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

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How Sung the momefzts cgdfy Whistles, shouts, cheers-yes, that one and only Arlene Preusse, our pert little drum major- ette, was making one of her spectacular turns at one of the football games during the i946 sea- son. Flanking her were those two daring trick- sters, judy Reiner and lean Sonnenblick. Watch it, jean, you're going to miss itl Who were the other razzling, dazzling beauties trimly togged in Maroon and White, you ask, they were Davis' struttin', high steppin', streamlined Twirlers. Page fifty-s2'.t' Miss Lewis, can't we let our hips sway even a little bit? But who could make a game more colorful than those jumping, jerking, jiving group of fellows and girls kindly referred to as CHEERLEADERS. With a thunderous Yea team l they started our wunnaful football team on another success- ful trek down the gridiron. They were Mr. Childs' pride and joy-the apples of his eye-Davis l-ligh School's answer to the Mexican jumping bean!

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lme Qui .l The shriek of a whistle, the kick-off, the tram- ple of cleats, Smash, smeared on the five-yard line. This was a familiar sight to enthusiastic football fans this last season. Although the losses were many, we can still look back with pride at a FOOTBALL SQUAD that was magnificent in de- feat. Of course, we will always remember our lone victory over Gorton and that thrilling l 3-l 3 tie with Port Chester, this year's WIAA Champs. A new face became familiar at the Hilltop last football season when the beloved Russ Doyle, coach of the Maroon for many years, retired, and a new figure, likeable, skillful and clever Bill El- der, took his place. All year Coach Elder shifted the positions of the players always trying to find the right combination. Although he found that combination, we still didn't win. l-lowever, the outlook is really bright for next year since only one member of this year's varsity squad left Davis. Since the squads of many of our most dan- gerous rivals are losing key men now, we should have a first rate team next year. The Davis gridmen may not be the best of foot- ball players, but they certainly are good judges of beauty. For the Football Queen of l946, they chose gorgeous Pat Foley, whose picture beauti- fies this page considerably. FOOTBALL SCORES Sept. Mamaroneck Davis Home Oct. Roosevelt ..... Davis Home Oct. Gorton ......... Davis Away Oct. Yonkers ....... Davis Home Oct. Pelham ,,...,,.,,,A.,,, 7 Davis Away Nov Port Chester Davis Home Nov. New Rochelle Davis Home Nov Edison ......,....,,,.,.. 26 Davis Away FOOTBALL SQUAD lTopl Row l: P. De Cew, R. Bartels, l, Severino, R. Buehler, l. Schroeder, R. Wellem, A. Carideo, Row Z: F. Schroeffel, W. Petrucci, R. Gottesman, l. Meyers, L. l-lackett, C. Ehret, T. Waters, Coach Elder, Row 3: Mr, lewell, A. Daniello, l-l. Ross, N. Moccio, D. Mitchell, H. Boone, P, Le Cascio, l-l, Schrimmer, Trainer: F. Di Marzo, Row 4: T. Galletta, Man- ager: R. Auerbach Page fifty-five

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lt seems like only yesterday that we saw our football team fight hard but, alas, go down in de- feat. Davis lost the first game with Mamaroneck 3l -O. The following week also defeat followed the jinxed Davisites, and we succumbed to Roosevelt l2-6. The one thing that will always be remembered with joy and pride was the battle with Gorton, trailing 6-O in the second half the Hilltoppers came back to win l2-6. To start the Davisites rolling, Angelo Carideo intercepted a Gorton pass in our own end zone, and they just couldn't stop him until he reached the Davis 33 yard line. On the next play Bobby Violino got off to a 45 yard gain. Later, a pass from Carideo to lack Schroeder and another thrilling run by Violino cupped the game. The following week, however, spelled defeat. when Yonkers beat us 7-6. The Pelham game started off with a bang. On the first two plays of the tilt, our opponent got touchdowns, both of which were nullified by penalties. Even this didn't save the Hilltoppers and again we lost 7-6. The game with Port Chester was the most excit- ing tussle of the season. On the first play of the second half, Lou Hackett smashed through right tackle and streaked 75 yards to a touchdown. Port Chester then came back with a fifty-two and then an eighty yard march to go into the lead. Later, with the ball on the Davis 30 yard line, Dick Buehler passed to Carideo for a twelve yard gain. Again Dick passed to Angelo, who avoided the Port Chester secondary and tied the game. With only a few minutes to play, Buehler tossed the pigskin to Tony Daniello who made a spectacular catch on the ten yard line. After two plays, halfback Buehler brought the ball over the goal line but fumbled, with Port Chester re- covering. Thus the battle ended in a l3-l3 tie. ln the forty-seventh annual tilt with New Ro- chelle, the Davisites were smothered by a more experienced squad, and lost l9-O. The week after, the Hilltop squad ended up the gloomy season by bowing to Edison Tech, 26-O. The valiant crew of the SCORE- BOARD SQUAD accomplished superhuman feats with their only reward the remarks of the football spectators who didn't bother to look at the board anyway, These men braved the perils of wind and cold, up in the altitude of the cold black steel death-trap which marked their haven. SCOREBOARD SQUAD iLeftl W, Thoma, l. Mosca, M. Alexander, 1. Miller, A. Galler, T. Zuk, A. Zuch, V. Zupa, Mr. Childs CHEERLEADERS lPage 56: Topl Row iz M. Festa, l. Ormsby, B, Duem- mel, 1. Beacom, M. Fowler, C. Minard, P. Foley, E. lmpara, l. Grant, C. Kelly, D, Henssel, 1, Perkinson, D. Mauriello, Row 2: V. Stith, M. Syrkin, P. Tilson, R. Cer- chiara, l. Skerritt, l. Lombardo, R. Mac ln- tyre, G. O'Brien, D. Reynolds, N. De Filip- piS TWIRLERS lPage 56: Lowerl Row l: L. Bartolotta, W. Gomes, B. West, l. Pendleton, F. Barnett, F. Landy, Row 2: P. Hafner, l. Williams, M. McMil- len, M. Hickok, B. Kerewsky, B. Shor, P Hineline, A. Platner, B. Lafferty, G Bloom, Row 3: S. Siegal, N. Starr, P. Sul- livan, V. Hewitt, B. Bergman, B. Garland, E. Forster, M. Finkelstein, P. Kasenetz, D. Mac Donald Page fifty-seven