Stamford Central School - Voice Yearbook (Stamford, NY)

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. . . C ndurance and perseverance . . . First row: Burl Scuff, Larry Conley, Louis Sheehy, Larry Schwartz, Richard Van Vliet, Donald Jacobs. Second row: Coach, Hans VonBrockdorff, Harold VonBrockdorff, Tom Wickham, Don Taylor, Jim Utter, Ray Page. The Stamford Indians did not have as successful a season as they had hoped. The boys won only two games while dropping eight. Stamford opened the season playing and losing a thriller to South Kortright on their own field, 5-3. They dropped a second straight game to Roxbury in a non-league tilt, 15-12. They continued their losing streak to four games dropping a league game to Treadwell, 7-6, and another non-league game to Grand Gorge, 16-0. The Indians finally saw some light as they came out on top of a helter-skelter game defeating Davenport, 16-15. Stamford lost a second straight time to South Kortright, 2-0. Then Treadwell traveled to Stamford only to be turned off by Larry Schwartz, as he pitched a brilliant two hitter, winning it 5-0. The Indians then traveled to Delhi to play another non-league tilt losing it to a strong Delhi nine, 9-0. As the final game of the year rolled around, Stamford traveled to Daven- port dropping the game 8-7.

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7. )e c iaf enyec a f comers n 'JJ 'J6 First row: S. Beers, T. Boyle, G. Truesdell, B. Scuti, F. AII, J. Harwood, Manager. Second row: Coach Sanders, L. Sheehy, H. VonBrockdorff, R. Gorton, T. laux, F. Felber, R. VanVliet. ■I ■ 3i i K3°i; aaj p I Stamford played another■ non-league game the following we L ith Hartwick. A fru game many fan» saw Zack LtRoy break an old scoring record of twenty ei t and set a d ons with thirty. Stamford won this game by a score of bI 49. ! , The fhdians ne t played Treadwell in the first league game of the year. Stamford enjoyed a half time lead of faven- points but faVered during ihe lest half and lost it. 7Q-59. The boys again played aoother nomieague gany. This, time they traveled to. MargareJviMf apd were defeated by a acone df SbW. Tljey trace av mugh as t n points behind during the fourth and final period but fought back to 4'® Jt up with f fte rv. seconds remaining. Th r scare fella the sfory and the Indians had npVib . . » « • •■ A e Grand Gorge thee came to Stamford to. jnvad -Churchill Memorial'and tO wali away with a herd fought Victory. Th s game entered ao owfThee- period whe e Grand Gorge ootecordd the losers, four to two. the final score rested at 55 53 Stamford then played a non-league game wifh Davenport on th »r home court. Our foithfet tons will lonq remember, the night the lights went ou - The' nd'O routed the k oys from- Davenport by e scare of 70 53. -v- Stamford had bee game remaining at the dead Tine. This Was at Flelshmattm. We cgffhmty wish the boys luck, not only in this game but moreover neat vear. % ‘ This yearfot the majority of-the games the fans saw Sophomores; fred Dunhom-and Zack LaRoy at the forward posTlipnt and Jenioru Don Taylor, center, and tarry Schwartz and 'Jim Uttar at the back court positions. Neit'year wa welcome back these five men and are looking forward to a great season. Mot y gone, and always remembered are the subs that kept the spirit and merel of the. team up.‘The boys wilt always remember; Bill Partridge, and his left banded hook ihotr Raymond Page, and his consistent, fouling. Ed Caouatte. and his great imitation of a wild naan, and last Larry Conley the quiat aatisocial ball player. Just remember, that a team is only as good-as ♦» benchf Wa sadly c ose Cut the basketball season of 1956. The boys gave the coach a much more successful season. Wa certainly “wish them all—the players, the student body, the cheerleaders, and nioreovtr Coach Sanders, truly tha bast of luck in 1957.

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made it a spectacufar season First row: J. Harwood. B. Partridge. R. Page, T. Laux, J. Utter, R. Gorton, S. Beers, F. Felber, F. All, C. North, B. Scott. Second row: T. Wickham, S. Rising, T. Smith, E. Caooette, F. Donham, H. von Brockdorff, D. Taylor, Z. leRoy, H. laox, I. Conley, R. Van Vliet, Coach Sanders. 29