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by W Seely - "1stR Spence Horton, Glen ..."
by Judith Fullington (Mapes) - "The student manager was Ronald ..."
by Ed Winchester - "My memory is that Ronnie ..."
by Judith Fullington (Mapes) - "My Dad was Clete Mapes, Ron ..."
by Ed Winchester - "I defer to you Judith. Thanks "
This wonderful photo (where was it taken?) was submitted by Charlie Papaceno, just one of the many stellar athletes on this 1942 championship baseball team.
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1st Row, L. to R. Horton, 1B and Detro,
2nd Row L. to R.
Kuklewicz, Ed 2B
McGovern
Sayer
Meyers, Lou CF
Thompson, Roy C
McGovern, Barney 3B
Sayre , P
Papeceno, Charlie SS
Stage
3rd Row L. to R.
Coach - Morris Kaufmann
Klinger LF
Kewasa ???
O' Dell, Walt RF
Beattie
Bennett
Student Manager ???
You'll recognize the names but what struck me was the very youthful look of all. As I told Charlie, I knew these "boys" only as young men. As a child I saw them as so very big and strong men, not boys. No doubt many were war vetrans by the time I was just beginning to focus my own eyes in the late forties.
And they were champions too.
Shirley O'Brien Lienweber wrote me about the coach's name. She writes:
JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU WHO THE COACH OF THE 1941-42 BASEBALL TEAM WAS. HE WAS OUR SCIENCE TEACHER, ( TOOK ED MUSTARD'S PLACE WHEN HE WENT INTO THE SERVICE ) HIS NAME IS MORRIS KAUFMANN. HE WAS WITH THE WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL STAFF FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. ... from Charlie Papaceno
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This comment from Judith Fullington (Mapes) - My Dad was Clete Mapes, Ron was his brother. He would have been about 16 in 1943 |
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