Clifton Heights High School - Log Yearbook (Clifton Heights, PA)

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Sports

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In Case of Crash Landing We, the class of 1952 bequeath: Mary Ashton's skill as hockey goalie to Nancy Redfern. james Barbacane's role as Valentino to Anthony Serafine. Anna Barrett 's clever wit to next year's Milton Berle. Donald Barrett's teasing manner to Bill Battista. james Battista's job as football manager to Louis Serafine. Millie Bennett's huge appetite to all ravioli eaters. Millie Berridge 's natural blond hair to those who use the bottle. Mary Berry's leadership of the Color Guards to Milly Finn. Bill Billington's love of chemistry to Barbara Myers. Mary Lou Boland's ability in French to Francis Kowal. James Brown's special soda formula to future soda jerks. Walter Bush 's burr hair cut to Richard Tayvinsky. Martha Cain's amazing height to Lois Lau. Elaine Cauler's lovely alto voice to Pat Dercole. Bill Clarkson 's hot rod to anyone daring enough to drive it. james Crawford's educated toe to joe DeLalla. Andrew Dezio's drugstore to next year's big business czar. james DePietro's driver's license to next year's hot rod drivers. Ethel Dunn's position as hockey manager to Connie Franklin. Dot Finn 's engagement ring to Elaine Holman. Dolores Friel's quiet ways to Eddie Lizut. Albert Froy's vocabulary to Skip Palazzo. Loretta Giers's love of the Navy to Barbara Marsh. Jack Gi1more's interest in Family Relations to Walter Edwards. Steve l-laiko's accordion to Francis Kowal. Barbara Hall's service men to future letter writers. Barbara Hasselman's writing ability to the Oak Leaf Staff. Gerry Holcombe's speed to next year's football team. Ruth jergensen's hockey technique to Betty Teeney. William Kanuika's perfect attendance record to Ruth Putnam. Pat Kondyra's basketball position to jo-Ann Drumheller. james Kruetzfeldt's fish to next year 's biology class. Leonard Lizut 's football ability to his brother. joan Manley's dancing ability to the seventh graders. Mary Martinick's beautiful black tresses to Rainie White. Lonnie McNamee 's trumpet to a would-be Harry james. William Menge's sharp clothes to Bill Dracup. Jeanette Mucha's love of fun to everyone. Shirley Muschlet's typing speed to all the future business pupils Adolph Norek's bow ties to Ziggie North. Emma Qualata's Pepsodent smile to Sonja Resuk. Nancy Rank 's school record to Edith Blagbrough. Keith Rice 's math brain to Eddie DiFranks. Terry Rinaldi 's love of motorcycles to Antoinette DeLalla. Mary Rodowitz 's artistic ability to Kathy Calkins. Pete Romanski's job as movie projectionist to Rolf Krog. Wasyl Saichuk 's hustle and pep on the line to jim Cinaglia. Ruth Sheleva's first seat in Music Appreciation to jim O'Donnell james Sidor's driving ability to all the safe drivers. Donald Smal1's love of Music Appreciation to next year's seniors jack Traband's weight to joe Ferrari. Joe Walker's joke books to Eddie Moore. Amelia Vivaldi's pleasant smile to Eddie Nespoli. 62

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Getting Down To Earth I 1 First Row, left to right: Mr. Libertore,W.Edwards, L. Lizut, K. Rice, J. Finn, J. Traband, B. Kanuika, W. Saichuk, Mr. Tomasco. Second Row: B. Menge, E. DiFranks, V. Martinicchio, J. DiPoalo, D. Ferguson, P. DiPangrazio, J. DiPrinzio, J. Gosnay, J. Battista. Fourth Row: J. Cinaglia, D. Barrett, A. Toracchio, J. Kruetzfeldt, I. Snader, A. DePietro, A. Serafine, A. Froy. The Rams' '51 football season was anything but successful in the won and lost columns, the grid log reading 1-7 for the year. Yet, with the exception of the Eddystone game, which Clifton dropped 37-13, Coach Tomasco's charges actually held a statistical edge in first downs and total yardage in all contests. ' Unfortunately, the entire Rams' schedule is played under the 'old rule in which only final scores, not statistics, determine the victors, hence the poor season. Both Mr. Libertore and Mr. Tomasco believe this year's squad was capable of handling more than half the county schools. Says Coach Tomasco, There was nothing wrong with this year's squad that a good break in the scheduling wouldn't cure. lt was just unfortunate that six of the seven teams that toppled the Rams' footballers this past season ranked at the top of the listings in county scholastic circles for the '51 campaign. Perhaps the most glaring lack on the '51 football squad was that of experienced backs. Only joe DiPrinzio, fullback, and Anthony Serafine, quarterback, remained to form a nucleus for the back- field that was topheavy with newcomers from the freshman and sophomore classes. Up front, jack Traband, Len Lizut, Keith Rice, and Bill Kanuika gave the Rams a formidable array from tackle to tackle. At ends, Wasyl Saichuk and Pokey Edwards lent a capable hand, with Albert Froy and james Finn, next year's captain elect, sharing pivot duties in a steady manner. The tip-off on inexperience made itself manifest in the first set-to, which Clifton lost to Glen- Nor, 8-0, after yielding a minus total of 56 overall to the Indians. The '51 squad, however, garnered its share of glory when it tackled the vaunted Ridley Township Raiders in the first night game in the Rams' history. Playing before the largest crowd of the year, Clifton's linemen more than rose to the occasion by holding Ridley's offensive team, which averaged 40 points or better per game, to a single touchdown, and this only in the waning minutes of the contest. 64