University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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particular [) irt tlicy arc asked to select a represeiitatixc ulm sits in an Atlih ' lic ( ' (luncil during tlie |)eriod of tills sj)ort. A iiieml)er of tlie (omicil is elected to the office of student niariager for the sport in (juestion. This inanaficr, co-ojjeratinfi with the director of intramural atiileties, ar- ranges the schedule of games. An effort is made to foster at least live or six sports each season of the year in onler to pro- vide suitable work for every one interested. The morale and class room work of these students is greatly imjjroved if the individual is taking active part in some sport that lie enjoys, and is liiereby getting a reasonable amount of exercise. Habits of clean living, and lean play are always worth cultixating. (iood s])orlsmanship is developed and once praeti ed in |)lay is never forgotten. These contests give excellent oppor- tunity for extending the acquaintance of the men participating. To increase the rivalry among competing teams, various prizes arc oft ' ercd. These j)rizes con- sist of cups, medals, letters, jerseys or numerals. A grouj) scoring chart has bet ii arranged whereby the team or its organization is cretlited with ]ioints for entering and for couiplcting the schedule as first arranged. This is sim])ly another method of increasing the interest and placing voluntary coiupetitive athletics in its true place in the educational curriculum. Intramural athletics at the University of Minnesota has a brilliant future. With the co- operation of faculty and students the department ho])es to enroll every man on the campus. THE GOPHER OUTING CLUB The Goj)her Outing Club was founded in February, 1923, with the purpose of spon.soring all sports that the athletic department of Minnesota fiid not include on its program for the different seasons. At the first meeting of the club, Clifford Dunham was elected president, Elsa Horn, vice [)resident, S. M. Anderson, treasurer, and Hazel Casserly, .secretary. Emil Iverson was ap- pointed l)y the athletic dei)artniet to act as director of the club. The success of the organization in 1923 warranted its stay on the campus, and in 1924 the members put on an extensive membership camjniign. The results were satisfactory, and the club started its winter work with all the enthusiasm necessary to make an organization a success. The club sponsors canoeing, crew, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, ice-boating, toboggatiiiig, skating, polo, soccer, and curling. The winter ()rogram of tlie (I. O. C. was i)lanned to include all the winter s|)orts, but the mild weather and poor condition of the ice and tlie snow jirevented many of the teams from carrying througli their plans. However, the rinks were kept busy through- out the year and large numbers of skaters filled them all winter. A soccer team was organized and several games played oft ' during the sjjring. The G. (). C. conducted several hikes and took its members on several snowshoeing exijcditions during the course of the winter. Tobogganing in Northrop field ])roved to be a thriller for all who look i)art in the sport. The organization is a .young one, lint is already doing much to benefit students who enjoy winter sports and can not get them through the athletic department. The club will endeavor to promote crew at Minnesota in the near future. (ilrn llfKKl SIt-i Slitlc Champioit Fuiivy Skiilcrs Page S75

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INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS Hii Director Kay IC. Smilh Intra nuiral atliletics at the University of Minnesota were originated by Dr. L. J. Cooke and Dr. W. K. Foster nearly twenty years ago. They fostered intenlass baseball, basketball, track and tennis. A wider scojje of intramural activity was planned by Professor Otto S. Zelner at the time President Vincent a])|)ointed him chairman of the Intramur;d Board. The idea of mass com])etition has grown steadily since that time. Tlie aim of intramural athletics is to provide exercise and recreation in the from of athletic competition for e ery man connected with the University who is not at that season of the year engaged in varsity com|)etition. Voluntary competition creates great interest and is therefore more beneficial than the coinpnlsory athletic class work entitled physical education. There are about six thousand men including faculty as well as students at tlie University of Minnesota, seven hundred of whom were last year engaged in varsity comjjetition. Varsity athletics include football, basketball, baseball, track, cross country, sw ' imming, hockey, gym- nastics, golf, tennis, and wrestling. The intramural de|)artment must therefore provide athletic competition for more than five thousand men at all seasons of the year. There is no doubt that the development of intramural athletics will play a greater part toward the general betterment of the entire student body than any other movement. Through the function- ing of tliis department men are enabled to keep l)hysically fit through comjietitive work, which ailds greatly to the interest shown in the work. Moreover, through this de])artment many men are enabletl to enlarge their actpiaintances to a greater degree than otherwise jjossihle. Everyone will agree that if athletics are uKxlcrately indulged in they will produce a cleaner mind and a more sound body and thereby ef|uip the nuin to a greater degree for the battles of later life. It is not the object of this department to make of every man a trained athlete but a fit and sportsmanlike man, with respect for the officials, for the rules and laws of the game, and altove all to be a good loser as well as a good winner. Many people criticise the fact that we s]jend so nuich time, energy, and money on varsity athletics. Critics also state that studies are bound to suffer from the long and strenuous hours of practice recjuired of every man who makes a varsity scpiad. AVhether this is right or wrong, it is true that ordy a snudl ])ercentage of the student body take ])art in this branch of athletic comi)etition. And it is also true that it is the income from the varsity comiietition that makes possible the expenditures of the Intramural Board, and thereby makes possible the development of interclass and intergrouij comjictition in athletics on a large and appreciable scale. No one is barred from participation in intramural sports except those varsity letter men and squad men of the sport in (juestion. There are no scholarship recpiirements other than that the student be carrying a minimum of ten hours ' work per week. As long as he is permitted to continue his work in the University he may take ])art in intramural athletics. AMienever possible the formation o f teams and team-])lay is encouraged. Students need not belong to any canii)us organization in order to enter teams. If the group is interested in any Page 374 Direrltir littij II . Sntith

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•itWi TiViT tr» , f T ' Tf ' I ' f ' ' H INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL THE GOPHER ' S ALL-UXIVERSITY SELECTIONS Firxt Team Smith— r. f. (Pi. K. A.) Hegg— 1. f. (Zip.) Moeller — c. (Teke) Almquist — r. g. (Teke) Frenzel— 1. g. (Pi. K. A.) Second Team Clarke— r. f. (Teke) Henrickson— 1. f. (Pi. K. A.) Kreger — c. (Triangle) Olson — r. g. (Zip.) L. Johnson— 1. g. (S. P. E.) Third Team Schutte — r. f. (Kappa Sig.) Stromwell— 1. f. (S. P. E.) Dufva — c. (Kappa Sig.) S. .Johnson — r. g. (S. P. E.) Kiesner — 1. g. (Triangle) Intramural basketball in 1924 was won by Tau Kappa Epsilon, champions for two previous years. In fratcrnily division coniijetition they were tied for honors by Phi Kappa Sigma, who won the final game of llic prcjiniinary series; but when the tie was played off the Tekes were victorious. When the division (■liain])ion teams were paired off the Tekes drew Kappa Sigma, and the Pi Kap])a Al])ha scjuad was nuitched against Sigma Phi Epsilon. The results showed both the Kappa Sigs and the Sig Ejjs defeated by scores of 1.5-8 and 17-11 respectively. Then the two winners clashed in the finals. This became the hardest battle of tlie season, and it was not until the final Cjuarter that the winner was apparent. Pi Ka])i)a .Vlpha was finally defeated by a 12-(i score, and Tau Kap])a Ejjsilon was left academic cham])ion. In the ])rofessional league Triangle, Phi Delta Chi, Al|)ha Riio Chi, and Xi Psi Phi were tied for division honors. Triangle |)ut Phi Delta Chi out of the race with a 14-9 victory, and the Zips nosed out Alj)ha Rho Chi for the professional division cham])ionshi]). This was one of the closest matched games of the season. Kreger of the Triangle team threatened throughout the latter part of the game to cage another basket and annex the cluuupionship for his team; but Tan Kappa Ep. ilon — AU-VnivtTsity Champions 1 Page 376 ■J I I