Sports
Baseball is a family affair for Pete, Pat, and Jimmy Lavery. The three brothers are on the roster of the 1983 Dartmouth baseball team. What's more unusual is the fact that all three players have earned places in the starting line-up. Pete, 22 years old, is the eldest. The senior outfielder and co-captain is the team's lead-off hitter. Brother Pat also patrols the outfield. The 21-year-old junior bats in the third position. Jimmy, 19 years old, is the youngest of the brothers. Although only a freshman, he's the Big Green's starting catcher. Jimmy bats fourth or fifth in the line-up.
"As a group they have certain characteristics that are very similar," said Mike Walsh, who is starting his second season as Dartmouth's head baseball coach. "They are all hard working, totally dedicated to team success, and they take their sports very seriously. Yet each man has individual characteristics. Pete is probably the quickest of the three. He's an excellent outfielder and has great range in centerfield. He's a good wrist hitter and an aggressive base-runner."
Pat is the only Lavery brother to bat left-handed. "Pat has the most power of the three," said Walsh. "I suspect he might have the strongest arm of the three, also. He's our top left-handed hitter. Jimmy is perhaps the hardest worker of the three. He is pretty much focusing on one sport, while Peter and Pat each play three. Jimmy hits with power to all fields. He's done a fine job defensively behind the plate for us."
The Lavery brothers are the sons of J. Robert and Beatrice Lavery of Arlington, Mass. Mr. Lavery is a graduate of Holy Cross, where he played baseball. "They had real fine baseball teams then. In fact, they won the national championship two years after I graduated the only team east of the Mississippi River to do that," he remembers. Robert Lavery played for the Cleveland Indians for a while and has been coaching for 28 years. He has been head coach of baseball at Arlington High School for the past 18 years.
The Laverys have an older daughter and son. They, too, are athletes. "My daughter Mary is probably a better hitter than any of these guys," said Lavery. "She struck out only twice in four years of softball and hit 660." Michael, 24, is the oldest son. He graduated from Amherst College and played baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
"They all went through the Little League program, summer baseball, and the pee-wee and playground programs," said Lavery. "Michael liked to play and the others sort of followed along with him, since they were all pretty close in age. I was fortunate enough one time to have three of them on my team." The 1977 Arlington High School team that had Michael, Peter and Patrick on it posted a 215 record, a school mark for winning games. The team lost 5-4 in extra innings in the state championship game. The Laverys will spend a lot of time on the road this spring, making the 110-mile drive from Arlington to Hanover to see their sons play baseball. "I have a very bus) schedule this time of year as high school coach. But we'll see them on Saturdays and Sundays. If the weather holds, we'll probably see about 10 to 12 games. I enjoy watching them."
Peter Lavery is no stranger to Dartmouth sports fans. He earned three letterin varsity football, four letters in varsity hockey, and he will pick up his fourth letter in varsity baseball this spring. He is the only major three-sport athlete in Division I, according to a Sports Illustrated survey Lavery batted .274 last year as the team's lead-off hitter. He scored 19 runs and added a team high of six stolen bases. He led the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League in doubles with seven. "To be able to play on the same team with my brothers is a unique experience," said Peter. "If Jimmy or Patrick didn't have the ability, it would be a different story. They deserve their positions, because they have the ability and have worked hard. I'm happy to say we deserve to be on the baseball team together."
Pat Lavery has earned varsity letters in football, indoor track, and baseball. He batted .314 last year and hit three home runs for the Big Green. He also knocked in 10 runs. Pat was batting .292 through seven games this spring. Jimmy, the freshman catcher, was batting . 346 through the same seven games, and had belted two homers and knocked in seven runs. Peter and Patrick Lavery attended Phillips Exeter Academy for one year following their graduation from Arlington High School. Jimmy spent two years there and captained the football, hockey, and baseball teams in his final year. He was the starting fullback on the Dartmouth freshman football team last fall, but decided not to play hockey during the winter.
"Over the winter, I had a choice of going out for jayvee hockey or concentrating on baseball, because I knew that playing varsity ball with my brothers would really make it a great spring for me," he said. Peter and Pat gave me a lot of encouragement; I know they were pulling for me to make the varsity. " Pat Lavery said it was very important" to the older brothers that Jimmy make the team. "It's only natural to want your brother to do well. And how many people get a chance to play with two brothers in college? It's a once-in-a-life-time opportunity."
The Big Green lost its first four games during the annual spring baseball trip to Florida, but bounced back to win its next two regular season games against Trinity (7-5) and Williams (13-4). Brian Hebert, a senior right-hander from Lowell, Mass., got the victory over Williams, pitching Dartmouth's first nine-inning complete game since April 28, 1981. A highlight of the Florida trip was Dartmouth's comefrom-behind (6-5) victory over a combined St. Louis Cardinals "A" league farm team at St. Petersburg. The Green upped its overall mark to 3-4 when Hebert pitched his second straight complete game, shutting out Brandeis, 6-0, at Waltham, Mass. Hebert threw only 85 pitches and improved his record to 2-1. His earnedrun average dropped to 1.28. Dartmouth broke the game open with a four-run outburst in the fourth inning. Second baseman Marc Fitzhugh of Sharon, Mass., knocked in two of those runs.
Dartmouth was on the verge of evening its season record at 4-4 during the home opener at Red Rolfe Field in Hanover when Mother Nature stepped in and the game was called because of the inclement weather. The Green held a one-run lead against Boston College and was only two outs away from completing an official game when the umpire called an end to the contest.
Joining the men's baseball team in Florida for spring training this year were the women's tennis and lacrosse teams. The women's golf team got its warm weather workouts in North Carolina and Virginia, while the men's golf and tennis teams traveled to California for practice. The men's lacrosse team scrimmaged in Bermuda. The Bermuda climate apparently agreed with the Green stickmen. They returned to New England and thrashed Boston College, 10 to 3, at Chestnut Hill. Goalie Jim Ulcickas, a second-team All-Ivy selection last spring, turned away 26 of the Eagles' shots in the season opener. Coach Dud Hendrick's team then traveled to New Haven and mauled Yale, 17 to 6, in the Ivy League opener. Dave Burt, a sophomore attack man from Baltimore, poured in five goals and assisted on five others to pace the Dartmouth scoring parade. Hendrick said this spring's schedule appears to favor Dartmouth. "As we go along, the competition gets tougher with each game," Hendrick said. "That should work to our advantage."
Junior Roseanne Byron of Englewood, N.J., also went on a scoring binge for the women's lacrosse team. She poured in six goals to lead Dartmouth to an 8-6 victory over Brown in the Ivy League opener at Providence. That victory upped the team's record to 2-1. Dartmouth lost to Northwestern, 10 to 8, in overtime, but bounced back to defeat John Hopkins, 10 to 2. One of the key players on the team will be Sandy Bryan of Ipswich, Mass. Bryan, a senior, is an All-America and AllIvy attacker, who is Dartmouth's second all-time leading goal scorer behind Karen McKeel '81. She had 36 goals and 12 assists sists as a freshman and holds all records for assists including game, season, and career marks.
The men's track team, sporting a 4-1 overall record, finished second to Northeastern in a five-way track meet at Boston College. Jim Sapienza, the sophomore running sensation from Louisville, Kentucky, won both the 1500 and 800-meter events. Brad Light of Lima, Ohio, won the pole vault.
The women's track team finished fifth in the Boston College invitational meet. Senior Chris Simmons of Bluefield, W. Va., set a College record when she finished second in the 5,000-meter event in a time of 17:08.4. Rebecca Rugen, a freshman from Stamford, Conn., established a College record by finishing third in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 66.4.
The men and women tennis teams were struggling early in the spring. The men's team had a 0-11 record overall and was 0-3 in the EITA. The women were 0-2 against two Ivy League opponents. The men's golf team was 1-2 overall in early competition and the women's golf team finished next to last in an 11-school invitational tournament in Pennsylvania.
Basketball Coach Named
Reggie Minton, head assistant basketball coach at the United States Air Force Academy, was named Dartmouth's 23rd head basketball coach on April 21. A native of Bridgeport, Conn., Minton was a four-year starter at the College of Wooster (Ohio), where he was All-Conference for two years and captain of the basketball team during his senior season.
In 1972 Minton was selected by the United States Olympic Committee to be a head coach for one of the eight teams participating in the Olympic basketball trials. A member of the Wooster Athletic Hall of Fame and a former career officer in the Air Force, Minton began to gain attention as a teacher of basketball when he was named assistant coach at the 1971 Pan American trials. In addition to his experience with the Olympic team, Minton was selected by Partners of America to conduct a series of lectures and clinics throughout Brazil, and was chosen by the Amateur Basketball Association to conduct national team trials for a squad that represented the United States in worldwide competition.
Director of Athletics Seaver Peters commented, mented, "We are proud to be able to bring a coach of Reggie's caliber to Hanover to take over the men's basketball program. We had a good number of highly qualified applicants, and believe that Reggie's experience, enthusiasm, and knowledge of the game will help Dartmouth rejuvenate its basketball program." Coach Minton assumed his duties immediately.
Sports Briefs
Tom Miller, assistant football coach at The Citadel of Charleston, S.C., is a new assistant coach of the Dartmouth varsity for the 1983 season. He will serve as defensive line coach under Joe Yukica, who announced his appointment. Miller replaces Curtis Jones, who left to join the coaching staff of the Boston Breakers of the USFL. Before going to The Citadel, he coached for eight years at Davidson College in North Carolina. He is a 1969 graduate of Cortland (N.Y.) State University and has a master of science degree from the University of Bridgeport.
Assistant football coaches Don Brown and Jody Hubbard '82 have left the Dartmouth staff to be assistants to Coach Tom Elsasser at Mansfield State College in Pennsylvania. Brown will be defensive coordinator and Hubbard will be offensive line coach. Dartmouth coach Joe Yukica characterized their new jobs as a step up for both.
At the close of the winter season, Dartmouth had two Ivy League Rookies of the Year. Jayne Daigle of Lebanon, N.H., won the honor in basketball and 9 Sanders of Anchorage, Alaska, whose unusual first name matches the number she wears, won the honor in hockey. Daigle, whose 17.5-point average led the women's basketball team to its fourth consecutive Ivy League title, was also named to the All-Ivy first team.
The Green nine demonstrated its class in its first four league games, sweeping a doubleheader with Princeton, 8-7 and 5-3, and then repeating that performance against Navy, 6-3 and 8-6. In the first game against the Tigers, Brian Hebert pitched his third complete game and brought his-season record to 3-1. In the second game, sophomore Hank Aldrich also went the distance, giving up no earned runs in the 5-3 win. In the doubleheader at Annapolis, Junior Craig Collier pitched the first victory, and freshman Brian Stretch won the nightcap. Relief pitcher Steve Brosnihan came in to save both games. By sweeping the two doubleheaders, Dartmouth took a 4-0 lead in the league and stood at 7-5 for the season.
The Big Green men's varsity golf team broke a four-year reign by Princeton, winning the 1983 Ivy League championship at the Hanover Country Club with a 54-hole total of 897. Yale finished second with 908, and Princeton was third with 914.
This is Dartmouth's second golf title since the championship was established in 1975. Princeton has won it six times, and Harvard was the inaugural winner.
Dartmouth senior Mark Trauner of Scarsdale, N.Y., took medalist honors with rounds of 75-71-73-219, to become the first Ivy golf champion in the College record book. Behind Bill Huddleston of Yale, with 221, came Toby Thomas 83 of Wilmette, Ill., with 222 for third placeThe final 18 holes were played in pouring rain.
Trauner and Thomas were named to the first All-Ivy team. Second-team honors went to Rick Dreyer '86, Ted Dardani '84 and Tom Oppenheim '83.
Alumni Council Memo
TO: THE DARTMOUTH ALUMNI FROM: JOEL B. PORTUGAL'58, President Dartmouth Alumni Council
The 146th meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Council takes place in Hanover, from Thursday, June 2, to Saturday, June 4. Alumni of the College are represented by Councilors from various regions of the country and, in a number of cases, by classmates. Through these representatives, or through direct correspondence with me,
you can raise questions or concerns, and offer comments that will be brought to the attention of the full Council and of appropriate offices and officers of the College. I invite you to take advantage of this opportunity at any time.
Mail will reach me if addressed to Dartmouth Alumni Council, Room 304, Blunt Alumni Center, Hanover, N.H. 03755.
The Lavery Brothers of Arlington, Mass., all regulars on the Dartmouth varsity baseball team,with their parents, who attend games as often as they can. From left: Pat, junior right-fielder:mother Bea; Jim, freshman catcher; father Bob; and Pete, senior center fielder. Pete is reputed to bethe only major three-sport athlete in Division I intercollegiate athletics. He has three letters invarsity football, four in varsity hockey, and will have four in varsity baseball.
Kate Rugen '83, captain and number one player of the women's tennis team.
