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Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 14:06

Chambers was one of the Naval Academy's greatest lacrosse players. In his first year at Navy, he was selected as a first team All-American. In his sophomore year, he was a second team All-American, only to return in his junior and senior years to be selected as a first team All-American. In 1949, he won both the Jack Turnbull Trophy and the U.S. Naval Academy Association Trophy for the outstanding athlete in his class. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 14:01

An all-star football, baseball, and basketball player at Middleport High School in Ohio, Hartinger had never seen a lacrosse game until attending the U.S. Military Academy in 1945. He picked up his first lacrosse stick as a plebe, and by his sophomore year in 1947, was playing varsity lacrosse as a center midfielder for Army.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 13:53

William learned to play lacrosse at St. Paul's School in Baltimore, and unbelievably played four years of varsity lacrosse in which the total record of the team was 59-0. Needless to say, the team won the MSA championship four years in a row (1943 to 1946). He was a second team All-Maryland player every year he played. He also was All-Maryland in football and basketball, and coached the St. Paul's JV lacrosse team in 1947. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 13:47

James "Ace" Adams began his lacrosse career by winning four varsity letters on St. Paul's championship teams from 1943-1946. At Johns Hopkins University, he was named to the honorable mention All-America team in 1948, first team in 1949, and third team in 1950. He led the Blue Jays to national championship titles in 1947,1948, and 1950, and a shared national title with Navy in 1949. Adams never lost a game as a collegiate player and represented Hopkins in the 1949 and 1950 North/South Collegiate All-Star games.

Submitted by gpohanian on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 13:38

Lloyd M. Bunting, Jr. began his lacrosse career at Forest Park in Baltimore where he made first team All-Maryland Scholastic Association in 1944, and honorable mention in 1943. In 1944, he was also a starter in Maryland's high school all-star game.

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