Mexico High School - Pep Yearbook (Mexico, ME)

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THE 1946 PEP PAGE TWENTY-FIVE THLETICS I I BOYS' A SQUAD BASKETBALL , Back row: Crosby, Vienneau, Fraser, Myles, Desroches, Whytock, Swan, Mgr. Conrad. Front row: Caron, Allen, Leavitt, Coach Cobb, Fraser, Whytock, Breau. ' WILTON AT MEXICO JAN. 2 Mexico-The Pintos opened their long season in basketball with a tight bout against the Wilton Eagles on our home court. The first period proved thrilling as it ended with a 6-6 deadlock. At the half marker the home team led by one goal. Mexico opened the third period to take a five point lead 19-24. The final period started, and the orange and black scored heavily, making the score read 22-29. At this point in stepped Wells, forward for the Eagles, and dropped three two point- ers in the final minutes. At the whistle we found Mexico had a one point edge on Wilton, winning 32-31. Mexico 6 19 27 32 Wilton 6 17 22 31 MEXICO AT FARMINGTON JAN. 4 Farmington-The Mexico Pintosviiound themselves facing one of the finest small school squads in the state Friday night as they dropped a 46-29 score. This victory for the Greyhounds made them a six win- one loss record and for the Pintos it read one and one. At the half the home team had a nine point lead and strengthened it as the game went along. The scoring for the Greyhounds was largely made by Davis, lanky Farmington center, who had twenty-one points recorded beside his name. The Mexico girls lost 20-24 in the preliminary game. Farmington 15 24 45 47 Mexico 8 15 20 29

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PAGE TWENTY-FoUR THE 1946 PEP P CAST OF THE CUCKO0'S NEST Burns, Whytock. Canwell, Miss Bragoli. THE CUCKOO'S NESTH M The night of December 14 the auditor- ium of Mexico High School housed a Very unusual family, the Cragwells, and their problems made the onlookers scream with laughter. There wasn't a single character in the play who could not be considered temperamental in some way or other ex- cept for George Judd, who had come for his stage-struck wife, and Douglas Breen, the writer. Lee Burns played the part of the musician, who gets the family to New York in the first place. Yvonne Lanteigne as Aunt Fanny spent their money freely and managed to have them thrown out of their hotel. Connie Waite portrayed the stoic sister who had fallen in love with Douglas Breen. The cab driver found that they had not rented rooms but liter- ally had taken over an empty house. He proceeds to find roomers for the'Crag- wells, and the stage was filled with a very strange group of people. Nancy Bracy, as dramatic-minded Minorah Judd, fell in love with Barry. To make matters worse Faith QJean Canwellb, the Cragwell serv- ant for years, chose this time to collect her back wages and demanded that world- ly Mrs. Noel Harvey fLaraine Cormierb pay her rent. Isadore Klotlywich, played by Ernest Caliendo, and Colonel Pickett, played by Carl Hatch, played a scene which was unforgettable for comedy. Bar- ry Millett as the cab driver, James Fraser as George Judd and Robert Leavitt as Douglas Breen added suspense to the story. The play was under the direction of Miss Jean Bragoli. K , ,gf ., a -4Q, GWr- Back row: Caliendo, Hatch, Swan, Millett, Fraser, Leavitt, Front row: Cormier, Lan- teigne, Curtis, Waite, Bracy,

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PAGE TWENTY-SIX MEXICO -LIVERMORE FALLS JAN. 8 Livermore Falls-Mexico took its sec- ond beating at this time to the tune of 70-44 by the Livermore Falls basketball team. Bob Leavitt was out of the line up with Bob Whytock replacing him. Jim Fraser was high man for the visitors. In the preliminary Bob Whytock and Pat Vienneau scored heavily to drive the young Pintos to a victory at a 46-35 margin. Livermore 17 36 ' 52 70 Mexico 1 1 1 7 3 1 44 MEXICO AT SOUTH PARIS JAN. 9 South Paris-The South Paris Farm- ers stooped to the Pintos as they rolled on to another victory. The Pintos took a lead in the opening period and kept the Farmers on the under side throughout the game. At the half the Mexico club had a 17-20 margin over the South Paris team, 'and as the game lengthened, the margin became larger. The Pintos came through to win.35-28. Jim Fraser scored for the Pintos with 17 points. In the preliminary game the South Paris girls were the vic- tors by a 35-24 margin. Paris 8 7 17 22 ' 27 Mexico 10 20 . 24 35 MEXICO AT OXFORD JAN. 15 Oxford4-The Pintos travelled away Tuesday and were taken by a 44-29 tilt at the Oxford auditorium. The boys took a slight lead in the first period, but were counteracted at the half time. Two Pinto stars were not present in this tangle, Jim Fraser and Bob Leavitt. Aime DesRoches sparked at Fraser's position, while Bob Whytock substituted for Leavitt. The three point lead held by Oxford at the half was strengthened tremendously in theithird frame and slightly more before the gun. I Mexico 9 13 17 25 Oxford 8 16 31 43 RUMFORD AT MEXICO J-AN. 18 glVIexico-The first PINTO-PANTHER clash came Friday evening, Jan. 18, at the Mexico auditorium. The bearers of the orange and black took an early lead and drove through to the half. The game proved nipand tuck for a full half, the Pintos ahead one point at the first period and two points at the half. At the half THE 1946 PEP the score was 21-19. In the third frame the Red and White gained tremendously to an eleven point lead. In the final period we saw much action, for the Pintos of Mexico were not going to let Rumford walk away with the tilt. Baskets were dropped from all points on the fioor for the remainder of the game. The Pintos were held for time as they saw the Pan- thers win by a score of 37-40. Rumford 10 19 37 40 Mexico 11 21 26 37 BERLIN AT MEXICO JAN. 22 Mexico--The Mountaineers of Berlin travelled to Mexico on Tuesday evening to take the Pintos down the river at a 70-29 score. The Berlin club wasted no time. They scored heavily in every period. The Pintos were no match for this fast moving team. In one period the home team rallied with the help of Allen's 7 ringers but were held down by time. In the preliminary the Junior Varsity were taken to their knees at a 38-16 score Berlin 16 35 55 70 Mexico 1 11 20 29 MEXICO AT WILTON JAN. 26 Wilton-The Mexico basketeers trav- elled to Wilton to win the second bout of the year with the club at a 38-34 final. The game was a close one owing to the shoot- ing of both teams, with the Pintos on the 'upper side most of the way. When they came to the stretch the Eagles gave a lit- tle trouble but were laid down in perfect order. Bob Leavitt was high point man for the Pintos with a neat 16 points. ' Mexico 12 17 31 38 Wilton 6 15 24 34 GOULD AT MEXICO JAN. 30 Mexico-The Gould squad went to Mexico Wednesday and found the Pintos a stubborn opposition. The Bethel team had toppled seven teams to one defeat. The Pintos started with a heavy 'attack as they outscored their opponents in the opening period. At the half the Gould club was still under the spell of the Mex- ico basketeers. Early in the third period the visitors rallied and took the lead. This was counteracted, however, by a quick Pinto flash. In the final movements of the bout John Whytock, steady Pinto guard, set a looper to tie up the tilt at 43