Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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CRGSS COUNTRY was Mn and sais HAMPERED all season with injuries, three of which hurt the team badly, the gang from Crabtown travelled to New York where they were led by an inspired Captain Walt Barry to place second in the inter-collegiates. But the boys brought back more than a trophy, for on the grueling slopes of Van Cortland Park, seven midshipmen ran away from the Army cadets and defeated Army decisively for the first time since 1940. The grand finale came on Thanksgiving Day. The harriers really brought back the bacon in the form of the Southern Middle Atlantic Cham- pionship, and the National A. A. U. Championship. Navy ' Opponent Oct. 16 North Carolina 16 44 Oct. 25 Stonewall Z7 32 Oct. 30 Duke-Virginia 20 56-59 ' Nov. 15 Army 22 34 : Low score wins Eigbl laps flll0Il7Ilf ojicers' COIIIINU' and Ibe barriers called it rz clay f mfg EAW? Doc and Tommy I X ' f A -A P 'S' j hx. ft' all w,,, '4 era Nil fl ilu: Ifcinn- Lt. Couulr. Vogeley, Wlilson, Bruin- mer, Dudley, Hunter, Capiain Barry, Dempsey, Gri1nsley,Stcvens, Brown, Mavzagcfr Fallon, Coach Thompson. Over bill-over rlnle-with Brxrrgg Brown, and Wilson ,4'f. ff' - . The Captain- J'0IHlg5f27' Walt Brzrrj

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The early season practice under an August sun did much to discourage the listless candidates, and to season the zealous. The booting practice slowly turned to dribbling and passing. Finally, along with chilly blasts on Lawrence Field came the daily menu of scrimmaging for the twenty-six men retained on the varsity squad. Well, what happened now is recorded as history. But the chapter represented by this season will always be prominent in the annals of Navy athletics. The record speaks for itself-a grand coach and twenty NW jolmuie Swank, the dribbling EXIJETL played havoc with enemy team goalies athletes. Oct, Duke .... Oct. Penn. U.. . . Oct. Lehigh .... Nov. Penn State. Nov. Swarthmore. . . . . Nov Nov . Y.: -.f1 f?fft Bucknell . . . Army .... F-54 ,'5 'z Y ': 1' in--f-.7 - -fm rf :- f-'fy -I The fruits Q' 1liCf0Ijl 'Ille 'Ionian- lst ROW -Hall, Calisto, Kern, Drake, Nicklas, Allen, Griffin, Baldwin, Barnes. 2nd HOW- lVIarusek, Bucknell, Stewart, Swank, Coach Taylor, Captain Chaires, Schoeberlein, llloul, Delllayo, Reaves. 3rd ROW- Comdr. Logan, Ojiccr Repre- sentative, Gorsljne, Eaton, Van- tlerwolk, Purkrabek, Burdett, Luesclmer, Polk, Rogers, Lt. Comdr. Geist, Manager Sim- melink. 1

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.1- BASKETBALL .i mt .miiinm IT WAS Navy versus Catholic University. SpookJ' Elliott topped Scanlon, rival center, on the initial jump, and the ball went to Longnecker, Navy Captain and star forward. Longnecker passed to McKay on a quick break that failed, and the ball was snapped out to Back standing behind the foul circle. Back got set, shot and 2000 pairs of eyes followed the ball as it arced smoothly toward the basket. It hit the rim, rolled crazily around twice, and dropped through. Navy 2MCatholic 0. It was an auspicious beginning, a forerunner of things to come. Coach Johnny Wilson's iirst team of Longnecker, Elliott, Litty, McKay, and Back ran up the most impressive record seen in recent years on the Navy court. Sparked by Elliott, Back, and Howe, Navy downed Catholic 59-41. One week later, Navy lost the first half, and the game, to an experienced North Carolina Pre-Flight team, and an offensive giant named Palmer. Trailing at the half by 33-16, Navy rallied to outscore the galaxy of college all-stars 22-10 in the second half. The initial deficit was too great, however, and, in spite of tba team kept him haw lobmna Ilfzlrou--be kcllzi Ike Icrzm busy Capta 463 the offensive play of Longnecker and Back, and the defensive strength of Elliott and Litty, the midshipmen finished the game on the low side of a 45-38 count. -Kemry Lougnecker Tha Tars lroznzce Ilrlnlpdezz-Syzlzzey SI-28