Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Owls Finish 25-6, Achieve MAC Championship A firm stance is necessary for a strong su ing. RECORD Temple Opponent 16 Norfolk State 6 6 Norfolk State 1 4 Richmond 2 8 Richmond 1 12 Textile 9 12 Bucknel! 4 3 American 4 12 American 7 5 La Salle 4 3 Rider 2 1 Rider 19 2 Princeton 3 14 Fairleigh-Dickinson 6 2 St. Joseph’s 5 18 Penn 1 10 Moravian 4 8 Drexel 1 3 Villanova 2 7 West Chester 5 2 Lafayette I 10 Delaware 1 5 Elizabethtowm 4 7 La Salle 2 11 ...Glassboro 1 9 Swarthmore 3 9 Penn State 3 2 ..St. Joseph’s 1 13 Lehigh 3 6 N.Y.U. 5 0 St. John’s 2 2 N.Y.U. 5 Rod Clabo follows through, producing a game-winning hit. 770

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Jack St. Clair would just as soon forget about this year. After losing Bill Mahoney to graduation, Rich Eichorn to the Marines, and Jack Schilling to injuries, what is there to remember? Certainly nothing good. Saint's kids finished 1-19 in dual meets and dead last in the Middle Atlantic Conference meet at Belmont Plateau. The only bright spot in St. Clair’s otherwise dismall season was Jim Conte, a senior transfer student from Indiana State in Pennsylvania. Conte finished fourteenth in the MAC conference meet and was the team's most valuable runner. This season was quite a disappointment from last year's MAC championship. but there are brighter prospects for the future. Freshmen Rich Bradley, Fred Zindell and Jack St. Clair III have all run respectively on Belmont this year and junior Jeff Freed will be back to give things another try. Together they could provide the impetus for a solid team next year. Jim Conte, Jeff Fried and Joe Connelly prepare to pass opponent. The firing of the starter's gun begins MAC championship. 269

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BASEBALL TEAM—Front row: B. Aulira. B Yakut,in. M. Fcitr. B. Peffte, . Wemtz. L. Boos. R. Clalw, C. Sacchrtti, T. DcFelice S. Pollack, S. Fitter. Back row: J. Keller, M. Koztowski, A. Sable, L. Cornish, J. Cohen. J. ImuIct, J Gardner. T. Frett, K Nonemacher, S. Gratz, L. Isaacsohn. S. Bobiak, SI. Colab, C. Reader, C. Stauliano, J. Wilson, coach. Skip Wilson’s 196S baseball team had tliat NCAA look about them even before the season opened. Wilson began his year with enough talent to feed the major leagues for the next three years. He finished it with a 25-6 record. Along the way his team managed to pick up Big Five and Middle Atlantic Conference trophies and progressed three games into the elimination tournament at Princeton. Three of the biggest reasons for this super success story were seniors Rod Clabo, Les Roos, and Hal Wemtz. Claim led the team in RBI's, Roos batted a shade under .500 for the year, and Wemtz threw enough curves to go with his fast stuff to win the big games from the pitcher’s mound. All three signed pro contracts. Wilson’s solid line-up had senior Tommy DeFelice as catcher, Steve Pitler at first base, Chico Sacchetti at second. Roos at short. Mike Fight and Bobby Peffle at third, Clabo. Bob Algira, Greg Stagiano and senior Steve Cratz. in the outfield. 271 The smooth delivery of Hal Wemtz Insures victory for tlic Owls.