St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Back row, left to right: Orem iCo-Managerb. Powel, I-Iowar, Luce, Faulkner, R. Williams, D. Stevens 1Co-Managerb. Middle row, left to right: Mr. Wagner, Lucas, Bellinger, P. Smith, R. Lee, Plaster, Mr. West. Bottom row, left to right: J. Miller, D. Daniels, R. Smith lCaptainJ, Harwood, West. Basketball R. SMITH, Captain MR. WAGNER OREM, C0-MANAGER MR. WEST D. STEVENS, Co-MANAGER HIS year the team did not have a particularly good record with live wins and nine losses, but the team did not lack spirit. Bob Smith, one of the three returning lettermen, did a fine job leading the Blues. During most of the season, che responsi- bility of making the points fell on Bob's shoulders, and he did a great job. Derick Daniels, another returning lecterman, did a fine job of ball-handling in his old guard position. Even though Derick did not make a great number of points, the ones he did make were always appreciated. Jim Miller, the third returning letterman, played some very smart basketball and, even though illness kept him out of a few games, made quite a number of points. The first game against Maryland Park was not very successful because of the ab- sence of three of the starting players. When the game ended Maryland Park was lead- ing 32-2S. Next in order followed defeats by Devitt C30-61, Western C40-251, Bal- timore Friends C34-BOJ, and Woodrow Wilson C45-235. The Baltimore Friends game, being the only close game, Was very heartbreaking because it was the first IAC THE ALBANIAN

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and Plumb kicked an excellent goal from a free kick near the center of the Held, to make the score 2-3. Following on February 12, was the Georgetown Prep game, which St. Albans won, 3-2. When the score was tied in the third quarter Heartfield, goalkeeper, stopped a ball that curled high over the heads of the backs and went just below the cross-bar. Before the whistle blew Beck kicked his second goal off a pass from By- ron. Byron had previously kicked the other goal. In the 0-0 Landon game, the team lost the chance to tie for the I.A.C. On February 24, the Blues defeated St. James, 2-O. In the first half long kicks by Plumb kept the ball down in the St. James territory. After dribbling down the field in the second quarter Byron centered to Schoenfeld, who kicked the ball through the goal. Williams crashed through the backfield to score for the Blues in the third quarter. To tie Sidwell Friends for the District Championship, St. Albans had to defeat Georgetown Prep. The game looked as though it would end in a tie, for the Blues missed several chances of scoring off Byron's centers and Schoenfeld's superb corner kicks. It was not until the third quarter, however, that Reeves shot a goal on a pass from Williams. The next day the Blues met Friends for the playoff of the District Champion- ship. Both sides played a good game, but the ball remained in Friends' territory and the few attempts later made at goal were all brilliantly stopped by Heartfield. When Beck scored in the third quarter it looked HS though the Blue team would capture the title. On a corner kick in the closing minutes of the game, however, Friends headed in the ball, and when the whistle blew the score was tied 1-1, leaving the two schools co-champions of the city. Sidwell Friends iiri .. ..... 2 Landon ....rrir,rrrr,.. r .... r ,WO1'1 ,WO1'1 Sidwell Friends iiiiii . .... lost Georgetown Prep iiir Landon .,,...r,rrrrrrrr ,,,....r St. James , is i,,rrrrrrr,rr irii , e. Georgetown Prep ....r. ., ..., 2 Sidwell Friends rrrr V is WOH rtied rwon won rtied ATI-IL ET1CS194S

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game and because the team got 4 points almost immediately after the starting whis- tle, and it looked as if they might win a game. After losing five straight games the Saints came up against Sidwell Friends whom they beat by the score of 43-35. Bruce West played a remarkable game against Friends, making 19 points. After having tasted victory, St. Albans came up against Gonzaga, which had the best team in its history, and the Saints, after putting up a great fight, went down to a S7-33 defeat. Following Gonzaga the Saints met Woodrow Prep whom they beat 33-23. The first half of this game was very close, one team in the lead one moment, then the other, but the second half the Saints set- tled down and led all the way. Daniels and Harwood shared scoring honors with eight points each. Then the Saints lost two games in a row, one to Coolidge Q48-251 and the other to Boys Latin C32-229. The Landon game was, as usual, hard-fought. Both teams played such defensive ball in the first half that at half-time the score was only 4-0 in favor of the Blues. During the second half there was a little more scoring, and the Saints Hnally won 18-12. The most exciting contest of the season was the game with Bethesda-Chevy Chase. All during the game the score was very close, with the Saints usually in the lead by a few points. During the last three minutes of the game the spectators were out of their seats, while the Blue team, with a three-point lead, at- tempted to freeze the ball, When the final whistle blew the Saints had possession of the ball and were leading, 31-30. The Saint James game was the only game in which the Saints had everything under control. Saint James put up a hard scrap, but they were not accustomed to a floor as big as oufS and Went down tO 21 39-21 defeat. In the last game of the season the Saints met GeofgetOW11 Prep OH their OWU COu1't and Went down to a 46-37 defeat. Maryland Park H. S. ......... lost, Devitt . .............. ssrrss , mlost, Western H. S. ..1......1.1... qlost, Baltimore Friends - .......,... .lost Woodrow Wilson H. S. 1... lost Sidwell Friends ...... . ......,. .zwon Gonzaga .... ..... .z.zz . l ost, Woodrow Prep L .... ,.....,.. w on, Coolidge H. S. .... ,..zz,. l ost, Boys Latin ............ c .....z... lost Landon ..... ..... .....,.,...., W on, Bethesda-Chevy Chase zzzz won St. James .... S .... ..-.,----won, Georgetown Prep . . rzzzzz lost A T H L E 7 9 J