April 16 i ies Ef re a — mn e SG oot +, several seasons, and Al Marshall, steady-going, ni ee ng holds as any of up them.” : this year, t th el Tong serve pitcher. ra att A Reserve outfield talent will con- Lomond High ¥ and Coach Jones, “we bes Stone, regular outfielder and re- ARE sist who took over allow Bailey more time for. bas- ‘ Two nes Bal- Bolstering will be Alex the hurling staff Stone, a sophomore, with assistance from Sophomores ee emen and Ken Kapin: ski, . _At first base, when the heavy- hitting Ballantyne is pitching, will be Al Reeder, a capable inisacker, Double-play Combo On second base will be Jay Nye, who finished up last season there, and the other half of the double play. combination will be Higgins. all Bell sopho- E the Scots.) 372 They lost one to South, 5-4, but then they came right back and beat the Cubs, 11-3, in a second game van. Both are converts, Ballantyne being a star first baseman and Kapp, a far-roving outfielder. Both began pitching last summer in sandlot ball, and both will play their old positions when they’re not on the hill. * Boyd In the first pre-season game, the Scots beat Davis High, 6-5. play. - fireball pitchers, Ron Black, Thomas, behind the plate and Lloyd Phipps a sophomore, will serve as utility ‘decessor, and he’s got some good men coming up from junior high and freshman Dean Brent mores and all tabbed as comers. Ken Berry, a junior will assist ketball and track, has inherited ‘a wealth of players from his pre- ‘lantyne and Gary Kapp, are in the forefront of the Scot pitching of and from Monte Bailey this year to Walt sen- In the outfield, Gary Kapp will ‘be a regular fixture when he isn’t pitching. Kapp’s potent bat would find him a place in the lineup even when he isn’t hurling. in the outer garden will be fle footed Denny Peterson and Alex Dash race is a toss up tial hard-hitting rT. ist) Jones of Ben =~" ine ; tf ae Da ‘ow enna etd seball 8 ac a ks Completing the infield on the hot corner, will be Jim Card, sophomore sports sensation. Behind the plate, the Scots will have Ronnie Bergera, an up and coming sophomore, who starred in junior high play for the past ba reapee Also against Salt Lake compe- aie. Ben Lomond trimmed the West the Panthers, 5-3, then lost to: same team, 11-3. Against Granite, the Scotties turned in a 95 victory. | Rh ole “Region One is going to produce some good baseball this season,” Coach Jones said,” and we'll be in the thick of the race. Ogden has a strong team again this year and we'll have to look out for them. But four pitching holds up and we get the breaks, we'll be in there.” © _ The 1955 league schedule is: _. April 14, Bear River at Ben ‘Lomond. ; ' April 21, Ben Lomond at South : Cache. . |” April 25, Ben Lomond at Logan. April at shortstop. ‘mond. | May | May /mond, | 28, — 5, Ben Weber at Lomond 9, Box Elder Ben Lo- at Ogden. at Ben Lo- May 12, Ben Lomond at North Cache. a