McClure High School - McClurean Yearbook (McClure, OH)

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MCCLUREAN VARSITY PLAYERS Robert Farison- Fairy was the captain for this year. He was all over the floor and played a good defensive and offensive game. He always kept calm and came through when we were in tight places. He held the guard position. Robert Ballmer- Bob played a good game all year and never gave up. He played at forward and was one of the big helps on the scoring. He played a great defensive game. He is only a Sophomore and he will be a big help for the next two years. Eldon Alspaugh- Eldie played at guard position. Although he wasn't so fast he still helped out with his long shots and good pass work. Galen Houser- Hub was the high point man for the year and could put the ball in from any place on the floor. He played forward and was good at breaking up plays and going in for sucker shots. Being only a Sophomore, he will be a valuable player for two more years. Ralph Knepley- Buck played center this year and although he did not help on the scoring so much, he helped feed the boys who did do the scoring. He played a great defensive game all through the year and got the ball off the back board. He will be missed next year. Murrel Allen- Frankie is small but mighty. He was the boy who saw a lot of action. He had to play both Varsity and Reserve games many times. He played guard or forward and handled either position very well. He will be a big help for next year's team. Robert McClure- Bob is a Senior. He played the center or guard position very well. He will be missed for next year's team. Richard Baker- Dick is another Senior who will be missed next year. He played at forward position and helped out a lot in the tight places. Bud Connolly- Bud played forward position and was a big help this year and will be for two more years. He is a good shot and plays a good floor game.

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MCCLUREAN VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM With our new coach, John Alspaugh, we had a very successful year. We lost several games, but enjoyed the sportsmanship shown by all the TGHINS. We won 11 games and lost 12, but outscored our opponents 759 to 670 points. Houser was high point man for the season with Farison and Ballmer close behind. The boys went to the tournament to do their very best, and were rewarded for their efforts by taking third place. They received the tourna- ment basketball as an award. Because of their fine success, the boys held a banquet Friday, March 10, at the School Building, at which time the basketball letters were given out. The boys regret losing the following players through graduation: Ralph Knepley, Bob McClure, and Richard Baker. League Games We Holgate -- 12 Malinta - - - - 21 Hamler - - - - 23 Florida - - - - 38 Ridgeville - - - - - 28 Deshler - - - - 29 Holgate - - - - - 28 Malinta - - - - 31 Hamler - - - - 26 Florida --- -- 48 Ridgeville - - - - - 56 Deshler - - - - - 33 Tournament Games They We 26 Florida - - - 36 20 Holgate - - - 18 43 Deshler - - - 32 15 Malinta -- -- 33 34 Holgate ........... 26- 30 Out of County Games 31 Grand Rapids ....... 23 32 Tontogany - - - - 29 43 Weston ...... - 41 22 Milton Center - - - - 52 31 Grand Rapids - - - , 45 44 Milton Center - - - - 49 They 18 20 30 29 36 25 35 15 22 43 26

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BASEBALL Row 2: Keith Miller, Richard Shepard, Calvin Von Seggern, Coach John Alspaugh. James Gerken, Donald Spangler, Glen Good. Row 1: Ralph Hines, Robert Farison, Galen Houser, Robert Ballmer, Eldon Alspaugh, Richard Baker. BASEBALL TEAM This year our baseball team won two games and lost two games. We have a good team and are hoping to have a more successful season this spring. The team will lose Richard Baker through graduation. The following are the players and their positions: Robert Farison, pitcher: Robert Ballmer, catcher: Galen Houser, first base: Eldon Alspaugh, second base: Murrel Allen, shortstop: Richard Baker, third base: Ralph Hines, left field: James Gerken, center field: Donald Spangler, right field. Substitutes are Glen Good, Keith Miller, Richard Shepard, and Calvin Von Seggern.