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

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THE ADDED TOUCH The performance of the TWIRLERS before Davis football games has come to be almost as much a part of the Saturday afternoon scene as the game itself. The strutting of the 30-odd twirlers about the field, manip- ulating their batons in graceful fashion, presents a strik- ing picture. As a preliminary to the game the grace and finesse exhibited by the twirlers contrasts vividly with the oncoming tussle of titans. It adds variety to the program, for as Shakespeare once said: Variety is the spice of a football ga - - er - - well. he said something. Anyway. rain or shine, the twirlers are out there enter- taining the crowd and paving the way to the big event with their fancy prancin' and skillful swingin' of the baton. However, their activities are not confined strictly to the football field. A few members will occasionally assume the garb and gadgets of the trade and go through a few antics to liven up an assembly program or to add zing to a football rally. In this capacity, they lent their efforts on February 4 of this year to the 4th War Loan Drive. The occasion was a program put on by Davis students at Proctor's Theatre, which succeeded in raising over 536,000 in war bond subscriptions. The twirlers also participat'e in parades where they make up an important part of the Davis exhibition. This year, for example, they strutted their stuff in a parade which opened the Third War Loan Drive. IDENTIFICATION- CLower Leftj Row 'lz ll. Beinert. D. Knoepke. I-I. Sprague. J. Stickles. .I. Krivda, M. Phinney: Row Z: N. Scher. S. Merit. B. McGee. Ps. Iluist. C. Garniss: Row 3: S. Bates. A. Drew. G. Uomoleale, M. Ciuteltunst. G. Lang: Row 4: M. Pfeiffer. C. McClanahan. N. Farr. l. Andrews, M. Magowan, B. Syrkin: 'Row 5: J. Miller, M. Diemer. J, Hafner, J. Lichtenberg, A. Levine: Row 6: P. Thern, K. Hansen. S. Hendrix. Ii. Hoflstedt. D. Blaymore. F. Reynaud: In Front: J. Mar- shall, A. Fionda. L. Hansen, P. Emde. Very often the onlooker at a football game has diffi- culty following the imbroglio that ensues after a quarter- back calls for a line plunge, or during a punt runback. This is especially true when the action is going on at the opposite end of the Held. I-lowever. Davisites have learned to overcome this difficulty by glancing toward the north end of the field where big whit'e numbers on a red background keep them informed of the vital statistics. As you may well imagine, these numbers don't jump into the appropriate slots by themselves. For in back of the scoreboard we have the SCORE- BOARD SQUAD. a group of boys whose job- it is to report quickly and accurately from their remote position the results of the play. The secret of their efficiency lies in keeping a man at the sidelines right on top of the play, who lets them know just what happened by a system of signals. This signal relay usually works fast enough so that' by the time the grandstander looks to the scoreboard for help, the number of yards gained or lost has already been posted. Part of the enjoyment of a football game lies in following each play closely. A yard or two often means the difference between a first down and giving up pos- session of the ball. With the aid of the scoreboard squad the onlookers are able to interpret these details for a more complete understanding and appreciation of the game. IDENTIFICATION- fUpper Rightl A. Byers. D. Ide, O. Paganuzzi, R. Latz, L. Goldberg. M. Goldberg. D. Polinger, R. Jaeger. R. Leon. B. Taylor. W. Margnlin.

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FOOTING ON TO FAME Davis has seen many brilliant seasons in the past and will probably see many seasons more successful than that of 1943. However. future Davis teams will have to go a long way to equal the rugged defense that our FOOTBALL TEAM showed this year. This is obvious wheh a quick glance at' their record will show that no team defeated our charges by more than one touchdown. At Roosevelt, Russ Doyle's men showed real fight when they took the game out of the bag in the closing minutes, when a pass from Sergeant to North netted a score. Captain Walt Brockway's sterling defensive play was more than evident when the team battled Gorton to a scoreless tie. The Davismen rose brilliantly in a 21-0 triumph over Yonkers Central, with the attack led by the plung- ing of Don Trischett and the shifty running of Godfrey Bellavigna. The squad never hit their stride again and succumbed to the Port Chester and Pelham elevens. It was the educated toe of Dick Auricchio that saved more than one scoring threat. The intra-city championship remained a draw as a favored Edison team was tied by our gallant team. A blocked kick picked up by John Macri produced a 6-6 tie. To the disappointment of all, a 60-yard pass spelled defeat for a hard-fighting Davis team and a touchdown for New Rochelle in the last game of the year. Such names as Brockway. North, Sergeant. Purchler. Butler, Merlin, Trischett, Auricchio, Bellavigna, Macri, and Schuler will not be easily forgot'ten. IDENTIFICATION4 CUpper Leftj Row I: R. Sergeant, C. North. W. Schuler, R. Aurrichio, W. Brockway, D. Trischett, J. Macri. R, Butler, D. Purchler, L. Merlin: Row 2: G. Bowles, H. Ramsey. G. Sullivan, J. Doyle. L. Parker, W. Sporing. H. Kerstein, S. Sokololf, A. Avallone: Row 3: B, Billipp. C. Carbone, T. Fraioli, M. Valentine. L. Fazio, F. Brockway, D. 78 Winer. P. Schuetz. J. Hammondg Row 4: J. Courtney, R. Sands, R. Epstein. J, Heiser, lrl. Pierpont, F. Arcara, F. Mellis. B. Grogan. R. Mendelsohn: Row 5: Mr. Coffin, Mr. Doyle. F. Di aMrzo, W. Hollingsworth. R. Peters. C. Frank. P. Augustine. When the football team trots out onto the field to begin a game, it is usually met with a thunderous ovation from the stands. To see that this enthusiasm dosen't wane. as well as to chime in with their own little bil. is the chief function of the CHEERLEADERS. The cheerleaders lend their vocal support to the Davis cause throughout the whole game. They keep the crowd in active Cnoisyl participation and the team red hot from whistle to whistle. However, it is usually after the game has progressed a bit and the opening tempo has slackened that this vocal support contributes the most. When our warriors are worn and weary, it serves to remind them that the school is back of them. When the team is making a drive down the Held to the opponent's goal line, or digging in for a last-ditch de- fense of its own goal line. a little moral support from the grandstand often spurs the players on to a winning effort. The cheerleaders have a number of clever cheers to get this effect. Some of them are even accompanied by cavortings that bear a vague resemblance to a dance or a jig. They're all spirited. though. and with the cheer- leaders on the sidelines to whip up the Davis partisans. the team is assured of the proper background of yelling and cheering for a football afternoon. IDENTIFICATION- QI.ower Right, Row I: M. Beacom, G. Orsenigo, D. Innecken, L. Andrew, N. Galigher. E. Meyer, D. Renaud: Row 2: G. Orsenigo, R. Guiz- zerti. J. McIntyre, Captain. G, O'Brien. V. Sxirh.

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s x nn, 80 THOSE EXTRA The CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM. like most other sports at' the Hilltop this school year, had a rather disappointing season. In the season's infancy, the two most promising members of the squad, XValt Granata and Walt Sherwood. suffered injuries and saw no action thereafter. The former had led the Davis aggregation in both meets in which he participated. The squad put forth its best country run is a tough grind. hasn't got that old college try , efforts. however. The cross no sport for anyone that ll7T3NTll5lC'A'l'lUN llwrst l'icttireN lx Pvrownu-fvrtlt. XY. ttranata. XX' ber. Mgr. ll. Kingston l. lliauofl Dontliec, Mr. Oswald. Row l: K. Yan Sclioonhoven. Sherwood, K Kirgtn, Row Z: R We S Marshall, li. Schwartz. R. Park, .l When the Maroon and NVhite went to press this year. Coach Oswald had not yet chosen the TRACK TEAM that would open the season. However. in the picture at the left are some of the aspirants, many of them holdovers from last year's team, Fifteen who had won letters last year were returning. The team was planning to open the season on May l. in a home game against XVhite Plains. and then to meet New Rochelle. Gorton. and Mamaroneck before ending up with the county meet on June T. ll7l7N'l'll3lKiA'l'l0N 18.-cnnrl Pirtttrrl bl' l7r,ttoli. R. fltttrlxe. l. llouztrtl l'. XVt'ttleit. ll Ntltutrtl XX' Sltettrootl, K. Van htlmavtltovett. ll Scliiwltfell. Mr Usuutltl The GYM TEAM offers its members a better opportunity to build up their muscles and learn how to coordinate them than any other sport or extra-curricular activity in Davis. Constant practice on the mat. on the horse. and particu larly on the parallel bars. has earned the team the distinction of having its members rate higher than those of any other sport as a group in the individual strength tests. Every so often the team puts on an exhibition and gives the audience an opportunity to marvel at' their stunts and at the skill and mttscular control shown in them. This year, the team has put on exhibitions for the students of Graham, Vklilson. Nichols and Xklashington .lunior lligh Schools. . llll' NTll:lf ATlON fThinl Pit-tttrrl Mr, foffm. A. fiapnnr, li Oswald. li. Srheiti. lf. Kite. ll ltnet. A l'etrick, ll, 'l ynan. li l'mcs, R. Xkankrlstein. N Nappa. l, llosst-tt The Davis SXVlMMlNG TEAM climaxed a season during which they had lost but two league tilts by clinching the county meet and championship at New Rochelle. No less than four firsts were won: Hank Kolpin in the 50-yard free , Bob Goldthorpe in the IOO-yard breast , George Scanlon in the 220-yard free . and Milt Aitken in the dive -these added up to spell a spectacular victory for the Maroon squad. The whole team deserves credit for this unique performance which brought Davis its only cham pionship team to date. TDENTII-li ATIUN fl7ourth Picturel Row l: Kneeling XV. lttlell. T, Kloberg, R, Cawley. J. Mtirphv. Row Z: Ei, Ames. M l'mwlev. .l. O'lJonnell XV. Madison. D. lreetl. tl Kolpin: Row lg li. Scanlon. IU. Aitkin, Pi iioldthorpe. l. Mt-tller, Nlr. foffin