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

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The track team this year had a long and checkered career. The lwest team the school has had in years has chalked up win after win. ln the Regimental meet the Purple and Wliite runners surprised the majority of school coaches hy placing second, just eight points lwehind a powerful English High team. The track team lvoasted many outstanding stars: Paul Murphy, Class 5 50-yard dash man, jim lfoley, a hrilliant 1000 yarderg jim Barralwee, in the Class H hurdles, Paul Laskin, Class li 500-yard dash star, Mickey Wooll- son, who ran the Class A 500 and also shot- puttedg Larry Coshnear, Reggie shot-put winner in Class B3 Carl Parsons, who won the Class C .Z20 and the hroad jump in the Reggies hesides running the anchor of the win- ning Class C relay teamg Art Collins, Class Record-Breakers rack Up and Over D 176-yarderg Cliff Wharton, Class D star, who besides winning the Reggie 220 and anchoring the relay team to win, broke the high jump record hy several inches and jim Sul- livan, long-striding ooo yard man. The lettermen for 1942 were Agalwahian, Aimsie, Alfano, M., Barrabee, Branche, Bren- ner, Burns, Cagliano, Collins, Coshnear, Dono- van, Foley, Foster, Gallagher, Gettleman, Grady, Greeley, Kelley, A., Laskin, LeVine, McAuliffe, Monahan, McEaChern, Murphy, O'Connor, Parsons, Regan, H. Sullivan, Siegel, Siegfriedt, Wlizlrton, Woolfson, Young, and Bernie O'Brien, manager. l Page 'lizcwilj-um

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Woe High Scorer The Purple and White Puck-Chasers enjoyed a very successful season on the ice this year, winning four and losing but two games. The hockey team was led this year by Captain Dick McDermott, a flashy skater and highest scorer in the Boston Conference. The first line which consisted of McDermott at center and Brosna- han and Flynn at the wings was the highest scoring line in the city. Their stickx-handling and shooting ability rendered them a tremen- dous offensive unit every minute they were on the ice. The fact that their defense of Con- nolly and Slattery was so strong enabled them eil to penetrate deep into enemy territory through- out the game without much fear of a break- away, and if, by chance, an opponent sifted through the defense, he had yet to beat either Tom Sullivan or johnny Brooks, who al- ternated at the goal. Those who participated in the English game and thus received letters follow: Fwzmnf Li11e.r: Dick McDermott Ccap- tainj, johnny Brosnahan, johnny Flynn, Bill Dowling, jack Mulhern, johnny Hayes, Vin Lewandos. Defeme: jack Connolly, Bob Slattery, Bob Curley, Paul Kelley, Tom Rafferty. Goalier: Tom Sullivan, johnny Brooks. Ma1zage1': Fran Powers. l The One That Didn't Get Away Page Twenty

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aselpall At this writing not much can be said about the record of the baseball team, but prospects this year are exceedingly bright. The team may well be City Champions before you read this. When the call for baseball candidates was issued in March, approximately two hundred would-be stars reported to Coach Fitzgerald. Since several key positions were vacated by graduation last year, the Coach has to spend more time than usual in experimentation. Bob Slattery, veteran of last year's City Champions, returns to fill Bill Connolly's shoes on the mound. Accompanying Bob are many of the key men of last year's 11-5 vic- tory over English. Tom Sullivan returns for his fourth consecutive year to the hot corner. Johnny Brosnahan, of All-Scholastic fame last year, will again hold down the key- stone sack. Eddie Lee returns to first base with the highest batting average to continue his eleven-game hitting streak of last year. Marty Greeley, another veteran of two years, played the outfield last year but will round out the infield at shortstop this year. There is ample outfield material, but jack Connolly, Fran Powers, Albie Gould, and Art Collins are the most outstanding at present. Behind the plate is the Coach's biggest problem. Don Page Twenly-!u'0 Latin vs. Latin McEachern and Harry Frank appear to be on equal terms, and only time will tell who is to be the regular. Spare infielders are Paul Murphy and Bill Gallagher, both flashy fielders, and jack Casey, reserve first-sacker. Backing up Slattery on the mound are new- comers: Stan Brenner, joe Woods, and Lou Tessier. All-Scholastic football and hockey star Dick McDermott is this year's capable manager.