Thatcher School - El Archivero Yearbook (Ojai, CA)

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84 EL ARCHIVERO VICTORY was the Word when Thacher grabbed its first win in a non- league, home match with Midland. It was our game all the way as lead-off batter Tony Bryan slugged a two-bagger, and Steve Mayne collected three- for-four. Thacher gathered nine hits, winning 10-4. Perhaps the most heartbreaking game of the season was with Cate on April 24. Thacher collected eight runs the first inning, and led 16-8 by the fourth. The team fell part, however, and gave up seven runs in the seventh, to loose it 17-16. Thacher won its first league game at Santa Barbara Catholic on April 30. By the second inning two hits by Bryan and singles by Lieurance, Rich, and Labbe earned a 7-1 lead. The Cardinals had a big fourth inning, however, and tied the game eight-all. In the extra inning Helmholz singled and Santa Barbara brought him around on an error to clinch the game for the Cowboys. In a return match at Cate, Thacher again lost, by a 12-7 score. Laying off a week for extra-day trips didn't help the team much, and they dropped the final two games to Santa Ynez, 7-3, and to Simi, 9-0. At the baseball banquet top-hitter George Helmholz was elected next year's captain. The line-up was as follows: Pitchers: Helmholz, Bryan, Mayne, Luppen, Gates: First Base: Mayne, Oliver, Smith: Second Base: Bryan, Gordon: Third Base: Rich: Short-stop: Bryan, Helmholz, Left Feld: Labbeeg Center: Case, Gordon, Acquistapace: Right Field: Lieurance: Manager and cheerleader: Clyde. SECOND BASEBALL TEAM The Second Team opened its season on the right foot with a 14-7 victory over Moorpark at the New Field on March 20. Inexperience in fielding was evident, but the batting looked good as Bailey smashed a single, a double, and then a triple. On April 10 the Second Team beat Cate 6-5 at the Ojai diamond as Corbett, Escher, and P. Whitney all hit well. Thacher first tasted defeat on April 14 when Villanova won by a score of 19-S, but a week later the squad's scattered baggers spelled a 13-8 victory over Mid- land. May 5, however, saw the team beaten again, this time 15-7 by Nord- hoff. And again, on May 12, despite Whitney's three hits in three trips to the plate, they lost to Villanova 7-4, to finish the season with a 3-3 record. The line-up under Coach Chesley and Captain Ridgeway Luppen was: Pitchers: Luppen, Weitzel, Porter, Oliver-Smith, Infield: Corbett, Forster, Bailey, Cooley, Pinkham: Outfield: P. Whitney, Myers, Escher, Kendrick: Manager: Baum. THIRD BASEBALL TEAM Coached by John Lewis and captained by Nick Wood, the third base- ball team wound up its season with a 1-3 record.

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EL ARCHIVERO 83 Standing: Clyde 1Mgr.l. Oliver-Smith, Belmke, Rich, Case, Mayne, Cordon, Mr. Hermes. Seated: J, Aequistapace, Bryan lCapt.J, Lieurance, R. Boyd, Labhe, Helmholz, Gates. BASEBALL FIRST TEAM BASEBALL HE breaks for Thacher varsity baseball all seemed to go the wrong way this year as the team ended with a two-win, nine-loss record. Al- though this may seem a disappointing percentage, the squad played some fine baseball and had an enjoyable season. The first game was probably the worst, as the team lost to Nordhoff 17-3 due largely to inexperience on the mound. On March 20 the squad travelled to Moorpark to receive a S-2 beating. Although victory was within reach, the hits failed to come when needed most. The Thacher nine returned from Spring vacation only to face powerful, league-winning Villanova. Hits by Mayne and Helmholz started the game well, giving us a 4-1 second-inning lead. The Wildcats, however, came back in the third with nine runs to clinch the game. The next day the squad went to Claremont for a non-league game with Webb. The Gauls started by earning an early four-run lead, but Thacher soon warmed up and tied the game in the top of the sixth. Webb snatched the game in the lower half of the sixth with three singles and a double, driving in four more runs.

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EL ARCHIVERO 85 The inexperienced nine lost the opener to O.V.S., 6-4. After having had no practice for the previous three weeks, they met Laguna Blanca and triumphed 10-8, with Russ Weitzel on the mound. In a return game, the men from the white lagoon retaliated with a decisive 16-S victory. Behind the steady pitching of Skip Porter, the third team lost its final game to O.V.S., 2-1. The line-up was: Pitchers: Weitzel, Porter, Infielders: R. Greene, Kerr. Stewart, Wood, Ignong Outfielders: M. Greene, Christensen, McReynolds, Subs: Kendrick, Storke, Work, and Ward.