Springfield Township High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Petersburg, OH)

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Baseball ii- Nf14L,vA Baseball came back to Springfield Township for the first time in seventeen years Fifteen new uniforms and catchers equipment along with the usual bats and balls placed our team on top in this department The team entered the Mahoning County League and played a seven game schedule Cold and wet weather hampered our teams pre season practice It is believed that baseball will soon be one of the up and coming sports of Spring field Township Approximately twenty five boys reported for the initial practice of which a playing squad of eighteen was formed Eight players will be lost through gradua tion A list of the squad follows NAME Paul Charniga Ralph Bailey Caryl Hammer Dick Grim Don Goss Bob Felger Bob Mikesell Bob Warner Richard Goist Bob Gibson Chuck Dittmar Dick Goodall james Klaus Warren Mallow Bob Parks Dick Best Bill Brownlee Dick Stebleton Bob Armstrong POSITION lst Base Znd Base Shortstop 3rd Base Center Field Right Field, Catcher 3rd Base, Field Znd Base Pitcher, lst Base Pitcher, lst Base, Shortstop Catcher Pitcher, lst Base Shortstop, Field Znd Base, Shortstop Pitcher, Field Left Field Field, Manager Field Znd Base Coach

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Reser-ve Basketball j Mollenkopf B Parks B Ke nedy K B ya C Hea er j K able T Ok ucky B T b k C Gute b TEAM Falrfleld North L.1ma New Waterford Columbmana Mount jackson Berlm Center East Palestme Canfleld Future Farmers THEY TEAM Youngstown North North Llma Struthers New Waterford Columblana Lowellvllle Greenford Ursu11ne Poland W THEY The reserve basketball team was a group of never say d1e players and brought much credlt to S T H S w1th the1r spnrlted play In blllldlng for the future a team must cultwate a keen des1re to wm If the1r play to date IS any 1nd1cat1on br1ght days are m store for Sprmgfxeld Townshlp basketball Thelr won and lost record IS no 1nd1cat1on of thelr worth because many of the games were lost by very close scores By our standards a successful season 47 LVL g Q I , K f X '7 ' J, ff at .L W ' ' .1 xx X 1 Q' r f ' x is x f ' ,f ww, 33, 1:1 WE E ' ' 18 6 31 29 ' 25 Z7 ' Z5 36 Z5 26 26 46 ' Z3 33 41 24 38 33 ' 32 45 ' 18 32 ' 31 45 ' Z8 32 38 34 ' Z3 19 ' 29 15 29 30 2-9 33

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Track FIRST ROW K McM rray R Go1st D G xm P Ch ga W W SECOND ROW M Koo D Gates R Atk s B Wmch In 1950 Sprzngfxeld Townshlp track team was ser1ously handlcapped as a result of con fhctmg engagements between baseball and track The squad journeyed to Delaware for the Ohlo Wesleyan relays and also took part m the d1str1ct meet at Salem and the county meet at Poland The team was coached by Curt Koons and the manager was B111 Wmchert The lack and adequate pract1ce fac1l1t1es make any ach1evement by these boys double note worthy The squad was composed of s1x Semors two jumors one Sophomore and one Freslfman A complete lzst of the squad follows Dlck Gr1m Rzchy Golst Dlck Gates Warren W1re Dlck Hostetter Pat Stacy Paul Charmga Dzck Atkms Fred Knox B1llW1chert Manager Ken McMurray Kurt Koons Coach 49 I . u , . ' , . r' , . arni , . ire. 2 r. ns, . , . in, . ' ert. . . . . I l I A . . . . I I