Brooks School - Bishop Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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CREW lfTli',R spring vacation the crew squad returned to find the lake still covered with ice. ln fact we were not able to begin rowing in the two new shells which were given to us until April 15. However, by May 6 the first crew' bow, Danforthg 2, Glassg 3, Carhartg stroke, Chacee and a second crewebow, Shrigleyg 2, Turnerg 3, Rackemanng stroke, Tynere met Noble's and St. lVlark's on the Charles. The second crew was narrowly defeated by Noble's, but the first crew won by a narrow margin. The following week both crews defeated Groton and Belmont at Brooks. ln the second race at Brooks on May 20, the first two crews had a fairly easy victory over St. Georges After another week of practice, during which the first crew broke a course record, the two crews journeyed to Boston again to compete in the Schoolboy Regatta. The second crew won by a length over liixeter and St. Georges, and the first crew was equally successful over South Kent, lixeter, Buffalo and St. Georges, in that order. This brought to a close a most successful undefeated crew season. The success of this season is principally due to Mr. Kingsbory's coaching skill and untiring perseverance. We all wish Charlie Chace, next year's captain, the very best ofluck. S. M. DANFORTH, Captain 18

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BASHBALI, HH team found difficulty in the beginning of the season because of the lack of experienced material. After defeats at the hands of johnson Andover, St. lX'lark's, and Belmont, the coaches began to experiment with various combinations for a more satisfactory infield. The Rivers game, which Brooks won l-1-2, seemed to afhrm the shift, and the next game with Groton showed the team capable of unknown powers. Groton won the game only through her heavy hitting. The Noble's game was of the same type, but was lost in a bad sixth inning. For the last game of the season the team had another try at Belmont, who had won the first game 30-4. Until the fourth inning Brooks trailed 5-l, but the inning finished with Brooks ahead 10-5g we held this lead for five innings to win 12-7. The game came as a fit reward for Mr. Wilder's and Mr. Ashburn's conscientious coaching, not to mention snow white Jackson and Mr. Morse. .Although we defeated only Country Day, Rivers, and Belmont, the improve- ment shown by this team in the last four games and the victory over Belmont the first in Brooks baseball, made the season more successful than had been hoped for. 3 3 OLIVER A. PARKER, Capmin 17

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THE CREW SEASON S this year rounds out the tenth year of rowing at Brooks, it seems ap- propriate to summarize the development of the sport during that time. We began rowing in the spring of 1930, with two new Davey barges and a tub. All of these boats are still in service, though somewhat patched and bat- tered. That year we raced the lower crews of several other schools and fared only indifferently. The following year we bought two old shells and succeeded in turning out an undefeated crew. This so encouraged us that the following year we started rowing against the first crews of Noble's, St. Mark's, Exeter, and, about a year later, St. George's. These have been our regular rivals ever since. That first year, and the following one were not at all successful, and we won practically no races. It was in 1934, I think, that we were given a pair of new Williams boats and we began to provide some of the older rowing schools with real competition. We lost only to Noble's that year. For the following three years, the first crew was undefeated. In 1938 several members of the first crew had some trouble with crabs and we lost two races, but this year the first crew was again undefeated. ln 1937 and again this year we were presented with a pair of Valentine boats which have been very satisfactory and for which we are extremely grateful. During the past ten years, Brooks crews have met 91 other crews and have defeated 72 of them, and during the past five years the first crew has de- feated 33 out of 36 opponents, winning the Interscholastic Regatta on the three occasions that it has been entered. The 1939 season began with work on the machines commencing shortly after Washington's Birthday and continuing until the end of the Winter Term. VVhen school reopened after the Spring vacation, we were distressed to find the lake still frozen over. However, we were soon able to get the float set out in its proper place and began dodging ice Hoes in one of the barges. This went on for several days, and it was not until nearly a fortnight had elapsed that we were able to go out in shells. The material was very good, bow and three were back from last year's first crew, and stroke and three from last year's second crew, as well as a number of promising oarsmen from the club crews. Chace went in at stroke, Carhart and Danforth kept the same positions they had held last year, and Glass was changed from a three man to a two. The first crew, with Jane- way at cox, rowed together in that order for the rest of the season. The problem of choosing a second crew was far more difiicult. There were eight oarsmen, all of whom seemed to be very nearly of equal caliber who were competing for places in the second boat. For the first week or so a large number of the six hundred odd possible arrangements were tried, bnt none seemed to be outstanding. Finally the best line-up seemed to be Tyner, Rackemann, Turner, Shrigley, and Merle-Smith, cox. This crew rowed against Noble's and St. Mark's, and, after leading for the first half mile, was unable to meet the 19