Allen Stevenson School - Unicorn Yearbook (New York, NY)

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LOWER SCHOOL FIELD DAY L OWER SCHOOL FIELD DAY, in the eyes of all the participants, was highly successful. As Mr. Grassi commented, lt was great fun - and not too far from the Ravelled Sleeve! In all grades com- petition was at its height, as the Lower Schoolers had a choice of six events of mixed type. Com- petition was held in the following events: 50 meters, 100 meters, 440 meters lor thereaboutsj, three-leg- ged race, wheelbarrow race and the half-mile run. Unlike the conglomeration of the upper school field day, this field day each grade organized its own events with a teacher to give aid to all the groups. Because of this the teachers thought it was not right to single out any one participant. These helpful organizers under the direction of Mr. Terrill were Mr. Grassi, Mr. Daly, Mr. Kersey, and Miss Round. This different sort of field day was what really made it a hit and compliments should be given to all those who helped to make it such a great occasion.

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,gift Then, on Friday afternoon, the team boarded its first air-conditioned bus to journey to Lawrenceville, New jersey, for its first prep school outing and overnight trip. Nervous and ill at ease fielding groundballs on the rock-hard Lawrenceville varsity field, the Unicorns trailed only 2-'I at the half, mainly on the incredible goaltending of Evans, who turned away 13 difficult Larrie blasts. Baffled by a tough .zone ride, the Unicorn clearers failed to get the ball to their attack, and defeat seemed only a matter of time away. Although A-S hopes rose in the third period when Livingston knotted the score at 2-all, Lawrenceville pulled out in front early in the fourth as the Uni- corns seemed to wilt under the heat and pressure of keeping the first midfield in most of the time. But then the break all had been hoping for occurred, scooping the ball past two opponents, Robinson dredged up all his strength to race upfield and pass to the Rabbit for the tying goal with less than three minutes left in the game. The Larries called a time- out, followed by A-S so as to give the shock troops more rest and then it happened. Taking the ensuing faceoff, Hilliard raced down field, looking for the open man on the break, finding nobody open he shot to score the winning goal in what was undoubtedly one of the greatest moments in A-S sports history. The Unicorns had upset a potent prep school ninth grade opponent, certainly one of the ASLC's greatest coups. Coach Nichols received well-deserved dousing with the remains of the ice bucket, and a jubilant bunch of kids went off to explore what was for most their first prep school. The following morning the team hit the road again, for the TW hour trip from Lawrenceville to the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. Arriving in insufferably hot weather and having to endure Hill's food, the boys learned for the first time that their opponents would be chiefly tenth graders. lHill started 8 of themlj Undismayed the squad rolled up a seemingly comfortable 4-O lead by halftime, outshooting their bigger opponents 20-7 and just narrowly missing several other tallies. Robinson scored twice, fol- lowed by Livingston and York. But the second half was another story, as the Hill gorillas came out for blood, to play football with sticks in their hands. Quickly the smaller Unicorns were beaten and pummeled, Kinloch was KO'd and many other starters were walking wounded. Al- though the Blue 84 Gold continued to get some good shots off, they weren't going in, and by the end of the third period the roof fell in. Hill went on to score 6 unanswered goals to send A-S to its first defeat ever, 6-4. Needless to say, it was a long bus ride back, although the boys certainly had nothing to be ashamed of lmaybe the Hill athletic depart- ment did?j The season ended anticlimatically, with easy wins, 9-0 and 11-2, over King and Greenvale. York contin- ued his scoring blitz long enough to get himself elected captain along with Robinson, and the ASLC's third season was history. As 64 of this year's 98 goals were scored by returners next year, the 1978 squad should be dynamite for Mr. Nichols' farewell season. 69

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45' Nam.. W5 if rr. 7 341 T if ' F F' ' . f1'4'5'Y 4 .9., , 4 4 s W . .4 , .. ,Q yi 'NAW'S3l 4 UPPER SCHOOL FIELD DAY U PPER SCHOOL FIELD DAY took place after final exams on Wednesday, june 8 - the latest date ever. And, for the first time since the landing of Columbus, it came on a rain date, as the previous day's festivities were cancelled by the monsoons. A slight chilling wind was present and for the first time the games were held after exams. Teachers as well as boys thought of the day as a way to forget those dreadful exams. The usual cheerfulness was also in the air and the picnic following the events hosted a large array of foods with no help from Tim Nichols and his vichyssoise. Instead, he mooched off of the Landis-Seplow-Jacobs and johnson fami- lies. Fifth through Ninth grades participated in six events that Wednesday and some excellent com- petition evolved. Each boy signed up for three events according to grade. These activities included the usuals such as the 50 meter dash, the 100 meter dash, the softball throw, the shot putt, the broad jump and the 400 meter run. A new event as of last year was also included, the potato race. ln this event the boys run the 400 meter track with an Idaho on the end of a large spoon. However, this frat' f' ' J. .k-A -. , - ' X ' - i - f I Q Q ri 7l