Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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drudgery so willingly performed by the hockey manager, Bob Beyer. Now, for a few statistics on the season as a whole. Latin finished second in the City League, winning four games and losing one, a 2-1 decision to Commerce. The Purple and White outscored their opponents by eleven goals to two, with john Kineavy leading the scoring parade, closely followed by Dick Mc- Dermott. These two players, Kineavy and McDermott, starred throughout the year. Latin finished second in the Boston Conference, headed only by undefeated Mechanics. Latin's victory over her traditional rival Eng- lish was a typical Purple and White victory. Team play was predominant. McDermott scored twice, but these weren't solo efforts. He was set up both times by timely passes from Kineavy and Casey. Gill gained the only un- assisted goal, the first one, and Bob Casey ended the scoring on the strong end of a pass from Kineavy. An athletic team representing Latin rarely has an individual star. Coach Fitz- gerald stresses team play, and this year's hockey team was a shining example of the effectiveness of that plan. The swift fashion in which the Boston Hockey Conference has got under way is to the outstanding credit of the Boston schools. In Dorchester Watches the Pucks Go By two short years the Boston High Schools have swelled from an independent league to a high- powered loop. Latin School points with no small pride to the leading part her boys have played in forming the independent league and the impressive records they have compiled dur- ing the brief existence of recognized hockey. This excellence is an answer to the criticism of some that B. L. S. is strictly a students' school. Of course, the athletes must maintain a scholas- tic rating, but the record is living proof that our boys are skilled in both brains and brawn. if' 4. I .K ...L l First Row fleft to rightl: Beyer, Mgr., Dickson, Robinson, Kineavy, G. Casey, Gill, McDer- mott, Brosnahan, Coach Fitzgerald. Second Row Cleft to rightl: Sheehan, lVlacGrath, A. Kelley, R. Casey, Fay, Connolly, Gusaitis, Slattery. Page Twezzty-one

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HOCKEY Frigid Frankie Freezes The Purple and White puck-chasers enjoyed a very successful season on the ice this year by losing only one city contest and swamping Eng- lish 4-0. The hockey team was led this year by co-captains, john Kineavy and George Casey. Both of these boys, besides being stellar hockey players, were also outstanding in other sports. Kineavy is one of Latin's outstanding athletes, a three-letter man and a bang-up player in every sport, and George Casey is well remembered for his incredible feats as a wingman on Latin's eleven, gaining all-scholastic rating through his excellence. Aiding these two boys on the front line was Dick McDermott, a flashy skater and one of the highest scorers in the club. This trio formed about the fastest forward line in the city. Their stick-handling and shooting ability rendered them a tremendous offensive unit every minute they were on the ice. The fact that their defense of Gill and Robinson was so strong enabled them to penetrate deep into enemy territory throughout the game with- out much fear of a breakaway. And if by any chance an opponent sifted through the defense, he still had to beat Dickson, Latin's stalwart goalie. These aforementioned boys constituted I.atin's first line and have deserved every bit of the merit they have earned. But we pause to mention a boy destined to be one of the team's oustanding stars until he suffered a very pain- ful knee injury that disabled him for the rest of the season-'lCharlie,' Gudaitis. Gudaitis starred on the football team and was destined to surpass his gridiron record on the ice until he was hurt. Despite the fact that he played only a few minutes, Coach Fitzgerald recog- nized his excellence and his courage and awarded him his letter. These boys were considered the f1rst-string- ers. The line of demarcation between first- and second-string is not so clearly drawn in hockey as in most sports, and all credit pos- sible is due to Latin's spares: Fay, Connolly, McGrath, Brosnahan, Vezina, Sheehan, Slat- tery, Kelley, and R. Casey. These boys don't get so much credit as the headliners, but they deserve as much. And while bouquets are being tossed about, let us not forget the splen- did work done by Coach Fitzgerald and the Sweep on to Victory

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TRACK First Row fleft to rightiz Le Vine, Siegel, Slattery, Adamovitz, Pepi, Wharton. Second Row Cleft to righti: Coshnear, Greeley, Ridgley, Kelley, O'Brien, Canner, Wolfson, Powers, Laskin, Third Row fleft to righti: Coach Fitzgerald, MacAuliffe, Burns, Brenner, Gallagher, Parsons, Sullivan, Rowen, Mgr. As usual, Latin's track team, though not champions, distinguished itself. The Purple and White has never boasted an outstanding track team, but has established a reputation for always contributing to the city's outstanding track athletes. This year was no exception. Latin finished third to English and Mechanics in the Reggies. Led by Captain O'Brien, the f La Victoire Page Tueiily-Iwo Latin tracksters soared to heights far beyond expectations. Latin wrote a record into the city books when it trounced Dorchester and Commerce in a triangular meet by over 200 points, the greatest number amassed by any city school. Another fact of even more im- portance is that Latin's relay team of O'Brien, 'lFred Kelley, Laskin, Petkauskas, and Parsons never lost a race in any of the big meets, al- though paired with some of the outstanding track schools in the state. Besides it leader, O'Brien, the Purple and White boasted many other stars: Fred Kelley of football fame, a brilliant 600-yarder, Paul Laskin, Class C 220- yard dash man, Carl Parsons, Class D star, and Ridgely, Tom Sullivan, jim Sullivan, Slat- tery, and many others who contributed to a great season. The lettermen were Adamovicz, Burns, Ridgely, Greeley, Laskin, Harrison, McAuliffe, O'Brien, Kelley, F., Wharton, Gallagher, Pow- ers, Pepi, Siegel, Levine, Cashnear, Canner, Wolfson, Brenner, Sullivan, and Slattery. Steve Rowen was the manager.