Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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P-P-Poit! Another warm stream of tobacco juice ushes forth from the mouth of Head Coach Hill Denson. He ' s out! Herbert T. Wilson smiles with the knowledge that the baserunners attempt to slide into second is futile. First row: Herbert T. Wilson, Bennie Cald- well, Craig Crosland Wayne Stover, Freddie McLaurin, Gary Nobel, James Lee, Bo Chas- tain, Chris Moynihan, Thomas Woods, manager. Second row: Danny Walters, Kent Ball, Ke- vin Manton, Curtis Easley, Pat Davis, Ro- land Anderson, Danny McDill. Jerry Max- well, Cleo Armstrong, Michael Thomas, Ron Wood, manager. Third row: Coach Ron Sills, Blair Morgan, Joe Rucker, Tommy Shaw, Don Hanke, Sam Woods, Walt Dallas, Asst. Coach Don Hin- ton, Head Coach Hill Denson, John Mit- chell, manager Hitting, fielding, and pitching connprised all baseball teams. The Chargers, while strong in the first two catagories, could have used the arms of graduates Roy Coleman and Perry Cliburn. However, Cur- tis Easley and Blair Morgan did throw their ways to ERA ' S of under 3.00. Outstanding games included a 14-2 pouncing of Canton, a 13-3 club- bing of State Champions St. An- drews, and a 16-3 slaughter of Flor- ence. Callaway also whipped the Mustangs 12 to 8. Able to compete regionally, the Chargers showed their stuff with two wins over Bal- lard Kentucky. Baseball 69

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Qi UJ Q Divine Perfection! Cleo Armstrong shows off the form that made him a hardhitting batter. Spring; A time for change. Flowers bloomed, groundhogs came out, and basketball sneakers were hung up. Amidst all this hubub, a vital part of spring was almost forgot- ten, another spectacular season of baseball. The sight of Coach Den- son tending the diamond, the sounds of spikes sharpening in the locker room, and the smell of glove oil helped everyone to sense that baseball was on the way. Long, hard hitters keyed the Callaway offense. Home runs were the normal, not the exception. Cleo Armstrong and Herbert Wilson led the offense in a multitude of other offensive statistics. The Chargers had six players who hit over .300. Herbert T. Wilson led the way at .388. Callaway ' s fielding ability did not match its hitting, but it stood on its own merits. Four starters had fly- paper gloves, catching anything in sight. Joe Rucker, the best of the best, had a .951 fielding average. This and his hitting helped him gain the honors of Most Valuable Player and High School All-Star. 68 Baseball

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Boys Track. First row: Leanord Robinson, Doug Chambers, Curtis Richardson, Chris Sweeny, Erving Fletcher, Roland Powell, Joel Reed. Second row; Charles Banyard, Danny McDill, Robert McLenden, Sam Woods, Mike Flynt, Montenez Miller, Ri- chard McCain. Third row: Alphonso Dantzler, Ronald Lindsey, Walter Balin, Tommy Marler, Chuck Jackson, Rick McCarty, Mike Hooper, Percy Jiles. 70 Track.