1939

For this special issue we solicited news from the captains of our athletic teams. BobMacLeod, who captained the successful football team, is not having much fun anymore. As he puts it, bad wheels are keeping him off the golf course and tennis courts. Mac was our Man-of-the-Year in '96 but couldn't make the presentation ceremony in Hanover due to the same foot problem. Our cross-country captain Fredie Upton, who we see regularly at reunions, appeared this past fall with a new wife. He grudgingly admits she can whip him in tennis and skiing. Ace Bailey, who led the soccer team, reports that: "After being energetic, healthy, and strong during my years at Dartmouth and my international career in construction until 1986, I must report that a heart-valve replacement and three bipasses have put me under a doctor's care."

Going to the winter sports, our basketball captain Moose Dudis relates an interesting anecdote prompted by the recent report of Michael Jordan's $30-million contract: "In my senior year at Albany Medical School I played for Saratoga, a member of the New York Professional Basketball League. My contract read $25 per game. After the war I was invited to try out for the Boston Celtics and during the game, someone stomped on my foot, causing a hemorrhage. My bride refused to drill the nail to release the blood, being completely turned off by my professional aspirations. Since then, medicine has been my sole occupation."

Jim Feeley, who captained our hockey team, reports on a life of 30 years as a marine corps aviator, ending up as a general. Following retirement he spent 12 years with a major land developer and builder. After a second retirement he and Carol Lee spent time in their condo in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on their 31-foot sailboat, and traveling. Retrenching because of a heart problem with Carol Lee, Jim still gets out on the golf course, and has shot his age, 80, on two occasions of late.

Bob Cushman who led our swimmers, can also be seen at reunions, so we can report that he and Polly are trying to get used to condo living in Exeter, in the same complex as Betsy Emmons and the BobFields.

From our ace tennis player, Wayland Avery in San Clemente, Calif., comes the following: "Strange that the Dartmouth Athletic Department placed my picture on the ground floor of Davis Field House, where it hung for 40 years. I could be cited for impersonating an athlete."

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Bob McCleod '39 ranked #1, P. 32