University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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- to r Klit: Front row Hough. P heu. Younic. WhMOM P' h« C'-mpton S ond row . Oi z. rhn v» kl. Mi-Dnimld. Sutherland. Allen i a I. row s m|.r.on, Mori » py, Venable The Arkansas A. M. boxing tea n. under the c aching of John Kenda. CSp (A), won their second consecutive boxing d adem in the state of Arkansas. This year’s team was featured by the crowning of L. C. W hit field as featherweight champion of the Mid-South Golden Glove tournament which was held in Memphis, Tennessee. In the state tournament, the Aggies won the open division championship by virtue to two champs and four finalists. J. enable won the heavy weight title. A. Macaluso wen the 160 pound title, while II. Young. I.. Whitfield, 13. Bohe, and J. Morrissey were all out-pointed in their final bouts. The Aggies were well represented in the Mid-South tournament, with Whitfield winning. Macaluso fighting to the finals, and J. Camp dropping a close decision in his last fight. Others who fought but were unable to reach the finals are: J. Walker, E. Bohe. R. Compton, I). Hough, and G. Simpson. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: J. Kenda, coach; J. Walker. L. Whitfield. I). H ugh, G. Simpson. F. Bohe. J. Camp, R. Compton, A. Macaluso, J. Venable, J. Morrissey, II. Young, and O. Thames.

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 lA-rt to Right: Kron ,WW .......ToU - W.toh. Ray. McKenna ShioiuI row Colbert, l.awxun. Jviuirm, Hogan, Whitfield. Pabian. Prkacln Hack row --------Thompson. Nunley. McCIIntlck, Orl ». Pea nr I nder the direction of Gerald Hogan, Sp (A) Ic, the first varsity softball squad on the A. M. campus was formed. The team was selected as an all-star team from the intra-platoon tournament, with each platoon getting approximately the same number of men as representatives. In the season of '44, a group of softballers represented Arkansas A. M. in the state tournament played in Little Rock. Although this ten had not played any previous games, their loss in the tournament was a I to 0 decision to the state champions, coming only after Pabian and Ocheltree ha.I pitched their teammates to two victories. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: J.Thompson. M. Nunley. R. McClintock, J. Griggs. II. Pease. B. Colbert, R. Laws ,n. M. Squires. G. H.gam coach; L. Whitfield, Pabian. P. Prkacin, A. TJIas, J. Walsh, B. Ray, and J. McKenna.

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9wtn -Plxztmn Vtock l ft to K'tclit: Front row Htail, Fabian. Hay. S ott Fuck row Quires, Box well, Morrissey The track team pictured above represented platccn A-2 in an intra-platoon track meet held here on the campus on May 17, 1945, and was successful in winning the meet by massing an overwhelming number of points. This was the first track meet to be held on the A. M. campus since the arrival of the Navy V-12 unit, and the enthusiam which each entrant had, proved that there were many stars in the track field as well as other sports. From the track teams was chosen a quartet to represent this college in the central A. A. t . track meet to be held in Chicago on June the 23d. Members t f this quartet are Tom Boswell, Bryan Colbert, Mark Squires, and Jim Anderson. MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD ARE: M. Squires, T. Boswell, captain; II. Pease, J. Morrissey, R. Head, Ci. Pabian, R. Ray. C. Scut, B. Colbert, and J. Shaffer.