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of Lake View School Lake
View Cookbook from 1950's
Photos of Lake View Buildings and Scenes
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Berry Pickers on George Heath Farm, North Evans, NY
- 1889
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and map
photo provided by Donald
Spittler, son of George Spittler (2nd from right in front row, holding
little dog)
Boy Scout Camping Trip to Great Valley, NY - 1948
Front Row: Vincent Miller,
Frank Fueller, Chuck Ward, Alex Zell
Standing: Herb Anderson, George Hansen, George Miller, Dick DiOrio,
Joe
Jamison, Frank Jamison, Duke Spittler
photo provided by Chuck Ward
Lake View Athletic Club - 1950
Front Row:
Howard Welsted, Bud Spittler, Bill Pohlman,
Gene Heil, Jim Foit
Second Row: Wally Fierle (manager), Ted (Red) Durni, Gene Schoetz,
Al Fierle,
Jerry Welsted, Corky Eckert (scorekeeper)
Back Row: Rich Fierle, Bob Brudo, Dick Adams, Dick Menz, Paul
(Whitey) Durni
The Lake View Athletic Club (LVAC) joined the Buffalo Evening News
Suburban Baseball League in 1946. At the time this photo was taken,
there were 66 teams throughout the Western NY region. This team
registered 16 straight victories to win the Lake Shore League title that
year. The LVAC held a reunion on 7/10/06 in Lake View, NY.
(This photo
appeared in the Hamburg Sun 7/6/06)
Bud
Spittler died in 1998; Corky
Eckert died 12/28/2004; Gene
Schoetz died 12/6/2006;
Paul
Durni died 5/14/2010; Rich
Fierle died 5/10/2013
Read about Lake View's baseball
team in 1928 called "The Allstars"
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COUNTRY
HARDBALL
 Country Hardball was a way of life in rural
Western New York as I was growing up during the 50's. Town pride along
with bragging rights was always on the line during these Sunday
afternoon showdowns.
I remember a game near the end of one season
with my home team - Lake View A.C. playing rival North Collins. On
the mound were a couple of formidable veteran opponents - lefty Dutch
Houtz (International Leaguer) for Lake View and Marion Fricano (an old
Yankee ) for Collins.
The game was close and came down to the
final at bat for Collins with the ACers up by one run. Dutch got
two quick outs - but walked the next guy. Down to their final out,
the next Collins hitter lined a hit for extra bases down the left field
line. The runner on first rounded the bag at second and was
sprinting to third when the ACer's left fielder inadvertently fumbled
the batted ball. Reacting, the runner rounded third and headed for
home. It looked like a tie game for sure.
However, the left
fielder, thinking quickly, instead of the ball - picked up a rabbit
lounging in the shaggy country outfield and relayed it to the cut off
man who threw it home . The catcher grabbed the relayed rabbit and
expertly tagged the runner - who - of course ...was out by a hare!
COUNTRY HARDBALL - will it ever be like this again?
(Contributed by Mark Fierle, son of Ralph and Helen
Fierle) |
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Lake View Juniors
Baseball Team c. 1950
(photo contributed
by Peter Gannon, resident of Lake View from 1948-1969)
Back row: unknown
3rd Row: John Klepp, George Hansen, Paul O'Brien, Alex Zell, unknown, unknown, unknown,
unknown, unknown, Tom O'Brien (Coach)
2nd Row: unknown, Bernie Scaletta, Dick Graff, Richie Clark
1st Row: George ("GG") O'Brien,
Peter Gannon (bat boys)
Can anyone identify
anyone else in this picture?
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Class of 1955 - St. Vincent's Catholic School - North Evans,
NY
(photo contributed by
Ed Patton, current resident of Lake View; names noted "LV" are
from Lake View)
1st Row: Philip Mistretta (LV), James Boland, John Maloney, Jack Dedman (LV),
Frank Sorrentino, Robert Stiller (LV), Ron Cleggit, Barry Morgan (LV),
2nd Row: Father Gerencer (Piarist), George Batori, Charles Morgan (always called
Chick- LV), Leonard Lesswing, Joseph Picone (LV), Rev. Charles O'Donnell (LV), Monsignor James V. Ennis, George Graeber, Edward Patton (Class President, LV), Peter Boland, Donald Kelly, Donald
Gereaux.
3rd Row: Jerome Devlin, Patricia Mure (LV), Judy Rebischer, Pauline Teichman, Sharon Pakenham, Ellen McPeak, Anne Callahan (LV), Mary Jane Funnell (LV), Kathy Broderick, Joyce Walters, Norma Sleszinski, Mary Anne Miller (LV), Rev. Kovari
(Priest).
4th Row: Marcia Moran, Lucille Conti, Dorothy Franklin, Loretta Holmer, Nancy Graeber, Betty Breen (LV), Anne Marie Iback, Patricia Duby (LV), Mary Alice Howe (LV), Karen Haenel, Joanne Fierle
(LV).
5th Row: Clifford Smith, Thomas Scendry, Adam Driezeger, Paul Albrecht, George Ormandy, Edward Kotechi, Joseph Kroll (LV), George Bala, Sherwood Flowers, Eugene
Cassaro, Nicholas Mecca.
Lake View Girl Scouts See Washington, DC - 1959
(News clipping contributed
by Susan Ward Merk)
"The Arions" (band formed by Jack, Jerry, Bob
and
Tom Helta and Matt Carrig-1960)
(News clipping contributed
by Susan Ward Merk, who painted words on drum)
Lake View Teen Club's Talent Show c. 1958
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Gary Ward
acting as Elvis Presley |
Jim McGillicuddy as MC |
Roberta Ruddy, Sue Moss, Judy Helta,
Mary Ann Kocur |
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