Florence Township Memorial High School - Clavis Yearbook (Florence, NJ)

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l Baseball Team Courh: MARTIN l?ISl'llBlilN Seated: Edward Cronin, julius llku, Thomas Maloney, john Tinnick, Harry Joyce. ,lames Pennacchi. Second row: john Potpinkzi, Lawrence Kern, Walter Wzirgo, Arnold Wilson, George Nykita, Milton Hersliberger. 'l'hird row: joseph Yurcisin, Iolin Krivacs, Russell Houghton, liasil Yurcisin. Mr. Fishlmein, Jack Quig, Pierre Frapolli, Gerald llowers, Albert joycc. Coach ltlarty Fischbein started the 1943 baseball season with john Potpinka at lirst, james Pennacchi and Albert Joyce alternating at second, Harry joyce at the hot corner, and Walter 'Wargo at shortstop. ln the outfield, Arnold Wilson, Pierre Frappolli, Milton Hershberger, and Julius llku alternating. George Nyikita and Thomas klaloney shared the catching duties. On the mound and doing a fine per- formance were Lawrence Kern, Gerald Bowers, Jack Quig, and john Tinnick. Florence Township Twips faced a strong schedule, meeting high-caliber teamls, such as Bordentown lwilitary Cadets, ltloorestown High, VVoodrow VVilson High and Burlington High. As honors are given to the lirsts in Florence Higlfs baseball record, we lind Gerald Bowers to be the first to pitch and to win for Florence High. .lack Quig takes the honor of pitching the lirst no hit, no run game for Florence High. As '-this book goes to press, F. T. H. S. has played ten of the lifteen games scheduled. SCHEDULE Florence .. ... 125 Mt. Holly ..... ..... Florence . . . . . 13: Moorestown Friends Florence 5: B. M. I. ........... . Florence 1 1 Moorestown ........ Florence -1: Mt. Holly' ......... . Florence 5: NVoodrow XVilson Florence 4: Roebling Cardinals .. Florence 4: N. J. School for Deaf Florence 5 3 Burlington .......... Florence 'lg Mt. Holly .. E571

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Basketball Team filltlflll Maimx Fiscnurix Front row: VK'a1ter Andrews, Thomas lNlaloney, liasil Yurcisin, NVillia1n Nash, Edward Trainor, ,lulius llku, Waller Wargo. Second row: Albert Joyce, ,lack Quig, john Krivaes, llarry Joyce, George Nykita. Third roxy: Milton llershbcrger, joe Yurcisin, Carl Sundberg, .-Xntlrew liodrog, Raymond lienlliff, Douglas Anderson. Florence High started its first season of basketball with but two experienced lads, VValt 1Vargo and Jule llku. lr was not a too good season according to games Won. But according to the closeness of the scores of the games, our boys showed they had plenty of zip. Leading this array were 1Valt 1Vargo with 206 points and Jule llku with 101. All the fellows received Vs and only two fellows are not expected back next year, Jule llku and lid Trainor. VVe won four games and lost thirteen. The jayvees, under the guidance of joe Pasqualine, had truly a spectacular season, winning 9 out of 13 games. Seniors not expected back are Doug Anderson and Louis Burr, who is already in the Coast Guards. Two of the upsets of the year came when the Alayvees were victorious over the Varsity, 54--113 and when the faculty conquered the football team, 31-2-lf. SCIIFIJULF Florence lo Nlorrisvilh- .......... Florence ll Mt. Holly .......... Florence 23 llorclentown Industrial Florence 38 Moorestown .,..,.... Florence 20 Morrisville .,........ Florence ll Mt. Holly .. Florence 241 Bristol ........ Florence Sli Riverside ...... Florence Z3 ll. M. l. .layvees . Florence 31 llristol ......... Florenct- 30 Peinherton ..... Florence So ll. M. l. jayvees .. Florence 35 Alumni ......... F11 :renee Zh r li. M. I. ,layvees .. Florence .Zo Pemberton . . . ,. Florence 19 Riverside .......... Florence -ll Florence jayvees . . 45 l56l

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