Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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VARSITY FOOTBALL Left to Right-back: Pomeroy, duPom M, middle: Gardiner, Pope, Cole, Dodson Allen, duPont V, Fiske, Coaches Nagy and Milnor, front: Temple, Thomson Hard, Schwenk, Haggirm, Lumbard.

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lFall cont.l As a direct result of this change in league football policy, in the past three years, the turnout for football has become progressively smaller, and the soccer and VARSITY FOOTBALL Left to Right-back: Obrian, Canham, Robinson, Bingham, McCagg, dupont E Adams D, middle: Smith A, Harris, Coaches Lazear and Mansfield, front Taylor l, Bartholet, Leavitt, Warner, Robb, Burnham, Gaston F. tennis squads have gained in numbers. This fall, in fact, too many signed up for soccer and tennis, and so a ski hill work squad had to be organized. There was still overflow after that, and those people went into the football leagues. The soccer season was perhaps the most exciting thing that happened in Pomfret sports all year. The record itself was a mediocre one-a few wins, one or two losses. The spirit and morale ofthe squad, under the inspirational direction of Mayor john Dempsey will probably give the soc- cer boys the right to wear major letters in the future. Many people thought they saw a need for soccer leagues. Whether this is accur- ate or not will, it is hoped, govern the ath- letic facilities allotted to the various sports. The tennis squad had its usual happy membership consisting of lO 2 tennis players and 9062 non-sport-enthusiasts. The tennis team had a relaxed and gener- ally non-athletic season in the sun. The work squad as mentioned before was made' up of refugees from the athletic fields. Those boys who wanted to work worked. The others got poison ivy. -N. Polsby

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lCoaches Dentler fabovel and Dempsey, during H ja.. ci 3'5. - A V i ' I ' L eff no E 5 NWN- N V .f yu- ' . , -X k,., AH.. . , . . ,f , ,. N--f .... n VARSITY SOCCER TEAM Left to Right-terWeele, Moms, Hall, Dorr, Adams 1, Rowe, Solomon, Payne, Hellstrom. Bennett. Q 3. X-slirf L. 2: s , ww . I team action. 28 3