Hartwick College - Oyaron Yearbook (Oneonta, NY)

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LJ ' I L V -I X ,, 3 ,' 'I X J . . . . f 7 J .ff f , Ai' lr If A Q 1 4 4 7' AK I ,fa - A If. v If .1 1 if X1 x U ,Q ,Aff eil - gif . Vv' xi , ,. ' 4 2 AY rs ,i K, X' K Xxy, F MW .QL , , 35 iz-VJWIUJC atm wkkk Back Row: Pace, Gciselmann, Pillzingion, Luciani, Beams, Coach Banlzs. Sealed: hfirola, St. Iohn, Connolly, Captain, Schleup, Hornlweck ITH seven of tast yearls veterans on the squad and nine new men to complete the tist, Uncle Beale Banks started the 1941-42 has- kethatt season. The First game of the year resulted in a loss to the University of Vermont, 50-27. On the following night, Hartwick tost to Ithaca hy a closer score of 55-59. At this time, Uncle Beale was stitt experimenting with different comhinations for defense and scoring. The Alfred game came next, played at Alfred, this was another defeat for the hoys from Oyaron, the score heing 44-56, in favor of the Saxons. Each time, the difference in the scores hecame smaller as Hartwick got more in the groove. tn the following contest, St. Bonaventure massacred the Indians hy a rather topheavy score of 48-51, a margin of seventeen points. Staging a comehactc in their next game, the First of two with Siena, the Iroquois tost hy a mere eleven points, the score heing 59-28. This was in a sense a moral victory, hecause Siena had heaten some of the hest teams in the East hy worse scores than the one rotted up over Hartwick. At this time, the Hartwick sharpshooters were Jim Pietrocini, Kelty Kaminski, Dave Zinno, Bill Spaulding and Jack Connolly. Following the Siena contest came a game with Loclchaven-a storm which the Indians did not weather too welt, losing hy the worst score yet, 46-25. The second scrap with ithaca came tate in Decemher, and, as far as wins and tosses are concerned, was no hetter for the Hartwick ledger than the previous game. This time the Blue suffered a 59-59 defeat. The last game of the First semester was played with Oswego. tt ended that semester and the year auspiciousty with the First Indian win of the season. The score in this case was Hartwick, 485 Qswego, 42.

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under the 1ights at the Neahwa Part: Stadium and resuited in the B1ue,s second victory of the season, a 6-O win'over the heavy, we11-haianced lthaca Co11ege team. The t'o11owing week found the troquios in Massa- chusetts, ptaying the Lowe11 institute. The Banks- men proved too strong for the Textiie Men, and the finat whistle hatting the game found the Btue ahead hy a 21-O score. This, the third victory for Hartwick, made two in a row for the Banhsmen. Novemher 1 found an inspired Hartwick outfit on a lcietd of mud in a downpour, ptaying C1ar1:son Tech, one of the strongest teams in the East. 1t was a hard-fought contest, and, with the aid of a few hreaics, the Engineers managed to sptash out a 12-O victory. Une week 1ater, the indians met the team from American 1nternationa1. Cn a hitter coid day, the Qneonta co11ege 1ads gave a 21-0 win to their toes. 011 Novemher 15, Hartwick ptayed its 1ast home game. Keeping the home state ctean, the 1ndians defeated Upsala, 6-O. Ptaying in their own hack yard, the Btue had remained unheaten in a home contest, and at the same time had not allowed a foe to push over a score. Three seniorswphii Ri- gano, Ev Umhey, and George Redden-ptayed their 1ast home game for the Btue and White. These hoys have played four years of varsity com- petition. The Upsata game was to have otificiaity c1osed the Hartwick pigslcin circuit. However, Unc1e Bea1e found Hofstra College with an open date, so he votunteered to F111 it with his troquois. The Btue took a 24-6 heating. The season ended with 1'1artwic1c having scored 67 points against their opponents' 113. Per game score was Hartwick 6.7, foe 11.5. Pete Upugn Pace was hy far the outstanding player on the Hartwick squad this year. A tripte- threat hack, he was one of the East's highest scor- ing p1ayers. Another Roman, Johnny Giaquinto, a1so a tripte-threat, promised to he an outstanding A11-East piayer until he hroke his shouider. Cf Uncie Beatels twenty-six candidates, there were ten upperc1assmen-nine ot whom were tettermen-and sixteen freshmen. Whi1e Pace and Giaquinto were the outstanding freshmen memhers of the team, Beams, 1V1cE11igott, and Rigano were stettar vet- eran performers. Big Pinii Rigano has heen offered contracts hy three protessiona1 footha11 teams, the hest Otter coming from the Detroit Lions. X As a resutt of the Fine showing made hy the indians, Coach Banks has heen ahle to hook con- tests for the coming season with some nationa11y known teams. Prospects tor next year are good, onty three seniors heing 10st hy graduationg how- ever, the hig prohiem next year wi11 he the draft. Many ot the squad are atready in the service of their country. This year's p1ayers receiving Ietters were Pete Pace, Ernie De Lucco, Howie Beams, Don Kemp- ster, Joe Luciani, Ev Umhey, Phil Rigano, Buzz 1V1cE11igott, Joe Kaminski, Johnny Mirota, Fred Pii- Lington, Johnny Giaquinto, George'1 Redden, and Johnny Schhiep. --

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Just when Uncle Beale thought he had hit upon the winning comhination, fate, or the draft, stepped in and removed Jim Pietrocini and Dave Zinno. To add more gray to Uncle Beales head, Kelly Kaminslci and .lacla Biggs left and got positions. At this stage in the season, Hartwiclc had rolled up 213 points to a total of 381 marlqs for eight oppo- nents. ln other words, Hartwiclfs foes outscored them hy 150 points. The second hall of the season opened with a heart-rending defeat of -the Blue lay the Cortland Normal Five, with a score of 64-17. ln all fairness to the team and Uncle Beale, a great deal of the hlame for that score can he attrihuted to the re- moval of four of the first stringers. The cheer squad for the Oyaronites was pepped up on end in the following game, when, for the fourth consecutive year, the lroquois scalped the Red and White from Qneonta Normal hy a decisive score of 46-33. Having challced up its second victory of the cam- paign, the Banlcsmen made short worl: of dispos- ing of the five sent up from Wagner. The game was close, lout the hoys were again in the groove, and they elced out a 54-52 win. Wagner and Oneonta Normal were the First foes engaged in home contests. Following the two-game winning strealc, the Blue toolc it on the chin when they met the Larries from Saint Lawrence, with a score of 49-33. Reeling from the shoclc of the last defeat, Hartwiclc toolc another heating at the hands of Clarlcson on Satur- day, Fehruary 25, gave high praise to HGenial .laclcn Connolly and Hpugu Pace. It was aloout that time that people were heginning to realize that nGenial Jaclcu Was a read sharpshooter. A return contest with Siena the following Tues- day was a dismal defeat for the Oyaronites, the score being 43-23. ln a return engagement with Oneonta Normal, the lndians again triumphed for their fourth and last win of the season. The Braves were hloodthirsty that night and they tool: Normal for a 61-36 ride. f The second game with Allred University ended in another hitter defeat for Hartwick. Playing at Alfred, and without the support of the student cheering section, the hoys lost hy an uneven score of 57-34. ln a post-season game, Hartwiclc engaged Hamil- ton College in a thrilling game played at Utica on March 2. The First half was all Hamiltonls, hut in the second halt the Blue came haclc and out- scored and outplayed the Hamiltonians in every move. However, the lead huilt up in the First part of the game was too much for the lndians to over- come, and they lost, 49-39. During the second semester, Hartwiclc won three games and lost six. The opponents scored 440 points to 383 for the lndians. For the complete season, the lroquois won four, lost thirteen, scored 614 points to 821 for their foes, and played three home games. Ucvenial Jaclcn Con- nolly was high scorer for the year, with 143 points for fourteen games, or some ten points per game. Johnny Geiselmann was second high man, with 74 points, followed hy Upugu Pace, with 52. lt may seem that the lndians did not do very well, hut it should he rememhered that the team was made up entirely of freshmen and sophomores. Next year promises to he very hright.