Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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squad gained fourth place in the Metro- politan IC4A Cross-Country meet at Van Cortlandt Park. Fred finished sixth over the five mile course, which was very sur- prising because he rose to track fame by way of the middle distances and was no- where near the peak of conditioning. Frank DiSantis turned in a fine per- formance and finished twelfth. Waltei' Doherty came in seventeenth and Gene Lavin and Pat Riordan also ran but neither finished high. Pete Reynolds, who was being counted on to provide the best performance of the group, became ill half way through the race and was forced to withdraw. ihfere he able to finish the team probably would have finished better. As it was the teams entered finished in this order: N.Y.U., Columbia, Fordham, Manhattan, C.C.N.Y., and Brooklyn Col- lege. Jlc'tr0,D0Zifa1z, 4-1.fl.U. Senior' Trark and Field Cl1Gl'1lf7f07'lSl1,lif7S Fred Sickinger, stalwart Manhattan middle distance star, stole the show in the Metropolitan A.A.U. at the 23rd Regi- ment Armory in Brooklyn by beating Stanton Callender and Les MacMitchell in 1000 yard feature event. It was his first victory of the indoor season and he gained hrst place by pulling away from MacMitchell in the stretch. Stanton C al- lender followed him to the finish line by two yards and MacMitchell finished third by six yards. For the performance Sickinger was clocked in 2 :15.5 and awarded by the unanimous vote of twelve judges and sports writers a special trophy for the most meritorious performance of the Meet. COMERFORD Tom Comerford leading Conor of Army in the 1000 at the lC4A Meet at Madison Square Garden on March 4. Cornerford finished third to Conor's second in this race.

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lads as these have developed into out- standing competitors. Charlie Tietjen, former Loughlin and Manhattan star is a sh-ining example of this practice. Secondly, he believes in close associations with his athletes and has gained their confidence and respect in this manner. Finally, Mr. Eastinent adheres to a heavy and regular practice schedule, as he firmly believes and repeats to every group that he trains, You only get out of life what you put into it. Needless to say, George was sought by many colleges throughout the country, but he declined all offers until he was offered one by Manhattan and this one he accepted with pleasure. He replaced beloved Pete Waters, who had coached the Kelly Green harriers for twenty years until all athletic activities were sus- pended in 1943. Under his guidance, Manhattan became renowned in the track 268 SICKINGER Fred Sickinger breasting the tape in 2:l5.5 in the 1000 yard feature 'of the Metropolitan A.A.U. Meet at the 23rd Regi- ment Armory on January 19. For this performance Sickinger was awarded a special trophy as the outstanding athlete of the meet. world for the caliber and spirit of her runners. Mr. Waters, during his long sojourn as mentor compiled an enviable record, having captured the IC4A indoor championships four times and the IC4A cross-country title three times. Mr. East- ment has shown that he has the ability not only to continue the excellent record of Pete VVaters but that he can even im- prove upon it. Even though he has had quite a bit of work and has made many acquaintances in Brooklyn he refuses to use the too often quoted phrase of wait until next year.', Rather, he keeps saying year after year look at last year. I C4141 NIet1'0p0l17ta'ns Even before Mr. Eastment came to Manhattan, a few students ran under the colors of the College. Coached and paced by Fred Sickinger, this small but spirited

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Grover Clezfeland Elect Once again Fred Sickinger finished with honors in a middle distance run. He placed third in the Hillman 600 yard race of the Grover Cleveland Meet at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Elmore Harris of the Shore A.C. was the winner and Stanton Callender was the runner- up. Gene Lavin and Frank DiSantis ran in the two mile run and finished fifth and eighth respectively. Ed 0,Toole, who was running under the colors of the N.Y.A.C. at the time, finished second in this two mile run. New York Elflzlcfic Club llfccl' Coach F,astment took charge of the track team on the first of February and on the sixteenth he entered his new squad in the N.Y.A.C. Meet at Madison Square Gardeng By making a few last minute changes he enabled his boys to cop five first places and a fourth place in six of the events in which they were entered. Fred Sickinger Won the Matt Halpin Half-Mile in l:57.l. He was boxed in fourth place by Army's Bernie Conor, N.Y.U.'s Stan Callender, and Reggie Pearman of the Pioneer Club for the first three circuits, but at the start of the fourth one he managed his way out of the jam and took the lead, which he never relinquished. However, at the final stretch Callender fought his way up to Fred's shoulder, but to no avail. The Jasper star crossed the finish line five feet ahead of the N.Y.U. middle distan- cer and eight feet ahead of Conor. Ed U'Toole, running for Manhattan for the first time in the season, ran away from his opposition in the Toussaint Two Mile Run. He took the lead early in the race and was never headed. Ben Mannix of O'CONNELL Phil 0'Connell second to Eckert of NYU in the Mile at the Metropolitan l.C.A.A. Meet at South Field on March 16. This was voted the best race of the day by Sports fans and writers.