Mansfield PA, Tioga County PA
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1935 Mansfield Baseball Team,
Mansfield, Tioga County PA
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| Who: Mansfield Baseball Team |
| Where: Mansfield Borough, Tioga County PA |
| What: Newspaper Photo |
| When: 1935 |
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1933 Mansfield Jr. High Basketball
Team, Mansfield, Tioga County PA
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Photo from Ted Bescanceny Collection. I had to take the boys on right from a
different photo because they were faded out nearly completely on the first photo
and others were faded out on the second. Notice how perfectly I matched the
bricks on the wall although the one boy (one of our two unidentified) has a
misaligned shoulder. |
Identified by Ted (Now 94 years old as of this publication - August
2006)
Ted was a new teacher at the time under the supervision of Dr. Myron Webster,
then Principal of Mansfield Junior High School. He formed this team and "took
them on the road." They won 11 games and lost three according to the photo
label. Ted was then appointed coach of the team he had founded.
Back Row: Clarence Harvey, "Tot" Donald Bentley, Seymour Shaw, Bob Sumner,
Ted Bescanceny, John Baynes, ???, Bernard Kelly
Front Row: Tuffy Kermit Ayres, "Shiner" Darwin Neal, DonOsborne, "Morey"
Maurice Bentley, ???
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1952 Mansfield Little League Baseball
Team, Tioga County PA
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Mike McNaney Sent in this photo - His father, John McNaney was the
photographer
Full Size version is in Joyce's Museum |
| First Row: Basil Smith, Jim Bescanceny, Jim Farrell, Mike McNaney, Jack
Tomlinson, Tom Kelly, Bob Miller, Bobby Smith. |
| Bat Boy is Richard Miller |
| Second Row: ???, Tommy Smith, Terry Mudge, Alan Best, Ray Kendrick, Roger
Lloyd, Bob Burnham, Ted Bescanceny |
Notes from Mike - Mansfield Area Recreational Association began
Little Leauge Baseball around 1951 and most of these guys aged out
by 1953. In 1954 we had a rag tag team of some of these guys and
several others that won most of our games. Jimmy Farrell was a left
handed pitcher. I was a catcher and enjoyed his pitching more than
any others. He played two years of professional minor league ball -
mostly in relief with a two year career record of one win, no
losses.
Roger Lloyd saved my life as a boy. He served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot
with a very distinguished career.
Alan Best has been awarded a place in the New York State High School Hall of
Fame for his extraordiinary career in coaching girls basketball.
Richard Miller also had an outstanding career in coaching basketball in
Central Pennsylvania.