Lutheran High School - Paw Prints Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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junior varsity baseball this year our junior varsity team was composed almost entirely of inexperi- enced freshmen, plus a few sopho- mores. twenty-three boys turned out in all, and sixteen of these were given uniforms, while the other seven were on hand in case anyone sluffed off . the coach was frank delasandro, a student at pepperdine college, major- ing in physical education. the team participated in the olympic league, which consisted of only four teams. other grames were scheduled outside the conference. home games were played at harvard playground, where the squad also practiced. lst rcw, left to right: bob sitze, tex prifcgle, darryl freudenberq, paul hihbs, ron peters, Willie lautenschlager, and jim parnell. back rcwi coach frank delasandro, mike tickcncff, john kniep, Click reddeman, hutch Wendt, denriy armstronq, Wendell reeves, lynn mehr, chuck bestor, jay de yce, harley Wilmot, bob chase, mike mccracken, george christianscn, terry stute, gary mattieu, paul groff. 225 S- - Nh X 'l 't'1,... .SE 4 ,Irv .i I i. . 5 ,, . i 1 ccach frank delasandro gives instructions tc his batteries. left to right are: mike mccracken, pitcher, denny armstrcng, pitcher, paul grcff, catcher, john kniep, pitcher, and Wendell reeves, catcher stan's auto repair mr. and mrs. stan mathers 7223 s. vermont ave., l.a.

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-l captcnn curt schnelder gets set to belt one out of the hon bench strength IS rncreasmg as can be seen park m the game agamst st John v1anney from thxs eager group waxtmg thelr turn to get rn the game sophomore hurler lyle becher on the mound for lutheran rn an early s ason game many sophomores studded the hon varsrty roster thrs year msurmg great seasons rn the future sponsored by the lutberan hrgh gurld rn honor of the faculty 69 J ,tes- ' 1 , , . N 5 I e 1 , , 4 'vp 'nf H -v 4' ' A . I , , I A ,

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quun and de-whirst ready to break from the starting blocks. hath hoys ran in the sprints for the lions. mr. and mrs. r. s. rydinqsword 10401 8th avenue inqlewood, california . ol thgmpsxn and sible at the hlfzcks rn the class gs the starter in this race. 15 1 'Q N' 'si lst row, lelt to right: bill mattsson, ward hindman, Curt thompson, bob schmidt, bob sible, marty thcmpscn, john deaenfelder, rich qucn, and dennis wheeler. back rcw: qary dewhirst, don reisiq, mike iannce, mel carpenter, mike metztnthtn, ken lfoch, tom Johnson, tcm Werner, and coach gene cettinq. track lutheran and its initial track team this year, composed of twenty-tour eager newcomers to the sport. for three seniors, dewhirst, iannce, and quon, this was the last athletic par- ticipation for the lutheran lions. all three turned in record breotkinq times in their special events, next year's squad will have the benefit of about twenty boys with a year of experience, many of whom earned their first varsity and b track letters. senior mme iannce, riin ace hurdler, gets ready t: attempt the pole vault. hundred. famed traf-lc star mal Whitfield v vs, -'..I'.! 1,