Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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TT 7 ITH its first post-war season already ' ' tucked safely under its belt, this year ' s edition ot the Manhattan College golf team is headed into a tough six match schedule this Spring with r so other matches as possible- additions. Coach John Sich, genial mentor of the squad, is sure they will better last year ' s record of l- ' i. One of the main reasons for last year ' s poor showing was the late start due to or- ganizing difficulties. The team was started by a student petition to the president of the college thus necessitating a sanction and last-minute scheduling. Returning from last year ' s squad are Art Cavanaugh, Al Schrafel, Les Walsh, Joe Szostak, and Ed Van Tassel. C;a anaugh and Schrafel are to alternate in the one and two spots. Both Art and Al have turned in cards in the mid 70 ' s throughout the practice ses- sions. Walsh and Szostak will be the third and fourth men with the order depending on how much Walsh ' s game is affected by a broken wrist suffered durin r the winter. 283

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GOLF SCHEDULE April 1 Hofstra Home 17 Scranton Away 21 Fordham Away 28 Adelphi May 4 Queens Home 5 Lafayette Away 6 ViIlano a 11 Seton Hall Home 18 Rider Home Golf 1948 Coach JOHN SICH Captain -. AL SCHRAFEL ' .2tjr- 282

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The rest of the squad will consist of Van Tassel, Bob OGrady, Tom Bolen, Wilkes Collins and Bill Connors with a good chance that some of them will be displaced by new- comers during the tryouts. Van Tassel is also serving as manager. The team will travel to Scranton, Pa. for their first match against Scranton College. Bronx-rival Fordham will furnish the oppo- sition for the next match to be held at the Ram ' s home club. The Jaspers then open their home season at the Dunwoodie Country Club with Queens College as their opponent. The Jasper divot-diggers next invade the home links of Lafayette College at Easton, Pa. for their last away match of the season. They then take on the Pirates of Seton Hall on our home course followed by Rider Col- lege of Trenton. The two tentative matches are with Villanova and Hofstra with the Wildcat match an away affair and the duel with the Flying Dutchmen a home match. 284