Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Maple trackmen win fifth straight League meet Season Record Birmingham Opponents 7OIQ 71313 62 4096 56 7036 East Detroit Kimball Ferndale Cranbrook Hazel Park Port Huron Mt Clemens ssyg 3726 47 681g 53 38M First in League meet Third in Regional meet Fourth in State meet One of the hardest workers in Maple history co captain Bill Green was a big asset to the track team this year ln hs specialty the 440 or as key man in the relays he was prac tic tllv indispensable The shuttle hurdle relay team of Doug Booth Boyd May hew Paul Robertson and Nigel Lock was a contributing factor to the over tll depth of the track team setting the school record at the Dick Waters Relays Monroe with a time of 1 396 The relay will have three returning members next year J 4'-cal ' ...-1' -1'5 qndflf' pw? -U'- - -J ' f s'-Q ,'u.5,,--1 83 . Y. ,DFPZ , U- . . , - . . V ' I up A, .f f 1 is f. i Q . , w tv - v , , , . - I A 2 1 .' ' . f i t? , ' ' ' . We V , U . ' ' . 1 - V I 1 - - I - g X ., ,.,, ' , . M z ,P R 9 , aug. W, ' L, 5 M 7, ' --tv - at e I-U A, .- ' I 4 L., . li, 1 v 'jovf I C . -1 ' N 4 -5'-1' 7 ' 'ff' ' 'cs-' ,, ' Y ,.,.r0 m '-2' ' ' . ' D ,, 1 X541 . if il U H 1, . ,., ::fww-ae- 7 Rh - - . I 1 - a , - - - f - , - 1 ' 4 - . , . - -' ' f - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Illil' 7- F.. X lv ,'- :.-,ev ' 'Q ' - dw H ' . r. ' ,.fe -- s ,. . f , 7'5ff,1.a,ki A . . ' , , A - D V ' ' rl- wv- wtifs , , ,H - . , -, - - . fr V1 ' , 1 . V v 4,2 '-I -1 X . , - ,-

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Alcorn smashes 10 X records Tops stare mark Soarrng hrgher than any other hrgh school pole vaulter rn the states hrstory Brll Alcorn culmrnated four years work by clearrng 13 feet 6 rnches Thrs mark set at the Mrdwest A A U meet at Fort Wayne placed Brll among the top ten prep pole vaulters rn the country Alcorn was undefeated rn all dual meets relays and state competrtrons thrs year Hrs only setback came rn the Mrdwest A A U meet where he tred for srxth agarnst top college competrtron In the State meet Al corn smashed hrs own record by clefrrrng 13 feet 3 rnches and shattered exrstrng meet records rn the Cen tral Mrchrgan Relays 13 feet 2 rnches Drck Waters Relays, 13 feet IW rnches, and rn the Regronals wrth 13 feet 1 rnch the Bucky Zoellrn Memorral Award for the second strarght year wrth 1225 pornts 4 Before becomrng a champron pole vaulter Brll Alcorn prac trced all year long As co captarn thrs year hrs hard work and top performances were an rnsprratron to all hrs teammates Wrnner of the Bucky Zoellrn Memorral Award for two con secutrve years Brll Alcorn smashed the sehool record wrth a vault of 13 feet 6 rnches at the Mrdwest A A U meet at Fort Wayne 1 7 5 . . 43 fx . 7 7 K . .. H I a - L , 3 ' Because of his fabulous record, Bill was awarded ' , , - . .' 'Q . ,' , , - - V Y a l 82

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J-, mmf. r , f.--W fa, - 1 idler ,8- 'Qs S Champions show power Comprlmg a srx and two overall record and a four and two League record, the Maple baseball team wts co champron of the EML Beglnnmg the season wrth a 21 7 vrctory over Pon trac Northern, the Maples fought on toward first place behmd the steady prtchmg of Junror Phtl Isbell, who also led the startmg mne m hlttmg wrth a 482 average The rrile arm of center Helder Ed Busch was respected by all opposmg runners and both Ed md Phil Russell were valuable assets to the team as defenslve stalwarts Characterrstrc of the team s rmprovement was a 111 pomt leap rn the teams battmg average whrch rose from 171 to 282 durmg the season In the annual EML tournament whrch closes out the season, the Maples defeated Port Huron 5 4 but were elrmrnated by Mt Clemens, 8 I LROW I Rod Ruddy George Forrest Ed Busch Bob Lovell Chuck Hartung Jay Madonna captain Coach Sam Tassro ROW 2 Vmce Trzcmskr manager George Drdler Tum Tout Phll Russell Phil Isbell Bull Muenchrmer Gary Van Gerson Carl Kalocsay Ilm Bushman ROW 3 Bob Becl er Bob Arnold Tom Burnum Mrke Muthleb Terry Roach Dave McManus Otto Laula Bob Townend Tom Bardsley 4Cred1ted w1th the wm or loss of a ball game the prtcher rs an outstandmg figure on the team Jumor Phrl Isbell certamly lrved up to thus standard both offensrvely and defensrvely Not only dld he show skull on the mound proved by sux wrns one loss but he also led the team ln the battmg department wrlh an average of 483