North Park University - Cupola Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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TENNIS . . . SECOND PLACE- SEASON RECORD North Park 3 Herzl North Park 3 Morton North Park 3 Wright North Park 3 Herzl North Park 1 Wilson 2 North Park 2 Morton 1 North Park 3 Wright North Park 1 Wilson 2 As the ' 52 tennis season be- gan, hopes were much higher than they had been in past years as the North Park men had two lettermen returning. Earl Lind- gren, last year ' s number one man, and Ralph Pearson, who played doubles. Newcomers to the sguad were Jack Boer, a freshman stand- out who played in the second sin- gles spot, and sophomore Armour Swanson who teamed with Pear- son in the doubles. The Vikings were off to a bril- lian start as they shut out their first three opponents: Herzl, Mor- ton, and Wright. The team didn ' t lose a single set in these matches. After their quick start, the Vikings again swept by Herzl 3-0 in prepa- ration for their big one against undefeated Wilson. When the team faced Wilson, the tide turned and the Vikings took their first defeat as only the doubles team (Swanson and Pear- son) won their matches. The next match was a non-conference affair with La Grange. The Blue and Gold were a second time beaten, 2-1 as Boer came from behind to be the only North Parker to win his match. However, the netmen fin- ished the season with two more

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' 52-53 TANK MEN Y Aii.l.-rs,,,,. ' . Ilullun-n. I) I.inclm.m. N. Rvclinu. IV In. L H I „kr SWIMMING The ' 53 swimming team was han- dicapped by a lack of manpower throughout the season. In various dual meets, the Viking men were dunked by teams with all-around depth and ability. The first two meets showed the Vik- ing men needed more conditioning as they were defeated by Wilson 50-16 and Morton 47-19. The next meet was against Wright, the conference cham- pions. Their water power was way too much for the Blue and Gold as they went under 53-8. A scheduled meet with Herzl was cancelled. On March 6 at the conference meet, Wright ' s powerful team took first with 56 points. Morton and Wilson fol- lowed with 22 and 17, and North Park took fourth with 8. Despite the season record, the spirit of competition was al- ways high and North Park can be proud of the small, but fighting tank- men. Letter winners were M a r st o n Swanberg, who placed third in the breast stroke and swam on the medley relay team that placed third; Norm Ryding, who placed fourth in the breast stroke; Bruce Erickson and Whitey Anderson who swam on the third place medley relay team; and Don Lindman and Wilton Anderson who swam on the fourth place free style relay team. Bo Peterson, special stu- dent from Sweden, joined the team at mid-season and competed in the back stroke. 123

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1IG SIX CONFERENCE victories against Morton 2-1 and Wright 3-0. In a return game with Wilson the Vikings were again nipped 2-1 by the conference champions. In the conference match Wil- son took the crown as it edged North Park who took second in both singles and doubles. Earl Lindgren captured second place as he was edged 2-6, 6-1, 1-6. In the doubles match, the North Park duo ol Swanson and Boer put on a terrific match with Wilson, but end- ed up on the short end after the three sets. (7-9, 8-6, 1 -6.) Thus the ' 52 net men gained undisputed second place in the conference. THE NETMEN II Messerall. I. Boer. R P a, r. Linds