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

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CROSS COUNTRY Saturday, November 9, 1963, marked the end Of an C12 of Cross Country teams at the Maritime College. On that day, Mat Twomeyis 'cold men -Vinnie Cox, Phil Lund, Randy Weber, and john Hayes-covered Van Cortlandt Parkis five mile grind for the final time. These runners be- long to the class of athlete which, in the past twelve years, have transformed Cross Country from a minor, non-var- sity team, to Maritimefs most successful squad. Aptly described by many as the team workhorse, Cox was last yearas captain and most consistent runner during the past four years. After shaking off the usual post-cruise sluggishness he again traversed one of the country's rough- est five mile courses in under thirty minutes. Lund captained this year's squad and, although erratic on the track, proved to be of immeasurable help to the team as far a leadership was concerned. Lund's greatest distinction came in his freshman season, during which he posted several sub twenty-nine minute times, a feat that hasn't been equalled by any Privateer runner since. Accurately and permanently nicknamed the c'Duck, Weber was a team man in every sense of the phrase. His performances could hardly be described as breathtaking, but his consistency in the low thirties and high placings, combined with hustle, made his presence on the team felt. Hayes, whose ability in Track and Field remained lat- ent until the day of the 1963 Intramural Track Meet, left many amazed with a fine performance in his Hrst varsity season as a senior. In September of 1964 Maritime's new breed will face the season on its own for the first time. This group will be com- posed, in part, of Captain George Gehring, who has brok- en the thirty minute barrier on several occasions, Butch Kuchinskas, a strong runner with a great deal of natural ability, john Clauson, a -giant among the hill 'n' dalers whose first place finishes will be taken for granted in the years to come, Steve George, Cliff King, Ron Fiandaca and Pete DiPaola. All the parts in this yearfs cross country machine func- tioned properly, resulting in an acceptable, although not spectacular 5-3 ledger. In their first encounter, the harriers shut out Adelphi, 15-50. A defeat at the hands of Southern Connecticut, 22-32, was followed by victories over jersey City State and Brooklyn College. After a heartbreaking one point 1055 to Paterson State Teacher's College, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Monmouth fell before the Mariner's thun- dering spikes. The harriers did all possible to ease an 18- 615 drubbing by a powerful Kings Point team before clos- lng out the season. INTRAM RALS The junior class streaked ahead to an early lead in the race for the 1964 edition of the Admiral's Trophy for In- tramural Athletics. The third-year men picked up first laces in football and basketball, while the seniors, which P have Hnished second in the competition for three years running, looked to make it a fourth, taking second places in both sports. Because the unpredictable major sports, softball and track and field, remain as we go to press, the tourney, run by Coaches Matt Twomey and Robert Vanderwarker, looks to be a fight to the finish. With ex-junior varsity cage star Phil Kantz paving the way, the junior Marine Transportation students capita- lized on the many mistakes of the senior Marine Engineers in winning the championship basketball game, 41-36. The engineers just couldnat get going in the final con- test and fell short as they did a year ago. joe Diodati, Bill York, Dan Bubniak, Stan Zydel and Warren Rosar paved the way to the big game with their play in victories over the senior Marine Transportation majors and sopho- more engineers. The sophomore engineers, paced by Tommy Kiritis' 22 points overwhelmed the freshman engineers for the third and fourth places, respectively. Eddie Uttridge ran for two touchdowns, one coming on an intercepted desperation pass by Nick Esposito late in the game, to lead the junior engineers over the senior engi- neers, 12-O, in the championship football game. Uttridge, always a threat in the air, sidestepped the on- rushing defensive line and slithered through the senior's lethargic secondary for the first tally early in the contest. Despite their hefty line, the juniors never did command the game and -go on to score with ease. Big Gene Mac- Donald led the defensive charge time after time to put the pressure on Uttridge. Had it not been for the senior's erratic offense the con- test could have tested the junior,s defense, but this was not the case. With Rosar,s passing off most of the time and a porous line that failed to protect Dom Villella on the end sweeps, there was nothing left to do but let time run out. Things were different in earlier contests, however, as Villella ran and passed circles around the freshmen and senior Marine Transportation students to lead the senior engineers into the final. The junior engineers eliminated the junior Marine Transportation ,students and the sophomore engineers enroute to the championship game. Paced by the alert Dennis Pepe, the freshman Marine Transportation majors finished third in the tourney. The Sophomore engineers were fourth.

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LA CR OSSE Originally a sport played by the Canadian Indians as abaggatawayn and now the national game of that country, Lacrosse is today gaining prestige as a popular American intercollegiate sport despite the fatigue and roughness that parallel it with soccer and ice hockey. New here at the Maritime College, Lacrosse was intro- duced two years ago by Bob Bauernfeind, Bill Erb, and Albie Renz. Their enthusiasm and devotion to the sport instilled in others the desire to play, and today the Priva- teers have a highly regarded Lacrosse club on the inter- collegiate level. The team, playing under varsity status for the first time this spring, is coached by Dr. Herbert Millington, chair- man of Economics Department. Dr. Millington, a qualified coach, carries as his credentials seventeen years of active competition, four of which he played with St. Stephen's College and the remainder of the time with the Montclair Athletic Club. During its first year of operation the club gained the in- valuable experience and coordination necessary for good teamwork as well as an understanding of the rules and basic formations. This was accomplished both on the black- board and out on the field with intersquad battles. The following year seven intercollegiate scrimmages were held. Maritime, while winning three and dropping four, tallied 37 points to its opponents 56. Opening up their season with C. W. Post, the Privateers came out on bottom, 14--4, with Bauernfeind scoring two and Bob Behr and Joe Gustafson, one each. Matched against the seasoned veterans of the New York Lacrosse Club in their second contest, the stickmen faired well, bow- ing by just two goals, 7-5. Bauernfeind paced that attack with four tallies, while Behr added the other. Gathering momentum in their initial starts the Lacrosse- men made their mark in the victory column, defeating the City College of New York, 6-3. The big scoring punch was again supplied by Bauernfeind who had two tallies. Renz also contributed two, while Erb and Larry Kenny hit for one apiece. Too much confidence and an excellent team deterred their drive momentarily as they bowed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 17-2, but the stickmen rebounded the following week, copping two contests, the first over Farleigh Dickinson, 9-4, and the latter against Stevens Tech, 8-4. Bauernfeind and Behr did the dam- age in both contests, gathering twelve points between them. Dave Holster, Terri Thompson, Al Davis, Renz, and Erb also scoredg Bauernfeind's three goals in the club's final contest of the season was not enough to get the winning record, as the Mariners fell to Nichols College, 7-3. RIFLER T Iltilizing a heavy practice schedule and the experience gained from the 1962-1963 season, the 1963-1964 Rifle Team came to its own by mid-season. Although there were only five experienced riflemen on the team in September the aforementioned hard work has raised the team average some forty points above that of last season. This year Fred Pratt raised the Maritime match record to 287 out of a possible 300, while Captain Tim Chichester tied the old standard of 285 once and Paul Pribis, the up- state wizzard, hit the ancient mark twice. Thus far this year fFebruaryj the team stands fourth in the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Rifle League as compared with fourteenth place this time last year. Starting for the sharpshooters in the matches were Pratt, Jim Gully, Chichester, Prebis, and Bob Lane. They were backed up by Pete Richard, John Wanner, John Frieman, and Lance Turner. As Eight Bells went to press the Rifle Team's ledger stood at 8-3-1. By mid-February they had polished off Columbia Q1363-13331, Pace C1363--12751, Brooklyn Poly C1392--9055, Rutgers of Jersey C1367-1333l, St. Francis of Brooklyn C1391-12552, C. W. Post Q1376- 1348l, Stevens Tech Q1389-1363j, and New York City Community College C1383--12741 in short order while bowing to such notables as St. John's C1420-1382l, St. Peters of Jersey Q1415-1392l, City College of New York C1408-1376j, and tying the United States Merchant Marine Academy at 1376.

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