University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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' . 3 In the game Red Buds vs. Hornets, a Hornet rounds third base after a hit bv a fellow teammate. 172 Intramurals

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Skill matches concentration as David Dillard returns a shot by his opponent. Men ' s volleyball player spikes the ball against A M. UTSCA: Encompassing Many Different Interests bout, then they win a point for the team. If they are tied at the end of time, they move all scores to 4-4 and a sud- den-death situation occurs where the first person to score a touch wins. Men on the UT Water Polo team faced a physical endurance test in every game. Water polo could be called a survival of the fittest because players cannot touch the bottom or sides of the pool and must keep swimming throughout the game. Players only stop swim- ming after goals and for time outs. The women ' s gymnastics team was forced to become a club after it was dropped as an intercollegiate sport last year. The ' Horns were allowed to compete as an intercollegiate team, but they were ineligible for the funding they received last year. The ' Horns finished third in a meet at Southwest Texas State University. In L T-LSU game, the goalkeeper attempts to return the ball to upfield teammates. UTSCA 171

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The Joy of Intramurals Because victory meant more to team members who actually contributed to a win than it did to spectators sitting in the stands, intramurals helped players to enjoy the satisfaction of being winners. Sororities and fraternities put special emphasis on competing in sports. Some Greeks even had A and B teams. Excitement was high as they battled to see who really had the best team. Some team names like Tough As Nails sounded like winners. Large crowds gathered to watch Greeks and independents compete in football and softball. Students also competed in basket- ball, bowling, table tennis and a variety of other sports. The only rewards for winning were personal satisfac- tion and a paragraph on the Division of Recreational Sports page of the Texan. Judging from the large turn- outs for the sports, no other incentive was necessary. Killer Dolphins and Syndicate IV play water polo at Gregory Gym pool. Alpha Epsilon Phi vs. Kappa Alpha Theta play in a friendly game of women ' s intramural football at freshman field Intramurals 173