Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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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

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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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Dickie Wooten rounded third and headed home. Bobby McDowell struggled against a base run- ner. Bunting was an important part of strategy. rvrv- 1111 .'1.. 226 Richfield dropped its next game to the University Trojans, but came back strong to defeat the Bryan Broncos 5-O in their third district outing. Larry McCombs scored a homer for the Rams While pitcher Boyd Hadaway held Bryan to two hits. Richfield handed the Cleburne Jackets a 4-2 defeat with a big scoring burst in the fourth inning. Larry McCombs led things off with a 350 feet homer, followed by runs by Larry Bracco and Bob McDow- ell. Pitcher Donny Horne took cred- it for the victory allowing only three hits. Richfield's first game with Waco High turned into a pitching duel as Boyd Hadaway led the Rams, two- hit attack. Larry McCombs scored the first run, and Jimmy Miller made the winning trip in the tenth inning. McCombs smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning and lifted Larry McCombs prepared to release the ball.