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

Bruce Proper Sandy Grodinger Gary Hopps Baron nine Sure- :lire Jlu WITH A HOST OF RETURNING YETER– ANS to strengthen his team, Coach Carl Witzel began building his nine in April. These veterans proved themselves in the 1953 season by slugging their way to the second spot in the Monroe County Class A league. The 1953 season saw the Baron nine drop a game to Irondequoit in first-half play. By whipping the In– dians at Irondequoit, Brighton copped the Second-half title and forced a play-off for the league championship. In the en– suing championship play-off at Red Wing stadium the Indians dealt the Barons a 1-0 defeat. Returning from this strong squad were all-county selections Bruce Proper behind the plate and Sandy Gradinger at short– stop. Southpaw Jock Sher led the Brighton pitching staff. Backing him up in the in– field were first-sacker Bill Sheer, Alan Hershey at the keystone sack, Grodinger at shortstop, and Rudy Nessel at third. Gory Hopps returned to his post in the outer gardens. Camp Ieti ng the team were fly chasers John Tholstrup, Ed Lewis, Rob Trost, Sandy Heumann, and backstop Dave Kingston. TOP ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: Hershey, Gradinger, Sher, Nessel, Coach Witzel, MIDDLE ROW: Fladd; manager, Broderick, Scheer, Trost, Kingston. FRONT ROW: Cole; man– ager, Lewis, Hopps, Proper, Tholstrup. Rudy Nessel Alan Hershey Bill Scheer John Tholstrup Ed Lewis