Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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GIRLS ' BASKETBALL With a capable squad of girls from whom a well-balance varsity was selected, the basketball team opened its season by defeating Watertown 32-19 in an exhi- bition game at Sargent College. Although the girls have already played Medford, Malden, Winchester, and Lexington, a class game, the girls hope to finish their schedule victoriously. This year the team elected Rosemary O’Connell, Captain and Christine Curtis, Manager. Those who will probably receive letters for the first or second teams are: Betty Apollonio, Jane Drisko, Elsie March, Rosemary O’Connell, Doris Walz, Anne Pettingell, Christine Curtis, Carol O’Connor, LIrsula Walz, Theresa Smith. Sheila Hoskins, Grace Papazian, Cecilia Pelletier, and Mary Connolly. The success of the team depends in a great amount on the excellent coaching of Dorothy Cash. Her inspiration has been an incentive to the girls. 126 ]■

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HOCKEY TEAM Belmont High’s Hockey Team had a discouraging record this year in the G. B. I. League. Belmont has won one game and lost ten and there are only four games left to play. There is a good reason for this poor showing and here is the explanation: Johnny Thurston, right wing, broke his wrist in the third game with Stoneham; Alex MacLean lost four teeth in the Melrose fray; Jim Devlin, right wing, broke his collarbone in the Medford encounter; and Paul White, speedy left winger, received a cut that took seven stitches to patch up in the Cambridge Latin skirmish. Polly Harris’s team this year had only four veterans back from last year; Alex MacLean, “Doc” Cunningham, Vernon Harding, and Chris Ray. Little “Billy” Dewire, sophomore goalie, only 92 pounds did a great job this year in the goal, also “Tubber” McBride. Brucie Mather, a little shaver is showing great improvement and ought to be very good next year. Phil Stedfast is improving fast and has the makings of a good defenseman. Jim Devlin, Johnny Thurston, and Jimmy Shute, junior wings, and Johnny Mahler, also a junior, show great promise and will probably lead the team to a more successful showing next year. •{ 25 }

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WRESTLING This year began its second season in the grunt-and-groan game under a new coach, Mr. Storer, who has shown great ability in teaching the boys. Since the sport is still fairly new, the team was still quite inexperienced. T his year Belmont entered the Old Colony League. They also attended the State Meet in March. Outstanding on the squad was “Rock” Giblin, undefeated 155-pound champ who has hopes of winning the State crown this year. “Tony” Boschetti struck tear into the hearts of his opponents, and little Guy Arno shows great promise foi his next two years. The weight classes were Guy Arno, 100 pounds; Harry Willard, no; Tommy Williams, 118; Armando Boschetti, 123; Gilbeit Krulee, 128; Richard Belliveau, 135; Robert Curtin, 145; Edward Giblin, 155; Tony Boschetti, 165; and Gene Boisoneau, 175. With six of these men re turning, Bel- mont has great hopes for next year. d 27 }