North Park University - Cupola Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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BASEBALL The ' 52 Baseball squad had only three returning lettermen at the start of the season. Jersey Gustafson (de- riving his nickname from his home state of New Jersey) Jim Johnson and Paul Johnson. Newcomers to make the team were pitchers Gordie Lundeen, Ken Randall; inhelders Art Edstrom, Lee Adell, Chuck Allen, and Butch Lof- gren; and outfielders Ralph Sager and Paul Swanson. The season was not impressive as the team won three and lost eight. Standouts on the team were pitchers Jersey Gustafson, who collected two victories and Gordie Fireball Lun- deen. (At one time Gordie had a rec- ord of eight strike outs and eight hit batsmen.) The ' 53 squad had a nucleus of seven returning lettermen. They were Loigren, Adell, Allen, Sager, Swanson, and Lundeen. Early season prospects looked promising with the initial game scheduled for April. Row I: Manager C. Jolmson. K Randall, R Loigren, E. Gustafson, C. All,,,. I. Baer, L Adell I ' . Jolm.on. Row 2: D. Swanson. G. Lundeen, R. S„c,r. A. Edstrom, W. Miller, I ' . Swanson, I. lohnson, ( ' I. W. Anderson.

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R I : B. Late, D. Lincln Row 2: D Piffer. L. Ancle I. Erickson, W. Adel SEMINABY BASKETBALL One of the tew organized, of many unorganized means of fellowship in the Seminary during the school year was the basketball team last Winter. Some seventeen Sem and pre-Sem men participated at one time or an- other during the two-month season. North Park was a member of a league, with seven other Chicago semi- naries, sponsored by the Inter-Semi- nary Movement. The Covenant team was unofficially led by Jim Erickson and Marv Wickstrom, and semi-ofii- cially coached by collegian Ed Dwyer. The group had a disappointing scoring season, winning only two games, while losing six, one, the non- conference game with Bethel. The trip to Minneapolis and Bethel between semesters in February was the high point in the year for the team. This year the home team was host at a coffee-time following each league game. The chance for fellowship and story-swapping was appreciated by all. Cooperation from many quarters helped make the season worthwhile. Two sets of uniforms were loaned by the College team. Approval was granted to play two home games in Von Steuben gym after College con- tests. Many were the volunteers to keep score and use their cars for trans- portation . Following are the teams played, and the scores (N. P. ' s listed first): Northern Baptist (44-38), McCormick (31-70), Trinity (53-77), Bethany (50-69), Bethel, Mpls. (40-80), Chicago (60-30), Garrett (68-80), Evangelical, Naperville (records lost). The men, and their season ' s points: W. Adell, 51; L. Anderson, 24; R. Carl- son, 2; L. Drotts, 7; ]. Erickson, 12; B. Heicher, 86; N. Johnson, 2; B. Lake, 53; N. Milford, 6; D. Nyquist, 11; D. Piffer, 19;D.Ryd,9;D.Seagren, 25; M. Wick- strom, 40. B. Nelson, D. Lindman, and W. Bean also played.

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ACTION AT RIVER PARK SEASON RECORD North Park 8 Thornton 15 North Park 3 Wright 11 North Park 7 Elgin 3 North Park 8 Herzl 2 North Park 1 Wilson 3 North Park Morton 2 North Park 8 Elgin 2 North Park 1 Morton 6 North Park 6 Wright 10 North Park 3 Herzl 10 North Park Wilson 10 North Park La Grange 3 BIBBS ANDERSON ( loach