Jackson High School - Jacksonette Yearbook (Hoytville, OH)

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The baseball season opened September 16, 1949, wlth Jackson playing Weston here Elhe Wildcats got off' to a good start and defeated Weston by a 9 to 2 score The extra base hits were a double by Ueeker for Jackson and a double by Anderson for Weston The wlnning pitcher was lensink and the losing pitcher was Kramp me next game was at Haskins,d:lre the lildcats took me on the chin by a O to 2 score. This was a close game all the way The Jackson boys couldn't sean to bunch their hits but the Haskins fellows did in the last :Lnmng me extra base hits for Jackson were a triple by lbeker and a double by Myers The winning pitcher was lburdock, the losmg one, llyerse llilton played host to the Iildcats for the next game and suffered a 0 to 4 defeat The Jackson team pla d good baseball, with Wars paving the way by his sterlmg pitchlnge ere were no extra base hits were was the winning pltcher and Herringshaw the losing one. The Wildcats played a return game nth Hilton and beat them 'by a 4 to 2 score, nth Uensink the winning and Straw the losing pitcher. The extra base hits were a grand slam homer-un by liners for Jackson and a double by Fletcher for Knees. Jackson then journeyed to Tontogasgy for the first tournament game. Elhe Jackson team was entirely too much for Togany to handle, as the llild eats defeated 'them by an 18 to 3 score lbrers was the winning pitcher and Sprague the losing one The extra base hits for Jackson were two Marlin and one by lfeeker Haskins was tae next tournament opponent. hhibitmg fans baseball ability, the Jackson team regamed its prestige lost in an earlier game by beating them 5 to 0. 'me winning pitcher was lycra, the losing psttdi' was lcurdocke 'there were two extra base hits for Jackson lleeker and Iensink each hit a double Haskins in the entire game was allowed only two hits, both of which were singles. The winning of thas gaxn aehanoed Jackson to he semi finals Deshler invited Jackson to play the first half of a double header on the night er October e mu me e very excitlng gun, frm izich Jackson finally emerged victorious by a score of 9 to 8 The lead changed hands several times, and Jackson in order to nn had to cane from behind in the seventh inning The Wildcats loaded the bases in the seveniz inning H a base an balls for llurlm and Dishang and lloore getting on by two Dolhler errors Then Harmon struck out, Babcock nit a single soorig lhrlin, Hester hit a smgle soormg Dishong and looney tnen lensink was hit by a pitoned ball Drummer hlt a smgle ana. scoree Babcock hers get on by an error and 5121111 went out second to first to retn-e tne side with Jackson aneas 9 to o Deshler's rally fell short by one run in the Z8 doubles made by lyers, one. double by Dnumner, and two triples-one by ' e

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Left to Right First Row Frank Voaer I len Bowers, Allen Yockey: Mickey Scheeren Roy Donald son, Junior Cohrs, Ronald loore Second Row Student Coach 3 Eeeker, Jake Weaver, Bill Deerwester, Charles Kindle, Jerry Drum er, Ger ald Henschen, Jim Finney, Coach G G Lgathgrggn A fy 'fr' A1664 giftttoRRight Jim Durli t rs ow a , I vin george, Edwin Kern, George Hafferkanp, Phillip Leatherman, Ron Dishong, Dick Shuck, Manager Hickey Scheerer Second Row Jim Nailing, Fd-mffnejene Noyxos, Allen lyers,D1ck Mumy, Jack Shuck Third Row Coach G G Eizgerman, Vernon Babcock, Dick Murlin, Ed Copus, Ger ald loore, Jim Smith, Bill Uensink, Tom Drummer, Dick lyers, Ted Meeker, Merrill Harmon R1 t g:5:ttoRowzh Allen Byers, Ted M,,,k,,., mek Humyf -U11 Nailing, Gen' NOYKOS' Ed Copus, George HB.ff6I'kllgpn Ed Kline, Gerald Moore, 0 Dllhong Second Row Coach G G j?fg1-mln, Vernon Babcock, Dick lycra, Tom Drumgzrp B111 lenaink, Dick lur H, Jack snuck, Phu Leatherman, Merrill Harmon 37 ' r,f5 .1 r' J .-- H 4 1 5 ' ' q .Mg -. f 4 -1 Y p - . 5 '-fx sn, QA, ' 3 , - 1 t' - A 2 ,ga ' 'Luo 1 K . r ' K ' Al 'BB' ' ' V '7 3 . ' A ' . I 1 1 I g ' - fn, Y V ' :llfC,5 1 , 5 hm QR I - I W A M - . ' N ,: Q I Nl l -f 'V k , I 5 X' A , .. 4. J .Tent , ef.. if L 1 .W . . I . 1 ..- Te ' L . . I , ,, 'Ili ' A ' 3 g--- ff ' W-.Y I H, j . , v iii' -'J . 1 N ' gl v 4 vf : - ' B Z7 '

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last lllllilg as '8D..83-Dk, the Jackson pitcher, turned on the steam and retired the side 'lfensmk ns 'the running pitcher and Inselman was the losing one There were no extra 'base hits. Liberty was Jackson s opponent Jn the semi finals of the Tournannnt. After a valiant battle the Wildcats were defeated by e 6 to 5 score. Jackson led by a l to O score the first inning, hat Liberty rallied and went into me had 3 to 1 and me-eased this use to 4 +0 1 in the fifth innlng The Jackson cause looked dark at this stage, but the Wildcats, in the old fight and-never say-dm spirit, exploded a four run rally and took the lead 5 to 4 in the sixth innlng Liberty was not to be outdone and so scored two rims :Ln then' half of the sixth to regam the lead at 6 to 5 The seventh lnning found the top of the Jackson batting order up, but this proved useless Although Meeker got cm base vhen he was h1t by a pltched ball, Wenslnk hit into a double play, forclng Meeker at second, and Drummer hit a long line drive into center field for time fmal out of the gems Myers was the losing pitcher and Moore was the winner The extra base hits for Jackson were double by lleeker, Drummer, and ers. Bland hit two doubles for Liberty The record for this fell was s1.x frames won and two games lost Z9 . . . 0 I . .- 1 . - Q 0 1 I . I U . . N . o . o 0 ' 0 .- LE, il o o ' 0