Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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There she goes! Amid flying dust, Seeland turns and dashes for first! Cruelly grinding the ball into his hip, the pitcher peers confidently in for the sign! Now he nods . . . back go the arms, up pumps the leg! A screaming obiect whizzes . . . past the batter! Strike three! roars the ump. Wheaton Academy had lost again. Plagued with numerous errors, discouraging batting slumps, and even a broken iaw, the Warriors experienced a difficult season. While losing 'll games and winning only 3, there were still a few happy moments. Two outs! Trailing Fenton 1 to 0 in the bottom of the first, Bosgraf walked. Crouching menacingly, Thompson waited and connected for a solid triple! Fenton, later breaking the tie, won 'I6 to 'l! Three big 'lst inning runs, but even that game ended in defeat! West Chicago romped for a 12 to 3 victory. Errors! Errors! Scoring 6 unearned runs in the 2nd inning, Lake Forest enioyed Wheaton's superb fielding! Slashing a tremendous homer, Thompson, backed by the entire team, squelched University High's final bid and pocketed a victory - 6 to 5! Biting the dust against North Park, 13 to 8, the Warriors' inability to prevent their foes from further scoring, cost them another loss! like a furious tornado, 14 overpowering runs flattened Latin! Arthur pitched the entire game and won - 14 to 4! Soaring still higher, the Warriors spotted their prey and pounced! Parker, fighting feebly, was no match, as Wheaton clubbed them 'll to 1! Ripping the air with a mighty swing, Thompson connects again!

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,. .,. ,L ,A .ma R .ws H -Avadm' l ' ru K' Back row: Skonberg, Arthur, Dennis, Staiger, Seeland, Tillman, Augsburger, Bosgraf, Thompson, Sipp, Williams. Front row: Johnson, Carlson, Garrett, Norris, Dresdow. Fenton West Chicago Lake Forest Timothy Christian University High North Park Latin Parker Christian Luther North Walther Luther North Shore Luther South Glenwood BASEBALL TEAM HAS POOR SEASON Coach Pooley congratulates All4Stars Thompson, batting .366, and catcher Ron Sipp. Skonberg also receives commendable praise. 3 12 ,., 7 14 ' 6 17 6 5 8 13 14 4 flf ' ' 11 1 - f f 'Yi 3 10 7 6 7 U D , . . 4 7 if 'F 'i rw' 1 13 f ,. ..-- g - 3 8 A' l , A, I':5 iw- 2 5 fff'-L' 1. K a-. f i -, 1,4 ' -, KHQSYJ-3,f' 345. 75

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Fighting up to the last strike, Sherm even surprises the empty-handed catcher! WARRIORS LOOK TO THE FUTURE With a resounding crash, Wheaton fell! Scoring run after run, Chicago Christian took ad- vantage of the Warriors' silent bats and badly mangled them 'IO to 3! Still fighting gamely, the battle-scarred Warriors straightened painfully and collided with Luther North. Quickly the Lutherans scored 7 runs! Bucking back for 6 big counters in the 6th, Wheaton closed the yawning gap! Only a 7th inning double play handed them another defeat - 7 to 6! Frantically waving for help, the fast-sinking Wheatonites again swallowed bitter defeat! Walther Luther, coming from behind, scored 4 climaxing runs to put the game on ice - 7 to 4! Weary and discouraged, the Warriors fell heavily before powerful North Shore! Continuous pounding brought the winners 13 runs while Wheaton clutched helplessly to only l! Crack! Almost musically Wheaton's bats smacked the ball! Four lst inning walks backed by Tillman's double and Skonberg's single, scored 3 runs! But Glen Park, rallying with 4 of their own, blew out the faint flicker of hope - 8 to 4! Swirling mucky water closed over the Warriors proud heads! Playing shorthanded due to the Senior Sneak, the remaining players succumbed to Glenwood 5 to 2! A dreadful season . . . perhaps! But remember that every season can't always be successful! Still, hidden somewhere behind this year's discouraging record, there lies the seed that will soon blossom forth . . . victorious! Where's the ball comin from? ever one asks as Arthur signals the runner to slide. 9 Y