Trona High School - Telescope Yearbook (Trona, CA)

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vw' K..t Facing a promising' season were, kneeling, left to right: Manager Jimmy Compton, lid VValsh, Manuel Picon, Stan Filler. Kim Wallace, Don Dansby, Tom Lodge, Chris Petersen. Middle row: Manager Jon Schultz, Dickie John, Zane Little, Doug Stew- art, Tommy Wilson, Mike Rhoden, Vernon Lewis, Jerry Meehan, Coach Joe Hunter. Top row: Gordon Farrah, Bruce Bernhardi, Lyman Gilliland. Eric Chandler, Jerrell Glenn, Bobby Jones, Raul Quezada. Ronnie Baxter. BASEBALL CHEDULE Burroughs at Trona 'Trona at Barstow Trona at Avalon '3fLone Pine at Trona :llBLll'I'OL1gllS . at Trona Trona at Burroughs 'Barstow at Trona Big Bear at Trona 'iDescrt at Trona First round, C.I.F. playoffs fiTrona at Lone Pine CTF. semifinals Trona at Desert C.l.F. finals 'Trona at Burroughs :l:lA'2lj.fll0 games It was tough but Jerrell Glenn just man- lIe's out! Manuel Picon sends the dirt flying in aged to heat out an infield grounder in a a spectacular slide into second, but Gordon Farrah practice session. First Baseman Jerry Meeh- an makes the stretch. was just a little too fast for him. The boys put in many weary hours of practice every night. .iv tx . 41.1 l JI .... - ,-- 7: .

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Catcher Chris Petersen gives Does the face help? Raul Pitching his last year for Trona the signal for a curve ball Quezada aims for the plate High, Ronnie Baxter lets the ball while Batter Ed Walsh waits as he comes off the mound. go during warm-up. patiently. afmadaea The Trona Tornadoes, Desert-Inyo League champions for four years in a row, were out full force, hoping to con- tinue their record as champions. Ever since the baseball league was formed in the spring, 1950, with Trona, Lone Pine, and Burroughs as charter mem- bers, Trona has copped the bunting. The last two years an additional school has joined the league. This year Barstow joined, making it a five school league, while Desert made their first showing last year. A double round rob- bin will again be played. After getting the season off to a Center Fielder Eric Chandler drops the extra bat and heads for the batter's box. Waiting their turns at bat are Bruce Bernhardi and Donny Dansby, kneeling: and Lyman Gilliland, and Bobby Jones. Zhzaedag' ' bang-up start by sweeping a practice double-header from Burroughs, 3-l and 4-1, Trona traveled to Catalina Island. Friday Trona downed Avalon, 7-2, but were rained out Saturday. This trip was the first overnight jaunt for a Trona baseball team. Due to the fact that these pages must be printed before the season is com- pleted a schedule will be printed on the opposite page, with places for the scores to be written ing results will be posted on the bulletin board in Mr. Herken- hoff's room for students who wish to have their Telescope as complete a record as possible. Outfielder Stan Filler takes his lead but isnt watching the ball. Third baseman Kim Wallace scoops up the grounder while Ruly Quezada does a real energetic iob of backing him un.

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i . fi X 1 ,4 '..- ff' fp'-,., Z- ...- 2,-f-f .Z ' 'T-if l- .g 1-.-...--4- ' - if' These informal shots coming up should give the inside dope on what Trona Hi cats do just for kicks. The spirit of the school will shout at you from these little incidents. Perhaps you'll run across a snap of the day after - a real gone student snoring through an intriguing class . . . a real exhibition of the jitterbug minus shoes . . . a few of the steadies - some together two weeks, some two years . . . the turmoil before a dance - pinning, painting, and yelling . . . the fabulous tackle that didn't quite make it . . . our private grand central station - the bustling halls be- tween classes . . . the embarrassed faces of the Spanish IV class when they used the wrong word during their conver- sations in honest-to-goodness Spanish . . . and the sweet, little faces of the worms - belipsticked, bepowdered, and miserable as they do their masters' bidding for V.C. and G.A.A. initiations.