University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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)wimming, 927 jURING the season of 1926, an attempt was made to put swimmmg on a sound basis as a recognized minor sport; this effort was unsuc- cessful and after one meet the squad was disbanded. This year the sport was taken more seriously by the G. A. A. and Billy Gooch was en- listed as coach for both the first year and varsity natators. A number of mem- bers of the last year ' s squad were on hand for the opening practice and the prospects were most encouraging. Although rapid strides were made by the Goochmen, the G. A. A. seemed a bit wary about arranging a schedule. However, a meet was at last procured with Washington and Lee for both the First Year and Varsity teams. The Generals offered all kinds of opposition to the Virginia swimmers, but when Heller swam home ahead of the field in the last event, the hundred- yard free style swim, the contest was won for the Cavaliers by a 32 to 27 score. The First Year te am were not so hard pressed and came off with a 41 to 17 win. In the second meet of the season the mermen of Duke University were met in the Memorial Gymnasium tank and defeated to the tune of 42 to I 7. In this meet new tank records were established in every event save the 220- yard free style swim, and all of the first places except two were copped by the home team swimmers. Captain Purdy, Heller, Peyton, and Rule could always be counted upon for points in their various swimming events, and in the diving department Goodwyn was a sure point winner. The comparison of athletic teams which do not actually compete with each other meets with adverse criticism, but it is said that figures do not lie; by comparison of records, this year ' s team was the fourth best in the East. But, m spite of their possibilities, the season was closed after two meets, and thus was resigned an excellent opportunity to put the University on the map in natatorial circles. [339]

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)wimming, 927 STROTHER BEESON PVRDY .. .Captain FRANK MASON CHUBB Manager WILLIAM S. GOOCH Coach ERNEST DUPONT Assl. Mgr. V STROTHER B. PURDY WALTER W. RULE MILTON S. HELLER GORDON P. PEYTON JOHN H. HARRISON RECORD JOHN E. CODMAN WILFRED L. GOODWYN JAMES B. MAY GEORGE HOROWITZ ZENAS C. COLT Virginia 32 Virginia 42 Washington and Lee 27 Duke 17 [338]

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COiRKJ£ €UlRii Lacrosse, 1927 WALTER B. POWER, }r Captain WILLIAM A. HOGE Manager DR. ALLEN F. VOSHELL Coach TEAM, 1926 G. T. HALSELL Firsl Defense A. D. WADE Second Defense JOHN BROWNLEY Third Defense L. B. GRAY Center J. A. EWING Third Attack C. D. McKENDRICK Second Attack J. D. LaMOTHE First Attack V. S. EVANS Out Home R. L. HYDE In Home W. B. POWER Coal B. F. THOMPSON Point J. T. STEWART Cover Point J. K. FINCK Cover Point THEODORE HARDEEN. Jr Out Home W. C. CLEMONS In Home NEVETT STEELE First Attack Vi rginia. RECORD, 1926 Virginia 2 Virginia 1 Virginia 1 Virginia 1 Randolph-Macon. . UHirondelle Club. 1 6 Johns Hopkins II Maryland 10 Randolph-Macon I L acrosse, 926 jNTERING upon the season ' s practice without a goalkeeper and with a squad of the most hmited experience, of whom but two had participated in the only contests of the University ' s history the year before, the lacrosse team of 1926 was soon welded by the able coaching of Doc Voshell into a well-functioning aggregation, performing with credit against the foremost stickmen of the country. The scores, disclosing a record of two tied games and three losses, are in no way indicative of the success of the season as a whole. In order to form a just and impartial estimate, due allowance should be made for the infancy of the sport on the athletic calendar of the University and the almost total unfamiliarity of the S(|und of recruits at