St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

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Front Row. Loft to Right: 1 Icffcrnan. R. Slone. J. Hoy. Second Rote: Lcahigh, Mr. Latchfonl, S.J.. Bares. OentiU )SPKCTS for a winning tennis team were never brighter at St. Mary’s - than this season, when four veterans from last vear's squad answered the call early in the season. But the weatherman stepped in and delayed practice until late in the season and shattered all hopes of the team's reaching top form. Kven in the face of such misfortune the members of the squad rounded into fair shape and gave a good account of themselves during the little time left to play. Led by Captain Len Bares, the squad composed of Lcahigh, Hov and Stone of last year’s team, and Ileffernan, the most promising of the new material, developed into a formidable combination. Tennis is still in the experimental stages at St. Mary’s, but bids fair to become one of the most popular spring sports of the institution. Matches with Baker, Kansas Aggies, Washburn and other schools of the Conference were scheduled, but at the time of writing only one match had been played. Baker’s Conference favorites defeated the Irish in their first match, 2-1. Bares and Lcahigh represented the Saints, in both singles and doubles. Both have had Conference experience. With the close of this season, only one man will be lost to the team. Captain Bares, for three years a member of the team, will be graduated in June. All the other men have two or three years of competition left and with the experience gained in this season’s play should put St. Mary’s on the tennis map in seasons to come. The valuable work of Mr. Latchford as coach cannot be estimated in words but the knowledge gained of the court game under his direction should stand the members of this year’s team in good stead. One Hundred Sixty-six

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McAuliffc. Ilcrg, Mr, J. I.alcltford. S.J.. Rodman. K. Matiion. Bolf I'. MARY’S entered upon her fourth year of competitive golf with virtually a new team. Captain Berg was the only man left of last year’s quartet. The greatest loss is felt in the absence of Manasil, star golfer of last year, who holds the course record. Besides Captain Johnny Berg there are Manion. Rodman and McAuliffc on this year's team. These men under the able guidance of Mr. J. Latchford. S.J.. have shown some ability and are expected to make their presence felt in the Conference. The season opened with a match against the Kansas Aggies. The Irish were unable to cope with the stellar golf exhibited by the Aggies. The second match was with Washburn. They won the match on the fourteenth green where they had the locals six down. On the following day the Aggies came to St. Mary’s for a return match. They were again victors but by a much closer score than in the first match on their own home course. Though the golfers got away to a bad start they are showing constant improvement and it is exacted that they will turn in some victories before the season is completed. One Hundred Sixty-five

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 ON TIIK TENNIS COURTS GOLF ENTHUSIASTS One fundred Sixty-seven ■■■