Wagner College - Kallista Yearbook (New York, NY)

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GIRL 'BA KETBALL The Wagner co-eds had a sixteen game campaign this year, meeting some real compe- tition, such as St. Iohnis Evening Session, Equitable Life Insurance Co., Beaver College, and Drexel, all newcomers to the schedule. The team was composed of seven veterans and six new players. Forwards Pat Town- send, jane Stowell, and Ellen Kalinowski and guard Chris Thing played their last season for Wagner. Guards Norma Zawadski and Captain Fran Cutekunst, along with Barbara Horvath, a forward, rounded out the veteran nucleus. Newcomers on the squad were forwards june Heard, Barbara Helmke, and Mickey Schmidt and guards Lucille Brown, Bunny Clausen, and Barbara Kayser. The team played twelve of their sixteen games away so that next year the girls might fully utilize the facilities of the new gym. 127

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BA EBALL The 1950 Wagner baseball team came up with a good year, winning twelve and losing five. The team, coached by Herb Sutter, combined steady pitching with a group of .300 hitters and a good defensive infield. Captaining the ,50 squad was Bill Thompson, a catcher whose steadying infiuence on the pitching staff was of definite importance to the teamis success. Bert Helgesen took over the first base position and showed a lot of promise as a long ball hitter. Ted Hall played at second base for his fourth year at Wagner and turned in an outstanding job. His defensive play was tops, while he batted a sharp .329. Al Frolander filled both the short- stop position and the leadoff slot in the batting order. He was second in runs batted in and rapped out two home runs during the season. Don Silva, the rangy New Dorp boy, was at the hot corner, third base. All he did was bat 366, leading the club in runs batted in with nineteen and producing the most hits with thirty. The outfield consisted of Emil Cenci, Bob Pierano, and either Phil Qualben or Ziggy Wachs- muth. The popular Cenci hit .302 and was second in hits and stolen bases. Pierano turned in a creditable job in right field while slugging at a .323 clip. Wachsmuth and Qualben were front line pitchers besides performing in the outHeld. Qual- ben, the fastest man on the team, stole fifteen bases and batted .333. Wachsmuth was the only undefeated starting pitcher as he won three games. He defeated Drew, Upsala, and Stevens. Perhaps his best job was in a contest he did not win. At Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Wagner played in the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference tournament and lost to Bucknell, 5-3, in the opening round. Ziggy pitched in relief that day and was superb. Southpaw Qualben won three and lost two. He, too, did not get credit for his best perform- ance. It was a 1-1 tie with Moravian in which he allowed but two hits over an eight inning span. Surprisingly enough the ace pitcher for Coach Sutter was a freshman from St. Peter,s High School, Don Finley. The red-headed neophyte led the team with five wins. In innings pitched and strikeouts he was top man, and his earned run average was the lowest of the pitching squad. Finley came into prominence against C. C. N. Y. early in the year. He held the Beavers hitless in relief until the tenth inning when his own error set up the winning run. From then on he was a regular and followed with wins over St. Francis, Susquehanna, Drew, R. P. I., and St. Peter,s. The St. Francis win was a beautiful two hit shutout i11 which he struck out eleven and walked but one. 128