King School - Kingsmen Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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half Coach Olsons charges were never really rn the ball game Fred Wrllrss twenty two pomts were out standrng for both clubs The next game of the season was played agamst Roosevelt rn the gym of St Marys Parochxal School The Kmgsmen won the contest rn therr hlghest scor mg game 67 57 The Maroon and Whrte were never rn danger after the firrst half when they tralled 50 27 The Klng qurntets fast breaks rn the thrrd perrod gave them a lead which they never relrnqulshed The hrgh scormg of both teams can be attrlbuted to the poor defenses of the two clubs Fred Wrllrs hrt for thrrty srx pomts to lead the Kmgsmen wh1le Talbott dropped rn twenty one The Kmgsmen wound up the season at home as they trounced Daycroft 64 29 The Maroon and Whnte were 1n command for the beglnnlng and they led throughout the contest by fourteen pomts Wnllrs led both teams w1th thxrty two pomts In post season play the Kmgsmens first en counter was wlth St Lukes The Maroon and Whrte were nn hrgh sprrrts and upset the Hrlltoppers 68 66 The Varslty held the edge at the foul lme and the vretory was due mamly to thls WllllS scored twenty seven pomts for the wrnners In wlnnlng the St Lukes game the Krngsmen moved rnto the semx flnals where they defeated Roosevelt 75 71 The eharges of Coach Olson were not really ID danger throughout the game and once agarn they held an advantlge at the foul 11ne Wrllrs and Talbott scored twenty erght and twenty two pomts By eommg through wlth a vrctory rn the seml finals the Krng qumtet won the rrght to meet Ham den Hall for the ehampronshlp The Maroon and Whlte won the game 53 50 As was the case IH pre vlous games the Colonlal Roaders agam won from the foul l1ne The game was trght down to the wxre and almost lost rn the final seconds W1lllS Talbott and Bacon netted erghteen srxteen and twelve re spectlvely

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hh' REVIEW OF THE 1954 BASEBALL SEASUN Because of an early deadlme If rs lmpossrble to grve a revrew of thrs year s baseball season Therefore a short but concrse summary of Varsrty Baseball for 1954 wrll be grven The 1955 season does not look too promrsxng as nrne of last years regulars have left the school but everyone wrshes Coach Olson the best of luck The 1954 Varsrty Baseball Team drd not l1ve up to expectatrons as the squad could do no better than wrn four and lose live Bemg unable to hrt rn the clutch was the Klngsmen s brggest weakness as many trmes runners were left stranded because the batters could not come through wrth a hrt to score them Lettermen returnmg to the squad were Brll Grre slnger Nrck Karukas Larry Scofleld Pete Talbott and Brll Smith Newcomers to the team were jack Chesney Ken Greene Drck Fay ONe1l Keeshan Nell Falby and on Romero The Klngsmen opened the season agarnst Edge wood at home and easxly defeated the usntors 7 0 The vlctors pounded out five hits durlng the game The Varslty then fell uctrm to St Lukes 9 5 Although they led throughout most of the game the Maroon and Whrte weakened rn the final stages and the vrsrtors went on to vrctory Returnrng to wrnnmg ways the Krngsmen crushed Daycroft 13 4 The Varsrty slammed ten hlts off the Daycroft Moundsmen whrle the latter could collect no more than two After easrly defeatrng Cherry Lawn 6 5 the Mar oon and Whlte played a hard hrttmg Brunsvuck team and were beaten 10 2 The vrsrtors had lrttle trouble rn batterrng the Kmg prtchmg staff The Kmgsmen s second strarght defeat was at the hands of St Luke s 9 1 The Colonial Roaders mounds men were agarn shcllcd thrs trme for elght hrts In the next game the Varsxty mne were upset by Edgewood 6 2 and followxng thls they were de fcated 7 O by Brunsw rck In the game wrth thc Brums the Kmg rnfield commrtted srx errors rn one mnrng whrch was all the opposrtron needed for vrctory In thc fmal game of the season the Kmgsmen trrmmed Daycroft ll 6 The Maroon and VC'h1te had 1 fme afternoon suth excellent hrttrng and heldmg 5, wwf' W ' 'im , ' ' . a ,f 2 , N - . 1' ' . -. f 'nfl 4 Q X V V , V ., Y '. a?Fw We f Y Jfk W' 'i '- J' Jw . if , g , , :MM if 'l ar' , , 4 ,iz tr- K I YM , .f ' 4, . . t nf a 'V' .4-. ' , , . . . , - . - . , - . . , , . . K , Q . , - D . . . Y. . , . Y . Q . , . V . - - , i ' . A , , v l 7 7 7 5 . - V . 4 , - , - . . a s v V a ' 1 a ' 7 -I . . , Y . . Q - 1 V . v. . V l ! 5 ' . I - a V - , . . V. . . . , 1 .