St Peters School - Mitre Yearbook (Peekskill, NY)

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any outside competition, more especially so since none of the members had shot in competition before. Soon, however, it was seen that some of the boys were capable of tuming in some fine targets. The members of the Club held a meet- ing at which the decided to enter a rifle meet. Early in February elimination rounds were held, in order to determine which bo s were eligible to compete in the meet. After two aftemoons of firing it was dlecided that, in view of their continually high scores, David Casscells, Skip Howe, john Lamble, Michael Pelyo, Martin Raizer, jim Stroud, and George Varian would represent the School in the rifle meet held at New York Military Academy on February 25 in con- junction with several other schools in Westchester County. Although the Rifle Club did not come in first according to the score, the boys turned in an excellent showing, doing much better than even they themselves had expected. As yet, riflery is only a club sport at Saint Peter's. There are not the proper facilities to engage other teams in competition on home territory nor are there a sufficient number of consistently high scorers on the team. However, a start has been made, and it is hoped that the Rifle Club will succeed in establishing itself more positively during the coming year. An encouraging note is the fact that the team is largely made up of sophomores and juniors who can form an experienced nucleus for next year's team. It is hoped that by next year the Rifle Club will increase in number, and attain more complete practice facilities and a team status for riflery. With the acquisition of the McFadden property in the course of the year came the hope that some of the fields might be use as tennis courts. Although it has been impossible for that hope to be realized as yet this year, there has been much strong encouragement for their construction during the summer so that they might be ready next September. I.V.BASKETBALL L. R. Standing: Reeder, QManagerJ, Scharg, Wheeler, Schlett, lCoachD, Roberts, Oughton, Hanson, lManagefJ. gaining: Clark, Treat, Gotsch, McDowell, Shostal, CCaptainJ, Hutchinson, Dempsey, Settle, mm. THE MITRE 43

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llunior Sports The junior sports, or the I. I. and I. V., are made up of the majority of the student body. Participating in two sports, the I. V.'s represent the school in basketball and baseball. The I. jfs play all three s orts that the Varsity plays. This game experience proves one of the most valuable assets to the future Var- sity teams. The younger boys are impressed with the importance of a funda- mental knowledge of the sport, its rules and equipment, but most of all they are taught the importance of good sportsmanship. This year the I. V. basketball team rolled up the finest record ever made in their division at St. Peter's. Losing onl three games, they took ten in easy strides. Their two defeats were handed them b P. M. A. and b an undefeated Haldane quintet. The junior Saints upset Hacklley after a tight battle in the closing sec- onds of the game and a few weeks, after dropping a heartbreaker to P. M. A., journeyed across town to defeat the Cadets on their own court. Playing their own style of basketball and keeping control of the game was the major reason for their victories. With the majority of the team graduating to the Varsity next year, it is hoped that -they can continue their fine record in the upper bracket. I. I. football for the Brst time in several years had enough depth to field a strong team. The season, although not very impressive as far as the record shows, indicated some line prospects for the future Varsity football teams. Be- hind the coaching of Mr. McDowell and Mr. Hughes the I. I.'s played a com- plete schedule of games against Storm King, Rye, and Trinity-Pawling. One of the reasons that the I. I.'s had such a successful team this season was the backing they received from the bench. This and individual stars contributed to an active season. Many Varsity teams could well profit from the underclassmen's sup- port of their teams. In the I. I. basketball field a definite lack of co-operation with Mr. Hughes prevented the boys from learning much about basketball and also caused the poor showing they made on the court. More co-operation in the future should produce a good team from this group. The junior baseball teams have not yet played any games as we go to press, but the action observed during practices seems to indicate the possibilities of a winning season. - New Sports This year during the basketball sea-son an additional member was initiated into the sports program at Saint Peter's. An innovation this year, the Rifle Club was given enthusiastic support all through its duration by the ten boys who participated irt the activities -arranged by Mr. Hincldey and Father Nordeck, the organizers and the directors of the newly-instituted sport. Under their direction the boys took over the old Night Club and renovated it into a rifle range, building the backstop out of railroad ties, bam doors, and sandbags. Since this was the first year that the Rifle Club had been in existence at Saint Peter's, it was generally felt that the Club would not venture to undertake 42 THE MITRE

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J. FOOTBALL QFourth row standingl: Patten, R. Kelly, J. Arce, McCue. fThird row standingle Ceer, Ash, McCormack, Bowes, Danner, Cuntz, Oughton, Burrows, fManaverJ. QSecond row standingl: F. Fletcher, Grant, Hinkle. fSeatedJ: D. Patten, Brooke, Sturges, Mead, fCo-captainl, Knight, KCo-captainy. R. Fletcher, I. Iacobitti, Mr. Hughes, lCoachJ. J. J. BASKETBALL L. R. Back row: Cuntz, von Dohhm, McCormack, Ash, lManagerj. . Middle: Hughes, fCoach,l I. Arce, B. Fletcher, I. Iacobitti, Titus, Sturges, Burrows, Creed. Front: Knight, Brooke, Bowes, D. Patten, Kelly, Mead, lCaptain,J Grant, Hinkle, McCue, F. Fletcher, R. Patten. 44 THE MITRE