Commerce High School - Bengal Tales Yearbook (Commerce, OK)

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5 . ,F A TEAM Rodney Gambleg Joe Barker: Hickey Mantle: John Rays Jack Brower: 'Touch John Lingo: Bill llosleyg Jerry Algoodg Ivan Shouseg Kenneth Montgomery: Gerald ldoudy. ,--H . .' A. -tr ,.,.g , X ., A -1. . .4 , ., Y 5.1 ,5 ,-., .- ' ,. 1 .- . . -1 :-. :'. .u , 1 . U i .,. fx' -.,f K- I, . ,4 pw ' -' ' fe 2 --' '- .' ',- .R ,- '- 'u -. 4-Q N .4 .4 :'.: fr- -'yn-, , A-,-, .,-' . ' T- :L ,4 -N' - . -if . ft- -5.3 Q .-,ix 5.4-.J fi, 3:1 F ,iv A., . J- .4-L i 1 :-QQIIQ,-1. 51. ,F-1, '.P-. p. :QI-' .gig 54 1 3- , .. . ,- .t-. 5 . . .N 7. ,- -:Q H, ,'.. 1 , .V-h 4,-.- ,-5. I ,- . .X ,-M, A .K ,J ,-.v -,,'v,,u,x liAL'.lAh.,-.Vg I, ,sl , ,, I Opening their season, the Bengal Cagers tallied 3 fins and 2 losses. Those were the only games before Christmas holidays, and when the boys got started again after a vacation, they immediately hit the winning stride by victories over Pryor and Vinita. Four Seniors, in there fighting to me lastwhistle for the Bengals, ended their high school basketball careers against the llismi 'War Dogs' on larch 1. Theywere Bill losley, Rodney Gamble, lliokey llantle, andJaok Brower. 1 it

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H ,V R 1, ,,3.' ' , , . -, .,.,, . - F - 2.1: b V ' 1 V 'V r I? y - ' -4, 13 .JI i f Y H1 J 3 ltr- f we ' 1 f a F5F35 ' ' -V , Q qw' 'B' TEAM Cecil Witteng Bill Chrismang Verl Pharisg John Rayg Coach John Lingo: Jerry k Algoodg Ivan Shouseg Joe Barker: Gerald loudyg Eldon Harney. -1 . '1 f 'N f I A., 1 - A .sn K, r xv sb II4 Starting their season off wigh a bang, the Tiger B team rallied -2 wins end then lost to Vinite. In their return encounter with Vinita the Tigers romped to Victory. A successful season gave m oh experience to the prospective team for '4-9-SO . Out of theten members of the team, Eldon Harney, Verl Pharis, and Jerry Algood are juniorsg John Rey, Cecil Witten, Ivan Shouse, Gerald l0udy,end B111Chrisman are sophmoresg and Joe Barker is a freshman. X 'H,,.-