Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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but Greenfield went on a scoring spree to knot the count at 23 all, and in the last few closely-contcsteml minutes three points were added to their total to gain them the victory. The record: Date Opponent Varsity Dee. 20 Commerce 34 Easthampton Dec. 23 Sacred Heart 26 Easthampton Jan. 3 Agawam 23 Easthampton Jan. 8 Ludlow 11 Eastliampton Jan. 11 Monson 21 Easthampton Jan. 15 Palmer 19 Easthampton Jan. 18 Enfield 18 Easthampton Jan. 22 West Springueld 22 Easthampton Jan. 24 Ware 17 Easthampton Jan. 29 Palmer 23 Easthampton Feb. 1 Enfield 18 Easthampton Feb. 5 Agawam 19 Easthampton Feb. 8 Ware 17 Easthampton Feb. 12 West Springfield 20 Easthampton Feb. 19 Ludlow 28 Easthampton Feb. 29 Sacred Heart 20 Easthampton Mar. 3 Monson 16 Easthampton Mar. 7 Greenfield 26 Easthampton It will be interesting to note that no team defeated us twice, and there were twelve victories out of fourteen contests in one stretch. The opposition scored 378 points against cur 477. In tl1e All-Western Massachusetts standing the varsity finished in eleventh position with a percentage of .667. BASEBALL As in basketball, Coach Rollie Reed had only a few veterans on hand. Ceberek was shifted from third to take care of the catching duties while Henry .lurkowski was assigned to the hot corner. The pitching staff was composed of Walter Zaik, Leo Phaneuf, also playing centerfield, and Fred Hanneck 2nd baseman, as there was a lack of hurlers. Although having had only a short period of practice due to inclement weather, the team has developed into a smooth-working, steady, and hard-hitting nine and up to tl1e present time has had a fairly successful season. The record is as follows: Ludlow 3 Easthampton 12 Palmer 9 Easthampton 2 Amherst 9 Easthampton 4 Monson 6 Eastliampton 10 Enfield 8 Easthampton 1 South Hadley 2 Easthampton 4 thirty five

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BASKETBALL Witl1 o11ly two veterans on hand, prospects seelned bad and an unsueeessful season beealne the predietion of niany of the erities. They seemed to have been right when sueeessive defeats were administered by flUll1llll'l'l'C, Sacred Heart, and Agawain, even though the last two contests were elose. By experinientation and juggling around of the players in different positions, Coach Rollie Reed struek a eonibination whieh started to eliek and go plat-es, winning four straight galnes over Ludlow, Monson, Palnier, and Enfield, before being set baek by our keen rival, West Springfield. At the end of the season, the quintet was en- trenched in third place in the Valley Wheel with eleven victories and tln'ee defeats, just one game behind West Springlield and Agawam who were tied for the leadership. Composing tl1e teain were sueh stars as Ed Souey, who made the All Valley Wheel Tealn, Chink Novaeinslti, leading seorer in the Valley Wheel, Sonny Wagner, running guard, Pete Paeoeha, and Fred Hanneek. Round- ing out the teani were Fran Fortier, Jelly Sudniek, Henry Jurkowski, Walter Roekford, and Al Baleunas, who could readily and ably perform. On March 7th, our quintet journeyed to M. S. C. to defend the title won by last year's eraek teain in the Four Teani Tournament. The opponent eneount- ered was Greenfield High, whieh proved to be a stunibling-block, for the varsity was tripped up by a elose 26-23 seore. Trailing 15-11 at half tiine, we rallied in the third quarter to tally eleven points while holding our adversaries scoreless, thirty-four

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Present conditions point to a still more successful season as the team is clicking, and hitting and team-work are reaching a new high. The remaining games to be played are looked forward to with confidence and a fine competitive spirit. Leading the hit parade is Leo Phaneuf with a high average of .400, followed by Joe Acus who hammered out two home runs in the Hrst game of the season. Captaining the team is Frank Ccberek, who is a steadying influence to his hurl- ers and fielders and an unsteadying influence to opposing hurlers. The team is comprised of the following: Capt. Frank Ceberek, Leo Phaneuf, Walter Zaik, Stanley Kaminski, Vincent Forkey, Joe Aeus, Fran Fortier, Fred Hanneck, Henry Jurkowski, and Harvey Vincent. Athletes who were active in three sports and received letters in all three are: Fran Fortier, Fred Hanneck, and Henry Jurkowski, all of whom starred in soccer, basketball, and baseball. Joe Lakovich, manager, also received letters in three sports. Ed Soucy, whose heavy hitting and fine defensive play was sadly missed in baseball, was a two-letter man, having been captain in soccer and basketball before leaving school. TENNIS Tennis was a new game introduced to the sports curriculum during the 1936 season. Comprising the quartet were: Pudge Russell, Joe Klaczak, Ray Meggi- son, and Alton Gillan. The team made its debut against Northampton High and came out victorious, 4-2. Victories were gained by Russell, Meggison, and Gil- lan in the singles, by Mcggison and Russell in the doubles, while Klaczak lost in his singles and then the doubles with Gillan. With everyone clicking, defeats were pinned on South Hadley, 6-0, Nortliampton, 4-2, and Palmer, 5-1, followed by successive ties with Enfield, Turners Falls, and Greenfield. St. Michaels was trimmed by a 6-0 count before E. H. S. tasted its first defeat of the season at the hands of Greenfield, 4-1, But this did not stop the continuation of the team's winning form, for in the next contest a victory was gained over Monson High, 4-2. Ray Meggison ran up a string of nine straight victories in his single matches before going down in his tenth encounter, then returning to the win column in his eleventh match. Pudge Russell and Alton Gillan we1'c victorious in six out of eleven singles, while Klaczak managed to make it five out of eleven. Tolchinsky also saw action as he paired up with Klaczak in the South Hadley match to win in the doubles, 6-0, 6-4.. The tennis ladder is as follows: Fudge Russell, Joe Klaczak, Ray Meggison, Alton Gillan, Bernard Tolehinsky, Stan Czajkowski, Ed Beretska, Chet Lukan- owiez, Walt Rockford, Jimmie Eisenstock, and Bill Barnett. Peter Pacocha, '37 thirty-six