St Johns Preparatory School - Prep Shadows Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Track Plagued by the lack of experienced men in long dis- tance runs and field events, the Indian Harriers started their third season under the direction of Mr. Christopher Duane. Seven returning lettermen, Rudy Scrimenti, Austen Canade, Ray McAssey, Tom Spina, Richard Stan- ley, John Becker and Pat McCarthy formed the nucleus of the l95O-5l edition of the Indian boardmen iScri- menti and Canade stood out as top veteran performers, having both run on the l95O City Championship 880 novice relay team, while Becker was the Redmen's chief sprint threat.l T'iis year's outdoor season was a complete blank due to the P.S.A.L. coaches' strike, but the Indians had their hands full in the indoor meets which followed. The Jan- uary graduation of Scrimenti and Spina, hampered the Tribe considerably in their quest for new honors. Afounu ---- The Redmen's l95O indoor season began at the Fordham Prep Relay Carnival. The Warriors garnered first place honors in the time trials for the Junior relay. ln the Catholic novice championship, the Redmen's Joe Fiorio earned third place in the shot-put department, while Dave Daly took second position in the 440 and Pat Callahan captured third in the 220. John Becker and Austen Canade stood out for the Warriors in the Cardinal Hayes meet on February 2l, l95l, as they placed third and fourth respectively in the 300. In the big indoor meet of the season Indoor Champion- ship, held at Madison Square Garden on March 3, the inexperience of the Redmen once again took its toll, as the Red and White could receive only one point, as John Becker captured fifth place in the junior 50 yard dash. This year's squad is a young one and should continue to improve with each event. Together with the fine showing of the freshmen runners, the Harriers future seems to be very bright. Varsity Trackmen. Frosh Harriers.

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Varsity Front Row: Bernard Rottkamp, Gerard Emmerich, Paul Dite, Neal Durdaller, Robert Kiefer, John Maior. Middle Row: John McGrane. Mike Russo, Bob Bruce, Father Graham, Walter Scott, John Beck, Joseph Kump. Back Row: Ronald Levinson, Joseph Schroeder, John Walsh, Raymond Lyons, Gerard Donahue. Thewe Of'- Frosh fish. me-s,.,..... Neal the Eel. The City's reservoirs being full and the ban on sc swimming lifted, the Redmen Natators waded their through one of the heaviest campaigns in the histor the sport at the Prep. After all the splashing was the squad, coached by Father Graham, C.M., eme with a commendable .500 record of 6 wins and 6 lo: This mark was compiled in C.l-l.S.A.A. competition by the participation in dual meets with the cream of crop squads in Metropolitan swim circles. Looking over the campaign we see listed among Vincentian's triumphs strong wins over Regis, Pi Memorial, Brooklyn Prep and Rice 2. The Mermen pulled one of the major upsets of the season by gai second place in the 26th annual Private Schools Ath Association Swimming Championships. ln the C.l-l.S., Novice City Championships the Indians again fini: in the runner-up spot. Personnel of the team numbered seventeen. In freeestyle division Neal Durdaller, Joe Schreiner, Be Rottkamp, Paul Dite and Jerry Emmerich took can the majority of the work. Schreiner, Durdaller, Emma and Dite handled the fifty and one hundred yard ch while Rootkamp tacked down the 220 position. Ma up the breaststroke department was the steady dui John Major and Walter Scott while Jerry Woods and Bruce led the backstroke department. Dite, Major, and Woods teamed up to swim the yard Medley Relay. Comprising the 220 yard free-: relay quartet were Durdaller, Schreiner, Rottkamp Emmerich. Among the newcomers who aided in ce spots were Joe Schroeder, Ronnie Levinson, and l mond Lyons. 146

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kl4fame' Preps kifegtman Ben H Frosh ess Joe Tennis Led by the sparkling play of Joe Westman and Frank Pisciotta, the l95O edition of the Prep Netmen gained their second consecutive city title. The Indians downed such top-flight clubs as Bishop Loughlin, Brooklyn Prep, Chaminade and St. Peter's of Staten lsland to cop the championship. During the l95O campaign, the Indians swept to both singles and do ubles victories in the Fordham Tournament. Pisciotta captured the singles title. He then teamed with Westman to capture the doubles crown. For this splendid work, Pisciotta gained the number one Boy's Singles Title in this section, while Westman was crowned Number Three Singles Player in the East. Together both these Prepsters were rated as the number one do of the country. Entering the current season the Redmen will field two teams, a varsity and a newly organized freshman club. T hese teams are scheduled to enter the Fordh T am ourney for Secondary Schools. The netmen also are expected to enter the St. John's U Schools. The Red campaign by the loss ot th Frank Pisciotta, Tom Erwin, and Bill Dwyer. .loe Westman remains as the number one singles player while B , enny Hess takes over the number two slot. The Vincentians should be strongly bolstered by the experienced new mem- ber ' I d' ' s inc u ing Bill Schrauth, Joe LaTrenta, and Bill ubles pair in this part niversity Tournament for Private and White will be hampered in the current ree ot last year's regulars, Kiefer. Front Row: Bob Bauman, Bill McCarthy, Bob Kiefer, Bob Cascio. Back Row: Bill Schrauth, Ben Hess, Joe Westman, Coach Warren J. Koch. 148