Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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The Plugs were then challenged by one of the toughest teams to come out of Plainfield in years. Plainfield had done very well, having lost only two games up to the game with Speedway. Plainfield was all set to thump the Plugs, but they have to wait another year as the Plugs turned them back with a stunning 35-7 victory. Plainfield scored first, and it looked as if they were about to carry out their threat, but they didn't realize that the dam had a leak in it and the flashy little Plugs ran up five touchdowns before the Quakers knew what hit them. The Plugs' Dick Stumph set a conference record this game with five conversions. Speedway then met. Beech Grove, who had been having a very tough time trying to corner a victory. The Hornets set out for Speedway upset bound, but they just didn't have the stuff. The Plugs' line tore gaping holes in the Beech Grove defensive wall, and its fast backs scooted for seven touchdowns and 47 points to Beech Grove's 6. Speedway then journeyed to Pike Township to close the season the same way they opened it, with a victory. This game had a Speedway first. The first field-goal in Speedway's history was kicked by Dick Stumph from the Pike l7-yard line. On the opening kickoff, Kenny Lawson for the Plugs scooted 85 yards for a touchdown, but this wasn't the end. The Plugs ran over, around, and through the scrappy but undermanned Pike eleven, 43-O. ' SEASON RECORD: Won Lost . Points Opponents' Points 7 1 265 46 ' STAN D-INS Back row-Ted Breen, Rod Dolson, Carleton Toole, Ray Smith, Dave Gross. Middle row-Bill Crafton, Larry Thomas, Bruce Kelley, George Thompson, Wayne Preble. Front row-Marshall Dishon, Dale Toole, Bob Stierwalt, Jack Roach, Jim Farley, Ronnie Norman.

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PROPERTIES DAVE KUTCH TOMMY HANNA The Plugs found a potent weapon in the extra point kicking of Dick Stumph, who ended the season with 26 conversions and a field goal. His total for the year was 76 points, a new Speedway record. W ln the third game of the season the Plugs lost everything by dropping a very close and hard-fought ball game to Decatur Central, l4-l 3. The big play came after the Plugs had scored their second touchdown and tried for the extra point. There was a penalty on the Plugs, the conversion attempt was good, but would have to be tried again from five yards farther back. Speedway elected to pass, but it was blocked. Decatur scored with four minutes remain- ing, their second touchdown of the game. Holderfield converted on the extra point attempt, giving Decatur the game, and finally the County and Mid-State Championships. Speedway snapped back by handing the Lawrence Central Bears their first loss of the season, and their first in four years under their own lights, by a score of Zl -O. This was one of the Plugs' better defensive games of the year, limiting the Bears to only l yard total gain in the first half. Now comes perhaps one of the greatest games in Speedwayohistory. The Plugs, little as they were, slew the renowned Giant of the county, Ben Davis. The game was chock full of thrills and spills. lt was accentuated with hard tackling and crisp blocking throughout the entire game. Ben Davis scored first after intercepting a pass and driving 30 yards behind the huge bulk of Dave Marksbury. Speedway had its hands full throughout the first half trying to hold the powerful Ben Davis club in check, so Ben Davis led at the half, 7-O. In the second half Speedway began to move. Taking the ball on their own 2-yard line, the Plugs drove straight up the field for the tying touchdown. The second Speedway touchdown came on a manufactured break. Dave Marks- bury was running wild when he was tackled low and hard, result-Marksbury was unconscious for five minutes. Speedway drove down to the Ben Davis 7-yard line, and lvlarksbury came back in to try and hold this powerful on- slaught, but to no avail. Speedway scored the winning touchdown and stalled out the rest of the game. Final: Speedway l4, Ben Davis 7. This game has been called by some the grand clobberf'

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UNDERSTUDIES FRESHMAN YELL LEADERS: Sally Fuller, Donna Burton, Linda Yentes, Margie Traylor. This year's Freshman team will in the future bring many cheers and tears to Speedway High School. The little pigskin players had a good season this year under the guidance of Clyde Sallee, their record being 2 wins and 2 de- feats. The future gridders have speed, team-balance, and above all they have the fighting spirit that has won many a game for Speedway. Mr. Clyde Sallee also organized a Reserve Team, Freshmen and Sophomores combined, but they had a season of 2 defeats and no wins. But whatever the score be after a game, it still may not in the long run be a defeat. lf players get in shape and learn to take losing in stride, we may say we had a winning season. And Mr. Sallee did just that--got them in shape and ready for varsity ball. So look out in the future, because we've got teams, good teams, coming up to fill the empty spaces left by Seniors every year. Following are the records of the Reserve and Freshman teams: FRESHMAN Danville 2l Speedway l3 Decatur l2 Speedway 25 Lawrence 7 Speedway l9 Decatur 7 Speedway O RESERVE Brownsburgl4 Speedway 6 Pike l2 Speedway 7 Back rowe-Mr. Sallee, Jon Yoho, Tommy Shaw, Dave Harris, Milford Bennett, Tom Wilson. Middle row-Jack Roach, Jim Stumph, Dave Crawford, Bob Racer, Billy Hanna, Ronnie Norman. Front row-Dale Toole, Bill Crafton, Bill Short, Larry Thomas, Don Hedrick, Tom Forrest, Wayne Preble,