Upper Darby High School - Oak Yearbook (Upper Darby, PA)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL (BOYS').... Sitting—left to right—Wynn, Donahue, Bassett, Joachim, Co-Captain; Gauer, Co-Captain; Mackin, K. Jackson. Standing—left to light—Mr. Grimmett, Assistant Coach; Merriman, Galbraith, J. Jackson, H-ill, Hardy, Manager; Mr. Goes, Coach. SCHEDULE U.D. Opp. 31.... . . . Episcopal ... 17 23 . Lansdowne 13 19 . . Pothtown 23 21 . . Alumni 23 30 . Radnor ... 16 46 . . Cheltenham 34 36 . . Abington 26 39 . . Chester 24 12 . Haverford . 24 25 . . Norristown 34 18 . . Lower Merion . . . 31 15 . . Radnor ... 13 19 Lansdowne 20 21 Penn Charter . 20 51. .. . . Cheltenham 19 32 . . Abington . 25 43 . . Chester ...33 28 Haverford . 18 35 . . Norristown . . . . . 31 16 . 18 Tackling their most ambitious schedule since the halcyon days of 1934-35, the Royal cagers finished their season in third place in the Suburban 1 Conference. Their league record reads 11 wins and 5 losses,- the season’s record—1 3 and 7. Individual performances seemed to play a big part in the U. D. cause, for lanky Charlie Gauer, Royal pivot-man, annexed the Suburban Con- ference scoring championship with 175 points, an average of 12.5 per game. In addition, Gauer was chosen on the all-Suburban and all- Scholaslic teams. Upper Darby started the season with four lettermen returning fron) the championship 1938 array. With Gauer running wild in the early games, the Royals took five straight league tilts, then bogged down before the determined play of Haverford, Norristown, and Lower Merion. Standing in fifth place, U. D. made a furious late-season rush, winning six straight to wind up behind Norristown in Suburban 1 competition. Incidentally, the Royals knocked Norristown out of a possible tie for first place with the Lower Merion Aces. 92

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VARSITY SWIMMING (BOYS'). . . . Sitting—Vaughn, Doughty, Scott, Taylor, Kotlof, Caussa, Anderson, Quinn Standing—Mr. Henog, Coach Good, Waite, Newburg, Rosborough, Clarke. SCHEDULE Upper Darby's swimming record wasn't really as bad as it looked on paper. Actually, the Royals could have won at least four more meets had it not been for the loss of the 160-yard relay event. U.D. Op p. Two boys who had never been out for swimming at High School 17 ... 47 before, Bob Good and Bill Waite, saved Upper Darby from further 38 . . . .. 28 annihilation in dual meets. Both these boys were seniors, Waite holding 45 . . .Catholic . ... 21 forth in the diving and Good swimming the breaststroke. 30 .. . . Haverford .... 36 Captain Ed Neithammer, Warren Newberry, and Bob Holt, the latter 44 . . . West Chester. . . . .... 20 a sophomore, were the only other letter-winners. 32... . ... 34 Due to the loss of the aforementioned relay event, the Royals dropped 32 . . . . . Norristown .. .. 34 decisions to Eddystone, Norristown, and St. Joseph's Prep. In the 25 . Coatesvillc District 1 meet at Hutchinson Pool, Bill Waite took second place in the diving, being nosed out by Kelly of Abington. 32 . ... 34 At the conclusion of the season, Warren Newberry, 1940 captain- elect, was presented with the 69th Street Theatre trophy for being the team's high-scorer. 94