Mahopac High School - Wampum Yearbook (Mahopac, NY)

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SOUR) IS IN SESSION eae again proved the most popular sport at Mahopac. Large crowds attended at home and away, to cheer the local hoop- sters. The fans were rewarded for their loyalty as Mahopac won. its share of games and put up excellent battles even when defeated. Few will soon forget the wild Shrub Oak game when the winning basket was made, with five seconds to go—by the opponents. Nor will we forget the St. Mary s contest which was won in a three minute overtime period after a stormy argument. After that, the blood pressure of many will never be the same. Captain Joe Ganong did a great job as the spark plug of the quintet, The center of the attack, he was in there fighting every minute. Tito Dalbo took the lead in scoring with 121 points, and was closely followed by John Donelli and Joe Ganong. All in all, the team met our expectations.

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SIXTEEN... FORTY-THREE.. Si:VEING sigs HIS year s squad though small was high-spirited, some proving their loyalty by walking home seven miles each night after practice. Mahopac, despite its record of four defeats and two ties, placed three men on the first all-county team. Captain Jimmy Harkins, at tackle, proved to be a stone wall on defense and a pile-driving blocker on offense. John Donelli at end, thrilled the crowd with his pass catching. Scoring on three of the tosses, his work was well deserving of the credit he received. The third was Bob Maffay, stalwart center, whose passing and backing up the line made certain his birth on the mythical eleven. Another whose work should be praised is Art Lazarus; he, along with Harkins, was the backbone of the Mahopac defense. Playing half-back he showed himself an able back for any team. The games provided many thrills for the loyal fans who, after getting “fall fever,” turned out to cheer their team on. 34

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TRACK TEADILY Mr. Foote, the track coach, is building a track team and also a reputation for Mahopac. Under his guidance they opened the season by breaking the two-mile record at the Westchester Relay Carnival in White Plains. Mr. Foote is also looking forward to breaking the 880 and a few more relay records. Other county teams will again feel the force of Mahopac s strong runners. You may rest assured the local sprinters will again dig their spikes into the cinders and come through in the stretch, supplying our share of winners. ROG aNOQNee Wee eM Wye another large baseball squad, Mahopac again turns its hopes to a successful baseball season. The fielding and hitting is above that of last year, the only deficiency being in the pitching staff. Coach Grant is being ably assisted by Mr. Wilson, all of which adds up to predict a more successful season this year. With this squad asa nucleus, Coach Grant should be able to build teams for the next two years, as there are only two seniors and two juniors among the regulars now.