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'

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Left to right: Bottom Row-Roger Eckstcin, Kenneth Townsend, Bob Prhoudes, Mxchxel Nlutmlh Itrrs McAnarney, Robert VVilliauns, and Charles Norder. Top Row-Couch George Sprau, Dale Fluch, Robert Seggebruch, Sum Doolex 11 1 Iluh r Frank Schaumburg, Cordon Rhoudes, Terry Christy, and VVnyne Roberts A NVatseka H Watseka H NVatseku H Watseka A WVatseka A WVatseka A Watseka A Watseka Baseball 0 10 8 9 0 0 3 1 0 at Hoopeston T611 Rensselaer Rantoul Hoopeston Paxton Kankakee' Rantoul Hoopeston Paxton

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A-A 969 Left to nght Bottom Row Pete Ferrero Robert Scharlich john Paro Dale Decker Dick Pige Gm Rosenberger Roger Eckstem Bob Rhoades DlVld Cmady and Larry Harmon Second Row Tom Oberloh Lloyd Easthurn jim Flesher john Ash Gerald Gregory Marion Ralph Darrell Decker Tom Gonzales Douglas Canady Karl Oelke md Piul McAnarney Top Row Coach Gordon Mclxcnne Dennis Fox kenneth Townsend john VVood Robert Seggebruch Frank Sch'nnnbnrg Varis Purkihtis Lowell Schmidt Wayne Roberts Richlrd McGill Jim Reina le and William Cflfliltli Trac NVatseka opened its track season on April 6, by downing Central in a dual meet. The final score was: Watseka-56 2X3 and Central-56 1y'3. The VVarriors captured live first places and Central took eight. The difference in points came in Watseka getting seventeen second and third places against only eight for Central. On April 13, St. Anne and Cissna Park came to the Warriors, cinder paths. VVatseka-874 St. Anne-464 Cissna Park-8. Need more be said? The Warriors journeyed to Sheldon on April 22. Kentland, Indiana, was the third team in the meet. After the dust had cleared, NVatseka had racked up enough points to come in second. The point totals: Sheldon-525 VVatseka-48g Kentland-25. Sheldon garnered eight firsts, WVatseka took four, and Kentland had to settle for two. I631 1