Trinity School - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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f947 llfamify Ziwegaff LTHOUGH possessing the potentialities of a first place ball-club last season, Trinity failed to live up to expectations and ended the season with a mediocre 7-4 record. Lack of practice due to the bad weather was in some measure responsible for this poor showing, five games being rained out completely, and most of the rest being played in the mud and cold. The Blue and Gold nine started off the season at a fast clip with the height of destructiveness coming in the Poly Prep game, when Walker, Goralski, and Quortrup all walloped homers to spearhead a 14-hit attack. However, this hit production fell off considerably until, at the season's end, jim Walker was the only .500 hitter. The pitch- ing department was fairly reliable with Fliess, Walker, McCrehan, and Kenny handling the mound chores. The outstanding feats of last season were many. Among the most praiseworthy of these were jim Walker's fine win over Hackley by a 2-1 score, while striking out 16 battersg Winnie Fliess' no-hitter, 1-O victory over St. Paul's in which neither pitcher gave up a hit over the first seven innings, Bill Goralski's seventh inning double with two on to give Trinity a 4-3 win over Pingryg and above all the cooperative spirit that was shown throughout the season among both the regulars and the second team. Q, as - C Q. I Swlledi Dorion, Whittemore, Kenny, Wallace, Fliess, Fow, Morse, Goralski. Smndiug: Mr. Maxim fCfa1tbj, Blake, Hopfenbeck, Dougherty, Walker, McCrehan, Quortrup, del Rio, Johnston Ulfigrj 41

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5411441 Kissick Tiylor Scott, Houck, Boehmer, Bohman, Sheldon. Serwzd 1'flll'I Friend, Lynham, Nixcr Koch IiVi1lc Bingham, Mr. Scott fcfltlfby. Third muh Stockman tM.nmgw'J, Barnes, Dougherty, Hutton, Meredith, Amill ffliil. Mtzzmgwj. lijamify me5fgng HOSE few hardy souls who were privileged to observe Scotty's strong men in action this year were greeted with a pleasurable surprise, for although the majority of our veteran matmen graduated last year, the team was a comparative success. Outclassed as to their experience by their cauliflower-eared opponents, they managed to bring in a number of overwhelming victories, including two shut-outs. The credit for such unexpected success lies entirely with Harrison Old Slewfootn Scott, who ably coached his untried team. Conscientious conditioning was also a major factor in the team's success. Outstanding among the Varsity this year were Dave Bohman, who remained undefeated until the last match of the season, and Charlie Sheldon and Spencer Meredith, both of whom turned in excellent per- formances in the manly art of mutilation. Naturally no mention need be made of the teams semi-pros, 1-larry Scott, and Bill Dougherty. Kissack, Boehmer, Taylor, Hutton, and hammerlock Houck are obviously worthy of attention. Getting off to a poor start against a veteran N.Y.U. freshman team, the Trinity grunters and groaners were closely edged out in a meet with the Columbia freshmen. This was followed by a series of defeats by Valley Stream and Poly Prep. The Big T then defeated Stony Brook, 54-0, Lynbrook, 42-0, and Hackley, 54-15. They closed the season by losing to Scarsdale, 25417, and Long Beach, 30-8. 40

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fQ47 lwrmify jacl' I-IE Varsity track team completed the 1947 season with the best record produced in many years. In the opening meet Trinity was defeated by Pingry, 61-29. After this, the team steadily improved as the Blue and Gold downed River- dale, 55-42, and overwhelmed Hackley, 76-14, reaching its peak in the Ivy League Championships, where it battled Poly Prep for first place down to the final event. Dick Norris, with Arnie Burwell running a close second, emerged Ivy League champion in the mile and Slauson broke his own record while winning the 220. Bill Dougherty came through with an unexpected but crucial win in the 220 low hurdles. Andy Wolf produced one of his best performances by winning and setting a new record of 9'1O in the pole vault. The outstanding performer of the team was Bob jachens, who not only won the high jump in every meet but also added the Ivy League title and a new record to his outstanding achievement of placing fourth in the National Championships in Madison Square Garden. At the Hackley Invitation, Trinity was again destined to run second behind Pingry. Big Bill Dougherty came through with a record breaking win in the 120 low hurdles. In the pole vault Andy Wolf vaulted second behind a fellow teammate, john Henderson, who set a new school record of 10'1 . Seized D Lee Schultz bilmond, Burwell, Slauson, Ballentine, Amill, Norris. Semzzd ww: Mr Billentme QCWLIJQ Mitchell fMum1gerj, Dougherty, Wichmann, Cox, Pimm, Izard, Krause., Gledhill QAM! Mazzzgeij Fbird ww: Gray, Wolf, -Iachens, Scully, Milener, J. Henderson, Dorman. 42