New Castle Chrysler High School - Rosennial Yearbook (New Castle, IN)

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- W FACTS ABOUT THE FIRST TEAM KEESLING: 6 ' 175 lbs. Sr. Guard. Bob held the feam +oge+her all year by his experience and quick thinking. He was the main cog in rebounding, hie was 3rd in the conference in scoring with 125 points. hIEDRICK, 6 ' 160 lbs. Soph. Forward. Bob moved to the first team in mid-season because of his drive and ability to hit. He scored 26 points and started 8 games. He will be back for two more years of play. YEAGER: 6 ' 5 195 lbs. Sr. Center. Curt, by the end of the season, was one of the best centers in conference because of his Improvement. He was the handy man under the basket and scored 118 points to be second high scorer for the Trojans. PARKER: 6 ' 160 lbs. Sr. Guard. Although hindered by an ankle injury for the first 8 games, Mac returned to help the Trojans win 6 out of 10 games. He scored 80 points. VAN BEBBER: 6 ' 160 lbs. Jr. Forward. Bill began hitting during the last part of the season and made 82 points. His drive sparked the Trojans in the pinches. With his experience he will go places in the future. HAYNES: 5 ' 8 125 lbs. Jr. Forward. What Microbe lacked In height he made up for in cleverness and determination. Because of his ability to fake he started 7 games. He scored 36 points. ELLIS: 5 ' 10 150 lbs. Fr. Guard. Jerry came to the first team in mid-season and started 6 games. With his ability to jump and lacking only experience, he shows promise of being a real Trojan. STEGNER: 6 ' 2 175 lbs. Soph. Center. Red made the team because of his height and rebounding ability. With more speed he should be a regular for the next two seasons. DAILEY: 5 ' I I 160 lbs. Soph. Guard. Jim started 5 games and scored 19 points. With his ball handling and speed he made the varsity and will be back for two more seasons. GROSE: 5 ' 9 160 lbs. Soph. Guard. Gums made the tourney team by his steady improvement. His one-handed shots were deadly and couldn ' t be stopped. Reserve Jack a place on the team for the next two years. BOB KEESLING Guard CURTIS YEAGER Center MAC PARKER Guard BOB HEDRICK Forward BILL VAN BEBBER Forward

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THE TROJANS ' TRAIL At the beginning of fhe basketball season, Mac Parker had an injury so Bob Keesling was the only returning regular. After losing the first five games — Conners- ville, Greensburg, Anderson, Tech, and Burris — the men of Troy won from a highly favored Richmond team. After a loss to Muncie, they showed a great offense to win from Rushville 53-24. With a revamped line-up, the Trojans showed they were to be feared. They lost to Columbus and Anderson before winning from Logansport in the Big 4 tournament on New Year ' s Day. Lafayette, 3rd in state, beat the Trojans by a margin of only 5 points, 37-32, before they won from Kokomo and Frankfort. After a revenge defeat by Richmond, they won from Marion and Logansport. In a hard- fought game Muncie beat the Trudgers 37-35. They were then rated as the most improved ball club in the state. The Trojans were out for revenge against Anderson, who had won two previous encounters, and beat them 43-26. The Trojans reached their peak by giving Lebanon their worst defeat of the season 46-29. The Greenmen won 6 games and lost 6 in the North Central conference. This put the Trudgers in 5th place in the conference. When the tip-off for the first game of the sectional came, the Trudgers had three regulars out and lost a very hard-fought game to Mooreland 33-32. They scored a total of 602 points for an average of 34 points. The Trudgers ' foes score 580 for an average of 32 points. The three seniors — Yeager, Parker, and Keesling — will be missed but the Trojan squad has 7 returning lettermen next year including 5 sophomores. Third row: Left to right — Manager Hastings, Coach Stuckey. Second row: Van Bebber, hHaynes, S+egner, Ellis, Grose. First row; Dalley. Parker, Yeager, Keesling, Hedrlck.

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K e e s I i n g earns a free toss at the ex- pense of the Burris Owls. Yeager and Van Bebber stand ready to outwit the Muncie lads. GENE HAYNES Forward BOB STEGNER Center JIM DAILEY Guard JACK GROSE Guard JERRY ELLIS Forward