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memoriesPosted at 11/22/2007 12:35:01 By bob grant
AS A SOUTHWEST GRADUATE, ITS TRUE WE COULDNT OFFER MUCH COMPETITION FOR THE CAVALIERS IN THOSE DAYS, BUT WE DID VERY WELL AGAINST SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA SUCH AS COLUMBUS PALMETTO SOUTH DADE KEY WEST ETC. IN OTHER MEMORIES---WHEN JERRY DORSCH HIT 1 OFF ME THAT STILL HASNT COME DOWN---MY BOYHOOD IDOL AND STILL IS---WOODY WOODWARD---SHARING THE ATHLETIC FIELDS WITH BRUCE FISCHER AT SOUTH MIAMI JUNIOR HIGH --HE COULD BEAT YOU IN ANYTHING INCLUDING CHECKERS AND A CLASS WINNER---WAITING IN THE CAR WITH DAD AND BROTHER BRUCE WATCHING TERRY CONTRIBUTE ALL HE COULD IN THE RAIN AS THE CAVS PRACTICED FOOTBALL AT DUSK--KAAREN JOHNS IN SHORTS--BILL KOTYS AND TERRY MORAN STILL WAKE UP AT NIGHT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TO HIT MY CURVEBALL---FOND MEMORIES OF FRED VAUGHN PAT PROCACCI JOEL EATON LOUIS STINSON AND DONALD DEVANE AMONG OTHERS---THE INSEPARABLE CONNIE CHALFANT AND NICKI CEFALU--NICK KOTYS AND WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF I HAD GONE TO GABLES--THANKS FOR LETTING AN "EAGLE" CONTRIBUTE!!



Re: memoriesPosted at 11/22/2007 01:06:25 By Terrence W. Grant
Thanks Bob...you might add a few names of the memories of the 50's



Re: memoriesPosted at 11/28/2007 09:59:33 By Bob Grant
more memories Posted at 11/22/2007 06:51:20 By bob grant
THO I DONT THINK EITHER WERE STAGS---ON 1 PARTICULAR TEAM THAT I WAS ON (LITTLE LEAGUE OR OLDER) BRUCE HALE JR PLAYED CATCHER AND JIMMY FOXX JR WAS THE SHORTSTOP. YOU NEVER KNEW THAT BRUCE AND HIS SISTER PAM WERE THE CHILDREN OF A FAMOUS FATHER--WELL FAMOUS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA ANYWAY---NICE KIDS--AND WHEN I USED TO GO OVER JIMMYS HOUSE, IT WASNT UNTIL YEARS LATER THAT I REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE IMMORTAL JIMMY FOXX SITTING IN THAT SAME CHAIR EVERY TIME I WENT OVER ---JIMMY WAS A LOTTA FUN---STEVE CARLTON WASNT THE BEST PITCHER I PITCHED AGAINST AT THAT TIME--FREDDY NORMAN AT JACKSON WAS THE BEST---OOPS THINK IM STRAYING --THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VENUE---TERRY AND ALL HIS PALS IM SURE FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS VENUE TO SHARE MEMORIES







Re: memoriesPosted at 12/02/2007 07:34:49 By Tim Yero
Bob: my sister (now passed away) went to Gables the same years you went to SW... The names you mention from Gables are those names I remember from her, and know I met some of them.

Woody Woodward was a really great guy to me when I was a kid and was very supportive of my CG Youth Center days as a pitcher and third base...I remember my sister coming by one of my games with him and I was so excited (I saw him play for many years on the Braves...). This was also the time when the pole vault was a big deal due to the new materials the pole was allowed to be made of. I can't remember his name but I'll not forget watching some Gables guy break a record at a track meet (maybe 15' or something like that). He became pretty famous too - in the pole vault. He jumped against another guy who became famous for a while - I want to to say Bob Segan or something like that...
I had more friends at SW than from Gables until my Jr year at Gables but all the guys I knew were younger than you (like me - by 4 years)...

Tim



Re: memoriesPosted at 12/02/2007 08:20:03 By Terrence W. Grant
Tim: The pole vaulter was John Pennel who had a brother in my class named Bill. Yes John set all sorts of records which of course were later broken. Speaking of track & field when i was a little guy I set a record at a district event at Flamingo Park on the beach in the high jump but it was with the scissor kick then these guys came along with western and eastern roll and the kick was no longer an option in the high jump.



Re: memoriesPosted at 12/03/2007 07:57:48 By Tim Yero
Thanx Terry... I have not looked at my sisters year book in a while and brought it out during my Thanksgiving time off from work... John Pennel is right!... 'Bob Segren?' visited Gables on a Saturday meet when John beat him... John went 15 1/2' and Bob could only clear 15' (I think it was the first time anyone made 15' or more)...
Bob later went on to be in the Olympics but I don't know what happened to John...

Tim TDT65




Re: memoriesPosted at 12/07/2007 11:27:36 By Terrence W. Grant
Tim:

I tried to send you a google report on John Pennell...he was first to clear 17 feet. Site says he was the greatest of all time...died of cancer



Re: memoriesPosted at 12/07/2007 02:36:16 By Don H.
Played football with John's brother Bill. He was also a good athlete. Both old Boys Club grads from 32 Ave.



Re: memoriesPosted at 12/07/2007 02:42:34 By Tim Yero
Thanks Terry... got your report. I was too young to keep 'track' of him at the time but I always will remember witnessing his world record vault at Gables in 1963 - it was loud and exciting and I never saw another track event at Gables that had so much attention paid to it. There must have been at least 3,000 people at the event to see the attempts made that day.
Tim TDT65






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