Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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-OtkUtled As a whole, the 1938-39 major sports season at Broad Ripple was another successful step in the march toward bringing the Rockets out of the cellar in sports. The Orange and Black gridmen showed up well against all but city competition, and hit the win column five times during the sea- son s grid play. In basketball. Coach Frank Baird used his material to great advantage in turning in a victory record unequalled by other Baird-coached hardwood quintets at Broad Ripple. Tackling Shortridge as the first opponent of its nine-game schedule, the inexperienced Rocket football eleven was routed 33 to 0. Coach Edgar Diederich s squad then scored four consecutive victories against Plainfield, Seymour. Sheridan, and Rushville. but met defeat at the hands of Manual. From that setback came a rebound victory as Warren Central fell under the Broad Ripple attack. 20 to 0. Travelling to West Lafayette, the Orange and Black squad held the Lafayette gridmen to a 7 to triumph. However, overconfidence spelled downfall in the last tilt, and the Rockets were forced to share a to tie with the State Deaf School. Thus, the grid season ended with a record of five wins, three losses, and one tie. Coach Baird ' s hardwood charges turned in a final mark of six games won and ten dropped. When the Orange and Black quintet met Wash- ington in the first tilt, the Continentals came out on top. The Rockets then scored defeats over W estfield and Franklin Township, but a losing streak followed, during which Center Grove, Decatur Central, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Cathedral, and Carmel ground down the Ripple squad. Marked enthusiasm brought vic- tories over a heavily rated Greenfield squad. Beech Grove, and Noblesville. New Augusta strengthened its already impressive victory record by overwhelm- ing the Rockets, but the Ripple quintet came back to take the count of Zionsville. However, the Rockets suffered their greatest setback when they travelled to W arren Central and allowed a poorly rated War- rior five to shellac them.

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LE 1 1 ERMEN ' S CLUB . . . Reorganizing after several years of inactivity, the 1959 Broad Ripple Lettermen ' s Club elected Wayne Thompson, president; Ernest Knipe, vice-president; and Louis 1 homas, secretary. The club, including boys who have won letters in major sports, is sponsored by Edgar F. Diederich. and aids in all school activities. Among other duties performed, members serve as policemen at home football games. Members, other than officers, are: Vance Wilkinson, Ray Baldwin. George Cornelius, Eddie Cornelius, Gene Fox- worthy. Gene Meihsner, Fred Miller. Dick Minnick, Murray Rudd, Robert Schenk, James MillhoUand, Howard Scott, William Taylor. Bill Wetmore. Robert Wire. Fred Kurman, and Frank Cooper. 5rd Row: Asst. Coach Tatum. E. Whalin. D. Baker, G. Steinhaur, L. Jaynes. M. Brooks. J. Steinhart, G. Taylor, T. Westervelt. J. Van Meter, K. Harvey, J. MillhoUand, Student Mgr., Coach Diederich 2nd Row : E. Foxworthy. R. Schenk, M- Rudd, W. Wetmore. W . Thompson, J. Herrmann, V. Wilkinson, X - Thomas. R. Lawson, F. Miller. G. Meihsner. E. Knipe 1st Row: L. Halenkamp, E. Moore, W. Taylor, G. DePrez, G. Cornelius, H. Scott, R. Baldwin, E. Cornelius, J. Dawson BASEBALL Playing the third season of reorganized baseball under the direction of Mr. Baird. the Broad Ripple baseball nine worked through a thirteen-game sched- ule with a spotty victory record. The Rockets met Tech, Warren Central. Park School, Pendleton, State Deaf School and Ben Davis in two games apiece, and played a single tilt with Decatur Central. Two victories fell to the Orange and Black nine from the first six encounters, and the remainder of the season followed along simi- lar lines because the team was unable to match its fine defensive play with strong batting. Tony Caroselli. new comer in the Ripple ranks. Bill Wetmore. and Bob W ire maintained a good pitching average for the year, while Larry Halenkamp held catcher ' s position. Other members on the Rocket roster included Louis Thomas, Bob Maxwell, Dale Van Hart. Dick Minnick, Warren Grimme and Bill Reckert.