Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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SAIL: we r., crus l51Rs'r Row Vliirijrfurr, Fatiimtiii, Ltiiuie, Hertz, fitriilxtlii, titnilmt. 'Sucrisn Row' litrilvev, qHtlllHt1tl't1Y, lfhtiltiii, Lvitirrji lc,UHlHlUtlUlL'l, Q1el1,.'Vi1rslnIll, lftilrli Turku Row, Jlolimlveir, Cole' mlm, Blair, Brown, Littlefield, lftiiiin, Hasselt, Deiusmt foumir RUXY film stun, aliiriinil, .TIt.Tltilletr, ,llit'tnii, Tfiirlerei, 'lllioliriiiii 'lohirsutr ,Htl lteinr, Nulxnit : I A 1 F P , . 1 .'N, I i I :- yi x ,.. 1049-Tlte Amherst College Sailing Cluh, through its mem' Regatta at NHT llere the ,left salts tied XY'illiams for ninth hership in the New England branch of the National Inter- collegiate Sailing Association, llils a schedule of collegiate re- gattas each spring and fall, The cluh's policy is to distribute the opportunity of competing among its entire memhership of ahout 30 upperclassmen and 'lil frosh. Although the cluh now has neither boats nor sailing facilities, a campaign is planned to obtain the necessary equipment for next fall, Last spring Amherst's hoatmen defeated Htnrdoin, Colhy and XVesleyan to win the Associate Championship of Xen England, As a result of this victory, the cluh was qualified lit compete place Last fall at Bowdoin the cluh lost the Associate Champion ' e annual l.ittle Three meet ship Trophy to the home crew, l'h was cancelled hut will he resumed again next fall, INFO-Tltis spring the only competitor for the .-Xssociatc Championship honors is XYesleyan, .X ytctory will permit Am herst to compete again in the Dinghy Regatta. The cluh will enter the Connecticut Yalley Cltainpionship, and faces stifl' coin' Ptllllibil Ill stlcll stltoiils its Tale , Tufts, fiiiflsl Guard, Nliddle- with eleven other colleges in the important Boston Dinghy Cup hurv, Yeiinoni, llaitinouth and M IT, i 6 , T MA AGERIAL L 1' 1 J lei an r Amherst College can hoast one of the most efficient managers' organizations in the country. The Association is made up of the managers and assistants in all sports and is governed hy a three man executive committee. lt functions under the auspices of the intercollegiate athletic office, The Association sets up the managerial competitions, The primary interest of the Association is to work up a competitive spirit for the positions. This year there has been a point system used under which the coaches, managers, trainers, and team ltiirl ASSOCIATIO T lntsr Roxy Let.ls, Puri-', ,TltX'.iiiititti, TlcLi1titJliliu, Tliiriitlrs, ,Tfilltr ,-lleliii Nui-sri Row Hiut:ell, Totdctr, Tilt tiii, Lerner, Lt'.Liei'ie, Fiil:iui1ev, Niiiif-wir, Ktilsl.-Y captains vote for the team! new manager, ln addition the ,Xssociation has included a fraternity clause in the coinpetition rules yyherehy no house can have memhers as manager of .1 particular team for lXXte1sLICCL'5slYE years. The other function of the Association ls to see that ,Xiuli-,-ist squads are well represented on This includes efficient service to interest in atlilents, and seeing welcomed. diamond, field, and iiaclv ' the teams, raising the campus to it that visiting teams are Page Out' 'lliimlietl .Nvetieirleeii

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,J LACRGSSE 3 .liiilvcrsl Opp. 8. 9 Nichols, lr. College 4 -l Tufts 9 S Trinity 5 a Brown 4 3 XY'.P.l. 5 I N. Ii. College 4 ITIRKT Row Holiimii, Voisiiiliii, tjiilfillis, fllnoie tfizpl J, L7'm'loi, 1Tii1t7Im'. Siris SECUND Row Coltuvii irfpiitlin, Tiutzt Riittit Htziiipinu, Ft-iiiiilti. Kiioivlloii, Slitclctivlc, Bedford, lI'isuIev l,-llilllililfll Trimii Bow St.liti'iii:ku1il, liiiiitvolt, Hill, Hciiiietl, Qllyllllillllg, VW'-l.ast spring lacrosse, newly organized on an informal lmsis, eracked a Still average. Sparked hy such outstanding deft-nst-inansliip as that displayed hy llowie Rosenthal, the team took victories from Nichols lr. College, Trinity, and Brown. Boh Smith captained the squad, and his leadership combined with Rosenthal's defensive work and ,lohnny Sisk's attack was responsible in large part for the team's line showing. lltatt-This season the team is suffering ti-om iniuries Dag Moore, top defense man is out and Sisk was not ahle to play in the early games, Lacrosse laces a repeat ol last year's sched- CREW . Htxvr Row 4 liiiiiiliuhziii Si-4 ox Row Fox ffsoiztlit, ,lriiol.1', Nitliols. Tiiyltir .-lviiilt Stuolscy, 'Heiil-'ty lit'il:t'l Vlinifiloil ILWI-A spring training trip to Florida helped whip the ,leif oarsinen into shape During their soiourn unotlicial races were held with the Ll. ot Tampa, Rollins, Xvashington and Lee, and ihe Yale B team. and Palmer led the losing to Dartmouth hy less than six feet, there followed three Coach 'lohn Ellis and co-captains Oakes outlit through a successful season. After victories: Clark, A.l.C., and Bri-wn. At the Dad Vail Regatta, featuring the stilfest small college competition, Amherst linished sixth, 1050-This spring Mr. Phillip Fox generously offered his Vnglc Une 7eliimlri?il Sixteen Pl U, flloiilfmi ule. Despite the iniuries and a loss to Brown, spirit is high ancl cautious optimism the outlook. Coach -lohn Cohurn is relying upon Sisk at attack along with Ciary Holman. ,lim XY'illiams, Ben Taylor, and Paul Griffiths alternate hetween the midfield and attack, while George Cor- siglia, Sam Rugg, Prent Bancroft, Van Tingley, and Don Mac- Yicar are the defense mainstays. Lacrosse at ,Xinlierst was recognized hy the Student Council this year and the team is to he awarded letters on the same hasis as the rest ol the varsity sports. i i i coaching serxices, and through gifts from interested alumni and other friends, a new Pocock shell was purchased, There will be another spring trip south during which the jetls will train for a still schedule. Captainetl hy T. P. Plimpton, the crew faces A.l.C. first and then llaryard, Dartmouth, and Brown. Amherst will again compete in the Poughkeepsie classic, the Dad Yail Regatta. Although crew is still on an informal basis, regular varsity letters will he awarded this year.

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lil-W-Last vear the lrosh baseball team won three of the six games on the schedule and heat both XYilliams and XVesleyan tor the Little Three crown ln the opener Wlillie Wlilson, pitch- ing lor the Little rleils, dropped a 342 decision to .Nlonson Acad' :mv The nevt two games, with Nichols -lunior College and Deerfield Academy, were also lost by one run margins. Against XY'illiston Academy the team showed real power at the plate as everyone hit to shape a I2-ll victory, Coach Rick Wilson had to use three pitchers against XY esleyan but the Amherst team CLINIC through with a a-3 win. ln the season's linale Bob ,lones held nett and Bucky llarris, scored six to capture the Little Three title, lflill-This spring Coach XVilson's squad faces a tough eighte game schedule including Trinity, Wlesleyan and Willianis. So far Bill Creer has looked like the starting catcher. ,lack XValter will probably play third with jack Park at short, Ashe Eames or lien Lally at second, and Bill Frack holding down lirst base, ,lim Davis, Bill Martin, Bill Banks and Bob Brown should see action in the outfield. These men, with jack Collier on the XY'illiams to three runs uhile hls teammates, led by llowie Bur- mound, should form the nucleus ol a strong cotnbination. l:lRN'l' Row tjieei, ffttnitw, Sjieiiter, 7I'.iltei, 'lleiiiiitln tiiilv, Eittmts Stitioxti Row 7l'ooiliiill, Dtttus, Liillwl lliiiliii, 5nntli, Itilot, lsiiii: liioiiiii Titnui Roxx tiolliei Nettle Fititl' Sliiiit, lltnil-s Ptnlx tiillsuit, tltliltits 'lfilsoit fiitltltlil. ASEB T TRACK 1949 SCORES litRsT Row ll'iiislou', lioitoll, Tull, Roms, 'Holtomlm tjuiluilv, Pt'll:, flulnisoii Stguoxn Row- Slit-lliiit, Keiiiiey, tfttllell, Smioii, 'll'ooliiiiiii, Pttxue, Slut!-no, Chilimtni, tjtiiitsun, Tttnm Row Ritlitiitlsovt tCoittlil, tiililfs tfllitutztltt J, 5eL'iil.i, yllieiiiit, Stlimiill, Ykltk tially, Sitlliuilmiii, lrtlliiiililtte, FRESHMAN LL ,-Imlicrsl Ulvp. 2 ,Nlonson Academy 3 5 Nichols hlr. College 6 ti Deerlield Academy 7 12 XVilliston Academy tl 5 XY'eselyan 3 In XVilliams 3 FRESHMAN .sliiilierxl Ulipoiienl hh Cheshire 33 LP-L LI. of Mass. 32 58 Springlield 68 7U Little Three Wlilliams 54 4, I5 Vilesleyan . 29 lfi IW-W-Tlie lreshman track team was one ot the best at Amherst in recent years. The team lost but one meet, a close one to Springlield in which the margin of victory was hut ten points. The ,letls swamped Cheshire Academy in their initial meet and then the University nl Nlassachusetts. The highlight ol the season, however, was the showing made by the Cinder- men in the Little Three .Xlect at XY illiamstown. Led hy co- captains john Bucher and Creg .NlcCrath, the Purple and XVliite gathered up seventy points. ,lack Tanger set a freshman record in this meet of 51.7 seconds in the -Htl, Xllfilliams came in second with a total of 54 4 Q points, while Vfesleyan had a Page this Wiiuiiiied Eigliteen scant QW l 5. 1950-This yeat s freshman team will have a high goal to aim at in order to equal the record set by last year's trackmen. The prospects, however, are very bright. Norm Ciorbaty in the dashes, Hank XY'oolman in the hurdles and high iump, Dick Talmadge in the -Htl, Al ,lohnson in the half mile and Dick Catlett in the shot-put and pole vault should all have com- mendable records. There will be a four meet season with the same schools that were encountered by last year's freshman team.