Oblong Township High School - Panthers Tale Yearbook (Oblong, IL)

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1901 6 9015 Sixteen boys contributed heav- ily to the opening day of a baseball team at the Panther institute. The sport had been vacated at O. T. H. S. for six or seven years, but was brought to light again as the Panthers won six and lost six for the season. Only three boys will be lost via gradua- tion, and next season can be hardship on E. I. rivals. 14 . Al 5630 Sponsored by: BUILDING Sn LOAN Freshman Larry Matheny led the hitting attack with nine for thirty to give him a . 300 percentage. Jesse Newton had .296 and Harold Price .294. Larry Matheny and brother Don Matheny both had 10 R.B. I. 's a piece. Jesse Newton re- ceived 10 free passes and scored the most runs at 14. QQ Pat Hillard winning 3 - losing 0 was tops on the pitching staff, although Harold Price and Don Matheny pitched fine ball for the Panthers, while Larry Higgins caught for all pitchers.

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uh By: Chicago Daily News Burl Martin - A 29 point scoring spree by Capt. Burl Martin landed Oblong in the Olney Sectional Bas- ketball tourney. Martin's performance enabled the Panthers to whip Lawrenceville 60-47 in the Region- al Title game at Newton. Don Matheny - Matheny entering the game at the second quarter broke the backs of the Noble Wild Cats, seeded No. 1 in the Regional as he hit four straight jump shots from twenty -five feet out. By: Newton Press Louie Henry - Henry 6'1 , a junior is perhaps the most under-rated member of the team. He isn't a flashy player, but has added much in the way of starting. By: Lawrenceville Record John Kirk - Pat Hillard - Ted Dennis - Larry Higgins - Dale O'Dell, in the final quarter of the Cham- pionship game, Larry Higgins connected for six straight free throws while John Kirk hooked in the last goal as Pat Hillard, Ted Dennis and Dale O'Dell stalled the game out for the trip to the Sectional. By: Oblong Oracle Ronnie Dennis - Dennis 6'3 forward of Oblong's, stood out in the Effingham game, as he utterly wrecked the Effingham Hearts in the second half of the Sectional with his fifteen foot jump shots. By: Decatur Herald There was no member of the team that seemed less important than the other as they went on to win as a team. By: Newton Daily Monitor The town of Oblong gave the deserving Panthers a royal send off to the Olney Sectional and two hours later they were receiving them back in grand style with all kinds of sirens blasting away. It turned out to be the biggest celebration since the Crawford County Oil Boom. Sponsored by: BROWNFIELD IMP. COMPANY

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