Lawrence High School - Lawrencian Yearbook (Cedarhurst, NY)

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ATHLETICS

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1, ill 521 '-Ctgagglr 244-sk, AWRENCE wouldn't be Lawr- ence without sports . . . good teams . . . peppy cheerleaders . . . huge crowds . . . Let's see what hap- pened in the past ten months . . . First there was football . . . plenty of candidates . . . but only one Billy Wilson . . . no night games, but Wait 'till next year!' ,... Then there was basketball . . . the team had plenty of fight but no points . . . It was a lot of fun though and the boys made things interesting . . . And werenlt the girls playing something about this time? . . . a little field hockey . . . volleyball . . . basketball? . . . Our bowlers were hot . . . but not hot enough . . . And then came baseball and track . . . with a lot of if's . . . but our ball games were under the lights . . . what a thrill! . . . and what an expense! . . . And then tennis . . . let's hope . . . There was a football banquet and then a basketball dance . . . some food! . . . Quite a year, wasn't it . . . handicaps . . . letters . . . but mostly fun . . . So let us proceed with the busi- ness at hand . . . Here is Act Three of the 1944 Lawrencian.

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Buck Row: Williams, Reek, McClelland, H. Collins, Gruber, Ardito, Lopresti, Mastronardi, H, Bit- rerman. Second Rout Mr, Vanderbush, Freamon, I.. Collins, Morrissey, Albrezzi, L, Bitterman, Gleason, Montgomery, Mr. Otterson, Balzano. Frou! Row: J, Bevilacqua, Gordon, Piscirelli, A, Caponi, Ackel, Maietta, Trotta, Finkelstein, Mr, Farina. VARSITY FOOTBALL AWRENCES gridiron fortunes last season rested largely on the highly capable shoulders of Billy Wilson, one of the greatest footballers ever to perform in local ranks. Unfortunately, however, his exploits were among the few bright spots of an un- successful campaign, which carried Coach Nick Farina's boys to the not-too-impressive record of two wins, three ties, and a brace of setbacks. Wilson, in victory or defeat, was the vital cog in the Buff and Blue machine. Operating from tailback, Pearly Teeth was Lawrences main offensive threat, doing all of the passing and kicking and most of the running. As a defensive back he was with- out a peer. As a result of his efforts he was named to every all-star team, including the All-Metropolitan eleven. He also received the Thorpe Trophy, awarded annually to Long Islands outstanding gridiron performer. As a whole, however, the Golden Tornadoes contributed a remarkable performance. A comparatively inexperienced group of players, they exhibited unusual grit and deter- mination and with a bit more luck in the close encounters might have fashioned a more creditable record. 56