Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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Basketball - Varsity outhold’s Basketball Team, having lost two key men through graduation, started the season with only four lettermen. Of the four, Goldie had only two, Beebe and Gagen, who had played regularly on the Varsity. Baker and Diller had appeared in a few games the year before, but most of their good work was with the Junior Varsity. Dick Youngs was chosen as Manager and Chucksy Gagen was elected Captain. The record for the season, although not impressive as such, showed Southold to be no pushover for any team. The Varsity won 7 and lost 8 of its 15 regularly scheduled league games. Southold scored 552 points to their opponents’ 425. Six of the games lost were dropped by 6 points or less. The team played hard, clean basketball and, as usual, were a credit to themselves and the school. There was no individual star on the squad. Beebe and Shalvey were top scorers, while Cap’t. Gagen and Ekster took care of the defense. Hunter saw considerable service and should prove to be- come an excellent passer and scorer next year. Baker and Diller, the two smallest men on the team, saw action in several games and could always be counted on to give all they had. In the Southampton game and the contest at Hampton Bays, Baker was especially impressive. Bob Goldsmith, Harlan Chase, and Bernie Gagen did excellent work whenever the regular guards needed help. Playing his first year as a freshman and making the Varsity gives promise that Bernie should be an excellent player in the three years to come. Through graduation we lose Cap’t. Gagen, Bernie Shalvey, Bob Goldsmith, Bob Baker, Frank Diller and Harlan Chase. To fill their places, we have Bernie Gagen, Earle Overton, Antone Gajeski, Frank Dickseski, Jack Gagen, Phil Horton, A1 Sanford, Allen Beebe and Newton Concepcion, all of whom did great work on the Junior Varsity team. With Beebe, Hunter, and Ekster as a nucleus, and Goldie at the helm, SHS should have a very formidable team for the 1947 - 48 season. twenty- nine

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Band his year again, the Band has had a busy year, appearing for the public appearances even more than last year. During the basketball games, the entire band, through the efforts of Mr. Ulp, performed drill operations on the floor of the gym. In November, several members of the band Glee he Glee Club this past year has had the exceptionally large membership of eighty-two. They are: Walter Adams, Joan Albertson, Eleanor Billard, Sally Berry, Phyllis Baker, Carol Bergen, Walter Blados, Gerald Bradnick, Agnes Burkhardt, Katherine Case, Joan Cassidy, Barbara Cochran, Jeanne Carroll, Betty Danowski, Ruth Danowski, Elaine Dries, Kathleen Denzler, Janet Chapel, Frank Diller, Joan Dewar, Alice Droskoski, Barbara Dickerson, Herbert Fisher, Ruth Fiore, Raymond Grattan, Ann Grigonis, Barbara Grathwohl, Berneice Grathwohl, Margaret Glover, Barbara Grattan, Theresa Gaffga, Rose Gradowski, Nancy Horton, Charles Hunter, Helene Jordan, Arthur Grattan, Charles Karsten, Clotilde Karsten, Tydil Kent, Marjorie Krukowski, Nancy Joy Knowd, Susan Knight, Joan Kaelin, Barbara Hunter, Virginia Lytle, Thomas Murray, Benny Manasek, Marilyn Miller, Gertrude Majeski, Muriel Mullen, Katherine attended the Sectional-All-State-Festival at Mal-verne. On March 17, the band journeyed to Riverhead for the State Competitions and Festival for Bands, Orchestras and Glee Clubs. A successful year has been completed and to top it off, summer concerts will again be given in front of the Fire House. Club Murray, George Machinchick, Margaret Miller, Marjorie McCaffery, Rose Norklun, Meryle New-bold, Jean Newbold, Margaret Neary, Josephine O’Dell, Madlyn O’Dell, Barbara Pulese, Teresa Polywoda, Ada Payne, Verna Petty, Janet Price. Joan Redden, Joan Rothman, Jenny Swiatocha, Richard Sullivan, Alfred Sanford, Alice Schmitt, Helen Stankewicz, Josephine Terp, Joyce Whipple. Beverly Whipple, Alice Wheeler, Marlene Wester-lund, Arthur Youngs, Allan Youngs, Donald Young, and Phoebe Young. With the able accompaniment of Joan Albertson, the group sang Christmas Carols between the acts of the grade operetta in December. We also sang on Father’s Night and helped the Spring Festival along with various folk songs between dances. Nine members of the Glee Club went to Mal-verne in November where they sang in a choir of 385 voices. twenty-eight

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Junior An unusually large number of recruits turned out to try for positions on the J. V. team this year. Thus the Junior Varsity Team consisted mainly of members who had little or no experience on the court before. Of the very large number who came out, An-tone Gajeski, Jackie Gagen, Earle Overton, Phil Horton, Newton Concepcion, Allan Beebe, A1 Sanford, A1 Goldsmith, Jack McCaffery, and Don Youngs saw the greater share of service. The team played a total of 15 games, winning 11 and losing 4. A grand total of 404 points to the 297 points of their opponents was scored by Ping he ping pong tournament this year resulted in a play-off by Tom O’Dell and Ray Annabel. It was a tough battle until the end because neither the spectators nor the competitors could tell who was going to win until the last point was made. The players decided to divide the games, and since three games out of five were to decide who was to win, they decided to play two the first day and the remaining games the next day. Ray Annabel took Varsity the Junior Varsity men. Gajeski was high scorer with 107 points. Jackie Gagen and Earle Overton followed with 78 and 52 points respectively. The team played clean and hard, a factor more important than the outcome itself. Mr. Williams strove for team-work during the training of the team, realizing that the future victories or defeats hinged directly upon it. From the outcome of the games and the reputation of the team, it appears that he has achieved his goal. In losing four games, two by four points or less, the team showed that they had the old come-back spirit. The aim of the Junior Varsity today is first team of tomorrow. Pong the first game, while Tom O’Dell took the second game. The next day O’Dell took the third game, while Annabel took the following game. This gave each player two games, thus leaving the next game to decide. In the next game, the score was 18 - 18. but Annabel managed to get the next three points making it his game. After Tom lost, he heartily congratulated Ray as winner thus showing real sportsmanship. Therefore, Ray Annabel is ping pong champ for ’46 - ’47. thirty