Harold L Richards High School - Golden Year Yearbook (Oak Lawn, IL)

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i l l Terry Areueci rounded third base as the D,D.E. third baseman awaited the throw from right field. N The umpire called safe, as Terry Arcucci slid into home plate, on a very close play and skill in powerful suburban league VARSITY BASEBALL H LR Opponent 1 Oak,Lawn 2 4 Evergreen Park 5 0 Eisenhower 2 8 Thornton 9 5 Bloom 1 0 Providence 3 2 Thornridge 4 4 Eisenhower 7 2 Thornton 5 0 Eisenhower Q districtj 5 5 Bloom 8 7 downers Grove 5 3 Thornridge 4 Before the game, Terry Arcucci. Paul Romin, jim Lysen, and Tom Burich all received encouragement from Coach james. After taking a firm grip on the bat, Tom Burich eargerly anticipated the next pitch After completing a successful hit, Tom Krolak dropped his bat and dashed for first base 2 ' rgggyfi, -lff7,fTJl- 4 , V kg f ,.f MW

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232 VARSITY BASEBALL FRONT ROW: Tom Burich, Terry Arcucei, Tom Eckert, Russ Stahlak, Bob Nelson, Jerry Kott,-Ioe Blbeau, Roger Stahlak, Paul Romin, Bill Shfppy, Jerry Langner, Andy Sampalis. Tom Krolak, Glen Chisholm, jim Dick Wright. Rich Cordon, Bill Bostrom, Managerjohn Wojdyla. Lysen, Scott Neuman, Manager Bob Seaberg. SECOND ROW: Coach james, Varsity Baseball required great teamwork Helping the pitcher warm up for a big garlic with Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, the varsity catcher. jerry Kot. kept his eyes on the ball. Although hampered by injury and tnexperience, the varsity baseball team proved to be a much better team than anyone had expected and much better than the two-wins-and-eleven-losses record would indicate. This was the kind of team that could face defeat and play their very best baseball in spite of it. There were many times when the team was down by only one or two mns and would fight undaunted to the very last inning in an unsuccessful bid to pull out the victory. These boys loved the game of baseball, and they also had the right coach, Mr. james, to teach them to play a tough game like good sports. Our ath- letes had the will to win and left no doubt about it in the minds of their opponents. They really earned the respect of the South Suburban League. Team strategy was discussed by Coach james and Mr. Gutches, Director of Athletics.

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SOPHOMORE BASEBALL TEAM, FRONT ROW: Rich Quarles. Cary Wain- las. BACK ROW: Mark Bonn, Manager. Rick Murray. llill Fischer. Dan Chica. wright, jeff janek, Ed Nurse, Rick Olson. SECOND ROW: Tom Earnest. Steve Mike Tuma. jim Bohowicz. Charles Yonker. Tom Gunther, Charles Schuffert. Heckman. Rich Perry. Bob Somerville. Tom Priscal. Charles Schwer, john Sal- and Coach Kero. Freshman-Sophomore baseball team Safe at third base slid Tom Burich under a late Thornton tag. SOPHOBJORE H-LR Opponent 7 Evergreen Park 2 3 Oak Lawn 8 5 Eisenhower 2 3 Bloom 4 1 Providence 7 6 Thornridge 3 5 Eisenhower 3 4 Thornton 3 6 Thornton 8 6 Stagg 7 4 Bloom 8 5 Thornridge 6 Grim determination was written on the faces of the Bulldog team as they awaited their turns at bat. The freshman Bulldog baseball team gained experience and learned how to work as a team through the capable coaching of Mr. Rabold. Although fighting a losing season, our fresh- men showed great potential for becoming one ofthe most power- ful South Suburban League Contenders in two years. The future of the varsity baseball teams depended on the skill and potential of these freshman boys. 234