South Boston High School - Chandelier Yearbook (South Boston, MA)

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BASKETBALL TEAM Front Row, Left io Right: Carl Elledge, joseph Comfrey, Frank Welby, Robert Nichols, Dominic Gentile. Back Row: james Morris, Paul Flynn, Paul Wieners, joseph Greene, George Procida, Coach Callahan. South Boston High's basketball season opened on january 6, 1959. The league this year was a rough one, but our team emerged as District League Champs for the sixth straight year. We suffered our first loss against the fired-up scluad of Roslindale. It was a hard-fought, well- p ayed game. At the close of the game, the score was South Boston 65 and Roslindale 71. Southie entered into the Tech Tourney as an underdog, In their first game, they faced Saint Maryfs of Waltharn. Witlm a fine team effort, they captured the game 49 to 40. Next, they faced their District rival, Charles- town. The latter, seeking to avenge their two losses, turned in a fine team effort to subdue Southie 58 to 50. Members of the starting team were: Leo Ma- honey and Frank Welby QCO-captainsj joe Com- frey, Bob Nichols, and Dom Gentile. Other members of the squad were Carl Elledge, Paul Wieners, George Procedia, jim Rooney, jim Morris, Frank Joyce, Paul Flynn, and Joe Greene. WINNERS' South Boston-57 South Boston-74 South Boston-57 South Boston-69 Roslindale-71 South Boston-66 South Boston-63 South Boston-51 South Boston-84 South Boston-70 South Boston-58 South Boston-87 LOSERS Charlestown-54 Brighton-42 Hyde Park-25 jamaica Plain-63 South Boston-65 East Boston-60 Charlestown-60 Brighton-58 Hyde Park-24 jamaica Plain-37 Roslindale-50 East Boston- -62 TECH TOURN EY South Boston-49 Charlestown-58 St. Mary's-40 South Boston-50