Arnold College - Fall In Yearbook (Milford, CT)

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Wahl M1 um 1 ,hi ...MQ 1 2 s 2-Xrtiuiiirz nf the QlHP11'H Enpartmvni The year 1928 was one of achievement in the annals of the men's department, both in the sport calendar and in the social life of the College. Largely through the efforts of Mr. Massey, '25, the College was ably represented on the football field for the first time by a group of husky athletes, who gave no mean account of themselves during the season. The work of conditioning the players and teaching them the rudiments was begun at fall camp, and it was quite a novel sight for the young ladies to see the boys falling on the ball, kicking, passing and scrimmaging. All of the games were played on the soccer field, which was revamped to suit the needs of the game. Of course, the entire student body turned out for these games, and the camp surely did echo with the resounding cheers for the Red and White. When the students returned indoors, the playing of home games was given up, because of the lack of time and proper playing grounds. The season ended with three games won, one lost and one tied, a very good showing for our first team. Norman Feifer was elected cap- tain, and proved to be an inspiring leader. His presence on the field seemed to inspire the fighting spirit into the boys, and to him must go a large share of the credit for the fine work accomplished. Only a few of the varsity men are graduating, and we can look forward to a champions, ship team next year, with Captain-elect Celone leading the team. The men next turned their attention to basketball, and it was again up to Mr. Massey to start the ball rolling. A new plan, suggested by Dr. Arnold, was tried out this year, and proved to be quite successful. The plan was to put the game into the hands of the students themselves, and if possible, to let one of their number take charge. William Cook was elected captain of the team, and acting in this capacity, directed the efforts of the team. A feature of the season was the annual trip South, and on it the boys gave a good account of themselves. The team enjoyed a pros- perous season, winning a majority of their games. With Captain-elect MacCarthy, Sloman, Davin and Degnan, of the varsity team, back next year, along with some good second team material, the prospects for next year are exceedingly bright. While the basketball team was making a name for itself on the pol- ished surface, the gymnastic team was not idle, by any manner of means. Regular practices were held weekly, and soon the boys were in readiness l'79l