Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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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.

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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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Watching the action was Bob McGlassen, third baseman. 'the Rams to a 5-2 win over Corsi- cana to give Richfield a 5-l district record. Horne pitched the victory which featured Dickie Wooten, Lar- ry Bracco, Alan Dolezal, and Ernie Armstrong at bat. Two unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning gave Richfield a 2-O win over University. The pitch- ing battle featured Larry lVlcCombs in a one-hitter, giving up the hit to the next-to-last batter he faced. Boyd Hadaway fired a one-hitter and pitched the Rams to a 2-0 win over Cleburne. Catcher Gary Free- man collected a double and single to account for two of the Rams' four hits. Larry lVlcCombs doubled for the other Ram hits. continued DISTRICT RECORD: 10-2 W A if LaVega players stood defenseless as a runner slid in we 'iii f 4 P s lrt ' or y f r 3 -us! C as N F Boyd Hadaway, a leading batter, headed for first. Q' 5 Managers Ray Smith and Tom Fitzhugh kept team records