John Bartram High School - Trailmarker Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Cheerleaders and Band Wallace Hayes, Rich Buchanan, Dominic Maurone, Ruth Thompson, Helen Breese, Lorraine Rankin, Jacqueline Currella. K , o I mix 1 92

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BARTRAM OVERBROOK re le Re jebian Hoggard C27 1277 rt lt Taylor Paris qb f30J C221 lhb Gullifer 0 Peters 4135 rg lg C65 VanSyckle Shiekman lhb C2 lj KZOJ qb Speakman 0 Marks C61 c C T35 Confalone Cocco rhb fllb 023 Fhb Sweeney o Min-or 673 lg rg C45 Faust Hassis fb C253 C185 fb J anczyk o DiBittista 418 lt rt C75 Gregory Weiss 1291 Q 2 1 J le re Davis Iannotta fl? 1269 THAN KSGIVING DAY GAME The third annual Thanksgiving football classic, played at Pearson Field, be- tween Overbrook High School and. Bartram High School was clirnaxed with a Bartram victory, 13 to 7. There was no scoring throughout the first half due to a stubborn Overbrook defense. The Maroon and Gray boys were first to score. In the third quarter the Clippers drove 50 yards to Overbrook's 30. A pass, Spillane to Captain Davis, was good for a Bartram score. .lanczyk converted. Score: Bartram 7, Overbrook 0. The Hilltoppers could gain nothing through Bartram,s line and were forced to kick out of bounds to the Clippers, 30. A 70-yard drive was climaxed with Spillane heaving a touchdown pass to Gullifer. Jansczak's conversation was low, as the third period ended. Score: Bartram 13, Overbrook 0. The Clippers were on the march again, late in the final quarter. However, a Bartram scoring play rebounded and Hoggard intercepted a pass and galloped 90 yards for an Overbrook touchdown. Pecussi kicked for the extra point. Score: Bartram 13, Overbrook 7. The Thorntonmen stiffened and checked any further Overbrook threat. The game ended with Bartram in possession of the ball. Final score: Bartram l3, Overbrook 7. 91

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FOOTBALL Front Row- Jim Spillane, Mick Faust, Bill Confalone, Jim Sweeny, Captain Davis, Dick Gullifer, Tom Speakman, Lloyd Van Syckle, John Rejebian. Second Row- Alex Kenakis, Honey Cochard, Fred Paiste, John Taylor, Augie Gregory, Al Chunko, Bob Briggs, Tony Janczk. Third Row- Bob Evans, Dick Smith, Howard Ore, Frank Rutunno, Joe Pacocha, Bill Engle, Coach James Thornton. From the beginning of spring practice un- til the very last game, Coach Thornton could be seen drilling his boys to block hard and tackle hard. Thus he has emphasized to his squad the two fundamentals which make a good football team, and Coach Thornton did turn out a good football team. The Clippers established an excellent record of five wins, two losses, and one tie. The team opened the season with the new Public High League Champion, West Philly. Bartram out- played the Speedboys throughout the battle. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. Penn Charter knocked any thoughts of an undefeated season out of our heads when they won 7 to 6. Bartram then romped through successively Olney, 19 to 03 Gratz, 19 to Og Germantown Academy, 12 to 7g and Valley Forge Military Academy, 27 to 13. The Clippers in the game with V. F. M. A. piled up their largest score of three seasons, 27 points. A 6 to 0 defeat at the hands of Southern was a hard one to lose. At the Thanksgiving game, Overbrook was caught by Bartram on the re- bound and suffered a 13 to 7 defeat. Coach Thornton developed one of the best passing attacks of any school in Philadelphia. Bartram owed its scores largely to the expert arm of Speakman and two great ends, Captain Davis and Rejebian. The defense strength of the team was strong, as is shown by the record. Only one team was able to score more than one touchdown against the Thorntonmen and that was V. F. M. A. A tribute is due to Mr. Thornton for his excellent coaching. Spending most of the spring term with the squad, he drilled them into a co- operating machine. Due to numerous injuries, he was forced to shift his lineup frequently, but was always able to put a strong 'team on the field. Coach Thornton taught his boys to play good, hard, clean football, and he gave them the fighting spirit to come from behind and win. Mr. Thornton was a great athlete and now he is a great coach.