King School - Kingsmen Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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VARSITY BASEBALL 1952 As we go to press with thus yearbook the Kung School Varsity baseball season IS lust getting under way Coach Evald Olson will have five returning let termen from last years championship team In this group are outfielders Doug Mackey Bull Meyer and Don Zuckert Mackey us captain of thus years squad and he will patrol center field Meyer ns bemg groomed to take over second base Zuckert will play left field and possibly do some relief pitching Don Price a batting leader of last year will again play at third base and take has turn with the pltchmg duties The lone underclassman returnee Larry Scofield will do the malor part of the pitching and fill in at short stop Newcomers to the team who have won themselves a starting berth are Howard Brod pitcher and first baseman Ronnie Mutch catcher and Bull Grleslnger shortstop and first baseman A real fight has devel oped for the one remaumng outfield position Warner Thurston holds the edge but nn close pursuit ore John Brooks Wm Case Russ Grady Bull Keeshan Nick Karaukas and Mike Haines REVIEW OF THE T951 VARSITY BASEBALL SEASON Under the tutelage of Coaches Evald Olson and Robert Ramaker the Kung School varsity baseball team captured the Southern Connecticut Private School League championship with sux triumphs in eight starts It was the second tltle season In three years for the Kmgsmen who won In T949 and made the runner up berth in T950 The strong right arm of Bob Ford carried the malor pitching burden for Kung Bob worked all the league contests pltchmg sixty sux innings in all and compiling an enviable 6 2 record with an excellent earned run average of 0 96 and T22 strikeouts The catching was capably handled by Pete Kohler with able assistance from Jim Wechsler .lack Butler was a key performer at first base He finished the season with a highly respectable batting average of 327 Second and third baseman Larry Scofield and Don Price doubled as relief pltchers with Price batting a sound 312 Bob Tyers shortstop and team captain played steady ball the entire season Carl Theusen and Doug Mackey led the outfielders In batting with averages of 364 and 309 respectively Also turning un fine 'obs In the outfield were Don Zuckert and Bull Meyer with Russ Grady Steve Levine and Wm Case In reserve Bob Rider was manager The Kmgsmen opened their season In a non league contest with Edgewood School at Woodside Park nn Stamford Coach Olson started Don Price nn an effort to test hls reserve pltchmg Each team scored twice ln the first lnmng The Kmgsmen gamed the advantage un the third on two walks and a slngle by Zuckert A four run rally m the sixth by Edgewood blasted Price from the mound and msured the Greenwnchntes of vlctory They picked up an Insurance tally In the seventh and the final score was 7 4 45 Despite their loss Kung went into their first league contest with St Lukes highly keyed up Starter Bob Ford survived a shaky fifth mnlng to get the vlctory and fifteen strike outs Zuckerts double gave Kung a quick 2 0 lead Third mnlng huts by Meyer Ford and Butler made the score 9 0 Larry Scofield hut for the circuit nn the sixth The second league test was lust as successful Ford pitched a brllluant no hut game to declslon Daycroft 6 2 In their next test Kung beat Brunswick 2 O The two runs were unearned and came after Mackey doubled and came IH on a wild throw on Price s bunt single The second run came when Scofield scored on another hut by Price and an error The fourth wln was also against Brunswick The 5 4 final score was backed by the powerful hnttnng of Mackey and Butler with two huts apiece and Ford s four hut pitching Kung again lost to Edgewood In a non league game The only high point of the I2 2 loss was a homerun by Ford Back In the win column again Kung scuttled St Luke s T7 2 Extra base huts by Kohler Ford Butler and Scofield played a malor part in the victory For Ford is was has fifth consecutive win Kings efforts to clinch the title were temporarily stalled by Daycroft by a 5 5 tue The game was called by mutual agreement after three extra frames In the re played game Kung sewed up the championship by beating Daycroft 7 2 behind the three hut pltchlng of Ford Price s fifth inning two run single wrapped up the game and the championship Carl Theusen turned In outstanding defensive play The remainder of the season was comprised of two incidental losses to Cherry Lawn School and a triumph over the alumni nn a game that was called because of ram The championship put a fine finishing touch on Kung s athletic program for I95'I 1 1 1 , . . . 1 1 1 . . . , l . . . . f 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . , . 1 - 1 ' - . . . . . . . , . . ' - 1 1 ' ' I - . . - I . . . . . I . . . , . . . . . 1 ' . . . . . . . . . , ' 1 ' 1 , . . ' ' ' 1 1 , 1 . . . . . . - 1 - - . 1 I 1 ' - , . . . . . - - I . . - - - . . . . Q 1 . . . , -. . . 1, ,, . ' 1 ' ' ' I 1 . , .

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'NL-. n-IFA' 01495 -I 1 SCH00l CALENDAR Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct 1-1 School opened The sensors showed up In tres and Iackets What? M Ole battled us with permutatlons un advanced algebra Football started muscles stuff Zuck dnscovered oll gusher ut was In has motor bake Sensors bought candy and coke for their concessnons wnthout money Thurston was forced to resign from the Turtle Club In English class A deslre for red flannels hut the football team Bun and seniors bombed Dwlghtles concert Mr Soy polntely asked the seniors to leave has class GET OUT' The shower room was turned into a solanum as the team tookTurklsh Baths after practice The sensors luned the football fleld and Thur ston School had nts first vacation Columbus Day No tootball pants tor Mac or Moft Zuclr dyed two pair Bobby Benson cornered the Bun My tax: or Ill shot you so many tnmes youll look luke Swnss Cheese Coaches Ole and Nank ee poo briefed players tor the tirst game We dropped a hard fought game 20 7 Moc, Willie, Mott and Zuclc turned black during slut for the parents .N Lf! 3: . . '.L,,,?.nlf . ff -- T 'If' ' ' I :fm 59 ' 195 952 L f f 4 I , - . 5 I . 'T ' 'T - ' ' . . 17- . ' ' I . r. ll ll 1 s o 'P' . C 1 Y ,QI y . 19- - ' . ..,,' . 20-ff H - - - - . . , fn. vw' .1 1 ' . 3':.Lv Lu. ' 'T X . ,Jn LaN:'1, , . 24- I ' pi-4 ,., s' 14, .S 1 . - . ., ,. ..: - - . 25- ' . ' ll ll ' . IJI ll ' ll ll ' ' I Y- X V - AT . ll ll ' ' N, ' 11 ll I 5? - . 1 . 'IOA ' ' - . 12- ' ' - U ll If ll Ill I -I7H,, H H .H H . sb l U ' , ' 4 ll ll ll V - fl ' , Q ' -- . l9- - .