Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Dave Curran and George Eastment anticipate another suc- cessful outdoor truck season. vvs With Bob Sbarra lie our hopes for victories in the two mile. Jasper hurdle man Lou Knight. OUTDOOR The sensational win in the Indoor I.C.A.A.A.A. Meet and the point to another championship squad for the outdoor com- petition. The team strength afforded Manhattan the two most prized titles in the Indoor campaign. The Mets was so dominated by the Green and White that Manhattan was scoring two and three times in most events. The depth was also the winning factor in the IC4A Championships, as the Jasper captured only two gold medals for ten points, but scored a total of 26 points on secondary places to edge Villanova. This depth should again be prevalent in the Outdoor season as the Jospers are seeking their seventh consecutive Metro- politan Intercollegiate title and are after their fourth leg on the Outdoor Inter-Collegiate Amateur Athletic Association of America's cup. They will be trying to take this crown for the second year in a row, having won it in 1952 and 1953 and again last season. With an oll-winning season in the indoor meets on the virtue of team strength and team effort, the outdoors will be a para- dise for the Green and White as they enter the additional events with well equipped competitors. The team will have Ken Winslow entered in the iavelin throw. He was the sec- ond place finisher in the Mets last year and scored one prized point in the lC4A's. The coach of the field events, Mr. Irv Kintisch, will also have Pot McNelis for this event. The other field event which is not listed in the indoor meet is the discus throw which is another event which should add points to the Jasper cord. Ken Bantum will be throwing the flying-steel saucer. The season opens with the Quantico Relays in Vir- ginia. This should be one of the most outstanding relay carni- vals of the season. Though it is scheduled for early April the competition will be top-notch. There are the IC4A entries and

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They are off in the 100 meter free style. The 1955-56 Swimming Team. Jim Stein, left, and capain Rothenheber, right, pose with teammates for another victory picture. r y .L ' .ww , Hunter College iust edged the Green and White swimmers in their own tank, 43-41. This, the closest meet of the season had many thrilling finishes as the two squads battled down to the wire in most of the events. The scorers for Manhattan were Jim Stein in the 100 yard free style race; the 300 yard medley relay by Ed McGovern, Jack Mellard, ahd Ed Nichols also took first place in the amazing time of 13:28.7. In the 220 Jim Stein repeated his first place, followed by Walt Rothenheber. The 400 yard relay team also copped, as Walt Rothenheber, Jim Stein, Ed Nichols and Ray Bowles won in a time of 4:23.8. After defeats of Brooklyn Poly and Adelphi, the Merman got back in the win column as they conquered Brooklyn College. Jim Stein was again the victor in the 100 and 220 free style events. The 200 yard individual medley was a momentous race as Jack Mellard broke his own record in the new time 2:422. Jerry August also garnered a first in the dive.

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Arite Cassel . . . of? to a good start. RACK schools from the big 10 and the Big 7 plus the Southern Con- ference tracksters and the Coast Conference members. Mr. Eastment was honored by the Quantico committee for his outstanding contributions to track by being named Co-Direc- tor of the Meet. This is but one of many tributes paid to the Manhattan Coach, for he has established himself as a builder of teams and of Manhattan Men. These Quantico Relays will provide the track fans with plenty to talk about as these teams will be out to make national head- lines. The best Manhattan can hope for is Ken Bantum's first n the shot put and Lou Knight's first in the 120 yard low urdles. The Jaspers will be able to capture other valuable coints in the broad jump and the relays. - nother of the most popular outdoor meets is next on the Man- attan calendar. This is the Penn Relays which will probably ave the Jaspers taking first in the shuttle hurdles with Ken 'antum, Brendon Dooley, Jim Doyle and Lou Knight topping he timbers. The record breaking two mile relay should bring ome a gold medal in their event and the mile relay should ake second or third place. he next meet which Manhattan will compete in is the Queens- -na Relays in New York. This should be an easy conquest or the Green-sashed Jaspers, as the entrants are primarily hose who compete in the Mets. and Manhattan has been the ong-time king of the City. he Jaspers will defend their Metropolitan Crown for the eventh consecutive year. There is little doubt that the Kelly reen will fail this year..They have the best in the City in en Moore in the broad iump; Lou Knight in the 120 and 220 ard hurdles; Tom Murphy in the 440 or 880; Ken Bantum in e shot put and the iavelin; Dick Shipley in the high jump; harlie Serra in the pole vault and at least second place nishes in the mile by Willie St. Clair and Josh Doulin and e two mile run by Bob Sbarra. Manhattan should score Bob strips clown for a race. C heese.