BASEBALL
From Jim Polk:
Dick Grove and I went to the Old Crosley field to try out for the Cincinnati Reds. Dick was a pretty good hitter and played first base. I was a pitcher. When we went down to Cincy, there were about 300 pitchers there to try out. I didn’t even get on the field, but Dick did. He played first base and got to bat once. There was a big guy throwing on the sidelines that the scouts were obviously very interested in and when Dick got to bat, they brought that guy in to pitch. Jim Mahoney struck Dick out on three pitches, along with about everyone else he faced. Mahoney had a great career with the Reds, including a no hitter.
1940-41 Wayne Township High School Varsity Baseball Team
Ist Row: Carl Custis, Jr., Bryce Taylor
2nd Row: Russell Lanman, Cary Hodson, Jr., Byron “Barney” Wilt, Ed Luttrell, Thomas Sharp, Jr., Vaughn Garber, Wayne Morris.
3rd Row: Herman McMillan, Bob Priest, Orlyn Wilt, Coach Bob Wearly, Ed Thornburg, Eugene “Ukie” Jones, Howard Wilt.
Not pictured: John Hamilton.
Ist Row: Carl Custis, Jr., Bryce Taylor
2nd Row: Russell Lanman, Cary Hodson, Jr., Byron “Barney” Wilt, Ed Luttrell, Thomas Sharp, Jr., Vaughn Garber, Wayne Morris.
3rd Row: Herman McMillan, Bob Priest, Orlyn Wilt, Coach Bob Wearly, Ed Thornburg, Eugene “Ukie” Jones, Howard Wilt.
Not pictured: John Hamilton.