North Park University - Cupola Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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INTRAMUI1AL VOLLEYBALL Interest was very high and com- petition was keen as the volleyball tournament got underway. Because of the high interest it was necessary to have four leagues as compared with three in 1952. Twenty-seven teams were offering their keenest competition this year as compared to twenty last year. The teams will play each one in their respective leagues once and then the top lour teams in each league will compete in the championship tourney. The Polekats III are back again this year with a great team and hope to make this the third straight year that a team with the name Polekats has walked oft with the number one prize. The lour leagues are the red, white, blue, and gold. In the white league there are lour teams which rank high. Led by the undefeated Polekats III, the white league can also boast of such top contenders as the Sophomores, the Cool Fools and the Unknowns. In the gold league, the Facu lty, the Zyzzoge- tons and the Red Raiders are tops. In the blue league, the Spikes, Swedes, and Rats are doing quite well, while the red league is being paced by the Jubilant Juniors and the Guys and Dolls. The whole volleyball season has added up to a lot of fun for everyone who took part in it, whether they won or lost, for volleyball has become one of the top intramural sports at North Park.