Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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BASKETBALL Playing on ai tt-:un that was picked to finish in st-vvnth plum- in thc Yu 1 IVlw0l Iil'2lg.fll0, our boys IIVCITZIIIIC pi'at'tic'z1lly all opposition und glzwv IM Springliuld, tht' winner, il scare as they hattlod for first plzwv. 'l'ht- ond of the sczison found tht- toznn firmly lodged in svcond plan-cn During tht- st-:Lson tht tvnin vonipost-d of such stars as Chink Craig, who was pl:u'0d on tht' XII YY I I Vnlloy WIN-ul First, Tczun, Vnptziin Pzu'oc'I1n :ind C hc-t' Milo who wort- pl it on tht- Lua QLIIQUS st-1-ond tt-:nn and Frm-d Grccnsinitll and lid. Som-y hoih ii nport int fzlvtors of this great tm-:nn whivh Ostuhlislu-d 11 list of IllIl'Il't'll vi1'tori0s to su I dvlvuts. 'l'hc suhstitutt-s completing thc tc-:nn wt-rv: Sonny xY2lgllIlll', Lto Nzivivkns, lid llzulro, HXYIIIII I,0Ill2ll'iIIS, Think Nox':u'it'11ski :ind lloh Nt-xx I who wus tlifficliltics 'l'ht' t llzltv lbw. 20 lic-1-. 2l lim-. 28 .l:1n. 4 Jun. 8 Jun. II Jun. I5 Jain. I8 Jun. 22 forccel to rclinquisli his position in niid-scnson ht-1-nuso of st-holais t'zun's I'l't'OI'tl is as follows: Opponent Varsity fl0IlIIl1t I'CC liustliznnpton St. .It-roincs Iinstliznnpton Holyokc l'l2lStll2l,IIIllIUII Agawani linstliznnpton Ludlow l'l2i,SIll2tIIlIlIOIl Monson liastliznnpton Palmer lflzxstlizunpton Enfield lizistlizimpton W. Springfield l'I:Lst,l1:nnpt on I 6 23 31 8 22 I 6 31 50 I 4 forty-thu:

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BASEBALL Another baseball season has rolled around and as usual Easthampton is represented by a smooth machine-like team with plenty of fighting spirit. Thus far, the team has had a fairly-successful season, the record of which is as follows: Orange Easthampton Hopkins Easthampton Ware Easthampton W. Springfield Easthampton South Hadley Easthampton A gawam Easthampton Enfield Easthampton Monson Easthampton Amherst Easthampton Palmer Easthampton What was noted as a poor team, fared quite well as one can see It lb quite interesting to note that we have lost by one game, thus far, on our home grounds and that to Monson by merely one run. Led by Capt. t'Stan Pacocha, one of the best catchers in the Valley Wheel League, and a pitching staff composed of such stars as 'fChet Milo, Ed Hadro, Ed Soucy, and Walt Cyak, the team is confident of taking its next few games. Two of the teams to be met in these games have already been defeated by us. Among the sluggers of the team t'Ed'l Soucy is without a doubt the leader. Ed has managed to keep his batting average well up around the five hundred mark which is exceptionally well considering the fine pitching he has had to face. The other sluggers are Fred Greensmith our able first baseman, Frank Ceberek, who covers the hot corner and Chet Milo, who roams the outfield when l1e is not pitching. The members of the team are: Capt. f'Stan Pacocha, UEd Soucy, HEd', Hadro, Chet'lMilo, Fred Greensmith, 'tYat Desmarais, Frank Ceberek, Leo Phaneuf, 'tFran Fortier, Henry Jurkowski, f'Pet.e Pacocha, Earl Kelly, Steve Kaminski, WaltH Cyak, Pete'l Lewandowski, and 'tEd Pogodzienski. FRANCIS J. FORTIER '36 r' forty-two

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Jan. 25 Ware Easthampton Jan. 29 Palmer Easthampton Feb. 1 Enfield Easthampton Feb. 5 Agawam Easthampton Feb. 8 Ware Easthampton Feb. 12 W. Springfield Easthampton Feb. 15 Monson Easthampton Feb. 19 Ludlow Easthampton Feb. 25 Holyoke Easthampton To top such a successful season the team entered and won the Massachu- setts State College Four Team Tournament. In the first game against an old rival, Turners Falls, we won an exciting game in which the defensive work of Capt. Pacocha and the brilliant shooting of Chink Craig was outstanding. The team as a whole clicked splendidly, Working the ball through the opponents defense time and time again. They not only played Well on the offensive but held the strong Turners' team scoreless from the floor for over nineteen minutes. It was not until the last quarter that Turners Falls was able to score and then it was found to be too late. The final score being Easthampton 24, Turners Falls 20. Then came the final game against Adams, a strong team from the Berk- shires. Again our two-one-two defense, which the experts believed would be smashed to bits on such a large floor, came to the front. With Milo and Craig in the front line forever hurrying the opposing guards and Capt. Pacocha, Greensmith, and Soucy intercepting passes and blocking shots, it was a won- derful sight to see. Once more Craig came to the front with his spectacular off- balance shots. It was in this game that Ed. Soucy calmly sunk a long shot from beyond the middle of the floor which brought the whole crowd to its feet in applause. Adams fought bitterly until the last minute but our team was too much for the Berkshire boys. The final score read Easthampton 26, Adams 23, and Easthampton came home the winner of the Four Team Tournament. forty-four