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Seated—Geissmann,  SaPereira,  Scheelen,  Lasersohn,  L.  Moore,  Safron,  R.  M.  Kirby.  Second row
                          —Mr.  Bentley  (Coach),  Lissitzyn,  A.  Hicks,  Baxter,  Hempel,  Lefcourte,  Conley,  A.  Ledkovsky,
                          G.  Smith,  M.  K.  Lewis  (Manager).  Third row—Attermeyer,  T.  Blatterman,  Stamm,  S.  Dowdney,
                            N.  Schneider,  Mack,  Niewenhous,  Tang  (Assistant  Coach).  Absent—Speer,  Pratt  (Captain).


                                                        .1. V. Soccer






                     LTHOUGH  their  season’s  record  was  only      The  high  scorer  was  Robert  Safron  with  a
                      one  win  against  seven  losses,  Trinity’s  Jun­  total  of  two  goals.  Unfortunately,  he  received
                  Aior Varsity Soccer Team had a good  1958 season.  an eye injury and remained out of the final game
                  Composed  mainly of  inexperienced  freshmen  and   of  the  season.  The  second  highest  scorer  was
                  a  few  veteran  sophomores  and  juniors,  their   Gerry  Mack  with  one  goal.  These  three  tallies
                  greatest  accomplishment  was  giving  the  novice   were  registered  in  the  last  three  games  of  the
                  players a chance to taste  real soccer and training   season,  an  indication  that  the J.  V.  did not have
                  them  for  future  varsity  play.                 enough  time to show their potential. At  the close
                    Under  the  able  coaching  of  Mr.  Bentley  and   of  the  season,  Larry  Pratt  was  elected  captain
                  Eric Tang,  the team  developed  from  a  disorgan­  of  the team.
                  ized  mob  into  a  working  squad.  After  losing
                  three  straight  games,  little optimism  was shown,
                  and  with  just  cause,  since  the  opposing  schools
                  had  scored  thirteen  points  to  Trinity’s  zero.  In
                  their  last  three  games,  however,  the  margin  of
                  defeat  or,  in  one  case  against  Horace  Mann,
                  victory  was  only  one  goal.  In  these  games  the
                  opposing  coaches  repeatedly  congratulated  Trin­
                  ity  on  its  team.

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