Gas City High School - Epoch Yearbook (Gas City, IN)

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THE 1944 TRACK TEAM lop row: Dilk Nelson, Don Arllmur, liill lxlaymmarrl, Don lizmrlxer, Davicl fiunmmmmimms, Gene Harris. lfollommm row: Bill lmiglllle, lion l,em'lm, Rosroe lolnmsomm, .linm lic-cliley, fir-mme .laLlis, .lim lmarlm. ililmose mslmo were on llme lramrli leamnm lmml nol appenrimmg in llu- pillurz- are: Nlauriee Rllunlay, Paul iliurmmer, Dirlx lfslerly, Xxialler fiosser, loe Dimll Nlrliimmmmey, V1-me liamllimmger. Hli IU-fl-l iliraelc Team, willm ixlr, lxlfljlmearson as cozmrlm. slarlecl llmeir year willm lime lnlra-Class Nleel. ln llmis nmeel llme juniors lmarl IOQVZ poinls, seniors IOWA poinls, soplmomores I3 poinls, aml llme lreslmnmen lailecl lo store. Xvalmaslm Higlm Sflmool lraeli leam nmel al Gas Cily. April 4. aml won '36-2,05 lo 50-I '3. Time meel was slow, willm snow lalling nmosl ol' llme lime. On April I4, llme Tigers mel llme Peru aml Xvarsaw leams. ami were cle- liealecl. Peru won willm OT poinls, Gas Cily seeoml willm -16 poinls aml Xvarsaw llmircl willm 22 poinls. .lommf-slmoro. Dunliirli. Sl. llaulls aml Gas Cily parlieipalecl in a lour-way meel April 28 al fias Cily. Time Tigers won OS poinls, lbunliirli I1 Joneslmoro 15, ami Sl. Paul U. Harllorcl 'Qily mel lime iliigfer squacl on llme Gas Cily lrafli aml lelil willm 26 poinls lo fias Cilyis 83 poinls. Conlinuimmg llmeir winning slreali, lime Tigers cleliealerl Hunlinglon aml llunlinglon Twp. in llmeir liourllm meel ol lime season. al l'lunlinglon. Time scores were: Gas Cily 80. llunlinglon 35. aml lilllllllllgflllll Twp. -1. i Fairrmmounl wenl lmommme, aller lime nmeel al Gas Cily willm 20-I '5 poinls, lo Gas Cilyis Q0-2 V3 poimmls. ln lime iX'lLll lClf' Relays, 'lmelcl al Nluneie, Gas Cily plarecl llmircl willl 10 poinls. Ruslmville won willm I0 poinls, aml Vvalmaslm seeoml willm I2 poinls. Allimouglm plaring lilllm in lime Kolcormmo Relays, Cas Cily was alile lo send ixlauriee Rlmoflay, Dick Eslerly, Davicl 'Cummins aml Jim Beelfley lo lime Slalc Vliraelc Nleel. .lim Beckley, lmrouglml many vivlories lo lime Tigers irm lime I00 yarcl claslm. Al llme Kolqonmo relays lme plafecl sefoml in 10.4 enlilling lmim lo go lo lime Slale. Dirlc lislerly, one ol Gas Cilyis 'lmesl pole yaullers, leapefl ll 4 al llae Nlunrie Relays aml plafefl seroml in llme Kolcomo relays, enlilling lmim lo go lo I llme Slale nmeel. Nlaurice Rlmoclay sel a new srlmool rerorrl lor lime lnlrawrlass nmeel wimllm 40V2 poinls, sel a new Seclional reforcl ol 3l.'2 in llme 440, ami placerl lourllm in llmc Slale meel in lime 440. Page Forty-six

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THE BASEBALL TEAM First row: Coach Cummins, Arthur, Cummins, Jactc, Gosscr, Bcctitey. Atkinson, Battingcr, Rhoday. Second row: Barker, Harris. Cummins. Duckworth, Ntaynard, Gorman, Nelson. tV1cC1ure. Third row: Johnson, Jones, Ligtltte, Pattison, Cotescott, Crouch, Horn, Leach, Student Ntanager. HE Gas City High School hasetyatt team started the season of 1044 with seven veterans, six ot Whom were Seniors. These Seniors wanted to end their high schoot hasehatt careers in a 'totaze ot gtory. They did thy 'hringing home the Grant County Championship trophy-tor the tirst time since 1959,-4 atter an undefeated season. Septemher 6 began the season, with the Gas City-Jonesboro game in which the Tigers defeated the Zeihras in a score ot 10-6. The Tigers tootc Sweetser for a toss ot 20-7 on September 15, at the Gwens ball tietd. At the Gas City-Van 'Buren game, September 15, Gas City hetd Van Buren 11-0 untit the tast half of the seventh. Gass 'City made their 'onty error in the tast inning matting the 'tinat score 21-4. The Swayzee Speecttcings ptayed the Tigers September 20. After a hard tight the Tigers remained on top with a score ot 20-4. The Fairmount Quakers were the next team to ptay Gas City September 27, and Went home with the score 20-5 in favor ot Gas City. On Qctoher 2, the Tigers won the County 'Championship from the Jefferson Yeomen with the score 6-0. The game tasted onty three and a hatt innings and was catted oft because ot the 'heavy rain. At the end ot the season, tV1cC1ure, Netson, Rhoct-ay and Atkinson were among the first ten as teading contenders tor the -batting championship ot 'Grant County. Page Forty-five

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BOYS INTRAMURAL iiiop row: Roy Bailey, Biii .ioimson, .lack iiowcii, ,ioimn Hinant, Bobby Ray, Dick ijisiicr, Dain Srinniaii, i'4irman Cui-nliyr-r. Semin' row: Don Draper, .lim Siuronlv, .lim Romine, Howeii Nic'K4-nzic, Boil Lines, Raipix Barton. Divii Lostutler. iiiii SIlIililSUIl. iiiiiini row: .lack fxoiesroll, Don c'f0l1l'il, Don Learii, Donaici Pattison, Difk .iones, Laciiiic- Jones, Dirk Luxiiow, Aiin-ci VV:-ixiv, ixir. ixiclilliuiuins. Bottom rim: twilllfii Reese, Bernarci Ross, Boi: Xvages, Harvey Spauiciing, uiierimu Gruiuir. ijaui ciilrlllfllly, iqUSl Of' .'Uilll5Ul'l. IIE Cas City Senior Higil Sfilooi Boys' intramural is an organization oi aii imoys in irigim Si'il00i lilat are not on ltre regular tmasicelilaii team. Timis gives aii imoys till-Y opportunity to piay on different teams. Aii teams piay caciw weeic. Tiwre wiii a tourney iweici at tile emi oi tilc year lo determine tile ioetter team. Tire captains oi tiiesc teams are: Jaric iVicHenry, Boim Ray, Jim Leacim, Jim Romine, Roscoe .ioinnson ami Donald Draper. Nir. Niccuimimins is time sponsor oi time Boys' intramural. Daie Sctmmicit-ui saw in a paper time other day tilat in some out-of-tile-worid piafes, tiiey stiii use iisir for moneyf, Firman Guenliier-fuVVi1at a sioppy joid tiley must have trying lo get cilcwing gum out of a siol mac't1ine.H Hiim very HlLll'il airaici iiii not meet you in iweaven, Boivimyfi saici a Sunciav SCi'100i teartxer to a misriiievious pupii. .iWhy?i, exclaimed Boioioy Gene, nvviaait have you been cioing now? Page Forty-seven