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

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I BASEBALL For a time it was undecided whether or not there would be a Baseball team, be- cause of the resignation of Charlie Nevin, to apply for a commission as a Physical Instructor in the Naval Air Corps. But, a well-known athlete of Morris County, and an Alumnus of the School, Jack Hurley, accepted the offer to coach. He had the hard task of forming a team at the last moment, with little time for practice, since the schedule had to be re- arranged to fit into a period of one month. SCHEDULE April 14th, Immaculate Conception H. S. April 17th, Carteret April 18th, Bayley High School April 21st, Open April 24th, Pingry April 27th, Carteret April 29th, Montclair Academy April aorh, Morris Junior College May 2nd, Immaculate Conception H. S. May Sth, Open May 8th, Pingry .pk Of the three returning lettermen this year, Fred Main has four years' experience on the team, while outfielder Walt Elsaes- ser had one of the highest batting averages last year, and Chick', Meehan did relief pitching. Among the new members of the team, Jerry Pangburn and John Dale, our pitchers, and Martin, Regan, Schultz and Traverse have all played on varsity teams. The list of candidates seems promising, and with a coach as capable as Mr. Hurley, the team has good chances of success. PLAYERS Shortstop-Martin Third Base-Regan Second Base-Schultz First Base-Pangburn Catcher-Main Pitcher-Dale Left Field-Meehan Center Field-Elsaesser Right Field-Traverse

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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.

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