Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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F U U T B A L L This year the Somerville High team is en- gaged in a rebuilding program which will re- sult in a very talented and well-balanced team next season. The eight seniors left on the squad are: Gary Lloyd, Ron Fuscillo, Co- captains Dick Bertucci and A1 Blumsack, Larry Van Gundy, Bob Crotty, Fran Condon, and Jack Holland. From this we see that Coach Frank Zammarchi has had to mould a team out of very green material. Nine juniors are starters. The two co-captains, Blumsack and Bertucci, are the only seniors who have started on both offense and defense. This is a slight indication of what lies in store next year. The job of shaping this group of boys into a winning team is an immense one, but Som- erville High is fortunate enough to be gifted with a capable coaching staff. Head Coach, Frank Zammarchi, is now returning to his sixth straight year. His new assistant coaches really represent the long and short of it. Bob Murphy, line coach, is 6 ft. 3 in. and weighs 240 pounds, while Titus Pomeritus, back field coach, stands 5 ft. 3 in. and weighs 155 pounds soaking wet. Mr. Pomeritus piayed for Boston University last year and was their extra-point specialist. Mr. Murphy has played college and also professional foot- ball with the Chicago Cards. It is the first season in coaching for both of them and we wish them the best of luck. In the five games to date, Somerville has not played the type of football that they are capable of playing. Although the season hasn’t proved much of a success so far, there have been a few outstanding highlights in each game. In the tie game with Arlington, Somerville trailed at the half but managed to stage a comeback due largely to the passing combination of Don Allard and Paul Howard. The first half of the Everett game was fea- tured by impressive line play on the part of Somerville. Don. Allard’s quarterbacking was the one bright spot in the Medford defeat. The Chelsea game was highlighted by a spec- tacular fifty-yard touchdown—made by half- back Dick Cain. Fans who attended the Brockton game, which was one of those rare scoreless ties, saw junior Paul Howard make a sensational catch on a long pass. Two de- fenders had “Howie” covered but the tal- ented pass-catcher leaped high into the air and deflected the ball with his fingertips. He caught it as the two halfbacks tackled him on his return from the upper strato- sphere. Although the Somerville High fans have not had much to cheer about in the first five FRONT ROW, left to right—Coach Titus Plomoritis, Melvin Burt, Fronds Condon, Ronald Fuccillo, Co-Coptoin Richard Bertucci, Co-Captain Allen Blumsack, Gary Lloyd, Richard Danner, Anthony Celli, Donald Allard, Edward Vallery, Paul Howard. SECOND ROW—Cooch Murphy, Bill Golont, Ed Ducharmc, Allen Bedrosian, Ray Ogonowsky, 8ob Crotty, Lorry Von Gundy, John Holland, Bob Johnson, Fron O'Keefe, John Sullivan, Dick Coin, Ed Marino, Manager Murphy. THIRD Row—Andy Mantis, John Puppo, Walter Mottos, Bob Thompson, John De Vincentis, George Noonc, Vincent Corcoran, Albert Cullen, John Fronovich, Charles Farr, Bob Intravio, Paul Burns. BACK ROW—Monogcr Harris, Wilson, McDonold, McLucas, Smith, Callahon, Bicdcrman, Horrison, Wilkins, Luther, Mannke, Barrett, Manager LcMay. Twenty

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TRACK On Friday, October 2, Somerville High’s distance runners opened the ’53 Cross Coun- try season at Fresh Pond, Cambridge, by beating Cambridge Latin 26-29. For any who do not understand the scor- ing system used in Cross Country, it is this: The team scoring the least number of points wins the meet. Twenty boys are allowed to run in a varsity race, ten from each team. The first five runners to finish the race figure in the scoring. The boy finishing first in the race is counted as one point for his team. The one who finishes second is counted as two points for his team; the one finishing third, three points, etc. So that if the fifth runner to finish for one team comes in twelfth in the race his team is charged twelve points. The following Friday, October 9, the Som- efville tracksters made it two in a row as they beat Malden Catholic 26-30. The Blue Jackets made it too close for comfort and if it weren’t for Elwood Shields this race as well as the Cambridge Latin meet would have been lost. In both instances Shields passed an opponent only a few yards from the finish line to take fourth place and save both meets for Somerville. October 14 told a different story, however, when a strong Rindge Tech- nical team defeated the locals by a score of 21-37. Nevertheless the Red and Blue trackmen came right back the following week as they romped over Brookline High 19-42, on Oc- tober 23. It had been raining all that day and the course was slippery and a little muddy. It even rained while the boys were running, but that didn’t seem to hinder them, least of all Fran Cummings; for Fran, a star of the team, despite the rain, broke the Greater Boston League record for this 2 mile run, covering the distance in 13 minutes and 20 seconds. His time was 12 seconds better than the old record of 13 minutes and 32 seconds. Walter Collins also turned in an outstand- ing performance in this meet as he took third place, and he too finished under the old record. Wally’s time was 13 minutes and 30 seconds. Phil Reavis, as is his custom, did very well in every meet, finishing second only to Franny. Harvey Mills, getting in shape for the baseball season, and Charlie Corlin both were among the leaders in scoring points. Others on the varsity are George Wheaton and the “Tom Thumb” of the track team, wee Jack Barrett. Taking a glance toward Winter Track it looks like a good season is in store for Somer- ville. Many of last year’s top performers are back for another season. Just to mention two of the best: Freddy Irons, the State hurdle champion, will be back topping the hurdles again. Incidentally, Freddie holds the State Meet record for the 45 yard high hurdles event at 6 seconds flat. Also back will be the ever popular Phil Reavis. Phil will be seek- ing to break some of the high jump records which he himself set last season. Phil is the possessor of the Greater Boston Interscholas- tic outdoor high jump record at 6 ft. 2 in., the B.A.A. indoor high jump record at 6 ft. the New England outdoor high jump record at 6 ft. 1 Vi hi., and the Metropolitan Inter- scholastic League high jump record of 6 ft. V in. Nineteen

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games, this team has potentialities which it has not yet shown. As coach Zammarchi said, ‘‘One of these days, these boys are going to wake up and then I'll be glad they’re on my side.” GIRLS’ SPOUTS The girls’ basketball team is fast getting into the swing of things. The team captain for this year is Barbara Richardson, and the manager is Gail Perry. Back from last year’s varsity are Tilia Fantasia, Doris Ells, Betty Short, Barbara Richardson, and Adele Iacopucci. The team has received instruction from Coach McLaughlin on the numerous changes in the rules this year, and current practices are being devoted to skills.Tempo- rarily the sophomores are practicing on Mon- day afternoons in the gym, and the juniors and seniors on Wednesday. Eventually the two groups will merge and practice will be twice a week for everyone. The first game is scheduled for some time in January. Rose Aveni and Norma Libardoni are cap- tain and manager, respectively, of the bowl- ing group this year. The group meets Wednesday afternoon at the Highland Bowl- adrome in the K. of C. Building. High scor- ers through the weeks have been: Annie Camelio and Irene Santarlasci, who are tied at 79; Beverly Conn, who bowls a neat 82, Cyn- thia Publicover, who beats Bev with 83, and the highest yet, Carol Filcomb with a round 99. New “birdies” have arrived for the bad- minton group, so they’ll be whacking them back and forth across the nets on Friday afternoons. After a few practice sessions un- der the direction of Miss Snell, the group will start playing singles and doubles. Captain of the group is Betty Short, and manager is Jean Sharkey. A group of two hundred or more girls have come out for swimming!! The swimming pro- gram has been underway for several weeks now. At the first three meetings at the “Y” Miss Daley, the instructor, tested the girls’ swimming ability, and classified them as be- ginners, intermediates, or advanced swim- mers. Helping Miss Daley teach, and also act- ing as life guards are Captain Marilyn Squires, Manager Ginny Smithers, Doris Ells, Betty Short, Laura Reid, Kay Farise, Grace Markle, Marilyn Tobey, and Lynn Brizinski. WHAT’S DOIN’ (Continued from page 15) The library club has elected as its officers: Carol Bradshaw, president; Joane Malone, vice-president; Hilda Mucci, secretary; and Claire Mclsaac, treasurer. The club held a party in the library on Thursday, December 5, to acquaint its members with one another. They are Virginia Van Steensburg, Catherine Walsh, Elaine Tucker, Phyllis Tranni, Elea- nor Cavallini, Don Sordillo, Barbara Thomp- son, Marion Mortensen, Evdokia Papadopo- lous, Marion Pike, Marion Pasquanello, Ann Di Fonzo, Audrey Marks, Nancy Turner, Lor- raine Torres, Patricia Morbi, and Virginia McManus. The election commission, under the direc- tion of Miss Hall, certainly worked hard to bring you the results of the election accu- rately and quickly. The various committees and their workers are listed below: Wardens: Doris Ells, Tilia Fantasia, Leon- ard Vokes, Mary Cahalan, Isabel Mooradian, Earl Prentiss. Ballot Box Supervisors: Patrick Sciaraffa Alan Pierce. Clerks: Agnes Incatasciato, Anne Lam- plough, Frances MacDiarmid, Beverly Mar- shall, Evelyn Miele, Winifred Smith, Evelyn Talmo, Mary Tildsley. Accountants: Rose Aveni, Carole Needle, Eileen Scanlan, Mary Lou Smith, Carolyn Wade, Janet Walsh, Virginia Whelan. Checkers: Mary Angelo, Marie Campisano, Marie DelPonte, Loretta DiMartino, Marga- ret DiPirro, Mary DiRocco, Clara Patalano, Virginia Sinerate. Directors: Richard Burns, Robert Carl- ton, Arthur Mills, John Montalto, Robert Sorabella, Warren Tolman, James Tribou. Registrants: Robert Bradley, Tanya Cod- daire, Anthony DeCosta, Irene DiRusso, Lois Donovan, Susan Lucretziano, Katherine Murphy, Carmela Tringale. Marshalls: Rocco Rossi, Edward Kelley, Donald Sheehan. Twonfy- m«