Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys - Bostonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Row 1 Mr. Keane, Orrys Williams, William Kennefick, Paul Carlson, Don Duggan, Burt Norris, Donald Jenkins { Row 2 Louie Block, Charles Frederick, Lenn Hamilton, Robert McKinnon, Stephen Floyd, Philip Pacino, Mr. Moran Row 3 Melvin Toon, George Clark, Ralph, Munichiello, Richard Steele, Edward Gaugahn, Harold Hector, Carl Showstead Tete dl This year, due to the decreased population of the student body, the school saw the small- est squad both physically and numerically. Nevertheless the boys showed a determined spirit and a willingness to play football. The majority of players came from our shop division, with the sophomores dominating the positions. The twenty-five player squad by sheer perserverance and determination achieved its success as a football team by defeating Dorchester High in the annual game by a score of 20-6. This victory climaxed a season in which the boys progressed from beginners to experi- enced players, who will help whatever team they play for. The Green and Gold will not engage in com- bat on the field of football in the years to come. The many great and near great warriors Sontag, James Bacon, Kenneth of the gridiron of Memorial High will be happy memories of days gone by. For here at Memorial High, coaches and players both past and present must accept the fact that the old order changeth. sips nes aot arenertentene ne ns eens we wtsibees

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Row 1 Walter Smith, John Grooms, Allen Furey, Albert Rue, Robert Winbush. Leonard Sorin, Donald Duggan, Row 2 Steven Slotnick, Mgr. Robert Jones, James Bacon, Robert Miller, Samuel Mitchell, David Whittaker, Michael Underwood, Mr. Keane. Washkethall Memorial’s 1959 basketball squad, lacking height under the backboards and experience in two positions, had a respectable record in a City League where competition was keen and spirited. Though not the league leaders, our boys were the only club to beat the English powerhouse, and we won two-thirds of our games. Co-captains Albie Rue and Len Sorin, along with Don Duggan, were the returning first-stringers. The two remaining positions were eagerly competed for throughout the season, with Winbush, Furey, Grooms, Under- wood, and Whittaker trying to outdo one another as Mr. Keane juggled his players to match his strategy. Miller, Smith, Jones, Mitchell, and Bacon in reserve gave some idea of what kind of team Memorial might have been able to put on the floor another year. The wise coaching of Mr. Keane and the spirit of the players combined to give a thrill- packed season of basketball to those loyal supporters who followed the team all over the city, since we were allowed no home games in OUr Own gym. .

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Row 1 Richard Francis, Lawrence Albert, Edward Summers, Row 2 Mr. ‘ HL ockey The 1959 edition of Memorial’s hockey team found itself transplanted from the City League to the District League. This year’s squad was a fast-skating group led by five starters of last year’s squad. Starting in the nets with two year’s experience was goalie Ralph Mooers. Also returning with two year’s experience were Jim Leahy, Charlie Monroe, and co-captains Eddie Summers and Larry Albert. Leahy and Monroe were the defensemen; the goalie, Mooers; and the first line consisted of Eddie Summers, Larry Albert, Burt Horblit, Ken McKinnon, and Dick Francis. A tip of the hat goes to coach Leary, without whose expert guidance our puck-handlers would not have been able to put on the ice a team characterized by such good passing, clever checking, and determined fighting spirit. Charles Kenneth McKinnon Leary, Ralph Mooers, Peter Boginski, Lawrence Crichton, Murry Szathmary, John Farrell Munroe, Although Memorial High was the most under- manned team in the league, the lack of quan- tity was overbalanced by the high quality of its small but spirited squad and the capable coaching of Mr. Leary. fe} . ‘ tos