Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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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.

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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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FRESH 5 RESTLI c-liitltersl Hlwp 17 Mt. llermon 11 1U XVesleyan 2-1 16 Loomis 111 13 W'illiams 17 litttst Row- Limits, 'lI'lult', Fuiilmi, Pluto, Rullt-iltlc. Luims, Xtlwlliiititti, ST.wlimr. ffotitli flliittis, Kim: Huttilcistvit, Cliiilx Tlioittwii, Vuiitiully, Ttili, Qitiiitwnii, Sftllllflk f,l'ii1iitt'il. This year the jeff freshman wrestling squad was hampered hy lack of experience. Although most of his candidates had not done mttch wrestling before coming to Amherst, Coach joe Maras was able to mold a team which won one and tied one in four meets. The season started auspiciously as the Amherst yearlings de- feated Mt, Hermon by a 17-11 score, Starring for the jetTs was Spike Schellenger, who pinned his opponent in one minute and forty seconds. Qther winners for Amherst were john Kunz at 155 pounds and King Taft at 165 pounds. On the following Saturday the freshmen lost to XX'esleyan, 24-10. Schellenger and Taft were the only je1'T victors, hoth pinning their opponents. Against Loomis, Schellenger along with jim Evans at 1311 pounds, Kunz, and Tatt gave Amherst a 16-bl lead. llowever, the visitors captured the last two matches for a 111-its draw. ln the sc-ason's linal meet the jeffs bowed to the XVilliams yearlings in a home encounter, hy a 17-13 count. Both Taft and Schellenger kept their undefeated records intact with pins, ac- counting for ten of the jeff points. The remaining three were registered when Leo Connolly decisioned his opponent in a hard-fought match at the 175 pottnd level. 'T FRESHMAN SWIMMIN liiiliui sl Hyip, 31 lleerlield 4-1- 35 Nlt. Hermon 31 ZS Trinity 38 47 Wlesleyan DH 22 Wfilliaitis 53 317 Xvlllislufl Zo FIRST Row L1lflt'1ielit', Fiitlvettl, Sutton, Kritxtlcitxet iffttpl l, Bottoij, Qititelter, ljteeitotlillt Bdvvfli SECOND Row: Smetillie, fjliller, Stitttttsloii, 'lI'ti1fetei, Cady, Hoist, fllttsoit, Kuiiitcdy ilitttitlil, An inexperienced freshman swimming team opened their sea- son with a loss to Deerlield Academy, The first year tnermen were ahle to capture lirsts in only two individual events. Pete Kruidenier took first place in the 50 yard dash, while Don Simon copped the Hrst position in the 1110 yard backstroke. The jeff opener in Pratt pool saw a team victory and a num- her of line performances for the hosts. Simon again was out- standing in the backstroke and Roy Craeber did well in the 220 yard freestyle. Dave Van Hettsen in the dives and Ed Bonoff in the 50 yard dash were other individual winners in this meet. Following at loss to Trinity, the rapidly-improving frosh splashers met their first Little Three competition against the Cardinals in r Nliddletown. The meet turned Out to he a triumph for the team as well as liruitlenier who captured a first in the 51.1 yard sprint, placed second in the 11141, and anchored the victorious -LOU yard relay. In spite of their rapid improvement, the Little jeff swimmers were overwhelmed hy a last XX7illiams team. The Ephmen took Hrst in all hut two events and ittmped into an early lead which was never really threatened hy the Amherst swimmers. Pete Kruidenier took his event, the 50 yard dash and Simon won a first place in the 150 yard hackstroke. Al Post of Willianis set a new Wfilliams freshman record in diving, while outscoring Arnie Lande and Dave Van Hosen of the Sabrinas. Page One Htaiztired Wine