Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

Page 31 text:

 ?ejeri e ScuketL-aU 1st Row- Manager-Larry Wilkinson, Bill Brisky, Bob Brisky, Bill Baumgartner, Fhil Van Wiltenberg, James Hiscook, Robert Dunn, Noruan Frenoh, Joe Aleksiob 2nd Row- Coach reraing, Ray Carlisle, Jerome Harrington, Steve Dragicevicb, Don Taliman, Oeorge Oelssel, Robert Roberts, Ted Krajewskl 3rd Row- Arthur Markle, Ralph Moyle, Jerry Wbipple, Dudley Dustin, Charles Branch, Franklin Fontioua, Ivan Oulter, Harold Brlnioger, Robert Swert, Bill Kirk, Dale Austin, Alfred Carlisle They got off to a bad start at the beginning of tne season but improved very much as it drew to a close, winning 3 out of 13 games and losing 3 by Just 1 point and many others were close ones. The Mattawan Reserves hAd a large squad out this year. It was made up of Sophmores and Freshmen. The Sophmores made up most of the starting line- up but there are many Freshmen that are great prospects for next year.

Page 30 text:

 SailetL all 1st how- Conrad Burket, Sheldon Meed, Clyde Mumford, Bill Frommann, Lloyd Harrington 2nd How- Coach Persing, Jack uan, Dean Rix, Raymond Sokolowski, Harold Wilson, Ed Tallman, Bob Krajewski, Larry Wilkinson, John Cushman The Mattawan Wildcats started out toe new basketball season with a bang by winning an easy game from Galesburg, 20-16. Following this toe team suffered five losses in succession, but were able to make a come baok with the nine remaining games, winnin0 six of tnera. The K. V. A tournament games were played in Treuway gym at Kalamazoo College on February 18, 20 and 21. There tne team won the first two games from Galesburg and Plainwell then lost the tnird to Vicksburg by two points in a thrilling hard fought game. This loss was the hardest to take, but the fellows entered the district tournaments at Benton Harbor with much determination and fighting spirit. SCHEDULE Mattawan••. ,..29 Galesburg.•. Mattawan.•« Comstock•••« Mattawan•• ...37 Portage Mattawan..« ,..J2 Plainwell.•. Mattawan.• ,..li Paw Paw ...1 8 Mattawan••. ...2 Vicksburg.•. ...33 Mattawan.• Lawton Mattawan.• ...57 Kellogg.•••. ...30 Mattawan••. ...3 2 Paw Paw Mattawan.•. ...Ul Galesburg.•« Mattawan.• ...30 Comstock.••i Mattawan.• ...31+ Plalnwell.•« Mattawan.• ...29 Vicksburg.•, ...53 ♦Mattawan.•. Galesburg.•. -»Mnhh awan. . , ♦Mattawan.• Vloksburg.•. Mattawan.• Gobles.••••. Mattawan.• Kellogg.•••.

Page 32 text:

Bale ball lat Row- Ea Tallman, Harold Wilson, Sheldon Weea, Clyde Mumford, Bill Baumgartner, Bill Frommann, Phil Van Wlltenberg 2nd Row- Coach Parsing, Norman Leltz, George Gelssel, Bill Brlsky, Dean Rlx, Robert Krajewskl, Ted Krajewskl 3rd Row- Don Grimm, Joe Alekslch, Robert Dunn, Ray Sokolowskl, Larry Wilkinson, Conrad Burket The Mattawan baseball team had a very good season during 19U7 winning seven games and losing only one. We started the season playing Marcellua. We won 14 to 1, Connie Burket getting a home run and two singles In five times at bat. There was a little bad luok in our next game when Vicksburg got a run In the first Inning and stayed ahead for the rest of the game winning 7 to 0. We make an easy win over Paw Paw with the score of 8 to 0, Andy Chopp pltohlng a 3 hit game. Next we played Comstook and won 11 to 9 Stratton being the hitting star for that day getting 2 hits out of I4. times fit bat. We then won over Galesburg with a score of 7 to 0, with Andy Chopp pitching a 1 hitter and also getting I4. to I4. giving the Wlldoats a perfect dajt In the Kellogg game Mumford being our man of the day, got 3 hits Including a home run. Mattawan won 0 to 3 Plalnwell was our next vlotlm and we won 3 to 1. We then won our return game with Paw raw. We had a very successful year of baseball by winning our last game with Lawton 9 to 2.