Baseball - Collinsstarted their fall season by defeating Milford at Collins 12-4. Collins collected seven hits while scoring their twelve runs. John Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 4, hits - 3, strikeouts - (?), walks - (?). Nichol caught. Lineup: Laird (1b) 0 hits; Rice (lf) 1 hit; Clark (cf) 0 hits; Vasey (p) 1 hits; Dodd (ss) 2 hits; Nichol (c) 1 hit; Ballard (2b) 1 hit; G. Smith (3b) 1 hit; D. Fitzgerald (rf) 0 hits; N. Smith (rf) 0 hits; P. Fitzgerald (rf) 0 hits.
September 22, 1955 Odds and Ends - The seniors spent Wednesday collecting advertising for their annual. The juniors have ordered their class rings and the seniors have looked at senior pictures. What a price! Miss Burton has been teaching her Home Ec. Girls the art of canning. They have been working with grape juice and jelly, lots of purple hands. Humor - Mother to her naughty young son, "Bobby, how to you expect to get into heaven if you don't mind me?" "When I get to the pearly gates, I'll just run in and out and pretty soon Saint Peter will say, `For Heaven Sakes, Bobby, either stay in or stay out.'"
Baseball - Collins trounced Shipley 14-1. Collins' 13-hit attack was led by John Vasey with four singles and a home run in five at bats. Nichol and Dodd each had two hits. Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 1, hits - 1, strikeouts - 19 (Expect this is personal record and also all-time school record as a 7-inning game has 21 outs), walks - (?). Nichol caught. Box score omitted.
The Collins team lost their first game in three starts to Huxley, 7-5. Jerry Nichol pitched seven innings. Runs - 7, hits - 4, strikeouts - 7, walks - 6. Clark caught. Eleven Collins batters struck out. Lineup: Nichol (p) 1 hit; Rice (lf) 1 hit; N. Smith (rf) 1 hit; Vasey (cf) 0 hits; Dodd (ss) 1 hit; Laird (1b) 1 hit; Ballard (3b) 0 hits; Clark (cf) 1 hit; G. Smith (2b) 0 hits; Morrison (rf) 0 hits.
Grade News: Third - On Monday, we have the opportunity to take our second shots of the Salk Poliomyelitis vaccine as administered under the school program. We have been having story problems in Arithmetic and review of our addition and subtraction combinations. We have been sharing our summer experiences with the class in our Conversation Period in Language class. (Insert 2005: Polio has been a feared disease for many decades.)
September 29, 1955 Odds and Ends - Things are beginning to quiet down after last Friday's freshmen initiation. Sure were some odd looking characters running around. After the initiation ceremonies, a dance was held by the sophomores in the lunch room.
Sectional Baseball Tournament at Collins City Park: First round - Collins vs. Bye.
Semi-finals - Collins nipped Zearing 4-2. Collins collected seven hits in scoring their four runs. John Vasey pitched seven innings. Runs - 2, hits - 1, strikeouts - 14, walks - 8. Nichol caught. Lineup: Jerry Nichol (56) (c) 1 hit; Pat Fitzgerald (58) (3b) 1 hit; Norlyn Smith (57) (rf) 0 hits; John Vasey (56) (p) 2 hits; Jim Dodd (56) (ss) 0 hits; Larry Laird (56) (1b) 1 hit; Ben Clark (57) (cf) 2 hits; Gordon Smith (58) (2b) 0 hits; Bill Ballard (56) (lf) 0 hits.