Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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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

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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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Student Manager for the football team, Mike Hesselgrave Coaches Clyde 59.1166 lv-1f51tY Basketball? Ralph 101111 The following Friday the men from Speed- way ran up against Warren Central and walked off the field with a 7-7 tie under their belt. The Plugs finished the last three games in a blaze of glory, winning all three, and holding the opponents scoreless in two of these con- tests, while scoring 69 points themselves. The three defeated opponents were Beech Grove, 13-0, Plainfield, 21-18, and Pike Township, 35-O. These three Wins brought the season record up to a respectable 4-2-2. The ,55-'56 Plugs, led by Senior Co-Captains Bill Healey and Fred Scott, are to be congratulated on a well-played, win- ning season. Coach Johnson sends his boys through practice maneuvers before the regular season begins.