Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Buck Rmn-WluOn'1', BAYLEY, NVHEEIJER '1 Secmul H0111-CAREY, KEAliNS, HALL, UEARE, DUNNE, EIGENBAUER, MARQUET, AMPORT Front Ifmn-HENERRY, ARMSTRUNG, BELL, BOCKWINKEL, IQELLY, HOULIHAN, FR1'rzsON Baseball GEORGE H. BOCKNVINKEL, JR .... Captain IIAROLD R. BAY'Irl'IY, JR. GILBICRT V. WRIOIVI' . M ahager Coach THE SQUAD JOHN A. AMPORT, Catcher W. BREOKENRIDGE ARMSTRONG, Oumeld HERBERT O. BELL, Ouqield GEORGE H. BOCKWINKEL, JR., F1irstI3ase THOMAS B. CAREY, Outheld ROBERT T. DUNNE, Pitcher FRANK J. IWIIOENEAUER, JR., Oittficld CHARLES A. FR1'rzsON, Oittjield 171 JOHN E. GEARE, Catcher F. BAYLEY HALL, Pitcher WILLIAM J. HENEBRY, Pitcher RALPH B. HOULIHAN, Pitcher THOMAS E. ICEARNS, Third Base JOHN E. ICELLY, Shortstop NIILTON C. MARQUET, Second Base DELANO G. WHEELER, Infield

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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

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Tennis Paced by the three veterans remaining from the previous year's team, Mow- bray, Craig and Jackson, the 1933 net contingent rose to even greater heights than they had the season before and won five out of seven matches to set up a new record for future Trinity teams to aim at. Stein, Greenberg and Shaw were the new- comers on the squad, and Mowbray served as captain. In the opening contest the Blue and Gold racquetrnen made an auspicious start by whitewashing Clark University, 9-0. The second match was also a victory for Trinity, this time by a 5-4 score over the Bowdoin squad. Mowbray, Craig and Stein, the top-ranking Trinity stars, all won their singles matches to swing the margin against the Maine college. A scheduled contest with Amherst was washed out by a rain storm and then a powerful Williams aggregation halted the Trinity winning streak with a decisive 9-0 triumph. The Purple, led by Horton, one of the leading college netmen in the country, had too much strength for Trinity. It did not take the Trinity players long to recover, however, for they swept over Connecticut State, 9-0, and followed this with a highly gratifying 6-3 conquest of Wesleyan. Captain Mow- bray and Craig starred, the former upsetting Allen after three extended sets in the feature contest. On May 22, 23, 24, Mowbray and Craig represented Trinity at the New Eng- and Intercollegiates at Chestnut Hill, Mass. They were victorious over Twichell and Clifton of Amherst in the initial round of play in the doubles, but were put out in the second round by Smith and Roundey of Dartmouth. At the annual banquet held in Boston preceding the Championship play, Edgar H. Craig of the Trinity team was elected secretary-treasurer of the New England Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association for the year. It is interesting to note that this body was founded and organized here at Trinity College. The last two matches of the season were divided. Wesleyan turned the tables to win 6-3, an exact reversal of the previous resultg but the Trinity men came back to close out their campaign with a 4-1 victory over the Worcester Tech. team. This fifth triumph was won despite the illness of Captain Mowbray and the calling off of four of the individual matches due to a thunder shower. Craig, subbing in the number one position for Mowbray, Jackson and Shaw excelled. SUMMARY Trinity Opponents April 29 Clark University 9 0 May 2 Bowdoin 5 4 May 6 Amherst Cltainj May 10 Williams 0 9 May 12 Connecticut State 9 0 May 18 Wesleyan 6 3 May 25 Wesleyan 3 6 May 27 Worcester Tech 4 1 CRainJ 36 23 172