St Pauls School - Sigillum Yearbook (Garden City, NY)

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ljarsity lfwrestflng The varsity wrestling team, coached by Mr. Alwin Muller and captained by William Lister, concluded its i959 season with an Ivy League championship, a third place in the Westchester Tourna- ment, and a record of seven wins, three losses, and two ties. At the annual Ivy League Tournament the Mullermen won 4 first places, I second, 4 thirds, and I fourth to beat out the closest contender, Riverdale, 53-5l. ln addition, captain Lister received the Most Valuable Wrestler Trophy. ln the Westchester Tournament the Saints entered only half a team, yet did remarkably well by win- ning third place. In the dual meets the grapplers won all their Ivy League matches, easily trampling Trinity, Stony Brook, Horace Mann, and Hackley, and winning by slight margins over Riverdale and Poly Prep. Pitted against some of the tougher Long Island high schools for experi- ence, the Saints easily beat Great Neck South, lost to Herricks by a heartbreaking score of 2 points, and then lost to Valley Stream and Seaford. To finish the season the Saints then tied New York Military Academy. Ivar Malmstrom, who took a first place in both the Ivy League and Westchester Tournaments, completed his career with a 42 match string of wins. Included in this number are three lvy League cham- pionships, a Lehigh University championship, and a Westchester championship. Also contributing stellar performances were Donald Lister, William Lister, and George Ladd, all of whom won Ivy League championships. The wrestlers who made this outstanding year possible and their weights are Donald Lister lI05l, John Whittaker ll 'l5l, Alain Lane il23l, Dankmar Cuic IIZBI, Adrian Courtenay l'l36l, Ivar Malm- strom fI4Il, Harvey Haynes lI48l, William Lister lI56l, Norman Steinhauff il 68l, Alexander Dunlop ll78I, George Ladd lUnIimitedl. Front row: Cuic, J. Whittaker, D. Lister, Lane. Second row: Malm- strom, Courtenay, Haynes. Rear row: Coach Muller, W. Lister, Ladd, Steinhaufi, Nocito, manager Harris. 59

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arsity Soccer St. Paul's had a disappointing season this year, however, the team on occasion did show some very creditable play. ln their best display of teamwork the Saints overcame Trinity in an overtime by a 3 to l score. Colton Hough was the offensive spark as he booted in all three goals. David Maynard, who was selected as goalie for Honorable Mention on the All Ivy league soccer team, did some magnificent blocking in this game. ln the last game of the season the Saints held their arch rivals, Poly Prep, to a l-1 deadlock through double overtime. Again it was Hough who saved the Saints. The team was thoroughly keyed up for this game and constantly threatened the Poly goal. Seated: Giebel, Murphy, Hough, co-captains Nicolai and Spitzer, Courtenay, Cuic, Biddle. Standing: Coach Donovan, Merk, Cuff, Paulsen, Hill, Strohmeyer, Soechtig, Morrione, Fenno, Weidner, Seligman, Wettengel, Greenidge, manager O'DonneIl. St. Paul's inability to score consistently was shown in the six games they lost by l-O or 2-l scores. The forward line was always hustling and constantly threatening its opponents, but, due to a lack of enough practice as a unit, it was checked again and again. Since the forward line had many players of equal ability, there were constant substitutions. Usual starters in the forward line were Hough, Cuff, Greenidge, Kortlucke, and Cuic. J. Wagner, Seligman, Brown, R. Paulsen, Courtenay, and Murphy added reserve strength. ln the halfback positions were Spitzer, Biddle, and Ladd with Bryne, Morrione, and Wettengel supporting them. The three players who vied for the fullback positions were Nicolai, Strohmeyer, and Soechtig, if-lil!-T X4

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44-41 Qasketbaff The i958-'59 edition of the Red and Black basketball team was, for the most part, an inexperienced unit lacking the depth and ver- satility of last season's club. However, the team showed excellent spirit, and, under the coaching of Mr. Routcliffe, soon developed into a speedy, fast-breaking outfit that won a fair number of games. Returning from last year's team as the nucleus of the '59 squad were 6'4 Hecgan Bayles and the two backcourt aces Frank Nico- lai and Harley Schwadron, This trio was supplemented by the two fine players, Richard Virag and Wesley Matthews. Rounding out the squad was 6' David Reddall, 6'3 John Willets, William Wagner, John Hein, and John Nottingham. The Saints started the season in fine style by edging out St. Dominick's and Friends Academy by 79-71 and 56-55 scores re- spectively. ln their first lvy League encounter the Red and Black by virtue of a miserable performance from the foul line lost to Stony Brook, 56-51. St. Paul's continued to play erratic basketball and lost to Poly Prep and then to Adelphi, Horace Mann, and Trinity. ln what later proved to be the best game of the year, the varsity quintet, playing four quarters of alert basketball, defeated Hackley 58-55. Harley Schwadron and Heagan Bayles paced the Saints with their fine offensive and defensive play. With the return of three Fifth Formers and two Fourth Formers, the outlook for next year's squad seems bright. nfs-wt NN-wud Kneeling Nottingham Schwadron, Wagner, Hein, Virag. Standing: Assistant manager Jones, Willets Matthews, Bayles, Reddall, Nicolai, manager Hallett.