Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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The fencing team, led by Captain George Meeks, won two of its three dual meets but finished in back of both Wesleyfan and Williams in the Little Three. Hartford was the scene of the first match with the Trinity swordsmen. The Hilltoppers succumbed to the jeff onslaught by the close score of 1412-12lj. Six of the Amherst men won two out of the three bouts but Trinity's number one man in the epee division was the only one to sweep his bouts. Several weeks later the Purple and Xlifhite met Boston Univer- sity. This encounter ended in a 1-1-13 victory for the Terriers. The jeffs showed their greatest strength in the sabre class where they conquered the visitors 6-3. ln their third meet the Sabrina FENCIN Roshts Ctftmch i, Steiiilwitl, Compu. 1Tresscf, fllceks ttftzpfd, Sinihsoii 7-l. K., Sivtutsoii, Stoker, ff-itiviitw, Simpson N. SKII G FIRST Row: '7I'hiituiiih, Kuiiiiiill 'fi IV, .-Iiiiieivoii, Linn Siitioxri Row Roslin tfftmtlvn, Ktiiiitill 'I l'. Peiiiilufuit, Xttftttfsttll tffttftiiiiiii, Skiliwt-il, Iilatix duelers returned to the victory column by defeating Clark Uni- versity, 14-13. The match was not decided until the last event in the sabre division. ln his final bout Rick Haines defeated his opponent 5-4 after a hard fought battle. This clinched the meet for Amherst. George Meeks swept his division, the foil, while Keith Simpson followed his example by sweeping the epee divi- sion. The final contest of the season was the Little Three meet. The -lefls traveled to Middletown in hopes of regaining the title, lost to Wesleyan last year by a forfeit, but were doomed to disap- pointment. The XY'esnien were too strong for their rivals, defeat- ing Amherst DU 7 and Wfilliaiiis lol 3-III' 3. . Jef' Neg: . iw I F ,sa as ,ts 'w .,.' 'fix Although plagued by lack of snow in the early part of the season, the Amherst ski team made a good showing against some of the stronger teams in this area. The Intercollegiate Ski Union formed a new association this year with the hope of reviving in- terest in college skiing. Under this plan the thirty-seven college teams in the country were split into four divisions: Senior, East- ern, XVestern, and Canadian. Amherst was included in the East- ern division but due to injuries was not able to compete for the championship this year. ln the first meet of the season the Amherst team defeated the U. of Mass., Springfield, Vifesleyan, and A.l.C. and successfully defended a championship cup won the year before. George Pendleton, Wally Anderson, and Arne Skilbred figured in the setiring The following weekend the Sabrina skiiers, led by Captain Brandt Nicholson, Skilhred, and Pendleton, placed fourth in the eight team competition at the XVilliams XY inter Carnival. XY'il- liams, Yale, and Harvard finished ahead of the leffs, The next day the team took sivth in a twelve team Giant Slalom Meet sponsored by Harvard The season came to a successful close when Amherst played host to Wlilliams and llarvard in a four-event, two-day ski carni- val at Tinker Hill. The meet was not decided until the final iumping when john Frautchi and Henry Kendall took first and second, putting the ,leffs in front with 3713.6 points to Harvards 372.9 and Wfilliams 560. Page One fl-hmdred Seiten

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ln its opening meet of the season at the Knights of Columbus games in the Boston C-arden, the Amherst relay team, composed ot Charlie -lackson, Dick Wolfe, Bill Neill and Bill Scott, finished third. XVilliams, winning in a time of 3:31,-f, was first, the Llni- versity of Connecticut, second, and XY esleyan rounded out the field in fourth place. The ,lefl team was handicapped from the opening gun, when the lead-off man tripped and fell ofl the track, putting the Amherst team about sixty yards behind. The remaining members of the quartet made up forty yards to finish only twenty yards behind Wlilliams. ln these same games, Ted llager pole vaulted twelve feet to finish in the upper half of a tough field. ln a five-team field at the Millrose games in New York, the ,leffs placed fottrth. As in the previous meet Wesleytan was the only team to fall below the ,lefT's time. Wheaton College finished first with a time of 31295, while the Amherst time was 3:32.5. Returning to the Boston Carden for its final meet in the Boston A.A. meet, the Sabrina team finished second by the margin of ff S second. The winning time for R,P.l, was 31331, Running in the last four hundred and forty yards, Dick Xlllolfe moved the team tip from third to second and managed to catch the runner from R.l',l. but could not pass him. Neill and XX'olfe will he the tw o returning men for next yearfs relay team. E L A Y tlil f,dltlfltltlL'Yl, ffililis. lntlcsott, olfr, Staff. Liiiiilm' tffotttlii. -s. I DOOR TRACK lutvi Row' folilt, l3it'ison, Heller, Neill, Sntioxn Row. Liiriilev fffotttlil. 'l'ult'ttfiitt', fllttltlleloit, lflilft, Kxil'fntfiicl', Ricfiiivifetm t',flss f C0tlL'l1 l, ln the initial meet of the season, held at the Cage, the Cru- saders of lloly Ct'4j1'ss downed the .leffs hy a margin of ofl-53. The visitors took every first place and three of the seconds in the running events, hut the ,leflmen won the eight lap relay, with llerb Middleton, Ted Sheftel, llill Scott, and Bill Neill turning in a time of 21-lf'l.8. Amherst captured all three places in the thirty-five pound weight throw Amherst also won in the pole vault and broad iumps, A powerful and well-balanced New Hampshire team beat out Amherst and Springfield in a triangular meet held at the Cage. All three teams won or tied for fave firsts in the f-f- event meet. Ted Hager broke the college broad jump record with a leap of Page One fH1mdred Six 22 feet at 3 inches. The two mile run was won by Kim Valentine while Neill and .Nfiddleton got firsts in the 220 yard dash and -ffl yard low hurdles, respectively. The Sahrinas closed their track season with a lopsided 74-39 victory over the University of Connecticut in Pratt Cage. Wil- liams equalled his own college high iump record in the meet when he cleared the har at 6 feet and inch. Hager was the leading point getter by tying for first in the pole vault and win- ning the broad jump. Bruno Giordano of the Ukes broke the Amherst College record when he won the two mile race in ff:-f7.'l. Herb Middleton captained the team for the season.

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. t - 4 i llllbl Row Tiiaislrifi lscilrv llttlxr l,ltlll5l'tllt' tftiplt tsiztutxlutt limit'-' Ntliiiuii-1.-apt liiv.tn.l tau! llclllllillbll ianies Tlitn Vzititarti fl-IIRI1 stat thtulclii 'llilltttnrsun i lsst ,Tltlr Discontinued as a varsity spurt eighteen years ago, hockey was revived last year on an intormal basis but laclted suthcient organization to ellect an active schedule, This year the club, managed by Doug Miller, received substantial alumni support and became a part ot the inlnrnial sports budget- the club turned in a record ot tour wins, two ties, and three losses Sparlted by Ashe lfames, high man tor the Sabrinas with a total of twenty-two points, the sticltmen netted seven goals in the Hrst game of the season while Munson Academy, their opponents, QOL iust one tally. The club showed more speed and drive when they FRESHMA BASKETB LL Row HOCKEY CLUB lieu! Opp .Xlunson Academy l 5 Springtisld Coll. ft 5 Ll, ot Xlass. 5 3 lleerlield I .X l.C, 5 A Stoeltlwritlge 2 4 lleertield ts 4 Xyilbraham Acad 4 ?I,t'l Tl.t'!,u 'ictinxri Row fllxllev t,'lltiii.itIcii Ritlntvtf played Springfield College but were torced to bow' fi-5 in the tinal stanza despite the outstanding work of freshman Ted Win- ship in the goal, A 5-5 tie with the University of .Nlassachusetts was tollow ed by a victory over Deerlield 3-1. In this game .Nlance llall, Norm Brown, and Dave Wray led the ,led pucltsters in numerous scoring attempts, The Purple and Xlfhite fell to A, l. C 5-2, defeated Stockbridge 3-2, lost to Deertield 6-4, and closed the season with a 4-4 tie with XY'ilbraham Academy. Norm Brown was elected captain ot next years squad to replace Phil Cran- shaw, this vear's head man lirilautsl fifth Tll Xlerllltprfll .Lead 45 5'l Wiillisttm 33 77 Exeter 54 53 Sutlield 55 52 Leicester -lr RH 57 Trinity 5'P fill LI ol Nlass 42 58 .Nlount llermon RN 59 XY'esleyan T4 53 XY'illiams 411 l-ntsi Row' tjntv, Collier, Vinh, Slntlil, 'Ill-aiiev, Rinttt, Ialtir, given, ST.-WUING1 Rogers tlfottclvt, lstnuv, Zell, Cotnlorl, liltttlvltrtrii .-lltl1llll'L'llll, Krllldl, Dresser, RAIIHUHI ll-lltllltltlgfl. lfitr the second sLlcccsslXL' season ln: Rogers fl't3sltll1Ctll basket- hall team had an iiuis'tnding recortl The '53 huopsters com- piled a record ot seven :vns against uttlv three defeats. The yearling squad opened the season with an impressive TU to 45 win over Xierinunt .Xcadeinv Xvillistan Academy invaded Pratt Cage tor the tirst lining game tit the years campaign, and the pea-greens' Sterling Xteaver led the ,letl atzaclv with nineteen points ttinherst s hrst loss tml the year came in an overtime contest at the hands ut Sutheld Academy, The treshman baslteteers avenged this deteat hy swamping a Leicester ,luniur College squad. ,lack llarlt, Bill Ctreer and ,lohn Rugg all hit double ligures. Page Une 5Llllllill'Ctl Sigh! The Aletlmen dropped another tight one to Trinity at the Hill- toppers' home court. The tall yearling quintet registered suc- cessive victories over the University ot Massachusetts and Mount lleimon before meeting a rugged Wesleyan team in Middletown. Sterling XYeaver's twenty-one point scoring spree went for naught as the Lord ,lehfs went down to defeat. The linal game of the year saw' the freshmen defeat Wfilliams. Effective set shooting and Control of the backboards by the Am- herst cagers provided the victory bulge tor the lerls. The presence of men such as XVeaver, Park, Rugg, Collier, Slight, Zalot, and Ctreer indicates a bright future for coming varsity squads.