Eastern Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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Bea? bi'x4JxXl'N W?-'VAT fear Ale Bitklwehcc VARSITY BASKETBALL Starting the season with a promising eleven-man squad, the team built up a ten-game winning streak before experiencing a close defeat at the hands of a powerful La Salle Military Academy combine. This upset had little serious effect on the team, as it returned to win five of its remaining siX games. The final record at the close of a very successful season stood at fifteen wins and two losses. Because of an early beginning of the baseball season, Coach Gordon declined an invitation to the Connecticut Prep School Tourney. E.M.A. OPP. E.M.A. OPP. Edgewood .................... 55 24 N. Y. Military Academy..76 32 Concordia College ........ 57 42 La Salle Milit'ry Acad. 32 34 Jessie Lee ...................... 71 41 University School .......... 72 67 N. Y. Military Academy..40 39 Chesire .......................... 58 46 Milford .......................... 48 30 Romford Prep ................ 61 38 St. Basils ........................ 58 33 Far Rockaway H.S. ...... 57 48 Hopkins Veterans .......... 66 51 Chesire .......................... 63 52 Concordia College ........ 61 49 Milford ....... ......... 4 0 53 Romford Prep ................ 68 42 62

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gg VARSITY BASEBALL The 1947 baseball season opened this year with a twenty-man squad. Hubert, Savage, Boyars, Baron, Plotnick, and Mauff, some of the boys who were left from last years team were backed by Dougherty, Links, Kremer, Nelligan, Wallner, Nalven, Petty, Cavanaugh, and Granda. Under the able coaching of Dean Gordon, the team whipped into good shape early in March and played a superior brand of ball throughout the season against such teams as Admiral Farragut, La Salle Military Academy, New York Military Academy, Milford, Admiral Billard, Cheshire, and Romford Prep. 64