Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Looking Back Gorman Getchell, star of basketball, football, and track. Now in the Marines Pete Lorene, star of soccer and baseball. Now in the Navy Wally Fletcher, star of baseball team. Now in the Army George Szypula—remember Zyp ' s full twist in mid-air? Now in the Army

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This backstroker really breaks the water Coach Frank Wiechec Swimming Handicapped by the shortage of manpower and the lack of time to have adequate pre-season practice , the 1944 Temple University swimming team lost all four of its meets on an abbreviated schedule. Opening at home, the Owls lost to Lehigh, 46-29. Two away meets followed, the Cherry and White losing to Swarthmore, 50-24, and Lehigh at Bethlehem, 42-32. Penn State ' s mermen defeated the Templars, 52-23. Coach Frank Wiechec, athletic trainer of the University, was inducted into the Navy on the day of the final meet. His 1943 squad racked up the best record in Temple ' s history—seven wins and a loss. Captain Ed Carroll featured the season by his work, totaling 26 points in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke races to be high-scorer. Ray Reiff, diver, was second in scoring, going undefeated for twenty points. The relay qua rtet was also unbeaten. Hawaiians Norman Chu and George Alama, Carl Kiebach, Jack Burns, Reiff, and Al Jackson shared the freestyle sprints; Don Bullock, infantile paralysis victim who swam without the use of his legs, and Bob Cole swam in the 440-yard freestyle races; John Babetske and Sol Frost handled the breaststroke assignments; Hank and Ray Cohen were the backstrokers; and Sam Paltin dove for the team. George Alama Don Bullock Norman Chu They ' re off

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INTRA-MURALS WALTER H. H. SCHERBAUM Intramural Director Temple University, under the capable guidance of Mr. Walter D. Scherbaum, carried out a successful, though limited intramural program during the 1943-44 year. Basketball claimed the most interest. Besides the Owl League, contests in foul-shooting and 21, as well as the class tournament, featured this sport. Fized captured the Owl League crown, defeating in the championship playoff. The Fizedders, composed of Al Jackson, George Barlow, Al Nojunas, Ed Virshup, Warren Allen, Herbert Spatola, and Ray Reiff, breezed through the secon d half of the league schedule unbeaten, earning the right to meet Motley, which had gone undefeated in the first half, for the title. Czarnicki topped Gottlieb in the foul throw contest, while Schorza won the 21 title, Al Grilli being the runner-up. The Freshman class captured the class basketball crown, defeating the Junior class team. In the round, the Frosh jolted the Seniors, 23-22, in a thriller, while the Juniors won by default from the 1-0. H. Levin won the Handball Singles Championship, with D. Goldberg running up. M. Dorman came through with the table tennis singles crown, defeating S. in the finals. The Has Beens, featuring B. Kine, A. Grilli, R. W. Senshyan, and L. Mussman, captured the Owl League Volleyball title. Northeast Alumni was runner-up. Volleyball in Conwell Hall gym