The Gunnery School - Red and Gray Yearbook (Washington, CT)

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Standing, left to right: Mr. Whittall, Abel, Smith, P. CCaptainl, Herzig, LeVasseur QManagerJ. Kneeling, left to right: Smith, C., McGinley, Sprague. VARSITY TENNIS REVIEW The Varsity Tennis Team, led by Captain Pete Smith and three other returning letter- men, compiled an excellent 9-2 record for the season. The season opened with a 5-4 victory over the Kent J.V. team. With only four addi- tional days' practice, Gunnery's Charlie Smith and Dan Sprague won the final doubles match after being behind 2-4 and T-5. The result was a 7-0 victory for the Red and Gray over the South Kent six. Pete Smith, Herzig, and Sprague all won their matches comfort- ably. The Gunnery suffered a 4V2-2Vz defeat at the hands of an experienced Trinity-Pawling team. Charlie Smith and Sprague both won their matches. John Herzig played brilliantly, but lost to Pawling's Cartier in a tense and thrilling match. The Canterbury team was defeated 5-2 in a match which was cut short by a rain storm. Captain Pete Smith remained undefeated. At Lakeville, Connecticut, the Red and Gray overpowered the Hotchkiss J.V.'s 7-0. All members of the visiting team played well and out-classed their opponents. ln a return engagement at South Kent, Gunnery again swept to a 7-0 victory. Under the expert coaching of Mr. Whittall, the school team seemed invincible. 85

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NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONS HINES Y' HAGYARD MATTHEWS KCAPTAINJ 3. gi! x Aa Ml .1 a 1 . x MURPHY 84 HUGHES

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HERZIG SMITH P ICAPTAINJ However the tables were turned at Berkshnre The match had been rained out and re scheduled Gunnerys lead being carrled over to the contlnuatuon games It was then that the Berkshire team showed Its supernoruty by takung the lead and holdlng ut Dan Sprague was unable to play due to a knee mlury Has loss was keenly felt as Gunnery was defeated IH the final doubles match after leading 5 I Gunnery s next vlctory was Wooster Pete Smith kept up hrs un defeated record and lead hrs team to a 6 'I vlctory Three days later the Canterbury sextet went down for a second tame to the unrelentung Gunnery onslaught The score was again 5 2 Gunnery s mvmcnble Captam set a flne example for hrs team as he beat hrs opponent m one of the matches IH the vnctornous en counter with Taft J V s The flnal match of the season saw Hopkms Grammar go down to a 9 0 defeat under the Red and Gray Everyone played excellent tennis and easily beat his opponent Pete Smnth was again elected Captaun for next year and the hopes for an undefeated season are good With only one semor on the team this year and five returning lettermen an excellent season is assured. SCOREBOARD Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery SMITH, C. F. Gunnery .......... 7 2V2 Kent J.V. ............. . South Kent ...,........ Trinity-Pawllng ...... Canterbury ............ Hotchkiss J.V. ....... . South Kent ............ Berkshire ................ Wooster ................ Canterbury ............ Taft J. V. ............... . Hopkins Grammar.. 86 0 4V2 2 0 0 5 I 2 l 0 SPRAGUE ABEL McGINLEY