Southold High School - Snuffbox Yearbook (Southold, NY)

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Baseball “Wait ’Till the Sun Shines, Nellie” was the theme song of Southold High School’s Baseball squad during the past season. Rain and cold weather prevented the squad from having any sustained practice sessions and forced the cancellation of all practice games which are so important in the development of a strong team for a short season of play. A further handicap facing the team was the fact that for the first time in many years Southold was left without the services of an experienced pitcher, a condition which did not contribute to the team’s confidence. “Bill” Borkowski, a veteran who returned from the armed forces to graduate, was elected Captain and did most of the catching. He was ably assisted by “Bernie” Shalvey. “Bernie” Gagen, a freshman, did most of the pitching. Considering that it was Bernie’s first experience on the mound he did a splendid job and with further experience should develop into an excellent moundsman. Charlie Hunter appeared on the mound in a couple of the games and did a creditable job. The infield positions were handled by: Ted Beebe at first; Joe Ekster at second; Chucksy Gagen at shortstop and Allen Beebe, a sophomore playing his first year, at third base. Frank Diller, “Phil” Horton, Antone Gajeski, and when not behind the plate, Bernie Shalvey were in the outfield. Due to a postponement of the opening game with Greenport, Southold had to open the season against Riverhead, the toughest opponent. It was their first time on the field as a team, and the calibre of play was not up to standard. The onesided defeat seemed to discourage the boys. Perhaps this was due to the fact that they had not tasted defeat in league competition in over a year. They came back to win over Greenport in an extra inning game, however, by a score of 4 - 3 in nine innings. A close game which could have gone either way was lost to Mattituck 7-5. Threatening right up to the final out, the game ended with the tying runs on base. In the return game against Riverhead the boys played nice baseball and only through errors was Riverhead able to win 4-1. Greenport proved a stubborn foe on their home grounds. Some costly misplays cost Southold the game 5-3. The final game at Mattituck, a free scoring contest, saw our lads come from behind and drive on to a 11 - 8 victory. There was no outstanding performer for South-old this year, either at bat or a-field. But there were indications that several new comers to the squad in a year or two would develop into fine players. “Chucksy” Gagen, Frank Diller, “Bill” Borkowski, and “Bernie” Shalvey will be lost through graduation. Among those who are expected to take their places are “Jackie” Gagen, Frank Dick-seski, Fred Boergesson, Newton Concepcion, and Gerald Bradnick. thirty-one

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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

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Track r. Dart put more emphasis than usual on track training and competition this year. Intramural track meets were held to give new members the experience gained only through competition. Some credit toward a letter could be earned by a winner of one of these intramural events. Spring training was started in March, thus giving a longer season. The first meet was at Central Islip. This was an inter-school meet, and Southold made a good showing. We won all the track events, but our field events still showed need for training. We lost 62 - 42. The next event was The County Relay Meet at Westhampton. We scored 9 points there. This was enough to move us to second place. Probably the stiffest competition was encountered at the Riverhead West End Meet, where both class A and class B schools were running. In spite of this keen competition, we were able to score. At the County Meet on Saturday, May 24, our field event men, namely Bob Goldsmith and Newton Concepcion came through to score 9 points. Thus we scored in every track meet in which we participated. With the experience the track team members gained this year and their good showing, we can expect a strong high-scoring team next year. The events and members follow: 880 Relay: Harlan Chase, Bernie Gagen, Anyone Gajeski, Bob Goldsmith, Bill Borkowski. 880 Run: Gerald Bradnick, Frank Dickseski. George Kaelin, John Donahue. Mile: Herbert Papurca, Tom O’Dell, Jack Mc-Caffery, Stanley Sadowski. 220 Yard Dash: Bernie Gagen, Bob Goldsmith, Harlan Chase. 100 Yard Dash: Bernie Gagen, Jackie Gagen. Harlan Chase, Bob Goldsmith. 220 Low Hurdles: Ray Annabel, Don Young. Shot Put: Fred Boergesson, Newton Concepcion. Pole Vault: Chip Hunter, Jackie Gagen. High Jump: Harlan Chase, Chip Hunter. 440 Yard Run: Dan Fiore, Donald Young, Art Youngs, Earle Overton. Discus: Bob Goldsmith, Frank Dickseski. Broad Jump: Art Youngs, Ray Annabel, Donald Young. nulograp. . thirty-two