Miami Palmetto High School - Palm Echo Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Team member John Bruton concentrates on the baseball as he Senior Dale Fisher prepares to catch a hard hit line drive to anxiously awaits a crucial pitch in the game against Curley. base during the Coral Park High School game played at Suniland BASEBALL SCHEDULE PHS Opp. 6 . . Edison . . 1 4 . . . Curley . . . 3 0 . . Miami Beach . . 2 2 . . . Key West . . 0 0 . . Mays . . 6 5 . . . Killian . . . 4 3 . . Coral Gables . . 5 3 . . . Southwest . . 5 6 . . Jackson . . 1 I A N., tt,. ,t-Y--..., -1Y..r...-.., waits patiently for next pitched ball while warming up before the South Dade ball game 154

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'Toach Walter Chwalik stops second baseman Richard Swain at third base. Team 'iembers rely on the coach's signals and their own judgment when stealing bases. enema t Baseball Team Retains Batting Average Under the direction of Coach Walt Chwalik, the Panthers faced such teams as Key West, Mays, Killian, and Gables. Bob Miller highlighted the game between Palmetto High School and Edison, pitch- ing a 6-1 victory. Pushing home two runs in the Curley game was John Moore. John Bruton tripled in the seventh for a 4-3 win. In a wild slugfest the base- ball team lost to Miami Beach 2-0. The lineup for each first inning in- cluded: first baseman, Jolm Bruton, sec- ond baseman, Richard Swaing third base- man, Tim Murrayg shortstop, Dale Fish- er, left fielder, John Creech, center field- er, Richard Curtisg right fielder, Robert Gragerg catcher, Ken Adams, pitchers, Bob Miller and Paul Teichert. P P I qxgf S ul 153 fffierfamaieaf-me . 3 5 5 it . 3 baseball team includes: front row, Coach Chwalik, D. McCloud, F. Overdyke, J. Moore, M. Ghezzi, F. Shurley, R. Swain, D. Fisher Adamsg second row, P. Law, E. Moen, S. Gaskill, T. Murray, D. Brazel, J. Bruton, P. Teichert, B. Miller, R. Gager, R. Curtis J They completed the season with an even record of seven wins and seven losses and just missed entering the District Conference P P

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,L ,W A ff , ,M V , , A if , Fenior player Bill Miller throws a curve ball, and he follows through vith perfect form. Bill is a returning letterman from the 1967 season. Senior John Moore tripled his hold on the captured baseball to prevent its rolling from his mit and aiding the running batter. Dlayer John Bruton waits with one foot on first base as he reaches or the oncoming ball. A catch automatically forces the runner out. For an easy catch, senior Rick Swain prepares himself for the arrival of the ground hit and for his throw to second base.