Spring City High School - Pirate Log Yearbook (Spring City, PA)

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Downingtown U BASEBALL Under the supervision of Coaches Wise and Geyer the l948 baseball team ol Spring City l-ligh School had a very successful seaf son, winning Suburban Six Championship and finishing the season with a record ot nine wins and three losses, Dick Mcliissicfli captain of the team, Arthur Staufterflf Alfred Shantzfii and Dick Mull were the lettermen returning to form the nucleus of the S. C, l-l. S. baseball team. Other players were loe Bossffi lames Dell, Bob Miller, lim Bentschler, Phil Carl, Loren Guss, Donald Stautter, Larry Davis, Albert Carl, Bob Mull, Dick Shantz, Luther Mooney, and Randall Weand. Barry Loganili was manager. Congratulations are extended to the coaches and players for a successful season. Seniors SCHEDULE Spring City Downingtown Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Spring City Upper Merion 3 3 Nether Providence l - Spring City l Marple Newtown 4 Conshohocken . U North Coventry , , , l Bridgeport . l Upper Merton 2 fl7 inningsj Conshohocken l North Coventry , 3 Bridgeport O Spring City 2 Spring City . O ! 1lI'Vl

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BASKETBALL The Spring City basketeers opened the 1948-49 season by defeating the Pottstown B team, 36-34. Iim Rentschler and Lee Sargent led the scoring with 14 and 10 points respectively. The next game was scheduled with Schwenkville where the Groffmen slaughtered the opposition to the tune ol 47-14. Phil Carl was high with 15. The I,V.'s won 27-19 with Randy Hixson accounting for 10. The third game with Boyertown marked another victory by the score oi 48-31. Carl with 16 and Rentschler with 13 were top scorers. The I.V,'s clinched the double victory by an 18-16 thriller. Hixson led with 5 counters. Things then went haywire and the Blue and White started down hill. The first loss went to the Upper Merion Spartans by the score of 57-39. Phil Carl accounted for ll points in a losing cause. The I.V.'s lost, 32-29, with Larry Davis dropping 8 points. Then the Pirates played host to Bridgeport and lost a thriller, 45-44. Lee Sargent and Ed Davis gar- nered l2 and 11 respectively, The l.V.'s looked great and defeated their opponents, 58-24. Horace Carl accounted for 13 points. The Grotfmen then traveled to Conshohocken and lost another tough one, 28-20, lim Rentschler dropped 12 of the points. The Iunior Varsity lost, 24-14. The next game was played at Royersford Where the Pirates again lost by a close score of 39-36. Ed Davis scored 12 points to be high. The S. C. I.V.'s won, 31-15, with Bob Mull zipping the cords for 11. Alter their four-game losing streak the Pirates fought back and defeated Norco, 66-18. Rentschler 16, Carl 14, and ,Sargent 10, were high. Bob Mull again took l.V.'s honors with 12 in their win by the score ol 53-17. Then the Pirates played host to Amity and won, 49-44. Phil Carl 13 and Rentschler 12 were top scorers, The lunior Varsity won a thriller, 28-24. Traveling to Berwyn the Pirates were swamped, 52-25, and Dell was tops with 6. The l.V.'s won, 32-19, with Mull again in the lead with 8 points. Opposing Upper Merion for the second time the Pirates played good ball but lost, 42-36. Phil Carl and Ed Davis accounted for 10 points apiece. The I.V.'s turned the tide to win, 33-20, with Mull ac- counting tor 16 points. Spring City then defeated their rivals from Royerslord, 47-36, with lim Rentsch- ler collecting 12 points for the night. The Iunior Varsity made a clean sweep in a 32-23 contest. Larry Davis tallied ll points in this game. The team traveled to Bridgeport but lost, 49-41. lim Rentsch- ler 13 and Ed Davis ll were top scorers. The I.V.'s lost another close contest, 23-22. The Blue and White then started another winning streak and upset their first victim, Conshohocken, 46-25. Carl and Rentschler led with 12 and ll re- spectively. The I.V.'s lost, 34-26, in an overtime period. The Groflmen continued on their way again by dropping Norco, 67-28, at that place where Iim Rentschler talled 16 in a winning fray for high scorer. The Pirates next traveled to Boyertown and won a double-header. The varsity game was Won, 56-47, with Phil Carl and Ed Davis garnering 13 and 11 points respectively. The I.V.'s, led by Horace Carl with 10 points, trounced the baby Bears, 38-29. With this last game the Pirates ended with nine wins and seven losses. Fifty-xix

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TRACK When track started its third year in Spring City, Coach Grott discovered more interest in the sport. The season was very successful last year, the boys won the Class B honors at Coatesville, returning to S. C. H. S. with l7 medals. The senior team ran at Down- ingtown, Coatesville, Boyer- town, and the Penn Relays. Iunior high ran at Ardmore, Downingtown, Coatesville, and Boyertown, receiving medals and honors lor their Work. The senior team consisted ol lim Noelfi Bay Davis? Bob Peitler, Bob Wagonerfli Dick Simonfl: Arthur Stautterf: Don Mautefg David Ashworthf' Tim Savage? Charlie Speakmanfi Warren Maugerfk lim Dell, lim Bentschler, Ed Davis, Charlie Finkbiner, Gerald Moeller, Bob McKissic, Don Staulter, and Bob Benfield. The junior high team Was composed of Richard McElroy, lack Christ, Bob Mosteller, Horace Carl, Glenn York, Roger Hetrick, and Bill Trythall. 'T Seniors SOFTBALL The Girls' Softball Team had a splendid record tor the l948 season. Under the excellent coaching of Miss Martin and the enthusiasm ot the team, the squad won eight games and lost only two, Members of the squad were Ioan Brunner, Elsie Hipple, Nancy Hixon, Mary Anna Hott- man, Ruth Kulp, Ethel Moyer, Dawn Mowrer, Greta Bauer, Nancy Fry, Bernice Grubb, Hazel Hacker, losephine Mc- Cormick, Mary Bohrbach, Doris Ann Edwards, lean Finkbiner, lanis Place, Thelma Berrier, Barbara Elliott, Rose Ella Kug- ler, Ieanette McCormick, Ianet Mull, Iune Rittase, and lanet Slaughter. The three managers were Betty Hiltebeitel, Eleanor Setzler, and Virginia Moses. THE RECORD FOR 1948 Snring Opponents City Pottstown 20 40 Boyertown 2 4 Collegeville l2 lFi North Coventry 7 8 West Chester . 7 8 Phoenixville B 22 Pottstown . . . , 5 7 North Coventry 19 l8 Phoenixville 7 3 Collegeville . . 9 lO