MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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on the floor would be firmer. That must have helped for it wasn ' t long before the perturbed looks had vanished — we were once more in the swing of things. Balls were thrown at the basket with a purpose and the purpose was fulfilled, we began to find out where our team-mates would be when we needed them, and once again we studied our opponents ' play in preparation for the big occasions — the inter-class tour- nament climaxed by the Army-Navy game. Have you ever heard of zoning? If there is any doubt in your mind about its meaning ask any of our athletes for it — they know! It was the by-word of every practice hour — we ate it, we dreamed it, we puzzled over it, we probed into its ways and means, but we didn ' t quite master it. We do feel, how- ever, that a big progress in our playing technique was made when we were given a taste of it this year. The sophomores and seniors were more alert about grasping its principles and their opponent ' s scores stayed down accordingly. We had better basketball as a result. Well-matched teams were finally eked out of the confusion and the following line-ups appeared dn the floor to fight loyal battles for their respective classes: Seniors Chumley, E. Geisler, M. Storr, M. White, M. Juniors DeFrates, D. Clemmons, G. Cremer, E. King, L. (Faculty members com-Phillips, J. pleted the list as the seniorsCincebeaux, J. had some illnesses.) Nichols, V. Sophomores Frye, M. Schulze, V. Mitchell, M. Cully, G. Kitts, E. Jones, B. Edmunds, J. A. Moyer, M. Freshmen Bost, E. Catterall, A. Fordyce, J. Garland, F. Hoffman, B. Klupping, D. Western, I. Gustafson, J. TAc Army Team: Geisler, Edmunds, Chumley, Schulze, Jones, Frye, Kitts Page 104

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Mcr niiiiih: V. Seymour, J. A. Edmunds, M. K. Morris for them. Is there something magic about Dot Klupping ' s captainships? Just as in hockey, her team came out on top in volleyball. What would athletics be like without some experimentation? We tried our hand and did not get burned. MacMurray ' s first Sports Day was conceived and produced. Other athletes came to our campus on February 2 2 to show as much strength in sportsmanship as General George showed when he tossed the silver dollar across the Potomac. Five colleges were represented and everyone had a thoroughly enjoy- able time and pronounced the day a huge success. Our chairman, Eloise Chumley, as usual was on tip- toe for every occasion, and our Athletic Association President, Dorothy DeFrates, made a charming hostess of whom we were exceedingly proud. Basketball, recreational sports, archery, deck tennis and bowling tournaments, a swimming meet, a discussion group, and recreational dancing kept every one happily busy. Athletes like to eat as well as play and at noon they stormed the McClelland Hall for an appetizing half hour. At the discussion group, the girls felt they accomplished a great deal for the sug- gestion of having a Sports Day Association was entertained. Each representative departed with one idea in mind — to carry the question back to her college, confident that it would be heartily approved. In February a jump was made from the red into the black and that is a welcome change in any language. Yes, we erased from our minds the red boundary lines marking the volleyball court and fo- cussed our attention upon the black marks which spelled basketball. During the first few practices it was hard making our feet stay where they were when we caught the ball. Some of the girls wouldn ' t face the fact that perchance they might have become a little rusty but got new shoes in hopes their grip Page 103

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The Nai ' y Tciiiii: Clemmons, DeFrates, Bost, Garland, Catterall, Phillips, Hoffman The sophomore group made up a better working unit than did the others and with Mary Frye lead- ing them with her eagle-eye tosses at the basket, they won the tournament. Our best friends sometimes go back on us and Philbert neglected his junior team. They shook hands with him just as cordially as they ever had last year and wer e just as attentive but no amount of coaching would persuade him to treat them kindly. Instead of the juniors claiming the honors this year, they were in line for the tin cup. They think they had more fun playing than any other team for all that! Remember the night they played the freshmen? Picture it for yourself: the ball is on the floor, players rush towards it, they bend down to get it — your guess is as good as mine — is it a freshman in her blue shirt and white shorts who is nearest it or is it a junior in her blue shorts and white shirt?? It was a guessing game all the way through. The score was tied most of the time but the final whistle showed a definite 3 7-34 in favor of the freshmen. Sugar, lemons, a large audience and pep made up the environment for the Army-Navy game on March 5th. Some very good playing was done by both teams but once again zoning proved its value and the final score was 3 9-2 8 in favor of the Army team. The girls who played were: Anil y Navy Chumley, E. Bost, E. Geisler, M. Catterall, A. Schulze, V. Fordyce, J. Jones, B. Clemmons, G. Frye, M. DeFrates, D. Mitchell, M. Phillips, J. Kitts, E. Hoffman, B. Edmunds, J. A. Garland, F. Page 105