Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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LEFT: LARRY SHINKLE came from last yearjs Reserves to earn a varsity letter in his senior year as center on the ,55 team. BOB RIGCLE, junior, held down a guard position to earn his first varsity football letter. PERRY CANTWELL, tipping the scales at 210, came back in his junior year to hold the position of tackle and to earn his second varsity football letter. DAVE WEBSTER, senior tackle, Won the most im- proved player award in 1953 and has gone on to earn 3 letters in football. JOHN THORNE came up from the reserves to play the position of end during his junior year and was voted the most improved player on the ,55 squad. John has earned one varsity football letter. RIGHT : FRED SCOTT, senior, served as co-captain of this yearis squad and has played quarterback for 3 years, capturing 3 varsity letters. He was awarded the Hanna Scholastic Award for 1955. BILL HEALEY, end and co-captain on this year's squad, is one of 5 graduating seniors. Bill has copped 3 letters in football. KENNY SMITH, fleet-footed junior halfback, played his second year of varsity football and Won his second letter. JIM XVOOD resumed varsity play in his junior year as fullback to Win his second varsity letter.

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LEFT: JERRY SHULTZ, junior end, won his second varsity football letter and climaxed the season by being elected All-County end. JERRY GRAYBILL, halfback, copped 3 varsity let- ters although he played his senior year from the sidelines because of injuries. BOB TEMPLIN, sophomore halfback, played his first year of varsity ball to Win 1 letter. FRED AMICH, junior halfback, came back after a spectacular ,54 season to Win his 2nd Varsity foot- ball letter. RIGHT : BOB O,NEAL, sophomore center, Won his first varsity football letter this year. GERI BISHOP, sophomore, Won his first varsity letter by playing guard this year. VVADE BENNETT, junior guard, Won 1 letter al- though he sat most of the season out with an injury to his hand. W. K. LIPPARD, junior, played halfback on the ,55 squad to Win 1 varsity letter. BARRY CLARK, junior, won his lst varsity letter by holding down the position of guard.

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First Row: Bill Chriswell, Bill Hackett, Clark Johnson, Robert Johnson, Skip Johnson, Kent McCoy, Dan Lupear liecond gow: Bud Souder, Chuck Hayman, Stanley Eppen, Jim McClamrock, George Poor, Tim Ross, Tom Slater, orrest upe Third Row: Bob Scott, VVally VVilhoite, Steve VVhitmer, Bob Cox, Mike Beck, Bill Sweet, jim McMahon, Ed Skeet- ers, Jim Sprinkles, Max johnson SPEEDWAY'S Reserve Football Yell Leaders Marcia Edwards, judy Standiford, Nancy Beaman, and Marcia Keever. SpeedWay's 'Fighting Elevenl' compiled a season record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties. Coach Johnsons men got off to a shaky start by taking a 32-13 defeat at the hands of Dan- ville,s WVarriors, but they came bouncing right back the next week and gained a 32-7 verdict over Decatur Central,s Hawks. In their third game of the season the Plugs led throughout the game, but with 59 seconds to go, undefeated Brownsburg pulled over for the T. D. to secure a 20-20 tie. Friday, September 30, things went bad for the Fighting Elevenv and they took a 26-0 shellacking from undefeated Lawrence Central. 12