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

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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.

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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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Joy Wagner, Jr. First Base Took over first base in his initial year on varsity . . . shows a lot of ability in the field . . . should develop into quite a hitter by next season. Harry Parker, Jr. Center Field First year of varsity ball . . . biggest asset is speed . . . could beat out bunts . . . terrific on the base paths . . . covers a lot of ground in the field. Zaaedaf Neil Smith, Soph. Shortstop Did a good job in first year of play on varsity . . . developed as season went along . . . worked hard at his position . . . fair hitter . . , especially good in tourney. -69- jim Maas, Soph. . Second Base Another first year player with great promise . . . a good glove man around the keystone sack . . . swings from either side of plate. Bob Rawlings, Soph. Third Base 8: Pitcher Second year of varsity . . . plays a good game at the hot corner . . . shows great deal of promise as a pitcher . . . switch hitter with power.