Lutheran High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Members of the squad and the positions they held were as follows Ray Eppert 2B Denneth Pies 1B Vernon Soderstrum SS Sherwood Myers C Bob Blomgren 3B Dean Nutt Bill W1secup and Dick Morros outfleld Ray Lee and Lyle Hurley were the regular starting p1tchers When the going got too tough they received rehef from Don Seaton Dean Nutt Vernon Soderstrum Sherwood Myers, and Lester Gates Other squad members who saw considerable actlon were hm Zenor Don Seaton, Dean Sigmund and Lester Gates FALL BASEBALL Although graduation in May 1945 took several regulars and the navy got Bill Wisecup 1n the summer of 1945 a green but w1ll1ng team made a good rec ord during the fall baseball season losing only three games Nl' le wmmng srx Probably the highlight of the season was the fact that Luthe r went t n lmals the sect1onal tournament at Slater only to lose to Sla er whom they had n et ou ly defeated Dick Morrow had the highest batt1ng averag or the ason Ml 1 366 Don Seaton came second and Sherwood Myers th1rd Fx a o -'1 Zenor Hicks and Gates home runs Myers 2 The regular lineup for the season consisted or D1 k Mom w SS Bch Blomgren 1B Don Seaton CF Sherwood Myers C Daul McCoy 2B Clyde Hlcks B Lester Gates LF Ilrn Zenor RF Ray I ee and I yle Hurley P Other team xnemb ers who played cons1derably were Dean Sigmund, Norman Lee Wayne Emckson and Bill Gildea The following games made up the fall schedule Luther L uther Luther Luther Aprzl 2 Aprll 9 Apr1l 12 April 16 Aprll 19 Luther Luther Luther Luther Napier 11 Napier 16 Slater 4 jordan 5 Granger 6 Luther 12 jordan 13 Kelly 6 CSec J 11 Granger O CSec I O Slater 8 CSec D The followlng made up the spring 1946 schedule Sheldahl there Aprll 23 Jordan there Boone here Apr1l 26 Napler here Madrld there April '30 Madrld here Jordan here M 3 Boone there Napler there May 4 Sectwnal Tournament What men like 1n women Looks 5 Looks 9 Looks Brams 6 Flattery Looks 7 Looks Money 8 Responsiveness Mrs Nelson ' l you love me W en m old and decrepl ?' Mr Nelson ' Yes I do Dick M.: Sir, your daughter is going to marry me. f Mr. Whalen: Well, what did you expect hanging around our house every night? Forger: A man who made a name for himself. S I Z S Z 1 9 ' O . , ' r 1 1 . . V , , . I , , l I , 0 1 Q I l Q , , .1 - . 2 ' .ot'ef'-.l of ' L va 'Q '1 ' L , - . ..'.L ' AAL 1 A LJ ' f e 'E se . 'tl . . ' , ' ess hits accogz- led for during the season were doubles--Myers 2, Morrow, Sentcng triples--lvlctioy 2, 9 9 I ' ' . . g . 'c oo 5 9 3 S -' 'A J K' 1 ' S .L 3 A -r ' 9 ' ' L ' 1 ! 1 1 I 11 ' 5 5 Q 16 10 , : ..-.. ..-- lf 1 . 22 ' . 31 4 4. , . : ' Wil h 1' 't ' , s n 0 Q , I