Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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 iaAJzetkdl Loft to Riyht: Rob HacFherson, Ed Haley, Leonard Sokolov ski, James Root, Ivan Guiter, Manager, Robert Ev ert, Coach Piyrott, Harlov Sexton, Skeet Tallman, Bill Caines, Jerry Whipple, Ray Carlisle, Dick Strong. 30

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rf-ooihall 3ack Ror-Coac! Fi ott, Kana[;er-Dale Austin, Ronald Ryder, Charles ranch, P.o ert Swart, Donald Tallnan, !Tlc: olas Kuzjak, V lllard Slocum, Povert Fee, ' ud Hetrick, Assistant Kannqers—Leonard Sokolowki, Fob Kirk. Kiddle Row-Donald Ross, Edward Faley, Darwyn Parrish, Richard Strong, Elmer Cowley, VI Hi am Gaines, Bill Kirk, Ra; mond Cronk ite. Front Row-Jerry Y.'bipple, Raymond Carlisle, Harry Krrjer ski, Richard Jones. At the start of the 1950 Football season, the Kattawan Wildcats took off with a bany, by defeatin;; the Galesburc Rans 19-0. The second fame which was with Riel land was tied 6-6 on a hot afternpon. The next opponont was Kellor; • This was one of the hardest fought wame3 of the season, as tie league winners were held scoreless for the first half and held to twelve points for the full c ne • The final outcome was 12-0. The fourth ame of the season was with Comstock who defeated the I!attawan squad 20-0. Our fifth ame and third defeat was v ith Vicks urc 26-0, where wo held the iulldo 3 to only six points in the first half. The next scrap was with Portage, where the score was 12-6 the first throo quarters in Portable s favor. The final sco e was J7-6 with Portage winnln . The traditional annual event of Paw Paw versus Mattawan was the sevonth f ane of the ’Vildcat season, w’ oro it y.t.s saV that t o ?!attawan sciuar playod tboir best foot' all, laving two touch downs called hack. The score at t 0 end of to ■ me ras attawan: 0; Paw low: 0. The Vildcnts rounded out t‘eir season by losin to Di catur 7-6. 7! 0 thin s w ic' hampered the team most wero crape soason and injuries. A'sent from picture: Charles S! orMirn, Frank Pontious, Dudley Dustin, Ivrn °uiter, Pob Kimble, Fred ’’uzjek.

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 Although the Mattawan Wildcats have a young Inexperienced team they have, to date won two games and lost one. Winning from Kellogg 5-2 and from Kalamazoo Christian 8-7 Losing to Galesburg 10-5 The starters for all these Barnes were as follows: Pltchers-Ed Haley, Ray Cronkhlte. Catcher-Jerry Whipple. First base-Jlm Root,Sub. Bill Gaines. Second Base-Ray Carlisle. Third base-Darwyn Parrish. Left Field-Frank Pontlous. Center Fleld-Don Ross. Right Field-Gene Krajewskl. kl. Last year's record was : Mattawan 15 1 Mattawan 8 K. Christian 6 Mattawan 6 ....... . • Comstock 9 Mattawan 3 .Galesburg 2 Mattawan 12 •Marccllus 2 Mattawan 1 •Vicksburg 2 Mattawan 5 2 Mattawan 11 10 Mattawan n 7 31