Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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30 THE SCREECH OWL Big League Scrappers Eagles Capt Rogers Capt. Sebastynovvicz Stein Dutkowski Compton Johnson Wuorio, H. Bain Stars Capt. Maki Trench Walsh King Belida LeSage Murray Wolves Capt. Ledgard Usher Novick Jones Howes Poulson Wasiluck Taryma Wuorio, R. Oskirka Tomyl Spiders Capt. Hajduk Marcelonis Lalli, E. Torppa Cutaia Browm, D. Brown, H. Cavaliers Capt. Gruber Karpechuck Lydon Crowley Lehto Midget League Team I Oskirka Gruber, W. Carew, J. Barilone Tomyl Teain III Allard Freeman Spurred Wehkoja MaCarthy McIntosh Lidell Arcieri T earn II Yanchewski O’Leary Luker Linteri Kopanen Holly Tea?? IV Zancewicz Russo Burgess Messier Wohk Varsity Basketball For the first time in some ten or twelve years Maynard High was represented by a var- sity basketball team. Undertaking a schedule of nine games, all of which were to be played away from home, the team made a fair showing, winning three of the nine played. Without a regulation court to practice on, which accounted for all games’ being played away, the boys had difficulty in adjusting their play to the larger courts of other schools. The showing of the team led us to believe that in the years to come Maynard High can hold its own with any of the schools around, and given a place to practice and play in, they would give a splendid account of themselves. It was strictly a five-man team when they were on the floor, with no dominating star, so we include the names of members of the squad : Hajduk Novick Rogers Jones Marcelonis Johnson Ledgard Trench Sebastynowicz Taryma LeSage Hodgess Lyons Baseball The 1944 baseball season opened, finding Maynard once again a member of the Midland League. With a schedule of twelve games, the squad can look forward to a busy season, as the last game is played June 3. With a few veterans and some Seniors that have not played ball before, a fair team re- sulted, which shows a record of three wins and three defeats as of to date. Tlie opening game: CLINTON 10— MAYNARD 3 Lack of experience and confidence sent May- nard down to defeat in its opener. Not a hit was made by Maynard’s Sluggers until the ei hth inning, while Clinton teed off on the offerings of Marcelonis and Rogers. Capt. Mil-

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Intra-Mural Basketball Our intra-mural basketball during the winter proved to be the center of attraction for some fifty or sixty boys. A league consisting of six teams was formed, playing two days a week. Some close and hard-fought games were to follow. The boys selected names for their respective teams and the season was on. The Wilson Scrappers, led by Albie Rogers, proved to be the champs before the season was over, but not without having to put up a fight in every game they played. The Polish Eagles, led by Capt. Busty, were a tough crew to handle. In every game every team they played knew they had been in a good scrap before the final whistle had blown. Capt. Mouse Hajduk’s Spi- ders, who finished second in league standing, were a continuous threat throughout the entire schedule. Capt. Hajduk, a splendid doorman, kept his team in the thick of things and they proved to be a five-man team that had to be watched throughout. The rest of the teams, Maki’s Stars, Gru- ber’s Cavaliers,” and Ledgard’s Wolves,” while not finishing in the upper half of the league, never gave up, and displayed the same fight until the end of the schedule. Many of the games lost by these three teams were de- cided by the smallest of margins. The re- spective captains and their teams let the other teams know they had always been in a battle, regardless of win or loss. A few individual stars appeared before the season was over, but the domination of team play was ever present. It was a great fight all the way, and when the final whistle had been blown of the last game, the Scrappers emerged the victors. A team of All- Stars was selected from the rest of the league to play the Scrappers in the championship. Again the Scrappers won, be- coming the champs of basketball for 1944. League Standing Wilson Scrappers 9 - 1 Spiders 7 - 3 Eagles 6 - 4 Wolves 4 - 6 Stars 2 - 8 Cavaliers 2 - 8 ❖ ❖ Hi Midget League As there always are a few of the smaller boys who have a hard time making the teams on which the larger boys play, a league was formed of the smaller boys, four teams in all. With such muscle men as Allard, Carew, Kopanen, Gruber, and dozens of others of like stature, they played a schedule of real rough and tumble basketball, with Team I emerging the victor. For thrills and fight the large teams had nothing on these mighty midgets. Team play here dominated, as is evidenced by the many small scores. T earn Won Lost I 5 3 II 4 4 III 4 4 IV 3 5

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THE SCREECH OWL 31 ler and LeSage were the only Maynard players able to do anything with the Clinton pitcher. MAYNARD 6— WESTON 4 Maynard came into the win column behind the good left arm of John Usher. John kept hits well scattered until he tired in the last two innings, when Marcelonis took over and fin- ished the game in good relief style. Busty and LeSage hit well for Maynard, as did Albie Rogers, who came through with a timely single to score two runs and put Maynard out in front. HUDSON 6— MAYNARD 4 Our arch rivals from Hudson pulled one out of the bag, scoring three runs without a hit to win a hard fought ga me. Lefty LeSage, pitch- ing his first game, kept hits well scattered, and if it hadn’t been for a slight case of jitters in that one inning, Maynard might have come off with the victory. Mike Johnson with 3-5, including a homer, and Fritz Wasiluk’s triple were the outstand- ing contributions to Maynard’s four runs. The team looked well after a game or two, and the hitting power that the Coach expects is beginning to come out. MAYNARD 12— MILFORD 9 Maynard’s first league win over a strong Mil- ford nine gave our boys the boost and confi- dence they needed to go on to win more games. Hitting power came out on top, with May- nard’s Sluggers gathering thirteen hits. Paced by Hajduk, Jones, and Rogers, who gathered 3 hits apiece, Maynard won a well-earned vic- tory. Marcelonis pitched all the way for May- nard. MAYNARD 16— WAYLAND 4 An easy score and Maynard won going away. Hits rang out to all fields. Usher again held out well until he was re- lieved by Busty, who finished up in big league style in spite of its being his first game on the mound. LeSage and Lehto hit well for Maynard. CONCORD 6— MAYNARD 5 The wealthy towners dood it again. Their lucky charm still holds good over Maynard. As a result, we came off the field with defeat instead of victory. Maynard outhit and out- played, but did not outscore their rivals from Concord. Concord’s pitchers had Maynard’s batters fanning the breezes when base hits would have spelled victory. Three men on, no outs, next three batters foul. Maynard’s murderer row had failed. The Schedule Apr. 22 Maynard at Clinton May. 3 Opp. 10 Apr. 25 Maynard at Weston 6 4 Apr. 29 Hudson at Maynard 4 6 May 3 Milford at Maynard 12 9 May 5 Maynard at Wayland 16 4 May 6 Concord at Maynard 5 6 May 13 Maynard at Marlboro 11 12 May 17 Maynard at Milford 12 9 May 19 Weston at Maynard 5 3 May 20 Clinton at Maynard 4 ill May 24 Maynard at Hudson 1 12 May 26 Wayland at Maynard 9 3 May 30 Maynard at Concord 2 1 June 3 Marlboro at Maynard m m Girls ' Basketball 1944 The Girls’ Basketball Season has come and gone. Although their victories were few, the girls who went out for this sport played hard and well. To them, we extend a word of praise and thanks. Girls ' Basketball 1944 Intra-Mural High Scorer: Roberta Carlson — 32 points Second: Ann Flaherty — 27 points