Antioch College - Towers Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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It NTRAMURAL basket ball again proved that it is the I QW! most popular of sports at Antioch by drawing fif- teen teams in Division A. Nash Hall entered three ,, ll H ' ef teams, the lineup for the first team being prac- tically the same as that of the year before. Although there was plenty of competition Nash Firsts and Seconds walked away with the titles in both circuits. This gave them the cup without any of the doubt and careful figuring which usually attends the awarding of the trophy. In Division B sixteen teams participated, every hall being represented in the first league and live in the second. Nash again entered three teams. The issue was never in doubt from the first game when West Hall entered the identical team with which it had won the medals the previous year. Hanchett Hall was the main contender for the honors. They did not draw a game with West Hall during the season and so finished their schedule with a percentage of 1.ooo. In the playoff West Hall easily defeated them in a 20-5 game which showed a capacity crowd some of the benefits which a group of fellows may ob- tain from participating in the intramural program. In the second league the Baker House Seconds won the title by defeating Morgan Hall in a perliminary game to the West Hall-Hanchett bout. This game provided plenty of thrills although good basket ball was conspicuous by its ab- sence. The men from the far side of the New Dormitory won 15-14, the ball being in the air when the timer's whistle ended the game. The cup went to West Hall because of participation and the second team winning third place. All in all the 1929-30 basket ball season was the most suc- cessful intramural period that Antioch has had. 195

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HE third period for both divisions is past the basket .. I ball season and not quite up to the baseball time, so volley ball is the major intramural sport. At first-years ago, say the old timers-this game was not considered so good, but in the past few season it has in- creased in popularity until at the present it can hold up its head quite as proudly as football and basket ball. To the un- initiated onlooker, there seems to be but little skill required in the game, but as one tries to lift hard serves clear of the net or to spike the ball on a return, it becomes evident that this is 21 game that requires plenty of team work and practice before one can expect to make a good showing. What with running, leaping about nimbly, and socking at the ball with both hands, there is plenty of chance for a first class workout and a few thrills extra in a game of volley ball. The faculty-when not too busy sitting in judgment upon the students-turn out and trim most of the teams that the various halls can produce. In Division A this year, Nash had everything its own way in the first loop, producing one of the best intramural teams seen around here for some time. The faculty scored six straight wins but lost the championship to Nash in the playoif. A large crowd witnessed the downfall of the more venerable team which occurred on the fifth Wednesday of the period. In the second league West defeated the Nash Seconds for the championship. Nash Hall was awarded the cup for points. 197