Reading Memorial High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Reading, MA)

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Tennis Coach AlthofTa tennis learn ha not a yet started playing thi- year. Himrm, under Captain Steve Callan, Donald Pease, Russ Poll it . Mar lev Towle, Bob Sanson, Sherman Stone, Dick Steven , Andy Moore , Ralph Smith. l e Hopkins, Rodney Rust, Paul Lahore, George Boyce, Don Lydstone. Bob Bryant and Don Webster have a fine chance of making a winning tennis team, pos ibly a champion-hip. Who knows? Despite the fact that there are only two seniors on the team we have good material and opportunitv tit win. This is Itecause of their very fine freshmen who, without a doubt, will lie a great help in winning tin games. Be a use of the war, mam of the school which we have played in past years, have dropped tennis. But. nevertheless. Coach Xllhofl has managed to find three opponents for u- to plav. Ihe-r are Somerv ill , Wakefield and Danvers. This is a short schedule, but the team has plenty of action and pep, and they will tertainlv do their ties! to win these games. Here ' s hoping for more competition neat yeat. Bi hard Stevens kt

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Baseball With the coming of April, baseball candidates reported to Coach Radvilas for spring training. About fifty candidates appeared at the first session, but the group dwindled to thirty who comprise the Varsity and Second Teams. With the return of only two regulars of last year’s championship team, Captain Ralph Frotten and George Fennelly, the outlook was dismal. The development of a whole new infield and two out-fielders was the task which confronted Coach Radvilas. As to the team versatile George Fennelly is only a junior but has held the catcher’s post for the last two years and pitches at times. At first base is Mike Stephanian a senior. Jackie Hegarty is our sterling second baseman. He is a sure fielder and a grand hitter. Donald “Busher” Ahearn a sophomore covers the hot corner. In shortfield we find Joe Pendergast a junior. Joe never played ball before but in addition to being a good fielder he is noted for his long hits. Switching to the outfield we have Paul Quinlan covering left field. Paul by garnering five inches of new height during the past year has won a spot on the first team. Of course, his fielding and batting helped no end. The pitching staff is composed of three seniors, Bob An¬ derson, A1 Colford, and Charlie Collins. In center field is Captain Ralph Frotten. Ralph is the backbone of the team. He has saved more than one pitcher from the showers by a great catch or a timely hit at bat. When George Fennelly is pitching Ralph does the catching. In right field is usually found Bob Anderson, who also pitches. Penn Michelini and Frannie Kiley do a fine job as alternates in pitching. With Michael Twomey, Joe Dunn, Bill Warren and a host of others giving signs of promise, Coach Radvil as need not worry too much about the future. No matter what the won and lost columns may say, the spirit and coaching of this year’s team will be as fine as Reading usually has. Michael Stephanian

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Golf On Friday, April 11, the candidates for Reading High’s golf team took their clubs out of the moth balls and, under the guidance of Coach Althoff, met at Meadow Brook Golf Club. Here they had their first lesson from the “pro”, Clark Morrow. Monday, April 27, Reading journeyed to Sagamore Golf Club and played its first match with Mal¬ den. Reading emerged from this victorious, 7-2! The following Thursday, Reading was host to Wakefi eld at Meadow Brook where they suffered defeat by the score of 1-8. Remaining on the schedule are eight matches. These are to be played with Malden, Wakefield, Melrose, Stoneham and Saugus. The personnel of the team consists of “Bill” Lander, “Pinky” Higgins, “Jimmy” Doran, “Bob” Lan¬ der, Edward Koptuck, Robert Laetsch, “Skip” Domin, “Ken” Bushway, “Bill” Bowers, and Robert Cooper. These members all wish to extend their appreciation to the Greens’ Committee at Meadow Brook for the use of its fine course. Ken Bushway ’43