Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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Carter, J. Cherington Clark, T. Cummings Faulkner, F. Gaenslen Harkness Henderson Howard Howland, C. Norris Pappas, J. Taylor, S. Thaxter Milton 65 Milton 63 Milton 75 Milton 41 Milton 49 PERSONAL STATISTICS Wifzs Loxses Ties Points 5 3 25 1 1 2 9 4 6 34 4 5 27 1 4 2 30 2 2 19 1 0 1 2 4 4 1 39 10 71 6 4 52 7 2 1 49 8 1 1 57 5 2 2 56 SEASON RESULTS Scituate 25 Milton 30 Tabor 43 Belmont Hill 23 Milton 27 Andover 47 Worcester 9 Milton 34 Gov. Dummer 44 St. Mark's 32 Milton 59 Exeter 47 Needham 44 Milton 49 St. George's 31 h S n Taylor. Bill T axter and a 1 'iv- 'ww' i '+- Q ,W wx..

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First Row, left to righl: Howard, Pappas, Capt. S. Taylor, Thaxter, C. Howland. Second Row: Harkness, F. Faulkner, Cummings, T. Clark, Cherington, Mr. Andrews. Third Row: Norris, Hen- derson, Gaenslen, J. Carter. Our team's success seemed to depend especially upon our spirit, as exemplified by our victory over Needham, one of the toughest teams we met, and loss against Tabor, a team rated far below us. Despite our record of six wins and four losses, we proved to be a strong team, but lacked any really polished wrestlers. Charlie Howland was the outstanding wrestler on our team, finishing up unde- feated, as high scorer, and second in the interscholastics. His aggressive style should carry him through two more years as top man in his weight class. john Carter's six matches against much older adversaries resulted in a tied record. If he maintains the spark with which he began this season, he may 'look forward to an excellent future. The sincere determination that put joel Cherington on the team, after having begun wrestling just this year, was a stimulus to the whole squad. Bob Norris was weighed under by a few experienced opponents and some complicated holds, but if he can adapt his knowledge to suit his abilities, next year he should be one of the team's most skilled members. Tim Clark proved to be primarily a defensive wrestler, giving his opponents a hard time at breaking him down. He fought his best against Belmont Hill, when, with seconds left, he came from behind to pin his man. Captain Sam Taylor had a strong record, placing second in points scored. His season, however, Huctuated between hot and cold, his Belmont Hill defeat being avenged by points won over St. Mark's and Needham. Though prohibited from wrestling four matches by in- juries, Fred Faulkner proved to be a hard man to keep up with. With more experience he should be a great help to next year's team. Tall Tony Gaenslen was a strong support to the team at 147 when- ever needed. Rick Howard had his high and low points. His best match was against Needham, where his take-downs and switches won him an eight point decision. Mike Henderson showed the rest of the team real endurance when he continued battling his only Varsity meet after receiving a dislo- cated shoulder. Bill Thaxter held his own in an experienced class with effective take-downs and reversals. He wrestled a match to remember in the Tabor meet. Credit must be given to Don Cum- mings for his dauntless spirit which added a great deal of energy to the team. His pin against Need- ham won us that meet. Tito Harkness, the team manager, turned in his best in his only meet against a top Andover man. jack Pappas, Captain-elect, showed tremendous improvement over last year, gaining four falls from tough competition. If he wrestles as he did in the interscholastics to win himself fourth place, he should be a hard guy to beat. The senior members of the squad extend their best wishes to jack and his team for next year. In closing, the Varsity sends its deepest thanks to coach Louis Andrews for his hard work which made us into a team and instilled in us a will to win.

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