SUNY Maritime College - Eight Bells Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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FE CING Despite five consecutive defeats last season at the hands of New York University, St. John's University, Cooper Union, Fordham University and Brooklyn Polytechnic In- stitute, foiler captain Eugene McAvoy looked forward to- ward the 1964 season optimistically. He founded his hopes on an experienced squad composed of Steve Gabrys, Robert Schmitt, and Brian Mangan in the foil event, Epeemen McAvoy, Denny Schroeder, and Frank Mangan, and Sabremen Joe Gustafson, Casey Wood- ka, Al Paris and Bob Pellegrino. Last year, Woodka, Gabrys, Gustafson, and McAvoy paced the fencers in their first competitive season with respective records of 8-4, 8-4-, 6--3, and 7-5. In one early scrimmage this year, the parriers, coached by the world famous instructor Bela Csajaghy, downed St. Peter's College of Jersey City, 17-10. Gabrys broke the ice with a quick victory in a foil match while three teammates followed in suit, giving the Priva- teers a gaping lead. St. Peter's was not to be bumped off that easily, however, and rallied in the remainder of the foil events and in the epee contests to close the margin. It wasn't until Gustafson, in the third round of the sabre bouts, defeated his opponent that Maritime accumulated its fourteenth point and was assured a victory. This year's schedule includes contests with Pace College, Fordham University, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Long Island University and St. John's University. GOLF Strengthened by the return of Fred Lobbin, the club- men are almost a sure bet to improve upon last year's 1-2 record. The only curve in the golfer's path is the academic loss of Brian Lingenfelter, last year's captain and number one man. Lobbin, who missed most of last year because of an in- jury, was one of the Big Three on the previous seasonis team and is expected to supply enough scoring punch to bring the anemic golfers home with a respectable record. After winning their initial contest against the Long Is- land Aggies, 5-1 last year, with Reggie Sjokvest and Jim Johnson turning in acceptable winning rounds of 82 each, the clubmen bowed to Hofstra University, 13-5, and Iona College, 4-O. The Mariners, led by Lobbin, Sjokvest, and Harry Thranhart, placed nineteenth in the Metropolitan Inter- collegiate Championships, competing against twenty-one other schools. jUDO Organized three years ago by members of the graduat- ing class, the Judo Club originally began as a self defense club, its members being instructed in Judo, Jiu Jitsu, and Karate by a third degree Black Belt Judo expert, Mr. Visi- tacion. Judo was initially practiced as a pastime, but as time marched on the pastime gradually changed into a serious sport, terminating late last year in intercollegiate compe- tition. Judo matches are three minutes long, the object being to throw your opponent off balance and onto the mat. Points are awarded according to the way the opponent lands on the mat, the most points coming when he lands on his back. The present club consists of thirty-five members and is still growing. It sports as its president, Bob Bauernfeind, who along with Charles Brader, Charles Boykin, Roy Wrenn, George Clements, George Saccio Cwho holds a brown belt in Jiu Jitsuj, and John Hall wear green belts. Those in yellow belt competition include Dave Munger, Tom Rodg- ers, Dick Dreyer, and Bob Atwell. The remainder of the clubis members have white belts. The Judo Team proved its potential in intercol- legiate competition by defeating the previously unde- feated West Point team, 20-17. This year's schedule in- cludes meets with the New York Athletic Club, West Point, Seton Hall, Queens College, and City College. YEWWU Playing a rough seven game schedule against far super- ior opponents, the Varsity Tennis Team, coached by Lieu- tenant Gino Gallina, closed out its 1963 season without a victory. Led by Richard Bingman and Bill Preeg, the team started its season against one of the best teams in the Metropolitan Area, Adelphi College, and came out at the short end of the stick, 9-0. Despite fine performances by Preeg, Bob Gilman, and Bill Miller in the singles competi- tion and a rallying win by Bill Hall and Sam Peters in a doubles match, the netmen fell before the rackets of Yeshiva University, 5-4. The netmen dropped another thriller in their next outing to Long Island University, 5M-3b. Preeg, Gilman, Miller, and Mike Walter tallied for Mari- time. Following a disheartening 9-0 shutout by Hunter Col- lege, the racketmen bowed to Pratt, 6-3, and Queens College, 7-2.

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Despite the loss of Captain Ed Ryznar, last year's leading scorer and rebounder, Coach Myron Bus'7 Recordon, in his first year at the helm, was able to mold a 4-10 basketball team from the reminants of an 0-14 squad- With the whole team returning next year Coach Recordon has a chance to bring Maritime around with its hrst winning ledger since Kurt Axelsson's reign ended in 1960. This year's first five of Captain Traviss McIntosh, Mike Cooper, Ken Seims, Ralph Fruehauf, and Denny Meyer was backed up by .lim Fisher, Gene MacDonald, Jim Burke, Joe Bishop, John Rearick, and George 1N'arnefeld. Seims led the club in total points with 197 for a 14.05 game average, while McIntosh paced the rcbounders with 195 and the shooters with a 44.3 percentage from the floor. COOPER AND MCINTOSH FOLLOW SEIMS Cooper and McIntosh were right behind Seims in the scoring department with respective aver- ages of 13.20 and 12.05 points per game. Ralpf Fruehauf, who followed with 9.15, led the team in assists with 56. Although Fruehauf and Meyer did their share of the scoring, their main asset to the team was on defense as the Buffalo ball- hawkers' steals played an impor- tant part on the team,s close con- tests. The relatively poor record this year's club sported wasn,t an in- dication of its ability when one considers that it lost only four games by more than ten points, and in five of the remaining six losses the Privateers had the score tied with less than four minutes remaining. Highlighting the season was a 78-77 upset victory over a pow- erful, State University Tourney bound. New Paltz club. February 15. The team was fired up for this one after being Ujobbcdl' by Of- ficials to the tune of 82-68 the night before in a Hstic contest at Danbury State Teachers College. MARINERS PRESS FRoM BEGINNING Maritime opened hard with a pressing zone defense that sent the club into utter confusion and enabled Meyer to pilfer their and move the club tO 3 quick, 7-2 lead. New Paltz reta- upstate fumbles liated and brought the count tO 7-6. but that was all for a wllilfi as Seims, Cooper, and McIntosh began to End the range that put the Privateers out in front, 15-6- Threatened with extinction, Coach Sheppard sent three tow- ering Redwoods into the ganle to cope with the high leaping McIntosh under the boards, but the closest New Paltz came was 27-24 with seven minutes re- maining in the half. At that point Maritime,s offensive trio quickly pulled away to a 42-35 inter- mission lead. Capitalizing on the Privateeris chronic second half slump, the Hawks zipped back into conten- tion at 17:14, 44-42. Here Meyer brought Maritime back to life, however, with a couple of run- away buckets following steals. In command again, by as much as thirteen, with Cooper and Seims doing the damage, Mari- time relaxed and New Paltz came within range, 61-60, at the 8:30 mark and went ahead briefiy, for the first time in the game, 69-67, a couple of minutes later. Despite the loss of Fruehauf to fouls, Cooper and Seims were able to pick up enough charity tosses to preserve the victory in the waning seconds. DREW UNIVERSITY WINS EASILY Drew University led all the way in handing the Privateers their eighth loss of the campaign, 64- 57, February 7. The jerseyites got off to a great lead, taking a 20-3 margin with 9:30 remaining in the first half. Maritime rallied and Drew's shooting cooled off, but they still managed a 12 point, 33-21, lead at the halfway mark, After working up to a 19 point lead midway in the second half Drew's regulars took a rest and the Privateers roared back, cut- ting the gap to six with 1:48 re- maining, when the first string re- turned to preserve the victory. Doug Wicoff paced Drew with 22 points and 18 rebounds, whilfg McIntosh had 18 and 17, re- spectively. get 963--