Maine Maritime Academy - Tricks End Yearbook (Castine, ME)

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A select group of Middies with strong backs and great determina- tion, rowed their way to the most impressive and successful season ever at the Academy. They also took rowing from a minor sport and made it one of the varsity sports at the Academy. Thanks to the untiring eH?orts of a great ulittlev Lt., the team ended with a record of three lirst places and two second places. Lt. George Varga gave the team a goal: row to win, but beat Kings Point at all costsf, Coach Varga gave the team his undying efforts and time, and saw to it that good sportsmanship was shown to all opponents. To produce a winning team took a lot of physical exercise starting with calisthenics and lots of rowing. Not many men at the academy could help but notice a group of nuts out rowing at 0530 every morning and at 1500 every afternoon. Entering the International Life Boat Race in New York Narrows, the Maine Middies came in from behind to win. The winning cost the whole team a dunking in the swimming pool aboard the T.V. STATE OF MAINE. One week and much practice later, the Middies again rowed against Kings Point, Fort Schuyler and Mass. Maritime and Texas Maritime who joined us in Washington, D. C. The Maine Middies pulled a second place behind Mass. Maritime. About four days later, back in New York, the Middies took on Kings Point, Fort Schuyler, and Mass. Maritime once again plus a crew of old Norwegian International Champions. The Middies stroked their way to a second place behind Fort Schuyler. Pointwise the Middies ended up as the top Academy rowing team in the country. The aB team rowed the Rockland Coast Guard Station twice taking two first places. Only three seniors and our coach little Georgev have left the team, but as the sounds of Hey coach, no moref Mer-cal-deeeeef, Where's the Berries, fade away more Middies will carry the burden on to greater heights and make the rowing team known throughout the Maritime Industry. Members of the team were: seniors Roger Mercaldi, Ir., Dick Newbegin, and Bob Clark. Juniors Hanson, Eldredge, Walsh, Cough- lin, Doornbos, Woodhull, and Webb. Sophomores: Lindvall, Werner A., Werner C., O,Reilly, Hoysradt, Iacobson, Ieva, Hayden, Powell, Mount, and Hastedt. The Race 81

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