Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Pitching Strikes, Batting Runs is Their Job L0-captains Bob Doxey and Don Buzz Buzalski :mtl 0 ch Doc E'lingson startt-d the season right with three straight wins and one loss. Union sluggers had a busy season last year as they swung their way through twelve games, winning six and losing six, to take second place. The boys worked and played hard, always worrying the other teams. The most exciting game of the season was with South when Union won 4 to 3. The outstanding players were Dale Ganzevoort, Bob Miller, Dave Haadsma, Mark Lahr. This year with blue skies and balmy days again comes the familiar call of play ball. From thirty-eight hope- fuls, Coach Doc Ellingson began picking a fast and powerful baseball team, With only six Vets back this year, Coach Ellingson along with co-captains, Don Buzalski and Bob Doxey, moulded a team into good shape and team work. Having started practice in late March indoors, when the springy days of April moved in Doc and the Hawks played ball at Valley Street Field. Winning from South, Ottawa, and Christian, the team showed great promise by taking the lead in the city, but when they played Creston, last year's champs, they ended up by losing with a 6 to 5 score in a twelve-inning game. One of the ,most exciting games of the season was the one with Creston, when the Red Hawks and the Polar Bears battled for twelve innings with Creston coming out on top by a thin margin of 5 to 6 score. Reaching the end of an exciting season the Red Hawks are in fourth place in the city standings. Union has won seven games and lost five. 23 First row: Coach Ellingson, Johnson, Kupris, Coats Bu- alskli DOXPY, Ziettcr, Milla-r, Makerg second row: lielka L2jmIP9Y'S, Pick, Levanduski, Mac Lennan, He-cron Virk: SUS. Cuflny, Jams: third row: Duthit-wicz, V'i1'kgtiq Drnugvlts, Wenxenka, Proctor, Janes, Hughes, Boonstrim, Splrtlck, Sunil: fourth row: Rittenhouse, Van Gilgt' Stahhrvx vc C ' S fl B s ' . A ' 1 E T. Hmll1C'I'. UH . 0on'tra, Luclv k, fifth raw: Anderson, Vandvn HOHL Sund, Bolke. uc Teil Proctor batting a single against South, which helped Union win. B'Db KUDl'iS VUYlrliDiZ to home base to clinch Union's first victory.

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Speedy Reserves Capture Championship Crown Full of action is Emil Moerlock as he adds excitement t 0 t h e game. With only determina- tion to win, Vermaire of Christiarfs first 12 d W' t f This year Unions second team played its hardest and won its way into the city championship. Both Doc Ellingson, the first team coach, and Mr. Henry, the second-team coach, agreed that it was the best second team Union has had in years. The team won 10 city games out ot a possible 12, thus putting it in first place with total points of 436 in the 12 games. The two remaining games were lost by a one-point decision. Much of the team's success is attributed to Bill Slanger, the Reserves' champ, who tossed 133 points in the city games. At the South-Union game he made 20 of the 37 points. Three other assets to the team were Moerlock with 77 points, Tim- merman, 64g and Conklin with his many clever passes. Because ot the second team's great skill and teamwork, Doc Ellingson put Slanger, Moer- lock, Timmerman, Conklin, Van- der Laan, and Stevens in the tournament games this season. Iltglgnz nfirst Ieiealjn play their hardest. Catholic ' I U I A - Ottawa .... . . . 26 18 Christian . . . . . . 31 20 Creston . . . . . . 46 24 Central . . . . . . 26 27 South... 25 17 Catholic . . . . 559 17 Ottawa 33 17 Through hard work the second team emerged vicboriously this year with the U I I - 4 4 championship, L Chrlstlcn . , , . . , First row: Vander Laan, Timmerman, Moerlock, Conklin, second row: Boonstra Creston 'i 34 Draugalxs, Wagcnka, Coach Henry, Dutkiewicz, Stehower, missing: T. Proctor: SOUl1'1 .....,......., Stevens, J. Proctor, Smith, Chicky. irlwhis WGS the largest Score ever made by any reserve team in the city and every one on the team played. The boys behind the boys behind the team are Belke, Mead, Kuk, and Boer, loyal, hard-work- ing team managers. 22

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Watching R. Phillips jump the low hurdles are: R. Timmerman, R. Van Dam, R. Pindar, B. Smith, P. Versluis, B. Failing, B. Clinger. Max Curtice and Chuck Cicelski arf ir t' ' c 1 an icing to get themselves in condition for the half-mile in H' :in e ort to retain the city championship. Fleet Hawlcs Win Last year Union beat all schools in dual track meets to take the city championship. They also won from East Grand Rapids in a practice meet. Catholic and South meets were the most exciting because Union Won them both by only a traction ot a point. Some ot the outstanding players were Duane Obermeyer, Bernard Kish, Max Curtice, Charles Cicelski, Frank Zenk, Ioe Daniels, Chester Kozal, and Bob Nelson. Through the loss of Obermeyer they lost the Re- gional meet. Cinder raisers of this year's track tea : f' This year's cross-country team won the beautilt trophy now displayed in the show case on the fir: floor. The team consisted ot Roger Van Dam, Ph Versluis, Robert Bush, Richard Pindar, and Charle Cicelski. Only six vets are back this year: Max Curtice Charles Cicelski, Bill Clinger, Al Manning, and th two co-captains, Chester Kozal and Bob Nelson, bot unable to run this year. . ' m are lrst row: Rexford, Cicelski, Czhuai, Curtice, Van Dam Gobolew'k' C B ' ' ' ' ' ' s i, 'ross ush, Pati korf, Phillips, second row: Ford, Wilkinson, Cullin, Failing, Kragt: y Pindar, Mcbillicuddy Lozicki, Aogummy, G. Smith, B. Smithg third row: Madukas, Rickson Ilglyberg, Vander Laan, Timmerman, Nelson, Kozal, MacKellar, Ludwick, Van Dusen: fourth row ounce, ' Manne: missing: Clinger Shusta, Wiest, and Baxter. Stewiens, Pelak, VanOtten, Kosten, Versluis, Snoap, Pierson, Slanger, Nowicki, Vorelz Co-captains Bob Nelson and Chester Kozal, themselves unable to run be- cause of ill health, have drilled long and hard with an inexperienced team, endeavoring to defend their city championship.