Freshman Sports
Steve Swirsky was elected captain of the freshman basketball team. Swirsky, who with 6'8" center Jim Bell, provides much of the '63 scoring punch, comes from New Haven, Conn. The Pea Greens dropped a second game to St. Michael's, 89-75, and an overtime thriller to the Holy Cross freshmen, 84-82, but scored impressive victories over a previously unbeaten New Hampshire '63 team, 79-63, with West scoring 26, and over Vermont, 64-58, as forward Barry Elsen led the team with 19 points.
The freshman hockey team has had a rough month, dropping games to Harvard's '63 sextet, 11-1 and 4-0, to Andover Academy, 5-1, to the New Hampshire freshmen, 2-1 and 4-3, and a tie with St. Paul's, 2-2. Victories were gained over Belmont (Mass.) High, 8-3, Bishop College School, 2-1, and Stamstead Academy, 10-6. Center Dave Leighton has been the Little Green's most consistent performer. Goalie John Stobo has come along well after gaining a mid-season starting berth.
The freshman swimming team lost a close match to the Cantab '63 squad, 49-46, after taking a meet from the Springfield College freshmen. The Harvard meet was decided in the final event of the afternoon, the 400-yard freestyle relay. John LeHigh set a new freshman record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:44.0. It broke a five-year mark.
The '63 trackmen easily downed Andover Academy, 57 2/3 - 41 2/3 They dominated the running events with Steve Cleary winning the mile run, Gerry Ashworth both dash events, Jim Valentine the 600-yard run, John Gessner the broad jump, and Phil WyckofE the shot put. Ashworth and Valentine also stood out against the Boston University freshmen, but the Pea Greens dropped this one, 59-39, as the visitors took nine of twelve first places. The final relay event was decisive against the Yale '63 team as Dartmouth took that race and the meet, 53-51, at New Haven. Ashworth, Wyckoff and Chris Wiedenmayer were individual winners.
The freshman squash team lost to Yale, 9-0, and Deerfield, 4-1; then gained its first victory, 3-2, over St. Paul's. Dave Smoyer of Princeton, N. J., who was named captain just before the match, led the winning effort.
