LaGrove High School - La Farion Yearbook (Farina, IL)

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BASEBALL After abandoning baseball for one year, Farina took up the sport again last fall. - We played a four game series uith our old rivals, Kinmundy. we took the series three games to one. Coach Monioal' is to be congratulated on the fine team he produced, because most of his boys vera inexperienced. Our first game, on our own diamond, Farina won by a score of 8 to 7. It vas a see-saw battle all the way. Laps and Smith formed the batteries for Farina, with McCarty coming in in the fifth inning to relieve Lape. McCarty received credit for the Wlno In our next game we journeyed to Kinmundy and defeated the Hornets again. Farina Jumped into the lead early in the game and won easily by a score of ll to 5. Again Lape and Smith formed the batteries. This time Lape went the full route and got credit for the win. ' ' Our next contest was on our own diamond. Kin- mundy was here to get revenge and it looked as if this were going to ahppen. They got off to a 3 to O lead and held it until the last half of the sev- enth inning when Farina shoved across three runs to knot the BOOTS 3 all. Kinmundy came up in their half of the eight to score one run to take the lead A to 3. Farina not to be outdone shoved across a tally in the last half of the eighth to once more tie the score. Tinmundy failed to score in the top half of the ninth. Lith two out, Farina shoved a- cross the winning run and won the game 5 to 4. Laps vent all the way again to vin his second game of the season. The three wins gave Farina the series regardless of the outcome of the final game. Kinmundy won the game easily by a score of 10 to O. Lape pitched two innings and was relieved by McCarty. Hohlt came in in the sixth and finished the game. Lapa was charged with the defeat. Bob Smith, the catcher, finished the season with an even .LOO batting average. Fred Hohlt and Bob Woerner were right behind with a .367 average. Lindy Lape finished up tthe .300 averages with a .306 average. Baseball batting averages: d 0 D 0 0 0 0 Q e 0 0 l Q U I O C I O 1 Woerner , , ,367 Lane 0 o 0306 Brandt 1 Q 9 Mccarty 0 o o n e o .286 Wilkerson . , , , ,273 Willi8mSOD 0 o 0 St3rCk o o u o u o Q o .182

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BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENTS SCORES We They Nov. 2 H Iola 55 15 Nov. 2 H Xenia 27 24 Nov. 9 H Noble 1B 56 Nov. 12 T Patoka 55 45 Nov. 16 T Altamont 29 52 Nov. 18 H Tcutopolis 24 44 Nov. 20 H Vandalia 20 25 Nov. 25 H Louisville 44 55 Nov. 50 H Ramsey 55 25 Dec. 5 T Cisne 28 26 Deo. 4 T Benton 25 52 Dee. 7 T Brownstown 27 45 Dec. 14 H St. Elmo 15 57 Dec. 17 T Kinmundy 25 42 Dec. 21 H Patoka 22 51 Dee. 28 T Sumner 15 58 Jan. 4 T Xenia 52 54 Jan. 7 T Louisville 55 55 Jan. 11 H Clay City 26 27 Jan. 14 T Noble 20 45 Jan. 25 H Sumner 25 27 Jan. 28 Conference Tournament at Noble Noble 25 48 Feb. 1 H Altamont 26 44 Feb. 4 T Clay City 21 46 Feb. 8 H Brownstown 27 54 Feb. 11 T Ramsey 27 52 Feb. 17 H Cisne 45 50 Feb, 22 H Kinmundy 20 55 Feb. 25 T St. Elmo 55 66 March 1 Salem Regional Tournament Patoka 14 40 Farina had six lettermen back from last year. Coach Monical started the season with four Seniors and one Junior.' Later, when Wilkerson injured his ankle, Reichert, a Junior, replaced him. As you can tell by .our schedule, our season was not to suc- cessful. However, Farina faced some of the tough- est opposition that they have faced in some years. Teams that the Bobcats faced like, Vandalia, St. Elmo, Altamont, Noble, and several others, had.ex- ceptionally fine records. Coach Monical will have five lettermen back next year along with some very promising Freshmen and Sophomores. Robert Woerner---Senior Bob Woerner, perhaps one of the best defensive men on the team. Bob played guard most of the sea- S0119