Liberty Township High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Rudolph, OH)

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LIBERTY VS. WESTON Liberty traveled to Weston September 29 and found a Weston crew that wouldn't give a victory. The Lions went down to defeat 7-4. Eckert and Souders were the losing battery, while Henry was the winner. LIBERTY VS. DESHLER Liberty, still on the losing side dropped a 5-1 decision to a tough Deshler. Rawl- ings and Souders were the losing battery with Meyers the winner. F. Hogrefe led the Deshler attack with 2 hits. LIBERTY VS. WEBSTER Liberty took a 4-5 record into the tournament. We played Webster on October 4. Liberty's hitting was the best of the year, with 17 hits and 16 runs. Webster had no runs and 1 hit. Rawlings and Eckert led the Lions' attack with 3 hits each. Eckert and Souders were the winning battery with Eckert striking out 16. Smearsall was the loser. LIBERTY VS. HASKINS Liberty defeated Haskins easily 5-O. Smith and Moore led the attack with 2 hits each. Mel Baker had the fielding gem of the day, a shoestring catch in the last inning. Eckert and Souders were the winning battery with McSurley taking the loss. LIBERTY VS. PORTAGE Liberty, again playing in the tournament, beat Portage 7-O. Eckert pitched a no-hit game for the Lions, with McPherson taking the loss. Rawlings, Souders, and Wagner had 2 hits each. Eckert, Souders, and Swope were the battery for Liberty. Eckert had I8 strikeouts while winning easily over Portage. LIBERTY VS. LAKE Liberty dropped a heart-breaker to Lake 2-1. Each team had 1 hit with Eckert having 12 strikeouts. Eckert also had the only hit for the Lions. M. Schwantzwalder and Christiansen were the winning battery. Eckert and Souders were the losing battery. lb. - 1 as - ' ' fl ag' g, ., W A ,,- o 7 'X ', 3d'f 1L's' N-N 'f 4: -'I 2 W' M' 3 ' M D i ,. iv ' '2 'n 4- ' nf' -611

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3052 LIBERTY VS. PORTAGE Liberty opened the fall season by defeating Portage 9-4. Moore and Rawlings led the Lions with 2 hits each. Eckert and Souders were the winning battery with McPherson taking the loss. LIBERTY vs. JACKSON Liberty traveled to jackson September 14, came back with a 2-1 victory. Souders led the team with 2 hits. Eckert and Souders were the winning combination with Cohrs taking the loss. LIBERTY VS. GRAND RAPIDS Liberty made it three in a row by dropping Grand Rapids 8-3. Eckert and Parker led the team with 2 hits each. Rawlings and Souders were the winning battery while Dick Macie took the loss. LIBERTY VS. CYGNET Liberty made it four in a row by whitewashing Cygnet 4-O. Eckert and Coakley hooked up in a pitching duel with Eckert coming out on top. Eckert and Souders were the winning battery with Coakley taking the loss. Maas and Smith each collected 2 hits for the winners. LIBERTY VS. WESTON Liberty went down to defeat for the first time at the hands of Weston. Parker had the only hit off Eachedor, the winning pitcher. Ecker was the loser with Souders behind the plate. LIBERTY VS. PORTAGE Liberty was defeated by Portage for the second straight loss, 3-2. Eckert hit a home run for the Lions. McPherson was the winning pitcher, with Rawlings and Souders as the losing battery. LIBERTY VS. GRAND RAPIDS Liberty still on the losing side, couldn't get going and dropped its third game, 11-7. Wright and Dickes shared honors with 3 hits each. Baker hit a home run and a single to lead the Lions. Trumbull and Souders were the losing battery .and Dickes was the winner. .55-

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Dallas Swope, Soph. R. Field 8: Catcher Shows much promise for future teams . . . swings from left side of plate and should become a power in the lineup . . . helped out in the catching department in first year. Mel Baker, lf- Right Field 56152 Cloyde Souders, jr. Catcher 8: R. Field w Displayed a lot of ability in first year of varsity ball . . . good receiver with a strong arm . . . effective in the clutch . . . his bat should bring many victories for next year's team. Jack Eckert, Sr. Pitcher Four years of varsity ball . . . excellent pitcher with tremendous speed and plenty of stuff on the ball . . . high strike-out total . . . power hitter . . . pitched team to many victories . . . he will be missed. Ernie Moore, Jr. Left Field Did a good job for first S'ffOf1d.,YfHf of Vafsify ball ' ' ' year of varsity ball . . . shows good hitter ' goes for fhe long great potential as a hitter and ball. . at time . . . plays a fielder . . . asset to any club Frrgflc game m fhs . . . fielding gem in Haskins' lei. ' ' ' should be 3 game with a shoestring catch Pohshed Performer by in a crucial spot. ..68-.. next year.