Sewanee Military Academy - Saber Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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t Th e wrestlinq squad consisting of, Top How: Searcy, Fisher, Stone, Schaeffer, Herndon, Herron, Sand , I. Ad ers ams and Atkins. Bottom Row: Baird, Wahl, Coach Page, Armstrong, Stamey, and Front Row: W. Bailey. The tiruiiters and qioaners of l95l started out with OVI'l'Ylllll'lLI aqainst them. They had no coach and only six vets from last year. They were Sonny Town, Harold Rabbit Kniqht, Brother Carper, Dick Fisher, Smilin Ed Sanders, and Dick Wohl. The vets had to teach the new men what they knew with Dick Fisher and Dick Wolil acting as coaches. When Mid-South finally arrived the boys making the trip were Sonny Town, Rabbit Knight, George Reese. Dick Fisher, Dale Herndon, Ed Sanders, Brother Carper, Pptio Adams, Iirnmy Edmondson, Owen Stamey, and Dick Wohl. The inatmen put up a qood fiqht but all were elim- inated except for Town, Knight, Herndon, and Sanders. Coach Carey Page has Tommy Armstrong explain a hold to the newer members of the wrestling squad. Sonny Town collected an easy win in the semi-finals ln the first round of fiqhts Petie Adams and Rabbit Kniqht went on to win third place with Sanders and Herndon. Herndon had to come up from behind to pin his man for third place, The finals saw Sonny Town and Fenton Scruqqs of Baylor fiqht to a 4-4 tie and the referee had to make a decision which he awarded to Town for his aq- rgressiveness. The team finished third in the Mid-South. Considerable credit is clue Captain Dick Fisher and the managers who are too often torqotten, Bill Bailey, loel Searcy, and Bill Atkins. Owen Stamey. left, and Tommy Armstrong, right get linal instructions from Coach Paqe.

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To cl KQUCAY3 N C.Q, ' 'Been' SWVQXX Kf'f5VJlNg TJQXA 1 A-nu. Lep Adams and Jimmy Hughes on the low hurdles Coach Smith and Captain Larry Brooks T R C K The twain vhoso as its Captain, Larry Brooks, who is indeed one ot the finest hundred and two-twenty dash men in the Mid-South. Another standout on the team is Len Adams, who was elected co-captain. Adams is vounted on for more events than any other single man SO other distanve runner is Dalo llerndon, ti new .addition to the squad. In the weight events we have several standouts, in- cludinqXTommy Armstrong and Craig Dwyer who should 1 v prov e tough opponents, Giving them a Close rare on the team, he runs in the tour-forty and eight-,eightyn hw H BH R I d d E I T ' . e i iarns, i ictiar son, an Lll'lH rncw. relays, he is a good broad jumper and high hurdleifan, ,si Y K A I Eddie Overton, a junior, is one ot the fastest men ghjtlgz' ll in all, it these men ot Coach Smiths squad show the team, running the hundred yard dash. Bobby Wi.Q1tr ar 57 kind oi ' work which they have been showing all L t uarter-mile man, has been improving steadi fh sg along th ghout their early training, they should un Ci ae, pam, Whivh is very diltitfult tor most rnenNtPjnain'tgin.LQ3 hd te Come through with a very successful season. - N . . Q. C: to X' Q2 U Q, Bolow: Top row, left to right: Tow s, mr.: Higgins, Herndon, Richardson, D, Tarnow, and Coach Smith. N ond row: I. R. Hughes, Waller, Griffin, Robins, Bacon. and Armstrong. Front row: Overton, Wiemer, Capt. 'EP All Brooks, and Lep Adams. .. U fa -0 0 1 I' O I JV da 44? b O O I' ry f tv, t

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Co-Captains Larry Shannon and Bill Baker, All-American Prep School Swimming Champions. THE SEWANE A N 'dd' M'ddl row, lah to right: Ware, I. While. C. H. Lewis. Top row, left to right: Woodall, McAllen, Alexander, Mgr.: Miller, Dinvu xo. 1 e Higgins, Waller, Run, Grace. Bottom row, lofi to right: Hunoy. Ovcrlon. Parker, Shannon, W. Baker, F. Kalmbach, and Van Loor. This year the S.M.A. Tankmen had no out- standing stars, but the team was made up of a group of eighteen hard-working, industrious men with a great coach, lnky Conklin. Inky, 68 by virtue of his hard work and inherent coaching knowledge, converted an average team into one that was renowned for its spirit and determination. In the diving field this