Union Township High School - Caravan Yearbook (Howard County, IN)

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SECOND TEAM Back Row: Mr. Brown, Paul Risk, Ivan Richardson, Billy Clifton, Max Smith, Max Harrell, David Hite Front Row: john Addison, Robert Helms, Gene Murphy, Jim Hill, Max Kingery BASEBALL 1945 Back ROW: John Addison. Mr. Buroker, jim Hill, Pam Risk Front Row: John McGraw, Max Downing, Gene Murphy, Bobby Myers, Forest Foland, Bob Gross, Melvin Myers

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nuwtemfwtifiu BASEBALL Union started the season with much more promise than in previous years, With most of the players of last year back on the squad the outlook appeared brighter. A County League was organized in which each tea.m was to play four other schools. This made an entirely different picture than in the past when the east end schools always played each other two games each. Forest Foland and Bobby Myers at the battery for Union. Gross at first base, M. Myers at second, Murphy at short and Dovsming at third. In the field, Addison in left field James Bess in Center and john McGraw in right. Theron Brown, Paul Risk and James Hill were the utility men. - james Bess was found to be ineligible and all games played by him were forfeited. This caused Union to again be in the position of not winning a ball game for the season. It is hoped that the boys on next years team will play summer ball and be ready for the fall confer ence play. Surnmary A Uni on A Opponent 8 Rus siaville 4 5 Ervin 8 0 Clay 2 2 Greentown 3 10 New London 1 7 Howard 2 ' Batting Average AB Runs SO Ave. M. Myers 19 5 2 Hits .555 B. Myers 17 5 0 10 .353 Addison 15 5 4- 6 .333 Gross 15 Z 5 5 .266 Downing 12 2 6 4- .250 Murphy 15 3 Z 3 .200 Foland 16 1 5 3 .187 Bes s 17 4- 5 3 .13 3 McGraw 12 l 3 2 .000 Risk Z 1 0 0 .000 Hill Z 0 2 0 .000 Br own l 0 0 0 1.000 akakaoffooewraeruerae: 1 TRACK AND FIELD For the first time in several years Union took part in Track and Field events. The County High Schools organized a County Track and Field Meet that took place near the close of school. Our tearn consisted of Seniors Don Spencer, junior Harrell, Howard Lord, Chris Larnbg Sophomores, Max Downing, Forest Folandg Freshmen, Virgil Kepner, Melvin Myers Gene Murphy, Robert Helms. Since this was the first track meet for these boys, they did very well. Don Spencer made second place in the Shot Put. Others in their events were in fourth place, just out- side of winning points. The mile Relay team, Downing, Murphy, Kepner, and Helms won second place with Greentown, in first place and Ervin in third place. junior Harrell wa-s i.n the finals of the 120 yard High Hurdle but did not place in the first three places for points. Spencer was in the 100 yard Finals but did not place in the fir st three. Downing and Kepner ran the low hurdles but did not place in the final running. Lord and Spencer failed to place in the trials but did not get into the finals.