United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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John Barrow acted as pivot man, did a lot of scoring. Unidentified Navy player eases in a shot in the Johns Hopkins game, John Barrow in the background. Bob Claitor was tallest man on the squad, spelled Barrow at center. George Eliopolus leads a Duke man in a pirouette. Harry Woods picks up two points in the gome with Muhlenberg. Harry Woods worked into the starting line-up at guard, but was eased out in a shift to give height to the team. 24 Captain Jack Robbins scores two from the right side in the game with Hopkins. George Eliopolus was moved to center, helped over- come the large West Virginia lead. Robbins tries again, this time from the left side, in the Hopkins gome.

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Bottom row: Doc Snyder, trainer; B. Carnevale, coach; J. C. Barrow, R. H. Searle, J. W. Robbins, captain; H. D. Woods, C. A. Sheehan, Comdr. J. E. Mansfield, officer repre- sentative; P. D. Lawler, manager. Second row.- J. G. Stinson, G. J. Eliopolus, L. O. Rens- berger, R. G. Cioitor, R. C. Clinite, T. E. Jenike, R. N. Andreson. Top row: S. H. Olson, R. S. Burton, M. O. Poul, P. L. Quinn, R. O. Moberly, J. A. Donovan. uni A new regulation hardwood basketball court was laid in Dahlgren Hall last November to initiate the 1947-48 season auspiciously. No more would the Academy cagers not be on a par w ith the best quintets in the country as far as playing facilities were concerned. Coach Ben Carnevale made plans early in October for fashioning the squad which would succeed the 1947 represen- Veteran forward Bob Searle played three years on the varsity, was leading scorer for the season, added height to the small team. Chuck Sheehan, also a veteran of three years, moved into a first string guard post his last season. Standing left to right: Commander J. E. Mansfield, ofFicer representative; Jack Robbins, team captain; Mr. Ben Carnevale, coach; and P. D. Lawler, manager. Jack Robbins, team captain and ace forward, played varsity for four years.

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Bob Searle moves in unopposed for a neat lay-up shot in the game with Viilanova, Navy ' s worst defeat of the season. Bob Claitor stretches out with a foul shot in the same game. Columbia beat Navy with foul shots. tative in the N.C.A.A. tournament. Main prospects as the candidates began workouts in November were Capt. Jack Robbins, Bob Searle, John Barrow, Chuck Sheehan. Speedy Harry Woods worked into the first five as the result of his showing against a tough New York University team, which scrimmaged here late in November. With a disadvantage in height, the starters concentrated on conditioning, a fiist-break offense, and alert defensive tactics. Two pre-Christmas games were not a true test of the Navy group; the mettle of the varsity was first tested following a long vacation lay-off. The recess hurt the squad ' s preparations as it dropped the first January match, edged out a win, and then lost two games away. Brightest spot in that month was left-handed Searle ' s rapid rise in the scoring totals. The California first classman began to hit consistently on one-hand specialties. Coach Carnevale, thought of changing to a zone defense in an attempt to stop the strong offenses of the Eastern power- houses on the schedule, but chose to wait. Here was a turning point in the Navy fortunes as both offense and standard man-to- man play began to click. Seeking a method for capturing more rebounds off the boards, lanky Bob Claitor replaced Barrow at the center position with Lee Rensberger was one of the stars of the close West Virginia game, was close behind Searle and Robbins at forward. Stanley Olson practices a left-handed lay-up shot. Olson saw service as a guard. Dicl( Clinlte figured in the shuffle toward the end of the season to gain height. Paul Quinn was a substitute pivot man and guord. 25