Buckingham Browne and Nichols School - Torch Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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1 l ---..L,, N-.. . its ..,.,.,,,..,....,.. ....--Q-a.,....-M-V-.W--N We base, Tucker at First base, and Altman behind the plate. The outfield consisted of Cunningham, Pierson, and Schoepfer, with Slocum on the mound. This year's pitching duties are divided between Slocum. Cunningham and Tucker. With the nucleus of three lettermen plus the non- lettermen of last year, and a half-dozen new boys, the Browne and Nichols' baseball team should develop into a formidable team. It has the mechanical ability. and all that is needed is a little time to improve. 1958 SCHEDULE BASEBALL Thursday, April io 'Belmont Hill at Cambridge Wednesday, April 16 'Noble and Greenough at Cambridge Wednesday, April 23 'Governor Dummer at Cambridge Friday, April 25 'Brooks at North Andover Wednesday, April 30 'Groton at Cambridge Friday, May 2 Thayer Academy at Braintree Wednesday, May 7 St. Sebastian's at Cambridge Friday, May 9 'Roxbury Latin at West Roxbury Wednesday, May I4 'Middlesex at Cambridge Friday, May 16 Rivers Country Day at Chestnut Hill Wednesday, May 2I 'Milton Academy at Cambridge Saturday, May 24 Portsmouth Priory at Portsmouth, R. I. ' League Games 3 :oo 3. 100 31 32 Coon ron nects. 9 5 3:00 00 00 I'll get it next time. 00 00 00 O0 O0 00 00 53 Keavy behind the plate

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BAS Capt. Heineman and Coach Elliott Tucker on the mound. Front Row: left to right, Donovan, Slocum, Cunningham, Capt. Heine- man, Pierson, Schoepfer, Conway. Back Row: left to rightg Coach Etter, Anderson, Tucker, Coon, Coyne, Kap- lan, Altman, Keavy, Smith, Coach Elliott. BALL Last year, the baseball team, led by Captain Iim Fitzgerald, compiled a record of seven wins and six losses. This was the third consecutive year that the Browne and Nichols baseball team had had a winning season. Last year's team consisted of Larry Norton, Steve Heineman, Burtt Ehrlich, and Dick Gibbs in the in- field. Kevin Barbera, Ted Freeman, and Whig Pier- son were in the outfield. Bill Snelling and Art Cunningham took over pitching duties, while Captain Fitzgerald lead the team in the catching position. This team managed to play pretty steady ball throughout the season, reaching its peak when it beat a very strong Middlesex team. Dick Gibbs led the team in hitting and Bill Snelling developed into a top-notch pitcher. This year's team can be described, in part, by the fact that there are only two seniors on the squad. There are only three returning lettermen who are Whig Pierson, Art Cunningham and Captain Steve Heineman. This means that the team is young and inexperienced, and will need time to develop into a good steady ball club. The team played its first game on April tenth, and, although it lost to Belmont Hill, the last half of the game proved that it could develop into a steady ball club. April sixteenth the team met with Noble and Green- ough. We played well defensively throughout the game, but because of a lack of hits, lost. We showed a definite improvement over the previous game. The starting lineup for this game consisted of Coon at third base, Heineman at shortstop, Kaplan at second

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Coach Ducey and Mgr. Bloom. Stro-o-o-ke! First crew: left to rightg Collins, Bew- ley, Olson, Iackson, Bazley. Second crew: left to right, Blatchford, Van de Graaff, Lombard, Capt. Woodard, Rubin. Third crew: left to right, Sturm, Smith, Mazzanovitch, Ed- wards, Duane. It is always hard to forecast a season this early in the year, yet the tradition of Browne and Nichols' Crews has always been a proud one. Over the past few years the first Crews have done remarkably well. Two years ago, the first boat was defeated only once in the regular season, and placed second in the Worcester regatta. Again, the 1957 first boat was undefeated in all but one race in the regular season. It is not easy for a school of Browne and Nichols, size to carry this winning tradition into all three boats, yet last year is a fine example of what a little pride and determination can do. The second boat remained undefeated and placed second at Worcester, while the third boat won over half its regular races, and won third boat competition at VVorcester. In the regular season there were a total of 12 wins and 3 losses. This is certainly something to be proud of. We began informal machine rowing a week before opening the 1958 season. A number of new boys re- ported to learn the fundamentals. On March 10, the formal season on the river began. The first practices were light, but things have begun to settle, with the first sensations of a tippy shell over, and a few miles under our belts. The squad is green, but there is a great deal to look forward to. There are returning letter men to help the new boys and there is every reason to believe that this will be a good season. The Hrst boat as of now is made up of Collins, Bewley,