Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Cross Country Row one: James Cline, Alan Schible, James Bowling, Phillip Spitzer, and Jerry Bumbalough. Row two: Charles Williams, William Bain, Charles Cline, and Mr. Eder, Coach. MOE.TON students interested in the fall sports program returned to the campus and reported to Mr. Eder on August 21. Those eager and ready to start practice for the 1961 Cross Country season were: Bill Bain, James Bowling, Gary Tuttle, Jerry Bumbalough, Charles Cline, James Cline, Mike Ferguson, Dennis Parks, Alan Schible, Phillip Spitzer, and Darryl Spencer. The boys prepared well for their first meet and showed it by winning over Manilla 14-19. James Bowling placed first in this meet as well as in the second meet with Centerville. The next two Cross Country meets were held at Spiceland and Carthage. At both four-way meets, James Bowling ran away with first place, with Morton placing third at Spiceland and second at Carthage. The Ti gers next met Knightstown. The Panthers defeated the Tigers, but again Bowling was the top runner placing fourth in the race. Liberty’s cross country team proved to be too tough for Morton’s Tigers who went down in defeat 18-43. Placing for Mor¬ ton in the first ten were: James Bowling — fourth, Phillip Spitzer — eighth, and Charles Williams — ninth. The East Central Conference was held at Liberty on October 2. Knightstown won the meet, and the Morton Tigers placed fourth. James Blowling placed second for the Tigers. The Tigers showed good strength in the county meet, and the “Edermen” brought the trophy home with James Bowl¬ ing taking individual first place honors.

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Sport Snaps

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Track Row one: Darryl Spencer, Alan Schible, James Bowling, Jerry Elliott, Gary Tuttle, and Austin Snow. Row two: Charles Williams, William Bain, James Cline, Mike Ferguson, and Dale Hill. Row three: William Hartley, Student Manager; James Robertson, James Ditton, Arnold Harshman, and Richard Wilbur. WITH only three seniors and sixteen un¬ derclassmen, the track team of Morton Memorial opened the 1962 spring season with a total of nineteen trackmen, five of these being returning lettermen (Bill Bain, Charles Cline, James Bowling, Arnold Harshman, and James Ditton). As usual, the boys were confined to the high school gymnasium during the early part of the season. The training program at that time consisted of group and individual exercises. The first track meet was held at Rush- ville where the Tigers bowed to a strong Rushville team, 8714 to 211 4. The boys had a battle in their next meet, as they nipped Mays by 1 1-6 points in a tri¬ meet. Scores : Morton 60 2-3, Mays 591,4 and New Salem 16 5-6. Victory came easily for the Blue and White of Morton as the thinclads overcome Carthage and Milroy in another tri-meet. Scores: Morton 6914, Carthage 43 Yi and Milroy 24. Spiceland defeated Morton 66 to 43 in a dual meet. As the season bore on, Coach Ralph Eder’s cindermen proved their superiority in the county as they maintained Morton’s rec¬ ord as Rush County Champions. Scores : Mor¬ ton 85, Mays, 62, Carthage 42, Milroy 40, and New Salem 14. The big event of the track season, the East Central Conference, proved Morristown to be a victor with Morton placing sixth. The scores were as follows: Morristown 50, Knightstown 47, Spiceland 461 4, Liberty 451 4, Centerville 421 4, Morton 331,4 , Milroy 10, and Carthage 8 .