Garden City High School - Mast Yearbook (Garden City, NY)

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joofgaf OCCQI' Goan Cpoun fry The Maroons of 1942 proved to be a team of great merit. They played to win, but winning or losing, they played courageously and smartly, and above all, clean- ly. They finished the season with five victories and two defeats, a very creditable record when the fact is con- sidered that the team had to be built on a foundation of only two of last year's regulars, George McKibben and lack Cordes. Co-captains Bob Fletcher and lack Cordes were inspiring leaders. It would be difficult to choose a star, the team played so well as a unit. As a result of constant practice to insure close cooperation, and of individual ability, the team made an excellent showing and provided many exciting moments for its fans. The soccer team was poison to its rivals. Not a game was lost by these sterling boys, and even their arch rival of old, Sea Cliff, only succeeded in eking out a tie with them, for which Sea Cliff is to be congratulated, as our boys were hard to beat. They seemed to know just what to do with their feet, and booted the ball with abandon, running up six points in one game. Fifteen points alone were garnered by the devastating trio of Mark Foley, Arthur Foley, and Captain Frank Dunne. Great credit also goes to lack Mcllhenny and Howard Prentzel for their fine defensive work. And goalie Dan Robinson certainly should take a bow for permitting only five'balls to slip by all season. All in all, the soc- cer team was good-the whole team. The cross country team, although weakened by the loss of the Byrne brothers and Bill Elmendorf, came through twice victorious over Oceanside and defeated Southside once, while dropping a total of four through- out the season. Iohn Carroll, captain of the team, was the key man, winning four out of seven contests and coming in second once. The Reidmen soundly drubbed Oceanside in the last meet of the year at Hempstead State Park. On the two and one-tenth mile course, Iohn Carroll crossed the finish line in ll minutes 16 sec- onds. Denver Gray took second place, while Iohn Dow- ney captured fourth. Don Bond, an outstanding runner this year, was elected captain for the next season. 53

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,L , garigefdaf Although the team did not complete a record quite comparable to that of their illustrious predecessors, they did provide many thrills, the most stunning upset of the season and two overtime victories over Mineola. The defeat of undefeated Glen Cove showed the team at its best: Captain George McKibben registered 23 points, and Ed Norell, Don Ouchterloney, Don Sommers, and Char- lie Hilms contributed with their best performances of the season. all The marksmen managed to keep shooting in spite of war-time restrictions and interruptions. Mr. Douglas, their coach of long standing, was claimed by the Army, but the sharpshooters car- ried on with the aid of Mr. Reid and the postal match system. Matches were shot at home and the score cards were sent to an official scorer who returned the result via postal card. Art Snyder, Ace Bick, and Dick Hubbell led a successful squad.