Trinity School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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VARSITY TENNIS, l943-I944 ENNIS practicc startcrl right aftcr Spring Vacation this year. Thcrc was a largc turnout. and a crop of promising Fifth Formcrs loolcctl likc stiff com- pctition for thc four rcturning lcttcr-nlcn. Russ Brown was appointcfl Captain. anal tryouts for thc tcarn got untlcr way almost innncrliatcly. 'l'hcy only hall two we-cks to gct any practicc. as tho hrst match with anothcr school was schctlulcal for ilu- last wcck ol' April. Coachcfl hy Mr. clc Golicr anal Mr, Nacglc. thc tcaln was soon pill in working ortlcr. 'l'hc kinks in thcir systcnls from a wintcr's itllcncss wcrc worlxctl out at thc cxpcnsc of many a sorc arm. Brcaking out thc fcw tlozcn tcnnis halls which Nlr. Dann hail carcfully hoartlccl away. thcy nuulc goocl usc of tht- Monrlay. xYl'lll'lt Sll1ly. anrl Fritlay practiccs at thc llillllillllll Courts. lluss Brown. Browarfl Craig. Connic Scrctlin, anal 'llony llcartl wcrc thc only Illl'Illlll'l'S of last ycar's tcanl to rcturn. As only thc first two hall playctl in any lll2llClll'S, our I9-14 'llcnnis 'llt'2llll was rclativcly grrccn. Last ycar it clroppctl all ol' its lnatchcs and tlicln't placc in tho Athlctic Association of Private Schools lncct at Forcst Hills. Harrington, Bill Brown, and Luhrs grzuluatcal, anal Saylcr lcft in Junc, leaving only four hoys for this ycar. 'llhc 1943 Hl'ilIllllilSil'l'.S Cup went to Roy Harrington. who hc-at Bill Brown for thc honor. This ycar's season is ahout a wcck longcr than it was last year, and two more tcams wcrc aclclcfl to the SCll0fllllt'. 'llhc cnfl of thc scason camo the wccli hcforc tho final cxams. aml thc prospccts for ncxt ycar wcrc vcry hright, Wilson 4Asx'l Mgr.l. Harrington lffapm. Sayler. Heard. W. Broun. Sormliu. l,uhrs. R. llrouu. Craig. Mr. do Golier llfouchl. H943 'l'l'lAMQl 41

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Bottom row: French, Martin. Lorenze, Moorehead. Grieder. Second row: Popltam. Asst. Mgr.. Bell. Cucker. Hafeneeker. Early. Dorion. Mgr. Top row: Heath. de0nis. Salford. Andes. Holland. l943 VARSITY BASEBALL RlNl'l'Y'S l943 Baseball team aehieved a triumph during the past season such as has not heen enjoyed hy a Blue and Gold nine in many a long year. Beating Horaee Mann, 6-4 was the crowning success of an otherwise mediocre season of three wins, live losses and one tie. The opening game of the season at Poly Prep ended in a 4-4 deadlock at the end of five innings. At this point, the game was called, for a hitter gale was lrlowing in from Long island Sound. ln the Haekley game Mike Hafeneeker pitched a no-hit. no-run game with two out in the final inningg Haekley, however, managed to put together a pair of scratchy hits and scored their lone run. Trinity was victorious. 7-l. The third game of the year was with Horace Wiann, and in this, the first of a two game series, the Hilltoppers crushed Trinity l2-l, Dave Supple pitched a one-hitter, a lone hingle hy de0nis driving in Heath, The next three games resulted in defeats for the Blue and Cold. Pingry. Manhattan Prep and lrving won hy scores of ,l-0, l2-9, and 7-5, respectively ln the hest-played game of the year Trinity overcame Horace Mann 6-4. opposed hy the same pitcher who had stopped them hefore. With Hafeneeker pitching and hitting splendiflly, the infield air-tight, and the outfield gilt-edged. the Maroon and White was overwhelmed. Trinity was far helow its Horace Wiann showing against Riverdale and the Blue and Gold was trouneed 6-3. A 16-0 win over Barnard wound up the season. liorenze and Hafeneeker. the teanfs leading hatters, each hit safely twice. 40

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ffalfrey. Craig. Sutton. Haines. Wfilliams. Holslen. Wlallaee. lindsay. Hart. Banta. Kermm. ll'NSl'lglll. Manager. Mr. Dann. lftmell. JAY VEE BASKETBALL lllil .lunior Varsity, alrly coached hy lVlr. Dann, took on its large schedule with a determination which, coupled with real almility, won for them eight of the twelve games on their list. The first game of the season, against Poly Prep, saw a rather disorganized, nervous quintet how to this 'Gset-shooting Brooklyn team, l7-l4. More determined after suffering this defeat, the ,l.V. squad, whittled to its nucleous of eleven men, won their next game from the fast, well eoaehetl St. Paul's team. Losing the next encounter to Horace Mann. Mr, Dann introduced a new system of zone defense, and, after a week of prac- tice on the new system, the squad hegan to take the upper hand in its engage- ments. ' The team seemed to function hest, as is expected, on the home eourt. winning five of tl1e six home games. The one defeat at l1ome was suffered at the hands of Horace Mann, one of our greatest rivals, in an overtime period after a hard fougliitgi tie gwne. The ,l.V, split the two games apiece with Poly and Lincoln, easily takingihoth these teams at home, hut howing to them away. The liineoln game on the victor's court was all Trinity for the first half, hut in the final period our opponents came from hehind to take the game hy a slight margin. Un the second encounter, however, the Blue and Cold left Lincoln on the short end of an l3-l5 seore. Two victories were scored against the Irving five, one on eaeh court. The Tarrytown team was defeated 20-9 on the 9lst street floor in a preliminary to a Varsity tilt, and again at the end of the season they howed to the then seasoned ,l.V., 27-l5. The other three games of this year were walkaways for the Blue and Cold: a defeat of the Trinity freshmen, a 51-17 triumph over Kew Forest and an easy 4-2-24 victory over Bireh Xvathen. Everything considered, the ,lay Vee team had a very successful season, due mainly to good coaehing and a fine team spirit. 112