Morristown School for Boys - Salmagundi Yearbook (Morristown, NJ)

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BASKETBALL A squad of twelve came out for Basketball, but there were few ex- perienced players amongst them. It remained for Coach Charlie Nevin to weld them together into a high-scoring combination. Although the record of eight victories and five defeats was not spectacular, Morristown showed its worth by overcoming some of the best New Jersey teams. Carteret School had won fourteen successive victories when our team met them in a home game. Carteret led throughout, and it was only to- ward the end that we rallied to tie the game, and then to win 31-29 in an overtime period. This victory evened up the score with the Carteret team which had defeated us by 35-28 earlier in the season. Morristown defeated Montclair Academy 29-27 in another even game, to avenge a previous score of 44-25. The first team which played so efficiently during the whole season was composed of Captain Fred Main from last year's team, tall Ierry Pangburn, Bunky Regan, Charlie Traverse and Al Lowry. Meehan, Martin, Mundrane, Dale, Drake, Casale and Geisel made up the rest of the squad. Newark Academy 20 Morristown Newman School Morristown Carteret School 36 Morristown Montclair Academy Morristown Bfmme Brac 21 Morristown Newark Academy Morristown Pingry School 25 Morristown C h 1 M I Montclair Academy 44 Morristown arteret SC 00 orlflswwn Rutgers Prep 24 Morristown B0Fmie Brac Mmfistown Pingry School 24 Morristown Rutgers Prep Morristown

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FOOTBALL No greater tribute could be paid to Charlie Nevin than to state his outstand- ing record as football coach. This year he turned out his fourth undefeated team in seven years at Morristown. At the opening of the School year, the strength of our squad was uncertain. But the first game, a 31-0 victory over Rut- gers, forecast an excellent season. A few days later, a determined team now gaining momentum, overran Pingry. Morristown walked off the field with a well-earned 26-0 victory. The third game, an encounter with our ancient rival, Carteret Academy, proved the closest of the year. Carteret ran up the first score of the season against the Crimson. However, Morristown main- tained its good record and triumphed by 21-13. Morristown gained an early lead which climaxed in a sensational 80 yard touch-down run by Walt Elsaesser. Then, in the second half of the last quarter, Car- teret came back to score on a combination pass and break-away run which covered 90 yards. During the final minutes, the West Orange team was able to score again with a 30 yard run on a pass. Perhaps the greatest test came in a clash with the Bordentown Military Academy J.V.'s. A wet B.M.I. field, soggy from the constant drizzle, slowed down the power of the Crimson. Though further handi- capped by injuries to two players, the Morristown eleven succeeded in pressing through to a 12-0 victory. With the fourth straight victory of the season over Hun School, Morristown con- tinued in its meteoric path. In rare form, the team had little trouble in administer- ing a 33-0 defeat to their visitors from Princeton. The final 27-7 victory over a weak Newman school aggregation closed a re- markably successful year. This year's team was built around a real triple-threat player, Captain and Quarterback Walt Elsaesser. Jimmy Schultz, the team's leading scorer, played at half-back. Jack Regan ably filled the blocking back assignment. The passing was handled by Jack Martin, with Jerry Pangburn, an all county end, as a re- ceiver. Tribute muSt be paid, also, to the strong support of the line consisting of Charlie Traverse, end, Al Lowry and Win Hopkins, tackles, Fred Main, cen- ter, and the guards Kim Igleheart and Chic Meehan. But, more than anything else, this year's undefeated and untied season is attribu- table to something which always sets apart Morristown teams, something which only a coach like Charlie', Nevin can in- spire, a fighting spirit that rises with the size of the obstacle.

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1.-ps.. ., HOCKEY Through the excellent coaching of Eric Carson, the Hockey team this year ended the season with the fairly gratifying score of ,four victories, three defeats, and one draw. The only players returning from last year's Hrst team were Bob Fox and Captain Walter Elsaesser. Elsie held the scoring honors by a considerable margin, and did a large share of the defensive and offensive playing. The first two games with Montclair Academy and Pingry were heartening 7-0 and 7-1 victories. In spite of the high scores to which Walt Elsaesser contribu- ted a total of ten goals, the team still lacked co-ordination. They improved considerably to fight a 2-2 defensive game with Madison High School, followed by a 4-0 win over Blair Academy. For the fifth game of the season, Mor- ristown met the Princeton Freshmen, whose teams have rarely been beaten by us in the past encounters. The 9-1 de- feat, which our team suffered, was not unexpected. 24 Last year, bad weather prevented the scheduled game with Peddie for the New Jersey State Championship. But this year, a powerful Peddie team defeated Morris- town by 6-0. The team won its fourth victory by a 6-1 score in a rather one-sided encounter with Carteret. But the game with Law- renceville, which always ends the season, was the keenest contest. Against a fast Lawrenceville team, superior to any other played this year, our squad led 1-0 in the first period, but Lawrenceville scored three goals in succession in the second period, and another in the third period to win the game 4-1. Despite the score, the organization of the team in this game was at its best. The line-up throughout the year was: Schultz, goal, Igleheart, and Smith, de- fense, Elsaesser, Fox and Ebel, first line, John Mayes, John Peacock and Robert Conn, second line, Dave Peacock and Ed Franks, second defense, Gerald Swart, Harrison Swart and Peter Knight, substi- tutes, and Ivan Partridge, Manager.