Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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Baseball The Watseka Warrior baseball team, coached by Mr. George Sprau, opened its 1954 schedule by driving to Rensselaer, Indiana, june 10. It proved to be a very unhappy afternoon, as Rensselaer won 5 to O. Liback, the opposing pitcher, hurled a no hit, no run game against the VVarriors. Watseka was host to Bantoul on june 15. They played the role of poor hosts, however, as they whipped Rantoulis nine, 10 to 1. This win somewhat avenffed Watseka, after a long string of football, basketball, and track defeats at the hahds of the Eagles from Rantoul. On june 22, the VVarriors turned in another win, this time at the expense of the Hoopeston Cornjerkers. The Iinal score was 8 to 3. The Warriors garnered only 5 hits but made the most of them to turn in the victory. The Mustangs from Paxton journeyed to VVatseka,s diamond on june 25. They were the victims of the Warriors' third straight win. Frank Schaumburg collected four hits for the winners. On july 6, the Warriors traveled to Hoopeston. They thought they were there to play Hoopestoifs nine. Due to a mixed up schedule, however, they played the Kankakee Kays. This was the same aggregation that had won the junior Legion district play-off a week before. The Warriors put a fine showing but they were defeated 4 to 0. Watseka drove to Hantoul on July 12. Sam Dooley pitched a fine game for the Warriors as did Mawry for the Eagles. The Eagles scored 3 runs on Hve hits. The Warriors also got five hits but they couldnit score. The Warriors motored again to Hoopeston on july 22. The schedule was correct this time and they played the Cornjerkers. The VVarriors had occasion to disagree with the umpires, but it did them no good, and they lost 6 to 3. The Warriors wound up their baseball season by touring to Paxton, on july 25. The contest was staged under the lights. Since the Warriors weren't accus- tomed to playing night baseball, it apparently hurt their batting eye. They scored only 1 run on a collection of four hits. Although Sam Dooley struck out ten batters and allowed only two hits, the Mustangs scored 3 runs. T621 QQ'