University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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winning the 150 and 145 pound class in his sopho- more and freshman years, but could not withstand the drive of Casey and was knocked out in 1:19 of the first period. Defending champion in the 155 pound class and younger brother of John McGrath, Bob McGrath, lost by a unanimous decision to senior Mike Schaefer in the 160 pound class. In the 167 pound title, Chris Servant, feinting and faking, won on a split decision over slugging Mike Downey. In the first of the heavier divisions, Tom Breen, defend- ing champion in the 177 pound division, defeated Tom Etten by a unanimous decision for another championship in the 177 weight class. The 185- pounders, freshmen Matt Connelly and Hank Meyer were evenly matched but Meyer held out and won unanimously. The heavyweight division saw foot- baller Chuck Landolfi win a split decision over fresh- man Denny Allan in a battle in which the crowd got into the act and started hissing when Landolfi shoved Allan into the ropes. Along with the awards to the title winners, spe- cial trophies given included best first year boxer, Tom Sudden; best boxer in a losing effort, Tony Kluka; sportsmanship trophy, Kevin Coyle; most improved boxer, Etten; most outstanding boxer, Ervin; and the Nappy Trophy given to John McGrath. The competition and interest in the events of the Bengals has always been intense mainly because the good boxing that is involved ; but also for the fact that the proceeds are sent to the Holy Cross Mission in Bengal, Pakistan. Opposite, above, Bob McGrath delivers a sharp left to Dick Mc- Partlin ' s head and counters his return. Opposite, below, left, Chuck Landolfi stands over his foe, Jack Pierce, after he has knocked him down. Opposite, below right, Tony Kluka, awarded a trophy as best boxer in a losing effort. Above, the boxers grimace as they hit each other with their full strength. Left, a boxer patiently awaits his turn in the ring. 207

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BENGAL BOUTS: Breen, McGrath, Schaefer, Irwin, Servant, and Landolfi take key boxing championships. The Bengal Bouts, under the supervision of their founder Dominic Nappy Napolitano, have made quite a transition from their beginning back in 1931 at a night smoker in the Fencing Room of the Field- house. Since that night the Bouts have grown so much that they have been recognized by Sports Illustrated as the best amateur boxing in America. After almost five months of practice, the fighter ' s season finally reached its climax on Monday, March 25, with most of the ten divisions meeting in the quarter finals. The finalists, determined on Wednes- day night, fought it out for the championships the following Friday. In the 127 pound division, Panamanian Eduardo Ferrer met Dave Krashna and on a unanimous deci- sion Ferrer was the victor. The 137 pound class saw a contest between two excellent boxers, Larry Brode- rick defending champion in the 127 pound class, and John McGrath, the president of the Notre Dame Boxing Club. McGrath beat Broderick in another unanimous decision. In the 145 and 150 pound divi- sions, Paul Partyka and Dave Pemberton both won on split decisions over Tom Dorsel and wrestler Jim Hansen respectively. Jed Ervin and Jim Loverde met in a hotly contested battle for the 155 pound title. Although both were in excellent condition, Ervin decisioned Loverde by pounding him con- stantly. A special match was set up for last year ' s finalists in the 155 pound class, Kent Casey and Mike Lavery, who had been defeated by Loverde and Ervin respectively on Wednesday night. Lavery, a junior, had not lost a match in the last two years, 206

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INTRAMURALS: Sorin wins the interhall football championship vith a muddy victory over Keenan. For just about every Sunday in late autumn, four or five groups of football players, clad in pads and helmets right out of the forties, run around in the mud in the fields behind the Center for Continuing Education. Pads and helmets are supplied by the interhall part of the Department of Athletics; the teams are supplied by the halls. In three leagues this year, each of the 18 halls battled eight weeks in the mud up to the championship game. Each team was responsible for its own coaching, practice, plays, and for getting to the game on time. Most of the early games were just for fun, but about mid-season, a hotly contested battle within the leagues developed. Defending interhall champion Lyons was favored this year, but lost a game to- wards the end of the season against Sorin in League II competition. Sorin then got a bye and was picked to play the winner of the League I-League III semi- final. Keenan beat Zahm 6-0 while Sorin was resting up for the final. Sorin followed its upset with a muddy victory over Keenan to take the championship. Football is the most important of the interhall athletic programs. There are about 14 other intra- mural sports played in varying degrees on the cam- pus : Several leagues exist in basketball : among the campus organizations, some halls, and in class com- petition. Handball matches are usually carried on by the halls, and baseball, track, and softball are offered in general intramural programs. The department of athletics estimates that more than 70 percent of the students participate in some form of intramurals. 208