Fordham University School of Business - Aries Yearbook (New York, NY)

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W as ,+ ' ' J, 1 e-A ff Q , A A tennl I ,I F J! MX I X-5 Last year's tennis team showed a fine 8 won and 3 lost record. Led by Captain Iohn Poster, a School of Business senior, the Rams bowed only to Army, Columbia and Yale. Poster capped a fine collegiate career by being named Most Valuable Player last year. This year's Captain is Patrick Cubitose. Having been hit hard by graduation, the team's pros- pects are just fair. Besides the strong metropolitan teams, the big obstacles to a good season are the Kaydets from West Point, St. Ioseplfs and Yale. Coach Tom Hammonds expects strong efforts from Ken MacDonald and Bob Coleman to back the play of Captain Cubitose. Top play is also expected from Al Cummings, a talented School of Business soph, who starred on the Maroon Squash team as well. A bright future is expected for the netmen through the development of the fine freshmen talent. Danny Burke and Alfredo Fran- gul, both Dealy Hall representatives, along with Bill McColdrick and Lawrence Brown are the up and coming Fordham stars. Kneeling: Ioe Brislin, Ken MacDonald, Phil Carroll. Standing: Pat Cubitose, Bob Coleman, Nick Cooney, Bob Dempsey, Paul Schriere. ,f,. 1 f' N 1 'r'? T T'7'

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Front Row: Pat McGrath, Frank McShane, Dick Hurzeler, Dick Andrews, Harry Madigan. Back Row: John Schmidt, Edward Gaffney, Matt Kelleher, Ray Portu, George Sattethwaite, Bill Ferguson, Ray Griffin. SWIITIHIIDQ We,re long on meets, but short on swimmers. Such were the words of Coach John Lyttle at the first pre- season workout in early October. This impression was the nearest thing to the pure and simple truth since at the birth of the new season the Fordham Mermen were beset by two stumbling blocks, the problems of rebuilding and of meeting an almost impossible schedule. Graduation had depleted the team of its top three performers who were also the last remaining members of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Swimming Conference powerhouse of a few seasons back. Thus Mr. Lyttle was faced with the task of forming another such group while at the -same time taking on the best the East had to offer, including Yale, Army, Columbia and Lehigh in the twelve dual meet schedule. To revamp the team while also leading it to a success- ful season, Lyttle leaned heavily upon a handful of re- turning lettermen who for the most part. had only one year of varsity experience. Among this group were dis- tance freestyler and captain, Matt Kelleher, 200 yard breaststroker, Pat McGrath and 100 yard freestyler, john Schmidt, all Dealy Hall Seniors, also Dave Reilly in the individual and freestyler Ed Goffrey and Tom Downing, both 100 yard men. These with the freestylers, Dick Andrews, Bucky McShane and George Sattethwaite, all up from last year's frosh squad, were to make up the backbone of the squad. What may have been the factor which turned disaster into success was the addition of complete newcomers to the scene, namely freestylers, Paul Hunter in the 50 and john O'N eil in the 220 and backstroker john Kelly in the 200 yard and relay events. Success was largely due to Captain Kelleher, McGrath, Schmidt and Downing whose services were also invaluable to the team during the past seasons. How- ever, the vast majority of the squad is returning and such members as Hunter, who proved himself to be one of the top fifty men in the city, Sophomores Kelly and McShane, who show signs of greatness, along with a great frosh team make the Mermen's future fortunes look very bright. The managerial duties were capably handled by Robert Rosekrantz.

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Unhappy scorekeeper. Front Row: Joe Lafiocca, Bob Lekich, Art Upton, Tom Wogan. Back How: Tom Meenan, Chuck Santare, John McCormack, Sol Stern. mtencolleolate Bowlmo In Cctober of last year Fordham opened its ninth season of Inter- collegiate competition. The team was determined to do all in its power to attain the coveted championship of the league, which, to this date, had never been attained by Fordham. This year found Fordham mainly comprised of an all veteran team. Re- turning from last year's squad were Tom Meenan, Chuck Santare, Ioe LaBocco, Bob Lekich and Art Upton. Adding to the power of the team were three newcomers in the person of Johnny McCormack and Sol Stern, who carried 180 averages, and Tom Wogan, who averages 170. The first week in October saw Fordham open the season against fifteen other leading college teams. Supposedly a weak sister, Fordham, in the first two months of competition, struck with its power and quickly became the dark horse team of the league by consistently challenging for first place. F airleigh Dickinson, the defending champions, and the rest of the league be- gan to respect and fear Fordham. Backed by great school interest in the team along with the consistent good bowling of Tom Meenan, Iohnny McCormack, Chuck Santare and Art Upton, the Barns gained much needed confidence in themselves and started What form. 262 to function like a championship team. About the middle of February, however, it became evident that Farleigh Dickinson, who had led the league the entire season followed by Fordham and Manhattan, was going to be too powerful to unseat from the cham- pions' throne. With this fact staring us in the face, the Rams decided to make sure they held on to the second rung. Second place is as high as Fordham has ever finished and it's been several years since that was last achieved. For the current team it represents a jump from tenth last year to second this year, which is a sizeable gain in any man's league. 1 Pause that refreshes. 11' Sw v' ' K .n: