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

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Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery Gunnery 'rr-3 VARSITY TENNIS Scoreboard Wooster Canterbury Westmlnster Kent JV South Kent Trlnrty Pawlmg Horchkrss South Kent Ta t Berkshrre Mrllbrook Canterbury Hopkms 38 'Hn-1' 9 SQUAD-Front row, left to rrght Herzng, Smrth, P fCapta1nJ, Owen, B Back row Smyth Keep Mr Whrttall, Smrth, C , Sprague

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REVIEW This year s Varsrty Tennrs Team sparked by Cap tam Pete Smtths undefeated season wound up thenr schedule wnth a 12 1 record Usherrng ln the season at Vfooster The Gunnery dupltcated last year s score 7 0 wlth all men wmnlng easrly Takmg on Canterbury at home the Red and Gray vanqurshed the vnsrtors 6 1 wrth only the second doubles team of Charlre Smxth and B111 Smyth losxng Travellrng to the Westmrnster courts Gunnery matntatned 1ts wmnmg streak by overpowerlng therr counterparts 8M M Westmxnster recerved 1ts V pornt after a hrghly contested doubles match wlth Dan Sprague and Bruce Owen whrch was eventually called because of darkness Back on home sotl the Brg Red lost rts first smgles match when Bruce Owen was defeated Bruce and Dan Sprague also lost therr doubles Pete Smnth and john Herzxg won therr smgles and doubles grvmg Gunnery a 7M IM vnctory over the Kent JV team Movmg to the courts of South Kent Mr Whrttah s team breezed to an easy 7 0 w1n Retahatmg for last year s defeat the Red and Gray wlth added power remarned undefeated by conquer1ng Trrnrty Pawlmg 7 0 John Herzrg agatn played a brxl lxant match 10 overpowermg hrs T P foe Gunnery began the first of a four match homestand wmmng agalnst Hotchklss 54 Strll not playrng to thelr full capacnty Bruce Owen and Dan Sprague lost thetr s1ngles and paxred as doubles lost as well Playmg host to South Kent Gunnery routed tts opponent 7 0 wrth every member playrng crackerlack tennts Remanntng home to face a strong Taft Varslty Bruce Owen and Dan Sprague were once agatn out played and defeated rn both srngles and doubles Only the superb playlng of Captarn Pete Smrth and the other members of the team gave Gunnery a 6 3 victory The Red and Gray had xts undefeated season rurned as they were edged out by a strong Berkshlre team 5 4 Sprague and Owen fought hard but were defeated rn both s1ngles and doubles The final score was held tn balance as Pete Smlth and john Herzrg B111 Smyth and Charlle Smrth strove to wm the1r doubles The match reached nts chmax when the first part won and slmultaneously the thrrd parr lost Thus Gunnerys undefeated tennrs season was demolished Regarnrng spnrrt as Dan Sprague and Bruce Owen came out of therr slump the Brg Red eastly defeated Mlllbrook 7 2 John Herzxg had hrs wmnrng streak broken as he lost tn srngles The only other Gunnery loss was Hoagy Keep s slngles match The last two matches of the year saw Gunnery rrdrng hlgh once more Canterbury and Hopktns Grammar fell to the hands of the Gunnery netmen 7 O and 9 0 respectrvely both matches betng held on forergn courts Even though Captann Pete Smxth undefeated rn three years and four other Varstty Squad members are graduatrng thrs year Mr Whxttall places great falth tn the J V team to fill rn the gaps and turn out a team to equal or better th1s year s record . , . . . . . 1 ' 'Q . ., . . , . ' . . , , . . , . .. . . :'x ' a ' ' 1 n '- 2 9 9 . . . . , ' 2 7 . ., ,. ,. . .. , . . 5 Q ' , . . . ,-. - , 1 1 -i , ,. , , . .. . . . , , .