Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
~CONY HIGH
Football Team Enjoys An
nua| Banquet, Saturday.
Squad and Its Guests Dine
at Hotel North.
George Dunn Chosen Captain Of
Team for 1911.

The second annual banquet and JOY
east of the Cony High School foot
,all team occurred Friday evening
n The dining hall of Hotel North. The
.,atiyities were in the form of a con-
,ratuatory celebration in consldera-
ion of the most successful career Oh
he team during the past season.
About so members of the squad anf
heir invited guests were seated az
he table and pleasure relSned Su
)reme during the evening. After the
isposal of the good things that Land
ord Dorsey had included in the menu
iiffercnt members of the assembly
ere called upon.
Principal Herman H. Stuart of the
school was POSTMASTER and intro
lced the different speakers, occa-
,ionally giving a discourse on the
sneaker personally bringing forth ms
Qualities that had beeen proven b!
. est
The first speaker was George Stuart
he captain of this season VICTORIOUS
cam. He expressed his thanks to the
lembers of the team for their effort
O aid him in the government OF IN
cam as it's captain and i'll playing
leir best at the time demanded. H'
tated that the greatest congratulated
iall should come to the school it
elf in having such a coach and teach
as Coach Wandtke has proven tC
)e. IA
Bernard Dow, as manager OF the
am, made a very neat little speech
! which he gave a brief history o
he Cony High school football teams
nd compared the previous records OF
he teams with that of the present
cam the favor having proven to have
oeen gained by the latter.
Morton, the aggressive quartcrbacf
f the team, described the smooth
unning of the team under his III
cotton in the plays and stated tina
e felt proud of the fact that he haf
'ot witnessed the least friction dur
ng the entire season.
Charles Halpen, better known as
Trainer Haipen. congratulated the
)oyS from the view point of stu
lent of the school and strict fol-
over of the game. He made special
treets On the fact that the present
aam was the first to defeat Gardiner
or several years.
StUrgis Randall proved to be the
omedian of the evening by giving
review. Of the comedy involved ir
he makeup of the squad and of the
Individual players.
The real orator of the evening, in
he minds of the boys. was the Coach
md Sub-Master Wandtke. He con-
;ratuiated the boys who played the
zane, both individually and collec-
lively, and thanked them and the
ntire school for the kind reception
hey had given him since his Gem
lencing his work with them last
'eptcnber. He gave a brief Giscrip-
on OF the first working cut of tho
aam ami stated that one Of the rea
ons for it's great success was tn,
act that the team understood hin
and he understood the team.
After the presentation of the Off
,iaI letter &C" to the deserving mem
,ers of the team vote was taken for
he purposes of electing the team cap
ain for the coming season. On count
t was found that George Dunn Of
the class of 1912 was unanimously
elected to the position. During the
'ast three seasons Dunn has played
4 fast game at center and it is high
y probable that no better choice
could have been made. He is very
popular as a student in the school and
g member of the schools leading
'raternities.
The players awarded the official let