C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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I I i BASEBALL 19 9 Defending I-AAA Champions, the Byrd High School Yellow Jack- ets started' the season off with a bang! Winning their first five district games, only to falter badly in the second round of district play, the Jackets won only one more district game. Eugene Farr carried a big stick for the Jackets as he finished with a .353 batting average and was named to both the All-City and the All-District teams. Bill Hancock, 288, also made All-District along with southpaw pitcher Jerry Godwin. Shortstop Pete Seale and catcher Don Durr finished 2 and 3 in the team batting race with averages of .333 and .295 respectively. The Jackets lost only four men through graduation and should prove to be strong contenders next year. JIMMY CASKY Sophomore-Outfield EUGENE FARR DOUG FISHER TOMMY GAY Junior-Outfield Senior-Outfield Junior-Pitcher I Byrd's Eugene Farr tries in Vain to beat the throw to first base in the Springhill game. The Jackets , won 9 to 6. BILL CHAIN DON DURR .I unior-Shortstop Senior-Catcher W ! l i 5 i I I l DONNIE GILCREASE JERRY GODWIN I Senior-2nd Base Senior-Pitcher 1 BILL HANCOCK ROBERT MCCANN BILL RUTLEDGE Junior-3rd B ' - ' ' - ' I E 2 I i 1 Q I PETE SEALE JIMMY WILLIAMS 1 ase Senior Outfield Junior Pitcher .ILl11i0f-Sh01'tSf0P -Junior-lst Base 5 1 I

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TENNIS 19 9 Seasoned veterans Arthur Herold and Flo Sproull teamed up with two sophomores Ray Lake and Mary Ann Blanchard to give Byrd the 1959 state tennis championship. To add to their glory, the net squad went through the entire season without losing a dual match. These victories also included two wins over crosstown rival Fair Park. At the state meet Ray Lake won third in the boys' singles and teamed with Herold to finish second in the boys, doubles. Flo Sproul and Mary Ann Blanchard won first in the girls' doubles while Blanchard and Herold also copped another first in the mixed doubles. Other lettermen are An- nette Maranto, Davetta Caughey, and Chips Kinnebrew. ROB FRANKS TOMMY SMITH BILLY HEINEMAN Senior Junior Junior Letterman 2 Letterman 2 Letterman 1 Members of the badminton team are, first row: Gretchen O'Steen, Judy Carnline, Marie Gunn, and Ellen Watts. Back row: Helen Brown, Sharon Miley, Jean Ponselle, Fay Thompson, and Pat Attaway. Members of the team who participated in the state meet are Ray Lake, Arthur Herold, Flo Sproull, and Mary Ann Blanchard. GOLF 19 9 The 1959 Byrd Golf Team stroked their way to a successful season by copping four of six matches and placing fourth in the state tournament. In three other meets, Tri-State, Bastrop, and District, the link- men placed fourth, third, and second, re- spectively. With Rob Franks the only let- terman graduating, next yearis team will be bolstered by five returning lettermen including Tommy Smith, Gerald Fordham, Bob Hunt, Billy Heineman, and Fran Ford. B DMINTO 19 9 Nine girls of the 1959 Badminton Team attended the state meet at Natchitoches March 6 and 7. Although overall team standings were not kept, the Byrd girls turned in some brilliant individual per- formances. In the girls, singles Gretchen O'Steen advanced all the way to the semi- finals before bowing out and taking third place. In the girls' doubles Helen Brown and Judy Carnline Went all the way to take first place in that event. Members of the team included Gretchen O'Steen, Jean Pon- selle, Pat Attaway, Ellen Watts, Helen Brown, Ellen Gunn, Judy Carnline, Sharon Miley, and Fay Thompson. g 5

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taxi Wa 3 ii Byrd's state champion track team, behind an array of 1959 trophies, are: FIRST ROW: Gene La Forge, Wayne Nelson, George Tedford, Bo Campbell, Homer Blane. SECOND ROW: Johnny Alexander, Jimmie Langford, Cap Middleton, Gene Jones, Haydn Hicks. THIRD ROW: Charles Boyd, Tom Hargis, Dave Dean, Ronnie Brown, George Thompson, Ronnie Allen. ALL-STATE TRACK 19 9 Byrd's 1959 Track season was one of the most successful the school has ever witnessed. As a climax to a tremendous State victory, the Byrd mile relay team turned in a magnificent 3:20.9 time for their last race. This was almost 6 seconds under the previous state record, also set by a Byrd team. Out of approximately twenty lettermen for '59, almost half were All-State. These were Bo Campbell, Ronnie Brown, Homer Blanc, Cap Middleton, George Tedford, Johnny Alexander, Wayne Nelson, Haydn Hicks, and George Thompson. With All-Staters Johnny Alexander and George Thompson, combined with a number of excellent sprinters and middle- distance men, Byrd looks to another highly successful season. With a final burst of speed, George Tedford breaks the tape and gives the Byrd relay team another victory. 1 1 is Q