Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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sr f f - , W 'slr 5 - Y.-4-f in F X K x SWIMMING wi. Mg Q-.sms FOR YEARS Henry Ortland has been turning out good swimming teams. This year, his twenty-sixth, he has a team which is sparkling with talent. Never before have so many records been broken. Wins over some of the best teams in the nation prove that the boys have been working hard under the watchful eye of their coach. Jack Manherz, Navyls captain and Freddie Berry are two of the top breastrokers in the nation. Brock Mott and X The Captain-jack Manberz Bob Cowell have been pushing each other to the limit, and each in turn has cracked the Academy record for the 150 yard backstroke this year. Cowell, Manherz, and The Marzager-Walt Rose Coach Ortland spent I2 hours zz day in the Nzztatorium Dobbs paced tbejielrl in the freestyle ,- 1 - q1:vgL-v,Vf.1.,V , .... ,W , V Navy?-breastrokers cburn tbe wa ,' in fIf61'ld7'dfi071f07' Norlb Czuolm

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petition which produced the champions. This was dem- onstrated in the Heavyweight class where Big Jim Cockrill, -.lack Hansen, and 'cHonest Johnw Coppedge battled a round robin each week for the privilege of stepping on the mat at Saturday's meet. At the same time, Chet Perry, Steve McClintic, and Jim Foust were pushing the Hrst place men in their weights for a berth on the team. In mid-year we were fortunate in obtaining Carl Kitt to fill the position of plcbe and assistant coach which was vacated when Stan Henson was commissioned in the Navy. Viewing the impressive record of this year's plebe team and the experienced hands left behind, coupled with the demonstrations of coach Swartz and the experienced guidance of Lieutenant Commander Vogel, next year's team should experience little trouble in repeating this yearis performance. Captain Henson methodically disposes of North Carolina llfCLClJ071,lll!,Z and Blunz, icmglc in a practice -match. E Little t-roublecl by the manpower shortage, Ncwy's 'wrestlers eartemlecl their streak to 16 straight in 19144 'file 'l'0illli'fIst ROW-Coach Swartz, lNIacDona.ld, Stevenson, Foust, Blum, Oliver, Cfljlfllllll Henson, Hale, Creel, Brinnn, Coopeclge, lVIcC1intie, Lt. Comclr. Vogel. Qml ROW-Manager Steele, Flanagan, lNIerrick, Dwyer, Steuteville, Perry, Hartley, Guy, Hansen, Cockrill, lVl1ittle, Price, Temple, Ritter. 3rd lt0W-Snyder, Wilson, Lemeshewsky, Gibson, Devlin, Erickson, Dupkin, Bivin, Henry, Clark, Greene, Esmiol, Cobean.

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Dave Maiining make up the 300 yard medley team and never were their points so valuable or so welcome as in the Princeton meet this year. Dave holds his own inthe hundred with anyone in the nation. jim .Green ranks along with Maniiiiug and these boys can be depended upon in any race. In the 50, it is Charlie Dobbs and Butner who have been gathering in the points. Mize and Thompson have been doing well in the 220. Henry Ortland, the coach's son, and Blair have been swimming mates in the quarter mile. The team is not complete without the divers, Mayo and Kelly. There are many men who have added their bit to the team. Such boys as Curley Graham and Bob Williams in the backstrokeg Glynn and O,Rourke in the breast- stroke, and Hallet, Tiemaiis, Corse and Lyon in the free- style have made the competition keen, and the boys who hold the top spots have had to work to stay there. This yearis team has elevated swimming as a sport, a pastime, and a necessity in the eyes of most midshipmen. The relay team brought viciory out of defeat on more than one occasion Carve! Blair relaxes after an afternoonlv workout Diving Ace Mayo, takes 4 high one aj the ceiling Backstroker, Moth gets .vetfor the take-of The Team- Zst R OW -Lt. Conidr. Dixon, Taylor, Barker, Simonsen, Wilson, B.. O., Berry, Captain Manherz, Mapes, O'Callagl1a,n, Thomson, Ortlancl, Qml ROW -Nlanager Rose, Hankins, Vandermade, Looker, Gardner, Green, hifaxining, Blair, Tiemann, Graham, Nlott, Fisher, Kelley, Coach Ortland. 3rcl ROW-Dobbs, Duester- berg, Williams, Hallett, Corse, Wilson, H. R., Mayo, Cowell, lVIize, O'Rourke, Urquhart, Ogier, Lademan, Lyon.