St Vincent College - Tower Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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A St. Vincent batter stealthily awaits the pitch. BASEBALL St. Vincent baseball coach, Dodo Canterna, had high hopes for the 1961 season. Faced with a tough schedule, he began to map out his strategies by relying heavily on his veteran players and new key men. The returnees included Ron Gugliotta, John Elliott, ,lack Manfredi, Gene Doleeki, Ernie Skultety, Bill Thompson, Jim Meehan, Phil Ball and Steve Kural. ,lim Murphy and John Robic were two of the several new members of the team who helped to focus the Canterna optimism. Although the basemen clashed with some top-hitting and fielding teams, they had hoped to im- prove upon last season's record. Mixed reactions are displayed as the St. Vincent team awaits its turn at the plate. l i 4 i 1 t

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Underneath, Captain Jim Beatty gets set to throw out the leg in his effort to pin the Slippery Rock opponent. The practice is grueling but necessary to keep in condition. WRESTLING The St. Vincent College grapplers were outpinned and outscored by five area colleges as they ended their season with an 0-6 record. Although the Bearcat matmen had an objectively poor record, they gained the much-needed ex- perience which will enable them in the coming season to strike the balance between the valleys of defeat and the ranks of Victory. Coaph Jerry Hughes, who concluded his second year at the helm of the wrestlers here, was greeted by a host of excellent potentiality when he began his pre-season work- outs. However, most of these newcomers were inexperienced freshmen and sophomores. With a season's experience be- hind these players plus the existence of intramural Wrestling and the renewed support of his mainstays, Coach Hughes looks forward to the 1961-62 season with a note of optimism.

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