Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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. 3 i McSweeney . Ward . . North . Perry . . Randall . BASKETBALL TEAM Mgr. Lewis, Schwarz, F., Farnham, Randall, Mr. Davis Ward, McSweeney, Capt. Ticknor, Perry, North Ticknor f Capt. I . Farnham . F. Schwarz . M. Schwarz . Rossiter . Robertson . Fitzgibbons . 1 Field Goals 'Milton 51:79 'Milton 61:53 'Milton 44:44 'Milton 70:43 'Milton 57:66 0 League Games. Belmont Hill Brooks Middlesex St. Mark's Nobles -1 BASKETBALL STATISTICS FG1 FTA? 91 85 64 27 55 55 32 48 27 35 15 22 10 28 8 10 5 5 3 0 . . 2 0 . 0 1 Free Throws Attempted 36:51 Milton 35:44 Milton 36:43 Milton 47 :39 Milton 59:48 Milton 62 FT F3 55 33 52 41 20 20 25 28 16 26 11 40 13 14 5 16 2 6 0 2 2 0 3 1 3 Fouls Committed Tabor Pomfret Gov. Dummer Milton High St. GCOI'gt2,S Pts. 237 180 130 89 70 41 33 21 12 6 4 3 55 44 59 54 48

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Hockey On November 22, a bleary eyed group of hockey players had their first practice at the Skating Club at 6:00 A.M. after the Football Dance. After four more Sunday morning practices, the Team left for The Northwood Invitation Hockey Tournament at Lake Placid, N. Y. The Milton pucksters won their first game, defeating Mt. Hermon 4-3. Iohn Wylde collected the first goal of the season, and one dollar, on a pass from Dick Reilly. In the second game, the Team was over- powered by a strong Taft six, 7-3. Tony Bradley netted two goals and assisted on one. Playing Choate in the consolation round, the Team lost in a sudden death overtime, 4-3. Captain Hugh Marlow and Dick Reilly scored the first two goals. De- fenseman Toby Baker scored his first goal of the season. The high scorers for Milton were Hugh Marlow, with five points, and Bradley and Reilly with three each. After Lake Placid, the Team opened the home season by beating Browne and Nich- ols, 6-2, for the first League victory. Hugh Marlow was high scorer with two goals and an assist. Frank Davis and Tom Thur- mond each scored for the O8zB. After a week of no ice, Milton defeated St. Marks 2-1, at the Lynn Arena. Bradley and Reilly each put in a goal. On the following Wednesday, Brooks fell prey to an aggressive Milton six, losing 3-2. The Marlow brothers did the bulk of the scoring, each getting a goal. john Wylde scored the winning goal in the third period. Milton lost its next game to the League champion, Belmont Hill, 6-2, Tom Thur- mond and Hugh Marlow each got an un- assisted goal. The Team pulled into the winning col- umn again by defeating Middlesex 2-1 in a very tight game. Hugh Marlow scored the first goal, but Middlesex retaliated a minute later. Late in the third period, john Wylde got his second winning goal. Goalie Dave Sheehan tumed aside all but one of the twenty-seven shots. Playing Governor Dummer in the rain at Andover, the Team lost a very close game, 2-1, mainly due to inability to scdre on set-ups. Captain Hugh Marlow scored Milton's only goal on an assist from Brad- ley. K Returning to Lynn, the Team was over- powered by a strong Nobles six, 5-0. Shee- han again turned in a very creditable game with 24 saves. League leading scorer, Dick Flood, got four points. Playing on An- dover's rink in warm weather, Andover defeated the 081B in the last minutes of the game, 3-2. Frank Davis and Tony Mar- low tallied for Milton. For the first time in school history the Hockey Team traveled to West Point to playthe Plebes at the end of the season. Captain Hugh Marlow opened the scoring at the five minute mark with the first of his three goals. The Plebes retaliated four minutes later and the game was deadlocked until half way through the second period, when the Plebes scored on a screen shot. Marlow's second unassisted goal tied it up again. At 8:28 of the third period, Marlow scored his third goal. Milton then played defensive hockey, but with less than ten seconds to play the Plebes tied it up. At 2:10 of a sudden death overtime period, the Soldiers scored the deciding goal to win, 4-3. Although the Team's record was not out- standing, there are many phases of the season that will be long remembered. The Team is greatly indebted to coaches Rob- erts and Morrison for their spirit and in- struction. And we wish to express our thanks to Mr. Stokinger for all the work that he did for us. We should also like to thank all those on the Artificial Rink Committee for giving so unsparingly of their time to make that project possible. V Best of luck to Captain-elect Tom Thur- mond and the rest of his Squad next year.

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Qaslfetbaff The 1952-53 Basketball Team can look back on a tremendously successful season. Milton was Private School League Cham- pion by a wide margin. The drive and spirit throughout the season made practices and games successful and enjoyable. Milton could boast a well-balanced team this year, with plenty of depth. Art Ward, Phil Perry, and Bill Farnham stood well above six feet, insuring domination of the backboards. Ballhandling was greatly im- proved, but good shooting was the biggest factor in the team's success. The hoopsters got off to a fine start by winning their first two League games against Belmont Hill and Brooks by scores of 51-36 and 61-35 respectively. Art Ward and Dan McSweeney tied for scoring hon- ors, each with 13 points. Bill North, a left hander, threw in 14 in the Brooks game. In the first away game, steady playing against a strong Middlesex team enabled Milton to win by a 44-36 score. The lead had changed hands frequently, until Mil- ton pulled ahead in the fourth quarter. Retuming home, the Team romped over St. Marks 70-47, setting a new scoring mark that was later surpassed. Dan McSweeney took top scoring honors with 15 points. Playing Nobles at Nobles, Milton's first and only League game to be dropped went on their small court. The team play was sloppy, and a Nobles lay-up in the final seconds was the deciding factor. The final score: 57-59. Against Tabor, a non-League team, the 061B played well, but went down by a 45-55 score. Dan McSweeney added 21 points to his season's total in this game. The Team next made the long journey to Pomfret, a non-League team, on January 31 and won 50-44. The next two games were League con- tests against St. Mark's and Brooks, each on away courts. Milton won both, making its League record six wins and one loss. Milton played host to a strong Governor Dummer team next and was defeated 59-41. The following Wednesday, although handicapped by the loss of center Phil Perry, the O6zB put on a spectacular per- formance against Belmont Hill, breaking the all-time scoring record with 79 points. In the small Belmont gym, Art Ward scored 27 points to break the previous individual scoring record. Bill Farnham and Darley Randall each scored 14 points in this game. All that was needed was one victory against a much improved Middlesex five to clinch the title, the result was a thrilling contest which Milton won, 44-43. Milton then avenged its only League defeat by trounc- ing Nobles 66-48. The next game was the most thrilling of the season and one which will not be quickly forgotten by those who played and watched it. The Team upset Milton High School, who had not been beaten by the Academy since 1945. Dan McSweeney's free throw in the final seconds of the game was the deciding factor. The final score: 55-54. The regular season was finished by a win at St. Georges Besides the Team scoring mark set in the Belmont game and Art Ward's indi- vidual performance in that same game, other records were also set. Dan Mc- Sweeney racked up a record season total of 237 points. Probably the most outstand- ing record is the Team scoring total for the season, 820 points, far superior to any former total. After the season had been officially over, a bid was accepted to play in a post-season private school toumament. The Team played a disappointing game against Ports- mouth Priory, losing 42-59. For such a remarkable season, too much credit cannot be given to Coach Cordon Davis. To captain-elect Dan McSweeney, and to next year's promising crew, the best of luck for another great season.