Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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Catcher Gary Freeman usually called the plays for Richfield. BASEBALL f continued solo homerun in the fifth to tie the score 4-4, which with Freeman's run clinched the victory. Richfield dropped its next two games to Waco High C7-31 and University C7-21. B..H.S. romped to a 25-2 win over the Lampasas Badgers follow- ing the Waco Tourney. The Rams tore loose for 10 runs in the fourth inning with homeruns by Boyd Hadaway and Gary Freeman. Had- away drove in three runs and Free- man two with Greg Ogden and Harry Tindell adding four and three respectively. Alan Dolezal scored the winning run as the Rams took a revenge victory from LaVega in their sec- ond clash. Larry Bracco scored a three-run homer which put Rich- field in a 7-1 lead in the third in- ning, but the Pirates came back and tied the score by the sixth inning. Then Dolezal reached first on a ground ball and second baseman Bobby McDowell moved him to second. Dolezal then scored on a 224 Bobby McDowell defended second base. Sliding was a favorite way of dodging an out Boyd Hadaway, Dickie Wooten, and Stan Moser put in extra time on their specialties

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' 1 ' W - 0 I -v .M . . :bf 3 QW' , , .i The Catcher WHS the Nql1HfTel'baCk of the baseball team- Practice sessions kept Ram players many hours after school. Bobby McDowell performed at second base. helped by Wooten, Hayes Moore, Gary Neely, and Horne. Jimmy Mil- ler and Dolezal led the Rams as they shut out Killeen 1-0 in extra innings of the third game to bring Richfieldis record to 4-0. Ft. Worth Tech hit the dust against the two homerun attack of the Rams as Richfield walked away with a 12-4 win. Larry Bracco and Larry lVlcCombs both hit homeruns while pitcher Donny Horne limited Tech to three hits. Bobby McDow- ell, Gary Freeman, and Dickie Wooten helped out with their 2-hit performances. The LaVega Pirates pinned the first loss on the Rams as they stole a 4-3 victory. Richfield scored two runs in the top of the first and led 4-0 in the fifth. Bobby McDowell, Boyd Hadaway, and Dickie Wooten scored for the Rams. Gary Freeman doubled and scored on a bunt by Ernie Arm- strong in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Rams a 5-4 vic- tory against LaVega in the opening game of the Waco Tournament. Pitcher Larry lVIcCombs scored a continued t The tension of a game found expres sion in the face of Gary Neely. 223

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RHS MET CORSI TO CPEN DISTRICT hit by Hadaway and put the Rams ahead 8-7. Richfield split a double header with Austin teams, taking a 5-0 win from Lanier, but losing 6-2 to Aus- tin High. The Rams took full advan- tage of their final tune-up game be- fore beginning district play by trouncing the Lampasas Badgers 17-0. Hadaway, Wooten, and Free- man blasted homers for the Rams, and Dolezal, McDowell, Horne, Wooten, and Bracco contributed hits for Richfield. Boyd Hadaway's second out, bases loaded single in the bottom of the eighth gave Richfield a 6-5 win over the Corsicana Tigers in the Rams, first district game. Had- awayls single drove in Hayes Moore, giving R.H.S. its eleventh victory for the season. Larry Bracco and Dickie Wooten added valuable hits and pitcher Larry Combs received credit for the victory. continued One of the fastest men on the team, Jimmy Miller, loosened up for his turn at bat. Lanny Gill awaited the ball as an opposing team member crossed home plate. Donny Horne played outfield when he Gary Reid warmed up before a. wasn't pitching. game- s -- f .- W 225 to-at-W Er E . X