Cheney Studs - Tacoma ~ Pierce County

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Cheney Studs
1954-1984
30 Years of Excellence
May 19, 2013
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Father Bill Bichsel—Invocation
Father Bill Bichsel was born on May 26, 1928, in Tacoma, Wash. He graduated from Bellarmine Prep in 1946,
and attended Gonzaga University until 1952.
Father “Bix” was a four-sport athlete in his three years
at Bellarmine, participating in football, basketball, baseball
and boxing. He was a center on the gridiron and a pitcher
on the baseball diamond. In 1944, he was a Golden Gloves
boxing participant. After graduating from Gonzaga, Father
Bichsel coached frosh football, basketball and baseball
from 1953-56 in local recreational programs.
More recently, Father Bichsel has gained notoriety for his work providing shelter and food to the homeless and particularly for his protests against violence. He
considers his protests to be civil resistance rather than civil disobedience, believing that he is not actually breaking any law. Instead, he says that he is upholding
international laws against war crimes. He has been arrested more than 40 times.
Bichsel entered a Jesuit novitiate in 1946, and traveled to Germany to study
theology from 1956-59. He was ordained in Berlin in 1959. He has served as assistant
pastor at various churches, and in 1969 he helped start the Martin Luther King Center
in Tacoma to help shelter homeless people. In 2006, the University of Puget Sound
conferred on Father Bichsel an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanitarian Service.
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TPC Baseball Old timers
Committee
Ken Laase
Chairman
Marc Blau
Master of Ceremonies
Marc Blau & Gary Brooks
Publicity
Marc Blau &
Doug McArthur
Souvenir Program
Bob Young
Advertising
Shannon Heinrick &
Mollie Robertson
Decorations
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Ken DeForrest
Don Gustafson
Gayle Hazen
Shannon Heinrick
George Karpach
Pat Kelly
Oscar Larsen
Trena Page
Aaron Pointer
Dave Wilsie
Shanaman Sports Museum
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Linda Shelton, LaNae Kelly,
Ardi Schrag, Cheryl Blau,
CJ Blau, Chad Blau
Kellie Ham Type & Graphics
Program Layout & Design
On the Cover
Earl Hyder, a 13-year veteran of the Cheney Studs,
takes a high hard one but in 1960 he wasted no
time in the championship game, smashing a tworun homer in the ninth inning as the Cheney Studs
won the 1960 national crown.
The TAC supports sports and the
youth of Pierce County,
And the TAC Needs You
If supporting youth and sports  in Tacoma-Pierce County is appealing to you,
joining the Tacoma Athletic  Commission should be a “priority”. No other
sports-oriented organization in Pierce County ever has done more for our
kids and their sports, and 2013 is the TAC’s 71st year of doing just that.
Over $5 million has been donated to schools, recreation departments, boys
and girls clubs, deserving teams and individual athletes during that time
thanks to TAC dues and special events staged by Commission members.
Among the fund-raisers which the TAC supports or sponsors are the Banquet of
Champions, the Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma-Pierce County, the annual
Golden Gloves amateur boxing show, and a TAC Golf Tournament.
In terms of honors and awards, the TAC conducts the High School Athlete of the
Month Award ceremonies  three times a year, selects both a male and female
Athlete of the Year  from those ranks (each receive TAC college scholarships)
and awards the  Clay Huntington Sports Communication Scholarship. The Dick
Hannula Award is another TAC honor, given to the Amateur Athlete of the Year
in Pierce County.
If the TAC is destined to continue its efforts of  support, it needs the help of
civic-minded, sports-minded citizens  like you. A TAC individual membership or
a TAC Corporate/Business Membership is the ideal way to assist this worthwhile
cause. An application below will enable you to join now.  Or you may locate an
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dougmc@nventure.com.
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Our thanks to the following individuals and organizations
for allowing us to use their photos:
Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Richards Collection, Northwest Room-Tacoma Public Library
Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma-Pierce County • Barry Aden
Marc Blau • George Brown
Andy Erickson • Barbara Garnes
George Grant • Jim Harney
Earl Hyder • Tom Kallas
Skip Gillis • Ken Jacobson
Tom Johnson • George Kritsonis
Steve Marinkovich • Estate of Bob Maguinez
Pat Maguinez • Doug McArthur
Greg McCollum • Ken Schulz
Fred Shull • Jim Talley • Jim Yurina
Apologies to any one who may have inadvertently been omitted.
Baseball’s Best Friend, Ever! —
Ben Cheney
By Doug McArthur
As a youngster growing up near Willapa Bay, Ben
Cheney dreamed about being a professional baseball
player, but he described
himself as a “good field no
hit” shortstop. As it turned out, before the 9th inning of
his life, he had become the greatest friend of baseball
Tacoma ever had.
Baseball was ever-present in his life. His “Cheney
Studs” may have been better known for their various
baseball teams than for the 8-foot long 2 by 4s he
produced which standardized the size of wall studs
in the lumber industry.
He started to become a wealthy man at age 31,
saving enough of his salary for 12 years to form the
Cheney Lumber Company. Before long there were
“Stud” mills in National (Eatonville), Tacoma, Willapa
Harbor, Vancouver and Chehalis. Then he expanded
south to develop mills in Myrtle Point and Central Point,
Oregon, and to three locations in California.
Wherever there was a Cheney Lumber Mill,
Cheney Studs sports teams were right behind. It has
been estimated that more than 5,000 youngsters have
experienced playing their favorite sport thanks to the
sponsorship of Ben Cheney. The majority enjoyed
hits, runs and errors but Studs teams also competed
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in football, basketball and soccer.
Several years ago, on a visit down the Washington Coast, this author had occasion to stop at a tiny
Museum along the main “drag” in South Bend. An
elderly volunteer woman overheard a conversation
which took place near a display featuring native son
Ben Cheney, and she asked if I knew Ben personally? “I
played and coached on some of his baseball teams,”
was the reply, “do you remember him?”
Her face lit up as she answered, suddenly looking
decades younger, “I’ve known him since the first-grade.
He was my boyfriend. Walked home with me from
school every day. He was my hero!”
He became baseball’s hero in Tacoma as well.
The “no hit” shortstop not only provided thousands of
our youth opportunity to enjoy the game he loved, but
he brought professional baseball back to Tacoma in
1960, personally contributing $100,000 to help construct
Cheney Stadium.
You can find Ben’s likeness, a grinning life-size
bronze statue of him in the front row of the grandstand
at Cheney, complete with peanuts and a scorecard.
Indeed it is a fitting tribute to Ben and his many contributions to his community.
A few years earlier he had kept Tacoma’s City
League baseball alive by purchasing Tiger Park at 38th
and Lawrence, the old home of the disbanded Tacoma
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Baseball’s Best Friend, Ever! continued
Western International League professional team. It became the only
lighted baseball field in the city at that
time, and amateur baseball reached
its all-time “high” in popularity, thanks
to it becoming Cheney Field.
It was during that era, from
1954 through the early 60s, that
baseball fans in Tacoma enjoyed
the highest level of amateur competition in the nation. The Cheney
Studs, the Stanley’s Shoemen and
the Woodworth Contractors were,
without question, among the best of
the best. The Studs were runner-up
at the AABC World Series in Battle
Creek, Michigan in 1955. The Shoemen, with three replacement players
from the Studs, became the first West Ben Cheney
Coast team ever to win that national
title in 1956. The Contractors were runners-up in 1958
and the Studs took top honors in 1960. There was no
question in the minds of the players on the Studs, Shoemen and Contractor teams: “the toughest competition
in the country was right here at home, at Cheney Field
in Tacoma.”
Competition was keen in Tacoma’s youth leagues
at that time as well. Cheney Studs teams were promi-
nent in Connie Mack, American Legion
and Babe Ruth leagues (all national
programs for youngsters 13-18 years
of age), and the various recreation
leagues of Rookie, Pee Wee, Midget
and Junior (10-15 years of age).
Ben Cheney‘s Studs were pivotal
in the growth of youth baseball in
Pierce County. Their “Yankee” pinstripes were a source of envy on
diamonds all over Puget Sound and
the “class” of the organization was
obvious to all. The teams who played
the Studs went “all out” to beat them,
but deep down they did their level
best to be like them.
Nobody in the sports history of
Tacoma-Pierce County had a greater
influence on the game of baseball,
the sport he loved, than the “good
glove no hit shortstop” from South Bend. When it came
time to stand tall on behalf of the game, he made no
errors whatsoever. Everything he did was a hit.
If he had decided to be a pitcher, there is no
question in the minds of those 5,000 of us who were
part of his Cheney Studs family…he’d have been the
author of a perfect game!
Tom Cross (L.) and Clay Huntington (R.) look over as Ben Cheney (sitting R.) completes the purchase of Cheney Field (formerly Tiger Park) with Omar Bratrud of the Metropolitan
Park District.
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Founder
2207 N Pearl St - Tacoma, WA 98406 • (253) 761-5555 • www.joeseppis.com
Congratulations to the
1977 Wilson High School
State Championship Baseball Team
Back row, l to r, Mike Maxwell, Mike Cheesman, Alan Stoops, Don Pratt,
Dennis Randall, Rich Rhodes, Henry Bender, Coach Bob Lightfoot. Front
row, l to r, Mike Wiese, Brian Sonneman, Jim Koenig, Fred Minniti, Ken
Lamb, Greg Wooldridge. Missing: Tab Lively, Howie Kimura.
Bob Lightfoot, Head Coach
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A Tribute to Gene Anderson
By Jim Talley
Ben Cheney was very generous in contributing to the Tacoma/Seattle youth
and adult sport programs. His sponsorship of the Cheney Stud organization enabled
many youth and adults a chance to participate in an exceptional program. As we
all know, it takes time, talent, and hard work to run a successful organization, and
Gene Anderson was the perfect man for the job.
Beginning with his employment at Cheney Lumber Company in the late 1950’s,
Gene dedicated both his time and money to make these programs work. For over 25
years, Gene was the guy behind the scenes, making sure everything ran smoothly. The coaches,
teams, uniforms,
equipment, and
travel schedules
— Gene always
had it covered. His
unselfish devotion
to the Cheney Stud
organization provided opportunities many participants would not have otherwise had.
I wish that Gene could have been here
today. This reunion is truly a testament to a man
whose dedication and efforts were instrumental in creating a first-class sports organization
whose programs touched so many lives.
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Once A Stud, Always A Stud!
By Steve Rudman
With so many calendar pages having turned since
The collective memory of a few hundred of those
Benjamin Bradbury Cheney’s formative years (1911-20) many thousands can be condensed into a single
in the tiny mill town of South Bend, WA., it’s difficult to phrase that even today bonds all who shared the
know now exactly who nurtured his philanthropic in- experience:
stincts. It might have been his paternal grandparents,
“ONCE A STUD, ALWAYS A STUD!”
B.F. and Rebecca Cheney, who reared young Ben and
Taking a cue from Father Couverette, Cheney
his sister Lulu after the death of their mother and sud- began sponsoring athletic teams for youth, primarden abandonment by their father.
ily in his adopted Tacoma, in the late 1940s. Cheney
Or, it might have been South Bend’s only Catholic ultimately backed baseball teams in Rookie, Pee Wee,
priest, Father Victor Couvorette, who set a positive, Midget, Bantam, Colt, Babe Ruth, Junior, Connie Mack
practical example for the young Cheney that Cheney and American League divisions so there was always
clearly took to heart in his adult life.
a chance for a youngster to move up to the next level.
Newspapers
But Cheney did considerably more. He understories published wrote sports leagues and teams in virtually all of the
a f t e r C h e n e y towns in which the Cheney Lumber Company conachieved fame ducted business.
and fortune in the
One year, 1959, Cheney supported five juvenile
timber industry baseball teams in Tacoma, an adult baseball team in
agree that Father Seattle, Pee Wee teams in Greenville and Arcata, CA.,
Couverette not four Tacoma youth football leagues in four weight
only played a key classificationsçRookie, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget
role in encourag- — plus basketball, soccer, hockey and bowling teams
ing Ben’s love of for nine-year-olds to adults.
Cheney Studs played in Medford, OR in 1955
baseball, but al“Ben was the greatest friend of youth that Tacoma
ways made cer- ever had,” Doug McArthur, a Tacoma parks and rectain Ben had the reation official who also managed the 1956 American
means and opportunity to play.
Amateur Baseball Congress champion Stanley’s ShoeToo poor to afford his own baseball gear (he didn’t men, told The News Tribune.
even have the money for
Cheney even sponstreetcar tokens), Cheney
sored the Cheney Stud
received what he needed
Courteers, a basketball
from Father Couverette,
troupe which, for a numwho also sponsored South
ber of years, entertained
Bend’s entire teenage
crowds at high school
team, buying uniforms
and college basketball
and equipment for the
games with Harlem Globoys and even making
betrotters-style half-time
sure they had the necesshows. The Courteers,
sary fare to get them to
whose members ranged
games in nearby Rayin age from 12 to 15, once
mond.
performed at a Seattle
But more important
SuperSonics game.
than how Cheney’s phiFollowing World War
lanthropy developed is
II, amateur baseball prosimply that it did, and The Cheney Studs Courteers entertained basketball fans at college and NBA games grams flourished in Sethat it manifested itself in up and down the west coast from 1961-1967.
attle, Tacoma and Everett
so many generous ways,
on an elite amateur level
including one that provided thousands of Puget Sound (notch below semipro), and by the early 1950s sevyoungsters (and adults) of both sexes the opportunity eral leagues, comprised of five to eight teams each,
to develop their athletic skills.
played 50-to-70 game schedules every summer. The
By the time of Cheney’s death in 1971, the News best included the City, Puget Sound, King County and
Tribune of Tacoma conservatively estimated that more Northwest Valley leagues in King and Snohomish counthan 5,000 individuals of all ages had participated ties and the City and Valley leagues in Pierce County.
in baseball and in a variety of other sports leagues
For five years, the Seattle Rainiers of the Pasponsored by the Cheney Lumber Company, founded cific Coast League sponsored an entry in Seattle’s City
by Cheney in 1936.
Once A Stud, Always A Stud! continued
League called the “Rainier Hi-Stars.” Players ranged league graduates as they progressed through the
in age from 16 to 22 and were recruited largely from professional ranks.
Northwest colleges – Washington, Washington State,
The Studs enjoyed an incredible early burst of
Seattle U., Western Washington, Pacific Lutheran — success immediately after Cheney began his sponsorand high schools from around the state. Most of the ship. They qualified for the American Amateur Baseball
young athletes dreamed of one day playing profes- Congress (AABC) national tournament in 1954, finished
sionally, and many did so after developing their skills second in 1955 and 1959 and won it 1960.
in these amateur leagues.
As a endorsement of the strong quality of amaFollowing the 1953 season, when the Rainier teur play in western Washington, the Studs’ major
Hi-Stars won 49 of 61 games and captured the “City competition for national honors came from their own
Amateur Championship,” the Rainiers, citing budget neighborhood as Stanley’s Shoemen of Tacoma won
restraints, withdrew their sponsorship, leaving the the AABC tournament in 1956 and Woodworth ContracHi-Stars without equipment and travel funds for the tors, also of Tacoma, took second in 1957.
1954 season.
During those years, the Studs dominated the
The Hi-Stars nearly disbanded. But on April 3, Seattle’s City League, which included the Sullivan Florist
just weeks before the start of the 14-game regular All-Stars, Ballard Boosters, Serve-U Market, East Side
season, they found a benefactor in Ben Cheney, who Athletic Club and a penitentiary team from McNeil
was persuaded to pick up the team’s sponsorship by Island.
Joe Budnick, a curmudgeonly character who had made
The Puget Sound League featured five teams
a career out of mentoring youth in a variety of sports. representing Paine Field, Sand Point Naval Air StaCheney made three changes to the team.
tion, the Monroe Reformatory, Savoys and Associated
He announced that Budnick, once a three-sport Grocery. The Northwest Valley League included Nick’s
star at O’Dea High School who had briefly played Indians, Enumclaw, Kirkland Athletics, Pier 91, Black
football at the University of Washington and basket- Diamond, Snohomish, South Seattle and Des Moines,
ball at Seattle University, would serve
and the King County League ofas manager. Second, the former
fered Edmonds, Everett, Hoover
Rainier Hi-Stars would join Seattle’s
Larks, North End Athletic Club, Boys
City League for the 1954 season.
Clubs, Snoqualmie Valley and Lake
Finally, Cheney said the Hi-Stars
City Lions.
would change their name to “Cheney
After playing a 14-game
Studs” to reflect the Cheney Lumber
league schedule and up to 50 addiCompany’s core business, the mass
tional non-league exhibition games,
production of Cheney’s innovative,
many against state and local coleight-foot building studs that he had
leges such as the UW Jayvees, the
introduced in 1945 and which had
top amateur clubs advanced to the
become the industry standard in Luther Carr
City Amateur Championships with
American home construction.
the four top in that competition
Due to their high amateur status at a time qualifying for the State Amateur Championship, a
when Major League
five-day affair held in Kirkland
Baseball did not exist on
in 1954.
the West Coast, the
Outfielder Luther Carr, a
Studs — as well as a
four-sport star at Lincoln High
number of regional comof Tacoma and later to find
petitors — soon became
fame as a breakaway runfamiliar on the sports
ner, receiver and kick returner
pages of newspapers
under John Cherberg, Darrell
from the Canadian borRoyal and Jim Owens at the
der to California.
University of Washington,
The Seattle Times
became the Most Valuable
frequently printed the
Player at state by hitting a
“Amateur Baseball
solo home run, a double and
Standings” on the front
three singles in five trips in a
page of its sports sec9-4 title-game victory over the
tion and published
host Kirkland Athletics.
lengthy stories on what
That victory sent the
it deemed the marquee 1956 Stanley Shoemen
Studs to the Western Regional
games. The Times, and Back row, l to r, Gordy Grubert, Ron Storaasli, Ray Spalding, Bob Maguinez, Jack in Watertown, SD., where
other regional news- Johnson, Mike Dillon. Middle row, l to r, Dick Montgomery, Manly Mitchell, Max Bremerton’s Monte Geiger,
Braman, Earl Hyder, George Grant, Pat Dillon, Jim Gallwas. Front row, l to r, host
papers, also tracked batboy, Tom Montgomery, Dale Bloom, Monte Geiger, Dick Schlosstein, Jim a University of Washington
the area’s top amateur- Harney. In front - Coach Doug McArthur, Sponsor Stan Naccarato.
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pitcher, took MVP honors with two wins in five games. career, largely with
By winning the tournament with a 5-2 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals,
Sumner, IA., the Studs qualified for nationals, a huge played for the Studs’
breakthrough for a Northwest-based team.
Connie Mack team
At nationals, the Studs lost twice, to in 1962. Quarterback
Battle Creek, MI., in the opening round, Marc Wilson (Brigham
and to Mechanics Uniform Supply of Young University, OakHouston in the loser’s bracket, result- land Raiders) played
ing in elimination. But the Studs had two (1974-75) seasons George Kritsonis received MVP Award of the
NW Regional tournament in Watertown, SD
established a blueprint for a 10-year run as a teenager before from Torchy Torrance.
of success that, in retrospect, was inevi- becoming a full-time
table given the
football player.
quality of playEddie O’Brien, who
ers who wore
starred in basketball at Seattle
their uniform.
University and had a five-year
In addimajor league run with the
Rick Austin (L.) and Ron Cey (R.)
tion to attractPittsburgh Pirates, managed
ing numerous
the Studs for five seasons
players who developed into
(1961-66). Bob MacDonald
successful minor leaguers, the
(1967-68) and Ken Knutsen
Studs had several future major
(1966 Connie Mack), both of
leaguers pass through their
whom who would become
ranks. Ron Cey, who spent 17
head baseball coaches at
years with the Dodgers and Steve Whitaker played three seasons with the Cheney Studs, 1959-1961, UW, played in the Studs’ orCubs and made six National and was a member of the national championship club of 1960.
ganization in the 1960s, and
League All-Star teams, played
with the Studs in 1966 and
1967 before signing as a professional with Class A Tri- Northwest golf legend Fred
City of the Northwest League in 1968. A year later, he Couples, whose brother
made his major league debut.
Tom toiled as
Fellow Tacoman Steve
a Stud, served
Whitaker first played in the
as a batboy in
Studs organization in 1959
1969.
with their American Legion
San Franjunior team. A year later, he
cisco Giants’
played for the AABC national
pitcher and
champion Studs, also spent
two-time Cy
1961 with the club, and then
Young award
turned pro in 1962. Four years Gene Leek, Norm Shill and George Kritsonis w i n n e r T i m
of minor league seasoning (with guitar) in 1957.
Lincecum also
later, Whitaker made the mawore a Studs
jors and spent five years with uniform, spending the sumthe Yankees, Pilots and Giants. mer of 2004 with the club. Eddie and Bucky O’Brien
The Studs’ baseball He won two games in the
alumni list also includes, National Baseball Congress World Series that year.
among other
While several “name” players used the Studs
notables, Rick
as a steppingstone to pro careers, many more had
Austin, Willie
substantial tenures with the team. For them, this year’s
Bloomquist,
60th anniversary of the Studs is a celebration of special
Craig Caskey,
significance, representing as it does their last associaGeorge Grant,
tions with organized team sports and something they
Dave Heaverdid entirely for fun (Studs players received no pay). And
Rick Austin
lo, Gene Leek,
anniversaries are almost always about fond memories,
Lenn Sakata,
friendships and shared joy and pain.
Joe Staton, and
George Kritsonis, who pitched for the club from
Mike White, son of Seattle Rainiers great
1954-61, five of their major glory years, had a little bit
Jo Jo White, all of whom played profesof both as a Stud.
sionally, a few of them in the majors.
“I don’t remember a lot of the good things I did,
Former UW wide receiver Dave
but I seem to remember all the bad things,” said KritsoWilliams, who had an eight-year NFL Craig Caskey
collectively went to
nis, who grew up in Issaquah,
war together.”
went to high school there, and
One of Snyhad never traveled anywhere
der’s Studs teamuntil he played for the Studs.
mates on the 1960
He recalls that in 1955,
title team, Phil
as the Studs were en route to
Swimley, went on Ben helps Luther Carr get ready to feast as Ozzie
a second-place finish at the
to coach baseball Wiliams and Joe Budnick look on. Photo courtesy
AABC nationals, he won the
for 36 years at UC- Richards Studio, Northwest Room.
Most Valuable Player award
Davis, winning 902
at the Western Regional,
games (seventh-best in NCAA history). Another, Norm
which guaranteed the Studs
Pfeiffer, became a renowned architect.
a trip to the national tourna“And then there was Joe Budnick, who was really
ment, by starring in the title
a good coach. But he was a gruff old guy,” said Snyder.
game in Watertown, SD.
“He was really hard nosed. A lot of guys had trouble
“I won the game (as a George Kritsonis
playing for him.”
pitcher) and hit a home run,
Jim Harney, who played for the Studs from 1954and it was probably the only
home run I ever hit,” said Kritsonis. “After I got the MVP 58, wasn’t one of them, but vividly recalls an incident in
trophy, I was handed a microphone so I could say which Budnick tried to instill in Harney the importance
of keeping his head in
something, and I got
the game.
a (static electric) big
“I was playing
shock. I was shocked
shortstop and made
to win the MVP and
a misplay and Joe
then I got shocked for
came out on the field
real.”
and was yelling at
As Kritsonis said,
me,” Harney said.
from a personal point
“Then I made another
of view, he recalls
misplay on a ball and
more bad than good.
Joe came out to short“One time I stole
stop, grabbed me by
second base and
the ear, and pulled
slid past it. The guy
me all the way back
tagged me out and
then the guy hitting Seafair Queen Mary Jo Erickson greets the team at the Union Station in Seattle when they returned to the dugout.”
Harney first ennext got a single,” from winning the national title in 1960 in Battle Creek, MI.
countered Budnick
Kritsonis. “But for me,
what I remember most was the fun we had when we as a 12-year-old when Budnick hired him, along with
traveled. We got to go to the regionals and nationals several other youngsters, to shag balls at White Cenand to California and Canada. I was just a little country ter – “Whoever got the ball
boy and I had never been anywhere. So that was quite got a quarter from Joe,”
Harney said – and met
an experience for me.”
Gary Snyder graduat- him again when Harney
ed from Queen Anne High attended Seattle Prep. That
and found his life’s work in led to Harney joining the
coaching (Shorecrest and Rainier Hi-Stars, forerunner
Shorewood) and serving, for of the Studs.
“I never had a prob16 years, as athletic director
at Mercer Island High. As a lem with Joe, maybe beyoung man, he played a lot cause I was young, but he
of amateur baseball – Hall of was tough,” said Harney,
Famer Ron Santo was a B & B who also played basketHardwood teammate – and ball at Seattle U. with Elgin George Grant
had a three-year run with the Baylor. “He ran guys off. I
Jim Harney
Studs, including the national don’t know how many he
ran off, but he expected you to be tough. I think he
championship year of 1960.
“What I remember most are the people I played scared a lot of people. I got to know him and he liked
with,” Snyder said. “We were real tight, especially the me but, boy, could I tell you stories. One thing was that
year we won the championship. You gotta have heart we had a lot of good guys on the team because Joe
and we had a lot of heart rooting for each other. I still wouldn’t put up with any turkeys.”
have a real fondness for each of my teammates. We
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“He smoked cigars, was a little overweight and he invited Grant, Kritsonis, Geiger and Harney to join the
was very aggressive,” Luther Carr said of Budnick. “He Shoemen.
got right up in your chops whenever you made a mis“Joe Budnick told us that if we went with them
take. But he was a good man and he knew baseball.” we’d never play for the Studs again,” said Grant. “KritAn outfielder, Carr excelled in four sports. A sonis believed that, so he didn’t go.”
Lincoln High of Tacoma junior when he first suited up
Grant, Geiger and Harney all went and helped the
for the Studs, Carr was also an All-State football and Shoemen capture a national title, and Budnick never
basketball player and an absurdly gifted track ath- carried out his threat.
lete, even though he only participated in it as a “lark.”
Ultimately, 230 teams under a variety of names,
Some lark: The first time Carr
including Cheney Studs, Seattempted the long jump, he
attle Studs and Seattle Cheney
set a state record of 23 feet,
Studs, and ranging from Pee
7 inches that stood for years.
Wee to elite amateur, perWhile Carr spent just
formed under Ben Cheney’s
two years with the Studs
banner (the philanthropist
(1954-55) before joining the
also backed the Cheney Studs
University of Washington footelite amateur basketball
ball program, George Grant,
team). Collectively, the won
an All-Stater in baseball and
42 league titles, nine state
basketball Tacoma’s Stadium
and regional championships,
High, played his first year with
one national AABC and four
the Studs in 1955.
CSABA crowns.
Then, after becoming
“I haven’t seen some of
a three-year letterman in
players I played with in more
basketball and baseball at
than 50 years,” said Snyder,
Washington, Grant spent C. O. Brown, President of the American Amateur Baseball Congress, speaking for dozens of expresents the Photo 1960 national championship trophy to sponsor Ben
three years (1960-62) in the Cheney and coach Joe Budnick.
Studs.
Pittsburgh Pirates organizaSnyder and many others
tion and re-joined the Studs
who are proud to boast, “Once
in 1966. He played and coached through 1972 and A Stud, Always A Stud!” will renew friendships May 19
retains fond memories of Ben Cheney.
when the Studs celebrate their 60th anniversary. If the
“Ben was a super guy,” said Grant. “He was the reunion is typical, the size of fish landed will have grown
best sponsor around by far and it was not hard to get in direct proportion to the number of elapsed years.
ballplayers to play for him. He provided everything for Most of the former Studs will recall far higher batting
us and we didn’t have to put anything in.”
averages, considerably lower ERAs and many more
In 1955, when the Studs reached the national wins than actually occurred.
tournament in Battle Creek, MI., for the second conIt’s a good bet Ben Cheney’s name will also come
secutive year, Cheney flew to the tournament, where up once or twice in the day’s reminiscences. Joe Budhe became enamored of the large trophies that would nick’s, too.
be awarded to the winner and runner-up.
“Ben was very interested in these trophies,” said (Steve Rudman is co-founder of http://sportspressnw.
Grant. “So Joe (Budnick) called us into a meeting. Ben com/ and co-authors the weekly “The Wayback Mahad told him that if we took first or second that he chine” at http://sportspressnw.com/author/daveeskewould fly us home. We’d taken the train to Battle Creek. nazi with David Eskenazi.)
We finished second and got to fly home, and it was
really a nice treat. I don’t know what that cost Cheney,
but he had to make the flight arrangements in a hurry.”
When the Studs won their only AABC championship in 1960, Grant was wending his way through
the Pirates’ organization. However, four years earlier,
Photos, gloves, programs, uniforms, caps, bats, balls, schedules, tickets,
in 1956, while still technically a Stud, he was part of
contracts, and any other memorabilia relating to Western International League,
the national AABC title won by Stanley’s Shoemen, a
Pacific Coast League, and Tacoma-area semi-pro teams.
club sponsored by Tacoma shoe store owner and city
Also interested in other Tacoma-Pierce County area artifacts for other sports such as
booster Stan Naccarato.
basketball, football, hockey, tennis etc. Items will be considered for display purposes
After Stanley’s Shoemen defeated the Studs in
in the Shanaman Sports Museum of Tacoma-Pierce County.
the regionals, denying them a trip to Battle Creek for
the national tournament, they needed extra players to
CONTACT: Marc Blau at
accompany them east due to the fact some Shoemen,
(253) 848-1360 (home) • (253) 677-2872 (cell)
with job and family responsibilities, couldn’t make
blaumarc@qwest.net
the trip. The Shoemen, managed by Doug McArthur,
BASEBALL MEMORABILIA WANTED!
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From the Coaching Box
By Barry Aden
The Studs baseball
teams of 1954-1984 set
the standard for how the
semi-pro and collegiate
league summer teams
are measured today.
The 2013 season,
however, represents the
60th consecutive year of
semi-pro baseball in the
Pacific Northwest that a team is playing under the banner of the Studs. And while the name before the Studs
has changed over the years, the sponsors have changed
and the home field has changed, the Studs name and
its importance to baseball in the area has not.
From a batboy in 1971, a player starting in 1980,
and a manager for 16 seasons, I’ve been fortunate
to have witnessed the Studs history and I am excited
about 2013 as we will be re-introducing the traditional
pinstripes that represented the class and quality of the
original semi-pro Cheney Studs back in 1954.
Although the Cheney name hasn‘t always been
at the forefront of the ballclubs it has had a significant
presence. In 1994, the Tacoma Timbers were formed
with the support of Brad Cheney and for the next five
seasons the Timbers dominated the Pacific International League, compiling a 180-61 won-lost record.
In 2001 the Seattle Studs were again seeking a
new sponsor and Elisa Thomases stepped up as the
main sponsor during this time with Steve Potter, a former owner in the late 80’s, involved as the Assistant
GM and Advisor since 2009.
From 2002 to the present the Studs have dominated the Northwest with a record of 482-173 and
have won 10 of the last 11 PIL Championships. At the
NBC World Series the Studs were runner-ups in 2008,
2010 and 2012. They have also produced major leaguers such as Tim Lincecum, Nyger Morgan, and Sean
White and countless minor league and independent
league players.
Since 2010 the club has received the interest
and financial support of Brad Cheney as the team
continues to put outstanding athletes on the field and
great individual off – a program inspired by the values
introduced by Ben Cheney 60 years ago.
Thanks for everything Ben and to all of you who
played, coached and created the great tradition of the
Cheney Studs!
Check Us Out at
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YEAR
NAME
OWNER/SPONSORCOACH
1954-1960 Seattle Cheney Studs Ben Cheney
Joe Budnick
1957
Tacoma Cheney Studs Ben Cheney
Doug McArthur
1961-1965 Seattle Cheney Studs Ben Cheney Ed O’Brien
George Grant
1966-1972 Seattle-Tac Cheney Studs Ben Cheney
Cheney Lumber Co. Paul Tomlinson
1973-1974 Cheney Studs
Cheney Lumber Co. Tom Kallas
1975
Cheney Studs
1976-1979 Louisiana Pacific Studs Louisiana Pacific Fred Shull
1980
Burns Lumber Burns Lumber
Larry Book
1981-1984 Cheney Studs
None
Greg McCollum
1985
Swannies Rileys Studs Steve Potter
Jim Riley
1986
Swannies Studs
Steve Potter Dave Pascho
1987 Seattle Studs
Steve Potter Dave Pascho
1988-89 Seattle Studs
Steve Potter Ken Knutsen
Steve Potter
Barry Aden
1992-93 Performance
Radiator Studs Mike Carr Barry Aden
1994 Performance
Radiator Studs
Mike Carr Jeff Scanlan
1995-97 Performance
Radiator Studs Mike Carr
Dan Dow
1998-2001Performance
Radiator Studs
Mike Carr
Mark Dow
Elisa Thomases Barry Aden
2010-12 Seattle Cheney Studs Elisa Thomases Barry Aden
2013Seattle-Tacoma
Cheney Studs Elisa Thomases Barry Aden
Team members listen to Joe Budnick in the clubhouse in 1957.
Jim Broulette, Cheney Studs Scorekeeper Extraordinaire
Mr. Hustle Award Named In His Honor
Jim Broulette was a fixture with the Cheney Studs AABC team, having
served 15 seasons as their scorekeeper from 1954 thru 1968. Born August
30, 1929 in Seattle, Jim was a graduate of Seattle Prep High School and
the University of Washington and spent over 30 years as an engineer for
Boeing. But, sports was his passion having coached and played semi-pro
baseball himself.
Jim’s tournament and season statistical summaries were an
amazing compilation of data with notes about streaks, and season,
career, and all-time records. More incredible is that he was constantly
updating the information-all before the age of computers and excel
Cheney Studs player Don Paspasedero was a two-time
winner of the Mr. Hustle Award.
spreadsheets. A look at examples of
his work tell the story of a man who
was dedicated to the Cheney Studs and
passionate about his work.
In 1970 he was honored when the
league established the Jim Broulette
Mr. Hustle Award with the first award
winner being Jim Chapadous. Don Papasedero of the Cheney Studs won this
award in 1974 and again in 1979 and
he is thought to be the only two-time
winner of the award.
Broulette passed away on May
27, 2001 at the age of 71.
1954
1955
Paul Tomlinson presents the Mr. Hustle Award to Jim Chapadous, the first recipient of the newly created
award, as Mrs. Broulette looks on.
1957
1966
1968
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Six Years Running, Tacoma Is Home To
America’s Best Amateur Baseball Teams
By Doug McArthur
From 1955 thru
pitchers into a true ri1960 it was by far the
val in Tacoma while the
best amateur baseball
Studs enjoyed statewide
played in the entire
success based in Seattle.
country, and much of it
The next six
took place in a newlyyears were awenamed Cheney Field
some when it came to
in Tacoma. The Konon-stop success for
rean conflict had taken
that trio of teams. A
many of the top players 1956 Stanley Shoemen
Sea-Tac League was
in Tacoma and Seattle Back row, l to r: Gordy Grubert, Jack Johnson, Dick Schlosstein, Monte Geiger, Dale Bloom, formed and they were
away for awhile, and Jim Gallwas, Mike Dillon, Max Braman,Tom Montgomery, (scorekeeper and good luck charm) at the top of the heap.
Tacoma’s only lighted Front row, l to r, Ron Storaasli, Pat Dillon, George Grant, Manly Mitchell, Doug McArthur, Earl The Studs won the
Hyder, Jim Harney, Bob Maguinez, Dick Montgomery.
regulation baseball
Washington State AABC
diamond went dark. The Tacoma Tigers of the Western Championship in 1955, claimed Regional honors, and
International League had disappeared, and the efforts finished second in the nation at Battle Creek, Michigan.
to field local teams didn’t get to first base. Until the
The Contractors won the 1956 City League title
players returned home.
on a forfeit, in a disputed game with the Shoemen,
That’s when Ben Cheney stepped-up to the plate. and all three teams qualified for state. In the opening
He had formed the star-studded Cheney Studs with Joe game the Studs edged the Shoemen 3-1, leaving the
Budnick as Coach a year earlier and then he bought the Tacomans on the brink of elimination.
old Tiger Park at 38th and Lawrence in Tacoma. That’s
But there was no stopping the Stanley’s team.
when night baseball returned to the Puget Sound region. They didn’t lose again. Winners of 13 straight and unSoon two Tacoma teams welcomed home return- beaten in the Regionals at Watertown, South Dakota,
ing servicemen whose homes were here. Many had they swept the field at the final four in Michigan and
played their baseball at places like UPS, PLU, St. Martin’s, took a 10-0 decision from East Chicago to become the
Seattle Pacific and Seattle U. Some played together, first West Coast team ever to win the American Amasome played against one another, but all were happy teur Baseball Congress World Series. Dale Bloom was
to be home and get a chance to play again.
the winning pitcher in all three championship games,
Coach Marv Scott assembled the Woodworth and the Shoemen had a season record of 50-11.
Contractors and Doug McArthur reformed much of
In 1957 it was Woodworth’s turn. The Shoemen had
the old Busch’s Drive In team of the Valley and Sunset become the Tacoma Studs and won the Sea-Tac League.
leagues. It was the beginning of the finest three-way Budnick’s Seattle Studs stayed strong but the Contracrivalry imaginable and it made the Cheney baseball tors won the Tacoma City League title and then the
facility the hotbed of the nation’s amateur teams.
Washington State AABC Championships from Seattle’s
At first McArthur’s team performed on Sundays B&B Hardwood, led by a young Ron Santo. On to the
in the Valley League
regionals the Contracunder the sponsorship
tors finished third.
of Western State HosIn 1958 it was
pital, entertaining the
Woodworth again. This
patients with afternoon
time the Contractors
games. That’s when
took the state title and
Tacoma promoter Stan
then defeated BeaNaccarato convinced
verton, Oregon for the
his partner Morley
Regional crown 7-3 in
Brotman of Stanley’s
12 innings. Don CarlShoes to enter them in
son pitched the entire
the City League as the
game for the Tacoma
Shoemen. In ’55 they
team to secure the win
won both the City and
with home runs in extra
Valley League titles.
frames by Bob Magui1958 Woodworth Contractors—City League
Meantime, Scott Back row l. to r.: Ben Verlo (scorer), Dick Lack, Al Maul, Frank Barnes, Al Featherstone, Ron nez and Larry McCauwas blending a team Dodge, and Manager Marv Scott. Front row l. to r.: George Grant, Mel Manley, Gary Miller, ley.
Bullatt, Dale Krueger, and Arley Kangas. Batboy Craig Maul is in front. Missing are: Jim
of veterans and young Dick
Gallwas, Maury Galbraith, Rod Keogh, Jim Cozad, Bill Funk, Mike Dillon, and batboy Rick Keely.
Six Years Running, Tacoma Is Home To America’s Best Amateur Baseball Teams continued
At the National
In Michigan a
finals the Contractors
team from Detroit and
and Cincinnati were the
another from Dearborn
teams to beat. They lost
were the ones to beat
only to each other. Cinbut the Studs managed
cinnati won 11-6 in the
to survive an intense
2nd tournament game.
series and win it all. In
Woodworth came back
14 innings the Seattle
and knocked off the
squad lost a 5-4 opener
Cincinnati team 9-1 as
to Detroit. The defendCarlson tossed a threeing AABC champions
hitter but the Ohio nine
from Dearborn were
1960 Cheney Studs—National Champions
grabbed the title with a Back row l. to r.: Ben Cheney (sponsor), Jack George, Ned Brown, Bob Maguinez, George next in line but the Studs
1-0 win in the champion- Kritsonis, Jerry Jackson, Byron Johnson, Jeff Heath (coach), Monte Geiger, Joe Budnick were not about to go
ship round. Ace pitcher (manager), and Gene Anderson (general manager). Front row l. to r.: Jim Broulette, Norm home. They blistered
Maury Galbraith took Pfeiffer, Gary Snyder, Steve Whitaker, Earl Hyder, Phil Swimley, Glen Mattison, Mike Gillis the ’59 champs 18-5
the loss when his team (trainer), and Bill Gillis (batboy).
with Hyder hitting two
could muster only three
doubles and two singles
hits off Cincy’s Don Nesbitt.
for 3 runs and Maguinez driving in 5 runs with a homer
The 1959 and 1960 seasons belonged to the and two singles.
Cheney Studs and Ben Cheney would realize his dream
A two-hit shutout by Swimley gave the Studs a
of a national championship in 1960 after a runner-up 6-0 verdict over Detroit with pinch hitter Jerry Jackson’s
finish in ’59. Bob Maguinez and Earl Hyder continued base-clearing triple the big blow to set-up a national
to shine in Northwest baseball circles and joined vet- championship meeting with that same Detroit team.
eran pitchers Monte Geiger and George Kritsonis of It was 0-0 for five innings until Hyder delivered his first
the Studs to form the nucleus of the title-winning team. of three hits, a run-scoring single. After Detroit tied it in
The Studs were unbeaten in the Seattle City the 7th the two teams went to the 9th all even.
League in ’60 and sported a 38-15 overall mark prior
Kritsonis walked with two out in the top of the
to tournament play. In
9th and Hyder became
the Washington State/
a national hero with a
British Columbia Tourline drive over the right
nament they won four
field scoreboard in a
straight, taking the de3-1 Studs victory.
ciding game from TaDespite the fierce
coma’s Criswells 7-2.
competition at the ReGary Snyder hit two
gional and National
homeruns for the wintournaments, one
ners and Maguinez
thing was very evident
slammed another. Geito those players who
ger went the distance 1957 B & B Hardwood Floors
had been through the
as the winning pitcher. Back row l. to r.: Ed Allen, Bob Lijaha, Chuck Tarbox, Gary Tomlan, unknown, Tim Smith, Bob City League, the SeaA t t h e P a c i f i c Walker, Larry Hurley, Mike Garrison, unknown, Art Bull, and Walt Milroy (coach). Front row l. to Tac League, and the
Coast regionals in Por- r.: Watson Grimes (owner), Ed Madsen, Jerry Jones, Ron Santo, Bob Wyman, Dean Read, Bob State Tournaments at
terville, California the Mullican, and Gary Snyder. Photo courtesy of Gary Snyder.
Cheney Field in WashStuds opened with a 9-8 decision over the host team, ington state. There wasn’t any better baseball played
then hammered Fresno 24-5 and took the champion- anywhere in the good old U.S.A. than the games
ship with a 5-0 blanking of Porterville. Hyder’s two-run between the Studs, the Contractors and the Shoemen.
homer was the big blow and Phil Swimley tossed a Right here in Tacoma.
two-hit shutout.
That called for a playoff series with the Plains
Division champion Denver Blue Sox in Pierre, South
Dakota. Swimley tossed another gem, a two-hitter for
six innings, and the Studs won the opener 10-2.
Hyder had two singles and a homer. The Blue Sox
came back to nudge Cheney 6-4 as the Studs left 15 on
base, setting the stage for a deciding game. There was
little doubt about the championship, tough, with the Studs
pounding out a 10-1 victory. Hyder’s two-run single and
a two-run triple by Glen Mattison were the big blows in
a six-run third. It was onto Battle Creek from there.
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The Seattle Giants
by Tom Kallas
Booth Gardner initially got involved
sponsoring and coaching the Weyerhaeuser Connie Mack team in Seattle in
the early 60’s. Booth’s mother married
Norton Clapp of Weyerhaeuser, and as
a result, he was interested in getting
involved in the Seattle baseball scene
using the Weyerhaeuser name.
Booth was 23 years old at the 1963 Seattle Giants
time and I was 17 and it helped get Bob Back row l. to r.: Tom Arietta, Gary Mounger, Mike Matheson, Randy Ginsberg, John Yacobellis, Steve Olson,
Razwick, Bruce Bain and Doug Sherry. Front row l. to r.: Bill Wilkie, Mike Medin, Bob MacDonald, Tom
MacDonald and myself our real start in Dave
Kallas, Denny Lien, Greg Schubert, Bobby Stokes and Ken Oliver. Sitting: unknown and Jim Wedeberg.
baseball at a high level. We then went
on and played for Booth’s semi-pro Seattle Giants team that he started and sponsored. He came up with the name Giants because the uniforms were
new SF Giant uniforms that were to be six ounces and turned out to be eight ounces in weight and the Giants
refused them, so Booth got a great deal on them. They were awesome uniforms with silk linings in the pants.
DID YOU KNOW?
Three members of the Cheney Studs were chosen from over 25,000 applicants to be part of a 25-man
U.S. Amateur Athletic Union squad which toured South Africa during the Winter of 1956. Playing a 33-game
schedule “down under”, they acquitted themselves very well, and helped promote baseball and goodwill
between the two countries.
The three were pitcher Monte Geiger (Bremerton, Univ. of Washington); first baseman Ron Dodge
(Olympia, Univ. of Oregon); and shortstop Dick Naish (Seattle, Seattle Univ.).
The Brown’s Point Cheney Studs
By Ty Coburn
I don’t think I’ve met a more avid baseball fan withdrew the sponsorship. Unfortunately, this made it
than my dad, C. L. “Coby” Coburn. I’m not even sure he difficult for the kids in the Brown’s Point area to find a
ever played organized
team to play on. Most
baseball, but at age 16
didn’t bother. You had
he moved to Chicago
to go into Tacoma to
from his parent’s home
find a team. And back
in Iowa. He was a first
then a team was rerate trombone player
quired to get a waiver
and he played speakfor “out of Tacoma City
easy’s (Illegally, and
limits” players to play
made good money) at
on a team. At that, they
night. His apartment
could only have one.
was right across from,
There were only two
you guessed it, Wrigley
of us who made the
Field. And he spent
effort to find a team in
most every afternoon
Tacoma. I played on a
at the Cubs games
Bantam league team
when they played.
sponsored by the Lions
When he retired, his Brown’s Point Cheney Studs
Club and Tom Foster
new occupation was Back row l. to r.: Paul Stern, Bryan Gilliam, Lee Renney, Jay Stern, Mark Morrill, and Thane McVane. played on a Midget
watching his beloved Front row l. to r.: Coach C. L. “Coby” Coburn, Jeff Neal, Russell McVean, Bill Pirie, Tom Foster, Paul league team. The next
“Rusty” Kennedy, and Ty Coburn. Photo courtesy Paul Stern.
Cubs.
year my dad teamed
My baseball caup with a church pasreer started when I was 8 years old. A few years tor to sponsor a Babe Ruth league team but that team
earlier we had moved to Brown’s Point – a suburb of was not allowed to play in the Tacoma City league.
Tacoma. There was a Pee Wee league team there. It Instead, we played in the Pierce County league which
was coached by (no, this is not a typo) Mrs. Naubert. was not as competitive, but it was a chance for the
She was a about as tall as she was wide – roughly 5 Brown’s Point area kids to again play on a local team.
feet. I wasn’t old enough to play, but Mrs. Naubert was At the end of the year, we did get to play against the
nice enough to give me a uniform (my first) but I never Tacoma All-Stars and there were some Studs on that
got into a game.
team. They had some fantastic players – Dave Carr,
The next year, when I was 9, my dad convinced Ron Cey, Mark Crandall and a bunch of guys I’m leaving
Ben Cheney (or at least his Studs manager) to spon- out (hopefully they’re not offended). We almost beat
sor a Rookie league team – 11 years and under. The them. But with Foster pitching you could just about
Tacoma leagues were structured so that you could just beat anybody. Tom was a fantastic pitcher. I think Ron
move up in age group each year, Rookie, Pee Wee, Cey might admit that Tom got the best of him in those
Bantam etc. That’s pretty much what our team did. As years. OK, maybe he wouldn’t. But it’s too bad that
the kids got a year older, we just moved up to the next Tom is unlikely to make the reunion. He lives in Florida
level. So we pretty much played with the same group now and it’s a long way to come. I’d like to be a fly on
of kids every year. When I talk to the guys that played the wall if those two could have a talk about old times.
on those teams, what they remember most is jumping
In the meantime, Cheney decided to sponsor a
into the back of my dad’s pickup and he would haul Studs Babe Ruth team in the Tacoma City league. And
us all to the games. Can you imagine that happening where better to look for good players but in the 6th
today? Back then, the team to beat was the 6th Ave Avenue corridors. Of course, the Studs had the classiest
Colts. They always seemed to have the best teams. organization, the best uniforms and pretty much the
At that time, Brown’s Point was a tiny community and best of everything. Now, 6th Avenue had long been the
we, at times, had difficulty finding enough bodies to domain of the dreaded Colts. No one beat the Colts.
field a team. That was not a problem for the Colts. The Colts were sponsored by many of the stores that
Needless to say our Studs teams found it difficult to be lined 6th Avenue. Needless to say, the Studs invaded
competitive. I think at best we finished third one year. It the territory and were attracting players, and GOOD
was primarily a numbers problem. We just didn’t have players, from the area, and that did not sit too well the
enough good players.
6th Avenue sponsors. The tiff escalated to the point
Now it was no secret that Ben Cheney lived at where many of the 6th Avenue stores withdrew or
Brown’s Point. I lived about two blocks from him. The threatened to withdraw their sponsorship of the boy’s
Studs were a classy and proud organization that was baseball leagues. By that time, I was entering high
used to winning. But, after about four years of our school. Back in those days, if you played on the high
mediocrity, Ben evidently had had enough and he
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The Brown’s Point Studs continued
school team, the summer league team was mostly
made up of players from the high school teams. In
my mind, those years maybe ’64-’66 were the glory
years of Tacoma City League baseball. There were so
many good players particularly pitchers. Wilson had
Mark Crandall, Stadium had Tom Foster, Lincoln had
Ed Shedrock and Mt. Tahoma had Ron Cey and I’m
leaving out a bunch. Ed might have been the best of
them all. He had a wicked sinker that was pretty much
unhittable. If he lost it was 1-0. But he married early
when still in high school which was kind of taboo in
those days. Sadly, it might have derailed what could
have been a really promising pro career.
In my first year of high school, the Stadium area
was without a sponsor for the summer league team.
I can’t remember the guy’s name, but he convinced
the old 6th Avenue Colt Sponsors to sponsor a team.
He did so on the promise that the team would beat
the Cheney Studs – not that they were vengeful or
anything. Of course, the sponsors wanted to call the
team the ‘6th Avenue Colts’. But, we had played in the
Colt league that year, so they would not let the team
use the name ‘Colts’. So, we were called the ‘Rebels’
which, given the circumstances, was an appropriate
name. Most of the guys who played for the Studs went
to Wilson high school, but there were a few guys on
that team who went to Stadium. And most of the guys
who played for the Rebels went to Stadium, but we
also have a couple of Wilson guys on the team. Now
as might be imagined, there was a bit of bad blood
between the two teams. And on maybe more than one
occasion there might have been a scuffle or two or…
But in the end, the Rebels won the league that year. We
BEAT the Studs. Our sponsors were so happy that they
threw a big party for the team at the end of the season.
During those years there were some epic pitching
battles between Foster, Crandall and Shedrock. All of
those guys might have ended up semi-pro Studs, but
Tom Foster signed with the Yankees after his senior
year in high school and Mark Crandall signed with
the Mets. Rick Austin (Lakes HS) I think signed with
someone around that time and we all know Ron Cey’s
history. I can remember riding around in Tom’s shiny
new Plymouth he bought with his signing bonus. He
was really proud of that car. Guess who signed Tom?
Bob Maguinez. Bob was a Yankee scout and no one
knew it. Tom was as surprised as anyone else. After
high school, Tom invited Mark Crandall to accompany
him to spring training in Florida. It’s a long drive so Tom
decided to ask Mark if he would mind driving some.
Tom pulled over and gave Mark the wheel. Mark
promptly pulled out in traffic and made contact with
another driver leaving a nice gash down the side of
Tom’s shiny new Plymouth. Now those were the days.
Me? I decided to become a hippy and devote myself
to uh…Oh well, never mind. But my memory of those
years with the Studs and the other teams I played and
the camaraderie and friendships that developed is how
I learned to treat and not to treat people.
Congratulations
to all
Cheney Studs Ballplayers and thank you to Ben Cheney!
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1954-1984 Statistical Summary
Cheney Studs Semi-Pro Teams
1954
51-15
Seattle City League Champions/Washington State AABC Champions
Northwest AABC Regional Champions/2nd place AABC National Tournament
Luther Carr
.399
Dick Peterson
10-4
Dennis Murphy
.395
George Kritsonis
8-0
George Kritsonis
.369
George Karpach
8-1
Jim Harney
.357
Monte Geiger
7-1
Dick Naish
.328
Bob Hibler
7-3
Luther Carr named MVP in the Washington State tournament.
Monte Geiger named MVP of the Northwest Regional tournament.
1955
49-14
Cascade League Champions/ Washington State Champions/
Northwest AABC Regional Champions/2nd place AABC National Tournament
Bob Jacobs
.370
Monte Geiger
17-4
Luther Carr
.345
George Kritsonis
11-3
George Kritsonis
.341
Rod Faurot
11-3
Ron Dodge
.333
Dick Minice
4-0
Rod Faurot
.322
George Kritsonis named MVP of the Northwest Regional tournament.
Dick Naish, Ron Dodge and Monte Geiger selected to play for the U.S. team in South Africa.
Monte Geiger selected to play for the U.S. in the Pam American games.
1956
Seattle City League Champions/2nd place Washington State tournament.
40-14
1957
41-11
Seattle City League Champions/ 3rd place Washington State tournament.
George Kritsonis
.355
George Kritsonis
Mike White
.322
Monte Geiger
Gene Leek
.322
1.05
1.95
6-0
10-0
1958
38-14
Seattle City League Champions
George Kritsonis
.417
Bob Maguinex
.372
Ken Kane
.313
Earl Hyder
.298
Jim Harney
.291
1.64
2.20
2.55
2.55
10-1
12-1
1959
53-23
Seattle City League Champions/ Washington State AABC Champions
Northwest Regional AABC Champions/ 2nd Place AABC National Trny.
Earl Hyder
.368
Monte Geiger
Monte Geiger
.364
Ken Schulz
Ned Brown
.322
Dale Bloom
Bob Maguinez
.316
Ernie Wheeler
Rolland Todd
.312
Mike Carnahan
1.03
2.27
2.80
3.54
4.08
9-2
11-2
13-4
4-2
3-1
1960
50-17 Seattle City League Champions/ Washington State AABC Champions
Pacific Coast AABC Regional Champions/Northwest Regional Champions/ AABC National Champions.
George Kritsonis
.429
Earl Hyder
.389
Gary Snyder
.364
Phil Swimley
.330
Bob Maguinez
.317
196152-6
George Kritsonis
Ned Brown
Gary Snyder
Frank Barnes
Tim Smith
.443
.396
.372
.365
.356
Hal Dodeward
Andy Erickson
Monte Geiger
Larry Loughlin
Mike Carnahan
0.83
1.32
1.91
1.91
3.31
6-1
13-1
9-1
6-0
7-1
196133-15
Bob Jacobs
Phil Ingersoll
Monte Geiger
Glen Mattison
Paul Tomlinson
.360
.350
.324
.322
.316
Andy Erickson
Larry Loughlin
Monte Geiger
Phil Ingersoll
2.43
2.68
3.04
3.31
10-1
8-6
8-1
3-2
Dale Bloom
Don Carlson
George Kritsonis
Ken Schulz
1954-1984 Statistical Summary Cheney Studs Semi-Pro Teams continued
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196340-11
Glen Mattison
Bob Maguinez
Paul Tomlinson
Dave Pate
Jerry Schatz
.322
.307
.288
.272
.255
Andy Erickson
Jerry Watts
Monte Geiger
Phil Ingersoll
Byron Johnson
1.33
1.43
1.44
1.88
1.90
17-3
3-0
7-4
7-4
7-1
196428-12
Bob Jacobs
Andy Erickson
Len Fellez
George Nokes
Al Russell
.355
.352
.320
.310
.287
Steve Foertsch
George Kritsonis
Mike Acres
Jerry Watts
Rick Johnson
1.05
1.31
1.71
2.23
3.01
5-3
4-3
7-1
4-2
5-3
196544-10
Doug Sherry
Paul Tomlinson
Glen Mattison
Steve Mezich
Chuck White
.406
.379
.354
.346
.338
Al Murch
Mike Nicksic
Mike Acres
Andy Erickson
1.40
1.98
2.68
2.70
9-2
11-2
9-2
8-3
1966
38-11
2nd Place AABC National Tournament
Earl Hyder
.367
Rick Austin
1.97
Ron Cey
.352
Bob MacDonald
2.43
Walt Posey
.312
Tom Demetre
3.00
Mike Malecki
.292
Skip Gillis
3.67
Greg Schubert
.285
Jim Pelander
3.86
Ron Cey (3B) and George Grant (2B) named to All Star First Team at Nationals.
14-2
8-1
6-2
2-3
3-2
196740-3
Ron Cey
Tom White
Earl Hyder
Greg Schubert
Tom Kallas
.402
.379
.351
.322
.315
Skip Gillis
Rick Austin
Tom Demetre
Bob MacDonald
Tom Brown
.037
.048
2.39
2.50
2.65
2-0
12-0
8-0
6-1
8-1
196831-11
George Grant
Glen Mattison
Pat Naughton
Mike Jacobson
Larry Book
.339
.325
.311
.301
.281
Ray Ewing
Dick Fitzgerald
Bob Oyler
Dan Wallace
Terry Gibson
1.44
1.89
2.18
2.65
2.92
7-2
7-1
4-1
5-4
6-1
1969
League Champions
Frank Jackson
John Varga
Larry Book
Chuck Bayless
George Bettineski
.309 (9th in the League)
.300 .293 .291
.266
Dick Fitzgerald
Dan Wallace
Larry Angell
Bob MacDonald
Tom Couples
0.00 (1st in the League)
2.00
2.00
2.53
3.34
1970
39-7
W.I.L. League Champions
Larry Book
.391
Dave Heaverlo
0.85
9-1
Glen Mattison
.352
Dick Fitzgerald
1.01
10-2
Tom Kallas
.317
Larry Angell
1.56
11-1
Greg McCollum
.315
Bob MacDonald
2.19
3-3
John Varga
.306
Greg Schulte
2.86
2-1
All Stars: Larry Angell, Dave Heaverlo, Larry Book, John Varga, Glen Mattison, Frank Jackson and Tom Kallas.
League Leaders: Bob MacDonald – saves (4); Larry Angell - shutouts (3) and no hitter (1); Glen Mattison – hits (26); Larry Book – hits (26) and runs scored (20); and Frank Jackson – rbi’s (18).
1971
43-3
Casey Stengel League Champions / Washington State Champions
Bob Polaski
.414 (4th in the League) Dick Fitzgerald
George Bettineski
.394
Dave Heaverlo
0.88
Chuck Last
.351
Tom Couples
0.88
Steve Waite
.344
Larry Angell
2.40
Larry Book
.333
All Stars: Bob Polaski (Mr. Hustle), Dick Fitzgerald, Dave Heaverlo, Greg McCollum, Larry Book, Steve Waite and George Bettineski.
League Leaders: Larry Angell – wins (6); Dick Fitzgerald – era (0.53) and shutouts (2);
Bob Polaski – runs scored (25) and SB (16).
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1972
28-14
Played in Western International League
John Varga
(1st in the League)
Greg Bemis
Steve Waite
.397
Greg Van Gaver
0.90
Greg McCollum
.337
Dick Fitzgerald
1.53
Steve Merkley
.329
Dave Heaverlo
2.25
Chuck Bayless
.317
All Stars: John Varga, Larry Book and Steve Waite.
League Leaders: John Varga – avg (.408), runs (24) and triples (4); Steve Merkley – SB (16); and Dick Fitzgerald – IP (59).
197329-21
Dave Heid
.340
Dick Fitzgerald
Steve Waite
.329
Keith Matheny
1.06
Chuck Last
.315
Larry Angell
2.85
Chuck Bayless
.247
Mark Beem
3.00
Ken Waite
.232
GregVan Gaver
7.56
All Stars: Ken Waite, Dick Fitzgerald and Keith Matheny
League Leaders: Chuck Bayless – AB (81); Dick Fitzgerald – era (0.76); and Larry Angell – wins (6).
1974
League Champions (Beaten in State By Burien Adairs)
Don Papasedero
.383
Keith Matheny
0.55
Rick Schafer
.344
Bob Sherwood
1.76
Tom Jobb
.275
Doug Lorentz
1.78
Ken Olsen
.262
Jeff Vitulli
1.82
Ken Waite
.260
Tracy Harris
3.32
All Stars: Ken Waite (Mr. Hustle), Bill Simpson and Rick Schafer.
League Leaders: Bob Sherwood – wins (6); Keith Matheny – no hitter (1) and shutouts (3).
1975
Greg McCollum
.381
Dave Heid
.308
Tom Slater
.292
Rick Schafer
.286
Dan Naranjo
.230
No All Stars / League Leaders
1976
28-16
4th in the League – Casey Stengel ABA State and National Champions
Marty Larsen
.372
Tim Gabutero
Ken Olsen
.361
Steve Quealey
Mike Carey
.345
Brad Meyring
Bob Weis
.333
Mace Magruder
Jim Carrithers
.293
Tim Parker
All Stars: Ken Olsen, Jim Carrithers and Brad Meyring.
The enthusiasm is unmatched for this American Legion Post 202 team that played under coach Andy Garnes.
Doug Lorenz
Bob Fisher
Ray Ewing
Dick Fitzgerald
Tim Gabutero
4.55
4.75
4.92
4.95
5.45
1.43
1.67
2.81
3.60
4.05
1977
35-13 3rd in League – Casey Stengel ABA State and National Champions
Ken Olsen
.400
Steve Quealey
0.77
Bill Waag
.393
Brad Meyring
2.55
Bill Lockwood
.342
Frank Vaculin
3.00
Kevin Williams
.333
Tim Gabutero
4.24
Marty Larsen
.319
Larry Angell
4.29
All Stars: Bill Waag, Gene Picchena and Steve Quealey.
League Leaders: Steve Quealey – era (0.77) and shutouts (2) and Jim Johnson – triples (3).
1978
25-3 League Champions – Casey Stengel ABA State and National Champions
Jim Carrithers
.382 Steve Quealey
1.84
Steve Quealey
.378
Brad Meyring
2.15
Tom Slater
.302 Don Braun
2.25
Gene Picchena
.294
Randy Jackson
3.15
Bill Lockwood
.275
Larry Angell
3.75
All Stars: Steve Quealey, Brad Meyering, Jim Carrithers, Gene Picchena and Tom Slater
1979
18-8
League Champions – Casey Stengel ABA State and National
Clay Hill
.333
Larry Angell
Jim Carrithers
.309
Dave Jensen
Jim Johnson
.300
Brian Kolbe
Tom Slater
.278
Brad Meyring
Mike Moore
.261
Don Braun
All Stars: Larry Angell and Jim Carrithers.
League Leaders: Jim Carrithers – HR (5) and Larry Angell – era (1.28).
1980
20-4
League Champions
Greg McCollum
.391
Larry Angell
Tim Tveit
.371
Bob Sherwood
Rick Shafer
.342
Don Braun
Jim Robinson
.310
Ed McNamara
Jim Carrithers
.293
Tim Oldemoppen
All Stars: Greg McCollum, Tim Tveit, Larry Angell and Bob Sherwood
League Leaders: Bob Sherwood – wins (7) and IP (62).
1981
15-5 League Champions
Mark Stern
.367
Bob Sherwood
1.91
Dan Naranjo
.358
Larry Angell
2.87
Greg McCollum
.352
Ken Knutson
3.19
Jim Carrithers
.338
Lance Englin
3.56
Mike Carey
.300
Barry Aden
5.38
All Stars: Dan Naranjo, Greg McCollum and Bob Sherwood.
League Leaders: Bob Sherwood (League MVP) IP (61) and Dan Naranjo – rbi’s (20) and HR (4).
1982
18-6 League Champions
Jim Carrithers
.411
Jeff Scanlan
1.27
B Snavely
.409
Larry Angell
4.12
Greg McCollum
.408
Bob Sherwood
4.19
T O’Keefe
.349
Rob Carrithers
4.50
G Douglas
.344
J Churlin
4.85
League Leaders: Jim Carrithers-doubles (12); Tim O’Keefe- SB (18) and Bob Sherwood- wins (6).
1983
17-6 League Co-Champions
Jim Carrithers
.551
W Carlton
1.79
Greg McCollum
.426
Dave Buckley
3.06
Gary Thomsen
.352
Larry Angell
3.12
Lew Bodman
.337
Wayne Tonkin
3.17
Tom Slater
.333
Bob Sherwood
3.58
All Stars: Jim Carrithers (League MVP), Lew Bodman, Greg McCollum and Larry Angell.
League Leaders: Jim Carrithers-runs (35), hits (43), doubles (9), triples (3), home runs (8),
avg (.551) and Lew Bodman – home runs (8).
1984
17-13 3rd in League
Steve Quealey
.423
Rudy Webster
Buzz Johnson
.400
Mark Bishop
Greg McCollum
.350
Larry Angell
Tim Tveit
.345
Randy Eggen
Ben Creighton
.325
Jeff Scanlan
All Stars: Greg McCollum and Tim Tveit.
League Leaders: Tim Tveit rbi’s (31) and Jim Swanson BB (28).
1.28
1.80
1.97
2.12
3.13
1.76
1.89
5.99
6.05
7.25
2.41
3.35
3.79
4.05
5.11
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Thanks to all who have
contributed to the rich tradition
of baseball and softball
in our community.
from BOB YOUNG 2008 National Senior Softball Hall of Fame inducteeSlow Pitch Softball
1954-1984 Cheney Studs Team Photos
1953 Cheney Studs — Bantam
Back row l. to r.: unknown and unknown. Middle row l. to r.: Morgan Bryant, Tom
Johnson, unknown, Bob Johnson, Dennis Lampson, Tom Miller, Bob Rhoades, and Bill
Shreve. Front row l. to r.: Bill Royne, John Simac, unknown, Brian Kennedy, unknown,
and Greg Berry. Photo courtesy of Bob Johnson
1954 Cheney Studs—bantam
Pictured above are the Studs, who amassed a 22-0 record in winning the Bantam
League baseball championship. Front row, l. to r.: Jim Klippert, Tommy Lipton, Artie
Warber, Larry Loughlin, Dale Willis, Kajo Osado. Back row, l. to r.: John Merriman,
Teddy Thoraldson, Norm Juggert, Coach Sam Tipton, Lee Palme, Kenny Schulz, Jack
Ryan. Kenneth Olson and John Swanson were not present when picture was taken.
1954 Cheney Studs
Back Row l. to r.: Ben Cheney, Wade Krauklis, Dennis Murphy, Luther Carr, Dick Peterson,
Bob Hibler, Larry Morrow, Jim Harney, Bob Dunn, Joe Budnick (Mgr), and Babe Barberis
(Coach). Front Row l. to r.: Don Ginsberg, George Karpach, Jerry Jackson, Ozzie Williams,
Monte Geiger, Rod Faurot, George Kritsonis, Ray Christianson, Dick Naish, Jim Broulette
(Scorekeeper), and Bill Thornton (Batboy). Kneeling l. to r.: Bob Jacobs and Ken Kane.
1954 Cheney Studs
Back Row l. to r.: Dick Naish, Dennis Murphy, unknown, Don Ginsberg, Dick Peterson,
unknown, Luther Carr, and Ray Christianson. Front Row l. to r.: unknown, Jim Harney,
Joe Budnick, unknown, George Karpach, George Kritsonis, unknown, unknown, Babe
Barberis, Bill Thornton (batboy) and Jim Broulette (scorekeeper). Kneeling l. to r.: Ken
Kane and Bob Jacobs.
1955 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Ben Cheney, George Grant, Bob Jacobs, Roy Critser, Ozzie Williams,
George Kritsonis, Fred Emerson, Joe Budnick, and Gene Anderson. Front row l. to
r.: Ron Dodge, Paul Farrar, Rod Faurot, Monte Geiger, Dick Minice, Bob Clarke, Dick
Naish Kneeling: unknown.
1955 Washington Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Bob Clark, Dick Minice, Rod Faurot, Monte Geiger, Paul Farrar George
Grant, Dick Binford, Dick Naish, and Ozzie Williams. Middle row l. to r.: Bob Jacobs,
Ken Jacobsen, Roy Critser, unkown, George Kritsonis, Fred Emerson, Ron Dodge, Ray
Christianson, and Dave Caldwell. Front row l. to r.: Joe Budnick, Jim Broulette, unknown
(batboy), Babe Barberis and Gene Anderson.
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1954-1984 Cheney Studs Team Photos continued
1955 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Roy Critser, George Kritsonis, Bob Jacobs, Ron Dodge, George Grant,
Dick Minice, and Dick Naish Front row l. to r.: Ben Cheney, Fred Emerson, Bob Clark,
Monte Geiger, Rod Faurot, Ozzie Williams, Bob Hibler, and Joe Budnick (manager).
1957 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Larry McCauley, Frank Fidler, Bob Dougal, unknown, George Kritsonis,
and Ken Schulz. Middle row l. to r.: Jim Broulette, Dave Gosk, Dale Bloom, Jim Wert,
Don Carlson, Bob Maguinez and Gene Anderson. Front row l. to r.: unknown, Joe
Budnick, Ken Kane, Earl Hyder, Jim Harney, and unknown.
1956 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Dick Binford, Ozzie Williams, unknown, unknown, Monte Geiger, Don
Dodge, unknown, and Jack Brady. Front row l. to r.: unknown, Jim Yurina, Joe Budnick,
Luther Carr, George Kritsonis, George Grant, Mel Manley, unknown, Jim Broulette,
and John Logan.
1957 Tacoma cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Vern Kohout (coach), Ron Storaasli, Don May, Bob Maguinez, Dick
Montgomery and Doug McArthur (coach). Middle row l. to r.: Tom Montgomery
(scorekeeper), Gordy Grubert, Bob Bafus, Dale Bloom, Don Hike, Jim Gallwas, Rod
Keough, Tommy Tucker (batboy). Front row l. to r.: Manly Mitchell, Joe Stortini, Max
Braman, Russ Wilkerson, Earl Hyder, and Dick Jarvis.
1957 Seattle Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: unknown, Jim Harney, Ken Kane, unknown, unknown, unknown,
Ron Dodge, Dick Naish, unknown, and Bill Gillis, trainer, Middle row l. to r.: unknown,
Gene Anderson, unknown, George Kritsonis, Jim Yurina, unknown, Ozzie Williams,
unknown, unknown, unknown, and Jim Broulette. Front row l. to r.: unknown, Joe
Budnick, and unknown.
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1957 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Gene Anderson, Norm Shill, Jim Yurina, Gene Leek, Norm Popkin,
George Kritsonis, unknown, and unknown. Middle row l. to r.: unknown, Monte Geiger,
Joe Budnick, unknown, Ben Cheney, and unknown. Front row l. to r.: Mike White, Ron
Dodge, Buzz Bartella, and unknown.
1959 Cheney Studs
Back Row L. To R.: Jim Broulette, Don Lorenz, Bob Maguinez, Monte Geiger. Rolland
Todd, Dale Bloom, Jim Wert, Pat Gosney, Gary Snyder, And Owen Turk. Front Row L. To
R.: Gene Anderson, Mike Carnahan, Earl Hyder, Ken Schulz, Gary Amberg, George
Vanni, Doug Sorsdahl, Ned Brown, And Joe Budnick (Manager).
Back row l. to r.: Gene Anderson, Monte Geiger, unknown, unknown, Andy Erickson,
Dale Bloom, unknown, Jim Wert, unknown, Bob Maguinez, unknown, George Vanni,
Phil Ingersoll, unknown, and Jim Broulette. Front row l. to r.: unknown (batboy),
unknown, Earl Hyder, Ken Schulz, Ben Cheney, Joe Budnick, unknown, unknown,
and unknown (batboy).
1958 Cheney Studs — American Legion
Back row l. to r.: Bob DeBolt, Bill Bailey, Dave Grienke, Jerry Murphy, and Nick Steckler.
Middle row l. to r.: Terry Martin, Bob Dougal, Ron Tingstad, Ron Freitag, Jim Klippert, Ken
Schulz, and Andy Garnes. Front row l. to r.: Andy Garnes Jr, Rich Axlund, Larry Johnson,
Pat Stone, Larry Dale, Bob Osness, and Jeff Garnes. Photos courtesy of Ken Schulz
1958 Cheney Studs — Babe Ruth
Back row l. to r.: Dick Logar, John Bergerson, John Bourgaise, Gary Johnson, and Bill
Parker. Front row l. to r.: Sy Hovee, (Asst. Coach), Dave Fiorino, Jack Banz (?), Robert
Rogers, Brian Cloherty, Billy Calkins, Doug McArthur (Coach).
1959 Cheney Studs — American Legion Junior
Back row l. to r.: Dave Greinke, Bill Watson, Bob Dougal, Ron Frietag and Tom Adams
Middle row l. to r.: Jack Murphy (Assistant Coach), Bob DeBolt, Ron Hagen, Steve
Whitaker, Chuck Spencer, and Andy Garnes. Front row l. to r.: Andy Garnes (batboy),
Bob Gagnon, Nick Steckler, Mike O’Connell (batboy), Don Topping, Pat Stone, and Jeff
Garnes (batboy).
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1959 cheney studs — Babe Ruth
Back row l. to r.: Dean Cherbas, Jim Lien, Jack Banz, Mike Hall, John Bergerson, Pat
Larkin, Lee Brooke, Butch Dunlap. Front row l. to r.: Doug McArthur (coach), Skip Gillis,
Dick Mariani, Brian Cloherty, Jeff Wolverton, Mark Crandall, Tom Winmill and Sy Hovee
(asst. coach).
1960 Cheney Studs — National Champions
Back row l. to r.: Ben Cheney (sponsor), Jack George, Ned Brown, Bob Maguinez,
George Kritsonis, Jerry Jackson, Byron Johnson, Jeff Heath (coach), Monte Geiger,
Joe Budnick (manager), and Gene Anderson (general manager). Front row l. to r.: Jim
Broulette, Norm Pfeiffer, Gary Snyder, Steve Whitaker, Earl Hyder, Phil Swimley, Glen
Mattison, Mike Gillis (trainer), and Bill Gillis (batboy).
1960 Cheney Studs—National Champions
Back row l. to r.: Jeff Heath (assistant coach), Jerry Jackson, Jack George, Bob Maguinez,
Dale Friend, Gary Snyder, Phil Swimley, Ken Jacobson, Monte Geiger, and Gene
Anderson (general manager). Front row l. to r.: Jim Broulette, Mike Gillis (batboy), Steve
Whitaker, Norm Pfeiffer, Doug Larson, Earl Hyder, George Kritsonis, Ned Brown, Frank
Logan (batboy), and Joe Budnick (manager),
1960 Cheney Studs — American Legion Junior
Back row l. to r.: Dave Grienke, Steve Whitaker, Chuck Spencer, Bill Watson, Tom Adams,
Richard Horton, and Andy Garnes. Front row l. to r.: Bob Gagnon, Gene Rasumssen,
Karl Vaught, Russ Fagering, Don Topping, and Bob Osness. Batboy: Mike O’Connell
1960 cheney studs — Connie Mack Back row l. to r.: Jim Thomas, Tom Rowland?, John Kirkebo, Tom Sisul, Don Brennan?,
Don Hagen and Chuck Matson. Front row l. to r.: Bill Zenk, Bruce Warter, Joe Cox,
unknown, Bob Hovee, unknown, Gary Tiedeman and Sy Hovee.
Back row l. to r.: John Bergeson, Dick Logar, John Bourgaise, Terry Parker, Bob Frederick,
and Bill Parker. Front row l. to r.: Doug McArthur, Jeff Wolverton, Jim Thomas, Gary
Johnson, Butch Dunlap, Dean Cherbas, and Sy Hovee.
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1961 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Ken Jacobson, Steve Whitaker, Andy Erickson, Mike Carnahan, Hal
Dodeward, Gary Snyder, Glen Mattison and Eddie O’Brien. Front row l. to r.: Greg Rodell
(batboy), Tim Smith, Larry Loughlin, Earl Hyder, Bob Walker, Bob Maguinez, George
Kritsonis, Ned Brown and Mike Willis (batboy).
1960 Cheney Studs —
Junior
Back row l. to r.: Doug McArthur (Coach), Bruce Warter, Bob Baker, Jeff Hale, John
Bergerson, Dean Cherbas, Gary Johnson, and Larry Nicholson Front row l. to r.: John
Warter (batboy). Bob McCarthy, Pat Larkin, Dick Mariani, Bob McKenna, Butch Dunlap,
and Jeff Wolverton.
Pee Wee Back row l. to r.: Don Moore (Coach), John Risse, Dan Hansen, Fiore Pignataro, Tim
Harkins, Rick Keely, Stewart Jacques, and Peter Vale (Coach). Front row l. to r.: Kevin
Evoy. Tom Kneeshaw, Gary Simpson, Don Moore (batboy), Phil Lunke, Terry Moore, Jim
Tucci, and Vern Harkins. Missing: Mike McNerthney and Jim Sayles
1961 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Jim Broulette, Bill Gillis, Steve Whitaker, Gary Snyder, Mike Carnahan,
Earl Hyder, Larry Loughlin, Hal Dodeward, Rolland Todd, Eddie O’Brien, and Gene
Anderson. Middle row l. to r.: Mike Gillis (batboy), Bob Maguinez, Tim Smith, Bob Walker,
Ben Cheney, Larry McCauley, Andy Erickson, Monte Geiger, and Greg Rodell. Front
row l. to r.: Ken Jacobson, Glen Mattison, Bucky O’Brien, Mel Manley, and unknown.
1961 Cheney Studs — Connie Mack
Back row l. to r.: Bill Zenk, John Bourgaise, and Dean Cherbas. Middle row l. to r.: Joe Stortini
(coach), Bruce Nichols, Gary Birchler, Arlen Dahline, Bob Abelsett, Terry Parker and Jim Warter.
Front row l. to r: John Wynne, Bill Parker, Dick Logar, Gerald Steinauer, and Jeff Wolverton.
Missing: Jeff Hale, Dick Mariani, Pat Tracy, and Bob Miller (assistant coach)
Back row l. to r.: Dave Fiorino, Mike Hall, Jim Lien, Mark Crandall, Lee Brooke, and Kaye Darby
(Coach). Middle row l. to r.: Keith Marshall, Tim Harkins, Ron Jakes, Lyle Baker and Rick Dupris.
Front row l. to r: Brian Cloherty, Mike Watson, Skip Gillis and Mike Zenk.
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1961 Cheney Studs — Rookie
Back row l. to r.: P.J. Lindberg (coach), Mitch Stewart, Steve Marinkovich, Bob Dupree,
Dan Pease, Craig Johnson, Lynn Wilson, Jack Heinrich, and George Brown Sr. (coach)
Front row l. to r: George Brown, Ed Rose, Jeff Lindberg, Jim Gallo, Terry Brennan, Gary
Bowerman, and Ed Mathisen Missing: Ed Danz, Little Jeff Smith, and Bruce Wright.
1962 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Gene Anderson (in jacket standing on the ground), Gary Pillar, Dave
Pate, Steve Wandzilak, Glen Mattison, and Earl Hyder. Front row l. to r: Bucky O’Brien
(batboy), Eddie O’Brien, Phil Ingersoll, Jerry Schatz, Bob Stephens, Monte Geiger, Hal
Dodeward, Larry Loughlin, Mike Gillis (batboy) and Bill Gillis (in jacket behind batboy).
Back row l. to r.: Joe Stortini (coach), Dean Cherbas, Bruce Nichols, Bob Abelsett, Jim
Thomas, and Lou Pappas. Front row l. to r: Russ Fagering, John Bergerson, Bill Parker,
Mike Watson, Skip Gillis, Jeff Wolverton and Jan Dahline (batboy). Missing: Arlen
Dahline and Dave Williams.
Back row l. to r.: Dave Vossler, Mark Crandall, Lee Brooke, Jim Lein, Dan Hanson,
Dave Voss, Mike Zenk, and Tim Harkins. Front row l. to r.: Bob Maguinez, Pat Parker,
Denny Brand, Pat Daly, Freddy Randle (batboy), Dick Marzano, Vern Harkins, Jim
Wynn, and Larry Loughlin.
1962 Cheney Studs — Rookie
Back row l. to r.: Coach Don Brennan, Tony Apostle, Hal Littler, Mitch Stewart, Tom
Garlington, Jim Gallo, Gene Rudolph, Glenn YocumFront row l. to r: George Brown,
Big Jeff Smith, David Dosa (batboy), Ed Danz, Craig Johnson, Little Jeff Smith, John
Salatino, Coach George Brown Sr.
1963 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: unknown, Bob Maguinez, unknown, Paul Tomlinson, George Grant,
Monte Geiger, Jerry Schatz, Bud Baker, and Glen Mattison. Front row l. to r.: Eddie
O’Brien, Phil Ingersoll, Andy Erickson, George Vanni, Larry Buzzard, Earl Hyder, Jerry
Watts, John Matteo, and Jim Broulette. Batboy is Bucky O’Brien.
Connie Mack
Back row l. to r.: Mark Crandall, Dave Aiken, Jack Bantz, Gary Birchler, Mike Hall, Mike
LaFleur, Mike Alongi, and Brian Cloherty. Front row l. to r.: Chris Cherbas (coach), Dean
Cherbas, Bob MCKenna, Bill Parker, Mike Watson, Marty Frederickson, Bruce Warden,
and Dick Bullatt (asst. coach).
Colt
Back row l. to r.: Tim Harkins, Mike Zenk, Lee Brooke, unknown, unknown, Dan Hansen,
Brad Bryant, and Rich Mayo. Front row l. to r.: Bob Maguinez, Tim unknown, Dick
Marzano, Paul unknown, Denny Brand, Dave Vossler, Jim unknown, Steve unknown,
and unknown.
Midget
Front row l. to r.: Bill Wynne (coach), Bill Taylor, Dave Askren, Al Hemminger, Tim
Whitver, Tim Thompson, Joe Price, John Wynne (assistant coach). Back row l. to
r.: Steve Mikkelson, Gary Elstrom, Ed Brewster, Dave Voss, Jolyon Raymond, Vern
Harkins, and Pat Daly.
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1963 Cheney Studs — Pee Wee
Front row l. to r.: Don Brennan (Assistant Coach), George Brown, Joe Tschida, Glenn Yocum,
Big Jeff Smith, Jim Noben, Little Jeff Smith, John Salatino and George Brown Sr. (Head Coach).
Back Row, Left to Right: Mitch Stewart, Ed Danz, Jim Gallo, Art Dernback, and Gene
Rudolph. Missing: Steve Merritt and Bobby Kiley, batboy.
1964 Cheney Studs
Front row l. to r.: Eddie O’Brien, Bucky O’Brien, unknown, Al Russell, Larry
Buzzard, Bob Jacobs?, George Nokes, Jerry Watts, unknown, and unknown.
Back row l. to r.: Earl Hyder, Steve Foertsch, Ray Erickson, Monte Geiger, unknown,
George Vanni, Len Fellez, unknown, Jim Broulette
1964 Cheney Studs — Bantam
Back row l. to r.: Dudley Beck, Randy Davis, Tom Colburn, Larry DeRoux, Stewart
Edwardson, Randy McDonald, and Hans Brockhoff. Front row l. to r.: Bill Edwardson
(Coach), George Brown, Mark Strong, Larry Hill, Big Jeff Smith, John McDermott, Barry
Senter, Dan Kuchan, Joe Tschida, and Mike Hill (Assistant Coach).
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1965 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Bill Hamilton, Len Fellez, Jerry Schatz, Chuck White, Steve Mezich, and
George Bettineski. Middle row l. to r.: Gene Anderson, Glen Mattison, George Vanni,
Paul Langmack, unknown, Paul Tomlinson, Mike Carew (batboy), and Jim Broulette
(scorekeeper). Front row l. to r.: Al Murch, Mike Niksic, Earl Hyder, Ed O’Brien, Andy
Erickson, George Grant, and Mike Acres. Kneeling: Bucky O’Brien (batboy).
1966 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: George Grant (coach), Larry Showlund, Gary Johnson, Rick Austin,
Bob Erickson, Tom Demetre, Paul Tomlinson, Bill Hamilton, Bob MacDonald, and Jim
Broulette. Middle row l. to r.: Mike Malecki, Butch Dunlap, Skip Gillis, and Greg Schubert
Front row l. to r.: Jim Pelander, Lou Stevenson, Dave Lutes (batboy), Ron Cey, and Earl
Hyder. Missing: Jack Van Vleck, Glen Mattison, Wally Posey, Tom Kallas, and John Major
Back row l. to r.: Lonnie Davis (coach), Gary Diel, Dave Voss, Rich Mayo, Ed Brewster,
Allan Berg, and Craig Mukai. Front row l. to r.: Dave Lewis, Billy Taylor, Jon Paul, Tom
Smith (batboy), Denny Brand, Dave Demick, and Ray Moshier.
1966 Cheney Studs — Colt
Back row l. to r.: Ernie Prentice (Coach), Dudley Beck, Darrel Prentice, Dan Seymour, Pat
Smith, Art Dernbach, Wayne Whitehead, and Loren Hicks (Assistant Coach). Front row
l. to r.: Bill Hicks, unknown, Gary Niehus, Larry DeRoux, Bob McCaffrey, Big Jeff Smith,
and Hans Brockhoff. Kneeling: George Brown and ??? Seymour batboy. Missing: Mike
Foister, Jim Reha, Tony Apostle, Wayne Cowan, and Tim Gilmore.
1967 Seattle-Tacoma Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Earl Hyder, Paul Tomlinson, Tom Brown, Rick Austin, Tom Demetre, Greg
Schubert and Bob Murphy. Middle row l. to r.: George Grant (Mgr), Bob MacDonald,
Ron Cey, Skip Gillis, Rodger Merrick, Gary Johnson, Tom White, and Jim Broulette
(scorekeeper) Front row l. to r.: Larry Book, Tom Kallas, John Duncan, Lou Stevenson,
and batboy Brian Retzloff. Missing: Glen Mattison and Bob Oyler
1968 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Larry Book, Dick Fitzgerald, Mike Jacobson, Dan Wallace, Ray Ewing,
Dana Halverson, and Tom Demetre. Middle row l. to r.: Ben Cheney, George Grant, Earl
Hyder, Terry Gibson, Mike Willman, Bob Oyler, Glen Mattison, Tom White, Jim Broulette,
and Gene Anderson. Front row l. to r.: Brad Cheney, Rodger Merrick, Lon Copenhaver,
Pat Naughton, Tom Kallas, unknown (batboy).
1969 Cheney Studs
Back Row l. to r.: Mike Willman, John Varga, Mike Malecki, Craig Caskey, and Dick
Fitzgerald. Front Row l. to r.: Dan Wallace, George Grant (Coach), Larry Book, Larry
Angell, Chuck Bayliss, Bob MacDonald, George Bettineski, and Tom Couples. Kneeling:
Rodger Merrick, Lon Copenhaver, and Tom Kallas.
At Nationals
Back Row l. to r.: Craig Caskey, John Varga, Dick Fitzgerald, Bob MacDonald, Larry
Book, George Bettineski, Mike Malecki, Tom Kallas, Mike Willman, Rodger Merrick,
unknown, and scorekeeper Jim Broulette. Front Row l. to r.: Tom White, Frank Jackson,
Tom Couples, Stewart MacDonald, Joe Staton, Dan Wallace, Larry Angell, George
Grant, and Jerome Richardson
1970 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r: Frank Jackson, Larry Book, Dave Heaverlo, Larry Angell, Greg McCollum,
Steve Mezich, Dick Fitzgerald, and George Grant Front row l. to r.: Tom Dodds (George
Grant’s dad), Bob MacDonald, Greg Schulte, Tom Kallas, Bob Polaski, Chuck Bayless,
George Bettineski, John Varga, and Gene Anderson. Sitting in front: unknown, Cary
Grant, unknown.
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1970 Tacoma Cheney Studs
1970 Cheney Tacoma Studs - Played in the Tacoma Division Cloy Sykes Coach
This one-year team was starte) because the league needed another team in the
Southern Division and Cheney wanted to attract more players, and to do so, they
created a team for the Tacoma division of what was then the WIL. During the year a
number of the players played games with the Cheney Studs entry in the Seattle Division.
Back row l. to r: Mark Englin, Ron Thompson, unknown, Steve Schwager, Chuck
Last, Bob Nelson, Ron Gibson and Gary Thomsen. Front row l. to r.: Terry Schwindt,
Lon Copenhaver, unknown, Steve Merkley, Dean Mick, unknown, Frank Plouf, Mike
Gauthier and Cloy Sykes.
1971 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Larry Book, Dick Fitzgerald, Frank Jackson, Dave Heaverlo, Ron Gibson,
Greg McCollum, and Chuck Last. Front row l. to r.: George Grant, George Bettineski,
Bob Polaski, Steve Merkley, Tom Kallas, Curt McNeley, Frank Plouf, and Steve White.
Sitting l. to r.: unknown, and unknown.
1972 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Tom Dodds, Steve Merkley, Larry Angell, Greg McCollum, Dick
Fitzgerald, Chuck Last, Kyle Olson, Dave Heaverlo, Gregg Bemis, and Larry Book. Front
row l. to r.: Curt McNeley, Greg VanGaver, Chuck Bayless, Tom Kallas, Bob Polaski,
John Varga, Dave Ryles, and George Grant. Sitting l. to r.: unknown.
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1973 Cheney Studs – Team photo and players ID unavailable.
1974 Cheney Studs — Bantams
Player I.D. not available.
1974 Cheney Studs
1974 Cheney Studs — Midgets
1975 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Dave Heid, unknown, Greg McCollum, Ray Ewing, Larry Angell,
unknown, and Tom Kallas. Front row l. to r.: Dan Naranjo, Chuck Bayless, Don
Papasedero, Tom Jobb, Rick Schafer, Ken Waite and Ted Heid.
1976 Louisiana Pacific Studs-csaba National Champions
Back row l. to r.: Fred Shull (Manager), Brad Meyring, Marty Larsen, Randy Jackson,
Jim Syreen, Don Braun, John Nelson, Mike Carey, Dan Reichenburg, Jim Carrithers,
Mace Magruder, Steve Quealey, and Ron Martin (Coach). Front row l. to r.: Bob Weiss,
Ken Olson, Bill Lockwood, Don Papasedero, Jeff Keys, Ken Waite, Bill Fletcher, Tim
Gabutero, and Tom Jobb. Sitting: Jack Shull (batboy).
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1977 Louisiana Pacific Studs — csaba National Champions
Back row l. to r.: Fred Shull (Manager), Craig Caskey, Randy Jackson, Jack Brossman,
Greg Brown, Bill Lockwood, Don Braun, Steve Quealey, Jim Carrithers, Frank Vaculin,
Larry Angell, Brad Meyring, and Ron Martin (Coach). Front row l. to r.: Tim Gabutero,
Marty Larsen, Mike Moore, Mark Plunkett, Gene Picchena, Tom Slater, Jim Johnson,
Mike Rennie, Kevin Williams, and Bill Wagg. Sitting: Jack Shull (batboy).
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1979 Louisiana Pacific Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Fred Shull (mgr.) Jim Gonzales, Don Braun, Dave Jensen, Brian Kolbe,
Mike Carey, Ed McNamara, Jim Carrithers, Bill Simpson, Ron Martin (coach). Front
row l. to r.: Mike Moore, Niel Mansell, Dan Kane, Jim Johnson, Tom Slater, Clay Hill,
Bill Fletcher (coach), Jack Shull (batboy) Not pictured: Pat McKendry, Terry Schwindt,
Wyatt Tonkin and Tim Tveit.
1980 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Larry Book, Greg McCollum, unknown, Tim Oldemappa, Barry Aden,
unknown, Mike Carey, Tim Tveit, unknown, Jim Carrithers, and Bob Sherwood Front
row l. to r.: Mike Moore?, Tom Jobb, unknown, Bill Simpson, unknown, Dick McGruder,
Rick Schafer unknown, and John Varga
1978 Louisiana Pacific Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Fred Shull (mgr.) Brad Meyring, Bill Waag, Mike Moore, Larry Angell,
Jim Carrithers, Brian Kolbe, Greg Brown, Kevin Williams and Ron Martin (coach).
Front row l. to r.: Tim Gabutero, Jeff Hamilton, Jim Johnson, Bill Simpson, Tom Slater,
Mike Rennie, Bill Lockwood, Randy Jackson and Steve Quealy. Batboy is Jack Shull.
HELP!
The Tacoma-Pierce County Old-timers Baseball-Softball Association is in need of a few good people.
Won’t you consider membership on the executive committee
which helps promote the annual get together?
The committee meets quarterly, beginning in October, and needs
members willing to help sell ads, obtain prizes donated for the
annual raffle, mail banquet flyers and put together the program.
If you are interested, contact Ken Laase, 253-539-9575 or Marc
Blau, 253-848-1360 or marc@tacomaathletic.com.
1981 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Wyatt Tonkin, Greg McCollum, Bob Sherwood, Ken Knutson, Mike
Carey, Jim Carrithers, Tim Tveit, Rick Schafer, and Mark Field. Front row l. to r.: Dick
McGruder, Tony Cox, Bill Simpson, Dan Naranjo, John Varga, Barry Aden, Mark Stern,
and Kirk Hansell.
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1982 cheney studs
Player I.D. and photo not available.
1983 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Chuck Petrillo, Jim Carrithers, Greg McCollum, unknown, Larry
Angel, Dave Buckley, unknown, Wyatt Tonkin and unknown. Front row l. to r.: Dan
Dow, unknown, unknown, Rick Schafer, Shaun Cusack, Mark Bishop, Jim Riley and
Lew Bodman.
Steve Marinkovich, now a
dentist in Tacoma, played
for the Cheney Studs
Rookie team in 1961.
1961 Cheney Studs Rookie League team
1984 Cheney Studs
Back row l. to r.: Chuck Petrillo, Dave Buckley, Mark Bishop, Rick Barnhart, unknown,
Lew Bodman, Jeff Scanlan, unknown, unknown, Dan Sijer, Tim Tveit, Ed Moriarity,
Ben Creighton, Jim Riley, and Greg McCollum. Front row l. to r.: Barry Aden, Steve
Quealey, Tony Cox, unknown, unknown, Marlin Methven, Shaun Cusack, Jim Swanson,
unknown and unknown.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1976 Ron Cey cut a record on the
Long Ball record label.
His two hits were “Third Base Bag” and
“One Game At a Time”.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1966 Ron Cey established an American Amateur Baseball Congress tournament record in Battle
Creek, MI with six hits as the Seattle-Tacoma Cheney Studs walloped Adray Appliance of Dearborn, MI, 17-7.
Cey broke the tournament record of five hits, scored three runs and had two ribs. Cey had six singles in his
six trips to the plate in his perfect batting performance.
Cey went 2-3 with two singles in his next game that saw Studs beat Beloit, Wisconsin 10-1.
In their third game of the tournament, the Studs knocked off Waterbury. Conn by a 11-1 margin with Cey
going 2-5 with two more singles. The Studs then beat Waterbury a second time by a 5-0 score and then
succumbed to the Dallas, TX entry 6-2. Thru five games Cey was 13-21.
In the title contest, The Studs had a 2-1 lead after three innings but a 5-run fourth clinched the title as
the final score was 7-1 for the Dallas club. Cey finished the tournament going 15-24 for a .625 average. A
double in the championship title was his only extra-base hit in the six games.
1954-1984 Cheney Studs Rosters
1953 Bantam Cheney Studs
Russ Meade, Coach
Greg Berry
Bob Johnson
Dennis Lamson
Bobby Platt
Jack Robertson (dec.)
Bill Shreve
Bob Taft
1954 Cheney Studs
Joe Budnick, Coach
Jack Ballard (dec.)
Ray Christianson
Lonnie Davis
Rod Faurot
Monte Geiger
Jim Harney
Jim Hobbs
Jerry Jackson (dec.)
Ken Kane
Kennedy
Wade Krauklis (dec.)
Moore
Dennis Murphy (dec.)
Don Nelson Dennis Peterson
Ralph Vanni
Ozzie Williams
Bill Thornton, Batboy
William Anderson
Morgan Bryant
Tom Johnson
Tom Miller
Bob Rhoads
Bill Royne
John Simac
Babe Barberis, Asst. Coach
Luther Carr
Rick Dalton
Bob Dunn
Fernandez
Don Ginsberg
Bob Hibler
Cal Humphreys (dec)
Bob Jacobs
George Karpach
George Kritsonis
Bob Lowe
Larry Morrow
Dick Naish (dec.)
Frank Papasedero (dec.)
Dick Peterson
John/Jack Whitney
Jim Broulette, Scorekeeper
Dave Olson
Sam Tipton, Coach
Norm Juggert
Jim Klippert
Larry Loughlin (dec.)
John Merriman
Ken Olson
Kajo Osado
Lee Palme
Jack Ryan
John Swanson
Ken Schulz
Ted Thoraldson (dec.)
Tom Tipton
Artie Warber
Dale Willis
1955 Washington Cheney Studs
Joe Budnick, Coach
Babe Barberis, Asst. Coach
Chuck Cooper, Asst. Coach
Ed Allen
Dick Binford (dec.)
Dave Caldwell
Luther Carr
Ray Christianson
Bob Clark (dec.)
Bill Collier
Roy Critser
Ron Dodge (dec.)
Bob Dunn
Fred Emerson
Paul Farrar
Rod Faurot
Monte Geiger
Pat Gosney (dec.)
George Grant Bob Jacobs
Ken Jacobson
Andy Johnson
John Josephson
George Kritsonis
Dick Minice
Dick Naish (dec.)
Bill Reams
Bob Stephens
Rolland Todd
Ozzie Williams
Dave Olson
1956 Cheney Studs
Joe Budnick, Coach
Larry Lamb, Public Relations Mgr.
Brian Bell (dec.)
Dick Binford (dec.)
Jack Brady
Luther Carr
Roy Critser
Ron Dodge (dec.)
Rod Faurot
George Grant Monte Geiger
Jim Harney
Don Jacobs (dec.)
Ken Jacobson
George Kritsonis
Mel Manley
Gary Moore (dec.)
Pete Walski
Ozzie Williams
Jim Yurina
Gene Anderson, Business Mgr. & Secretary
Joe Budnick, Coach
Larry Lamb, Public Relations Mgr.
Buzz Bartella or Bartylla
Don Carlson
Terry Carroll
Coyler
Ron Dodge (dec.)
Fox
Monte Geiger
Gray
Hinckley
Jerry Hoxsey (dec.)
Ken Kane
George Kritsonis
Ed Lajala
Wayne Lanter
Gene Leek
Madsen
Chuck Maletta
Bob Maxwell
McGuire
Warren Noyes
Carlton Olson
Gary Pennington
Norm Popkin
Jerry Lohrek
Norm Shill
Ron Sloy
Ozzie Williams
Jim Yurina
Gene Anderson, Business Mgr. & Secretary
Doug McArthur, Coach Ron Billings
Max Braman
Gordy Grubert
Earl Hyder
Jack Johnson (dec.)
Vern Kohout
Don May
Dick Montgomery (dec.)
Ron Storaasli (dec.)
Russ Wilkerson (dec.)
Bob Bafus
Dale Bloom
Jim Gallwas
Don Hike (dec.)
Dick Jarvis
Rod Keogh (dec.)
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Manly Mitchell
Dick Schlosstein (dec.)
Joe Stortini
Tom Montgomery, Scorekeeper
1957 American Legion Cheney Studs
Andy Garnes (dec.), Coach
Rich Axlund
Bill Bailey (dec.)
Mike Bickford
Larry Dale
Bob DeBolt (dec.)
Dave Gosk
Verne Howard
Jim Jones
Stan King (dec.)
Jim Klippert
Don Martin
Don T. Martin
Don McLeod
Jerry Murphy (dec.)
Bob Osness
Ken Schulz
George Tyler
1957 Babe Ruth Cheney Studs
Sy B. Hovee, Coach
Adolph Ferro, Jr.
David Frick
Robert Hovee
Terry Parker
David Rowlands
Jack Skaanes
Gary Tiedeman
Bill Zenk
1958 Cheney Studs
Joe Budnick, Coach
Fred Baehm
Darrell Burke
Terry Carroll
Frank Fidler (dec.)
Dave Gosk
John Hardman
Earl Hyder
Joe Kennedy (dec.)
Ken Kane
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Carleton Olafson
Bill Reams
Owen Turk
A. Ferro, Asst. Coach
Robert Frederick
Donald Hagen
Larry Kurmel
Robert Rogers
Thomas Sisul
James Thomas
James Warter
Don Anderson
Dale Bloom
Don Carlson
Bob Dougal
Jim Gallwas
Don Henderson
Jim Harney
Ken Jacobsen
Chuck Johnson
George Kritsonis
Larry McCauley
Doug Randall
Ken Schulz
Jim Wert (dec.)
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1954-1984 Cheney Studs continued
Andy Garnes, Coach (dec.)
John Murphy, Asst. Coach
Ken Alban (dec.)
Rich Axlund
Bill Bailey (dec.)
Al Blomquist
Larry Dale
Bob DeBolt (dec.)
Bob Dougal
Bob Eriksen
Roger Eriksen (dec.)
Ron Freitag (dec.)
Dave Grienke (dec.)
Larry Johnson
Jim Klippert
Terry Martin (dec.)
Carl Miller
Jerry Murphy (dec.)
Bob Osness
Ken Schulz
John Serfozo
Bob Smith
Nick Steckler
Pat Stone
Ron Tingstad
Andy Garnes Jr, batboy
Jeff Garnes, batboy
Ken Jones
(Babe Ruth & Midget League Champions)
Doug McArthur, Coach-Babe Ruth team
Sy Hovee, Asst. Coach-Babe Ruth team
Dick Frederick, Coach-Midget team
Mitch Mullan, Asst. Coach-Midget team
*John Alskog
John Bergerson (dec.)
*Ed Bogardis
John Bourgaise
Dean Cherbas
Bob Frederick
Dave Frick
Jerry Jameson
Gary Johnson
Dick Logar
*Dick Mariani
Bill Parker
Terry Parker
*Gary Peterson
Darrell Shultz
Jim Thomas
Lon Varnadore
*Dave Wahlund
Jim Warter
Jeff Wolverton (dec.)
*only played on Midget team
Joe Budnick, Coach
Gary Amberg (dec.)
Ned Brown
Ted Davis Pat Gosney (dec.)
John Josephson
Don Lorentz
Dan McDowell
Gary Snyder
Owen Turk
Jim Wert (dec.)
Doug Sorsdahl, Bullpen Catcher
Dale Bloom
Mike Carnahan
Monte Geiger
Earl Hyder
Ken Kane
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Ken Schulz
Rolland Todd
George Vanni
Ernie Wheeler
Frank Logan, Batboy
1959 American Legion Junior Cheney Studs
Andy Garnes, Coach
Jack Murphy, Asst. Coach
Tom Adams
Bob DeBolt (dec.)
Bob Dougal
Roger Eriksen (dec.)
Ron Freitag (dec.)
Bob Gagnon
Dave Greinke (dec.)
Ron Hagen
Chuck Spencer
Nick Steckler
Pat Stone
Ron Tingstad
Don Topping (dec.)
Bill Watson
Steve Whitaker
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1959 Babe Ruth & Junior Cheney Studs
Doug McArthur, Coach
Sy Hovee, Assist. Coach
Jack Banz
Dan Baty
John Bourgaise
Bill Calkins
Dean Cherbas
Brian Cloherty
Dave Fiorino
Bob Frederick
Mike Hall
Gary Johnson
Bob Koch
Dennis Lackey
Dick Logar
Mike Mattingly
Lou Pappas
Bill Parker
Bob Rogers
Jim Thomas
Dale Wahlund
1959 Brown’s Point Pee Wee Cheney Studs
C. L. “Coby” Coburn, Coach
Richard Leary, Assist. Coach
Allan Branscombe
Ty Coburn
Bobby Heym
Paul Kennedy (dec.)
Gene Masten
Doug Melvin (dec.)
Mark Morrill
Jeff Neal (dec.)
Phil Northcraft
Bill Pirie
Lee Renney
Mike Sotak Larsen
Jay Stern
1960 Cheney Studs—AABC National Champions
Joe Budnick, Coach
Jeff Heath, Asst. Coach
Ned Brown Mel Erickson (dec.)
Dale Friend
Monte Geiger
Jack George
Pat Gosney (dec.)
Dick Henderson
Earl Hyder
Jerry Jackson (dec.)
Ken Jacobson
Byron Johnson
George Kritsonis
Doug Larson
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Glen Mattison
Norm Pfeiffer
Gary Snyder
Phil Swimley
Steve Whitaker
Bob Wyman
Frank Logan, Batboy
Mike Gillis, Batboy
1960 Connie Mack Cheney Studs
Sy Hovee, Coach
Don Brennan
Don Hagen
Bob Hovee
John Kirkebo
Jim Miller
Al Prentice
Tom Sisul
Gary Tiedeman
Bill Zenk
Steve Anstett
Joe Cox
Tom Holcomb
Jerry Jameson (dec.)
Chuck Matson (dec.)
Don Moore Jr.
Tom Rowland
Jim Thomas
Bruce Warter
1960 American Legion Junior Cheney Studs
Andy Garnes, Coach
Vic Cozzetti, Asst. Coach
Tom Adams
Russ Fagering
Bob Gagnoon
Dave Greinke
Richard Horton
Bob Osness
Gene Rasmussen
Chuck Spencer
Don Topping (dec.)
Spencer Uhl (dec.)
Karl Vaught
Bill Watson
Steve Whitaker
Mike O’Connell, Batboy
Jack Banz
Lee Brooke
Brian Cloherty
Butch Dunlap
Mike Hall
Dick Mariani
Sy Hovee, Assist. Coach
Dean Cherbas
Mark Crandall
Skip Gillis
Jim Lien
Tom Winmill
1960 Junior Cheney Studs
Butch Dunlap
Gary Johnson
Bob McCarthy
Dick Mariani
Bruce Warter
John Warter (batboy)
Bob Baker
Dean Cherbas
Jeff Hale Pat Larkin
Bob McKenna (dec.)
Larry Nicholson
1960 Brown’s Point Bantam Cheney Studs
C.L. “Coby” Coburn, Coach
Ty Coburn
Mike Duggan
Tom Foster
Bryan Gillliam
Bobby Heym
Dewey Johnson (dec.)
Paul Kennedy (dec.)
Gene Masten
Doug Melvin (dec.)
Mark Morrill
Jeff Neal (dec.)
Cory Oberhansly
Bill Pirie
Lee Renney
Mike Sotak Larsen
Jay Stern
Paul Stern
Russell McVean’s
1960 Pee Wee Cheney Studs
Peter Vale, Coach
Kevin Evoy
Tim Harkins
Stewart Jacques Tom Kneeshaw Mike McNerthney
Fiore Pignataro
Jim Sayles
Jim Tucci
Eddie O’Brien, Coach
Ned Brown Harold Dodeward
Rick Evans
Earl Hyder Harry Lambro
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Glen Mattison
Don Nelson Tim Smith
Bob Walker (dec.)
Bob Wyman
Mike Gillis, Batboy
Bucky O’Brien, Ballboy
Lee Brooke, Equipment Mgr.
Don Moore, Coach
Danny Hansen
Vern Harkins
Richard Keely
Philip Lunke
Terry Moore
John Risse
Gary Simpson
Peter Vale (dec.)
Frank Barnes
Mike Carnahan
Andy Erickson
Monte Geiger
George Kritsonis
Mel Manley
Larry McCauley
Gary Snyder
Rolland Todd
Steve Whitaker
Greg Rodell, Batboy
Bill Gillis, Trainer
Andy Garnes, Coach
Vic Cozzetti, Asst. Coach
Tom Adams
Mike Endicott
Bob Gagnon
Ed Gravitt
Rich Horton
Bob Martinson
Bob Osness
Gene Rasmussen
Chuck Spencer (dec.)
Spencer Uhl (dec.)
Karl Vaught
Bill Vodarski
Bill Watson
Steve Whitaker
Bill Zindt
Mike O’Connell, Batboy
Joe Stortini, Coach
Bob Abelsett
John Bourgaise
Arlen Dahline
Dick Logar
Bruce Nichols
Terry Parker
Pat Tracy
Bill Zenk
Bob Miller, Asst. Coach
Gary Birchler
Dean Cherbas
Jeff Hale
Dick Mariani
Bill Parker
Gerald Steinauer
James Warter
John Wynne
1961 Babe Ruth “All- Star” Cheney Studs
Kaye Darby, Coach
Sy Hovee, Asst. Coach
Rick Austin
Brian Cloherty
Mark Crandall
Ron DeSilva
Dave Fiorino
Marty Fredricksen
Skip Gillis
Jim Lien
Dean Lloyd
Joe Lynn
Ward McWhirter
Bill Saxton
Steve Walker
Bruce Warden
Mike Watson
Kaye Darby, Coach
Lee Brooke
Brian Cloherty
Dave Fiorino
Mike Hall Ron Jakes
Keith Marshall
Mike Zenk
Lyle Baker
Mark Crandall
Ricky Dupris
Skip Gillis
Tim Harkins
Jim Lien
Mike Watson
1961 Rookie Cheney Studs
P.T. Lindberg, Coach
Gary Bowerman
George Brown Bob Dupree (dec.)
John Heinrich (dec.)
Jeff Lindberg
Ed Mathisen
Ed Rose
Mitch Stewart
Bruce Wright
George Brown, Asst. Coach
Terry Brennan (dec.)
Ed Danz
Jim Gallo (dec.)
Craig Johnson
Steve Marinkovich
Dan Pease
Jeff Smith
Lynn Wilson
Harold Dodeward
Jack Fitterer
Earl Hyder Bob Jacobs
Harry Lambro
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
Larry McCauley
Gary Pillar (dec.)
Bob Stephens
George Vanni
Steve Wandzilak (dec.)
Bob Jacobs, Assistant Coach
Andy Erickson
Monte Geiger
Phil Ingersoll (dec.)
Doug Larson
Glen Mattison
Dave Pate (dec.)
Jerry Schatz
Paul Tomlinson
Bob Walker (dec.)
Joe Stortini, Coach
Bob Abelsett
Dean Cherbas
Russ Fagering
Bruce Nichols
Bill Parker
Mike Watson
Bob Maguinez, Coach
Denny Brand
Mark Crandall
Dan Hansen
Vern Harkins
Jim Lien
Dick Marzano
Dave Voss
Jim Wynne
Freddie Randle (dec.), batboy
Arlen Dahline
Skip Gillis
Louie Pappas
Jim Thomas
Dave Williams
Larry Loughlin, Assistant Coach
Lee Brooke
Pat Daly (dec.)
Tim Harkins
Ronnie Jakes
Keith Marshall
Pat Parker
Dave Vossler
Mike Zenk
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1962 Rookie Cheney Studs
George Brown Sr., Coach
Tony Apostle
Ed Danz
Tom Garlington
Hal Littler
John Salatino
Jeff Smith (Little)
Glen Yocum
Don Brennan, Assistant Coach
George Brown
Jim Gallo (dec.)
Craig Johnson
Gene Rudolph
Jeff Smith (Big)
Mitch Stewart
David Dosa, batboy
Dwight “Bud” BakerGeorge Bettineski (dec.)
Larry Buzzard
Andy Erickson
Monte Geiger
George Grant Earl Hyder
Phil Ingersoll (dec.)
Byron Johnson
Paul Langmack
Bob Maguinez (dec.)
John Matteo (dec.)
Glen Mattison
Dave Pate (dec.)
Dave Razwick (dec.)
Jerry Schatz
Paul Tomlinson
George Vanni
Jerry Watts
Bucky O’Brien, ballboy
Mike Carew, batboy
Chris Cherbas, Coach
Dave Akin
Jack Banz
Dean Cherbas
Butch Dunlap Mike Hall
Bob McKenna (dec.)
Bruce Warden
Dick Bullatt, Asst Coach
Mike Alongi
Gary Birchler
Brian Cloherty
Marty Frederickson
Mike LaFleur (dec.)
Bill Parker
Mike Watson
1963 Colt Cheney Studs
Denny Brand
Brad Bryant
Dan Hansen
Mike Irwin (dec.)
Bob Marsden
Rich Mayo
Tim Sowell
Dave Vossler
Corey Johnsen, batboy
Lee Brooke
Steve Gregorich
Tim Harkins
Rick Marcelia (dec.)
Dick Marzano
Paul Rogers
Jim Stewart
Mike Zenk
1963 Midget Cheney Studs
Bill Wynne, Coach
Dave Askren
Pat Daly (dec.)
Vern Harkins
Bob Jensen
Joe Price
George Shook
Tim Thomsen
Tim Whitver
John Wynn, Assistant Coach
Ed Brewster
Gary Elstrom
Al Hemminger
Steve Mikkelsen
Jolyon Raymond
Bill Taylor
Dave Voss
George Brown, Sr., Coach
George Brown, Jr
Art Dernbach
Steve Merritt
Gene Rudolph
Big Jeff Smith
Mitchell Stewart
Glenn Yocum
Rick Broadhead
Jim Carmichael
Ray Erickson
Steve Foertsch (dec.)
Bob Jacobs
George Kritsonis
Mike Nicksic
Al Russell
Jerry Watts Bucky O’Brien, batboy
Bob Maguinez, Coach
Denny Brand
Mark Crandall
Dan Hansen
Joe Lynn
Jon Miller
Tim Sowell
Jim Taylor
Bruce Warden
Chuck Willburn (dec.)
Bill Wynne, Coach
Ed Brewster
Rick Dupuis
Tim Harkins
Al Hemminger
Greg Larson
Ray Moshier
Bill Taylor
Bill Edwardson, Co-coach
Dudley Beck (dec.)
George Brown
Randy Davis
Stewart Edwardson
Dan Kuchan
Randy McDonald
Jeff Smith
Joe Tschida
Bill Brubach, Coach
Dave Brubach
Gary Cox
Mike Gleason
Greg Knight
Sean Martin
Scott McKellips
Ernie Reda
Scott Satterthwaite
1955 All State Starting Pitchers—Gary Moore (L) in the second game and Ken Jacobson
(R) in the first game.
Don Brennan, Assistant Coach
Ed Danz
Jim Gallo (dec.)
Jim Noben (dec.)
John Salatino
Little Jeff R. Smith
Joe Tschida
Bobby Kiley, batboy
Mike Acres
Larry Buzzard
Jack Davis
Lenny Fellez
Earl Hyder
Rick Johnson
Mickey McDonald
George Nokes
George Vanni
Mike Carew, batboy
Mike Alongi
Brian Cloherty
Mike Hall
Larry Lucich
Paul Rogers
Jim Stewart
Dave Vossler
Mike Watson
Mike Zenk
Dave Askren
Brad Bryant
Steve Gregorich
Vern Harkins
Ricardo Johnson
Rich Mayo
Jolyon Raymond
John Wynne
Mike Hill, Co-Coach
Hans Brockoff
Tom Colburn
Larry DeRoux
Larry Hill John McDermott
Barry Senter
Mark Strong (dec.)
John Paul, Assistant Coach
Mike Cain
Doug Fuson
Howard Junge
Dave Kramer
Jim McKee
Steve Paul
Morrie Rugg
Jamie Williams
Rick Austin
Andy Erickson
George Grant Earl Hyder Bill Lohr Steve Mezich
Mike Niksic
Greg Schubert
Paul Tomlinson
Chuck White Mike Carew, Batboy
Mike Acres
Rick Broadhead
Lenny Fellez
Bill Hamilton
Paul Langmack
Glen Mattison
Al Murch
Jerry Schatz
Doug Sherry George Vanni
Gene Anderson, Business Mgr.
Bucky O’Brien, Ballboy
1965 Tacoma Connie Back Cheney Studs
Chris Cherbas, Co-coach
Bill Zenk, Co-coach
Mike Alongi
Allan Berg
Denny Brand
Mark Crandall
Steve Gregorich
Dan Hansen
Larry Lucich
Rich Mayo
Jon Paul
Ed Pauschert
Paul Rogers
Bill Taylor
James Taylor
Dave Voss
1965 Burien Connie Mack Cheney Studs
Cloy Sykes, Coach
Rod Ancheta, Assistant Coach
Bob Angel, Assistant Coach
Mr. Gibson, Scorekeeper
Lonnie Copenhaver
Keith Cossette
John Duncan
Brian Englin
Terry Gibson (dec.)
Rick Kuebler
Curt Lacy
Gary Long
Greg Mounsey
Mike Patton
Dan Rodarme
Bill Roesler
Bill Sponaugle
Terry Thompson
Jack Van Vleck
Al Westergreen
Dave White 1965 Midget Cheney Studs
George Brown Sr, Coach
Dudley Beck (dec.)
Hans Brockoff
Ed Danz
Art Dernbach
Leif Olsen (dec.)
Jeff Smith
Elmer Strong, Assistant Coach
Dan Beyette
George Brown Randy Davis
Larry DeRoux
Gene Rudolph
Mark Strong
George Grant, Coach
Ron Cey
Butch Dunlap
Skip Gillis
Gary Johnson
Bob MacDonald
Mike Malecki
Jim Pelander
Greg Schubert
Lou Stevenson
Jack Van Vleck
Brian Retzloff, batboy
Rick Austin
Tom Demetre
Bob Erickson
Earl Hyder
Tom Kallas
John Major
Glen Mattison
Wally Posey
Larry Showlund
Paul Tomlinson
Dave Lutes, batboy Jim Broulette, Statistician
1966 Tacoma Connie Mack Cheney Studs
Lonnie Davis, Coach
Tom Smith, batboy
Denny Brand Ed Brewster
Dave Demick
Gary Diel
Steve Gregorich
Dave Lewis
Rich Mayo
Ray Moser/Moshier
Craig Mukai
Jon Paul
Bill Taylor
Dave Voss
Clyde Werner
Jim Wynne
1966 Burien Connie Mack Cheney Studs
Rod Ancheta, Coach
Cloy Sykes, Manager
Allen Bishop
Lonny Copenhaver
Keith Cossette
Jerry D’Ambrosio
John Duncan
Brian Englin
Terry Gibson (dec.)
Gary Hogstrom
Roger Knutsen
Curt Lacy
Gary Long
Greg Mounsey
Mike Patton
Bill Powell
Ernie Prentice, Coach
Dudley Beck (dec.)
George Brown
Larry DeRoux
Bill Hicks
Gary Niehus
Jim Reha
Jeff Smith
Wayne Whitehead
Wayne Cowan
Loren Hicks, Assistant Coach
Hans Brockhoff
Art Dernbach
Mike Foister
Robert McCaffery
Darrel Prentice
Dan Seymour (dec.)
Pat Smith
Tony Apostle
Tim Gilmore
George Grant, Coach
Larry Book Ron Cey
John Duncan
Earl Hyder
Tom Kallas
Glen Mattison
Bob Murphy
Greg Schubert
Paul Tomlinson
Jim Broulette, Scorer
Gene Anderson, Business Mgr.
Rick Austin
Tom Brown
Tom Demetre
Skip Gillis
Gary Johnson
Bob MacDonald
Rodger Merrick
Bob Oyler (dec.)
Lou Stevenson
Tom White (dec.)
Brian Retzloff, batboy
Ben Verlo (coach) Alan Burke
Dick Kancianich
Rick Lewis
Bill Wheeler George Wolford
John Aykens
Gary Christiansen
Joe Kilby (dec.)
Wayne Olsen
Steve Wilson
Rich Mayo, Coach
Marc Cameron
Larry Elstrom
Frank Manthou
Terry O’Brien
Tom Rogers
Rich Berndt
Tom Dickson
Gene McPherson
Scott Mayo
Charlie Roberts
Scott Shelton
1968 Cheney Studs
George Grant, Coach
Lon Copenhaver
Ray Ewing (dec.)
Terry Gibson (dec.)
Dana Halvorson
Mike Jacobson
Clare Leifer
Rodger Merrick
Bob Oyler (dec.)
Tom White (dec.)
Larry Book Tom Demetre
Dick Fitzgerald
George Grant
Earl Hyder
Tom Kallas
Glen Mattison
Pat Naughton
Dan Wallace
Mike Willman
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1969 Cheney Studs
George Grant, Coach
Chuck Bayless
Larry Book Lon Copenhaver Dick Fitzgerald
Earl Hyder
Mike Jacobson
Bob MacDonald
Mike Malecki
Rodger Merrick
Jerome Richardson (dec.)
John Varga Tom White (dec.)
Tom Dodds, Scorer
Fred Couples, batboy
Cloy Sykes Coach
Marc Englin
Ron Gibson Steve Merkley
Bob Nelson Steve Schwager
Ron Thompson
1970 Cheney Studs
George Grant, Coach
Dan Barrett George Bettineski
Rick Boone
George Grant
Frank Jackson
Bob MacDonald
Greg McCollum Bob Polaski John Varga Roger Schlosstein, batboy
1971 Cheney Studs
George Grant, Coach
George Bettineski (dec.)
Tom Couples Ron Gibson Frank Jackson Chuck Last Steve Merkley Bob Polaski Gary Fox (pickup) 1972 Cheney Studs
George Grant, Coach
Chuck Bayless Larry Book
Dave Heaverlo Chuck Last Curt McNeley Kyle Olson
Dave Ryles
Greg Van Gaver Steve Waite Jim Chapados (pickup)
Cary Grant, batboy
Larry Angell
George Bettineski (dec.)
Craig Caskey
Tom Couples
George Grant Frank Jackson
Tom Kallas
Stewart MacDonald
Glen Mattison
Bill North
Joe Staton
Dan Wallace
Mike Willman
Jim Broulette, Stats & Publicity
Lonnie Copenhaver Mike Gauthier
Chuck Last Dean Mick
Frank Plouf Terry Schwindt
Gary Thomsen
Larry Angell Chuck Bayless
Larry Book
Dick Fitzgerald
Dave Heaverlo Tom Kallas
Glen Mattison
Steve Mezich
Greg Schulte Tom Dodds, scorekeeper
Larry Angell
Larry Book
Dick Fitzgerald Dave Heaverlo
Tom Kallas Greg McCollum
Frank Plouf Steve Waite
Curt McNeley (pickup)
Larry Angell
Gregg Bemis
Dick Fitzgerald Tom Kallas
Greg McCollum Steve Merkley
Bob Polaski Rick Schaffer
John Varga RJ Williams
Roger Schlosstein, batboy
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1973 Cheney Studs
Paul Tomlinson, Coach
Chuck Bayless Larry Book
Dave Heid Tom Kallas
Keith Matheny
Ray Parr
Buddy Phillips
Rick Schaffer Ken Waite
Don Papasedero Larry Angell Mark Beem (dec.)
Dick Fitzgerald Ron Hopkins
Chuck Last Rick Mitchell
Gil Pena (dec.)
Lenn Sakata
Greg Van Gaver Steve Waite
Greg & Jeff Tomlinson, batboys
1974 Cheney Studs
Paul Tomlinson, Coach
John Davidson
Tracy Harris Ted Heid Tom Kallas Doug Lorentz Greg McCollum Don Papasedero Bim Prince
Rick Schafer Bill Simpson Gary Thomsen Jeff Vitulli Marc Wilson Dave Buckley
Roger Dirkes
Dave Heid Tom Jobb
John Kuschell
Keith Matheny
Ken Olsen (dec).
Larry Patterson
Mark Raudleman Bob Sherwood
Dennis Spates Randy Trout
Ken Waite
Greg & Jeff Tomlinson, batboys
1975 Cheney Studs
Tom Kallas, Coach
Ray Ewing
Dick Fitzgerald
Tim Hamiliton Ted Heid
Tom Jobb
Greg McCollum
Ken Olsen (dec.)
Rick Schafer Dennis Spates
Marc Wilson Chuck Bayless Bob Fisher
Tim Gabutero (dec.)
Dave Heid
Charlie Jackson Doug Lorentz
Dan Naranjo Don Papasedero
Tom Slater (Gonzaga)
Karl Ray Taylor
Mike Ballard, batboy
1976 Louisiana Pacific Studs
Fred Shull, Coach
Pat Bates Mike Carey Bill Fletcher
Randy Jackson Jeff Keys Bill Lockwood
Brad Meyring
Ken Olsen
Don Papasedero Dan Reichenburg
Ken Waite (dec.)
Ron Martin, Pitching Coach
Don Braun
Jim Carrithers Tim Gabutero
Tom Jobb Marty Larsen
Mace Magruder
John Nelson
Tim Parker Steve Quealey
Jim Syreen
Bob Weis
Fred Shull, Coach
Larry Angell Greg Brown
Jim Carrithers Bill Fletcher Randy Jackson
Marty Larsen
Mike Mahoski
Mike Moore
Gene Picchena
Steve Quealey Tom Slater Bill Waag
Kevin Williams
Don Braun
Jack Brossman Craig Caskey
Tim Gabutero (dec.)
Jim Johnson
Bill Lockwood
Brad Meyring
Ken Olsen
Mark Plunkett
Mike Rennie
Frank Vaculin Bob Wilbur
Jack Shull, batboy
1977 Cheney Studs Bantam League Team
Don Wallace, Coach Len Wallace (dec.-asst. coach)
Bruce Hess
David Hyder
Don Leach
Tony McAuliffe
Dennis McDonough Randy Ogburn
Alan Perry (dec.)
Rusty Reopelle
Scott Steckler Denny Stewart
Keith Thompson Bobby Wallace
Tony Wallace Pat Williams
Fred Shull, Coach
Larry Angell Greg Brown
Kurt Fabrizio
Jeff Hamilton
Jim Johnson
Bill Lockwood
Brad Meyring (BYU)
Gene Picchena Steve Quealey
Terry Schwindt
Tom Slater
Kevin Williams
Don Braun
Jim Carrithers Tim Gabutero (dec.)
Randy Jackson
Brian Kolbe
Ron Martin
Mike Moore
Tony Provenso
Mike Rennie
Bill Simpson
Bill Waag
Jack Shull, batboy
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Fred Shull, Coach
Larry Angell Mike Carey Jim Gonzales
Dave Jensen
Dan Kane
Neil Mansell
Pat McKendry
Brad Meyring Bill Simpson
Terry Swendt
Tim Tveit
Don Braun
Jim Carrithers
Clay Hill
Jim Johnson
Brian Kolbe
Ron Martin
Ed McNamara (dec.)
Mike Moore
Tom Slater
Wyatt Tonkin
Jack Shull, batboy
1980 Burns Lumber Cheney Studs
Greg McCollum & Larry Book, Coaches
Gene Anderson, General Manager
Barry Aden Larry Angell Larry Book
Don Braun
Mike Carey
Jim Carrithers Alvin Edge Lance Englin
Bill Fletcher Jeff Holt Tom Jobb Dick McGruder
Neil Mansell Greg McCollum Ed McNamara
Mike Moore
Tim Oldemoppen
Jim Robinson
Rick Schafer Bob Sherwood
Bill Simpson
Tim Tveit
John Varga
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1981 Burns Lumber Cheney Studs
Greg McCollum, Coach
Steve Adams
Larry Angell
Mike Carey
Tony Cox
Ken Knutson (SU)
Greg McCollum Tim Oldemoppen
Bob Sherwood
Mark Stern
Tim Tveit
Gene Anderson, General Mgr
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1982 Cheney Studs
Greg McCollum, Player/Coach
Larry Angell
Steve Brown Rob Carrithers
Greg Douglas
Chuck Last
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Keith Peterson
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Barry Aden
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Dan Naranjo
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1983 Cheney Studs
John Riley, Asst. Coach
Mark Bishop
Dave Buckley
Jim Carrithers
Buzz Johnson
Curt McNeley Dan Naranjo
Jim Reynolds
Rob Staley
Wayne Tonkin
Chuck Petrillo, Asst. Coach
Larry Angell
Lew Bodman
Wayne Carlton
Shaun Cusack
Chuck Last
Dean Mick Ken Olsen (dec.)
Bob Sherwood Tom Slater
Gary Thomsen
1984 Cheney Studs
Rick Barnhart
Lew Bodman
Ben Creighton
Greg Douglas
Ron Gee
Buzz Johnson
Ed Moriarity
Jim Reynolds
Dan Siger
Tim Tveit
George White
Larry Angell
Mark Bishop
Tony Cox
Gary Daniels
Randy Eggen
Chris Goryns
Marlin Methven
Steve Quealey
Jeff Scanlan
Jim Swanson
Rudy Webster
1961 Pitching Staff—
Hal Dodeward,
Mike Carnahan,
Larry Loughlin, and
Andy Erickson. Photo
courtesy of Shanaman
Sports Museum.
1955 Joe’s lil’ red wagon‚ Bob Jacobs
next to Joe.
1968 Cheney Stud Oldtimers Softball Team
Recollections by Wayne Zimmerman, former Tacoma News Tribune photographer
This picture must have been taken early in the season as some of the people did not play with us much
and finally when we won the first Slow Pitch State tournament. In the front row, left, is Bud Thomsen. Played fastpitch for Ben’s Truck Parts; then Dick Hannula, Hall of
Fame swim coach at Wilson
HS and in the International
Swimming HOF; Dean Nicholson—Puyallup High, Central
WA, Yakima Pro Minor league
coach, a really nice guy and
great coach; me (Wayne Zimmerman), the left-handed
catcher, giving the signal, four
fingers, for a fastball (HAH!)
to Steve Orfanos (next to me),
the left-handed pitcher with a
withered right arm, the all-lefty
battery. In the back row left, Lornie
Merkle — about 50 years old
then but was our roving fielder
and still could make a play
standing on his head and one
of the great baseball umpires
1968 Cheney Stud Oldtimers Softball Team
around; Rollie Neiman, all Back row l. to r.: Lornie Merkle, Rollie Neilson, Lew McKenna (McChord AFB pilot), Tom Cross, Ed Bowman, Ed Tingstad,
around good at officiating col- and McChord AFB pilot. Front row l. to r.: Bud Thomsen, Dick Hannula, Dean Nicholson, Wayne Zimmerman and Steve
lege sports—another senior Orfanos. Batboy unknown.
citizen, chunky but agile, shortstop; I think the next guy is Lew
McKenna, who brought the guy on the far right (can’t remember his name) to the team. They were both pilots at
McChord. They played in the outfield with Hannula. Tom Cross, second base. I ran into Tom constantly through
work, thought the world of him. Saw him play for the Tacoma Mountaineers in the Pacific Coast pro basketball
league with Marv Harshman and John Katica, in the old Tacoma Armory when I was a kid. What a treat to be
on the same team with him. Next is Ed Bowman, 1st base—he and Hannula seemed to be the only people
around then who could hit that big, soft, thing out of the park—and they tried with every swing. Ed Tingstad
(played FB and BB at CPS) only played a couple of games. Not in the photo: Doug McArthur, 3rd base. A guy
from the only team to beat us in 23 games slid into Doug way too hard and dislocated Doug’s knee. I can still
remember the sound of that knee popping out. Doug couldn’t play in the championship.
Another guy on that team slid into me at home with real baseball spikes (most of us wore plain old tennies) and put a spike into my shin that left a mark to this day. It swelled to the size of a tennis ball. It was sweet
revenge to beat them in the championship game. Another really good player was Bill Funk, right field. Bill had
played pro baseball in the St. Louis Browns organization. He could hit the fence, but like most of us, was used
to seeing fastpitch and hardball speeds and we delighted in hitting the slow pitch to any spot we picked. I can
remember batting left and hitting the ball down the leftfield line all the time because the other teams always
swung around toward right. Merkle, being a great tennis player, could really place the ball, too.
I had my bags packed for St. Louis to go to the national tournament and Tom Cross was ready to go, also.
But, the schoolteachers couldn’t go as they would have to hire a sub. The two guys from McChord couldn’t get
leave. Steve had no vacation time coming. Oh, well—what might have been?Another funny thing I remember
is that my Mom and Dad never saw me play until that final game. No little league parents then.
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FERN HILL INDIANS BASEBALL TEAM
1955-1956, TWILIGHT LEAGUE
By Mike Stone
The Fern Hill Indians team began in 1955 when
Ed Tingstad, Roger Coleman, Vertin Koenen and Mike
Stone talked Mike’s dad, Tom, into coaching a baseball
team. Mike’s uncle, Donald Stone, was the assistant
coach and his mother, Frances, was the team scorekeeper. This proved to be a pretty good arrangement
because Coach Tom let the boys participate in making
out the lineups and running the practices. The team obtained donations from the local
merchants in the Fern Hill area in order to cover the
costs although their uniforms and baseball gear came
from earlier teams that had disbanded. The donations
were hard to come by the first year, but once the team
had success, the community began to back them. Unfortunately, the team was short-lived as after the 1956
season many of the players were too old to play in the
league and moved on to play in Tacoma’s City League.
Practices and home games were played at Harmon Park off of 82nd Street behind where Baker Junior
High School was built. When Baker Junior High School
was rebuilt, it was constructed on the site where the
players once practiced and held games. Many games were played at the South End
Boys Club, the Indians’ arch rivals. Other fields the
team played at included Franklin Pierce High School,
Lakewood, Portland Avenue and in North Tacoma.
The 1956 championship game was played at the old
Tacoma Stadium
In 1955 the team consisted of Ed Tingstad, Roger
Coleman, Vertin Koenen, Mike Stone, Stewart Peterson,
Gar Winder, Bill Elmore, Bob Hess, Chuck Wylder, Brian
Peterson, Dean Haner, George Tyler, Gene Swanson,
Tony Holdren, Gene Hinkle and Todd Cornish. In 1956
the Indians added hurler Ken Jones to the roster while
Cornish, Holdren and Hinkle played elsewhere.
The Indians were blessed with an outstanding
pitching staff that included Roger Coleman, righthanded pitcher; Vertin Koenen, right-handed pitcher;
George Tyler, left-handed pitcher; Ken Jones, lefthanded pitcher and Gar Winder, left-handed pitcher. Coleman was known for his great fastball and his
curveball. Koenen also had a great fastball and an
outrageous knuckleball. The infielders were Coleman, third base; Dean
Haner; shortstop, Ed Tingstad, second base; Brian
Peterson, first base and Tony Holdren and Gene Hinkle
filled in where needed.
The outfielders were Bill Elmore, left field; Mike
Stone, center field; and Bob Hess and Gene Swanson,
right field, with Tony Holdren and Gene Hinkle filling
the utility player role. The team catchers were Chuck
Wylder and Stewart Peterson. The batboys were Dave
Olson and one of Tony Holdren’s younger brothers.
Five of the team’s starting players had batting
averages of over 300 and Roger Coleman had a remarkable average of 700.
In 1955 the Indians finished second in the league
behind the South End Boy’s Club coached by Jack
Murphy. Another friend Dick Pruitt played for South
End in 1955 and 1956. In
1956, Ron Pease and Ken
Jones came on board as
coaches and the Indians
won the Twilight League
Championship.
This core group of
players knew each other
from grade school at Fern
Hill School on 84th and
Park Avenue and according to Mike Stone, “we are
like a band of brothers and
have been best friends
for over 60 years”. Since
2001, six team reunions
have been held, and the
get-togethers now include
other classmates and individuals who attended
Fern Hill in the 1950’s and
1960’s. 1956 Fern Hill Indians – Twilight League Champions
Back row l. to r.: Ron Pease (Assistant Coach), Ken Jones, Ed Tingstad, Stu Peterson, Gar Winder, Thomas Stone (Coach). Middle
row l. to r.: Vertin Koenen, Bill Elmore, Bob Hess, Chuck Wylder, and Brian Peterson. Front row l. to r.: Dean Haner, Mike Stone,
Roger Coleman, George Tyler, Gene Swanson, and Dave Olson (batboy).
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Cities That The Cheney Studs Played In
Alaska
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Kenai
Alberta
Lacombe
British Columbia
Burnaby
Lethbridge
Vancouver
Victoria
California
Compton
Eureka
Fresno
Glendale
Long Beach
Pasadena
Porterville
Idaho
Bonners Ferry
Michigan
Battle Creek
MONTANA
Butte
Billings
Helena
Libby
Missoula
NEVADA
Reno
OREGON
Drain
Medford
Milwaukie
Portland
1955
DID YOU KNOW?
From 1954-1960 Joe Budnick’s ballclubs
amassed a won-lost record of 322-78, and won
seven consecutive City League crowns, four state
and regional championships, one national championship and were national runner-ups another
three times.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Mobridge
Pierre
Redfield
Watertown
WASHINGTON
Bellingham
Bremerton
Burien
Centralia
Deming
Ellensburg
Everett
Kent
Lakewood
Lynnwood
McNeil Island
Mineral
Oakville
Seattle
Shoreline
Snohomish
Spokane
Tacoma
White Center
Yakima
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Tenured Cheney Studs Players
There are a number of players and coaches who enjoyed extensive careers
with the Cheney Studs. Among those with six or more years of longevity are:
Earl Hyder
13 yrs
1957, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69.
George Grant
11 yrs
1955, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72.
Larry Angell
11 yrs
1968, 70, 71, 73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83.
Glen Mattison
10 yrs
1960, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70.
Greg McCollum
10 yrs
1970, 71, 72, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84.
Tom Kallas
10 yrs
1966, 67, 68. 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75.
Monte Geiger
9 yrs
1954, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63.
George Kritsonis
8 yrs
1954, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61 and 64.
Larry Book
8 yrs
1967, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 1980.
Jim Carrithers
8 yrs
1976, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 and 83.
Bob Maguinez
7 yrs
1957, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63.
Paul Tomlinson
7 yrs
1962, 63, 65, 66, 67, 73 and 74.
George Brown
6 yrs
1961, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66.
Dick Fitzgerald
6 yrs
1968, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 73.
Rick Schafer
6 yrs
1972, 73, 74, 75, 80 and 1981.
Chuck Last
6 yrs
1970, 71, 72, 73, 82 and 83.
Dick Naish
Monte Geiger
Jim Yurina
Greg Kallas, 14 months old in 1969, was
destined to be an honorary Cheney Studs
team member for life.
Ben Cheney congratulates Ron Dodge as Dick Naish, Monte Geiger and Joe Budnick
look on.
George Karpach, pitcher for the 1954 Cheney Studs, prepares to lay down a bunt.
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1954 Cheney Studs take to the air. Photo courtesy Richards Studio, Northwest Room.
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Cheney Studs - Tacoma ~ Pierce County

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