Antioch College - Towers Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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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

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.114 'N THE springtime, when shirts can be discarded and I manly chests bared to catch the lackadaisical ener- gies of Old Sol, ye industrious pursuers of knowl- i ' edge dedicate their moral and physical support to the swatting old pastime of indoor baseball. Faculty and pro- teges alike may be seen expending their energies-to please the fair members of North Hall-by swinging for a home run only to come up with a meager foul tip to the catcher. There are few students who do not take advantage of the long summer evenings to either engage in the sport or to stand along the sidelines and cheer for their favorite teams. The faculty invariably has a good team. The sight of burly Doc Adams covering first base, nimble Mr. Swinnerton stop- ping fast ones on the keystone sack, and long Slim Dawson pitching them over the plate to Bob Hiller adds much to the color and sometimes to the amusement of the competition. Intramural baseball is played with a soft indoor ball, but it contains all the features of the hard ball game. Good batters have no difficulty in hoisting long ones over the heads of the racing outfielders and the pitchers perfect their underhand delivery to the extent of throwing sharp curves and mixing slow balls with fast ones in an effort to fool the batsmen., Most of the games are closely contested with lots of good natured rivalry between the teams. Usually there are two leagues and the playoff between the winning teams of each league is a much heralded encounter, certain to be filled with plenty of excitement, grandstand catches, and tight playing by players who are not tight. 199