Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Madison Heights, MI)

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Back row: left to right: J. Kubiak, D. Hanes, E. Perushak, G. Shelton, Coach Messer. Front row: C. Bowen, B. Evo, J. Bauknecht, J. W. Embry, F. Warstler, D. Brownie. baseball tiPlay ball? When that cry is heard this year, it will be a strong Madison team that takes the field to comply With the umpireis Wishes. With a host of .lettermen returning and- a lively looking bunch of rookies fight- ing for a berth 0n the squad, Madison should start the season With a good team. Prob- ably the weakest spot of the team will be when it takes the plates to try to hammer out a few hits; but if Floyd Warstler gets his eye, and Dan Hanes, Jack Bauknecht, and Ernie Perushak hit as well as in former years, Madsion should have nothing about which to be seriously concerned. Madisonis pitching Will be handled by a crew of well experiencedfpitchers. When other teams have to face the mighty fast balls of Chuck Counts, the beautiful out- shoot of Don Brownie, and the remarkable outshoot of Bill Evo, they Will admit that Madison has its share of good pitchers. Madison Will probably start the sea- son With Hanes, third base; Perushak, sec- ond base; Clinton Bowen, short stop; Bob Chambers or Carl Moore, catcher; Bauk- necht, outfield; Warstler, right field; Steve Stolaruk, left field; J . W. Embry', first base; Counts or Brownie, pitcher. T-hisline up has not been confirmed but is based on letter- men and the fellows Who have been most faithful at practice. Coach Warren Messer is still keeping his eagIe-eye out for young ability. Judging by reports from different players, the fellows are expecting a good season. Let,s hope they are right.

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Seven lettermen returned to their alma mater to start things going for another year of basketball. These fellows were short com- pared to the Madison teams of old, but they had the spirit a good team needs and so they jumped around the court in high fashion. Although most of the fellows were five footers, there was a mountaineer among the masses who could look over the siX-inch mark with ease; this fellow was J . W. Em- bry, who plays center. At forward Madison had J ack Bauknecht, veteran of three years, and big ttOxf, Warstler. Guard posts were earned by Ernie Perushak, also veteran of three years, and the Heine, Herr J ohn Wil- liams. Other veteran players who returned were: Bob Campbell and Lewis Luchow. Starting in a new league with one of the hardest schedules any Madison team has ever had to face, Madison did not babble confidently of a prospective successful sea- son. Instead they worked hard and got their team in the best form possible. Madison loSt four straight games before they finally won one, by beating Utica 35-29. The Utica game marked the halfway point of the season. Madison met no easier opponents during the last half, but managed to slip into sixth place by trimming South Lake in the final game of the season. Letter winners are: Jack Bauknecht, J. W. Embry, Bob Campbell, Ernie Peru- shak, Lewis Luckow, Don Brownie, Emmett Alley, Floyd Warstler, and Clinton Bowen. basketball Back row: left to right: C. Bowen, B. Campbell, tB. Evo, F. Warstler, R. Counts. Second row: J. Warbington, J. Kubiak, E. Alley, D. lHanes, L. Petroff, D. Denner, R. 'Gunsch, Coach Messer. Front row: left to right: L. Luchow, E. Perushak, J. Bauknecht, J. W. Embry, D. Brownie, J. Williams. v

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