Mount St Marys College - Pridwin Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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-— Front row: Co-captains: T. Kachnowski, J. McKeon. Second row: J. Sherman, B. Ferry, V. Gulbin, N. Powers, J. Warner, N. Carmody, J. Mazoureix. Third row: C. Robinson, senior manager; J. Linhard, junior manager. Varsity Basketball The 1951-52 season was one of the most disastrious in Mount history, especially when compared with the pre- vious year’s Mason-Dixon Conference championship team. But if “it is not who won or lost that counts, but how they played the game,” and certainly it is, then the fact cannot be contested that this team was a credit to the institution. There were several underlying factors which helped con- tribute to the poor record. Our new coach, Bill Clarke, faced a new environment, one depleted by graduation. The lack of height was most noticeable. To top it off, four of the top players, Rose, Ryan, Rochford, and Den- man were lost at semesters. The slack was taken up by newcomers Frank Swaine, Joe Warner, Jack Sherman, and Bob Ferry steadied by veteran co-captains Ted Kachnow- ski, who tied Les Cosgrove’s 29-point record for a Mount player at Memorial Gym, and Jim McKeon, outstanding as a playmaker. Yet time and again, the Mountaineers were deprived of victories because, try as they may, they were unable to overcome their handicaps. No champion- ship team, no better team, no other team ever displayed . . . ae : oil more courage and will to win than this year’s Mount ; ae McKeon’s shot attempt was blocked by American U. basketball team. 3 wet Sherman goes up for a shot against Washington College. 123

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ATHLETICS The importance of physical training as complementary to mental and moral de- velopment was not overlooked. The stu- dents were provided with ample oppor- tunity for athletics of all sorts, varsity, intramural, and individual, as well as physical education classes. The excellent rural location of the Mount, with its acres of mountain and valley land, together with the swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, and handball courts, permitted a wide variation in the choice of outdoor exer- cise. The indoor program is centered around the splendid new Memorial Gym- nasium, and includes old Flynn Hall, and the poolroom in DuBois Hall. The faculty Athletic Board directed all activities, scheduling games for the varsity teams and providing coaches for intercollegiate sports and the training program. The coaches in turn, cooperated with the student Athletic Association in promoting interhall competition. The following pages are ample proof that the students took full advantage of these facilities, developing their own bodies and keeping the name of the Mount before the sports world. A A a ie ee eS

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Mount St. Mary’s 55 Shippensburg ‘| Mount St. Mary’s 50 Elizabethtown 47 Mount St. Mary’s 55 Bridgewater 28 Moun t St. Mary’s 64 Villanova 97 Mount St. Mary’s 59 Shippensburg 48 Mount St. Mary’s 44 Towson State 51 Mount St. Mary’s 49 Western Md. 68 Mount St. Mary’s 40 American Univ. 64 Mount St. Mary’s 49 Loyola 58 ; Mount St. Mary’s 62 Washington Col. 75 pesmaans RTP ee Mount St. Mary’s 42 Western Md. 57 Mount St. Mary’s 77 Washington Col. 52 Mount St. Mary’s 52 American Uniy. 79 Mount St. Mary’s 64 Gettysburg 86 Mount St. Mary’s 49 Baltimore U. 53 Mount St. Mary’s 57 Gettysburg 62 Mount St. Mary’s 59 Loyola 61 Mount St. Mary’s 50 Elizabethtown 81 Mount St. Mary’s 55 Georgetown 85 Mount St. Mary’s 47 Baltimore Univ. 60 Mount St. Mary’s 71 King’s College 80 pid Rochford moves in. a A comparatively quiet game. ... but the band played on. 124