St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Back row, left to right: Mr. Belcher, Hart, Schoenfeld, Reeves, Collin, Lockwood, Mel-Iugh 1Managerl. Middle row, left to right: T. Thomas, Adair, Berry, P. Shorh 4Captainl, Warburton, Fletcher. Front row, left to right: S. Wood, Sontag. Elwell, M. Collins, Akers, Osborn, D. Wood. X A 7' 1 O P. SHORE, Captain MR. BELCHHR MCHUGI1, Manager GAIN this year the wrestling team was hampered by a lack of competition be- cause of the delay in securing a coach. By che time it was certain that Mr. Belcher of the Faculty was going to coach, most of the other schools had already planned their schedules. Nevertheless, the matmen bolstered by veterans Captain Paul Shorb, Jack Lockwood, and John Hart gave a good account of themselves in their lone match with Baltimore Friends. Late in February the grapplers journeyed to Baltimore to rake on a team which had already wrestled several matches. Saint Albans was further handicapped by the absence of Chappie Berry, Herbie Adair, and Mike McHugh in the heavier classes. Nevertheless, in the 121 pound class Thomas twice pinned his opponent, and in the 125 pound class Lockwood pinned Short in the last thirty seconds. Paul Shorb won his match by default in 40 seconds after dislocating his opponent's arm. Johnny Hart clinched the victory by pinning Trapnell in six minutes and thirty seconds. Because of the absence of the heavier grapplers, Johnny Schoenfeld and Johnny Reeves of the soccer team volunteered to wrestle. They fought hard and made a fine showing in losing to men who the week before had gone far in the Maryland-Dela- ware Interscholastic Championships. THE ALBANIAN

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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

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Standing, left to right: Mr. Arnds, Orem fManagerb, Faulkner, P. Smith, D. Carter, Powel, S. Carter, Ericson, Luce, R. Williams, R. Smith, Mr. Henderson. Seated, left to right: Linke, Meader, Monroney, H. Harwood, J. Byron 1CaptainJ, D. Daniels, L. Austin, Hart. Baseball J. BYRON, Cnpfaizz MR. l'lIiNDERSON C. OREM, Manager MR. ARNDS HOUGH bad weather has permitted the St. Albans baseball team to complete only a third of its schedule, the team has had a very good record, having won three of their first four contests. Despite the fact that only three of last year's regulars remain, the team has thrown off a pre-season batting weakness to become a well- balanced aggregation that is carrying on the tradition of its predecessors. The only returning outfielder, and the captain of the Blue baseball team, was Jamie Byron, who has held together an inexperienced outfield. Harry Harwood, who has been the first baseman since his Fourth Form year, had a splendid season afield as well as at bat. Coolie Williams, a steady fielder and a greatly improved batter, has ably handled his second basemanis position. At shortstop Dave Carter, a promising Fourth Former, has managed to maintain his position, though he has had to share it with Bob Luce. Over at third, a newcomer, Phil Smith, turned in a very creditable performance. Though his strong peg was responsible for many assists, Phil has not yet attained his batting stride. Behind the plate Bob Smith, a conve rted-shortstop catcher, turned in his sec- ond consecutive season of outstanding per formance both afield and at bat. On the ATHLETICS 1945