Estee Junior High School - Yearbook (Gloversville, NY)

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y 2 .T UNE, 1955 Track Team Relay in Action Cardinals Pirates

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32 Esms YEAR Book Boys, Sports Softball There were 14 teams enlisted in the Softball tournament that was held at Darling Field under the supervision of James Bigsbee. The teams were split in two divisions, one the winners and one the losers and at the close of the season the winner from each division played one another for the champion- ship. The teams were composed of the following boys: Room 401: Joe Lamanto, Manager: Hans Otto, Captain: Harold Montoney, Robert Kemp, Tony Purino, Billy Lav- endar, Richard Lair, Joseph Matrione, Cyril Hambert, Donald Kested. Collegian Juniors: Edward Snyder, Manager: Jack Woodcock, Captain: Dick Peitler, William Stoutner, Frank Tallon, William Snell, Charles Wager, Richard Thorne, Rene Vallieres, Clem- ent Steenburg, Kenton Sperry. Junior Tigers: Bob King, Manager: Bill Bennett, Captain: Bob Avery, Dick Hathaway, Richard Allen, Charles Miller, Sossie Pezzella, Alfred Matulak, Mike Falauo, Carlton Luzzi, Milt De Martine, Charles Bedell. Bullets: Kenneth Chu, Tom Burke, John Thompson, William Reding, Ern- meron Baker, Roy Bohannon, Bob Ryan, Bill Smith, Ken Pickering, Hugh Travis, Tony Christiano, Carmine Carese. Cadets: Mike Geraghty, Manager: Frank Glover, Captain: Harris Hanna, Norman Hine, Harold Jones, Bill Ham- mer, Ken Groves, Herman Miller, Nick Javarone, Bob Griffeth, Gordon Genser. Rangers: John Tropia, Manager: George Wadsworth, Ross Trippoda, Carl Swarts, Burt Van Dellon, Angelo Tor- ino, YVilliam Walrath, Harold Sugar, Stanley Strait, Frank Snell, Robert Guzzo. Lions: Anthony Malagisi, Manager: Frank Kohout, John Mangiaglo, James McNulty, Charles Loucks, Robert Mat- thias, Robert Perrone, Don Allen, Walt Playford, Rudy Persico, Harold Cris- pin, Erasmo Aurrichio. Yankees: Felix Ackel, Manager: Mario Albanese, Captain: Albert Van Slyke, Petter Bennice, Pat DeLilli, Anthony Bennice, Carmine Christiano, Rufus DeSantis, P. Querbes. Red Sox: Mike Konik, Manager: Sam Karam, Captain: Mike Prysunka, Joe Fagiani, Gordon Lasher, Walt Thompson, Bob Jackson, Howard Thompson, Harold Ouderkirk, John McDermott, Weston Rumrill, Everett Sanborn. Room 404: Bob LaRowe, Manager: Ralph Lesperence, Captain: James Mos- coni, Dick Lavery, Arnold Hughes, Bob Meyers, John Matthews, Bill Keefe, Frank Goebel, Bob Kulwic, Raymond LaFountain. Room 402 Champs.: Clyde Ott, Manager: Garth Oaksford, Captain: Everett Simons, Warren Praetorius, Tony Savarese, Bob Shear, Paul Rubs- chaw, Bob Reitzes, Duane Scribner, George Rowback, America Semione, Bill Ringle. Cubs: Edward Wells, Manager: Stanley Rumburg, Anthony Crocetta, Leonard Henderson, Howard Hender- son, Ernie Cairo, George Crocetta, Rod- ney Huddleston, Bob Hamel, Jack De Grand, Harwood Brown. Pirates: Albert Fagant, Sam Abram- ovitz, Bartle Avery, Captain: Mario Cataffo, Manager: Mark Cominole, Dick Mullins, Allen Kennedy, John Pe- corino, Adolph Jung, Dan Spicer, Sam Anikstein, Gerald Procita. Cardinals: John Zambri, Calr Arm- strong, Nat Greenbaum, Bob Williams, Charles Hammer, Earl Folmsbee, Frank Vetro, Victor Topo, Kenneth Wooding, Pat Lombardo, ' Guido Pecorino, Anthony LaMantia. The Pirates came out on top in the Winners League and the Cardinals in the Losers League. These two teams met for their first game on Wednesday, June 5. The Pir- ates won the first game 7 to 8. Home Runs were made by Abramovitz and Avery. Albert Fagant led the hitting with 4 hits out of 5 turns to the plate. The Pirates and the Cardinals play- ed a double header on Friday, June 7. The Cardinals won the first game by a score of 14 to 9. Lamantia and Zambri were the heavy hitters with 3 hits apiece. A home run was hit by Abram- ovitz. The Pirates won the last game by a score of 14 to 4. Abramovitz, Avery, Cataffo and Fagant were the heavy hitters. Fagant was the only one to get a home run the last game. The Pirates are now the school Champions. They were far the better team in all of the games that they played. Mario Cataffo is Manager of the Pirates and Bartle Avery is Captain. Track On April 22, Coach Stephen Warde called all boys out for track. There were two teams formed. Sam Abramo- vitz, captain of team A, and Bob Wil- liams, captain of team B. The boys on the teams are as follows: Team A - Sam Abramovitz, Bartle Avery, Mark Cominole, Albert Fagant, Mario Cataffo, Bill Bennett, Bill Blan- chard, Jack Fallis, Russ Gilbert, LeRoy Reid, A. Jung, L. DeRocco, W. Rumrill, B. Riggs, C. Castell, C. Trowbridge, T. Marcais, M. Meyers, H. Staton, M. Ger- igh, B. Young, H. Ouderkirk, E. Shef- field, B. Keene. Team B - Bob Williams, Carl Arm- strong, Frank Vetro, Pat Lombardo, Earl Folmsbee, G. Silvers, N. Green- baum, G. Lasher, H. Duddenhaus, A. Hickens, A. LaMantia, D. Spicer, M. Prysunka, J. Ervin, S. Adelman, S. Neivert, G. Crocetta, G. Young, V. Shepis, L. Webb, W. Murphy, N. Russo, L. Scott, J. Skinal, Dick Hathaway. Of these boys, the following were picked for the Varsity: Varsity - N. Greenbaum. C. Arm- strong, P. Lombardo, R. Williams,. Junior Varsity - M. Cataffo, A. Fagant, R. Gilbert, C. Hammer, M. Prysunka, Bill Bennett. . Estee ran against Knox Junior High twice, Knox winning both times. Estee came in third in a meet held at Am- sterdam. Mario Cataffo set a new broad jump record for Estee. He jumped 17 ft., 6 inches. Pat Lombardo set a new record for the 50 yd. dash, doing it in 6 sec- onds. Sam Abramovitz also broke the 5 lb. shot put record when he heaved it 46 ft., 6 inches. Skating On February 22, at the Littauer Pool, Estee Junior High School had a chance to show their skating ability when Fallis came first, Kennedy came second and McDermott third, at the Junior High contest which was con- ducted by Mr. Warde. There were twenty people who turned out for the race. Although everyone did not win, Mr. Warde wishes them better luck next time. The Echo extends its thanks to Mr. Warde for his loyal cooperation in making this contest a success. MIl.TON DEM.ARTINE ii, Basketball The Estee basketball squad of 1935 brought their season to a close March 18, 1935, defeating the Northville court. This year's term proved far superior to the 1934 quintet with a fine record of winning seven of the eight games played, losing the one game to the Knox Junior High Varsity in a hard fought cpntest. The teams which. met Estee and were defeated were the Diamond A. C., 35-17: Jewish Community Center, 23-17: the Estee Quintet of 1934 twice, 27-25 and 36-23: Fonda High second twice, 14-14 and 20-17: and the Northville sec- ond, 19-14. Estee also met Knox Junior High and were defeated in a hard fought, close, overtime contest, 18-17 in the game played in Johnstown. 7 The boys who represented Estee are Tony DiDonato, Carl Armstrong, Pat Lombardo and Nathan Greenbaum. forwards, Sam Abramavotz Ccaptainl and Leonard Smith, centers: Gordon Neil, Mike Prysunka, Mario Cataffo and Bob Williams, guards. Tony DiDonato was high scorer for the season with 50 points. Captain Abramovitz was a close second with 49 points. As a unit the team scored 191 points to their opponentfs 144 for an 24 points for Estee against 18 for their opponent ia. gafne. The point scored by Estee was total of 83 Held goals and 25 field goals. The team also committed 85 fouls, Captain Abramovitz being Chief offender with 19-against him. Estee quintet defeats Center, 27-17. Abramovitz score for the winneriand Fallissfor the losers. Estee Varsity FG FP TP Armstrong, lf ...... .......... 0 1 1 Lombardo, lf .... ...... 1 1 3 DiDonato, rf ..... ...... 1 0 2 Avery, rf' .......... ...... 0 0 0 Abramovitz, c ...... ...... 4 1 9 Smith, c ............... ...... 0 0 0 Cataffo, lg ......... ...... 2 1 5 Prysunka, rg ..... ...... 0 2 2 Neil, rg ........... ...... 0 1 1 8 7 23 Continued on Page 43 - Total ......................................

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34 Esrniz YEAR Book -ti.. X -- 1 x , .. Ranch ' Rhymes L ana' Rumors ,,,i..u. A Lucky Meeting By Helen Gray Leona Jones was slowly pacing up and down the thread bare rug that was lying on the splintered floor in the liv- ing room, when suddenly a frail voice was heard from the bedroom. , Leona dear, please bring me another blanket. It's getting chilly and I guess we haven't any more coal for the fires are low. Leona hastened to the one clothes press and, during the minute or two it took her to get the blanket, it seemed that a. million things ran through her mind. They were out of coal which her mother needed so badly for she had a serious illness and the doctor ordered her to be kept warm. Rent was due in two more days, and she had not paid the kind old doctor, who had come almost every day not complaining about his money, and lastly she was fired from the factory. There was only six dollars and thirty-six cents in her pocketbook to last until she could ob- tain another job. How long could six dollars and thirty-six cents last? Here's the blanket mom. Are you cold? Well, answered her mother, may- be I'll get warm now with this extra blanket. Mrs. Jones was a small woman about forty-two years old. She had light brown hair, slowly graying at the tem- ples from worry, and she was very pale. To Leona she looked paler than ever among the white bedding and it made a lump come to her throat. She fought back the tears that were quickly rush- ing to her eyes. Then she took a book from the table and began to read aloud to her mother until nine o'clock when Mrs. Jones fell into a deep slumber. She softly kissed. the pale forehead and tip-toed out of the room. The next morning Leona went next door and asked Mrs. Murphy to come over while she went in search of a. job. She kept up her vain search for two or three days until, finally becoming discouraged, she stopped by a hat shop to admire the hats and at the same time to brush away a few tears. Suddenly from a short distance she heard a voice say. Why look who's here! If it isn't Leona Jones. Leona turned quickly, facing the speaker. It was Bill Dron, one of her friends she left in her first year high school who had continued on to his third year during the time she left. Bill, she- said, is it really you? Gee, it seems good to see some one I know. Bill grabbed a firm hold of her hand and shook it. Where have you been all this while? ' Almost nowhere in particular, you see- L l'Vait a minute, he broke in, do we have to talk out here? Lets go in this restaurant to have a good talk and eat besides. How about it? All right, said Leona slipping her arm through his. He led her into one of the nicest restaurants in town and ordered a full course dinner for two. Now, he began, lets hear some- thing about yourself, and by the way, how is your mother? A Leona told all about her mother, and about herself. How she hadn't worked steady since she left school, rent was due and there was no pay coming in, and how all the jobs required a high school education. Bill frowned. Gee, tl1at's too bad Leona. I wish I could help you-Oh, say, I have it. I know I can help you. My father still runs the clothing store and I guess he could find a place for you, clerking. I-low about it? That is, until you can get caught up with your bills. Leona almost jumped to her -feet. Oh, Bill, do you really mean it? Oh I'm so happy I could cry. When will I start? Hold on, said Bill, I haven't even asked dad yet, but don't look so dis- appointed, I guess he could use you. The rest of the conversation was about Bill and his schooling. The next day Leona was up bright and early and hurried to dress to meet Bill. Am I late? asked Leona. You're too early, laughed Bill, but come on, you'd better be ready to work, for dad said everything was all right. You see, he realy doesn't need you but he's doing this to help out. Say Leona, wouldn't it be great if you could get enough money raked up to have some one take care of your mother and to finish high school? That's what I was figuring on but the future didn't hold anything bright for me so I gave up the idea. But, can't you try, we'd all be glad to have you back at school and for a few more years a sacrifice wouldn't hurt. Then maybe you'd be able to obtain a better position. Leona sat thinking then said, Bill, you're a great palg I guess if it wasn't for you I'd give up. I'm going through with it. I'm going to work for your father as long as I can and I'm going to iinish school-I was foolish to quit when I did, but I guess it was compul- sory and I'm, sure mother would be happy to have me continue school. Bill, you've made a new girl of me and I don't know how to thank you, from now on I'm going to have more courage to begin and won't let myself fail like 'I almost have. Today I'm going to begin a new life-I see now that an education really does pay. ' The End HELEN GRAY