Diman Vocational High School - Artisan Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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FOOTBALL In September, some thirty-five candidates answered the call for the annual struggle for positions on the Diman Football Team. Under the watchful and guiding eyes of Coaches Charles C. O'Keefe and Edward P. Sandomierski, the boys worked long and arduously to whip themselves into condition for a banner football year. Although the campaign was not as fruitful as in the past years, the players can well be proud of their recordg for what was lacking in experienced material was surpassed by a green but game team, boasting both courage and determination, Since Coach O'Keefe built the nucleus of his team around such veterans as, George Jasmin, Edward Fernandes and Thomas McDermott, he was able to develop many inexperienced players into aggressiveness among the undergraduates who prom- ise more potent football teams at Diman in the not too distant future. We feel confident that the experience gained on the gridiron field of battle will immeasurbly aid the graduating members of the football team to withstand the trials and tribulations of a chaotic world into which they are setting forth. DIMAN DIGHTON 48 DIMAN COUNTRY DAY 7 DIMAN CASE 1 3 DIMAN SOMERSET 6 DIMAN DARTMOUTH 26

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SOCCER The Diman soccer team enjoyed a most successful season. Although its record of five wins, two ties and one loss was not as good as last year, the team did receive the approval of the BOSTON GLOBE sports writer Ernie Dalton as the champion school- boy soccer team of Eastern Massachusetts because of its fine record. Twenty-two candidates reported for practice on the opening day of school and seventeen of these were kept on the squad for the season. Although the players as a whole were small in size and the team was short in capable reserves, the players more than made up for their lack of size by their hustle and determination to do their best. It was this fine spirit of hustle and determination that carried them through their last seven games without defeat, after losing a heart breaking two to one decision against a strong New Bedford High team. Diman later avenged this loss in a game at New Bedford by a score of five to two. Co-Captains Norm Casey and Donald Dupere along with Fred Louro, Everett Cabral and Albert Ferreira were outstanding. Casey led all scorers with nine goals. The highlight of the season was the two to one victory over Medford High School which annually has one of the finest teams in the state. Diman Diman Diman Diman 1 New Bedford High 2 Medford High 5 Portsmouth Priory 3 Brown Freshman 2 Diman 1 Diman 2 Diman 3 Diman Portsmouth Priory 3 New Bedford High 2 Tabor Academy 0 St. George l

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BASEBALL Diman Vocational High School may well be proud of its baseball team which won nine games while losing three. Any of the losses suffered by Diman could easily have been won, if Lady Chance had not smiled upon the victors. Winning four games in a row by terrific scores, Diman fell before its nemesis, Somerset, by a four to one score. A new victory string of two games was halted by Dighton, which posted 'a six to five victory over Diman. It seemed as if Diman would be unbeatable in the remaining games, because of its tremendous batting power and splendid mound staff led by Len Pereira, who tossed a no-hitter against Case High. Len was ably assisted by Stan Szlega and Frank Mello in the pitching department. They were the Big Three of the pitching staff. The batters were led by Stan CThe Manh Szelag whose phenomenal one game hitting performance broke all existing high school records, and became national syn- dicated copy when his feat appeared in Bob Ripley's Believe It Or Not . Although they did not win the Narry League Crown, no team received as many honors as did this spirited baseball team of Diman Vocational High School. Diman 6 Holy Family 2 Diman 7 Holy Family Diman Dartmouth Diman 5 Dighton Diman Dighton Diman 12 Case Cno-hitterh Diman Case Diman 4 Somerset Diman Somerset Diman 5 Prevost Diman Westport Diman 14 Westport