St Andrews School - Criss Cross Yearbook (Middletown, DE)

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Front row: Battin, Campbell, D., Evans, Captain. Kenney, Foster. Bark raw: Butcher, Crowe, Wood, L., Orth, Lodoen, Thombs. VARSITY BASKETBALL The Varsity basketball team had a fair season, finishing just short of the .500 mark with 7 wins and 8 losses. Captain Doug Evans led the team in scoring with a season total of 256 points, barely missing the school's all-time record. The first game of the season was played at Tower Hill and lost, 54-40. The Saints were out- scored in every period but the last, when they picked up five on the 19 point lead held by the Green at the end of the 'third quarter. In the season's home opener four days later, Evans and Shack Kenney chalked up twelve points apiece to lead the Big Red to a 45-40 win over St. AIban's. Q Against Sanford, Evans scored 23 as 'the SAS team won its second game of the season. The Saints took a commanding 14-point lead in the first half, and held it to win handily, 52-40. At Westtown, the Red ran up against one of its most powerful opponents of the season and lost, 70-39. On the Smyrna court, the Saints saw a third period seven point lead dwindle to nothing, as the Eagles finished strong and tied the score in the last few seconds of play at 57-all. However, a foul dropped through, and the game was won, 58-57. Norris Battin took scoring honors with 18 points, he was followed by Bob Foster with 16. Against Landon, Battin and Evans were the only ones to break into double figures, with 11 and 10 points respectively, as the Big Red dropped its third game of the campaign, 57-41. The next game was played against an extremely powerful Baltimore Friends aggregation, and was likewise lost, by a score of 76-50. The next game, a return match with Tower Hill, proved to be more to the Saints' liking than the first, as Evans racked up 24 points and the Red won, 50-49. A return game with Smyrna was also more in favor of the SAS team, and the Big Red left the court with an eleven point win over the Eagles, 59-48. The Germantown Friends game turned out to be another close contest, but this one-pointer went the wrong way, and Friends won, 48-47. At Wilmington Friends, Bob Foster scored 17 points to cop scoring honors for the day, but this was not enough, as Friends won, 54-50. The Sallies of Salesianum were the next to invade the SAS court, and they also went away victorious on the long end of a 66-56 count. The next game was played against Boy's Latin, who won the fourth straight game lost by the Big Red, 82-45. At Caesar Rodney, Doug Evans scored two points in the first half, and then sank eleven field goals in the second half for a total of 26 points for the day. This 26 was the highest individual score of the season, and was invaluable in handing Caesar Rodney a 76-64 setback to stop the Saints' losing streak at 4. The final game of the season, played against George School, was the fourth game 'to be decided by one point, three of which were won by the Big Red. In this one, Evans scored 16 as the Saints won, 44-45. A good season is predicted for '55 under the leadership of Co-Captains-elect Dave Thombs and Phil Butcher.

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Front row: Price, J., Kadzielewski, Teuscher, Philippi, Captain. Campbell, J., Harris, Cogswell. Back row: Mr. Cameron, Turner, Rodgers, Spangler, Mr. Baum. VARSITY WRESTLING The 1954 wrestling season was considered a successful one, even though the record of three wins and six losses might not indicate so. All of the matches were hard-fought, and many were not decided before the final two or three bouts. Prospects for the '55 season look good, as the Saints lose only Campbell and Captain Tony Philippi. The returning squad will include such stalwarts as Cogswell, Harris, Kadzielewski, Price, Teuscher, Turner, Spangler, and Rodgers. For their first match the Saints journeyed to Germantown, Pa., and handed Penn Charter a 24 to 16 defeat, revenging a loss of the previous season. Cogswell and Campbell pinned in the first period, while Spangler pinned in the second. Teuscher, Turner, and Philippi all racked up strong decisions. The next match was more closely contested, the Saints being the victors over Wilmington YMCA, 27-23. Cogswell, Kadzielewski, Price, and Turner all picked up impressive first period pins, while Smith got a match saving pin in the second period. Rodgers tied his heavyweight opponent. S.A.S. sustained its first loss of the season, 23-15, when it sent a crippled team to Peddie in New Jersey. Teuscher was the only St. Andrean to pin. Cogswell and Macintire decisioned while Harris and Veasy tied. The Saints' second loss, 24-14, came at the hands of a strong Episcopal High School squad the following week. Price, Teuscher, and Captain Philippi decisioned while Spangler contributed a lone pin. St. Andrew's hit the winning column for the last time when they defeated Severn, 20 to 13. Price, Teuscher, Spangler, Philippi, and Rodgers all decisioned. Harris added five points with his third period pin. A fairly powerful aggregation from Haverford School handed the Saints their third loss, 24 to 15. Harris pinned his opponent in the second period, and Spangler pinned in the third. Rodgers decisioned in the unlimited weight class. The Delaware Freshmen squad proved to be a little too strong, and the Saints suffered their worst defeat of the year, 24 to 6, despite some very close bouts. Wrestling an exhibition at 117 pounds, Macintire pinned his Delaware man in the hrst period. However, the other freshmen turned out to be a good deal less cooperative, and the only winners that counted for St. Andrew's were Turner and Philippi, who decisioned. Seeking revenge from the defeat earlier in the week, the Saints wrestled hard against undefeated St. Alban's. Nevertheless, the St. Alban's group proved their superiority in conquering the Red very decisively, 29-9. 'Cogswell and Teuscher both tied their opponents while Scotty Turner wrestled a very aggressive bout and pinned his man in the third period. The last bout of the season was perhaps the most thrilling. Wrestling another undefeated team at George School, St. Andrew's demonstrated a terrific will to win, coming from far behind to tie the score. The match was undecided until the last bout, after which a highly elated George School team left the mats victorious, 21 to 16. Cogswell started the match with a close decision, but his three points stood alone until Teuscher decisioned his man. This provided a sorely needed spark. Turner followed suit with three more points. Spangler scored an exciting pin and Captain Philippi tied to total 16 points, but St. Andrew's was forced to be content with driving George School hard to keep their squad undefeated.

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Firrt Raw: Barclay, Bahr, Battin. Serond Raw: Mr. Hughes, Walden, Clark, Brumbach, Captain, Kenney, Smith, T., Manager, Mr. Hawkins. VARSITY TENNIS In defeating the University of Delaware freshmen 7-2 to open the 1955 campaign, the SAS varsity tennis team ran its string of first match wins to 5. Well-coached by Mr. Hughes and Mr. Hawkins, and with four of last year's lettermen returning-Bahr, Barclay, Battin and Brumbach- the team got off to a good start, with only Brumbach and Bahr, playing in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, losing to the college boys. In the next match, the Saints faced tough opposition in Gilman, but'managed to pull out a 5-4 victory. The first three singles matches were lost, but.of the doubles, only the Walden-Battin combination was beaten. The Big Red netmen then traveled to Baltimore, and made it a successful journey, defeating Baltimore Friends, 7-2. Bahr, playing No, 1 in place of the inhrmaryized Capt. Brumbach, was the only singles loser, while the Bahr-'Clark combine failed to come through in the doubles. 'Continuing in their winning ways, the SAS racketeers, still minus their No. 1 man, never'theless shut out Sidwell Friends, 9-O. Barclay and Walden were the only ones to have to go three sets to win. In the next match, Walden, one of the two Big Red netmen still undefeated in singles play, met his Waterloo against Westtown Friends, losing along with 'the doubles team of Brumbach and Barclay. These gave Westtown its only two wins on another victorious day for the Saints. Barclay, the only other unbeaten member of the team, had his match canceled, as did the recovered Brumbach. By winning this one, the Big Red team took its fifth straight match of the season. However, all good things must come to an end, and this winning streak was no exception. The fatal blow was struck by a powerful Haverford team, who won decisively, 5-1. Brumbach was the only member of the team to chalk up a victory. just four days later, St. Alban's visited SAS, and the Blue and White went away happily- with an 8-1 win to take home. This time it was the doubles team of Bahr and Clark who were the only ones to break into the win column. A week later, the Big Red took its revenge on St. james, shutting the Hagerstowners out, 7-0. In doing this, the SAS netmen extended their scoring streak to forty outside matches. The last time 'they were shut out was by Landon in the first match of 1947. The faculty match was played on May 27, with the School team winning, 5-2. In the singles, Brumbach was the only loser, being beaten by Mr. Hughes. Bahr, Barclay, Walden, and Kenney all won. The doubles team of Battin and Walden won, but the Brumbach-Barclay combination lost to Mr. Washburn and Mr. Hughes. This win gave the Saints a fine overall record for the season of seven wins and two losses. An even better season is predicted for '54, since the only member of the team who is not back is Walden.