Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL Fran Mear, Coach Fran Meancy ' I ' lu- li)4i)-5() edition of tlie Braintree Wami)s was captained hy Hot Lucas, the footl)all, l)asketl)all, and i)asel)all star. As in other years, Braintree roared througli its schedule and again proved to l)e a Class “B Teeli Tourney power. In the years he has mentored at Braintree, Coach iNIear rates this team as tlie l)est. They improved with every game and developed team i)lay and defensive work in addition to their exeei)tional speed and marksmanship. Boh Dee was one of the State ' s out- standing centers. Ifoh Dagley, Tom O ' Connell, and Bill Slauson were excel- lent Hoormen and scorers. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL -Xliee Daughraty, Coach These swift and able varsity hoopsters, under the direction of Coach Daugh- raty, were a credit to Braintree High with their record of eight wins and only two losses. High scoring honors were shared by Joanne Dee with LJS points, M. Morgan with 57 points, and L. Maroehino 50 j)oint.s. This topnotch varsity was aptly aided by larlene Maekay and Beverly Bullock, man- agers. The Wampettes, wearing new blue swing skirt uniforms, were: Seniors — Co-eaptains D. Mahar and L. Maroehino, B. Wright, IM. Nor- ris, E. (ioulding, L. Thomas, P. Matt- son, M. (iallahue, U. F’razier; Juniors — M. Morgan, V. Puliafieo, J. Greene, and J. Dee. The team consisted of high-scorers and smooth players. GIRLS’ SOFTBALL ’49 ■Mice E. Daughraty, Coach irginia Wolcott The girls on the 194!) softball team en- joyed a very successful season for out of their ten games, they were victorious in seven, dropping only three by very low scores. One of the highlights of the season was the game between the track team and the girls which the boys won by a score of ‘25-14. The team played in such towns as Avon, Cohasset, North Easton, Hingham, and Randolph. The captain of the team was Flleanor Gurney and the manager, Nancy Swasey. Fifteen of the team members received their letters at the Spring Sports Council Banquet. i|[H m [RW 1

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FOOTBALL Arigo LaTan .i, Coach Fran Meaiiey I iider tlie able leadership of ( ' o-Cap- taiiis Stanley Mills and John Hart, the Wanips finished their first winning season in three years. ' ietories were posted over Stoughton, ( ' ainbridge, Latin, Attleboro, Wellesley, I’lyinouth and Milton. North Quincy, Taunton, Ilingham, and undefeated Weymouth collected the laurels in our games with them. The season was characterized by lightning-like drive and marvelous team spirit. Playing a braml of clean, hard tootball, our boys distinguished themselves nobly as true gentlemen of the sport. If character building is the prime objective of football, we can rest assured that this has been accom- plished admirably at Braintree this year. CROSS COUNTRY Paul Toolin, Coach Fra n M eaney Although upset by Rockland, in the first defeat for the Wamps in twenty-four dual meets, the Blue and White harriers easily defended their South Shore Cross Country Champion- ship with Hugh Huleatt pacing the field for the second consecutive year. Co-Captains Huleatt and Bill Rae were the first Braintree finishers in almost all the meets and Hugh stretch- ed his victory skein in dual meets to eleven. The boys are to be congratu- lated for their outstanding record. This is the largest cross country scjuad in Braintree’s history and it augurs well for the future. GIRLS’ FIELD HOCKEY . lice E. Daughraty, Coach Grace Magazu This fall proved no difi ' erent from any other year, for when the cry for hockey candidates was issued the usual large numbea- of girls showed up for practice. Rita Frazier lead the team. Even though the Wampville lassies won only two games and lost seven the season can certainly be called a successful one along the lines of sportsmanship and fun. Letter winners for this season’s hockey team were Rita Frazier (cap- tain), Ellen Anderson, Arlene Cahoon, Effie linlayson, Olive Holbrook, Joan Mahar, Virginia Natoli, Connie Pratt, Merylle-Lee Rhodes, Marjorie Stevens, Lois Thomas and Charlotte Nelson (manager).

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BASEBALL ’49 Fran Mear, Coach Fred Nelson Braintree High’s ’4!) baseball team be- gan the season facing a schedule which featured powerhouses Wellesley and I5rockton. Starting slow, the boys lost a well played, hard fought game to Wellesley aud were unable to find the winning combination until they handed a decisive 8-0 licking to ( ' anton. They continued to play in hard luck until near the end of the season when they found themselves and wop three out of the last four games. This rally started with the loss of a nij) and tuck heart- breaker to Brockton, followed by three smashing victories over Weymouth, ( ' anton, and North (Quincy. TRACK ’49 Taul V. Toolin, Coach Everett MacLennan As usual. Coach Toolin’s track team came through with another fine year, winning all its dual meets, placing sec- ond to Brockton in the South Shore meet and making a fine showing in the State meet at Newton. Alan Carlsen, Dick IMacCormack, Hugh Huleatt and Frank White showed fine form all year in the distance runs while Bob Brooks and Dave White were consistent dash winners. Don itagliano and Fred Bickford were the dependable shot putters. Bob Dee displayed promise in the high jump, and Paul Trapp, Dick Brickley, and Ken Williams were con- sistent point winners in the other field events. BOYS’ TENNIS ’49 Alton C. Perry, Coach Fra n eaney The racket men did not have a too successful time of it in 1949. They bowed to every school on the schedule with the sole e.xception of North (Quincy whom the boys defeated not once but twice. Practically the entire squad was lost through graduation. I ' id ' ortunately, the status of boys ' tennis here is not very healthy. Coach Perry cannot produce a winning com- bine unless a goodly number of athletes are interested enough to try out for the team. Cndergraduates, it is up to you to put tennis on its feet. Co to it.