University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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IntraimuLral Athletics no OQ 1 n oc x-o e- c . XXX A- A Or x-x MO DD AX C ' j ' B Under the able supervision of Berry Whitaker, Intramural athletics in the University have grown two hundred per cent within the last four years. The progress made in this line of work is a tribute to Mr. Whitaker ' s ability in handling the different sports. He has worked hard and diligently in an effort to give the men students a different type of education — physical educa- tion. We take this occasion to commend the entire department in building up a great spirit of friendly competition, and we hope intramural athletics will grow in proportion to the size of our university. Boxing The boxing tournament was by far the most interesting intramural event of the year. There were large crowds on hand each night during the preliminaries and the finals, and the interest shown seems to indicate that this type of athletics will grow from year to year. This sport was open only to the departments of the University. The winners and their weights were as follows: The 115 pound class was won by P. Valdez of the engineers; G. Gottle, of the academs won the 125 pound class, and Stanley Co.x, academ, won the 135 pound class. Ben Reichert, a pre-law, won the 145 pound class; the 158 pound class was won by Johnnie Estes, academ. The 175 pound class was won by M. M. Merrick, of the engineers, and the heavy-weight champion- ship was won by Charles Reynolds, also of the engineers. Wrestling The wrestling tourney was held at the same time the boxing bouts were being run off. The tournament was held open only to the departments, and the rivalry was keen and hard-fought, with the academs winning the majority of the matches. The fighting engineers did not quite come up to their normal number of wins, but the winning of the majority of the boxing champion- ships offset the loss of points in this activity. M. L. Newsome won both the 115 pound class and the 125 pound class. He is an academic student. M. Allison won the 135 pound class after a hard-fought match — he is a pre-medic student. G. Blitch, and H. B. Phillips, both engineers, won the 145 pound class and the 175 pound class respectively. B. Eanes, aca- dem, won the 158 pound class, and R. A. Porter, of the engineers, won the heavyweight class. This marks the close of the most successful wrestling tournament ever held by the department. Ptgt If)

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' .i. -I :i iQ2,8 Fresliniaii Basketball Coach Alderson worked hard in fashioning a freshman basketball team that went through a season of hard competition without losing a game. This was Mr. Alderson ' s first year at the game, and he showed his coaching ability in every respect. The team had no individual stars, but every man gave his best for team work, and through this cooperation the team made a very impressive showing. The first game of the season was against the strong Edinburg college quintet. The freshmen clearly showed their superiority, and easily won 30 to 12. The playing of Taylor, Easterling, Vining, and Merrick featured the game. Their defensive play and offensive strength gave promise of developing into a great varsity team. The Temple Junior College offered real competition, and the first year men were forced to the limit to nose them out in both games by low scores. The first gam e ended 34 to 22, and the second game ended 28 to 23. These two games were featured by the all-star playing of the team as a whole. It was Taylor who succeeded in getting the jump, and the team plays were worked from this tip-off in the greater part of the game. Buckspan, Taylor, and Vining were the out- standing offensive stars. The freshmen trailed the collegians the major portion of the second game, but the goal-shooting ability of the first year men would not be denied. The showing of the team as a whole was most extraordinary considering the experience the freshmen had previously received. The final game was played with Main Avenue high of San Antonio. The freshmen easily won 34 to 28. Those making numerals were: Easterling, Buckspan, Taylor, Vining, Ingrum, Miller, Akin, Gatoura, and Merrick. Special awards were made to Taylor, Easterling, Buckspan, and Vining. The results of the season ' s play were all that could be expected, and Coach Alderson more than showed his ability as freshman coach. Henry Easterling, Captain w LFD m X T m CO 96 B- oc r y. T lo CXI CD -d n §° oc x-o e DX m A- e- x-x MO DD AX GD 8- Ao S- llJ- X9 33 =X D= Xo Page 249

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f V Sinina Chi Jnterfraternity Track Champs Delta Tau Delta University Baseball Champs After being threatened by extermination, the Inter-fraternity council arranged for playing fields, and baseball was continued as a major intramural sport. Never in the history of the department have there been so many teams entered, and the rivalry was the very best that has held sway under the regime of Berry Whitaker. There were twenty-six fraternity teams entered, and six departmental teams. The schedule was run off in perfect order and the failure to make appearance cost the offending team a forfeiture of the game as well as a fine levied by the depart- ment. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity won the university championship, and each member of the team was presented with a gold medal as a token for the victors. The pitching of Ox Higgins and the hitting of Joe King and Gus Cook were the features of the race. Higgins was easily the best pitcher in the tournament, and he was picked on the all-university team. Both Cook and King were placed on the mythical team on their general all-round good play. The champions flashed a class of baseball that would make the average college team hustle to beat them. They were never headed, and the winning of the pennant was nothing more than was expected of so many stars. Fraternity Track The annual fraternity track meet was held by the department on the third of March; and after a hard-fought meet, featured by the lowering of a number of records, the Sigma Chi ' s won the most points. It was a thrilling meet from the spectators ' viewpoint, for there were really a number of potential stars, and a wealth of varsity material was uncovered. The dashes were won in the exceptional time of 10.1 seconds, and the field events were of a university type. Captain Rufus King of the winners showed that he had the makings of a real track star, through his great work with the weight and the discus. Every fraternity on the campus entered a team, and the champions had a hard fight before they finally nosed the other teams out by a slight margin of two points. There were a hundred and seventy-five men who participated in the events, and the interest shown was really surprising. The Kappa Sig ' s and the Sigma Nu ' s, last year champions, pushed the winners to the very end before a winning number of points were collected. The interest shown in this sport was gratifying to the department, and it will be continued as one of the major intramural activities. w LfD ini m X 7 O XIT CO 96 a- a r T TV lo C Ct -d n g° oc x-o DX XXX A- 0- X-X MO DD AX QD B- A° S- llJ- X9 33 =X D= x Page !}!