Groton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Groton, NY)

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BATTING AVERAGES Nafne B. A. Updike, Dave 1-000 Heffron, Tom, Captain .538 Goodemote, Gordon .393 Webster, Alan .379 Smith, Dick .375 Cole, Ed -364 Dillion, Charles .310 Ryan, jim .258 Stamm, Phil .222 Regan, Bob .222 Blazigky DAVE .167 Harrington, Mickey .115 ht: 'Tm next, declares the thirsty Bob ore, as Alan Webster takes a well-earned nk. Left: Dillon awaits the pitch from Moore with Tvaroha behind the plate during batting practice. Below: Heffron and Tvaroha alert for approaching ball. The Groton baseball team of 1957, can boast a ecord of 7 wins and 2 losses. These hard hitting Indians veraged over 11 runs per game. The opposing teams cored 54 runs against the Indians for an average of 6 per game. Tommy Heffron led the team in home runs and ick Smith led the team in winning the most games. Coach Ash can feel fortunate in only losing two sen- iors off the squad, Tommy Heffron, the hustling second sacker, and Ed Cole, the burly catcher. The team looks like it's going to be in the top bracket for the next few years. 73

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Above: All right, let's go get some runs! says Coach Ash to Groton batman. In Dugout: Upclike, Harrington, Blazick, Stamm, Webster, Moore, Cole, Manager Court, Ryan, Regan. Front: Mr. Ash, Manager Stockton, Dillon, Manager D. Heffron, Tvaroha, Smith. B TME BOAST 7-2 SEASO THE RECORD lst Groton 19 King Ferry 4 W. P. L. P. 2nd Groton 13 Sherwood 5 W. P. H. R. Heffron CGrotonD L. P. 5rd Groton 12 Lansing 9 W. P. H. R. Heffron CGrotonD L. P. Smith Stone Harrington Babcock Smith Sherman 4th 5 th 6th 7th Sth 9th Groton Groton Groton Groton Groton Groton 9 Newark Valley 16 5 Dryden 6 ll Lansing 1 8 Newark Valley 6 8 Dryden 0 19 Sherwood 3 H. R. Smith Howland Harrington Fundis Smith Harrington Philip Smith Zimmer Harrington Robinson Smith Simkin

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GR ATIO Oh! Oh! It goes so fast. We don't have time to look at one another. The time has disappeared and we are at the end of thirteen years of school life. Not until now have we realized ourselves and our classmates.- We never really saw one another as we are. And now, we find it's too late. lt's too late to see and realize our classmates, our teachers, our friends. Day upon day as we were a part of the pattern of school life, classes, homework, basketball games, dances, were our lives. But now, for us, these things are past and with desperate urgency, we struggle to make each one of the last moments count. We strive to see ourselves for the first time, know- ing it will be the last. I didn't realize. So all that was going on and we never noticed. In our day-to-day routine, all our actions became habits. We fell into the scheme of school life and remained there for thirteen years, seldom being actually aware of school and of our purpose in being there. Let us go out into the world. But first- wait! One more look. Good- by, good-by school. Good-by teachers, classmates, everyone. Good-by to buz- zers . . . and the smell of hydrogen sulphide in the lab. And long lunch lines and drinking fountain gab sessions. And long cold walks to school and cheer- leaders leading the excited crowd . . . and theorems and conjugations. Oh, school, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any of us ever realize school while we are a part of it- every, every minute? ,. 'LQi5r1 -2'. -l.!!.l'S!U5-v'?-0:11171 Z :'?4,jT?'f ' :'3','!T!Ul ?1?D'7ibkDlD'll-il IAHIAQQSE