Holderness School - Dial Yearbook (Holderness, NH)

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liitil V trail and ski jump could no longer be used, plans were quickly made for replacing these close to Cartwright's. A thousand-foot down- hill trail was hacked out of the woods in a surprisingly short time, and a space was cleared beside Cartwright's for a bulldozer to come in and make a new jump. HOCKEY The hockey team enjoyed one of its best seasons this year, particularly weather-wise. We were able to skate nearly every day for Coach Rip Richards. The starting six consist- ed of Bob Weiss, goalie, Dick Kruger and Co- Captain Pete Fiore, on the defense, Co-Captain Don Hinman, who as center teamed up with the two wings, Sandy Gibson and Captain-elect Ted Beauregard. We won the first two games of the season, beating Kimball Union Academy 5-4 and New Hampton 2-1, before we lost to Tilton Varsity 4-3. Proctor fell before the blue, but our winning pace was stopped as we lost three games in a row to Northwood, Hanover High, and Kimball Union Academy. We beat New Hampton again 9-0 but lost two days later to Saint Paul's 8-1. We then beat Proctor 8-0, but lost our last games to Hanover High School on the Dartmouth College Rink. BASKETBALL Had Coach Chase known after the two weeks of preliminary practice what he knows now about the 1955 basketball team, he might either have spent the season in Florida or tried to work up interest in a winter volleyball team. It's a consistent club indeed that can trounce a team by ten points in its first game, lose to the same group by the same amount in its eighth, practice so hard that its shooting becomes stale, rest two whole days and find its shooting still stale, and, in spite of it all, present a won and lost column of 7-6.

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SOCCER The Fall of 1954 marked by far the best season yet for the Soccer team. Victories were seen over Orford High 3-2, and New Hampton 3-0 and 2-1, while ties were held with Brewster Academy 3-3 and Tilton 1-1. Probably the game that will be remembered most in the season was the encounter of mud polo on a rainy day in which St. Paul's emerged victorious with a score of 3-O. Considering both offensive and defensive play, the material was the best Soccer has seen in the three years of existence at Hold- erness. No alibis intended, it can be sad that tl1e forward line did have its up and downs in scoring. The record which the team showed for its efforts resulted in 3 wins, 2 ties, and 5 defeats. Co-Captains Fiore and Bieling could always be found inspiring the team in some way during a game or in practice. That is why it can be said that everyone put all his efforts into every encounter. Some scores, such as that against K. U. A. 0-1, were very depressing, but a strong determination kept the team lighting till the very end. Mr. Fauvcr and Mr. Stark are making soccer by far the most popular sport during the Fall term. Consequently excellent prospects are climbing from the Jayvee field. Fast improve- ment has been shown on the Varsity in the last few years. Next year we will lose, through graduation, a good section of this fine team, but it is expected that with the strong Jayvee material, the Grey will experience another good season. TRAIL CREW The fall trail crew this year started by picking up after the' bulldozer at Cartwright's Slope. The trail crew certainly did its share in the moving of rocks, cutting and hauling trees, and generally putting the scl1ool's ski area in top condition. Lcd by the vigorous Mr. Henderson, the crew even covered the slope with hay in places to prevent washouts. Since the old ski

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The six-man squad of Captain Adams, Henderson, Hatch, Rawle, Allbee, and Baker found itself seriously hampered by the lack of depth required for a pressing zone defense and a give-and-go offense. The team managed, how- ever, to win both games against New Hampton and Tilton and split encounters with K. U. A., Plymouth and Brewster. Two games were lost to the New Hampshire Aggies, and one to St. Paul's School. Despite its seeming reluctance to show it, the group displayed excellent team basketball upon occasion, proving an ability which should have carried it much farther. SKIING This year's ski team was probably the best ever to come to Holderness. Led by Captain Don Stephenson, Glenn Dudley, Dick Taylor, and supported by next year's captain Josh Edgerly, Roger Ahlgren, Phil Gatz and John Bennett, the varsity compiled an almost perfect record. In our first meet, we easily defeated Gould, we then placed second to Kimball Union in a four-way meet with that school, Deerfield, and Andover. Next we defeated Lebanon, Proc- tor, and Hanover at Proctor. The team then traveled to Kimball Union where they again defeated us, but in the same meet we outscored Vermont Academy, St. Pauls, and Deerfield. At our winter carnival, we swept over our rivals, Proctor. We then made a trip to Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont for the Prep- School Interseholastics. Vermont Academy took first, beating Holderness by a half a point. With twelve schools and four men from each running in each of four events, Holderness a tenth, two ninths, an eighth, a seventh, a sixth, a fifth, two fourths, a second, and two firsts. We had one more meet in which we placed first over Laeonia, Kennett, Harvard Freshmen, and No1'tl1wood. In individual races during the year, members of the team have brought back six or more trophies. It was a wonderful season and the prospects for next year are bright. HPV'