Largo High School - Keystone Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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hllfj, liront row, left to right: Jack Beverland. Larry Faust. Bob Permenter. .l. T. Lyons. Pete Belanger, Wallace Hood lien Devol. .lames Bates, Barney McCall. Back row: Jimmy Ciilliam and Arthur Parsells. managers: Tom Christian, David Dawley, Nick Jones. Ralph Clark Jay Kellerman, Eddie Starling. Larry Tipton, Clyde XVhite, Randolph Adams. manager. BASEBALL --19 6 1956 was another big year for the Largo Packers in baseball. The Packer nine went undefeated in Conference play, They had a fine record of 10 straight wins, under Coach Dick Dobbins. For the second year in a row Largo won the title of Tampa Bay Conference Champs. in the playoffs at Bay Pines. Largo played two games to win the title. The most thrilling game of the season was with Brandon. Largo came from behind to win 65. The second game was somewhat easier as they romped over the Tarpon Springs Spongers, l6f3. SeL'enly-thru

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vi- R00 .tl liront row. left to right: Pete Bclanger. Dick Daugherty. .lay Kellerman. l.arry lfaust. fierrell Calhoun. A Summcrford. Bob Hagan. .lames Bates, Back row: Bob l,ermt'nter. Barney Xlcffall. XVallace Hood, Coach Dobbins. .laclt Beverland. Gilbert Oatley J. 'lf Lyons. Alton Robinson. ljddie Starling. John Presley. BASEBALL -- 1955 TAMPA BAY CONFERENCE CHAMPS l.argo's Packers, first seeded in the Tampa Bay Conference, lived up to their expectations and swept through Wimauma, Turkey Creek, and Brandon, to win first place in the Con- ference Baseball Tournament which was held at Bay Pines field. May -lf7. This was the first firstaplace trophy that any l.argo team has ever won, The Packers' first game. played May 5, was a thriller. with the Packers' coming out victorious over Wimaua, Zfl. ln the final game. which was played Saturday night. the Packers' trounced Brandon lU-l. The Packers collected a total of l0 hits in winning their first championship. On May ll. the Packers entered the first round of the District Tournament and were deleated. 5-I, by 'liarpon Springs, .M twnljs- tum

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l5irst row, lelt to right: Henry Chason. .lim Hall. Danny Rusher, Delio Lopez, l'errell Calhoun, Dave l.akt Allaert Conover. Hollis Jackson, Eddie Harwood. llenry Nlelich. Second row: l7reddie Ferguson. kVillie kk'est. Rudy Sharp. Damon Kennedy. Howard Hunter. l,or:n Clark Paul Balduf, Charles Kramer. Cilen Roll, Buddy Newman. TRACK TEAM TRACK 1954-55 The Packer Cinder Team closed out a successful year by nnishing second in the Tampa Bay Conference meet. The Largo Relays were inaugurated by Coach Deck during this year. TRACK 1955-56 The Packers have been rising in the standings in the track and Held events with each passf ing year. Students and opponents are becoming conscious of our participation in this sport of stamina. The l.argo Track team under the guidance of Coach Deck finished fourth in the l.ar- go Relays, They will participate in the Tampa Bay Conference meet held at Hillsborough High School in Nlay. They are entered in the District Track Klee! also held at llillsborough High School ol' Tampa, .brktlflll lout