Clinton High School - Torch Yearbook (Clinton, AR)

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Front Row: Rocky Jones, Dale Smith, Dewayne Huggins, Jeff Williams, Dean Allen; Second Row: David Williams, Mike Strickland, Clint West, Jerry Owens, Russell Anglin; Back Row: Melvin Emerson, David Hogue, Junior McGhee, Dicky Maas, Dennis McKellep, Robert Evans, Coach Jim Franks. CHS BASEBALL TEAM YELLOW JACKET PITCHERS L PITCHER ERA WINS LOSSES - f Clint W est 2.01 8 0 Dicky Maas 1.43 7 1 V Junior McGhee 0. 77 3 1 if Melvin Emerson 2.33 1 0 » Russell Anglin 3.55 0 0

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OPPONENT US THEM Yellville 60 11 Yellville 73 28 Marshall 46 36 Conway 1 'B 47 26 Vilonia 47 67 Shirley 63 49 Leslie 59 52 Southside 1'B 31 76 Alpena 44 33 Omaha 45 47 Heber Springs 56 11 Shirley 50 38 Bald Knob ' 'B'' 46 6 Mt. View 45 37 Leslie 68 48 Atkins 50 39 Marshall 58 20 Greenbrier 23 48 Mt. View 59 52 Scotland ( Forfeit) 2 0 Southside 38 54 Vilonia 51 67 Atkins 43 50 Greenbrier 28 54 Southside 29 41 NACC TOURNAMENT COUNTY TOURNAMENT Jan George goes up for 2 as Bridgett screens. Alice stays with her girl to keep her from scoring. Libby outjumps her Shirley opponent to get the ball for Clinton.

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CLINTON GOES TO STATE SEMIFINALS The Yellowjacket baseball team was probably one of the strongest ever fielded by a Class A school. They coasted to a 19-2 record behind good pitching, fine fielding, and strong consistent hitting. The Jack- ets opened their domination by winning the Tech tournament handily. The Jackets had only one close game in this tournament and won it by 3 runs. They peaked, and played their best ball of the year. The Jackets were unbeatable, as Sylvan Hills found out in the finals of the UALR tournament, as the Jackets de- feated them 16-6. They went on to win the district tournament without much problem. This made them the champs of District 1 North for the second con- secutive year, and they once again went to the State Tournament. The Jackets won two close games over Des Arc and Sylvan Hills. At this point, everyone had Clinton as the favorite, as they should have been. A bad day, with errors and a slump in hitting paved the way for Texarkana to beat the Jackets in the semifinals. A Clinton baseball team has never been this far, and fans were proud of the team. The Jacket pitching staff compiled an ERA of 1.50, and the powerful hitting club ended the season with a team batting average of . 325. This had 15 home runs, and a total of 180 runs, and allowed only 83. The boys who made A11-District were David Hogue, Melvin Emerson, Clint West, Dickie Maas, and Junior McGhee. Dennis McKellep made All- State. PLAYER POS BATTING AVG. HOMERS RBI'S Junior McGhee SS .493 1 17 Clint West 3B .391 2 18 Melvin Emerson CF .365 4 28 Dicky Maas P .362 3 28 David Hogue RF .322 3 16 Dennis McKellep C .300 0 6 Russell Anglin 2B .259 2 12 Jeff Williams LF .239 0 12 Robert Evans IB .229 0 9 25