Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Frrml R0ll?1PADD0N, IAITTLE, LEONARD C. Cori' . ADRIAN H. ONDERDONK, .loslnvn C. CLARKIG . J E VVILLIAM J. ANGUS LEONARD C. Com' GRAHAM A. DAY GEORGE V. DICKPIIISON .IouN S. ,lELLswo1v1'11 A1.mm'1' IC. I'IALL Buclc Huw-A. H. ONDERDONK, COSGROVE, ANGUS, DAY, ELLSWORTH, OHLIN, CLARKE SecouclI1fo'w-l'IALL, Mowmmv, Cow, MOTTEN, DICKERSON A. B. ONDERDONK, SINCLAIR Swimming THE SQUAD 169 . Captain . Mawzager LOUIS A. LITTLE ROGER H. NIOTTEN, JR. TERRITT H. RQOVVBRAY A. BRUCE ONDEEDONK WILLIAM A. PADDON T. LOWRY SINCLAIR, JR. Coach

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Swlmmmg Trinity swimming concluded its second season as a recognized sport with the creditable record of five victories out of an eight meet schedule. The Blue and Gold swimmers ran up a total of 340 points against their opponents' 260, decisively defeating Coast Guard, Massachusetts State, Union, M. I. T., and Worcester Tech. Their three reversals were met at the hands of Amherst, Connecticut State, and Wesleyan. Evidence of the great improvement of this year's team over its predecessor is apparent in the fact that Trinity swimmers this last season set four pool and college records and broke six records standing from the year before. The first meet of the season, with Coast Guard at Hartford, was won by a score of 54-23. Trinity took Hrst place in every event except the 100-yard dash. In this contest a new pool record for the 50-yard dash was set by Mowbray at 25.3 seconds. The second encounter was carried away from Massachusetts State at Hartford by a score of 48-29, Trinity scoring first place in all but the 220-yard and 200-yard relay events. Captain Coit lowered the old college record in the 200-yard breast stroke. The contest with Union at Schenectady gave the Blue and Gold their third straight victory by a score of 50-21. In these foreign waters three college records were broken by Trinity men. Coit lowered his recently won record in the breast stroke, Onderdonk clipped the old record for the 220-yard swimg and the 400-yard relay team set a new college record in their event. All but one of the events were captured by Trinity in this meet. M. I. T. was the fourth opponent on the schedule. The Trinity tankmen easily won this encounter in their home pool by a score of 55-22. Trinity took seven out of the nine events. Two pool and two college records fell at the hands of Trinity swimmers. The first defeat of the season came at the meet with Amherst at Hartford, the latter winning by a score of 48-28. Connecticut State provided the second defeat with a score of 50-27 at the Storrs pool. Although the Connecticut team won by a large margin of points, the teams were closely matched, many events being won by inches only. In the next meet Worcester went down to defeat, conceding Trinity's fifth victory by a score of 40-28. Trinity's opponents took but one event, the 400-yard relay. The culmination of the season was marked with disappointment when the Blue and Gold team suffered its third defeat in the contest with Wesleyan at Hart- ford. The latter won by a score of 49-28. Mowbray set a new record of 57.7 seconds for the 100-yard dash in this meet. THE SUMMARY Trinity Opp. Trinity Opp. Coast Guard Academy 54 23 Amherst . . 1 . 28 48 Massachusetts State College 48 29 Connecticut State College 27 50 Union College . . 50 21 Worcester Poly. Ins. . 49 28 M. I. T. . . . 55 22 Wesleyan . . . 28 49 168

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Baseball While it did not distinguish itself in any particular respect, the 1933 baseball team was nevertheless a successful one. Out of ten games played, five were won and five lost--an uninspiring record, perhaps, but one marked by the double defeat of Wesleyan at the hands of the Blue and Gold-a fact which is always pleasing to Trinity followers. Two games were close enough to be heartbreakers, ending with Amherst and Massachusetts State, respectively, one run ahead. Coach Wright was faced with the difficult problem of reorganizing his infield, which had been weakened by the loss of Steve Elliott and Joe Fontana, two valuable veterans. This weakness, coupled with a pronounced slump in batting strength, proved the chief worry of the 1933 season. At the half-way mark, four out of five games had been lost, and the outlook was most discouraging. But the new infield combination of Kearns, Kelly, Marquet and Boekwinkel began to click, and bats were swung with a much higher degree of efficiency. That this team snapped out of its slump to win four out of the remaining five contests, thus reversing the order, is much to the credit of coach and players alike. Bill Henebry, who had started none too strongly, hit his stride and began to turn in winning performances. Houlihan, a veteran, and Hall, a promising freshman, also acquitted themselves well on the mound. Captain Bockwinkel, again demonstrated his right to the opinion of many that he was the classiest first baseman to ever play on Trinity Field. Jack Amport, a sophomore with little ex- perience behind the bat, developed with almost phenomenal rapidity and proved to be the iron man of the team, performing in every game for the full time. The outfield was shifted frequently with an eye toward balancing the batting strength of the team, and Herb Bell, Breek Armstrong and Tom Carey all finished their diamond careers with creditable performances. The anual series with Wesleyan provided most satisfaction to Trinity players and fans. In the first game at Middletown a slugging spree was in order. Wesleyan used tive pitchers and Trinity three, but Trinity made up for its lack of pitchers with superior batting strength in the manner of four home runs. The final score of 16 to 7 was attained after a near-record period of elapsed playing time. The second game at Hartford was a repetition in softer tones, with the Blue and Gold victorious, 8 to 5. The series with Connecticut State resulted in an even break. The Storrs broad- casting station relayed a 12 to 4 defeat for Trinity to a disappointed world, and our pitching staff, microphone conscious, blew up to a man. Fortunately, Memorial Day and Hartford soil witnessed a reversal of form, and the Staters bowed humbly, taking six runs and yielding eight. The annual Alumni game was rained out-some hope forever-and so the season ended three weeks ahead of schedule. THE SUM MARY Trinity Opponents Clark University . 5 6 St. Stephens . 9 3 Amherst . . 0 5 Williams . . 5 13 Connecticut State . 4 12 Wesleyan . . . . 16 7 Massachusetts State . 3 4 Worcester Tech . . 5 1 Connecticut State 8 6 Wesleyan . . 8 5 63 62 170