Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Despite the lack of a home field, the Brooklyn Tech nine have established themselves as one ol' New York City's dominant baseball powers. Crowned Champions ol' Brooklyn in the l9Al8 and V19 seasons, the team narrowly missed the City title. They lost the final playofl' of both seasons to Tottenville High School in the ninth inning. Coach James XVagner. a veteran ol' lfl campaigns, has an en- viable record of' three Borough Titles. Behind a ready smile, the popular baseball mentor has a thorough knowledge of both the theory and actual practice of the game. This is evidenced by the Tech players who consistently are granted contracts by major league ball clubs. One of the more prominent Tech graduates is Tommy Holmes, current manager ol' the Boston Braves, who played for the Borough Championship team of 1935. Co-Captains for the 1952 season, Dick Lupardo and Phil Farinaeci have both been members of the team since their fresh- man year. Lupardo had the distinction of playing varsity ball for Tech in his initial year. He walloped the horsehide for a .294 average from his right field position. Harold Cooley, veteran pitcher of four seasons, would have been first string material in the V19 campaign had he not been overshadowed by the sterling performance of the great Skippy Contillo, one of the finest players Tech has ever produced. At the keystone is joe Napoli whose fine performance in preseason tuneups indicates he will be a valuable asset to the team. Frank lazetta, the man in the hot corner, and Eugene Byrne behind the plate constitute championship material. Bob Rodriguez, a member of the City Championship soccer team, Marty Rothfield, catcher, and john Marciniak, pitcher, round out the senior list of a very promising squad. Top: Co Capfairis FARINACCI and LUPARDO .sith COACH WAGNER Middle Leff: PHIL FARINACCI Middle Right: DICK LUPARDO Lower Leff: FRANK IAZETTA Lower Rigi1f:JOE NAPOLI

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fifvff EB B SHETBZ-lLL After going through a dismal hrst half season, the leeh eagers came roaring back with live straight wins over 'l'ilden, Automotive, Eastern District, Alexander Hamilton and George XVest- inghouse to end the season in third place ahead of Tilden in the Brooklyn Division l hoop raee. '1'he streak saw the Engineers avenging defeats suffered in the first half of the season at the hands of Tilden, Automotive, and Eastern District. The Tech hoopsters all through the streak were led by flashy srorer, eo-Captain Nelson Osa. .X consistent twenty-point man all through the season, Osa really hit his stride in this finishing streak. He racked up twenty-four points against Tilden, twenty-seven against Eastern District, sixteen against XVestinghouse and twenty-six against Hamilton for a blazing twenty-four series average. Although 'l'eeh's 8-6 season record belies it, they had a good team. The team led Iefferson, division champs, at hall' time and were .not over- eome until the end of the third quarter. They held Boys High close until the end and in pre- season play they defeated Seward Park, Man- hattan ehampions, by 8 points. Coach Goldman feels that next year 'l'eeh's team will be a tough contender for the Brooklyn title since they will lose but two players, Co- eaptains Bob Miller and Nelson Osa.

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JOHN MARCINIAK EUGENE BYRNE BOB RODRIGUEZ HAROLD COOLEY B SEB LI,