Mendon Union High School - Clipper Yearbook (Mendon, OH)

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 First Row—Gilbert Bardon, Talmage Jones, Richard Heppeard, Wayne Fox, Glenn Sherer, , Lewis Fox. Second Row—R. B. Smith, Coach, Bill Yocum, Roy Turner, Joseph Santa, Carl Fox, Norman Carpenter, Bud Shinabery, Carl Freewait. BOYS' BASE3ALL The first part of the 1936-'37 Mendon High School baseball season proved to be a highly successful one. A new coach came to Mendon in the person of R. B. Smith. Under his direction we improved greatly in the pre-season practices. Before the first game, he selected the following team: Glenn Sherer..........Catcher Wayne Fox.............Pitcher Bob Carpenter.....First Base Carl Freewalt....Second Base ! '' -I . .

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-— :—m this vear winning three league games and losin--, three. Nevertheless v e accomplished that one thing we set out for--sportsmanship. S -i o C? J J • u i'-endon 43 Celino City 24 Hendon 12 Ft. Recovery 17 I lend on 16 Heptune 18 I'.endon 17 Rockford 10 Hendon 22 ’. ashington Twr. 14 tendon 14 Neptune 21 Hendon 21 Hendon Alumni 16 Hendon 23 ilockford 18 luendon T72 Opponents T3E •« )r.» •.» vi 'ii A Sportsnari’ s Code of -onor (1) I will keep the rules. (2) I will keep faith with my comrades and play the game for ny side. (3) I will keep myself fit. (4) I will keep ny tenner. ’’ hen you nlay ho fair, hut play hard; and then work hard at your studies. If you get hurt, keep on playing, 'fork with your whole heart in all things. i A good sport will compete for pure love of competition rather than for prizes, pride, or excessive desire to win.

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1 -'I 'fc' ■ J 7] V V V V V t I y I I y UMIldMMHIfll Lc-.'is Pox. ...'.. Shortstop Talma,.,© Jonas«»•.Third Ba.sc orman Carpenter.Left Field C-ilbert Eardori.Center Field Carl Box........Right Field Substitutes: Richard Eeppeard Bud Shinabery Roy Burner . Joseph Santa c appeared :.r. the -eptunc game clocked out in our ne ; suits, '..e shaded the 'Wildcats 6-5. In the second game -e put on a slugging spree to r allop '.a shiner ton frp. 12-5. Homan Carpenter and arl 'Freovalt smashed round-tripperc for I'onion. In the tliird pane ro rarted an early lead and allowed Ohio City to ship us 10-6. he rill try to even the score this spring. In the fourth pane ;c defeated York C-2, Then v.o traveled to St. Henry, only to ho c turned back 5-5. Yith the har.es loaded and nobody out in the last inning, three leading Tendon hitters failed to connect and re lost a glorious opportunity. In the last f ame of 1056, v:c journeys: to Spcnccrville and defeated the r team 0-5. Another season is upon us. If you rill take an interest in the toam, ve rill do oue bent to lift tho old banner; of I’. II. S. out of tho rut it has fellen in the pact basketball season. Joseph Santa i v V y V y y V V V y y V