Manual Dominguez High School - El Espejo Yearbook (Compton, CA)

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--...hw t...,,.,,q-MA 5 I ED TALMAGE Out Field Lively spectators and crowded dugout add to confusion in squeeker won by LINDY KURT, second from left, with 21 strikeouts in 13 inning marathon at Lynwood 2-0. MIKE BENDORF Out Field JOHN SWARTZ Pitcher Varsity horsehiders i 1 ...ll A BOB AGARD fought splrltedly out Field SEASON SCORES OPPONENT W WINS LOSSES Compton ----- 2 -1, 9 - 8, Lynwood 2-0 16 5, 2-1 Warren 2-1 6-0,5-4 Centennial 8-4 1 0, 3-2 Paramount 8-1, 8-0, -- ---- 6-O MIKE DIE BNER Pitcher GARY KEATING Second Base

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,, ' sw !!! Q!!! W!! JIM ROOKER Out Field GARY JONES Short Stop is put out by Pirate baseman in our 8-0 win against Paramount. LINDY KURT Pitcher REGGIE GARCIA Second Base DENNIS FITZ HARRY DUBIN Out Field Pitcher Trying to make third base, LINDY KURT slides, but

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DON HARRIS Catcher . BUTCH STRE HORN Third Ba se Ump said he was out, but the camera doesn't lie. This call prevented GARY JONES from scoring in our 2-I, eight inning loss to Compton. With the runner leading off third, DENNIS FITZ, senior out-fielder, tenses for pitch as Warren left hander delivers at Cressey Park. In three way first place tie most of season DOMINGUEZ VARSITY BASEBALL team can be charac- terized by good pitching, good fielding, weak hitting and consistent hustling. The Dons have been a hot and cold ball club mainly because of an inability to wield the big bat with consistency. As a consequence the horse- hiders played many close, exciting games and have won or lost by virtue of dramatic pitching performances or last-minute tradegies. Following a short five game practice schedule, the Dons opened the Coast League competition in championship fashion with four wins and one defeat in the first round of playg however, the second round brought disaster as only one win resulted from five contests. At the end of the second round, and with five games to play,Dominguez had won five and lost five in the always tough Coast League. Highlights of the season for the Dominguez pitching staff included a I3 inning, 21 strikeout performance against Lynwood by LINDY KURT, flawless relief jobs by HARRY DUBIN, including a stretch of I3 scoreless innings over three games, MIKE DIEBNER'S two-hit gem in the league opener and an 8-O shut-out win over Paramount by JOHN SWARTZ. . GARY JONES and LINDY KURT shared honors in the offensive statistics, each batting around .325 and alter- nating as leaders in the R.B.I. column. JIM ROOKER batted three home runs to gain his share of the glory. The usual starting line-up was made up of DON HARRIS Cco-captainj, catching, LINDY KURT Cco-captainb IB, GARY KEATING IB, CHUCK STREHORN 313, GARY JONES SS, JIM ROOKER, DENNIS FITZ and either ED TALMAGE or MIKE BENDORF in the outfield. REGGIE GARCIA relieved KEATING at second base and the pitching chores were handled by MIKE DIEBNER, JOHN SWARTZ, HARRY DUBIN, and LINDY KURT.