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

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ff L ihsL (Diamond. . . . VARSITY BASEBALL Row 1 — Jackson, manager, Harry Ervin, Legan, Clift, Carter, manager. Row 2 — Miller, Huff, Millican, MacDaniel, Gossman, McCloud, Baker, Steinhart. Row 3 — Kidney, Cornelius, Allen, Woods, Kellum, Ray, Michaelsen, Coach Baird. Building his team around nine returning lettermen, Coach Frank Baird led the 1945 baseball squad through a highly successful season. Max Allen, Dee Baker, Bob Gossman, Bob MacDaniel, Paul McCloud, Kenny Millican, Bob Steinhart, and Dick Woods, all letter winners from last year ' s team, formed the nucleus for one of the best nines ever fielded at Broad Ripple. Along with Dick Miller, Bill Huff, and Jack Legan, the afore-mentioned boys won the City Junior Baseball Class A championship during the summer vaca- tion under the banner of the Broad Ripple Cubs. Rake call was issued as usual before spring vacation and the candidates fell to and cleared the diamond in record time. As the annual staff put the Riparian to bed the Rockets were undefeated with six straight wins. Zionsville fell 6 to 2 in the season ' s opener, and later was downed a second time by the Orange and Black, 10 to 8. The Flashes of Franklin Township were walloped in a double-header, 1 1 to and 5 to 0, and Noblesville received a 9 to 1 drubbing. Bidding for their sixth victory, the nine had a close squeeze, edging out Cathedral, 7 to 6. The remainder of the schedule: May 4 Ben Davis May 7 Central of Lawrence May 9 Manual May 10 Noblesville May 1 4 Beech Grove May 1 5 Tech May 1 6 Tech May 1 7 Beech Grove May 22 Manual May 25 Cathedral 61

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Kneeling — S ' luaent Mgr. Tom Carter. Standing -Bob Berry, Coach Milton Hiatt, Leland Pennington, Ed. Brown, Bill MacDougall, Harry Bennett, Tom Gray, Murray Bain, Bob Ray, Jack Hanley, Dick Clitt, Bill Huff, Tom Walker, Playing through its first season schedule, Broad Ripple ' s B team gridmen were victorious in one of three games, losing to Tech and Shortridge and topping Washington ' s Continentals. The starting lineup usually was chosen from the following boys: Joe Jones, Tom Gray and Bob Davis, ends; George Emmelman and John Kellum, tackles; Bob Cummings, Bob Myers and George Fisher, guards; Floyd Weaver, center; Bob Berry, quarterback; Tom Berry and Jack Millis, halfbacks; Richard Clift and Leland Pennington, fullbacks. Not to be forgotten were Broad Rip- ple ' s faithful yell leaders, who gave the signals as Ripple rooters cheered their teams on to victory. Jim McClamroch was the third member of the varsity while Don Bolle assisted Dehority as reserve leader. Dick Fackler, Dick DeHority, and Jack Phillips, Rocket cheer leaders, watch from the sidelines. 60

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CbuL CbwwuL ihsL OvaL . . . Under the able direction of Coaches Mordie Lee and Milton Hiatt the Ripple cindermen experienced another fine season. With four lettermen, Bob Avels, Richmond MacQuistan, Ed McDermed, and Bob Minniear forming the nucleus, the squad started practice in February, the kinks thawing with the weather. Starting fast the thinlies had outpointed the Deaf School and Southport, and Pike Township and Noblesville in triangular meets, and Howe and Lawrence in dual affairs as the deadline for annual copy was reached. Avels and John Nelson copped most of the honors in the mile. MacQuistan, Tom Berry and Bud Howard were the middle distance men, while Floyd Chafee showed the way in the dashes. McDermed and Jack Phillips were the ace timber toppers. Outstanding for the year was the mile relay team of Nelson, Berry, Avels and MacQuistan, having lost only once to Jeff of Lafayette ' s crack foursome in the Indianapolis Relays. In the field events the Rockets were sparked by McDermed, who represented Ripple in the 1944 State Track Meet, Jim Ward, Tom Stroop, and Ralph Chapman. The remainder of the schedule was: April 27 City Meet At Tech May 1 Washington and Crispus Attucks Here May 4 Lawrence Central and Warren Central....At Warren May 7 Manual and Ben Davis At Manual May 9 City Freshman Meet Here May 1 1 Sectional Meet At Tech May 15 Washington (Freshmen) Here May 19 State Meet At Tech TRACK TEAM Row 1 — Coach M. Lee, T. Berry, F. Howard, P. Beck, J. Carpenter, A. Byers, J. Moser, Coach M. Hiatt. Row 2 — Student Mgr. D. Kauffman, H. Newport, A. Dusendschon, D. Aldag, T. Walder, B. Boswell, B. Cannon. Row 3 — H. Bennett, T. Allsworth, J. Phillips, E. McDermed, R. McQuistan, B. Bastian, B. Faulkner. Row 4 — H. Howes, N. Dusendschon, W. MacDougall, R. Avels, F. Chafee, T. Gray. 62