Bronxville High School - Bronco Yearbook (Bronxville, NY)

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VQLLEYBALL gilt hit the ropesll' 'LI-Iey, girls get two serves!!' Yer over the lineli' The annual advisory volley- ball tournament was on! And what could be more enthusiastically welcomed in the middle of a dull fourth goal period? With basketball in the background and spring sports in the very vague future, the stalwarts of each class gathered to show their stuff. Day after day, Matthaei growled, score-keepers shud- dered, girls tapped the ball timidly to boys who slammed it into the nearest vulnerable oppo- nent. Of such was the ever-popular contest com- posed. Greene's, Misner's, and Moore's advisories came out Victorious in their respective grades. THEN-the battle was on! Each class, first or second in rank, had high expectations of becom- ing this yearys champs. After Greene lost to Mis- ner, basketball heros Houston and Wfilliams thought surely they could gain the title for Moore. However, a scrawny, blond lad, namely Russ Shuh, had parked himself resolutely in the middle of the rival team and let nary a ball go by. The Seniors slunli away, disconsolate at the outrage of bowing before lowly eleventh graders. Babcocli's advisory proved to be the savers of the day. The dark horse team rose up sud- denly and defeated Nlisneris to become the win- ners of the 346 Volleyball Tournament. The boys went away boasting of the number of points they had won, the girls of the number they had lost. At any rate, both were content. Page fweazfy-sezeif

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On January Sth, Eric Miller, Dick Houston, and Charlie Dumont went to the Downtown A.C. with Coach Matthaei to see the Lambert trophy presented to Doc Blanchard. All guests of Mr. Yott, the boys were picked by their fellow Bronco team members. Besides these last honors, some of the Blue and Grey squad mem- bers had other honors bestowed on them. Charlie Dumont and Dick Houston were chosen ends on the Met All-Stars, and Eric Miller was recog- nized as second varsity quarterback in West- chester. Bruce Belmer and Johnny Kuntz were given honorable mention for Westchester. All of Bronxville that has seen these boys play can well appreciate these honors accorded them. In fact, for most of the squad and the school, as well as for Village supporters, the season couldn't have turned out much more satisfac- torily. However, there was one inevitable sad spot when the dinner at the Gramatan ended, as it was brought to the teamls minds that thir- teen of the squad's members, all Seniors, had played their last game for BHS. For everyone in Bronxville, it will be rather hard to imagine a team next year without certain of the senior Bronco stalwarts. Perhaps one of the most-missed of this yearis gridders will be Quarterback Eric Miller. 'Rick' as he is called by most, has been on the squad four years right through high-school, a rather unique occurence in Blue and Grey football his- tory, and he has been running the team out of his quarterback slot for three of those years. The value of his flinging and signal-calling will be sorely missed when the Broncos field their next grid team. Hank White and Whit Williams, two more of the senior backhelders, will also be missing next season. Whit,s hard-running which has bowled over BHS opponents for two years, and Hank's shiftiness and defensive prow- ess, shown for three years, were a big factor in the Bronco successes of the last few seasons. Graduation will also take the Broncs' pair of stalwart flankers, Dick Houston and Charlie Dumont. Anyone who saw one or more of the tilts of the past season, good or poor, knows for himself what a whale of a job they did all fall. Suffice it to say that their pass-snaring and de- fensive feats around the wings played an im- portant role in Grey victories! Dick Smith and Page twenty-six Johnny Kuntz, too, will be lacking when the '46 season rolls 'round. Both Seniors, their fine play, Oz' at tackle and 'fJ,s at center and as line-backer-up, will be sorely missed. Many other senior members of the squad de- serve mention for their varsity work of the '45 season. Tom Hodgson, now in the Army, played at his guard position in a very high-spirited and aggressive way, which, despite his diminutive- ness, won the respect of his own fellow grid- men as well as that of his opponents. Walt Howell and Randy Amis, also guards, deserve plenty of credit for their fine work and spirit throughout the season. Always ready when called on, both proved the universal truth that a team is as strong as its reserves. Joe Holmes, Murray MacDonald, also in the army, and Wild Bill Rodgers make up the others of the thirteen graduating senior squad members. Although none of these fellows saw other than limited action, their work in practice and their spirit helped the team immeasurably throughout the season. To all these guys, as well as to the under- classmen on the squad, the credit should go for a fine record, on and off the field, win or lose, and a fine and successful season. .Sf if J is Sfsfft me Ti LVXEI . ,XX N X, -Xpp 'x

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SOCCER During the fall season of 1945 the Blue and Grey soccer team participated in the heaviest schedule ever undertaken by B.H.S. The varsity record was five wins, two ties, and three de- feats while two V. tilts ended in deadlocks. The season closed earlier than anticipated when a V. contest planned for December 4 with Irvington and two varsity games against Hack- ley, December 5, and Riverdale, December 14, were canceled because of a heavy sickness toll and adverse weather conditions. Only twice did the team fail to score: once against LaFayette, rugged P.S.A.L. champs, and again with Peekskill Military Academy. On the other hand, the Blueis opposition was white- washed in six games. The Grey also smashed their old scoring record of five goals when they swamped Bronx Science 7-0. Enemy markers for the season totaled thirteen as compared to Bronxville's thirty. In the way of individual laurels, Jerry Hiner, Bill Murphy, Bob Neall, and Pete Rounds were the first boys from outside greater New York to attend the dinner held at Long Island City Turn Hall on February 27. The purpose of the dinner was to present awards by the New York Soccer-Football Association to soccerites use- lected for their outstanding ability, sportsman- ship, and conductf, Not only are the boys the first not attending Metropolitan Schools to be so recognized, but they are also a part of a very small group of players which consists of twenty- two boys from each of the two school systems, private and public in the city. Enough aspirants reported in September to warrant Mr. O,Neill, new mentor of soccer, to schedule two games for the j.V. squad which, incidentally, was the first time Bronxville has had a second team. A home-and-home series with the Fieldston juniors produced two ties, the first at Fieldston being a 2-2 affair. The re- 1 Page twenty-eiglzf turn engagement on November 5 was 3-0 at the half in favor of the visitors, but the Blue and Grey, coming back with two scores by Don Tredwell and another by Bill Honan, were able to eke out a tie. The varsity's first game, captained by Jerry Hiner, on October 15 was at Van Cortland Park in New York City with Bronx Science. Pete Rounds, high scorer for the season with eight, and Bill Murphy, next with one less, kicked home two tallies apiece. Jim Collins, John Tewksbury, and Don Tredwell also joined in the scoring record for Bronxville. Four days later, the Blue tied Horace Mann 1-1 on Murphy's last canto goal. Although the visiting Broncos, led by game-chief Bob Neall, clamored for over- time play, the hosts left content with a stand- off. The next week Morris H. S. went down under a five goal onslaught with the unusual occurrence of halfbacks Andrus, who was fra- cas leader, and Bob Neall scoring. The next two games found Bronxville on the short end. LaFayette won 2-0 on their windy home field where the Broncos felt they had met a team that really deserved the victory, gale or no gale. Commerce of the Bronx came from behind to triumph 2-1 in a hard fought over- time battle on the Bronxville turf. Gil Bryan scored the 1ocal's goal on a long boot from mid- field. Pete Rounds again notched a pair and Bill Murphy the other in a 3-0 drubbing of Birch Wathen. Pete and John Tewksbury scored while the Grey was losing to Fieldston, 3-2, on the latteris field. The Broncos bounced back for two 3-0 victories over Columbia Grammar and McByrnie. Rounds garnered three of these goals, Bill Andrus, Bob Neall, and Charlie Stev- enson accounted for the others. The last con- test was at Peekskill on a bitter cold November 20 and a very muddy field. Despite two over- time periods there was still no score and the fra- cas ended. Before starting back to the land of Gramatan, the team took advantage of P.M.A.'s swimming pool. On December 8, Mr. Murphy, Bill,s dad, treated the varsity to a fine dinner at the Bronxville Field Club. Mr. O'Neill was warmly thanked for his grand support and the soccer team broke up for 1945.