St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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64 THE 1940 ALBANIAN Front row, l. to r.: Denit, S. Davidson, Rizik, Trible, Sunday, R. Toense, Chewning. Second row, l. to r.: LeFevre, Schuenfeld, Terry, Cochrane, Hannon, E. Jacobsen, H. B. Davidson, S 'ft R M ' Wl , . yers. Back row, l. to r.: Platter, Mr. Middleton, A. N. Miller, J. Myers, Holmes, Piggott, Manger, Hare, Bondy, Snyder, J. Winant, Alexander, Crawford, Mr. -Wagner, C. Jacobsen. Football BILL HANNON, Captain Mn. MIDLJLETON NIEL PLATTER, Manager' MR. A. WAGNER ISPLAYING the greatest passing attack that the School has seen in recent years, a well-coordinated but light St. Albans football team fought its way to a third place berth in the Interstate Academic Confer- ence standing. A total of five victories and three defeats marked the season. With a nucleus of four returning letter men and graduates of the second and third teams, the possibilities of a better-than-average season looked doubtful. The veterans included Captain Bill Hannon, Who was named as all-District guard for the season, Forrest Holmes, at the left guard position, and Jack Hare, alternating at end and backfield positions. Because of a shoulder injury sustained during fall practice, Alex Walker, the other letter man, was unable to play for the rest of the season. The line was not too strong offensively because of its lack of weight and experience, but defensively the team shaped up Well. The fine Work of Hannon and Bob LeFevre, a great combination in backing up the line,

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ST. ALBANS SCHOOL 59 A , fm: A El ' ' 1 l I 1,.f5,'q,. gag , . f... ' A ,af A ar Taj 2 5 AAAA ........... f E 5 . ..... ....... Q , , mia., 'fu 5. FOOTBALL Hannon, Cnjzfaifz Rizik Trible Piggott Holmes Crawford E. Jacobsen Denit Chewning Schoenfeld H. B. Davidson LcFevre Cochrane J. Myers R. Myers Swift Alexander Hare Terry Platter, Mafuzger TENNIS Cooper, Captain Chewning Lee Manger Doyle Quiggle R. Myers Major Letter Winners SOCCER Philip, Cafrfain Alexander Cochrane Cooper Cousins Denit Ghormley .Manger R. Myers Piggott Snyder Sunday Trible XValker Morrill, Nlamzger BASKETBALL Sehoenfeld, Cajrfairz Hannon LeFevre Hare Terry Holmes Luebben, Manager BASEBALL Hare, Capfain Cromelin Piggott Ash Fuller Hannon Terry LeFevre C. Jacobsen H. B. Davidson Trimble Crawford Hart, Nfanagvr WRESTLING-W Rizik, Cupfuiu Gadd Bell Birney Seal D. Gaillard E. Toense P. Gaillard R. Toense A. Miller R. Winant Alvord LeFevre Snyder

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ST. ALBANS SCHOOL 65 thwarted many goal-line drives. Offensively, the team was a continual threat in the air, for the accurate passing from rangy Dave Davidson to short George Trible accounted for many sizeable gains. The Blue,s ground game was strongest through the middle of the line and on its sharp-cutting, off-tackle plays, where the work of next year's captain, Mike Rizik, and of LeFevre was good. In the first game St. Albans scored a hard-fought 13-0 victory over Baltimore Friends on the latter,s field. The Blues, alternating passes with powerful line plunges, pushed their opponents back from the opening minutes of play. The first St. Albans score came in the first period, when a pass from Davidson to Hare advanced the ball to the Friends one-yard line. From there, LeFevre plunged over for the touchdown. For the final score, Dave Davidson threw a twenty-five-yard pass to Trible, who crossed the goal line. This same combination accounted for the winning score in the first few minutes of the Boys' Latin game. After the score, neither team threatened until the last half, which was entirely dominated by the Boys, Latin team, whose superior weight and reserve strength kept the Blues continually on the defensive. When the final whistle blew, the ball was in the Baltimore team,s possession on St. Albans one-yard line. St. Albans lost their third game 19-0 to an unbeaten St. Andrew's team in Delaware. In the first quarter, Dick Myers recovered a fumbled kick on the host,s ten. Two plays later, LeFevre smashed over the goal, but fumbled, St. Andrew's recovering for a touchback. For the Crimson's first score, White passed to Clark, who sprinted to the goal. The other two touchdowns resulted from inter- cepted passes. l St. Albans next won 29-0 over a weak, but game Church Farm team. From the opening whistle there was no doubt of the outcome. Chewning scored twice, Schoenfeld and Sunday each tal- lied once, and Hare completed the scor- ing with a field goal. The Blue defense did not allow Church Farm a first-down throughout the contest. On November 3, although amassing twelve first-downs to Georgetown's two and completing fourteen passes to their opponent's one, the Blues lost 13-12 to Georgetown Preparatory for the first time in seven years. Both St. Albans scores were made by Walt Swift after sustained marches down the field. The