Vashon High School - Wolverine Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Basehall Team First Row James Brown Perry Gilbert Dennis Ballard Frank Edwards Rogers Robinson Morris Washington Second Row Rvchard Sanders Joseph George William Fox Wilbert Peterson Jan s Bryant Milton Lovelace Coach C Sutton The Vashon baseball team competed with other in l955 The boys played well and finished in tourth place There were eleven competing teams in the league Vashon had one of the best hitting teams in the league six of the players had batting averages ot 300 or better We have lost seven ot our regular sons These players are James Brown Frank Edwards Joe Levx is Albert Morton Roger Robinson James Tate and Ronald Washington teams in the public school league for the first time players because of graduation, transfer, or other rea-

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Track Team Front Row Carl Reed Robert Harruson Wayne lmes Arthur Smnth Robert Hubbard Morris Stevenson Second Row Rodney Scott Davrd Adams Wnlluam Sanders Oscar Pullram Marvtn Echols Wulltam Mnnnns Thomas Holland Thnrd Row Edward Selvey Clarence Threlkeld Thomas Young Issac Johnson Otts Jackson Louus Dunlap Gnlbert Ktdd Fourth Row Coach H E Chandler Wtllte Hall Robert Jefferson Dave Grant Francus Me ks James Ingram Coach F Stark The 1955 Varsnty Track Squad enloyed one of the most successful seasons In Vashon hnstory At the out set wnthout any outstandung stars the team turned out many creditable group and lndnvldual perform ances From runner up posttuon ID l954 Vashon s than clads emerged the vnctor over 22 Ill Mo teams to capture nn l955 frrst honors ID the Fourth Annual East Saunt Louis Relays ln donng so the Wolverunes establnshed three new records Wulluam Sanders broad lumprng 22 feet SV2 Inches the shuttle hurdle team of Henley Hull Harrlson and Pulluam clupplng the tnmbers rn 54 6 seconds and the 880 varstty relay team of Pullnam Smuth Nlnnnus ard Wullnams lowernng the mark to 3 Vashon placed hugh In the Dlstrlct Meet although losing nts lunuor crown to the fast stepplng Maplewood squad Sanders contunued has mastery over all broad lumpers wuth another vuctory leap of over 22 feet The Vashon squad made a credutable showlng at the state meet at Columbia where Sanders racked up the only Vashon flrst as he lumped 22 feet 73fa unches Unranked as they entered for the flrst tnme as mem bers of the Saunt Louts Publnc League Vashon walked off wtth the champuonshtp Capt Chester Wullrams led off with a vactory un the lOO yard dash 69 3 1 1 1 1 1 - 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 - H .. . n . .. , , , , ,, , . , 1 .. . , . . I . .' . , 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , . 1

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Cheerleaders Nola Harper Dorn Cole Merdean Clark Vavuan Walker Marne Marchbanks Mildred Thompson Barbara Whlle Barbara Long Maxlne Hull lra Wells Wnlhelmnna Prunce Second Row Horrense Strong Bermce Jones Georgetta Lovelace Vuvan Hearr Third Row Loretta Colluer Theda Palmer Jesse Wooten Leafrlce Grrmm Grace Torarw Rhythm hreup First Row: Valerie Marsh, Levone Bernard, Garnetta Marlin, Phyllis Bold-en, Mae Simmons Earnesrine Baker, Jacqueline Abernathy. l l