High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 132 text:
“
11551 T -ode A v ' 'A' T-, ?:4 14 rw , - if A -14' iz gig iw- ' 11-.Q iv faq -v-04' 'Q Frrst Row fleft to rxghth Emrxch Powers Second Row lleft to rxghtb Berry R Duff Thrrd Row fleft to rrghtb Marvm Emmons Mr Etmger CROSS COUNTRY Durmg rts fourth year at Avon, cross country contrnued to flourrsh as a sport The team weakened by the loss of such top runners as Garces and Olson nonetheless worked hard to lxve up to the tradmon of fine cross country teams To krck off the season Avon met near by Loom1s Wrth Dan Berry unable to run because of a last mmute vrrus, the team found rtself hampered consrderably Mrlce McCorm1ck drd a commendable job as a fill ln but even hrs efforts were not enough Powers won by a large margrn and broke the exlstmg course record It was obv1ous from the start how ever that the team was lackrng rn depth Thrs latter factor resulted rn a 19 40 score The next contest was a trrangular affalr Competmg agamst Avon were near by Glastonbury and Conard Once agam B111 Powers fmrshed a strong first, and desprte the fact that he found support rn Berry and Dui? the team once agam floundered In the thlrd race of the year Brll Powers came wrthrn five seconds of bettermg hrs own course record agamst a strong Lenox team Dan Berry ran h1s best race of the season and fimshed fourth The teams hard earned efforts were to no avall as Lenox gaxned a 23 57 v1ct0ry Seekmg a vrctory Avon next met the Cheshrre Academy team By now, second nature to hlm B111 Powers agarn fin ti , . .7 . . - , : , . - ', 1 . . . G 3 . . , , ' a . ' a . , I . , ' , ' . Y ' 3 - A . 3 . 128
”
Page 131 text:
“
a sprrrted clash ensued rn which we were defeated by a 2 1 score Chrp Hall scored rn the fourth perrod but agarn the lrne could not come up with the tying tally Wrlbraham and Wrllrston were the next two scheduled contests Avon suffered two more defeats by rdentrcal 2 1 scores Agarn rt was the failure of the lrne wrth regard to scoring power that resulted rn the losses Sam jackson agarnst Wrlbraham and Byron Tosr agarnst Wrllrston were the only goalgetters Bob Farrchrld once agarn displayed hrs prowess at the fullback positron and john Arrd demonstrated hrs abrlrty at halfback Parents Week End found the team playing host to Wat krnson A pourmg rarn greeted the two teams as they took the field In the first half Watkrnson bombed through two fourth quarter Steve Spyropoulos pushed through a goal for the home team but rt was not enough as the team lost once again by a 2 1 score The next Saturday Windsor Mountain was Avon s foe up rn Massachusetts Again rn a pourmg rarn the low scoring Avon team lost by a 4 0 count The defense was hampered by the drrvrng rarn as rt crossed up rts signals qurte frequently A resurgence now took place on the Avon team With a new type offense Westmrmter became an easy prey and was dealt a 2 0 defeat A hard shot bounced off therr goalre rn the first half and Tony Hoyt scored rn the second perrod The defense far exceeded rts past performances as Westmrn ster had but few shots at the Avon cage Kent was our next opponent rn a hard fought struggle nerther team could manage a score Both goalres were superb to say the least Bob Farrchrld and Pete Antolrnr were rnstru mental rn helprng Avons Buddy Sregel obtain hrs second shut out rn a row New England Champions Suffield arrrved confident of a vrcrory A strngy Avon team fell before the Black and White 3 1 Sufiield scored two of rts goals on penalty krcks as Sregel made many saves Brll Palmer played well as drd the entrre lrne rn general Roy Attrrde set up Chrp Hall rn the second half for Avons only score Monson was our last game and rt was played on a frozen field at Monson After a scoreless game Monson dented the Avon nets rn the first overtrme perrod and held on to a 1 0 well rn closing out therr soccer careers at Avon Because of rnabrlrty to score and weak reserves the team finished the season with a 2 9 1 record Whatever credrt due the team may be attributed to the leadership of Co captarns Bob Farrchrld and Cole Van De Water Coach Loveland was rnstrumental rn organrzrng the offense A lot of close decr srons were lost and the record mrght easrly have been re versed rf the team had lrved up to rts potential as rt drd rn the last four games The outlook for next year rs rather bright Four lettermen are expected back and many talented JV players are expected to come up through the ranks Thus this year s medrocre record should be improved upon Van De Water, Mr Loveland, Farrchrld goals while holding the hungry Avon offense to none. In the victory. Bob Fairchild and john Aird played exceptionally 127
”
Page 133 text:
“
1shed first B111 Emr1ch finrshed second and the Avon harrrers trounced the Chesh1re v1s1tors by a 19 55 count The team next met a powerful Choate team at Choate Needless to say B111 Powers ga1ned h1s fifth consecutrve VIC tory and rrght beh1nd h1m f1n1sh1ng a close fourth was B111 Emr1ch The VICIOIY was Choates though as the score was 23 37 1n the1r favor The last home meet of the season found the team facmg the favored Tr1n1ty team Team sp1r1t reached an unprece dented h1gh and 1ts dr1ve coupled w1th fme runnrng resulted 1n another Avon triumph th1s trme by a 25 32 score The season s seventh contest saw Avon battle the Wesleyan freshmen Wmnrng w1th ease Powers w1thout doubt 11ved up to all that was expected of hnm by the VISIEOIS Marvrn Berry and Duff also turned 10 fine performances The col legrates proved to be yust a l1ttle too strong and carried back to M1dd1etown a 20 35 w1n Scheduled next was a return match w1th Tr1n1ty Over confidence proved d1sastrous and the team lost by the 1den t1ca1 score by wh1ch lf had defeated Tr1n1ty 1n the first meet R1ck Duff m1ssed h1s first race of the season as he succumbed to a cold on the day of the race Weather plays a most rmportant part 1n the eventual out come of cross country meets and the team was soon to learn th1s the hard way journeymg to Deerfield the Avon repre sentatrves were greeted by torrents of ram The race was held nonetheless B111 Gordon and Carl Emmons turned 1n their best performances of the season Deerfield won 26 35 wh1ch w1n may be attnbuted to the 1nclement weather and thus unfavorable course Avon IS rndeed fortunate 1n bemg able to consrder 1tself a member of that assoclatxon wh1ch sponsors the New Eng land Preparatory Champ1onsh1ps Thus the team once agarn traveled to Deerfield The trrp was certamly worth whrle as Powers won Emrrch fimshed seventh and Berry placed twenty seventh Avon finished th1rd rn IES class Avon next encountered a squad made up of both Yale varsrty and JV runners B111 Powers sufiered one of the rare setbacks of h1s career as he lost to a Yale sen1or Avon ran well but lost 19 35 The last meet of the season was run agamst Forman B111 Powers found h1s old style and Dan Berry finrshed second The final score showed another Avon tr1umph the score bemg 19 35 So after a tough season an accountrng would show more losses than WIUS but w1ns and losses are but one way to guage the true merit of a team as Coach Efinger Wlll attest Team SPIIIE and sportsmanlrke compet1t1veness are also much to be desrred It would then seem that th1s was what the 1959 harrrer squad was m possession of There IS no doubt a great deal of talent to be developed 1n the l1kes of Dan Berry B111 Gordon Carl Emmons If th1s asp1rat1on IS reached the future looks brnght rndeed 'I29 . , . . . ' , - , , . 1 ' ' 9 9 . . , . . . . , ' ' 1 ' - 1 ' s ' ' 1 a , , - c u 9 ' ' 1 . . . , , . n , ' u , . ' - . 1 s ' . . , U . - . , , 9 ' I ' 9 , . . . . . . . . . ' y 7 - a ' s 1 - . , . . , 1
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.