Stoneham High School - Wildlife Yearbook (Stoneham, MA)

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T wenty-two Stoneham High School Year Book JAMES CULLETON Jimmy” is an amiable chap whc takes things as they come. Jimmy has taken part in school activities and is well liked by both boys and girls. Ice Hockey I; Football 1; Basket- Sail 1, 2, 3; Soccer 1, 2, 3; Dramatic Club 1; Social Committee 1; Golf 3. WILLIAM GALLAGHER Bill came to us recently from East Boston but has already made many new friends. His many class- mates wish him all the luck possible. WILLIAM KNIGHT Bill certainly deserves the ad- miration of his fellow students. He has been a night telephone operator in a hospital for two years and plans to become a doctor. Such ambition will not go unrewarded. Activities: Honor Roll 1, 2, 3. SAMUEL MICALIZZI Sam appears quiet but those who know him realize this is not olways the cose. A new comer to our school, he has proved himself voluoble in the doss room and we hope he enjoyed his stay as much as we have.

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T wenty-four Stoneham High School Year Book ATHLETICS Well, Seniors, it looks like our days in High School sports ore all over. We had a great crowd ot fellows on our teams this year even if we didn ' t do so well as far as being winners, Let ' s go back and take a peep at our records for the past year. Faking them as they come, we will start with football. This team was led by our class president, captain Art Rich. I hey started out the season with a bang by tieing the Belmont outfit. The second encounter was on the Stoneham gridiron, .where they took a much heavier Maynard team by a score of 12-0. They then went over to Lexington and took them 20-0. In their fourth encounter they lost to Woburn at Woburn. However, on the whole they had a good season. Football co-captains for next year are Milt Rich and Tommy Burr. In the same season come cross country. This team was led by Capt. Stuart MacNeil, The boys had bad breaks all season. Maybe it was be- cause they had thirteen members on the squad. Next comes basketball and hockey. In hockey we were led by Johnny Russel. We had a fine team this year and their work is especially com- mendable. Captain Johnny Russel and I rusty Gardner won positions on the oll-Scholast ' c first and second team respectively and each con- tributed a goal to the winning score. The under classmen are very promising and we look forward to another fine team next year. Hockey co-captain elects were Bill Donahue and Don Blinn. In Basketball we were led by a great little fellow, Larry Orsillo. They dropped their first encounter to Wakefield despite a last period game. The decision was 2 1 - 1 9. They then took the Alumni 30-28. They lost their next game to undefeated Reading by a score of 34-20. Dean was high scorer in this game by chalking up 7 points. Hanson followed up with 5. The boys then beat Belmont 28-24. Don Hanson was the star of this game, shooting bas- kets from all over the court with omazing accuracy. It was the fine teamwork of the whole Stoneham Club that brought home the bacon. In a battle for the championship with Reading, the boys lost by one point, the final score being 28-27. This also lost them their chances to play in the Tech Tournament. Cap- tain elect for the next year is the well known, Red Bridgemon. Well, that ' s enough about basketball. Now to spring and baseball. This team is led by Captain Trusty Gardner. The boys started the season with a bang, winning from Concord. The score was tied at b all until the last of the ninth when Houghton singled, sending a runner home to win the game, 6-5. In the second en- counter, Stoneham eked out a victory over Woburn by the score of 7-6. Bridgemon flied out with Costa scoring after the catch. Reading was the next opponent and won by a score ot 31-21, a new record in runs scored in a single game in schoolboy baseball. In the next six games the boys, through a streak of bad luck went down in defeat. The scores of these games are as follows: — Wakefield 6-1, Lexington 18-1 1, Belmont 14-2, Concord 4-2. In this game Bridgemon pitched. 4 hit balls but received no support at bat or in the field, Stoneham dropped their next game at Wakefield 6-0. The Winchester score was 5-3. In this game Gardner pitched 4 hit balls, but five errors lost the game. The Reading score was 6-5. Don Dillon proved to be the hero, sending Rich home from second in the last of the ninth to bring victory. In the eleventh game Melrose ' s much talked about baseball team took a lacing from the locals 12-2. A big six run, sixth inning, featured by a flock of errors plus a home run clout by Capt. Gardner sewed up the game. With four games to go we have hopes of seeing our team victorious. Ed Richardson, slight sophomore twirler has won all of Stoneham ' s four victories. Much credit should go to him and he is sure to help the team next year. We can certainly be proud of our athletic teams. Their fine spirit both in defeat and victory has left an enviable record in the annals of the school. — Stuart MacNeil