University High School - Spirit Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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University had a very fine season in track in 1955. Led by Melvin Heaton, the best all-around track athlete in the district, along with Aubrey Bradford, Billy Hinton, Jim Payne, Bobby Wickman, and the relay teams, the Troians fin- ished a very close second to Gatesville, in the district meet. The Trojans lost the Champion- ship by one fourth of a point. I -5 ' ffl , TRACK 1955 man, Jim Payne and Melvin Heaton University led all the way in the meet until the high lump, the final event. When Gatesville took the first and second places, and the best the Trojans coud do was a fourth place tie, the Hornets won the Championship. The Tro- ians entered meets at Cameron, Ft. Worth, and Killeen. At the Killeen Relays the 440 yard relay team set a new record. 77 6 X 4 1 Sxwgll. :ffm Pictured above are Coach Fowler, Bobby Wick- Z - I ' 1. I I if HIGHLIGHTS OF TRACK, 1955 Best Athlete-MELVIN HEATON Hardest Worker-BILLY HINTON Most Embarrassing Moment-Bob Segrest hitting an official at the Killeen Relays. 4' Kneeling: Billy Hinton, Bob Allen, Aubrey Bradford, Bob Segrest, Richard Luevano, Darryl Pringle, Gene Kammon. Standing: Jerry Cowan, Robert Duty, Bill Moeller, Bobby Wickman, Jim Payne, Melvin Heaton, Coy Bailey, Pat McNamara, George Boyce.

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BASEBALL OUTFIELD Donald Dees, standing. Others: Varnell Barnard, Dan Holley, George Jurecka, Lewis Propst and Bill Curry. April 'll-Trojans vs. Belton at Waco. The Trojans finished their non-district games with a 7-5 victory over the Belton Tigers. The game's feature was a triple play by the Trojans in the seventh with the bases loaded. Third baseman Eddie Petrich speared a line drive, touched third for the second out and threw to second for the third out. The Trojans scored six runs in the fourth when Jerry Brink and Wilfred Schaeper walked, Eddie Petrich singled and Charles Mackenroth was hit by a pitched ball forcing in a run. Walks to Danny Baxley and Donald Dees scored two more. Bill Curry singled home two more and Dees scored on a fly ball. April 13-Trojans vs. Temple at Temple. With the Trojans smelling victory into the last of the seventh inning the Temple Wildcats rallied in this inning to beat the Trojans at Temple, 5-4. After Temple jumped into a 2-0 lead in the third inning the Trojans came back to tie it up in the fourth inning. Charles Mackenroth singled, Danny Baxley got on with a fielders' choice, and Bill Curry singled to bring in two runs. The Trojans moved ahead, 4-2, with two runs in the fifth as Wilfred Schaeper singled, Mackenroth tripled, and Baxley doubled. Donald Dees went the distance for the Trojans striking out five. April T9-The Trojans vs. Hillsboro at Hillsboro .The Trojans ventured to Hillsboro only to suffer a 3-2 loss to the Eagles. The Eagles led 3-O with the Trojans making a great effort to get back in the game on one run in each of the two innings. The Tro- jans collected six hits with Shelnutt and Curry each getting and RBI. Mackenroth and Rentz did the pitching chores for the Trojans. April 29-Trojans vs. Cleburne at Cleburne. The Trojans won their second district victory by defeating he Cleburne Yellow Jackets T2-8, in a game at Cleburne. The game broke the Trojans seven-game losing streak. Stanley Rentz was the winning pitcher and Donald Dees hit a bases-loaded triple to pace the Trojan attack against four Cleburne pitchers. April 26-Trojans vs. Corsicana Waco. In an exciting game at Katy Park the Corsicana Tigers broke loose on tiring pitcher Stanley Rentz to hand the Trojans an 8-3 loss. Stanley Shelnutt led the Trojans with two hits. The Trojans jumped to an early 2-run lead in the second inning only to let it slip as Corsicana scored five runs in the tenth. CContinued at end of bookj

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