St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ST. ALBANS scHooL 79 Front row, l. to r.: Payne, Hannon, Trimble, Cromelin, Hare, H. B. Davidson, Pizgott, E. Jacobsen, LeFevre. Second row, l. to r.: Rizik, Mr. Arnds, Daniels, Crawford, .J. McClure, Terry, Addison, B d C. J b A.h Fuller. on y, aco sen, s Back row. l. to r.: Mr. Shaw, Alvord, Alexander, Hart. Baseball JACK HARE, Captain MR. SHAW JIM HART, Managcr MR. ARNDS ROSPECTS for a successful season loomed bright this year, as both vet- erans and rookies turned out in great numbers. Regulars from last year,s squad were Captain Jack Hare, Dick Alexander, Burr Piggott, Bill Han- non, Bill Terry, Dave Davidson, Eugene Jacobsen, Ash Fuller, and Paul Cromelin. The infield was much the same as last year's, with Piggott at first base, Fuller on second, Hannon at shortstop, and rookie Crawford at third. In the outfield, Hare held down the center position, supported by newcomers Charlie Jacobsen and Bob LeFevre. The battery appeared strong, as last year's mainstay, Davidson, received the aid of Jimmy Trimble, a promising youngster. The first game of the season was a seven-inning contest with the Alumni, who went down to defeat, S-1. Davidson and Trimble promised great things by holding the graduates hitless while the varsity Was col- lecting nine safeties from the offerings of McC1ehee and Crouch. The lone run for the losers came in the fifth inning on a Walk, a wild pitch,

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78 THE 1940 ALBANIAN and Chewning, Lee and Doyle, Quiggle and Block paired to win all the doubles against hardly any opposition. The youngest member of the team, Sam Doyle, who played number four until Manger's return, brought further honor to the School by win- ning the boy,s class of the Sidwell Friends School invitation tournament. For the first time in the history of the School the tennis coach, Mr. Howison, was aided in his instruction by a professional, with Mr. Frank Goeltz from the Columbia Country Club in nearby Maryland assisting him both by instructing the younger, inexperienced members of the squad, and by teaching the members of the first team the Hner and strategic points of the game. The School team has greatly benefited from Mr. Goeltz's instruction. With the largest turnout in years, Mr. Howison was forced to abandon his former method of handling the squad. Instead of arranging all the members of the team in a ladder, he put only the first twelve in order, dividing the remaining forty-five into two groups so that those of equal ability might play each other. In the middle of the season, he held a tournament for each division and placed the winners under the first twelve on the squad. The 1941 tennis team will return with only one of its active members lost through graduation-Bill Manger. The prospects for an exceptional year are very good, and if the ill-luck which beset this year,s team does not continue, they bid fair to equal or better the record set by the 1939 championship team. With them go our best wishes for a most successful SCZISOH. McKinley H. S. , won 5 2 Landon ..,,., won SM-3 M St. Andrew's . . . won 7M-IM Western H. S. . . . lost, 5 -4 Woodberry Forest lost, 4M-2 Z Georgetown Prep won 6 1 Roosevelt H. S. . lost, 7 0 Gilman ...... won, 9 0 Episcopal . . lost, lk an St. James .. won 9 0

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80 THE 1940 ALBANIAN and two infield outs. The varsity tied the score in their half of the first on singles by Cromelin and Hare, a sacrifice by Hannon, and a long fly by LeFevre. The remaining four runs were all scored in a fifth-inning rally. The Blues won their second game, 7-S , over Georgetown Prep. They got off to an early four-run lead on Hannon,s double with the bases full in the first inning. Georgetown retaliated with two scores in the third, but the Blues scored a run of their own in the same inning. In the seventh, they scored again on LeFevre's triple, and in the next frame com- pleted their scoring with a single run. Georgetown added three points to their total in the eighth, but the rally fell short. Dave Davidson, who allowed but five hits and fanned nine, pitched outstandingly. Continuing their winning streak, St. Albans next defeated St. Andrew's 3-1. While Trimble was giving up but four hits and striking out nineteen, the Blues picked up a total of eight hits. Hare scored the first run in the third inning, when he singled, advanced to second on a walk, stole third, and came home on a wild pitch. I-Ie again scored in the fifth. The final tally was made in the sixth inning on LeFevre's walk and stolen base, and on Hannon's single. The opponents' run came in the ninth on a single and several poor throws. Against Episcopal the team met its first defeat, 8-7. Though outhit, the Blues held a one-run lead until the seventh inning, when two singles and two errors produced a pair of runs for the eventual winners. In the eighth, Trimble relieved Davidson on the mound, but the Blues gave him poor support, and Episcopal scored two more runs, bringing their total up to 8. In the last half of the same inning, St. Albans scored twice, but the rally fell short of tying the score. Woodberry Forest made it two straight defeats for the School when they defeated the Blues 6-S. Trimble went the route on the mound and limited Woodberry to six hits. St. I Albans opened the scoring in the second inning with one run, but their op- ponents recovered with one run in the third, two in the fifth, and another in the eighth. The Blues showed their aggressive spirit by rallying in their half of the eighth to produce four runs and a one-run lead. Cromelin's double was the big blow of this inning. But