Albion High School - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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BASEBALL Dropping only three games-two of them league en- counters-the Briton baseball team battled through a l5-game schedule to bring to Albion college the first postwar MIAA baseball championship. With southpaw Chappy Marvin and right-hander Clark Wurm carrying the brunt of the mound duties, the Briton batters rapped out convincing victories and ran their un- defeated string to nine games before bowing to Alma and Hillsdale. They carried into this season a list of seven wins. Co-captain Marv Crostic, who patroled the left field acres, was chosen the most valuable player by his team- mates after the season was completed. Wurm shared the captain's duties with Crostic. The Britons took advantage of the spring vacation by traveling south in search of some games. Rained out in two Indiana games, Coach Del Anderson's players twice turned back Berea, Ky., college. Returning to Michigan territory, they pummeled Adrian, l8-7, downed Hills- dale, 4-2, and trounced Alma, l5-4. Traveling to Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, Ohio, the Britons won, I4-4. After squeezing past Hope, 4-3, Albion downed Adrian, 6-2. lt was then the string was cut short with the games against Hillsdale and Alma. After dropping the first of a double header against Indiana Tech, 4-5, Albion roared back in the night-cap, 9-5. They closed out the season by whipping Hope, 5-2, Kalamazoo, 8-2, and twice defeating Olivet, 8-3 and Third row: Martin, Wilcox, Biggs, Marvin, Ferguson, Basha, Jameson Mr. Anderson Second row: Clendening, Nelson, Little, Joranko, Gervais, Jueckstock Hoffman Marv Gros ti C l95O most valuable player First row: Berry, Ballard, McKimbaII, Crostic, Wurm, Hoover, Baer Kresge Q . pw 14 10-2, 05, .,... , y x an 9 x ff' is Q5 7 2? N01 .li .Y ii

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Third row: Mr. Beckenbach, Hall, Carstens, Furney, Porte Second row: Luxmoore, Hookey, Leckie, Cyrus, Kessel, Clark ldeceasedi, McKay, Goodall, Yonker, Poleski, Sudborough First row: Blumenthal, Allen, Kason Not in picture: Khanna WIMMING The Albion college swimming team completed its initial year of intercollegiate competition by writing into the records' book an impressive tally of four victories against one defeat-that by only one point. Coached by Henry Beckenbach, the swimmers were able to complete the season without suffering defeats in four departments. Tom Allen, the Briton's great free style swimmer, has yet to meet defeat in the 60-yard and lOO-yard free style events. The other individual star of the season was Charlie Luxmoore who finished first every time he was entered in the l5O-yard backstroke. Allen and Luxmore teamed up with Bob Porte to make up the medley relay team that chalked up a first each time it competed. Coach Beckenbach's fledglings opened Albion's new- est venture into collegiate sports last December l5th when they met Detroit Tech. Precision swimming and good conditioning was apparent as the tankmen regis- tered a 51-24 decision over the visitors. They then turned back Hillsdale twice, 45-30 and 55-l7 before opposing the strong Illinois Tech aggregation. The Techawks were able to eke out a 38-37 win. Albion completed the season by routing the University of Illinois, Chicago branch, 48-27. All ten lettermen are scheduled to return to the campus next fall. nnuv.w'vefzm. Arr' sash,-wmmr' sa Arm wvfzwmngvi

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WY Boasting one of the greatest track powers to be assem- bled since the l93O's, the Albion college trackmen swept nine opponents before them and tallied their fifth con- secutive MlAA track championship last spring, Three times piling up scores of lOO points or more, the Britons advanced with ease against their opponents, the closest scores coming against the Ohio Wesleyan university and Kalamazoo teams. Ted Hagadone remained undefeated in the two-mile run during the entire season and successfully defended his crown in the MIAA event. The Britons took four other firsts, five seconds, nine thirds, five fourths and five fifths. They scored points in all I5 events. Big John Haas was the field meet's only triple winner. He captured the discus and shot put titles, and the special lOO-yard dash for men weighing over ZOO-pounds. He set records in both the discus and shot. Don Vandivort set a new Kalamazoo field record with his mile run, and Jack Sharp took first place in the lOO-yard dash, The Britons tuned up for their outdoor competition by engaging in three indoor meets. After bowing to West- ern Michigan and Wayne university, the runners came back to hand Ohio Wesleyan university a 59-50 loss on the Battlin' Bishops oval. Season's scores: Albion lOO, Adrian 31, Albion 96, Hillsdale 353 Albion lO9 ZX3, University of Illinois, Chi- cago branch, Zl U33 Albion 87, Ohio Wesleyan 42, Al- bion 9lV2, Toledo 39V2g Albion 83, Kalamazoo 443 Albion ll3V2, Hope 24lf5, Calvin 24g Albion 96 ZX3, Central Michigan 34 l,f3. I if , 4? fgril A I L, ,,,,, 5 .E Fw! 5 om ' i ini , 1, l ll u ' ,,, . -w , 3. ,'..,,. Lvl, 1' ' 4? ig .Wl I ' yang 'f y- f l. Rl 1