Kentucky Military Institute - Saber Yearbook (Lyndon, KY)

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- I VARSITY TRACK SQUAD-1944 Standing: Pruden, Mgr., Capt. Hammack, Coach, Cuiusiana, Wheeler, McCulloch, Nichols, Miller, T., Reardon, McWain, Irvin. Kneelingi Maxwell, Peacock, Sharer, Fisher, Tepley, McGahey, Shelby, Triplett, Nagel. Not Shown: Kay, Beck, Carmichael, Combs, Woltlin, Ray, Roerk. The Track and Field Squad was almost entirely new this year. Also, time tor adequate train- ing and practice was generally lacking. The i944 track season began suddenly on short notice with a dual meet with Sarasota, Florida High's Veteran Sailors. Coach Hammock grabbed all the loose boys he could corral one att- ernoon, piled them into what little transportation facilities there were, hauled them to Sarasota and told them to run. They did. At that, they made a good showing and very nearly won. The outcome was not de- cided until the last event, the Medley Mile Relay, which the Sailors took to win the meet, 56 to 49. Sarasota was cocked and primed for K. M. I., had the numbers and the quality. For K. M. I. lim Irvin won the IOO-Yard Dash and Fisher was second. McVVain placed second in the Mile as did Irvin in the QQO-Yard Dash. Sharer won the 440-Yard Dash with Peacock in third place. McGahey scored third in the Q20-Yard Hurdles and Gisuiana second in the 880-Yard Run. Cuuisiana, Sharer, Reardon and McGahey annexed the Mile Relay tor K. M. I. Wheeler placed tirst and McCulloch third in the Shotput. In the Discus Throw Nichols was second. McCulloch and Shelby each took tirsts in the High Jump and Broad Jump, respectively with Nichols third in the latter event. Jim Irvin was high point man tor K. M. I. in this meet with several others running close. A pretty fair all-round performance that gave promise tor the future. Atter reassembling in Kentucky following the spring vacation the squad went into a triangu- lar meet with Louisville Manual and Fort Knox. The Kaydets were outclassed. Manual had one of the best teams in its history and Fort Knox sported many ex-college stars. McCulloch placed second in the High Jump and Pole Vault, Shelby was third in the Broad Jump and Sharer ran fourth in the 440 Dash. Total K. M. I. Scoring 8V2 points. Additional meets are scheduled with Male High and St. Xavier High and other schools in the Louisville area.

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, , .V- ,-, . .V All varsity teams this year were young and inex- perienced but the baseball team was probably the hardest hit of all since no letter men had returned from the i943 squad. Lenhardt, Casas, Beck, lessee and Lenahan came up from last year's Junior Varsity. The remainder of the Varsity squad is made up of newcomers. The team is young, inexperienced, but they are a bunch of hustlers who are in there trying all the time. The season began with a game with Sarasota I-ligh after a few days' practice played on the Boston Red Sox training field. K. lvl. I. won Q to I, Nichols pitching, Casas receiving. A pitchers' battle with few hits by either side. First game with Ft. Myers was rained out in the third inning with K. IVI. I. leading 5 to 3. A double header was played at Venice, the Kaydets winning 9 to 3 and ll to Q. Batteries for K. lvl. I., Nichols and Casas in the first game, and Donohue and l.enahan in the second, K. M. I. hit well in both games, getting fourteen and twelve safe- ties, respectively. Sarasota was played the return game at Venice which the Sailors won Q-I. An airtight and well played contest with very little hitting. Nichols hurled and Casas caught for the Kaydets. In Kentucky K. lvl. I. belongs to the Falls City High School Baseball League of six teams. It is one of the fastest scholastic leagues in the country in which K. lvl. l. won third place in IQ43, placing Marseilles, pitcher, and the late Warren Ware, 3rd baseman, on the All Star se- lection. , The Kaydets showed they were off form after their long layoff when they lost their first game to lvlale High O to 4. Donohue pitched well, Lenahan catching but his teammates were unable to hit behind him. Atkins and Theiss relieved the starting battery in the fifth. A majority of the League games are yet to be played at this writing. While no illusions are entertained respect- ing the championship it is felt that the young Kaydets, gaining baseball savvy and experience with each game, will make a good showing. It is expected that they will do as well in the final standing as last year, The team fields well, brilliantly at times, but is weak with the bat. Pitchers Nichols, Donohue, Atkins and Rohde have shown consider- able ability on the mound. Captains Weber and Pace are the coaches. -. , -r,.4'2Fg ' . , ,.',..,,-.:'.'- 1 -, - ,Arr - E I,...,..5, Q, 1, ,...,.. I - . w r 1 , r A-.u, - -..ufg,,4, . -- H '

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TENNI VARSITY TENNIS-i944 Standing: Stuart, l-linze, Alexander, Mgr., Callahan, lsaacs. Kneeling: Griltin, Ross, J., Gilmore, Abt, Ewing. Lack ot outside competition, war-time shortages ot playing ma- terials have held back our K. M. l. racaueteers this year to some extent. Nevertheless, there has been a busy season ot individual matches to keep tennis one ot our most popular sports. - Two tine new courts were constructed and put in use during the Florida session to make a total ot eight courts at our Winter Quar- ters. A similar number in Kentucky round out the tacilities. Scheduled Florida matches with traditional opponents tailed to come ott and, at this writing, no matches have been played with the teams in the Falls City Tennis League ot which K. M. l. is a member. K. lvl. l. has won two legs on the Trophy Cup ot the League. One more means permanent possession. Championship matches were rained out in the spring ot l94Q. Rankings in the ladder competition in Florida tollow: l. Ross, J., Q. Stuart, E, 3. Ewing, 4. Gilmore, 5. Callahan, 6. Isaacs, 7. l-linze, 8. Abt, 9. Grittin, lO. Donohue, W. K. lvl I. always turns out tine tennis teams. Too bad the boys this year have not had more opportunities to show their stutt.