Owen J Roberts High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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The first league game, with Collegeville-Trappo, was a real heartbreaker. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Collegeville-Trappe squeaked across a run to take home a 5-4 victory. Again, the per- formance bv Owen J. left something to be desired, but we look for better days in the future. The boys have shown fine spirit and determination to win throughout the season, and the pro- spects for next year's team look equally good. Keep up the good work. SUMMARY OF THE SEASON Roberts Opponents Roberts Opponents Spring-Ford 7 6 Spring-Ford 0 6 Collegeville-Trappe 4 5 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 3 5 Plymouth-Whitemarsh 11 7 Pottsgrovo Collegeville-Trappe 9 2 Schwenksville Pottsgrove 3 1 The Senior Players Include- JIM HUY, an excellent first baseman and a powerhouse at the plate, is a very capable leader and respected by his teamates. He will be missed next year. BARRY STAHL is a second baseman that surprised everyone. A second year veteran, he is also a threat at the plate. His famous saying is You're out of it. GARY KIRBY, determined to play ball, has shown vast improvement in his relief work. He displays much interest and ability and keeps the team's spirit high. GARY Spoun .To NN Fmrmm- IDDY Mveas O-RONRLD 'BELL Q Bnxrw Sm su. Bull Ygn Dsmvls S?.,...,. .5513 Qccmfu Bob fsfloo-re Tom -l-mqlov GDRCHI I' i I-okh LQQMT Nl-r. Bucltwall-ev MARK l-lnwucssey Ifvlvs millev fvlawmqevezz MIL H. . L Goa- Lou lfm P ll R 'lr .1 Gm' KW' M er ex.,,...,.x Amee 'pal S-X-1-ielnl wr

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C834 I First row, left fo righf-J. Huy, B. Stahl, G. Kirby, ll. lVl1'Cru1lrlcn. ll. Siivklcr, J. Myers l El Second rou'-S. Torak, G. Spohn, R. Bell, ll. Moore. M. llirink, J. Flillmrl, M. lil'llll0SSl'Q' Third mu'-Mr, L. Buvkwaller. coach, J. Creswell, iilziiiziger, J. Lullr. 'l'. 'l'uylu'r, J. Sluullir I4 f f , . . ,xplgygrg Miller, E. Arner, P. lleinforil, manager. G. Louglnn, lll1lllllLf6'l'. 0806611 After having finished a very successful season last year the prospects for this year's team look even ihetter. The season got off to a slow start because of persistent rains which made it impossible to conduct p1'actices. Most of our pre-season practice took place in the gym. When the first game rolled around, we were in fairly good shape. The team's pitching was highlighted by the experience of Gary Sipohn, Jim fHuckJ Staufifer, and Dennis McCrudden. Other positions were held by experienced and capable players also. Thus far, we have attained a record of dubious achievement with two wins and three losses. Because of the rainy weather, we have had three games postponed, which we undoubtedly would have won! ? Our first game was played against Spring-Ford in weather usually associated with Eskimos and polar bears. The fielding and batting were not quite up to par, and in the rather loosely-played contest Owen J. came out on top with a 7-6 score. A much better brand of baseball was played in a return match, but a big 5-run inning midway in the contest clinched the game for Spring-Ford, 6-C. In a game with Plymouth-Whiteimarsh at Kenilworth, the Owen J. hitters finally got their batting eyes adjusted and bombed three P.-W. pitchers, emerging with an 11-7 victory. A second game, played at Plymouth Meeting, saw P.-W. bounce back to a 5-3 victory in a series of misplays by the Owen J. aggregation.

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km J Firxf mir, lvfi' fo riyflf-Nirs, V. Slrioker, croavli. ll. Yvnllers, M. lgliflfllllii, C. Davis, l'. llill, I. Allu GCOV' B. Berliey. F. Clll'lSlllliill, J. Borlinan. K. Kirlner, M. lledrirk. manager. K I SITIIIIII ron'-L. Grelw. IIIIIIIEILIPT. R. Miller. J. flllT'lSllll2lll, P. Ze-lenak, J. Kr-1-ivy. li. Grillilli Nl ,Bf'c1g1A111g John, M. Powell, G. While, K. Caldwell, F. Mentzer, J. llillarml. CSDCIUUJ Qs1,,41,..11 With the ery of play ball echoing across the fields, twenty girls took to the ball diamond. This year under the leadership of our coach, Mrs. Vera B. Stricker, our girls took their skill and Roberts hopes to the games and we had another victorious season in softball. In this 1957-1958 season these willing and anxious Kittens practiced hard under various conditions to bring us our frequent and numerous wins. The Kittens were ably captained bv Deborah Walters. Positions are as follows: Pat Zelanali, catcherg Isa Allen, piteherg Kitty Caldwell, first baseg Kathy Davis, second baseg Deborah Walters, third baseg Judy Keeley, short stopg Jean Christman, right fieldg Mary Ann Bodolus, center fieldg Jo Ann Bortman, left field: Ruth Miller, short center. The Red and White team, with the best of sportsmanship and strong school spirit, began its winning streak with the opening game against Twin Valley. Our girls showed tremendous ability as they brought home 52 runs and allowed the opponents only 5. The female Wildcats did not lose their strength and the following games were also won with high scores. Roberts Opponents Roberts Opponents Twin Valley 52 5 Collegeville-Trappe 15 2 Daniel Boone 27 0 Spring-Ford Pottsgrove 33 1 Schwenksville Boyertogn 14 2 Pottstown The Owen J. Roberts Kittens scored a total of 141 runs in 5 games, and the opponents scored only 10. ...i ..