Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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i ATHLETICS 401 second place against Harvard, thus winning his Y, This team won easily from Princeton but lost in a closely contested meet with Harvard. Art Bunker manages the team this spring. Bunk Barker has been a considerable factor in making an undefeated relay team this winter and with Bill Brown in the hammer throw, should give us two more letter men. Wliile the Freshman Track Team was capturing the cham- pionship, the Baseball Team was duplicating the feat on the diamond. Harvard and Princeton were both defeated with the aid of Bill Easton, Bev Thompson, Leo Sullivan, Dutch Shaffer, Art Milburn, and Bunk Barker. Since then Art Milburn, Harry Middlebrook, Bill Easton, Larry Watrous, and Brownie Johnson have played in varsity championship games. Those who have not yet won letters but who show much promise are Dutch Shaffer, Alec Patton, and Leo Sullivan. Cord Meyer's Freshman Crew was defeated by Harvard but made an admirable showing. In addition to the captain we were represented by Sam Atkins and Bob Walker. The Fresh- man-Four with Artie Hearn and Emile Jacques pulling oars led Harvard at the finish. Last year 's intercollegiate championship BASKET BALL TEAM, 1915

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400 HISTORY OF 1916 S. UNIVERSITY HOCKEY TEAM, 1916 and Princeton. The following QJuniorD year Carl Betts, Chub Sheldon, Fat Conroy, Jim Sheldon, Carl Wliite, and Babe Waliden on the line and Mal Scovil and Bill Easton, half-backs, ably assisted in defeating Princeton 19-14, but lost to Harvard. Last fall nine of our men played in the championship games, Carl Vlfhite, Fat Walden, the two Sheldons, Mal Scovil, Bill Savage, Higs Higginbotham, Emile Jacques, and Carl Wiede- mann. Senior year the team was successful against Princeton but were again losers to Harvard. The winter brought forth a considerable number of the Class to compete in baseball, track, and crew. In May our Freshman Track Team won the championship by piling up over seventy points against Princeton and also Harvard. VVe were repre- sented by Bill Preston in the pole vault, Bill Brown in the ham- mer throw, Ben Story in the high jump, and Walt Coachman in the quarter-mile. Last spring brought out the four just named in their events while additional material was furnished in Bunk Barker who made an excellent half-miler and Joe Marcus in the mile. Bill Preston proved his ability by vaulting into a tie for

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ASOCCER TEAM, 1915 BASEBALL SQUAD, 1916