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

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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

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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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FEW ., an gi .. .W Mya A Speir, Mr. Inglesby fassistant coachj. KNEELING, S. Rose. . .1-..... Not for ten years had the American Cham- pionships, the so-called f'Nationals,,' been rowed on Lake Carnegie. Not for ten years had Hun copped the blue ribbon. Our varsity eight doubled its practices, getting up with Assistant Coach C. Allan Inglesby at 5 a.m. for an early morning run down to the dam and back. En- tered with last year's champions, Washington and Lee, were fourteen other championship shells from as far north as St. Catherine's, Ontario, and as far west as Allen Park, Michigan. Qualifiers on Friday, May 27, were St. Catherine's, Francis Hammond, Blessed Sacrament High School of New Rochelle, Wash- ington and Lee, and Hun. Our time, 5:05, was the best of the day. Saturday was Alumni Day at Hun. As they had two weeks before, Prom Weekend, many students spent the afternoon at the lake. Hun's second boat, which had barely qualified on Fri- day with its best time of the year, 5:25, was outclassed in choppy water by more experienced crews. Our championship eight got off to a good start, pacing the powerful W and L crew for the first quarter mile. Gradually, the boys from the huge Virginia high school forged ahead, showing the eclat they had developed over three years of rowing together. As Hun saw the vic- tory and a shot at the Henley crown in Englad slipping away, it sprinted to outpoint hotly con- tending St, Catherine's. In taking second place, we beat a previously undefeated boat by six tenths of a second. W and L's winning time was 5:08 for the mile. Ours was 5 :14. In spirit, drive, and performance, Hunls 1960 crew lived up to the tradition this sport has established here. For 1961 Coaches Sparhawk and Inglesby look forward to a promising sea- son. Seven of the nine men who rode the Spirit of '59 down the Olympic course on Carnegie will be back led by Ross Speir, who was re- elected captain. And there are hopefuls from the second boat, led by stroke Peter Spiller, vy- ing for the empty berths. Look out, W and L! Hard at work as the sun sets on Lake Carnegie 111