Babylon High School - Trawler Yearbook (Babylon, NY)

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I t k M , 4g,,vgg,g '.ee., M44 . f' 7 . iflaygz A ' . . .4 . . T' Q - K fl ' - I r 1 .. A ' - N The capable center of this year's eleven was Big john Cowie, who was on last years squad and came back better than ever. The Panthers started off the season by winning two scrimmages with Farmingdale. They also held the Bay Shore team down to its lowest score of the year, which was good going. There were two night games this year, one with Patchogue, and one at Babylon with Lindenhurst. This statement goes back to the days of our alumni and it has been said that if the Panthers can beat Patchogue in their first game, no matter what sport it is, they will have a good season. The Panthers lost their opening league game to Patchogue 12 to 7 in the last four minutes of the game - and that loss took the spirit right out of the team. Subs who gave splendid accounts of themselves were Dick Pearsall. who turned up a touchdown in the Sayville game, Larry Drobny, a Jay Vee star, Dick Morris, Norman Aripotchg and Jimmy Barylski, a freshman. Schedule and Scorer of the Gamer Babylon Opp. Farmingdale at Babylon Q scrimmage ,J 21 6 Babylon at Patchogue C nightb 7 12 Babylon at Farmingdale Cscrimmagey 18 12 BayShore at Babylon 0 22 Lindenhurst at Babylon Cnightj 19 30 Babylon at Amityville 6 36 Babylon at Sayville 19 30 Babylon at Seton Hall 7 30 Smithtown at Babylon 6 7 39

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SERVICE CLUB FOOTBALL SQUAD The Babylon Panthers ended their 1944 football season with an unenviable string of seven losses and no wins. Nevertheless, the team showed itself to be spirited and entitled to a better showing. We switched to a new formation this year, the The speedy backfield needed for a successful T was composed of Don Hot Buns Cross, fullback, Bill Hofmann, right halfback, and Marty Albert, left halfback. Both Don and Bill plunged over for hard earned touchdowns. King Westerlintl and Arty Schucht, a newcomer who also played on the line, did some fine work in these positions. George Klein was one of the quarterbacks, who called plays, and he chalked up three touchdowns for the eleven this season. Wzilly Brown did a creditable job as quarterback. Ed Prohaska and Charlie Moore came back again this season as ends. Charlie did some nne offensive playing and with Ray Annino, represented Babylon in the All-Suffolk squad. Until he was injured in a Lindenhurst game and unable to play thereafter, Captain Ray Annino was a valuable guard. He was co-winner of the 1943 plaque. Alan MacQuarrie, a junior, took Rays position after that and filled it ably. The other guard position was filled by Cal Taylor and then by Carroll Fischetti, another newcomer. Tackles Don Rosencrans, winner of this years plaque, and Phil Piccione, veteran, held the line Hrmly, and Phil was successful in kicking the conversions. 38

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4i BABYLON PANTHER BASKETBALL TEAM Cooling weather turned all eyes toward the gym where the basket- ball squad was warming up. This year's team had a fine record of which all can be proud. The season opened with two non-league victories over Amityville, 18-9, and 16-11. With these two wins under their belts, the squad opened the official season at Patchogue against a highly-favored team. It was a close Panther victory, 20-18. Vickers clicked for 12 points in this thrilling portent of a good season. The quintet next went to work on Bayport's man-to-man defense and triumphed, 30-20. Traveling to Islip, the squad turned in a smooth, tight game and a victory of 26-24 for a Christmas present. Returning to the hardwood after vacation, during which the team had worked out in the gym, we faced our BayShore rivals. Although we led 16-15 at the half, a change in BayShore's tactics tied us up and we lost 44-24. We next met Lindenhurst and lost, 38-20. We soon rallied and clicked over Amityville, 24-15, and kept on to take Sayville, 24-22. The seasons first half saw 5 won and 2 lost. The return match with the greatly improved Patchogue Flashes was fatal. We lost, 39-25. Babylon next invaded Bayport and won, 35-27. Moore and Cowie were the big guns this time, scoring 10 and 12 points respectively. The next week found Islip vowing they'd have our blood. But they were disappointed to the tune of 33-22, as the Panthers con- tinued to demonstrate their smooth handling of the ball and mastery of the courts. 40