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

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Off to a blazing start the Davis BASKET- BALL TEAM slowed down at midseason, because of the loss of four players, but finished with an ll-5 record. Davis' early season spirit caused much controversy in the county as experts won- dered what a Maroon squad, with Ted Ramsey, Harvey Billingham, Dave Brown, and Roddy Tenaglier. would have fared against such out- standing teams as New Rochelle and Pelham. New Rochelle, the W.l.A.A. champions, beat Davis twice by about ten points due mainly to their overwhelming height, five boys over six feet three. However, height lead proved no prob- lem to the Halstead men earlier in the year as Billingham and Brown, both six feet three, held their own against even the taller boys, with Sam Uzzle. a six foot two and one-half sophomore, chipping in. To illustrate how important the loss of these four was, one has only to look at the figures. Davis accumulated a record of 7-0 before the January graduation and a 9-5 total afterwards. Wihite Plains, which had fallen victim to us 50-30 in the first encounter, defeated us by 23 points in the second meeting, a difference of 43 points. The leading scorer for Davis was Charley Shannon, a speedy forward, who racked up 157 points, an average of 9.8 points per game. Before Billingham graduated, he had averaged 13.6 points. Second highest scorer on the team was Lou Cerrone, the captain and play-maker. In the latter half of the season, Cerrone was the only regular who remained from the '48-949 team. In the all-county balloting at the end of the year, there was not a Davis man on the first team. However, Harvey Billingham and Ted Ramsey made the second team, despite playing only half the season. As a matter of fact, Billing- ham was only one vote shy of the first team. In the past, none of Coach Irv Halstead's teams have ever lost by more than ten points. However, there is always a first, and the first came in the second White Plains game. And was it decisive! Davis was in the ball game until Charley Shannon, Lou Cerrone and Sam Uzzle fouled out. Then, the Maroon completely fell apart and lost by 23 points. The following week Davis lost by 9 points to New Rochelle in a game that could well have ended by a 5 point margin, if the refs had called it a different way. Denny Huelfer hit with a set shot as the buzzer, ending the first half, sounded, but the refs disallowed it. However, when Jesse Arnelle, New Rochelle's all-W.l.A.A. center, tapped in a rebound as the game ended, the refs ruled it good. The Hilltoppers hit their stride in the final two games of the year, topping Portchester and then trouncing Edison. Lou Cerrone hit his two-year high as he piled up 21 points in the Edison game. When he fouled out in the final quarter, he received a tremendous ovation, just as Ramsey, Billingham, Brown and Tenaglier had, a month and a half earlier. The Maroon squad for 1951 seems to take on a bright air considering the fact that four of the five second half starters are returning. With Charley Shannon, Arthur Goodson, Sam Uzzle and Denny Huelfer, Buss Enke, and Herbie Herling all returning for the season, Coach Hal- stead will have a team to work around. Bud Blair and Joe Notargiocomo will have a half season, both being January graduates. The Jayvee, under the tutelage of Coach Gordon Bucher, had a mediocre season, winning eight games while losing the same number. How- ever, the team was very well balanced with many boys breaking into starting roles, and no indi- vidual standouts.

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galefgaf VARSITY SCORES VARSITY ROW I: C. Shannon T. Ramsey, S. Uzzle, H. Bill ingham, L. Cerrone, R. Ten aglierg ROW 2: Mr. Halstead R. Blair, R. Enke, D. Huelfer, D. Brown: ROW 3: C. Frisch, J. Notorgiacomo, A. Good- son, R. Vinton JAY-VEE ROW I: Mr. Bucher, P. Morgul, R. Carucci, H. Holmes, D. Levitt: ROW 2: J. Gabriel, L. Brindisi, .I. Mc- Gee, K. Webster, D. DeFon- ce, J. DeNisco: ROW 3: H. Calderone, G. Potter, I. Her- ling, L. Altman, R. Maurno Home Away GORTON ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,..,.v, 3 4 DAVIS MAMARONECK .......... 35 DAVIS ............ 44 N- Y S- D ------------ -------- 4 8 Egg ---------'-- ROOSEVELT .....,.......... 34 DAVIS ...,.,..,,.. 36 YONKERS .......... ........ 4 5 ............ ROOSEVELT DAVIS-ummm PORTCHESTER .......... 37 DAVIS ............ 45 WHITE PLAINS ........,,,. 30 DAVIS .........,,. GORTON ....----...-- -------- 4 0 DAVIS ............ 37 NEW ROCHELLE .......... 46 DAVIS YQNKERS -q----V---- -------q 3 3 DAVIS '---------lA 29 MAMARONECK ........,,,, 39 DAVIS PORTCHESTER DAVIS WHITE PLAINS ............ 5I DAVIS .........,.. 28 EDISQN bvl,--,---q..--,-,-,-,,,,. 40 DAVIS .,,,,,,,,,,. NEW ROCI-IELLE .......... 57 DAVIS ............ 48 I

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After winning only one dual meet all season, the Davis SWIMMING TEAM surprised all by taking third place in the first annual WI.A.A. swimming championships. With Neil Sharpls first in the 200 yard freestyle, with the 160 yard relay team and Charlie Buehler, a 40 man, taking thirds, with the 180 yard medley relay and John Pittari in the diving, placing fourth, Davis earned 14 points, quite a distance behind New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, first and second, respectively, but, three and one half HEAD OVER HEELS? 64 wimming earn ROW 1: L. Saltzman, B. Rink, BOW 2: E. Knox, N. Sharp, B. Sussman, B. Smith, B. Goldstein, D. Wax- man, B. Sanderg ROW 3: J. Gottlieb, B. Ehret, F. Nasa- now, H. Syrkin, H. Fried, J. Pittari, C. Buehler, Mr. Min- erley. points ahead of Yonkers, the number four team and eleven more than Gorton. Neil Sharp's victory was, perhaps, the high- light of the whole season for the Maroon. Out for three weeks with measles, Sharp had previ- ously been beaten by Walt Leffler of New Rochelle and Charlie Treftzer of Mamaroneck. These three were seeded into the first heat. Leiller and Treftzer passed the 100 yard mark, neck and neck, with Neil about three yards behind. How- ever, Sharp began to pick up in the final sixty yards and caught the two at the beginning of the last lap. A11 three sprinted towards the finish line, but Neil won by about a half yard. Incidentally, Sharp started a mild epi- demic on the swimming squad, when he spread the measles to Frank Vener, a diver, and Bob Goldstein, a breast stroker. We hope that he started another epidemic by his victory in the WI.A.A. Coach Bob Minerley will have a solid nucleus to work around next year. With the loss of only four men through graduation, Charlie Buehler, Dick Babkin, Frank Nasanow, and Bob Goldstein, there will be twelve returnees from the sixteen boys now on the squad. With Bob Smith and Eddie Knox for the shorter distances, Neil Sharp and Harvey Fried in the 200, Dave Waxman and ,Ioe Gottlieb as breaststrokers, Hank Syrkin, Bob Sander and Bob Sussman for the back stroke, and John Pit- tari and Frank Vener in the diving, the compe- tition for new-comers on the swimming team will be strong.