Avon Old Farms School - Winged Beaver Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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Left to Right: FIRST ROW.' Eaton, M., Throckmortong Stokvis, R., Railfa. THIRD ROW: Mr. Saxbyg Simonds, Rui- Glickstein, Jones, H., Billings, Parker, Long, Williams, D. frok, Duff, A., Shaskan, Nissleyg Leonard, W., Zinsserg SECOND ROW: Feitnerg Lincoln, Straus, Barlow, Beal, Hallam: Leonard, R. In the past years the Junior Varsity Hockey Team has been one of the most spirited clubs in Avon's athletic program. Rare has been the time when team morale was non-existant. The squad has always cheered its way through games, whether winning or losing, and their fine school patriotism was a helping asset to other teams. The Junior Varsity is the team on which all aspirants, with not as much aptitude as their fellows on the Varsity, have a chance to play. Under Coach Saxby, they gain in important practice of the fundamentals of hockey, as well as the art of fair play. The most important skill acquired on the Junior Varsity, how- ever, is of perfecting one's skating ability. The boys are put into a rigorous training program each clay before the actual practice, and they have the opportu- ity to participate in scrimmages. Each boy on the Junior Varsity takes special pride in his sport. A num- ber of small groups of four or five boys make ice for the rink at special interval each night. The quality of the ice depends on the Hood crews. The team is well-equipped with potential skaters and hockey players, the wings being Billings, Glickstein, Eddy, Long, Blakeley, and Brainard while the defense men are Valentine, Saylor, R. Williams, and Parker. Steve Rubicam is the teamis goalie.

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Left to Right: FIRST ROW: Carr, Spencer, Pepper, Hartley, A., Favorite, Copley, Minnickg Adams, T. D.g Estabrook Salonyg Brunner, Viti. SECOND ROW: MacDonald, Reventi This year Avon enjoyed one of the best swimming teams that it has ever had. The success of the team this year lay more in a strong individual strength than in a strong overall strength. However, the strong events always managed to get the needed points down on the seoresheet under Avon's name. Co-captain Frank Copley, converted from backstroke to the Individual Medley this year, consistently im- proved on his time and ended breaking several rec- ords the end of the year. The co-captain was Jeff Minnick who swam with Jim Carr in the 40-yard Free style. These two, who both swam this event last year, continued to improve on their times of last year. Another source of our power was the long distance events which consisted of the 400-yard, 200-yard, and the 100-yard Freestyle. Two seniors, Lew Favorite and low, Weeks, Meyer, Hersantg MeCague. THIRD ROW: Baer, Mr. Masong Holcombe, Stewart. Rick Estabrook, usually took first honors in these events but the most startling improvement came in Chris Meyers who improved from meet to meet. The most pleasing new addition to the team was in the form of Dick Spencer, who 'did both the Backstroke and the Butterfly and usually won both these events with George Brunner right behind him in the Butter- fly and Jon Salony not far from him in the Back- stroke. The other great addition to our team was in the form of two Breaststrokers, Dave Hersant and Alf Hartley. These two boys always managed to end up in a tie whenever they raced. This year we had a very strong team and Mr. Mason, swimming coach, is in the process of building a strong foundation, not just for this yearis team but for years ahead.