Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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BOYS SPORTS PAGE Captain Dick Wagner Robert Chapelle L. J. Dawson Don Helvey Robert Moore Lee Ossenheimer George Photakos Joe Tony Sledge Robert Wagner James Wolter ' BASEBALL Ypsilanti High School has always had a fine baseball team. If you look back upon the recent years you will see that the baseball record has been outstanding every year . In 1944 the team won eight games while losing only four. In 1945 they won twelve out of sixteen games, in 194 the record was eleven wins and seven defeats and the season has not been completed for l947 as yet, but the year is promised to be a good one. TENNIS Eugene Claire David McKenna Robert Helmer William Fidler Tom Garlough Harold Gable This year's team look forword to another successful year like that of last year, when they went through a successful season and came through to capture the 6-B League Championship. The Year Book went to press before the results of this activity could be given. 29

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BOYS SPORTS PAGE SCHDULE Opp. Ypsi Redford Union El 24 Wayne BM 29 Allegan 34 BO Plymouth 46 55 Belleville 32 35 Trenton 38 2M Milford Mo 28 Redford Union 24 27 l Wayne 28 33 Howell 31 26 Plymouth Ml 38 Belleville 35 34 Trenton 56 30 Milford 38 34 Lapeer 3M 31 BASKETBALL The basketball'team was led by six seniors this year. They were Captain L- J- Dawson, Dick Wagner, Bob Wagner, Bob Chapelle, Ken Fry, and Jim Wolter. Also Bill Fidler was manager. This season the team wasn't too successful, for they only captured four wins out of fifteen games. They were beaten the first night of the district tour- naments by Melvindale. Although the team took eleven defeats, they had good team work and were fighting hard all the time with baking of Coach Hutchison, a good coach. SWIMMING This year's swimming team was led by seven seniors: Captain Franklin Ossenheimer, Dick Fasing, Jim Holdridge, Bill Houck, John Power, Bill Ryan, and Dick Schafer. The season was none--too--successful for the Braves as they succeeded in capturing only four of twelve dual meets. Ypsi placed third in the State Class B Meet which was won by River Rouge. In the State Meet, Captain Ossenheimer, John Power, and the free style relay team composed of seniors Dick Fasing, Power, and Ossenheimer, won State Titles in the two-hundred yard free style relay respectively. Other Seniors who placed in the State Meet are Bill Ryan and Dick Schafer in the one-hundred yard back- stroke, Dick Fasing in the individual medley relay. 28

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BOYS SPORTS PAGE Captain Dick Peters John Powers Franklin Ossenheimer TRACK This year's squad again shows the promise of another good year like that of last year's. All but four of the lettermen are back this year and Coach Deetz again is looking forword to another great season with the same team captured the 6-B League In- door Meet Championship and are again out for another title for Ypsilanti High. GOLF The Senior members of the team are: James Holdridge, and William Houck. 50