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

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BASEBALL At this writing, not much can be said about the record of the baseball team. The season is not yet in full swing, but prospects are exceed- ingly bright. Bill Connolly, ace of Latin's pitching staff and twice conqueror of English High, is returning to seek his third straight win over our Blue and Blue rivals. Accompanying Red are many of the key men in last year's 25-2 demolition of Englishg john Kineavy, hard-hitting first-sackerg Tom Sullivan, a con- stant thorn in the opposition's side both afield and at bat, and Dave Slattery, speedy out- helder. Backing Connelly upon the mound are Brendon Reilly, who was sorely hampered by a back strain last seasong Bob Slattery, no relation to Dave , and Irv Rudman, the scholar athlete of the squad. jim Gorman is holding forth at his old spot at the hot corner , and at present it looks as if Murphy and Dixon will round out the infield. Coach Fitzgerald has only one weak spot. His only first-string catcher is Ed Zawalich. Zowie is a capable receiverg but if anything should happen to him, the catch- ing problem would be a serious one. Larry Coslinear, who was a strong candidate for the Which? receiver's post until he suffered a broken thumb, will relieve the pressure greatly when he returns. As always, Latin appears to be a real threat. The Purple and White has a pitching staff far ahead of that of the average high school and packs plenty of power at the plate. Well, best of luck to Coach Fitzgerald, and may the team be City Champions by the time they read this. First Row lleft to rightl: Gorman, Kineavy, Sullivan, D. Slattery, Kruger, Rudman, Brosnahan. Second Row lleft to righti: Coach Fitzgerald, R. Slattery, Lee, Dickson, Greeley, R. Casey, Murphy, Redgate, Mgr. Third Row lleft to rightl: Connolly, Field, Powers, Powell, Casey, McDermott, Mgr. P.rgt' 7'z1'w1l'1-Ilvree

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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.

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RIFLERY Commence Firing PrefidefzziKEv1N BowERs Vire Preridefzz-M1cHAEL GRAVALLESE T7'6dJ'IH'6'7'-RICHARD F. CORCORAN Secremry-OscAR RUBIN Exermive Ojjziver-ROBERT P. COAKLEY Direrfor-MAJOR MICHAEL J. LAMON The year 1941 marked an highly successful season for the Latin Rifle Club, which lost but one match and that, by the slender margin of four points. Reflections of the efforts of Major Lannon are perfect scores, achieved by Bowers, Coakley, Corcoran, Rubin, Sullivan, and Wise, unusual feats of marksmanship for any team in so brief a schedule. In use during these matches, it is of interest to note, were the regulation U. S. Army military targets, whose center is but the size of a quarter. Winchester rifles were the weapons. The swift progress of the club in its quest for major recognition among the school's athletic activites and the outstanding marksmanship of the team serve as sufficient praise for the efforts of Major Lannon and President Bowers. In these times of emergency, particularly while the Selective Service Draft functions many of our boys could do worse than join this serious group in its weekly sessions of earnest practice Friday nights at the English High School. Edilofr note: The team was invited to par- ticipate in the Hearst Rifle Tourneys. Page Tuwzly-four