Hun School of Princeton - Edgerstounian Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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' x STANDING, l. to r. - R. M. Kaplan fmanagerl, J. Suppiger, laudet, F. Andrew, R. Kay, D. Penrose, R. jakes. SITTING M. Schnall, R. Hackney, Mr. Ball Ccoachj, KNEELING -- P. P. Kadlic, J. Farley, L. D'Ambrosio, W. Gilman, P. Savidge Kumpitch Cmanagerl, J. Stewart, A. Langel, L. Wilson, R. Gal- Maynell, G. Grover, F. Black. Savidge swings 'fsn Kadlic catches 109

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1 T V! - 6 V . ,f-3-? , Hunis diamond nine racked up a win- ning season behind the pitching of Jay Maynell and Smokey Black, and with the help of good belting by Paul Savidge, Bill Gilman, Gary Grover, and Lou D'Am- brosio. The Raiders took most of their home games and suffered most of their de- feats away. But even the losses were mostly by a single run. Coach Squier Ball had rea- son to be satisfied. An easy victory over Bryn Athyn opened the season. lt took a loss at the hands of the George School A the most decisive loss of the season -,- to open our eyes. We dropped a close one next to Tower Hill, rallying in the last inning to bring the score up to 10--9. At home again we over- powered Germantown behind the two-hit pitching of Black, but in another close one, big Delbarton set us back 5-4. Next came impressive wins over Pennington and Sole- bury, with a return visit victory over Bryn Athyn to make it three in a row. Fred An- drew exhibited his old mound fire in that one, We had to sustain a loss to Peddie, a close one but unexpected against a weak team. Revenge against Delbarton before our dance weekend visitors and a 3-1 victory over Pingry climaxed the successful season, but were followed by losses to Admiral Far- ragut and Solebury. 108 Scores Bryn Athyn George .... Tower Hill . Germantown Delbarton . Pennington Solebury . . . Bryn Athyn Peddie ...... . Delbarton . . Pingry ..... Adm. Farragut . Solebury ....... Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun Hun

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.,,..... , 4- -i X F' 4 x5 X ,affix i x Q,- Z -e '- ' f K -- -e-gas T Ft f Q PM ' ff 'ij X 'XTX f , NX xxx X 'f-1 K x X -. N ii f - - ez- xt .. - A, V L L 22 ' H ijzfnb ' 1 Q gf, 5.17 ug, ,Q .1 sg' H -F... '1+- Pk-B X, g 1 ' ,LZTT W A ...lf 4' X, ,V - A - ilifftx N.. , X f ix 5 - ' X This year's crew proved itself one of the outstanding in recent years. In regular season dual competition it compiled a perfect rec- ord - 5 to 0. For the first time in ten years it won the VV.E. Garrett Gilmore trophy. At Philadelphia it placed third among champion- ship eight-oared shells in the Stotesbury Regatta. And in the Nationals, held on Lake Carnegie, it took second place, giving a run for its money to one of the finest schoolboy eights in the country. Practice began, as usual, as soon as the ice was off the lake. De- termination was high, even if prospects seemed slim, for the last time Hun had played host to the National Regatta, a Hun eight had won it and gone on to Henley. Eager to get into form quickly, the varsity boat led by Captain Ross Speir, its stroke, gave up half its spring vacation for early practice. In a pre-season triangular meet hopes for a winning year looked dismal as we lost to the Princeton freshmen fCoach Peter Sparhawk,s other chargesl and to top-seeded Washington and Lee High School as well. But the first boat shaped up quickly for its first oflicial test against St. Andrew's. Three veteran seniors W Steve Katz, Pete Clark, and Don Wil- liams - provided a backbone, sophomores Tom Wfatkins and Jim Byer contributed valuable experience, newcomer Harland Johnson, a junior, joined later by sophomore John Pitney, gave the strength and weight needed for a previously light boat. Later still Sophomore Jim Steiger added lanky youthfulness to a well-balanced crew. Steve Rose, another newcomer, was coxwain throughout. Against St. Andrew's we set a fast pace, winning in 5:16. Three days later we faced formidable Lower Merion and Harriton High Schools, winning handily by eleven seconds and copping the Gil- more trophy. Taking the Spirit of '59 down to Alexandria, Vir- ginia, we edged powerful Francis Hammond High School on its home water, the Potomac, for the first time ever. The following Friday we invaded the Schuylkill river in Phila- delphia, qualifying for the Stotesbury Regatta with the second fastest time of the day. On Saturday, however, favored Washington and Lee pulled ahead of us, and we were edged for second place by a hot eight from Monsignor Bonner High School, a Philadel- phia crew we had the satisfaction of seeing beaten later. It was a disappointment not only for the crew but for a busload of red rooters who had taken the trip to see Hun win. By Spring Dance weekend, the sea-going nine was up again for its final duel. It beat Belleville High School with two lengths of open water to complete a fine regular season. 110 L. to r. - Mr. Sparhawk fcoachl, P. Clark, S. Katz, D Williams, J. Pitney, H. Johnson, J. Byer, T. Watkins, R ......- alfa... -7 L-- Determined to go some place - backwards