St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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MW h lyC M d Baseball Team SQUAD of high potentxal agam greeted Coaches A1 Wagner and Doc Arnds at the begln mg of the sprmg sessxon Pourmg xn from Florida, Pennsylvanla Outer Mongolia and the suburbs of Washxngton bleary eyed tourrsts met bleary eyed roues who had remamed in the Nauons Capltal for the soclal marathon called spring vacation After bruslung jungle ferns from therr clothes and jettrsonlng mysterious empty cartons of consumed provlsnons most of the Blues reached the dlamond and after several days of much needed rest m classes all were agarn play mg ball ln somethlng hlce thexr normal form Wlth only one member of last years champlonshlp group mxssmg the Blues fielded a well balanced team of veterans rrch xn experxence Bearnng rl-e brunt of the pltchmg dunes was Vous Conrad enjoying hxs thxrd stralght year as STA mound ace ust behmd hmm ln the hlll corps was Malcolm Meader a tough w1ry competitor who showed an amazmg array of pltches Buddy Somerville also showed much action on the rubber and turned m several excellent jobs Spud Parker rounded out the pltCl'llI1g staff Catching was Tom Donnelly puttmg xn his sceond year behlnd the plate Behmd him was Bannle Foley a roolcxe who showed much promise for the future At first was new comer Bob Rlley who exhibited good form afield but falled to get gomv at the plate When not prrchmv ex-outhelder Qomervxlle held down econd base ohnny Slcrllmg a flashy fxelder guarded the keystone sack when Buddy was m the out held or on the hlll Affable Frank Henderson was the shortstop and hrs lanlcv frame seemed to ATHL Frou! row, lell In right: r. agner 1Coachj, Lena , Donnel , onrad, itchell 1Captainl. Kingsbury. Mea er, Coleman. Back row, lclt lo righl: Gibson. Parker, Riley, Henderson. Foley. Somerville. Alvord, Skilling. - - - tr H ' - ' 3 9 . . , . . . , , - . 9 s a ' 1 ' . , . . . . , - , . J , , , . , . . . V o . . . ,, t S . J ! 9 ' E T I C S 1 9 5 0

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lead Coach Wagner once agam played all those who dressed Kmgsbury led the scoring wnth thnrty pomts The Blues were defeated by a strong St Anthony s team 60 49 1n the Seml finals of the tourna ment In the second perlod St Albans pulled mto the lead but a sudden erght pomt splurge bx the Blue and Gold put them ahead to stay Kmgsbury was hrgh for the Blues wxth twenty seven pomts The season a great one for the Blues was made posslble only bv the complete cooperatlon of all concerned The team joins wlth the Class of 1950 rn wnshmg the best of luck to Coach Al Wagner Captam Elect Bobby Alvord and next vears basketball team Eastern Hlgh School Central Hrgh School Western Hxgh School Bethesda Chevy Chase Hlgh an f0I'd Woodrow Wxlson Hxgh School altlmore Frxends Georgetown Preparatory Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Won Staten Island N Y Country Day School Eplscopal Htgh School t Andrew s School Prrory t ames Boys Latm andon ldwell Frrends 'ist Pauls 'mst Anthonys 'flnterstate Acaclemrc X Prlory Tournament Won Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Conference Games 52 47 63 44 54 39 40 32 6018 51 45 41 :Z 54 40 57 51 47 39 64 44 37 37 38 31 64 37 39 34 41 25 49 31 60 49 THE ALBANIA Alumni Won 60-37 as ' j ,EB - - 1, 1 - -l es. r 1 'S . J - XL - 7 XS. . -

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cover the entxre left snde of the m held as he roamed far and wlde m quest of hard hxt grounders Wally Leach was stauoned at the hot corner for the second consecutlve year Hrs hard hrrnng and blazmg speed made hxm an ldeal leadoff man Don Tredennlclc hls understury proved to be an able Performer Usual patrollers of the outfield were Captain George Mltchell three year denlzen of left field whos con srstent st1clc work and shotgun arm were rndlspensable converted mfleld er Bob Alvord a fast strong armed Qardener who provmded the sorely needed long ball to the battmg order and strxngy Roger Klngsbury a regular smce his Thxrd Form year who besldes bemg the regular center fielder saw actron at flrst and behlnd the plate Baclcmg up the regular tnclcet men were Woody Hubbell Bruce Coleman and Monte Pearse all competent performers The opener was a 2 0 loss to Wllson 1n wh1ch Conrad allowed only one hlt but lost on hls va1n pursult ofa small boy who had grabbed three foul tlps over the fence by an enraged Al Wagner three dutxful players and a squad of conscxcntxous fans all encouraged by the exclted bellowmgs of the umplre In the next game the Unnverslty School of Cleveland capltallzed on Blue errors to rout the Blue 13 1 The Hrst Blue w1n was an 8 4 drubbmg of a group of 1ll condltxoned Alumm Woodrow Wllson Hxgh Lost 2 0 Umversnty School of Cleveland Lost 13 1 Bethesda Chevy Chase Htgh Cancelled Alumm Won Western I-hgh Won Maryland Park Hrgh Lost Gonzaga Hlgh Won Priory Lost 7 S1dwell Frlends Won Sanford Won Episcopal Hrgh Won Woodberry Forest Cancelled 'Landon Lost 75 :kSt ames Away May 1 Washlngton and Lee Hlgh Away May 1 Georgetown Preparatory Home May 1 'St Andrews Home May 2 'Interstate Academxc Conference Games THE A AN up X xi, i . . . . . y . , . 51 .4 , A , , , - . . 3 . I 1 v 9 ' sr, 1 1 3 1 3 J - v ' ' ' ff 77 , ' 1 9 9 mates' miscues. The event ofthe game which gained most response from the spectators was the ' 7 ' 7 7 ' 9 S, n . . - . . - .. .. . . . , - 3 ' , ' f 8'4 . . ' , 8-0 . is W' 4. ' , 4-1 , 8-4 ' ' -, 8-0 1 , 4.2 ' ' , 4-3 , . . -I C , 2 , 7 C , 9 , . ,, , ,s sssssss , 0 L B A N I