Adrian College - Mound Yearbook (Adrian, MI)

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Bottom row: Coach Ted Boyett, Larry Iones, Thomas Hewitt, Gerald Wallace, Hugh Moran, ICIIHGS PIeSlOI1, ViCl01' FO1'Cl. TOP row: Willard Schultz, Iohn Antico, Gary Corbin, Iames Mohler, Steven Andrews, Walter Schultz, William Pinnell, William Deighton. Track With only two lettermen on hand to ence field day at Kalamazoo. resume their Cinder duties this year, Boyett Counted on newcomers Iohn hePeS cf the trgek tegrh ggrhrhg g feet' Cavas, lack Birchfield, Bon lenkins, hold in MIAA and local competition is Hugh Moran, and Bm pin-neu to can-Y net Very bright- the rest of the load. Other hopefuls who Attheugh g regSehgbtY tgrge turheut showed interest in the Cinder sport in- ef 19 trgekrheh rePerteet te their new cluded Bill Deighton, Ivan Cassidy, Iim coach, ,Ted Boyett, suitable talent was Preston' Iohrr Antica Steve Andrews' S1111 cf eccffce item Since meet cf the Vic Ford, Dick sreudle, Walter Schultz, candidates were freshmen and sopho- Willard Schultz, Gerry Corbin, hm moms' Mohler, Larry Iones, Fred Chaperro, and 95 The return of veteran distance ace Clarence Graber. Tom Hewitt, after a ear's absence, un- , , , fl, doubtedly boosted thie team in that de- The held events were bard hu thls partment. Hewitt is the present holder of Sprmg Smce the gmducmon ef Such the MIAA Cross Country record set at notables ee George Henry' Marc Weed- Adrian in 1950 with Q time of 20:07 Over efclf end Al ehecktef- r S 2 the four mile COurSe. Spring Schedule: Rose Relays at Terre at gttgftg rx The other letterman available once Haute, Indiana CApril 263, University of 0 more this season was lerry Wallace, who Detroit, there tMay ll, Triangular meet r is ranked as the top sprinter in the with Hillsdale and Albion at Hillsdale sr MIAA. Wallace won the l00 yard and CMQY 165, and 1119 MIAA Field Day qt rr 220 yard dash last year in the confer- Kalamazoo May 22-23. Adrian's hopes were greatly bolstered by these three runners this year. tl. to r.D Thomas Hewitt, Gerald Wallace, Hugh Moran. he Burg, t . ..

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Basketball A combination of inexperience, ineligi- bility, and a definite lack of depth led Adrian College through one of its worst post-war basketball seasons. The Bull- dogs won 2 while losing 21 contests. With only three veterans on hand to mold a suitable working basketball machine, Coach Ted Boyett, who initiated his basketball coaching career at Adrian last winter, had an unenviable job of rebuilding a completely new squad. Iohn Cavas, Eugene Deuel, and Hugh Moran, high scorers on the team the previous year, served to form the nucleus of the Adrian unit all season. Boyett picked a freshman, Bob Ohrman, to handle the center chores. Plagued by ineligibility the team was weakened the second half of the season. But the return of Iohn Stepp, who had been injured during the football season, and the progressing performances of Ron Lahman, Dick Nims, and Bruce Keiser caused an improvement in the squad's exhibition in the latter part of the season. Freshman Ohnnan paced his team consistently, breaking the individual scoring record twice and capturing a new seasonal record for total points scored. He received the V.F.W. Trophy for being selected Most Valuable Player and Hugh Moran was crowned Honorary Captain by his teammates. Ohrman presently holds the individual scoring record of 37 points in one game and also the season total with 345 points. He has three years of eligibility left at Adrian. Row 1: Philip Wigent, William Pinnell, Walter Schultz. Willard Schultz, Bruce Keiser, Eugene Deuel, Coach Theodore Boyett. Row 2: Manager Gerald Campbell, Richard Nims, Victor Ford, Robert Peverly, Clarence Gable, Iohn Dace, Ho- ward Smith. Row 3: Lawrence Smith, Charles Norvell, Iohn Cavas, Robert Somborn, Robert Ohrman, Hugh Moran, Ed- mund Norvell.

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Tennis lf the number of returning lettermen is a basis for deciding the success of a sport season then Adrian's tennis will loom as the strongest bid in the spring sports program. With three numeral winners on hand to lend their services again this season a bright outlook was in store for the fans and players alike. L Coach Boyett welcomed the return of these lettermen and moulded the back- bone of the court squad around return- ing number one man Bill Bateman along with Dick Lackie and lim Bowden. New participants who filtered into the line-up this season were Ierry Bender, Bill Lewis, Dick Hockins, and Clarence Gable. An eight game schedule confronted the squad at the beginning of the sea- son. The program included the five MIAA schools CAlbion, Alma, Hillsdale, Hope, and Kalamazoo? and three non- conference schools, Lawrence Tech, a top contender from Detroit, the University of Toledo, who opened the season at Adrian, April 7, and Olivet, who was added to the schedule late in the season. Bruce Keiser, Richard Nims, Leo Bench, and Richard Hockins, From the top of the steps down: William Bateman Gerald Bender, Iames Bowden, Richard Hockins, William Lewis Clarence Gable, and coach Ted Boyett. Golf Lack of candidates for the golf team this spring prompted Coach Boyett to put out an emergency call for more recruits. This brought in prospects with little or no previous experience in the game which will have a definite bearing on the squad's showing this spring. Dick Nims was the only letterman re- turning, which left six others with no collegiate experience. They are Dick Hockins, Walter Schultz, lim Lilly, Bruce Keiser, Leo Bench, and Larry Iones. The loss of Earl Wilke, Tom Gilman, and Bud Bennett from last year's squad, left a large hole in the roster this spring. The schedule will consist only of the five MIAA schools to be followed by the annual field day at Kalamazoo.