Windsor Locks High School - Herald Yearbook (Windsor Locks, CT)

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Athletics Let us review the achievements in the field of sports during the past year. Under the supervision of Coach Magwire the teams have pro¬ gressed in fine fashion. All of the competitive teams in the High School have put up as fine a showing in sportsmanship and teamwork as can be found anywhere and we firmly believe that next year will be even a more successful year than this one has been. To our former athletic schedule there have been added Football and a vigorous training in Commando tactics. PHYSICAL TRAINING Physical Education plays an important part in the life of every pupil. It consists of drill, calisthenics, self-defense, and the most im¬ portant of all, teamwork. To our Physical Education Course has been added a new program in Commando tactics. It would be well to mention a few items in the pro¬ gram such as running a quarter-mile in less than 62 seconds, high jump of 16 feet, climbing an 18 foot rope without use of the feet, picking up and carrying own weight 100 yards in under 30 seconds. This is the kind of training that your boy is getting in the Physical Education department to prepare him for his future. FOOTBALL This year Coach Magwire introduced football which was received very enthusiastically by the students. Although, the team won one game out of three, they put up a very fine showing. The team consisted of the following players: SENIORS—Captain Danny Price, G. Libby. JUNIORS— R. Asselin, R. Dowd, A. Holmes. SOPHOMORES—R. Colli, J. Fitzpatrick. F. Gragnolati C. Marinone, hi. Sabotka, C. Wezowicz. FRESHMEN—E. Dombrowski, D. Dowd, D. Griffin, J. Schianca, R. Wezowicz. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Suflfield Academy (2nd team) There Won Westfield There Lost Westfield BASKETBALL Here Lost This season our basketball team displayed a distinct improvement over last year. We won better than 50 per cent of the games and were selected to play in the state tournaments. With the loss of only one senior regular, Captain Bob Quinlivan, we can look forward to another successful season. The basketball roster reads as follows: SENIORS—Captain Robert “Bob” Quinlivan, Daniel “Danny” Price, Kenneth “Ken” Colli, Nando “Nan” Garbarino; JUNIORS—Walter “Bunny” Andrick, Robert “Tibet” Asselin, Teddy “Ziggy” Bednarz, Robert “Beater” Dowd, Albert “Hoot” Givson, Albert “Buzz” Holmes, Harold “Bozy” Firtion; SOPHOMORES—George “Gorgeous” Colli, Joseph “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, Glen, “Stinky” Flanders, Francis “Smitty” Smith, George “Brain” Wallace, Charles “Chuck” Wezowicz.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HEttALD 23 Board of Education, was a guest speaker at one of the Assembly Programs. Gerard Neeful of the Motor Vehicle Department spoke on Safety at another Assembly. Attorney James E. Cannon was the guest speaker for the Armistice Day Program. After reading over our list of school and social activities, you can readily see that the school has been busy and prosperous in spite of the war time situation. Kathleen Holmes, ’43. America America—land of the free and home of the brave, Tossed gently in the rippling breeze, Long may we see our emblem wave Floating o’er a hundred seas. Ark of freedom—abode of light, Land of the strong and founder of right; May it live always thro’ danger and wrong, May we worship in words—if we wish—or song. Murmuring streams and twittering birds, Sweet sounds undimmed by cannon heard— Sunshine and laughter—wx rk and play, This is America, w-e ail say. Land of right—nation of ours, Filled with great buildings and many high towers, Just as w T as promised to ancients of yore, Comes a land that gives freedom forevermore. Eleanor Gardner, 45.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 25 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 4 Alumni Home Won 8 Rockville Home Lost 11 Suffield Away Won 15 Ellsworth Home Lost 18 Bradley Field Home Lost 22 Bloomfield Away Lost Jan. 8 Ellsworth Away Lost 15 Suffield Home Won 20 Stafford Away Won 22 Rockville Away Lost Feb. 3 Suffield Home Won 4 Newington Home Lost 5 Am. School for Deaf Home Lost 8 Suffield Away Forfeit 12 Stafford Home Won 17 Newington Away Won 19 Bloomfield Home Lost 23 Am. School for Deaf Away Lost Mch. 6 Ellsworth Away Lost 15 Ellsworth Home Lost BASEBALL The 1943 baseball season was fairly successful, and the team put up a fine showing, winning four and losing six games. The following players participated : SENIORS—Captain “Bob” Quinlivan, “Danny” Price and Francis Daglio; JUNIORS—Robert Asselin, “Bunny” Andrick, “Bob- by” Dowd, “Buzz” Holmes and Howard Krauss; SOPHOMORES—“Rav” Colli, John Durnin, Glenn Flanders, “Joe” Fitzpatrick, Francis Smith and Charles Wezowicz; FRESHMEN—George Clee, “Donny” Dowd, Carmen Guido, Dominic Guido and R. Wezowicz. BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 27 Bloomfield Away Won 28 Windsor Away Lost Mtay 4 Stafford Away Lost n i Rockville Home Won 14 Windsor Home Lost 17 Rockville Jr. High (2nd Teams) Home Won 18 Enfield Away Lost 21 Enfield Home Won 25 Rockville Away Cancelled 28 Bloomfield Home Lost June 1 Stafford Home Ix)st Kenneth Colli, ’43.