Daycroft School - Milestone Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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Be-Tl, 0:53-4.4 . '+C MMG 'Q fA+fgg,,A SENIOR TEAM IUNIOR TEAM GIRLS' BASKETBALL The Daycroft girls' basketball season was considerably delayed in its opening due to poor weather conditions. February l9 was the day of the first game. Graycourt came to play on our floor, bringing with them a team vastly superior to that of last year. They were able after an excit- ing game to win by a score of 28-21. Cherry Lawn brought over two teams the following week. The juniors played first. On the Daycroft side Betsy Graf served as captain, and Elizabeth Sheridan, Betty Garber, Iune Urguhart-Laing, Klara Lang, and Sylvia Forbes completed the line-up. Many of these younger girls showed themselves to be good material in this their first game even though the final score found Cherry Lawn leading 22-10. The Seniors were a bit more successful in hold- ing back their opponents. The final score, however, was 18-ll. Edgewood was the next team to down the Daycroft seniors. A very fast game ended with the score for Daycroft resting at twenty-three points and that of the apponent double the amount. Both the juniors and the seniors were scheduled to meet new Canaan Country Day, but due to the present emergency only one game could be played. The final whistle blew ending the game with a score of 22-9 in favor of New Canaan. Return games are scheduled with Gray Court and Cherry Lawn and both junior and senior teams are looking forward with renewed vigor to these encounters. Frances Sheridan, an able forward, led the senior team with Iackie Wootton and Iackie Mangels serving as forwards, and Elinor Warren, Virginia Forbes, Marion Handy, and lean Matters as guards. 30

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fth- Jf! M 'ww' M0 l.Ctvw'f'7a ii..- - FOOTBALL Daycroft gave all her football effort during the 1941 season to produce a winning team! ' The A team was composed of the following: Casanave, captain and quarterbackg Law- rence, left halfbackp Mendoza, right halfbacky Stebbins, center: Lang, right endg and Bly, left end. The B squad included Carpenter, C. Vollmer, V. Vollmer, Arthur, Maclntosh and Guilbert. The season opened with a practice game with Edgewood defeated by a score of 21-U. Another victory over Edgewood was rung up the following week, the score this time be- ing 33-13. The first league opponent was Milford which was trounced 26-12. ln this game Don Casanave and Wallace Lawrence were outstanding in their broken-field running and line playing. Fairfield was next encountered and they were flattened to the tune of 26-6. The boys' team now really began to apply the pressure and Childrens Center and Umquoa both were soundly beaten by the score of 37-U. The last game of the season was indeed a test. Out-weighed by a considerable margin Daycroft showed its fighting spirit and outplayed Hamden Hall through most of the game. ln the third period, Don Casanave intercepted a Hamden Hall pass and was off down the field for a score. The at- tempt at conversion failed. With a minute and a half left to play, Hamden Hall after three attempts to crash Daycroft's defense, finally broke through and scored. Their attempt at conversion was blocked and the game ended in a deadlock score of 6-6. Because of the fine record the team achieved, they were awarded a trophy signifying the cham- pionship of the Connecticut Private School League. Two players were voted to the all-league team, Don Casanave as quarterback and Karl Lang as end. 29

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J A ' -'. J '?:' IUNIOR TEAM SENIOR TEAM BOYS' BASKETBALL Daycroft was represented by two teams on the basketball court. The senior team was led by lohn Albee and Iohn Barnseyer who served as co- captains, lack Palacios, Don Bly, and Don Casanave completed the team. Wallace Lawrence and Bob Mendoza acted as capable reserve material. The junior team was led by Don Casanave and ably supported by Bob Mendoza, Dick Guilbert, Lewis Bly, David Stebbins, Karl Lang and Van Vollmer. The teams competed in two leagues: The Connecticut Private School League and the Southern Connecticut League. The games were closely contested with the Daycrotters giving their all in every encounter. 31