St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ST. ALBANS SCHOOL 73 Front row, l. to r.: Sterrett, Graves, A. N. Miller, Addison. Back row, l. to r.: Block, Macljracken, Hart, P. Gaillard, Platter, Mr. Whipp. Boxing Mu. XVHIPP AST winter boxing was introduced into the Upper School under the direction of Mr. William XWhipp, well-known Washington physical in- structor. Although there was not enough experienced material to match in competitions against other schools, during the course of the season's training several boys developed into good boxers. However, because of one bad break following another, the prospects were unable to practice, and Mr. Whipp again found himself with un- seasoned boys, against whom he rightly felt it was unsafe to match vet- eran teams. But the gain of the candidates individually is undebatable, for any one who joined the class received very valuable instruction and experience. It is only unfortunate that a definite team could not have represented the School this year. It is unfortunate, too, that while the other winter sports commence immediately after Thanksgiving, boxing begins considerably later. The delay means that, since most of the fellows choose a sport they can begin to enjoy immediately, boxing suffers. With an instructor whom Jack Dempsey used to box for his speed and skill, it is to be hoped that the boxing team will take a more prominent place next year in District boxing circles.

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72 THE 1940 ALBANIAN with a badly sprained ankle. Then the visitors clinched their victory 41-34. Terry, with fourteen points, was high scorer of the game. The three remaining Blue victories were gained over St. Andrew's, Sidwell Friends, and Woodward. St. Albans played a poor game against a much weaker St. Andrew's team and held only a 17-13 lead at half- time. The teams played on even terms in the last half, and although the Cardinal team outfought the Blues, St. Albans finally won 28-25. The team defeated Sidwell Friends chiefly because of its effective guarding of Neumyer, leading District scorer. Successful long shots in the early moments gave St. Albans a lead which was not threatened in the second half. Blue reserves finished the 27-18 victory. In another easy game, the Saints won their sixth victory over a weak Woodward five, 35-23. Of the remaining games on the schedule, the best and most exciting was that against Fairfax which resulted in a close 24-22 defeat for the fighting Blues. Playing without two regulars, St. Albans held the lead until the last few minutes, when Fairfax went ahead. Hannon tied the score with two foul-shots, but in the last few seconds, Butler, high scorer of the game with twenty points, sank the winning basket. The annual contest with Georgetown Prep was another hard-fought game. Georgetown, led by S. Barrett, was a superior team and won by a 44-29 count. The Saints also played a good game before succumbing to the American University Junior Varsity 33-23. Early in the season the Blues lost to a more experienced Episcopal quintet 38-21, were out- played by Baltimore Friends, 34-17. Boys' Latin ....,....... won, 23-17 Episcopal ,..,, lost, 38-21 Gilman , .. .... ,.,.. w on, 28-10 Baltimore Friends ....,. lost, 34-17 St. Paul's ,...... . . lost, 29-22 Georgetown Prep . , . . .l0st, 44-19 American U. V. . . . , lost, 33-23 St. Andrew's . ,..., won, 28-25 Sidwell Friends ........ won, 27-18 Fairfax ,,.. . , Hlost, 24-22 Wfoodward ..., .... w on, 35-23 Landon ..,., , , . . lost, 18-16 Bethesda-Chevy Chase , ,lost, 41-34 St. James H. ... Hwon, 25-22

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74 THE 1940 ALBANIAN Front row, l. to r.: Bell, Gadd, Rizik. R. Buchan, D. Gaillard. Second row, l. to r.: LeFevre, Cromwell, R, Winant, Hutcherson, Birney, Seal, E. Toense. Back row, l. to r.: Ham, Collin Moore, R. Toense, J. McClure, Snyder, P. Gaillard. MR. CLAYTON MICHEL RIZIK, Capfaini cc LTHOUGH the teams lost all three of their matches With other schools, commented coach Tom Clayton, I believe that they more than made up for their defeats by Winning the District Junior A. A. U. Wrestling Championship. He added that even in their defeats the boys did Well, considering that this was the first full season from Thanks- giving to Easter. With sixteen out of eighteen entries reaching the finals in the A. A. U. meet, and with six of these-Alvord, P. Gaillard, D. Gaillard, J. Bell, W. Chandler, and Moffett-Winning their class championships, the team totaled 17 points more than all the other competitors combined. Shortly after David Gaillard secured the quickest fall of the evening by pinning his same opponent of last year in 1 minute 28 seconds with a double wing, Alvord downed his man in the short time of 1 minute 35 seconds with a modified spread-eagle. i