Pomfret School - Griffin Yearbook (Pomfret, CT)

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The Pomfret hockey team of l954 fin- ished its season with three wins, two losses, and two ties for the schools first winning season on the ice in many years The record, however, was compiled by playing average schoolboy teams which shows the Red and Black to be a team not so strong as some believe it to have been. On january l3, after but six days of organized practice under Coach jay Milnor, a more experienced North Providence team played on our territory. With only minutes to go, defenceman Vic du Pont scored and salvaged the game at l-l, Three days later the Red and Black met a completely outclassed St. Ceorge's team, again on home ice, and snowed them under 5-O. jipper Warner, Captain Brooks Rob- bins. Sandy Young, du Pont and Fred Wil- liams all scored in a contest which hardly proved a test of Pomfret's hockey abilities. Page tin iffy-tim ,,'d.q, East Providence visited next on january IS, and, mainly because they failed to bring their first line and defense, were swamped 4-O. Chuck Hudson, Robbins and Williams were the scorers, as Hoag regis- tered his second shutout is as many games. On january 23, Pomfret met its first real test as St. Marks invaded from Southboro. Pomfret was able to tie it up in the third stanza on Warner's goal, but the superior passwork and conditioning of the Markers told the tale. The five minute overtime saw Church of the visitors score his second goal and give his team a 2-l triumph, A week later the Red and Black enter- tained LaSalle High School, the school that later won the Rhode lsland title, and shut them out 4-O, However, goalie Hoag had little trouble, as the visitors left their seniors at home and in general played poor- ly. Bill Foehl, Em Hare, du Pont and Rob- bins were the scorers.

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The zenith of the teams fortunes was reached at mid-season when a pressing man to man defense surprised Griswold High School and Avon Old Farms and en- abled us to score two upset victories. Our loyal rooters, led by Elmo, Jr. Pesh. and tne hockey team, saw some tine visiting teams and individual players led by Tabor Academys powerhouse, lim O'Connor, and Tourtellottes Ted Vriga. The most cele- brated and appreciated visitor of the sea- son, however, was Avons 6' lO captain, Walkerg he was uncomfortable on our floor until we opened up the sky-light so he didn't have to stoop. Pivot's gentle but persuasive nudgings kept the big boy from getting out of the back-court while lay ran between his legs stealing the ball away from the astounded behemoth as he did so, Captain Pete Tower learned that the world did not end with every Pomfret de- feat. He developed a sportsmanlike rather than a tense attitude which strengthened his character and led us in the right direc- tion. Uberimus Cole was Mr. constant of the attack. Although we were all disappointed to hear that, due to a statistical miscalcula- tion, his shooting percentage was not .709 as first announced at the lettermen's din- ner, his driving legs, push shot and ref bounding gave us our strongest lift. lay l.et's Play All Our Games At Home Elsas was the crowds favorite. Blessed with the keenest of all our keen eyes, his shots and his ability to steal the ball away from the big wheels of the opposing teams brought the biggest roars of the season from the balcony. Heinie i'Iohnston Strandes wondered what would happen if he took more than his one outside shot per game and found that he could sink that long, odd. one hander almost at will. Pomfret's athletics should be indeed rosy within a few years. junior Pivots Schaef- fer turned in a fine job at center. doing most of what rebounding we did. and scor- ing the third highest number of points per season on record. Rick Cluthe and Hank Wingate were our fourth form lettermen Rick has loads of natural athle- tic talent while Hanks serious. determined approach to the game sets a wonderful example We wish V954-55 the best of luck and leave to them three lines.

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The Red and Black journeyed to Wall nngford on February 6 to meet Choate on nts new artnfucal hockey rank Pomfret spent most of the flrst two pernods floppnng on the new :ce and mvsyudgnng rebounds en abllng the home team to score four tumes The game had all the earmarks of a rout untll the thurd frame when Pomfret began to cllck as Warner and Robbuns scored nn quvck successuon Although the strange ness of the homemade :ce can be blamed nn part for the 5 2 defeat Choate was better condutuoned and they mlght have given Pomfret a hard time even on the Red and Blacks own nnk One week hence Pomfret traveled to Slmsbury to take on nts archruval Westmnn gun. ster whuch was the favored team However the vlsltors were led by goalae Hoag who wsth 37 saves managed to hold off the more scrappy home team and end up wath a scoreless tue Hockey letters were awarded to the lnne men who were Captaun Robbnns Hudson fencemen du Pont and Warner and to goalle Hoag Specual nod should go to hlgh scorer Robbuns du Pont Young Hoag and especially to Warner for glvlng thenr ut most un every game Also lay Mllnor should be hlghly commended for the Improvement an the records of the past three years whuch as posntuve evndence of has great job as coach Frcnt Row Left to Rught Hudson V du Pont B Robblns Capt I Warner Hoag Back Row Payson Mgr Young Wnllnams Hare Foehl Coach Mnlnor ye fufnty th Y Q o 'X' . C U y l , l 0 e yy Y y at t Q I I, A , , Young, Hare, Foehl, and Williamsg de-l l'u ' H - ru'