Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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BASEBALL TEAM. . . Front Row: F. Cosgro fcoachj, G. Salanki, J. Pagqc, G. Horton, C. Novotny fcaptainl, C. Casucci fcoachl. Second Row: J. Hayes, E. Richardson, J. Anderson, G. Varga, R. Miknyocki, B. Adams R. Monczka. Third Row: K. VanCamp, J. Parens, Z. Varga, F. Anzalone, J. Hines, D. French. Back' Row: G. Will, J. Strock, G. Koehler, T. Hein, J. Gomulka, P. Wonsack, D. Lyall fstudent managerl. Hopes High for T956 A 1955 COMPETITION CURBS VICTORY Coach Casucci began to shape things early for the T956 baseball season hoping that the Angels in the Outfield would be with' us. Spring practice, which started in the. gym, included calisthenics, lobbing the ball between pitchers and catchers and fielders and provided the warmth to fire en- thusiasm and to iron out the muscle kinks. Veterans returned to prove their profi- ciency. They gathered their catcher's paraphernalia, bats and balls, and proceeded to be tested underfire as the team sparkplugs for infielders, outfielders and pitchers. Although pre-season predictions were unsafe, you could tell their plans would make it rough for any team to score many runs. In every respect, during the T955 season, it was a fighting group of Comets who battled opposing teams all the way. However, our diamond men only polished off two of their foes with sparkling victories and were clubbed by seven other league teams. , eighty

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Eric Granfeldt made a victorious leap against Central last year. Our 1955 streaking Comet, Bob Patric in the mile run. ' , -.lim Ruddy came in a close second against tap all-city competition in this,race. in the broad-iump event k, captured another first seventy-nine

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Pitching their heart out and slamming the ball with all. their might made Cody's diamondmen a constant threat throughout the season. eighty-one