Perry High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Perry, OH)

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First row: Bill Hoyt, Edmon Taft, Royster Whitma, Edward McFarlond, Maynard Whiting, Carl Torch, Sterling Averill, Lenin Torch, Richard Palmer. Second row: Warren Chapman, Clyde Lapham, Sam llardi, Vaughn Johnson, John Oliver, John Golding, Richard Cone, Waylond Warren, Bill Terry. Third row: Coach Hawkins, Harold Fairchild, Don Chapman, Charles Hull, Lowell Morrow, David Fovargue, Bill Barrett, manager. Baseball , When the first baseball practice for the Perry High School squad was called early in March, Coach Howkins was greeted by a group of returning veterans. After inventory was taken, he discovered that he had eight lettermen, namely, M. Whiting, catcher, McFarland, pitcher and outfielder, C. Torch, pitcher and second baseman, Fairchild, pitcher and outfielder, Golding, R. Whiting, and Taft, infielders, and Oliver, outfielder. Others who will see much action this season are Pete Thompson, a fine catching and pitching prospect, L. Torch, infielder, B. Johnson, infielder, and Averill and Cone, outfielders. The Pirates have started their season with a bang, winning four out of the first five games. The first game of the season was a league game with Chagrin Falls which Perry won, in extra innings, 5 to 4, behind the six hit pitching of McFarland. The second game was with Kirtland. The Red and White won, 10 to 9, with C. Torch and Fairchild doing the hurling. Chardon became our next opponents in a contest which, with McFarland and Thompson on the mound, we won easily, 9 to 4. Chester then defeated Perry, 9 to 5, in the Pirates' fourth game. In a league game with Kirtland the Pirates earned the right to go to the district play-off at Kent by defeating the Golden Tornado, 11 to 7. At Kent the Perry baseballers competed for the right to go to the State tournament. The Pirates played fine ball at the Kent tournament, going to the semi-finals before being eliminated. In the first game, Perry defeated the Ashland County champs, Savannah, by the score of 9 to 3, as C. Torch allowed but seven hits. The Red and White next met Parkman, Geauga County champs, whom they defeated easily, 10 to 0, as Pete Thompson hurled three hit ball. In the semi-finals the Buccaneers, with McFarland and Fairchild pitching, were defeated by the hard-hitting Medina County team, Sharon, 19 to 9. After their fine showing in the tournament, the Perry squad is favored to take the Western Reserve League baseball championship. twenty-six

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Varsity Scores PERRY OPPONEN’ 37 E. Geneva 35 26 Mentor 30 25 Kirtland . . 15 23 Wickliffe 18 16 Madison 20 35 Chardon 24 28 Thompson 11 33 Chester 24 12 Mentor 20 25 Wickliffe 20 24 Kirtland 17 18 Madison . . . 39 22 E. Geneva 32 46 Foirmount Boys' School 15 The Reserves had a very successful season, winning thirteen games, while losing only four. In league competition they finished in second place when Madison defeated them by one point in the final game of the season. As for players, Lenin Torch and Sterling Averill, high scoring forwards, Pete Thompson, center, and Ed McFarland and Harold Fairchild, guards, all should be varsity material within the next year or so. ED PALMER guard DUTCH JOHNSON guard HECTOR WHITING forward DIZ MORROW center CARL TORCH forward BEN JOHNSON center twenty-five

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First row: Donold Chadwick, Dan Shepard, Jimmy Zinn, Dick Thompson, Junior Kucera, George Bartlett. Second row: Jim Secor, Don McCormack, Raymond Brown, Howard Phillipp, Robert Carter, Charles Oliver, Wayland Warren, Lawrence Brewster, Nelson McFarland. Third row: Coach Hawkins. Junior High Basketball The Junior High basketball team, coached by Mr. Hawkins and Vaughn Johnson, had an average season this year. The squad was made up largely of boys who had played very little basketball before the season started, but the team improved rapidly with each game played, and in the latter half of the season they passed and shot well, displaying teamwork of high caliber. The Little Pirates were led in scoring by their stocky forward. Bob Carter. Jimmy Zinn held down the other forward position in fine fashion, while at center was stationed hard playing George Bartlett. Charles Oliver and Dick Thompson, aggressive guards, did a grand job both offensively and defensively. The squad was indeed fortunate in having reserves capable of playing almost as much as the first five. Dan Shepard, Junior Kucera, Dan McCormack, and Ray Brown all displayed the ability to play good basketball at a moment's notice. Without a doubt many members of the Junior High squad will be valuable material for future varsities of Perry High School. twenty-seven