Little League - Police Team     Thanks to Dennis Simmons for sending the picture. Here are the names he sent, along with some  additions sent by others since it's been here:    First row: Joe Small, Brian Wright, Eddy Small, Dennis Grady, Kelsie Harris, Brian Luce, Dennis Simmons, Brian Miller??? or is it Teddy Mitchell? - See Tim Cox's second email, below.    2nd row : John Cox, John Bresciani, John (or is it Tom?) Abbruzzese, Jacky Bacon,  Billy Wright ?, Bobby Stearns, Kenneth Simmons, Mark Haggerman, ? Miller, Dicky Phillips and Dicky Flooks .    The coaches are Tom Bonin, on left, and Joe Small, right. Dan,    This should help out. I'm not sure of the year but either 61 or 62. Probably 62. Eddy  Small, Kelsie Harris and Stearns were 3 years ahead of me in school. It was a three year farm team before you moved to The Hopedale Pharmacy team for 2 years.        A small anecdote: I remember Joe Perry played for the Hopedale Coal and Ice the same year.    ~Dennis    If you can add more names, or confirm the ones given above, send them to my by the email link on the homepage.    And here's a reply from Tim Cox. Dan: That is definitely my brother and I am reasonably sure that is Jacky (John) Bacon. The other names are correct except I cannot verify Haggerman or Miller. The only question I have about the second row is whether or not that is TOM--not John--Abbruzzeuse. I think it is Tom because of the resemblance and also because with about one exception, all these kids were a grade or two ahead of me--certainly 1-2 years older than me. Tom was a grade and year older than me but John was my age and grade. The first row is OK except the Miller kid I cannot verify. Also, that is Brian Luce, not Bruce Lutz. So I've changed Bruce to Brian and, for now, added Tom? to the list. Bill Wright's name is now on also, after he wrote: Dear Dan,    That could be me next to the kid holding the sign. I didn't think that my ears stuck out that much, but it looks remarkably like the tennis photo. Of course, I did play for the Police. Truly, never hit or caught a ball, but Tom Bonin played me in every game. Tom's rules were "If we win,, everyone goes to the drugstore immediately after the game for a frappe" on him. We did win the trophy one year. Wish I'd saved it. B    And then I heard again from Tim Cox. Dan: I have another name for you. I put the photo in another program so I could blow it up a little bit. First row, the kid all the way to the right--that is Teddy Mitchell I am almost positive. Teddy was in the same grade-age as my brother, John, class of 1968. The Mitchell family is the same Mitchell family of Milly Mitchell's restaurant in Mendon fame. They must have lived in Hopedale for a while. I think they moved later up on North Avenue in Mendon. Teddy used to work at the restaurant summers. Oh, how I remember those fried clams and coleslaw! Tim Cox    In 1960, the Mitchells lived at 18 Lake Street according to the street listing book for that year. And another from Bill Wright. Miller, might be Harry Miller. He was a year ahead of me and had a sister that was my age. They lived on Dutcher St in a big white house near the parklands entrance.B.                                           Group Pictures Menu               HOME