Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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.

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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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heavily in other events and also add other tallies for lower . . Bob English. finishes in events which Will have Manhattan as wmners. Prior to the I.C.A.A.A.A. Championships, the Jaspers will engage the St. John's Redmen and the Army Cadets in dual meets. These two meets should be easy victories for the Green and White by virtue of their first place possibilities, not to count the other points that will be scored in lesser places in the meets. The climax of the campaign, like the climax of a good book will come in the battle for the coveted I.C.A.A.A.A. Crown. Again it will be the Blue and White from Villanova and Man- hattan's Green and White struggling for the team title. A repeat performance of the thrilling indoor victory would be enough to delight Manhattan, but the added strength should widen the gap to at least twelve points. This will be accom- plished by events in the field. Ken Bantum should be able to Ken Bantum, Mr. Shot Put. Ugh. capture a second place in the discus throw. Ken Winslow will also be a strong contender and land another four-point spot for the Jaspers in the iavelin throw. Charlie Serra should be a two point scorer in the pole vault. The other events which the Jaspers should run better in than they did in the indoor meet will be Bob Howard in the 880 for a fourth or fifth. Fred Koch is a likely prospect for a one or two point tally. The forementioned predictions could not be possible if Man- : hattan did not have the high caliber athlete to give a Lenny Moore and Jim Reilly size up the competitio. steady performance and a master at the reins directing the A team. Manhattan fans should be proud of the 1956 Outdoor Track Team for its accomplishments and sportsmanship. They should also be proud that seniors Art Cassell, Jim Debraggio, Bob English, Frank Houghton, Bob Howard, Ed Morris, Len Moore, Bob Sbarra, Charlie Serra, and Willie St. Clair were listed as Manhattan Men.