Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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JAMES BROWN, above, after passing a Mount St. Michael and loughlan runners makes ready to move past a Dubois man. Jim was part of the Varsity one mile relay. He has been a year round runner for four years. HARD-WORKING MANAGER Patrick Prior, at right, checks the workout sheet for Walter Probst and Andie Bishko. Workout assignment sheets were posted each day on the bulletin board. Before runners left for practice, they knew exactly what their afternoon routine would be. SOPHOMORE BOB CONNORS at right, below, was a good half-miler who im- proved all year. He ran X-Country and Indoor track also. At left, below, Senior Kevin Quill ran the Varsity quarter mile. He came out this season to get in shape for his Air Force Academy physical. SHEAN JONES, at left, above, was a Freshman middle distance runner. Still very small and young, he has three promising years ahead. At right, Fresh- man John Andrews was the best all around Frosh sprinter and high iumper. I34 The great Ten members of the track team will graduate this year. With one or two ex- ceptions, all have been with the team for all tour years ot their high school careers. All claim that's the way it is with track. It gets in the kids' blood and, un- like other sports, the boys of all teams form a sort of athletic fraternity and speak a language ot their own. With one exception, all were runners and high jumpers. Only Rodney Stewart, a 6'3 shot putter was a one-event spe- cialist. Rod won a number of medals throwing the l2' lb. weight and was re- garded as one of the best in the City. Top Senior runners were James Brown, William Murphy, Robert Scott, Edwin Monteverde and Walter Senior. Monte- verde and Murphy were sprinters. Little Edwin concentrated on 60 and lOO yd. dashes, while Murph earned many medals in the lOO and 220. Walter Senior proved a most versatile runner. In four seasons, he worked in virtually every event, but was best as a middle distance man. James Brown and

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many years ollllllllll' IIII'illlIi SLOW DOWN! Ben Jimenez signals to fellow Soph Ed McBride to take it easy. Well out in front, little Eddie was failing to pace himself. He got the message, finished near first place. JOHN O'BRIEN PROVED a versatile middle distance runner with tremendous spirit. Only a Sophomore, he should be one of the team's best in the next two years. He ran track all three seasons. BILL MURPHY FINISHED an active four year career on the track team. Bill was a top sprinter and quarter mile man for all four years. He should earn a college scholarship. Just' as the pictures on these pages indicate, yearbook deadlines make it im- possible to get the Outdoor season pic- tures and records. The season begins in early spring and extends until after the yearbook has been distributed. Full cov- erage, however, can be found in the tinal issue of the school paper-which is designed to tit right in your yearbook. The season outdoors is almost a carbon copy ot the Indoor season. Rice track- men stay with the sport all year. The team is generally fattened a little by the addition ot a few retired basketball players, but the pattern is basically the same. The coaches and kids had their sights set on the bigger meets of the season. They hoped-and probably will-win a trophy or tvvo and a sack of medals at the All Hallows meet and there's a good possibility that they'll take the l.C.B. meet for the umteenth year in succession. As for the really rough C.H.S.A.A. meet and the Penn Relays, they plan to garner at least some relay team medals. EDWARD GALLAGHER has been a track en- thusiast since grammar school. He was a good X-Country and Indoor-Outdoor distance runner. Only in second year, he has two more years to improve.

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outdoors -Triwk Robert Scott were strictly distance men. They stayed with the mile and half-mile for four years, and, although they didn't set any records, they earned some impor- tant points tor the Irish over the years. Bill Winston was plagued with injuries from the end of his Junior year until mid-season in Senior year. However, he remained one of the team's best. Mike Foley, Kevin Quill and Larry Karadzas were versatile utility men who could always be relied on for that needed meet winning point. Among the Juniors and Sophomores remaining to run again next year are Charles Garcia, Walter Kristlibas, Ken Morris, Charlie Gaston and Willie Latti- more. They'Il form the nucleus of what may be an even better team than this year. Sophomores Ben Jimenez, Robert Connors, Nick Lopano, Winston Lewis, Ed McBride, John O'Brien and Jim Mc- Coy are already first place regulars. Bolstered by upcomers trom the Fresh- man team, they should form one of the hardest to beat teams in town. JOHN ANDREWS CLEARS THE BAR, above, with ease during an afternoon practice stint. John ran the 'l00 and 220 as well and won medals in all three events. He did the 100 in 10 seconds, the 220 in 24.3. ED McBRlDE AND PETE TOULON, at left, were two of the best second year runners and high iumpers. Toulon, who won 50 medals in first year, continued his winning ways. McBride ran sprints and relays us well as iumping contests. ERNIE LARINI REPRESENTED one-quarter of the Soph 880 yd. relay team, at left. In his first year on the team, he showed marked improvement. At right, John Madigan, only a Freshman, was a top 880 yd. runner. He also did some high iumping. ED GALLAGHER, below, rubs soothing wintergreen on his aching muscles before going out on the track. Kids loved to rub their youthful muscles. lt gave them that college boy feeling and undoubtedly helped their minds as well as their muscles.