Ogdensburg Free Academy - Devilog Yearbook (Ogdensburg, NY)

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eadam ie? OACH Bob Grlswold turned out a scrappy team from the materlal that responded to the 1948 call for baseball Although losmg the flrst two games to Potsdam by a '7 0 score and to St Mary s 10 4 the Blue Devlls came through wxth a wm over Norwood by a 10 3 margm jack Prlce makmg h1s debut on the mound, was outstandmg, axded by the long drlves of Butch LaComb Followmg thelr convmcmg w1n over Norwood, the Blue and Batt 9 1' UP! Whlte bowed to the Canton mne by an 8 5 score The Blue Dev1ls were agam VICYOFIOUS wlth an 8 4 margin as they ended the season agamst Saranac B111 Morley gave a brxlhant perform ance wlth three long smashes The p1tch1ng chores were handled by jack Prtce and Bob Dean wlth Butch LaComb alter natmg on the mound and at flrst base along w1th jack Bray Outstanding ln the outer gardens were Bud Elhs, Chuck Northam Dave Spencer and B111 Morley joe Pearson handled the N fr Mi chores behlnd the plate lack Wells held down 'Wk a-S131-ww-6-1 if viii- 'ilk shortstop whlle Ed Spencer handled second my Ag, www-my M ba se ia., The results of the 48 season are not 1m presslve consldered ln wlns and losses but the players gained much ln experlence FIRST ROW I Pearson I Bray, C Northam,1 Prlce, W Morley H Ellxs SECOND ROW L Zoller C LaComb, E Spencer, Coach Grlswold I Wells,I Shmgles, D Aumell Q H. it' W ,W FW T he P -A KQV I-3. 36 Q I . . . - , 1 ' f ! - . , . ' 1 . - ,L . I Q if 2. J . , i a 5 i s run' E A 5 - ' 1 ' ' it .fr in X x LQ? 8 ,, ,. I J . . l ' I 1 .. , - 'J H . A4 - ,, 'P'V 'EI1'ex,a,fW'Wift : Wt Q 3 -, X . - 1 1 , . A 4 1 . m lm M-if--., '1,f ' t 'N-1 N ' I. N 'H f wi.. 1 ' WE' gtg M. xi . ,gf N K K fi... ' v , . 7 . : . , . . . ' . , . ' . : . , . . , . . . . ' Q. Q 1 -. f I I I M J - - . XX J Y ' L 7 f - ' ' ,' ,px lx , 3 .y 0' I ' , t X . f xv 'i Y ' ' - - ' 1 H Q, 9' ' A 3. jxxe 415- L-is ' m . , g S 2 4 'J ' ' 4' ' . , I. , 1 8 S as I Q A 4 Li e t 1 n-.. v nz H KES? I M 4 ' 8 ' A War . i J . 2 , 1 j K V -- ,T '. 4 . ,' F .. J F X x - k. , ' l'j1a?fp,,k t - 8 , f - d. X 9 V V Af W I, f o-K - fly' ,. 4 I P . ' K 44 ' X , 1 4 v L . Q.. 4 t 1?

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feet ee: an Ae ' 374554 ABOUT 35 athletes reported to Coach Mel Archard for the 1948 track season. The Blue Devils met their first defeat in the opening contest of the season at the hands of a strong well-balanced Massena track team to the tune of 132-74. Next the cinder artists met the Gouver neur team, taking seven firsts in the ten events to conquer Dean Academy, 130 77. Following the Gouverneur meet, Canton was outscored by the OFA trackmen, who took six firsts and eight seconds col lecting a total of 1212 points to Canton's 8-IQ The final meet, held at Malone, was won by the Franklin Academy team Outstanding athletes of the season included Dick Norman, lack Price and Al Sovie in the 440, Chuck Northam and Ned Hackett in the 880, Harry Ashley joe Pearson, Butch LaComb in the pole vault, Don Stouffer, Bob Dean, Bud Ellis, and Larry Ward in the sprmts, B111 Morley and Stan Wells in the hurd les, and joe Connor and Larry Green in the mile In the Van Deusen the Blue and White took fourth place As a result of their showing in this meet, Norman, Green and Northam represented OFA in the Invitational Meet at Watertown Breaking the tape FIRST ROW A Sovie, R Norman,I Price, C LaC0mb,I Pearson, W Morley, C Nor tham, R Towe SECOND ROW D Stauffer, H Ellis, H jacques, C Hollis, G Harper L Ward, L Deschamps THIRD ROW L Morley S Wells, D Adams L LaFla1r,j Connors, L Green FOURTH ROW Coach Archard, E Hackett, D Mills D Hastings, R Henschel I' H ami man mammary ' I KK, ? 'O' -I' ' , fe f- A , nf' , A , M y Uthg' , L , 3. 1 L 'R': H -':.M.f i'a 27?f .a a if ,ff his 37