Fitchburg State University - Saxifrage Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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■M HHB % BACK TO NATURE YOU KNOW THEY ' RE SAFE— WITH OIL HEAT WHAT— ME WORin

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Il 1 f THE GREATEST HAPPINESS FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER. ...EQUALS A SMASH HIT! BOY, WE HAD 1963 Coach: Eugene Cassassa Co-Captains Paul Cowan Richard Bcrger Henry Devlin John Catalini James Dewire Richard Threlfall Neil Graveline Armen Harootian Players John Kendra Matt Abbott Bernard Kiernan M. John Antonio, Mgr. Thomas Lamey James Babineau Richard Lawrence David Barnicle Michael Magrone Frank Bianco Martin O ' Brien Samen Burke Patrick O ' Leary James Carroll Jeffrey Peters Robert Carter Robert Rzeznikiewicz Philip Connors George Sango Fredrick Sullivan »-!.- C ' v A •? l • ! REMEMBER . . . nipped at New Bedford . . . raised the Jolly Roger At Maritime . . . forget anything, boys? . . . from Maine in vain . . . Fal- cons splash over Castleton Willimantic wilted . . . revenge at Keene . . . stitches and taxicab . . . North Adams — the ref laid down on the job — help him up, Jim . . . soccer by the sea at Salem . . . Peters and Threlfall help bring us the flag . . . New Bedford got nipped ... we borrowed a band . . . sweat much, Dave? . . . they all were there . . . climax with Castleton . . . you can ' t win ' em all . . . the trip up was a gas . . .

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--..-«te - FSC Soccer Team I Wins N ESC AC Title Boy, the kids did a great job this year for . . . SPIRIT . . SPUNK The Fitchburg State College soc- cer team clinched the New Eng- land State College Athletic Con- ference championship by squeez- ing out a thrilling 2 to 1 win over the visiting Plymouth State College (N. H.) booters before 250 specta- tors at Coolidge Park. The triumph gave Coach Gene Cassassa ' s combine a perfect 8-0 slate for NESCAC competition this fall, and a 9-1-1 record overall. The only loss tasted by the Falcons came in their opening contest, when they dropped a 3-1 decision to New Bedford Tech. The tie was against the Alumj clubs netted thre With the regu:.a P n finished .tho HBC bootcr ; anxiously Na- Co-Captain Dick Threlfall was the hero of the crucial game. The four-year veteran who holds down a fullback position, delivered spectacular maneuver to score the tie-breaking goal with only about a minute and a half remaining to be played. Threlfall raced up from his deep position to head wingman i Jeff Peters ' corner kick past the j bewildered Plymouth goalie. The New Hampshire team scored I first, drilling a shot by Freddy Sul- livan, FSC goalie, early in the sec- ond half. Mid-way through the | third period, Jim Babineau, center forward, evened the count when he : booted Co-Captain Dick Berger ' s i cross pass into the nets from up close. Due to the brilliant defen- sive play of the entire team, the score remained deadlocked until Threlfall ' s heady shot. The victory was particularly I sweet to Coach Cassassa and his ' boys, since they were deprived of an unbeaten league record last year in their final game by the Keene State College team. Following the game, a victory parade took place down Main street. In the evening, a dance was held at the college at which time a victory cake was presented to Coach Cassassa. . and SUCCESS L. New Bedford Tech 1-3 W. Mass Maritime 6-0 T. Alumni 3-3 W. Gorham State 5-0 W. Castleton State 2-1 W. Rhode Island Coll. 6-2 W. Willimantic State 3-1 W. Keene State 4-1 W. North Adams State 4-3 W. Salem State 4-1 W. Plymouth State 2-1 Do a good try!