Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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transferred to Ball Memorial Hospital where it was discovered she had torn tendons in her left knee. Two other members of the Botsford squad required treatment. Gloria Swain suffered stomach cramps and began to hyperventilate and Karen Robertson chipped a bone in her elbow when she helped stop a rider during a rider exchange. Despite the iniuries and several minor problems, Tri-Sig officials were quite pleased with the turnout, especially since they had only one week to prepare due to a mix-up in the scheduling of Greek Week. One official commented that next year's race would be, bigger and better because we'll have more time. Randy Rost keeps on going strong as he brings his team into a dignified last place. The Sig Ep member donned with the polka-dot hat has trouble fitting his knees under the handle bars, but then that was the maior problem with most of the male trike teams in the 600-feet, four- man drag race. Q :J 'f . ,K,A...f' Brenda Ward's facial expressions reveal the misery of pain as her left knee throbs from ten- don damage after she collapsed while crossing the finish line in the first annual Sigma Switch bike race. With the help of race officials, police- men and Botsford teammates, Brenda is lifted upon a stretcher destined for the Health Center and later the Ball Memorial Hospital. .-.eww

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Riders switch racing roles as men mount the trikes and ladies pedal the bikes in first annual Sigma Switch Broken tricycles and bandaged tires hampered the men in their efforts to regain the technique of trike-riding at the first annual Sigma Switch bike race. The trikers had as much fun as the girl 'experts' from previous Lambda Chi Alpha Bike-a- Thon did watching them. Ever see a 200 lb. man trying to put a tricycle through a speed race? Male speculation before the start of the girl's bike race was likewise skeptical. l l'll give them one lap No one could have trouble telling the sororities apart as their letters stood out in plain view, iust like the AOPi riders. A Tri-Sigma official re- cords the lap number as the AOPi team makes the switch. before they collapse. l The men were in for quite a surprise as the females did quite well, considering that they had only one week to prepare. Though a few got leg or stomach cramps and were completely exhausted, all finished the race. Alpha Phi won the bike race, but only after a cramped leg erased Botsford's nearly unsurmountable lead. Alpha Omicron Pi teams No. l and No. 2 followed Alpha Phi to the finish line and finished second and third, respectively in the 20-lap feature race. In the men's trike division, a 600- feet, four-man drag race, Sigma Chi placed first with Phi Delta Theta a distant second. The race was Botsford's from the very start, as they took the lead on the first lap and opened up nearly a half-lap lead before ten laps were run. On the 17th lap Botsford rider Alice Bell, who had been riding two laps at a time, developed leg cramps and fell in the third turn. After some assistance she rode back to the pits, with Alpha Phi and AOPi left battling for the lead. Unfortunately, the end of the race was not the end of Botsford's troubles. Brenda Ward collapsed as she crossed the finish line and complained of a knee iniury. She was taken to the Health Center and later r-

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