College High School - La Campanilla Yearbook (Upper Montclair, NJ)

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HITS, RUNS, ERRORS The 1953 baseball team, under the supervision of Coach John Bell, finished fifth in the North Jersey Ivy League with a 2-6 record. The season inaugurated a home and away schedule in the N.J.I.L., but due to rainy weather, six of the fourteen scheduled contests were cancelled. Highlighting the season were wins over St. Bernard ' s and Eastern Academy. The Ponies dumped the Saints, 7-0, and handed the Dutchmen a 9-3 defeat. With only two seniors, the squad lacked experience, hlowever, the record does not point up the fact that close games were lost to Morristown, Delbarton, and Montclolr Academy, Dove Krugman and Paul Rowe were elected Co- capfains for 1954 at the end of the season. Left to right: Coach Edword Weber, and Co-captains Paul Rowe and David Krugman. Score? Front Row, left to right: Noel Bortlett, Laurie Homilton Paul Rowe, David Krugman, Maurice Eaton, hlarry Todd Second Row: Manager Michael Wygant, Harrison Smith Peter Sommer, Moore Craig, John Crosby, Robert DIuhy Kneeling left, Coach John Bel

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Up . . . Up . . . and Away BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS The 1953-54 basketball team enjoyed its best record since 1945, as It won eleven games and lost six. The Ponies ' record ot nine and five In the North Jersey Ivy League enabled them to finish third behind Montclair Academy and Oratory. hiighlighting the season were overtime victories against Oratory and Eastern Academy and a 57-47 win over Delbarton. C.H.S. also lost o thrilling extra-period clash with highly touted Montclair Academy. Other victims of the Black and Gold were St. Joseph ' s, Newark Academy, Morristown and St. Bernards twice, Eastern Academy again, and the Alumni. College High suffered defeat at the handi of Montclair Academy twice. Oratory, Newark Academy, Delbarton and Verona. Koenig Scores Holding ball: Mr. Edward Weber, coach. Kneeling, left to right: Peter Gottschalk, Paul Rowe, Maurice Eaton, Robert Sheppord, Peter Bonostia. David Krugmon. Standing: Walter Koenig, Harrison Smith, Moore Craig, Gordon Leach, Richard Atkinson, Daniel Creedon. V [26]

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VARSITY CLUB First Row, left to right: Paul Rowe, Laurie Homilton, Walter Koenig, Harrison Smith, William Wycoff, Peter Sommer. Second Row: Harry Todd, Maurice Eaton, Peter Degen- hardt, Moore Craig, Robert DIuhy. David Krugman, John Wolf, Noel Bortlett. The College High Varsity Club opened the year with the election of officers. Harrison Smith was elected president, while Walt Koenig was named vice-president and Wolf Fuhr, secretary- treasurer. The club felt that it was not participating in as many activities as it should, so as a result, it scheduled a few assembly programs and acted as co-sponsor of the student-alumni game dance. Left to right: Babette Surgent, Ann Palmer, Christine Ander- son, Carol Ann Peacock, Wendy Eaton, Helen Damiano. Carol Hyde, and Ann Lee Knopf. College High ' s cheerleaders, led by Captain Carol Hyde, performed in their usual fine man- ner in 1953-54. The large squad of ten. Including three substitutes, blended their voices, pep, and spirit with Carol ' s at every football and basketball contest. Several new cheers for both football and basketball were devised, thereby adding a note of originality to the squad ' s performance. CHEERLEADERS