Sewanee Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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BAKER BOYD AND CONKLIN SHANNON The Team wenT To ATlanTa Tor Their lasT and mosT imporTanT meeT, The Mid-SouTh, The Team had been sTruck by sickness which hurT Them a loT buT sTill They came Through To win Their Third championship of The year. Ensign Conklin, Joel Lyle and Spencer Boydy Took firsT places followed by second places by Larry Shannon and John Hussey. The swimming Team is undefeafed in dual meeTs Tor The lasT Three seasons in Mid-SouTh conTerence. The Team capTured The Three mosT imporTanT inTerscholasTic TiTles in The SouThg Two oT which, SouThern and Mid-SouTh, were won lesT year, The Team is losing a qreaT coach and friend This year when coach Lewis Hill qraduaTes from The UniyersiTy of The SouTh, Lewis sfarTed coaching aT The academy Three years ago wiTh no previous experience. He has esTablished a mosT remarkable record in ThaT Time. The scores OT The meeTs Tor T949-50: S.M.A ....., 635 C.M.A. ...... I2 SouTheasTern lnTerscholasTic MeeT S.M.A.-6l, ST. Xavier-4l, G.TvT.A.-25, and seven oThers wifh small scores. S.M,A .... , 49g C,H.M.A. .,.. 26 S.M.A ...... 361 Memphis Air Slafion . . 39 S.M.A ...... 60: C.M.A. .... , I5 SouThern lnTerscholasTic Meet S.M.A.-48'f7, C.H.M.A.-25, STaunTon-25, G.M.A.-23 and eighT oThers wiTh smaller scores. Mid-SouTh S.M.A.-57, G.M.A.-56, C.H.M.A.-35, C.M.A.--27, McCallie- ll. BOYD BOYD TAKES OFF HUSSEY 77

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Conklin and Ridley The swimming team got off to a fine start by capturing the Southeastern lnterscholastic Swimming Championship in Atlanta. The well rounded team swam to a twenty point margin En winning this meet by taking tirst place and a host of seconds and thirds, Ensign Conklin, Spencer Boyd and Bill Baker cap- tured individual first places with Conklin setting a new record in the IOO yard freestyle, This meet, added to the other cham- pionships held by the team, marked the well rounded, high spirited group that makes up this year's squad. The team serv- ed notice to Prep swimming teams in the South that they were out to repeat last year's performance when they were undefeated and took two championship trophies. Working hard to defend their Southern lnterscholastic Cham- pionship title they took last year, the team took two out oi three dual meets before heading for Chapel Hill, North Caro- lina, in guest ot another championship. The only loss was lo Memphis Air Station, 39-36. The swimming team, led by Captain Ensign Conklin, Larry Shannon and Luke Glancy, all of whom took first places, show- ered the other teams into submission as they again took top honors by some twentyefhree points, For the second straight year in a row the Sewanee Fish made claims to the South's finest swimming team a title that they well deserve. Credit should be given to Coach Lewis Hill as well as his fine team for their outstanding efforts. lt was through his efforts and hard work that the team has improved and continued io show a lot of spirit. The team has two of the finest divers in the South in Spencer Boyd and John Hussey. Boyd won the Southeastern diving title with Hussey right behind him in second place, These two, be- cause oi their close rivalry, are constantly improving and are sure to set more records in the future, The team was well represented in the Eastern lnterscholasti: meet in Trenton, New Jersey, with Spencer Boyd winning the one meter diving and Ensign Conklin taking a fourth in the IOO yard freestyle. Sewanee finished in 8th place out of 20 prep schools with iust two boys. i if Bottom Row: W. Baker, Parker, Boyd, Conklin, Lyle, Ridley. Middle Row: Clark, Hussey, Van F. lfgstmbach, Wainwright, Bitter. Top Row: Coach Lewis Hill, Overton, Glancy, Elliott, Cqfhls. 76

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Boffom Row: Thackslon, Hin, Hughslon, Banks. Middle Row: W. H. Smifh, Ewing, Prather, Collins. Top Row: Col. Garland, Coach, Clare, Haqedorn, Garland, Wafson, Capl. Davisson, As- sislanl Coach. Ning.: ,X V I Q91 A, X i O sb' I xv. . ,r X ,' l A X, 'fr ,-X Play Ball rang oul over lhe S.lv1.A. diamond 1 'x , and lhe hopeluls for lhe lirsl' nine began io 3, ' ' K l shape up. Only live leller men from lhe I949 .V i , X season relurned-Ridgeway Gilmer, calching, X , X, Sammy Clare back al his pilching slol. Pele Gar- X' B n S E B n l l land al lirsl, Bill Smilh holding down lhe second sack, and Dan Banks al The hol corner. The sound ol solid singles, lriples and homers pepped lhe enlire squad and Coach Peler Gar- land knew his hard hillers and hard lhrowers Hil ihal ball Hil' it again 78