Every athlete has a recollection of where he first began to compete in sports.\u00a0 On Averill Place in Branford, the Clapp Family\u2019s backyard has baskets on each end where kids plated from sunrise to sunset.\u00a0 One of these kids happened to be 1992 Branford Sports Hall of Famer, Adolph Mischler.\u00a0 It was through his dedication and hard work at the Clapp backyard which made Mischler such a talented athlete and allowed him to achieve success in basketball, baseball, and football.<\/p>\n
Mischler, a life long resident of Branford, started playing basketball as a freshman at Branford High School.\u00a0 In his sophomore season, Adolph began his varsity basketball career, but in 1926, Mischler and the Hornets made some impressions against its opponents.\u00a0 Playing one of the toughest schedules around the state, Branford was 15-9 and claimed a playoff spot in the Interscholastic Championship of the State for the Class C and D teams.\u00a0 Branford, that season, played Terryville in its playoff game and was beaten by the final score of 23-17.\u00a0 Mischler, who was the forward on the squad, netted 174 total points, including 69 field goals and 36 free throws, second best on the Branford team.<\/p>\n
The following season, Branford was destined for glory.\u00a0 Never before had a Branford Hornets team been able to win a Housatonic League championship and a state championship all in the same year.\u00a0 That statement was put to rest in 1927 as the Hornets won 15 games and lost only five, in addition to obtaining two championships.\u00a0 Branford captured the Housatonic League title with a record of 11-1, losing only to Wallingford 26-10.\u00a0 In that memorable season, Adolph was the second high scorer on the team with 203 points.<\/p>\n
In addition to his basketball career at Branford, Adolph also competed for the football and baseball teams.\u00a0 The 1926 Hornets football squad relished a 3-2-1 record as Mischler started at the quarterback position and was captain in his senior year.\u00a0 During the summer of Adolph’s junior and senior years, he played left field for the high school baseball team..<\/p>\n
After graduating high school, Mischler attended St. John\u2019s Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts.\u00a0 Adolph played in the backfield on the football team and was part of the New England Prep School Championship basketball team.\u00a0 Mischler also enjoyed his running back days playing for the Branford Laurels.<\/p>\n
Off the playing field, Adolph served the town of Branford for 25 years in several capacities.<\/p>\n
After living on East Main Street for many years, Adolph has established Carriage Hill Road over the last 20 years as his place of residency.\u00a0 Mischler married former Martha Ham and is the father of three children:\u00a0 Bill, Nancy, and Jane, as well as being the grandfather of 15 and the great-grandfather of 15.<\/p>\n
Known by some as \u201cMisch,\u201d Adolph Mischler pondered what the 1992 induction to the Branford Sports Hall of Fame will mean to him tonight. “Naturally, I feel great about (going into the Sports Hall of Fame).\u00a0 I think it is some honor that came late in life for Branford players.\u00a0 We were players that just hated to be beaten on the field,\u201d said Mischler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":815,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee\/814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inductee"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/inductee"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}