A B Davis High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Mount Vernon, NY)

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TOI 01030 Swimmers Rally To Conclude Successful Season Relay Team Gains Crown As l'luguenots Triumph Wilh a scarcily ol velerans, lhe scrappy Davis swimming leam splashed lheir way lo a very successful season. ll was a pleasure lo see lhese boys in aclion, lor lhey didn'l seem lo lcnow whal guilling meanl and louqhl up lo lhe lasl evenl. The one lorighl spol was The relay leam which won in bolh cases and gave indicalion lhal laler in lhe year il' would be a polenl laclor in lhe W. l. A. A. championships. New Rochelle ran away wilh lhe counly meel, wilh lhe Maroon second and Pelham lhird. The relay leam, lhe backbone ol The squad lor lhe enlire season, won lhe l6O yard evenl lo become lhe only Davis championship group in lhe alhlelic piclure. A special lribule should be paid lo Koop, Froalz, Sladig, and Kaplan, mem- bers ol lhe winning guarlel. The oulslanding perlorrners were Elliol Kaplan, Bill Sladig, and Johnny Koop in lhe Tree slyle evenls and Dexler Roberls in lhe dive. Our opponenls usually counled heavily in The breasl slrolce evenls, as Davis lacked experienced men in This parlicular slrolce. ': Koop, Holley. Ilurr, Roln-i'1.s, Stadigr. MIDDLE: Gootjes, Parks, Hoffm:m,Ka1l I l C hi ff' BOTIONI I1 'X Miller, Gold, Russo. Roeeusvhvin, Lsiughron, liz-nvon, Mclflurn-, Mr. Chill L VN l li ll l C gl 1 1 - .1 - '3'f'f!.I -4- Nav' 2. -. 1 ' Q

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TOP: Captain Chizmese, Mellei-t, Schoen, Bonvini. BOTTOM: Mr. Collins, Mozian, McNeil, Henthorn, Royer, Zuzzolo. Untried Golf Squad Starts Season Confidentlyf Captain R. Chianese ls Only Experienced Player Ca pTain Richard Chia nese The golf Team, one of The leasT publicized of all Davis aThleTic squads, was anofher big quesTion mark This spring. LasT year The Team did noT do very well, buT This year's members were eager for revenge on rival counfy divoT-diggers. The squad was ripped open by graduaTion, so only a few veferans were on hand. Chief among These seasoned campaigners was Dick Chianese, probably The besT golfer on The squad. However, There was a large number of boys ouT for golf This year and iT was hoped ThaT some good maTerial be obTained from The recruiTs. These boys had noT yeT proven Their worTh in regular maTches when we wenT To press and iT remained To be seen wheTher They would keep cool and relaxed in crucial momenTs. ivlafches were played on nearby courses and The schedule in- cluded The regular W. l. A. A. mafches in addifion To several maTches wiTh ciTy schools. Mr. Collins, as in pasT years, sponsored The Team. 0 l02 O

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T01 Co captain Broemel, Petersen, Scoagland, Weinberg, Addinaro, Tourin, Co-captain Collier, Russo, Quinvy, Coach Coffin. BOTTOM: Wit Tankel, Marone, Zimmerman, MacMillen, Tripodi. Gym Team Exhibition Again Captivates Assemblyi Captains W. Broemei And L. Collier Qutstanciing Howard Weinberg The gym Team, one oT The newesT aThleTic organizaTions oT Davis, had a Typically successTul year. While They engaged in no conTesTs wiTh oTher schools, They were one oT The mosT popular Teams in The school and counTy. Led by Co-CapTains Warren Broemel and Langdon Collier, The boys were called upon To perTorm in The iunior high schools oi MounT Vernon, as well as beTore The Davis sTudenT body and various mens' clubs oT This ciTy. lvlosT oT Their worlc was done on The parallel bars, Though oTher Types oT apparaTus were also used. On The bars, The Team sTressed basic movemenTs wiTh everyone parTicipaTing in The work. Then each boy perTormed his own par- Ticular branch OT The exercise. ln This way a varied and enTerTaining program was always in sTore Tor The audience. Coach CoTTin should be congraTulaTed, along wiTh The Team, Tor his splendid worlc and Tor opening a new branch oT aThleTic work Tor The boys of Davis. 91040