St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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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

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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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mound Derick Daniels ably replaced the slab stars of the past. This year Derick. who had gained badly-needed control, has won two of his three starts and seems on the way to a more-than-successful season. In addition, when Derick was not pitch- ing he was inserted in the lineup in left field in order to utilize his batting ability. In the outfield Johnny Hart and Gordon Linke have won the center and right field positions respectively after a bitter contest with Ericson, Powel, and Faulkner, all of whom seemed destined to see action throughout the season. When hefty Har- ry Harwood, who received credit for the victory over C.H.M.A., pitched, Luce as- sumed the duties of first baseman. After the Wilson game was cancelled on account of rain, the opening game of the season was played on Wednesday, April 18, against Maryland Park High School. This proved to be an easy victory for Derick Daniels, as the Blues won by a 7-2 score. The game was highlighted by Jamie Byron, who drove in three runs with a triple and personally scored two additional runs. This game proved that the team was sound at bat as well as afield and convinced the coaches, by Derick Daniels' four-hit pitch- ing performance, that they had a dependable moundman. In the second game, with Charlotte Hall Military Academy, the Blues again were victorious, this time by the impressive score of 17-4. Harwood, who received credit for the victory, though he was replaced by Daniels in the sth inning, proved to be a very effective pitcher. The whole team participated in the heavy batting attack. In the postponed game with Bethesda-Chevy Chase, the Blues proceeded to vic- tory behind Derick Daniels' five-hit pitching by the overwhelming score of 14-3. The game with Episcopal High School was lOSt 5-6. Because the Allmnizzu had to go to press early this year, it was impossible to cover the remaining seven games. These were with Woodberry Forest on May S, Landon on May 8, St. Andrews on May 11, St. James on May 12, and Sidwell Friends on May 22. Maryland Park H. S. ,,ree,, , Charlotte Hall M. A. WOYI WOI'1 Bethesda Chevy-Chase won Episcopal High School ........ lost Woodberry Forest . ..r.....,.. won Landon -- . won St. Andrews .... WOI1 THE AL A