a 4 o'clock matchup. Clapp will face Franklin as Pruitt or Pope may start on the mound. Green covers third in Bitler’s absence while Pope also stars as a second baseman, Kingsolver.
The 1921 class displays strong athletic depth in track and field with Kingsolver leading as a standout runner. Names like Mattingly Knight Harrison Pope Naugle Overstreet and others contribute in hurdling discus pole vault and sprints as the girls’ athletics also impress.
The column salutes student spirit and the Thurber–Deppe glove contest with notes on Coach Thurber and players Pruitt Campbell Pope Kingsolver and Ross. It teases readers about who spoke up and who got in and mentions Red Cross benefits and chapel remarks.
In a chaotic scene during a pole vault event Franklin athletes clash as Kid Thurber and K C Deppe battle with punches and pushes. The crowd reacts while president Goodell intervenes and the dispute ends without clear resolution.
Franklin routed Butler 7 to 0 as Pope pitched brilliantly and Campbell starred at short. Irvington was blanked as Franklin’s offense and defense controlled the game from start to finish.
Wabash defeated Franklin 6 to 2 as the visiting team showed stronger pitching and offense. Franklin also trailed 2 innings of a track meet, with Captain Cross leading the two mile and Kingsolver totaling 10 points for Franklin. The piece humorously critiques chapel naps and notes Butlerites’ comedy on the field and Twinkle and Shockley’s dancing ambitions.
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