Green Jottings

James W. Page '63 of Lake Placid, N. Y., was elected captain of the varsity ski team for 1961-62, it was announced in late April. Page, a four-event competitor, suffered a pulled tendon in the Dartmouth Carnival meet this past winter and was only able to compete in the Nordic events for the balance of the year.

A top-notch Dartmouth Naval ROTC rifle team captured the 13th annual First Naval District Rifle Championship this past month, placing three men among the top five. Tom Baseler of Dartmouth was first, Carl Ballantyne second, and Dave Cook fourth. The team is coached by S/Sgt. F. L. Grinstead, U.S.M.C., who is attached to the Dartmouth Naval Unit.

Alan Rozycki '61, Phi Beta Kappa zoology student who will enter Dartmouth Medical School in the fall, has accepted an invitation to play in the first All-America Graduation Football Game on June 23 in Buffalo, N. Y. Halfback Rozycki is the only Ivy League player selected and will be competing for the East team (Joe Bellino of Navy, Mike Ditka of Pitt, Art Baker of Syracuse) against a West squad (Bob Schloredt of Washington, Tom Brown of Minnesota, Pervis Atkins of New Mexico State).

The game is sponsored by the American Football Coaches' Association, of which Tuss McLaughry is executive secretary-treasurer. It will be a Friday night game on regional television and played under college rules (no free substitution).

Another member of the 1960 Big Green football team recently honored is center Ken DeHaven '61. At the eighth annual Agonis Club all-sports banquet in Dayton, Ohio, last month Ken received the award as Dayton's top native senior athlete attending an out-of-town school. Fie thus became the first athlete to receive two Agonis Club awards, the first having been received four years ago when he was named the top man in Greater Dayton's high school ranks.

Dartmouth freestyle ace Charley Brown '61 of Lancaster, Pa., has just been elected for the second consecutive year to the All-American Swimming Team in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events. Brown is the first Dartmouth man to win Ail-American honors for two straight years since the late John Glover '55 was similarly honored.

Pete Burnside '52, who has been around the major leagues for ten years, is now a first-line southpaw hurler for the new Washington Senators. He currently has a 1-2 record on the mound with his most recent loss coming at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, 2-0, when he allowed only two Red Sox hits in eight innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter. Another Dartouth pitcher who has just moved into the big leagues is Art Quirk '59 now with the Baltimore Orioles.

The Dartmouth Rugby Club varsity gained a share of the Eastern Rugby Championship when it tied Brown University on May 20 in a play-off match for the title. Over the regular season the Indians were undefeated in seven straight matches.