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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BASEBALL - k Hunter College The way they looked against a wie. of the Mam- 'E nine that raw March 30, the 1963 S lion - fruitless sea- time Baseball Team seemed destined fOr 3 son. n i . t for the Bronxites, Mike Mathias, in his starting ClCl3U . der- . - ' thing more than a H10 . whiffed twenty Privateers with nO O B n ate fastball and slow curve. only the ever-dlaiiigiliiieuiiiuiifier Skeels and Bill Steffenhagen were able to i nd triPle hurler, Skeels hammering out a single, doub e, a J while Steffenhagen was held to a single. s slow- . . oor. Don ohnson wa Maritimeis defense was also p J Covering the outer gardens were Tom Montanya in left l Skeels in center, and DCUUY Mclntyref who was to be Pei placed later on in the season by the swift Joey Bishop, in rlglilltt was the hrst victim. The Privateers opened fast, Pobutkiewigz, Steffenhagen, Rosar,.and Crawford lashed hits in the First inning to get four quick runs. Bkeel's round- tripper in the second added three more, while Crawfordfs second triple got one in the third and Montanya's three bgigger added another pair in the fourth. Johnson, in his third start, just coasted to the 10--6 victory. MARITIME OUTFIELD-fl. to r.j Brian Skeels, the team,s power hitter over. the paSt two seasons and centerfielderg Mario Fristachi, the little rightfielder and auxiliary third basemang and Tom Montanya, leftfielder and consistent clubber with teammates on the basepaths. er than a snail in getting the ball over the plate, while the outfield had a time gathering in the sphere and the infield had its difhculties at third. Against Brooklyn College the following week, although h tie hitters finally found the range, four errors, two wild pitches and an overall poor performance by Johnson again b' U ' rought the Privateers defeat. l Following spring leave, however, the squad jelled. Look- ing around the infield one found the club set to pick up its best ledger in ten years, a 5--4-1 mark, with Tom Craw- ford at third, Stefienhagen at short, Stan Pobutkiewicz at second and Tom Kiritis on first. The injury that had kept the versatile Warren c'Buddy', Rosar out of action during the fir t t S wo encounters healed and the whiparm catcher was back in action. Failing to help Kevin Brandt in his first appearance, the Mariners bowed to Adelphi, 4-O, but rebounded the f0l- lowing day, clobbering Danbury State Teacherfs College, 21-8. Everybody, except ROW who drew five Passes: hu' Down 4-2 at the end of 316 innings, the hitters ggi be' hind Nick Esposito and pounded out sixteen runs lil the next four frames to give the tall fastballer his first v1ct0fY in Maritime pinstripes. The always strong St. Francis of Brooklyn club handed the Privateers their last loss of the season, a 9-0 afffalr th? took under three hours to play. Johnson had hi? arm B2 shape again, holding the Brooklynites to four safeties in t .- four innings he faced them, but a lack of controlfterfn il Hating in four walks-a multitude of errors, and 9- fisfu of stolen bases Proved to be his downfall. MCIUWYC Hn'