McBurney School - Lamp and Laurel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Best Team Swimmimg SCHEDULE Opponent McBurneY 13 St, lohn's 04 29 City College Frosh 48 15 Brooklyn Prep 51 13 Horace Mann 64 42 Peekskill M. A . 35 40 Columbia Frosh 37 23 Poly Prep 54 22 Columbia Grammar 55 11 Fieldston 66 Crowned State Prep School Champions at Colgate, Westchester County Champions and New York City Champions, the swimming team ran away with its dual meets, breaking a school record by scoring 55 points against Fieldston. The mermen even won one of their meets against college freshmen. This was a team to be proud of. Two rivalries enlivened the season. The first was a team contest with Peekskill Military Academy as the opponent. The teams first met at the Brown Meet, Peekskill beating out Mc- Burney by one point by winning the free style Team 50 yard freestyle Willis Caterson, Don Bose 100 yard breaststroke Doug McCartney, Bichard Mick 200 yard freestyle Pete Eichhorn, Herb Zapf, Dan Konz 100 yard backstroke Bill Bose, Kurt Bae 100 yard freestyle 1 5 Herb Zapf, Pete Eichhorn, lohn Foley DiVi1'1Q W-.l,sLoren Ghiglione, Dick Stoeltzing, Ken Fielder 150 yard individual relay Bod Nash, less Brown, Hal Kerrigan 200 yard medley relay . cBill Bose, Doug McCartney, Richard Mick, Willis Caterson 200 yard freestyle ---Don Rose, Pete Eichhorn Herb Zapf, Rod Nash, lohn Foley MCIUCIQGT ee----gg f . . . 2 ,ssWil1iam Calise Assistant Managers , Nick Calise, Martin Decre, Ron Friedman, Walter Liggett COCIC11 W H. -hr .. Mr. William Deme relay. Again in the dual meet Peekskill won when the McBurney free style relay suffered from the litters. But he who laughs last laughs best. At Colgate McBurney won by a single point when the same free style relay team came through in grand style. That defeat swamped Peekskill. ln the Westchester championships McBurney doubled their point score. The second rivalry was personal, between Doug McCartney and Fieldston's Steve Kurtin in the 100 yard breaststroke. McCartney won this event in 1.05.- 5, a prep school record. The team is losing its stars, but this year's lesser lights look as if they will keep McBurney near the top of the swimming heap for some years to come.

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First row tgavigan Pivko Fichhorn McCartney McGovern, Fielder Second row Sloss Sheppard Tissot Schneiderman, Onesti, Denenberg Third row D cre I Lee Moskowitz Friedman Foley, Mr. Deme, Sherman 6 lVfcBurney opened the 1955 season against Halstead at MacComsdam Park. The two teams battled on even terms for four periods with the final score a 31-31 tie. Pete Eichhorn and Doug McCartney scored two touchdowns each while Will Caterson scored one. The second game against arch-rival Mont- clair resulted in a heart-breaking loss for Mc- Burney. The gridders were unable to get a smooth offense going and even though the defense was good, lost 20-12. Pete Eichhorn and Will Caterson each scored one touchdown for the offense while Fred Pivlcc and Owen Gavi- gan starred on defense, Against Oakland, the gridders third op- ponent, the offense was sensational. McBurney scored six touchdowns while allowing only four and won 40-25. Fred Pivlco, Ken Fielder, Gwen Gavigan, and Will Caterson were tre- mendous on defense while lohn McGovern and Doug McCartney with two touchdowns each and Pete Eichhorn and lohn Sloss with one led the offense. This was it. The final game of the year against Collegiate. The gridders were fired up for this one and blasted Collegiate into sub- mission. The final score was 59-14. McBurney's 59 points in this game set a new school record for points scored in one game. Doug McCartney scored four touchdowns, Pete Eichhorn and lohn Sloss scored two each and lohn McGovern ctdded one.