Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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tliictures tlnrougti courtesy o the Y. M. c. AJ After losing tlie triangular meet at Yale, against Yale and tl'1e New Yorlc Boys, Clulo, our 'swimmers went on to a season's laril- liant tinislu, lay a sparlcling victory over Villanova. By so doing, they gained time distinction ot larealcing Villanovaas record for dual meets. The mermen gained six tirsts to laeat Villanova, 50-54, and tnrolie a string of nine victories. Alter the regular season, tlue team entered title Quadrangle meet at Columloia, Wlaere tlae natators made a good sliowing. The final tally was Columloia 48, Rider 45, New Yorlc University 36, and St. Francis 55. - Qutstanding among tlae men on ttie team were Captain Dave Rowan and lais fellow teammate, Eddie Gislourne. Bolo Lynch was a great tielp, too, witli liis seconds and tliirds. Tom lVloses, in tiis last year, lolossomed into one of tlie loest loreast-strolcers tlmat Rider tias seen. Bud Sheridan and Doug lVlurdoclc alaly ltilled tl'1e diving assignments. VARSITY TEAM David Rowan Roloert Lynclm Franlc Meng Edward Kelly Edward Gislourne George Dzurinlio Douglas Nlurdoclc ilolin Cryer Rudolf Totlm Tlaornas Moses Francis Sheridan William P. Ryan, JUNIOR VARSITY Stanley Krupslci ilolan Fengef Vvilliam Fry lvlilton .laclcson Cliff Tomlinson 127 Maiiager

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R DAVE ROVV AN . Captain Varsity Swimming NE of the heaviest swimming schedules in the history of the college faced the natators this year. Theswimmers, headed hy Dave Rowan, hattied such worthy opponents as Princeton, Amherst, Fordham, Yale, Coiumhia, New York University, and Villanova. f Princeton ,University triumphed in the first meet of the year, at Brokaw pool, as Dave Rowan suffered his first defeat as a Rider-swimmer. A program of nine events 'constituted the-after- noon,s competition, with-a final score of 57-18. - Although Rowan and Gishurne set pool records, the team dropped the second meetto the Amherst Sahrinas, with a 45-54 tally. A close 'decision was dropped to Franklin and Nlarshaii, with a thirdioss of 58-57. A ' Defeating Fordham in the Y pool, the natators won theirilirst meet. ' The contest was an -nip and tuck hattie until the last event-1 with Fordham only three points hehind. in a thriiiing relay, the hoys won a 42-29 decision. D in their second meet away from home, the mermen gained their third straight victory, having previously heaten St. Francis, hy topping..'University of Delaware, in Newark, Delaware, hy a 58-50score. St.-Thomas proved an easy fourth victim for the swimmers, when the visitors dropped the meet hy a score of 56-19. With Rowan and Gishurne setting the pace, the mermen' took seven first places out of a possihie nine. ' , 126 -

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x STUART GILLARD Co-Captain Varsity Trac IDERS cinctermen were anything hut impressive in their open- ing encounter in the Penn Reiays, their first meet of the year. Sixth place was the lot of the hoys. In the second meet, fan A. A. U. event at Nesvark, N. J., they showed Du-p hetter with Captain Tommy Thorn taking the mile and Stu Giltard running second in the-440. ' ' l The first dual meetof the year founot the trackmen taking seven first places outofv a possiiole fourteen, thus enahling the team to take .La Salle College into camp hy a score of 69-57. It was in this meet that Art Giantz Won the two-mile torture after running his heart out. n . Villanova found thelrain heneficial, as their cinclermen topped the Ricterites hy a L17-25 score. Tommy Thorn was the only man to place First for the Trentonians all afternoon. ' Although capturing six first places against Juniata, in the final ctuai meet of the season, the opponents managed to post a track victory. hy scoring in second and third positions. A 48V2 total was the numher of points amassed-as against Juniata's 76V2. Tommy Thorn' kept his ,record intact hy copping the mile and ' 12s s '