Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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SaieLall 1st Row- Ed Taliman, harold Wilson, Sheldon Weed, Clyde Mumford, Bill Baum-partner. Bill Frommann, Phil Van Wiltenburg. 2nd Row- Coach Persing, Norman Leltz, George Gelasel, Bill Brlsky, Dean Kix, Robert Krajewski, Ted Krajewski. 3rd Row- Don Grimm, Joe Aleksich, Robert unn, Ray Sokolowskl, Darry Wilkinson, Conrad Burket. The 19I4.9 baseball season found our Wildcats in high spirits and on the diamond they proved themselves very capable by winning seven games and losing three. This placed our team second In the K. V. A. league. With the season under way we defeated Portage 2-0 In an easy game and handed the next game to the Comstock champs 6-3 At this point we began to hit our stride and with the outstanding batting of Bob Krajewski, Connie Burket, Sheldon Weed and Clyde Mumford we won six of the next eight. We lost to a powerful Decatur team 3 0 and Plftlnwell 2-0 while winning from Galesburg 3-2, Marcellus 10-3, Kellogg 6-3, Lawton 8-3, Vicksburg 7-U and Paw Paw 9-2. The entire season was sparked by the pitching of Sheldon 'eed. Though we will lose seven seniors from this team It Is expected that we will find a fine team for the season of 19U9 Weed will still be on the mound. Bill Baumgartner and Steve Drarlcevich are good prospective catchers and bob Brlsky, Bill Brlsky and Joe Aleksich show much nrom'se at pitching. There will be considers le compltitlon at the infield spots with Grant Coombs, p,ll Frommann, Don Tallman, Ray Carlisle, Jack Quan, Krvon Ritter, and Ted Krajewskl.

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Sailetl all Iith Row- Fr nk Pontious, Warren Stlcknev, Jim Root, Nick Huz.lak, Bill virk. 3rd Row- Ray Carlisle, Jim Whipple, Willard Slocum, Don Tail n Richard Strorg, Bob Mac Pherson, Eldon Bourner. 2nd Row- Coach Parsing, Ted Krajewski, Joe Francis, Bill Frommann, Steve Drarlcevlch, Jock Ruzick, Jack Cuan, Ralph Moyle, Manager. 1st Row- Bill Baumgartner, Bill Brisky, Ed Tallman, Grant Coombs, Bob Brisky. As in Football thla year the basketball team was practically new. None of last years regular players were here to start a new season of basketball, due to graduation. The team had a hard time getting started and w«s in next to the last olace in the league at the end of the first round. Come the tournament they figured they ware ready. The first game with Galesburg was a hair raisins thriller. Losing all t.he ray until the last two minutes of plry. The run had sounded enuing the Fame but the ball was in the air and fell through the loop after the game was over. We were awarded the basket and the ball game because the hall hod left from the plover’s hand while the game was still on progress. In the final rome t e team surprised ever sare person that could fit in Kalamazoo College pym,hy unsettlng Portage 29 to 26, for the Championship. Bill Brisky made the all star tourney team. The boys then went on to flrlsh thlr In the league They lost their first game in the district tournament and ended the season with Q wins and 9 losses.

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1st Row- Raymond Sokolowskl, Frank Powers,.Tim Hlscock, Clyde Mumford, Sheldon Weed, Ed Tallman, Norman French, Ivan Guitar. 2nd Row- Coach Perslng, Dean Rix, Alfred Carlisle, Gerald Whipple, James MlnshalT , Jack Cuan, Ludley Dustin, Charles Branch, Lloyd Harrington, Bill Kirk, Earrv Morrison, Ray Carlisle, Dale Austin. 3rd Row- Bob Frisky, Steve Dregicevlch, Jerome Harrington, Frank Pontious, Conrad Burket, Robert Swanson,Leonard Ralt.kirk, Jack Ruzick, James Jeffries, Bob Derhammer, Robert Ewert. The track season for I9I48 In general was very good considering the time allowed for practice. With the K.V.A. Field Meet, and the State Regional Trnck Meet, Clyde Mumford wns out outstanding athlete. Clyde set a new shrt put record of ho' 1 in the K.V.A. and placed Jrd In the high Jump. Weed tied for 2nd in the K.V.A. at 10 feet and Connie Burket,Larry Wilkinson,Fay Sokolowskl and Bill Baumgartner combined their forces to place 3rd in the medley relay. Mattpwon placed th in the K.V.A. F! ld Meet and It is expected that they will find greater success In the coming year.