Brighton High School 1954 Yearbook (Rochester, NY) - Full Access

ABOVE: TOP LEFT: Mr. Chapin. TOP RIGHT: Alan Cohen lea.ds hurdlers. CENTER: Moynihan and Gif– ford take the 220. BOTTOM: Half-milersCrawford, Liebschutz, and Clark. AT RIGHT: TOP: Gary Shirley: BOTTOM LEFT: Sam Halaby clears the high bar. BOTTOM RIGHT: O'Dell takes the mile run on the Brighton cinders. ELSWOOD HILL, SUCCESSFUL COACH of Brighton track and cross-country teams, relin– quished thisresponsibilityto his former assistant, Arthur Chapin. In his new role as track mentor, Mr. Chapin produced a well-balanced-team, repletewithsenior lettermen. Seniors dominated the distance running department led by mi ler Dave O'Dell and 880 man, Jim Crawford. Sen– ior distance runners Burke Armstrong, Jim Kraus, Dave Nowlis, Jack Clark, and Tom Liebschutz contributed a number of points toward Baron vic– tories. Baron speedsters copped points in the shorter running events. Peter Moynihan and Bob Rowe, seniors, led this department with victories in the 100 yard dash, the 220 yard sprint, and with participation on the relay teams. Junior, Jim Miller led the field in the quarter-mile. Win Gifford and Tom Flanagan, two of Brighton's speediestshortdistancemen, ranalongside Moy– nihan and Rowe • Both wi II return next year. Alan Cohen ruled the Baron hurdles and exce lied as a broad jumper. Elsewhere in field events, the Barons counted a goodly number of points. Sophomore Sam Halaby fi lied the footsteps of graduated veterans as he put the shot and pole-vaulted his way to a leading position on the track team.