Linlawn High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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Softball 1 947 The Pirate softball season wasn't too suc- cessful this year. At the end of the season, the Pirates had won one game and lost six. Due to the fact that the team is losing only two men, Baer and Fordyce, fans are looking forward to a good season next year. This was the first year that a softhall tour- nament was held in YVahash County. Chester won the final game, claiming the crown. The schedule for this year was as follows Linlawn Lincolnville 6 Linlawn Laketon 26 Linlawn Lafontaine 17 Linlawn Central 20 Linlawn Chippewa 13 Linlawn Lagro 15 1 947- 1 948 Cage Season To open the season, the Lagro Comets yentured to the Pirates' goal-house and were defeated hy a score of 48 to 31. Neilson led the victors hy tallying 13 points, and lilward led the Comets with 10 points. On Novemher 7, the small Pirate team traveled to the Chester hardwood and were de- feated hy the Panthers 65 and 13 points res- peetivelygand Piper dropped in 25 points for the Panthers. Our next game was with our old rivals, Chippevvxa, which was played at lVahash High School. The Howardmen hlew up in the final minutes lJ'f'T'l1fg21.lTlC and the lndians went home with another game to their credit with a score of 51 to 37. Ford scored 10 points for the Pi- rates and Kliller dumped in 18 for the lndians. Back to our own floor on Xovemher 21, to win our second gyime from the Lincolnyille Cioldhuggs, hy a score of 52 to 46. Pottenger led the Pirates with 13 counters while A. Pef- ley racked up 18 points for the Goldhugs. The Linlawn Pirates again met defeat as thi- Alumni edged past to win in an exciting over-time 49-46. Custer and Barnett had 12 counter- each while 'lTloldie Pottenger collect- ed 14. Back again to the victors' column marched the Pirates as they heat Laketon in a rough and tumhlv- overtime game, 47-43. Ford pushed rhrou.ggh 13 points, as Piper put in 16 points. On Decemher 13, the Pirates traveled south to Swayzee. where they were overwhelmed hy a hot shooting Speedking Five, 52-41. Pach lanky center scored 10 points for the Speedkings and Ford took scoring honors for the Pirates with 12 points. The Howardmen played host to Lincoln- ville and trounced them hy a score of 63-37. Rex Neilson. hot shooting guard. poured through 17 counters for the Pirates while Yan- landingham tallied 19 for the Goldhugs. The Pirates stopped L'rhana's eight-game winning streak in an exciting overtime. 53-52. Doc Baer took top honors with 18 points to lead the Pirates, and Dawes tallied 22 points for Crhana. The Pirates added another victory to make it 5 wins and 4 loses as they defeated Somerset 45-23 on the Linlawn hardwood. Curly Ford hitting from all over garnered 18 points. Dick Bovunan stellar guard hit 4 field goals and the same number foul shots for 12 points. ln the County tourney, the Crhana Speed- kings avenged their earlier whipping by edging out the Pirates 51-47. Pottenger led the way for the Pirates with 15 points. while Olmstead hitting long shots from all over tallied 15. Ches- ter won the tourney easily hy defeating Lincoln- ville, Chippewa and Laketon. On January 23, Linlawn ventured to the fContinued on next pagel PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT

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Junior High Basketball Team Row I: Darwin Ugan, Larry Huuver, Yerlin Barlow, Nlnx Denney, Dick XVurl-Qing, Don Keel, and George Ruse-r. Row ll: Nlr. Hnward I.arrv .-Xmlersun, Hubert Baker, lim Smith, Hub Lundqnist Edmund King, Vnn Dean Kiildnn, Boluln Kiefalmer. l Y Run lllz Alne Vnraw, Huh XVa5inire, Eddie Landis, Dean Eppley, Don Smnffer, .lame Coldren. Baseball Team Rnw lg Dick Hnlwlms, Bnlw XVinte1's, and julin Dale. Row Il: Nlr. Hmvard, Bill Mctiinnis, Marvin Xiccnln, Donald llarnisli, Dick Pricllet Larry Curless, Rex XL-ilwn, Gary Fnrdyce, Dnnald Denney, and Donald Baer, PAGE TWENTY-EEVEN

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1 947- 1 948 Cage Season CContinued from Page 28D Lake-ton Tiger gym and dealt the Tigers a defeat for the second time this year. Forward Doc Baer hit 7 field goals and 4 foul shots for 18 points and Butler hit a total of 17 points. Linlawn met the Central Trojans and were defeated on the Trojan hardwood 50-43 in a rough and tumble game. Ogle hit 15 for the victors, while Ford garnered 11. Hack into the winning column marched the Pirates as they defeated Lafontaine 35-24. Reed and Ford tallied 11 and 10 points respec- tively. lfmrick scored 9 for the losers. The hot shooting Comet Five dealt the Pi- rates a defeat by edging them out in a thriller 42-40. lNIoldie Pottenger showed the way for the losers with 10 points, while hot-shooting forward Scott hit 14 for Lagro. Playing the rubber , the Pirates handed Urbana their second defeat by a score of 52-45. Pottenger and Baer hit 14 and 13 points rcs- pectively and Darle Dawes gathered 10 for the Speedkings. ln the last scheduled game, Linlawn won a thriller from Chippewa 45-44. Star Nielsen shouldered the burden of the Pirates with I7 counters and Armstrong lead the big red with 13. ln a fast first quarter the Pirates jumped to a 14-1 lead over Roann in the fourth game of sectional play. The Linlaywn five was never in any real danger and won easily 51-40. Doc Baer accounted for 14 of the Pirates' points and Ray Steele took high honor for the llaroon and 1Vhite with 17. In the opening game of the Semi-Final NYabasl1 edged by the Pirates 59-50 in a close battle. The brilliant shooting of lNIoldie Pot- tenger was the real show of the entire tourney. He played the most outstanding game of his high school career. Pottenger garnered 15 for the 1-lowardmen while lVhitey Thompson seemed to run wild and scored 24. Chester took the tourney by defeating Chip- pewa, Urbana, South Wvhitley, and Yvabash. PAGE TNS ENTY'NINE