California State University Chico - Record Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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v Top left: Joe You tries but hits the net. Top right: Keechi and Grady team up for a workout. Bottom left: Stan Nelson. Bottom center: Practice at its zenith under the watchful eye of Art Acker. Bottom right: Marshall drops back to get one. The Chico State match with the University of Nevada was a close one, the 'Cats winning three singles matches and one doubles match in coming out on the short end of a 5-4 score. In the singles McGee Won 6-O, 6-3: Davis won 6-2, 6-33 and Grady won 6-4, 6-O. Once again the McGee-Davis combination Won the doubles 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. For the Far Western Conference championship, McGee and Davis lost a marathon four-set match to S. P. State, 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 8-10. The team was hampered somewhat in not having their own courts to practice on.

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TENNIS As a team, the Wildcat tennisers did not fare well in l949. But the all around athlete, Johnny McGee, again came up with an undefeated season in singles play. McGee is undefeated as a singles player in collegiate play. This Was his last year of competition. The Ackermen opened their season by succumbing to Yuba College 6-3. McC1ee won his singles match 6-O, 6-l, as did Jack Marshall 6-4, 6-Z. McGee and Hughes Davis teamed up as a doubles Winner for the 'Cats' third point. The Wildcats met Yuba again later in the season and made a closer match of it. This time the Yubans topped the Cardinal club 5-4. McGee won his singles match 6-Z, lO-8, Dick Grady winning his singles 6-O, 6-4, McGee again was teamed with Davis and they were victorious in doubles play. Stan Nelson and Marshall also picked up a point for the 'Cats in their doubles. Chico tennisers that never seemed to get going at full steam were Leo Keechi, Prank Robert- son, Dick Williams, and Joe You. Tennis team: Front row-Stan Nelson, Hughes Davis, Jack Marshall, Leo Keechi, Joe You. Back rowhFrank Robertson, Dick Grady, Jack McC1ee. ? if E. l sr l is E l

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Wm ei ,a as f 1 3 gy? N 's mx X V . b , xxx N 5 We X., , nfs Left to right: Jack Connelly, Captain Bill Seely, Bruce Merrill, George McDougal, Cliff Gilbert. Not pictured is Bob Barbee. For the first time in Chico State history, a ski team was formed to represent the college. The team was aided in its formation by the Pacihc Coast Intercollegiate Ski Union. The team entered the P. C. I. S. U. championship meet at Yosemite on March 4, 5. The Cardinal team only finished one of three events, bringing in 66.5 points in the cross country, Jack Connelly was 19th, Cliff Gilbert was 25th, Bob Barbee 33rd, and McDougal 49th. In the slalom only Bill Seely and Cliff Gilbert finished, Seely was 27th, crossing the line A only 18 seconds back of the Winner. Gilbert was 46th. Next season the Wildcat team plans to enter more meets and should put the Chico State name high on the winners list. SKII G