Erasmus Hall High School - Arch Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Led by Danny Corsello, Herb Cohen and Ted Counes, tl1e baseball team won nine While dropping seven. Corsello paced team batting with a .450 average. The 1947 edition of the football team defeated Mid- wood and Madison and bowed to Tilden, Tech, and Lafa- yette, up to printing date. With backs Joe Kinkelstein and Leu Platnick and Iinemen George Bergh, Dick Warshor, Leo Rettig, Jerry Marks, Bob Gottdenker, and ,I ack Gold- zweig. The eleven was noted for its spirited play. The soccer team, with Captain George Rosenthal, Larry Salzman, Herb Yules, and Arnie Cohen, had promised an improvement over last season. Led by Bernie Kahn and Frank Mandell, who have captured City, State, and National backstroke Champion- ships, and broken records galore, the swimmers are on the uglory road. Others on the team were LARRY FUERST, BILLY BROWN, NORM MOSBERG, BOB FOSIIKO, and FRED MARTIN. The cross country team, paced by DANNY CORSEL- LO won their first dual meet in two years, opening a promising season. The Cagers, with returning veterans, Irwin Watton and Frank Mazone, were rounding into shape, at printing time. The Flying Dutchmen's chances hinged on a power- ful starting aggregation, but lacked adequate reserve strength.

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In the Fall of 1946 the eleven suffered five setbacks while beating Tilden. However, two of the losses were by one and two points. Finishing in fourth place, the soccer team had their best showing in years. The mermen gained a fourth place in league standings. For the first time in thirteen years, the Quintet failed to win a playoff berth. Despite winning thirteen and losing only four, they finished third. The highlight of the season was a crushing 54-38 defeat the Flying Dutch- men handed Parker High, Interscholastic Champs of South Carolina. Brightened hy the showing of the relay teams, the Tram-kmen completed an only average season, despite the efforts of Bill Grossman. The Golf Team, after a fourteen-year alisence from the Erasmus sports scene, was revived in the Spring of 1947, mainly through the efforts of stalwarts, Lenny Grub- man, Larry Salzman, and Myron Kandel. For the second consecutive year, the Fencers won the City Title plus a host of individual honors. A Sports Luncheon bringing together all the athletes of the school, both boys and girls, and honoring Erasmus' coaches, was instituted. It was planned to make it into a semisannual event.

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f IYXLZ' As we look back upon the years spent ill Erasmus, wonderful 1116111- ories dance before our eyes, bri11gi11g to mind the fun and friends that the past four years have brought us. Life was peaceful and quiet back in the da s when we were Fresh- men and l1ad nothi11g to worry about. The swimming pool was our hhang-out illlll such mermaids as Terry Tartarsky, ,lean Melvin, Irene Leaders Club. They were Estelle Began, Elli11 Goldblatt, Elaine Cohen, fully ou Friday afternoons at team practice. Our first big achievement was passing our Swimmers, Test-staunchly and bravely we survived, awarded with cards of merit for our troubles. With the first victory under our belts, we eagerly looked for other bigger tests of our skills. Little did we know what we had in store for us in the form of Advanced Swimmers and Lifesaving Tests. Ah, yes, we were eager Freshmen- knowing not what we were getting ourselves into-but loving it just the same. Life at Erasmus Hall was very different from the public schools from which we came. Here at Erasmus Hall we really lived! There was Hockey, Bowling, Badminton, Basketball, Tennis and Softball for those who loved athletics. Four years is a long time and during that time we had our lingers in every one of those pies. As Upper Freshmen we really ran ourselves ragged. We joined the Bowling Club and lugged bag and baggage out to the Lincoln Road 4 A fLf1,AgA,AYftYAvA',L,1YA-,X