Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Diamondmen's effort Establish 5-7 record Against rough competition Northwest's 1964 varsity baseball team compiled a 5-'7 record in its first year of competition. Elected field captain, junior, Steve Smoot, led the team in hitting with a .457 average on 16 hits in 35 times at bat. He was followed by junior Rich- ard George with a .363 average. Sophomore Rod Smith and junior Bob Crossley handled the pitching duties with Smith collecting three victories and Crossley two. Richard George received individual honors by making second string all-city shortstop. junior third baseman, Steve VVoolsey, received honorable mention on the all-city team. The varsity diamondmen ended the '64 season on a three game winning streak with victories over Park School, Arlington, and Attucks by the scores of 3-l, 2-l, and 9-2. The first victory of the '64 season was a 7-3 con- quest of Mooresville. After the Mooresville victory the diamondmen traveled to North Central to give the runner-up county champs a 5-3 beating. VARSITY BASEBALL-FRONT ROW: Marc Van Denbark, Steve Smoot, joe Pearson, Carl Wolf, Mike Codan. SECOND ROW: Bill Quade, Mike White, Richard George, jim Snyder, Bob junior catcher Bob Hutchings reaches tor an inside pitch and speedster Richard George is safe by a hair in the Howe game. Crossley, Coach Wathen Leasor. THIRD ROW: Bob Hutchings, Rod Smith, Gordon Summers, Steve Woolsey, Steve jackson, jim Aiken. 114

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junior. Dave Busby was Northwest's first city champion. He won his city crown by placing first in the city cross-country at South Grove. CROSS COUNTRY--FRONT ROW: Larry Allison, Charles Walden, lim lVlcCorkle, Stanley Miller, Charles Thomas. SECOND ROW: Coach Ballinger, Steve Despot, jim Hail, Dave Busby, Steve Busby paces harriers To 7-3 second season Paced by '64 city champion, junior Dave Busby, and five other returning lettermen, the N.H.S. var- sity cross country team had a record of seven wins against three losses. Pioneer thinclads opened the season September 10th with a 21-34 win over Cha- tard. Next meet at 'Washington the harriers finished third. After that the Pioneers scored a perfect dual meet win over Chatard. After a third place finish in a triangular meet the thinclads participated in the Broad Ripple In- vitational, and finished third out of nine teams. Next the Pioneers won over Wood by a margin of 28 points. junior Dave Busby finished first in the city tournament as he ran a record breaking time of 10:01. Senior Dave Wortman finished in tenth place. The team placed fifth out of the twelve teams. The Pioneers also defeated Scecina and scored their second perfect meet. In the sectional the harriers finished fifth. lackson. THIRD ROW: Harold Hurst, Tom Stengel, joe Pearson, Dave Wortman, jim White, Brett Keene. 13

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CROSS-COUNTRY LETTER WINNERS-FRONT ROW: Dave Wortman, jim White. SECOND ROW: Tom Stengel, Dave Busby, Charley Thomas, THIRD ROW: Brett Keene, Harold Hurst, Chuck Walden. FOOTBALL LETTER WINNERS+FRONT ROW: Dennis Turner, lohnson, THIRD ROW: Marc Van Denbark, Bill l'l9d89S, Ollie Richard George, Dave Gilman, lim Phillips, Steve Noe. SECOND Matthews, Charles lordon, Craig Carr. FOURTH ROW: lim ROW: Harold Ballard, Bill Quade, Ed Essey, Phil Poulos, Doug Gentry, Terry Miller, Roy Pottenger, Tim Buckley, Terry Wilson.