Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Baseball Team if X A X 1'-?7il ' We 1 by 5 ' if K Row I-lohn Troyer fmanagerj, Allen Dolson fmanagerj, Kenneth Pedue, Bill Steinborn, Roger Bixler, fmanagerl, Roger Holem fmanagerj. Row 2-Charles Slisher, Alan Spicer, Norm Wilson, Don Evans, Bob Miller, Floyd Bentley, Francis Shaia, ferry Miller. Row 3-Mr. .lanes fcoachj, Bob Szot. lohn Foss, Bob Hullings, Roosevelt Young, John Daher, foe Tanski, Leon Kosakowski, Mr. Meer fcoachl Row 4-Wayne Sheblosky, Marvin Pozdol, Bob Farrell, Fritz Sperling, Kenneth Schreiber, Kenneth Voltz, Benny Witek. Wallace Fritz. Only two conference teams caused any trouble for our baseball team, Riley and Washington of South Bend. The Bed Devils defeated all other conference foes and finished the season with seven victories and five defeats. Alan Spicer's pitching and ,loe Tanski's hitting led the Michigan City drive. Spicer struck out 38 men while walking only 7, and Tanski got on base 16 times by base hits or walks. Fine fielding by Leon Kosakowski. Bob Szot. Fritz Sperling. and Spicer meant a great deal in putting the team into a second place tie. Other standouts on the team were Benny Witek, Ken Schreiber, Bill Steinborn, John Foss, and Marv Pozdol. who was named captain for the next season. SCORES Michigan City .......,, ,,,,,, 2 S. B. Riley ,.,,.,..,.,.. ....... 4- Michigan City .,...,... ...... l S. B. Washington ..,... ....... 2 Michigan City ......... ...... 1 S. B. Adams ....,...,.. ....... 0 Michigan City ......... ...... 3 S. B. Central ..... ....... 0 Michigan City ........, .,,,,. 2 Elkhart .,...,,.,.,, ....... 1 Michigan City ,.....,.. .,,,,, 4 La Porte ,,,,,, .,,.,,. 2 Michigan City, ....... ..,,,, 7 Mishawaka .,.., ....... 6 Michigan City ........ ,....., 2 Hammond .,.,,, ....... 7 lnon-conferencel Michigan City ........ ...... 1 S. B. Riley ............. ....... 2 Michigan City ......... ......... 6 S. B. Washington ...... .......... 7 Michigan City ..............................., 5 S. B. Adams ....,...... ..,........... 1 Michigan City ...........,............ lwonl Mishawaka ................................ fforfeitl M. C. tied with S. B. Riley for second place in the N. I. H. S. Conference 118

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Track Team Q Q'f . - r ,. 5- Q65-'39'5t ,g-1 F I JU--if 'Pk 1.1 Row I-Donald Pawlik, Art Johnson, William Hoffman, Edmund Estfan, Kenneth Jones, William Harris. Row 2- Robert Reinholz, Carl Zeese, ,lack Todd, Robert Brooks, William Schlegelmilch. Row 3-Lester Radke, Richard Hatcher, Robert Slaughter, Paul Schaefer, Mr. Miller, !Coachl, lack Wilson, Donald South, Matthew Gratten- thaler. Row 4-Gene Kasten, John Keppen, ,lim Nieman, Edward Werner, Merl Searcy, Willard Long. The track team had an even season: they won three duo meets, placed second in a triangular meet, and lost four duo meets. Two of the members, ,lohn Keppen and Dick Hatcher, qualified in the pre- conference meet. Keppen is a pole-vaulter. and Hatcher does our high-jumping. ln the track sectionals three of our boys - ,lack Todd, Hatcher. and Jack Wilson -- advanced to the regionals. During the season our half-mile relay team was the high-light of the group. They took a first in the La Porte invitationals, and also set a new Gill Field record of 1135.8 in the La Porte meet here. Don South, Bob Slaughter, Paul Schaefer. and ,lack Wilson made up the relay team. SCORES MiCl'lig8l'l Ciiy '...... ....,.... 4 8-2f3 Chesterton ,,,,,, ,,,.,,., 60 -1f3 hi S. B. Riley ,,,,,, ,,.,..., 2 8-1X3 Michigan City ......... ..,..,.,. 4 7-lf2 Q S. B, Central ,,,,, ,.,.,,,,, 5 7' MiCl1igal1 Cily ......... ......... 8 0 Benton Harbor ,,,,, .,,,,,,, 2 9 Michigan City ......... ...,,.,.. 5 4- Horace Mann ,,,,, v,,,,,., 5 5 Michigan City ......... ......... 7 6-U2 S. B. Adams ,.,,,,.,,,,,,, ,,,,,-,, 3 2-U2 Michigan City ......... ....,.... 6 2 S. B. Wlashington ,,,,,,, ,.,,,,,, 4 7 Michigan City ......,.. ......... 3 7 Valparaiso ,,,,,,,,,.,. ,.,.,,,. 7 2 Michigan City .......,, ,,,,,,.., 4 6 La Porte ,.,,,,, ,.,,,,,, 6 3 117

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