Sir Francis Drake High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (San Anselmo, CA)

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? 4 1 , ' I Weller backs up DeSousa in practice game. VARSITY BASE SCORES DRAKE OPP Marin College ....,. Marin College ...... Mission .,..l........,. St. Ignatius ......... Sacred Heart ,....... Marin Catholic .....,. Marin College ...... Commerce ...... St. Ignatius ...,..... Marin Catholic ....... Tomales ..,.,.....l,..,, FIRST ROW, left to right: Ted Cody, Al Ramponi, Tom Miller, Bob Brown, Roy Petri, Dick Forster, Jack Kennedy, Bernie Weller, Lloyd Salinger, Frank DeSouza. SECOND ROW: Coach George Corson, John Hendricks, Walt Langford, Art Donati, Earl Ramponi, Jim Harrell, Milton Hain, Rich Corwin, Arnold Beaulieu, Lowell Oxtoby. The varsity baseball team started slowly this year, but improved steadily. Al- though the team lost twelve of its first fifteen games, coach George Corson said that the horsehiders would probably end the season with a fifty-iifty record for lfifiglle CI1COl1IltCI'S. At the end of the practice season, Frank DeSousa was the leading hitter with a .400 average. He was closely followed by Earl Ramponi and Milton Hain. Alvin Ramponi was elected captain for his excellent play in center field. The team was composed mostly of juniors with only three seniors. ln addi- tion, there was one freshman and one sophomore, both of whom were pitchers.

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BANDC FIRST ROW, left to right: Larry Bilderback, Jim Wickersham Charles Steffen Dale Marshall Ben Amtter Harold Clem, Ben Mello. SECOND ROW: John Cloney Andy White, Bob Frankel Steve Souza Dave Latim Joe Rizzo. THIRD ROW: Assistant Coach Bob Beedle Don Partridge Gnrdan Gray Rod Moore Ron Paul Bob Holton, Sam Klopstock Louis Ramke Mr Prather CK The Green and White lightweight cindermen, with no returning veterans to lead them, lost their first four practice meets, although with each meet the times and distances improved and the team scored more points. Bob Holton, 3303 Robert Yim, sprintsg John Cloney, l320g Dave Latini, pole vault, and Co- captains Arnold Beaulieu, hurdles, and Rod Moore, field and distance, all look promising and capable of placing in the league. The '4B's were hurt when sprinter Dave Wil- liams and distance and field man Ernest Godbe were lost to the varsity when they missed the weigh-in. The C,s,,' following their big brothers' exam- ple, also lost their first four practice meets, but with sprinters Ben Anixter and Steve Sousa, and the all-around performances of Dave Marshall, may have success awaiting them. Moore clears bar, but just barely. Rosenhahn goes over hurdle as other trackmen watch. '

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BALL S C Q R E S DRAKE OPP. 6 Vallejo Junior High ...... ....., 1 8 2 Hogan ....,,.....,.,.,,,....,,.,., ,,,,.. 1 0 0 Franklin .,..,.,,,, 9 1 Sacred Heart ....... 4 Brown slides into third in practice game. RESERVES FIRST ROW, left to right: Jim Sovulewski, Ves Nolan, .lack Perry, Ron McCamish, Ken Cuneo, Ken Laishil, Don Camiccia, Jerry Crews, Tom McNutt. SECOND TEAM: Marvin Rabinovitz, Keith Fraser, John Beazly, Owen Emmet, Larry Tracy, Tom Orovich, Chester Tompkins, Ron Gaither, Bob Dunphy, Mr. Fitzhenry. Drake's reserve baseball team started the 1952 season very slowly, losing to Vallejo Junior High 18 to 6. The Pirates gained little momentum in their second and third games, falling to Hogan of Vallejo and Franklin of Vallejo by the scores of 10 to 2 and 9 to 0. For a fourth loss, the Bucs fell to Sacred Heart, 4 to 1. The hopes of coach Boh Fitzhenryis boys for a better finish rested on Larry Tracy, Jerry Crewe, Owen Emmet, Tom Orovich, and Keith Fraser. The little Pirates had a twelve game schedule.