Randolph Macon Academy - Sabre Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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SABREpa1 ef s 1- 9 - 24 sh A 1 E if I' Fi I I I W an - Q. Swimming SEASON 1927-1928 l-IEN candidates for the tank team were called this year an entirely new group of swimmers reported to Coach Maben, these being the first tankers turned out by the Lemon and Black for two years. The Cadet Sea Lionsn won their first victory against Washington and Lee Freshmen by a score of 33 to 28 in a meet held in our home tank. Thus, our tankers, showing wonderful form, began thelseason. Although inexperi- enced, our team ,showed excellent form in all events-remarkable speed in the water and exceptional form on the board and in the air. Our next meet was with Fishburne Military School in our home tank. This was a very strenuous contest and it seemed that the Methodist Sea Lions would be victorious up until the very last minute when, after some controversy over the diving, we went down into a lighting defeat by the small margin of four points. The final score was 33 to 29. l961mYi IH' 'Nl -13 wi,

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in UP EU W -if X -- c r- gs .4 -'KT -- fe sh CAPTAIN I-loans COACH MABEN Then, one cold and wintry morning, our tankers departed for their trip up the Valley to meet Fishburne Military School, Staunton Military Academy, Augusta Military Academy and Washington andfl..ee University' Freshmen. Riding all morning and part of the afternoon' in cars, the team went with determination in their minds to beat Fishburn. But we received the small end of a 44 to I5 score. Our next encounter was with one of the strongest teams in the State- that of Staunton Military Academy. On their team they had two lnterscholastic men who, in their meet with us, set two State records. Here, again, our cadets were defeated, the bad news being 48 to l2. Then we met Augusta Military Academy in the Y pool, at Staunton, Virginia. This meet was a very sensational one in that all events were nearly ties. But our cadets again received a defeat, the score being I8 to 42. ln the last meet of our trip we faced, for the second time, the Washington and Lee University Freshman team, in their pool at the University. By this time our team, being on the go for its fourth day, was nearly worn out. Although confident of winning this meet, our tankers were nosed out again with a score of I8 to 42. Our last meet was with Augusta Military Academy in our home tank. Being our last meet, this brought a very large audience and it is believed that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event, for it proved to be the most thrilling of the season, due to the now well-trained Mermaids of R.-M. A. A I971 c c me Q i in ? 1.9.2.8 btw il If I 'Rt-I f 'TIT L-11 V... 1 -1- A.. :np-u 'F x :J