Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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Baseball F tlu ' for( ' iuos?t ic ' ciuiivinent of a viiiniii{ ' baspball team is a good pitching staff, then this should be another banner year in lb H. S. base- ball history. The two alternate start- ing |)itehers of last year’s scpiad, Johnny Smith and Tony Avitabile, will once again toe the rubber for the Bine and White. A repetition of their last year’s pei-formanees alone would assure the team of a sneeessfnl season. These boys should receive a great deal of support from Art Bregoli and Phil iVIagaldi, veteran hnrlers from last year’s squad. The catching position finds Paul C ' heveri( ' , a veteran of last year, as the leading candidate. Paul is a hard-working snappy receive)’ and has ah’C ' ady made a name for himself in local ba.seball cii’cles. Because of theii’ hitting ability. Smith and Avitabile will altei’nate at first base when not pitching. Second base should be capably handled by co-eaptain Don Jackson. Don is a veteian of last yeai ' ’s squad and has aheady shown ability above the avei’age. The berth at shoi’tstop is wide op( ' n but light now it looks like a diaw between (leii’y Cloughei ' ty and Tommy Huleatt. ( ' o-captain Diz Davis, All-South Shoi’c thii’d baseman last season, and fielder exti’aoidinaire, should find little ti’ouble in holding down his favoiite position for the thii’d straight year. The Lewald and Arthur Wethers, are return- ing. Last, Vnit by no means least, let’s not forget Dick An- drews as team man- ager. Look at Those Eyes Johnnie, Let ’Er Gc outfield affords an opjiortunity for at least one new-comer to break into the starting line-u]i since only two veterans, (leorge Smack ’Em Down “Diz’

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Basketball JX PHA( ' TK ' K sossions, Coach Bill Erwin’s haskcthall scjuad showed j)roinisc of developing into one of the best teams in this section — and it did! Only two regulars retuined from last year’s team, hut then were many ( ' xpeii- enced men availat)le. The only thing the squad definitedy lacked was height, Johnnie 8niith being the lone regulai ' to reach the six foot mark; but the other boj’s made uj) for theii ' lack of size with s])eed and eleven- ball handling. The starting lineiqi found Johnnic ' Smith at center. Donnie Jackson at one forward post, Tootie Be-rgman and Paul ( ' heveiie altei-nating at the other, and ( ' aptain Diz Davis and Tommy Huleatt holding down the guard spots. Davis played his third year as a regular and developed into one of the outstanding players in these jmrts. Not only is Diz a wondei-ful defensive man, but he can l)e counted on to sink the baskets when they are m Hled. The othei- regular who returned fi-oni last year’s squad was Johnnie Smith. Besides being the chief scoring threat on the team, Johnnie distinguished himself by his work on rebounds. Jackson, Beigman, ( ’heveiie, and Huleatt were all members of the record team a year ago. so the game was nothing new to thian. They were all small as liasketball players go, but it is seldom that you will find such a combination of fine ball handlers on the sam ' team. Other boys to see plenty of action were Murray Smith, Bob Lundell, Jo))ie Jackson, Robert Johnson, Stewie Stevenson, Bud Davidson, Bob Mann, Johnnie DeCoste, Bob Harlow, Bob Mahar, (leorge Li-wald, fJei ' pa Littk ' - john, and X’ick Drinkwater. The season closed with an invitation to the M. I. T. Tournament and a bancpiet, with awards to coach and team members. PAGE 17

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Track T ESPI ' rK the loss by jJiaduatioii of such outstandiiifi ti ' ackincn as Boo Alorcom, liill Traiiior and Tom Bol)inson, ( ' oach Toolin is look- ing forward to a successful track season. The buiden of upholding the coach’s faith will fall largely on the shoulders of five veterans — .Io( ' Kelly, .Jim Jf( ' wley, Alurray Smith, I)iz Davis and ( ' apt. Dick Ifeed. Kelly, a (piarter miler, has been an inconsistent runner in the past, but when he’s at his best, he’s a hai ' d man to Ix ' at. The ])rize for all-round ability goes to .Jim liewley. .Jim can give a good account of himself in any lunning ( ' vent and in most field events. Ilis spc ' cialities are tin half-mile and broadjump. Aluiray Smith is anotlu ' r versatile trackman, but mo.st of his ( ' fforts aie reseiv( ' d for shot-putting at which he has few superiors in these parts. Braintree’s grc ' at all-round athlet( ' Diz Jiiavis takc ' s time out fi ' om his base- ball duties to run the distance ( ' vents. Diz is expected to lead the way on tlu ' cinders this spring, just as he did in cros,s-country la.st fall. Many leading cro.ss-country runners are ( ' xp( ' ct( ' (l to ivport for the t( ' am in oi ' der to bolster the (listanc( ' events, while .some of the fastest members of the foot- ball squad are expected to help out in the si iints. A “Feat” with One Shoe Over-the-Tape-Dick Remember “Boo”? Could You Forget! PAGE 19