Cheltenham High School - El Delator Yearbook (Cheltenham, PA)

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BASEBALL After showing up well in their non-league games the Cheltenham nine started Suburban I competition against Norristown on April l3 with high hopes of winning the league title. Coaches Robert Cunningham and Ralph Garreth turned out a strong aggregation composed mainly of experienced seniors. The pitching staff, led by Carl Higgin- botham and Bill Siegfried, showed promise of silencing the enemy bats. The other hurlers who rounded out the staff were Ronald Downs and Dick Williams. The Panthers were very strong around first base, with Frank Derk and Curt Barnes competing for the position. The keystone sack was held down by Bob McCreary, the top hitter for the Panthers, who won many a game with his booming bat. Ronald Kelley was installed at the short- stop position for the second year, while Aubrey Fennell moved from second to third to fill the gap left by Charles Messina. Sophomore Rabbit Vaught successfully filled in at the backstop position. Senior Chris Callas took care of center field and proved that he had not lost any of his power at the plate. ln the opening game he poled a long triple to the left field fence. Starting outfielders Jack Charters and Ken Polack were ably backed up by reserves George Hynson, Joe Stitz, and Marvin Sue. Always ready to take over in the infield were Buzzy Ryan and Ed McHugh. ln the opening game Siegfried and Higgin- botham shared the mound duties, to hold Ben Franklin to two runs on two hits while the Panthers pounded out a ten run total. In the second contest Central squeezed out a 7-6 win with two runs in the seventh inning coming on a circuit clout off the slants of Carl Higginbotham.

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TRACK Left to right, bottom row: Nachod, Regusters, Luchs Schultz, Loftis, Slocum, Pincus, Houston, Zerrer, Grieb Viohl, Aiken, Kraus, Poehlman, Blashband. Top row Draving, Harker, Ruzicka, Updegrove, Davis, Stremic Burley, Kraus, Queen, Coach Geston. Baren, Gerstemeier, Sell, Watson, Palmer. Second row: Although lacking in material and experi- ence, this year's Panther trackmen earnestly attempted to produce a well-rounded team. Due to the loss of several of last year's stars, coach John Geston found his task very diffi- cult. On the brighter side of the picture, many of last year's sophomores and juniors ably filled the shoes of previous stars. Senior participants included such standouts as Pete Schultz, Bill Loftis, and Paul Viohl, while Skip Slocum, Harry Palmer, Bill Kraus, Dave Blasband, and Harry Queen represented the Junior Class. Sophomore members included such prospects as Ralph Baren, Ray Grieve, Tony Stremic, and Steve Shankin. Distance and task events saw Schultz, Slocum, Palmer, Loftis, and Baren performing in fine fashion, while Blasband and Queen represented our hurdlers. The future showed great prospects in our field events, due to the fine performances of Kraus, Poelman, Stremick, Blasband, Loftis, Queen, Sell, Houston, and Regusters. The thrills of the season were produced by the relay team, which showed up well at the Camden Relays, the Penn Relays, and at Lower Merion. The four-man team consisted of Schultz, Slocum, Loftis, and Grieve. The outstanding performer at the shotput was sophomore Larry Harker.

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