Guilford College - Quaker Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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B A S K H ALL 1 Ji + .! T! Mir t;raii(l I ,1 call of hat a ' aiiist hall was anhWiTed hv a i;(i()illy miiiil)tr i)f fellows as a ]iromiMiin- season, coiisidt riiit;- tlii ' cii ' diiiistances, t;i)t uiuler way. Dr. Neuliii. i-(|i]aciiiij, ' I ' oacli Smith, expressed the lio|ie that all hoys who uarited to piav hall wciuld he niveii a ehaiiee this year. Tliere wmdd he more eoiieerit rat ion on de- elo|)int; ' talent in all the hall |ilayei-s. rather than on trainnii; the Hi-st nine for eaiiies. . s for the sehediile. it was lareel ' mt |-anmral. IJaseliall l-eeiilits iiieluded only one ' i ' 2 varsity man. Hoek Maynard. last yeai ' s ea|)tain and t ' .atcher «as the sole I ' et ii •.■iiiii letterm.-m ready foraetion this year. Knohhy Hl.air, Marion Halls. Diek Nelson, and other standhss of List Ncar ' s nine were ealli ' d into the ser iee hefoi ' e the season heiian. I ' raetiee started shortly hefoi ' e sprini. ' vacation ; amoiii; ' the early tryouts who looked like [loteiitial strone- men were Wehh at third hase. II,ari-y Walker on the mound, and anotliei- yearliiii; ' . (ieorne Short, at shortstop. The reiii.aiiidei- of the roster was made np of ;i mixture iiichidini;- all fonr classes. ' I ' lie ( ti hops contrihiited their sli.are to the list of candichates: I ' leas.ants and rresiieil were two who look.d ,:;ood tlu ' first feu (Lays. (iiiilford. nei-essaril . ahuie with other collei vs throiiniiont the eoniitry. h.id to cut d nMi on inter-seholastic hasehall, hut the hii li decree of enthusiasm and spirit .aiiiono- the fellows w.as well inaintained. and Co.-ich Newlin li.ad i;i)od reason to exjiect an enjov- ahli ' seas if not ;i pa rt icul.arly ;ieti i ' inie in the field of inter-scholastic- competition. .t. t t » f j? r .- i , ; i4- C| FnsI ■....■■ .M.irsh.ill I ' r.-Mirll. .Snipes, Arm. Ill Sriiuliii.in, C Ar nnice, ; ■ , -..,.• II,HT WMlk.-r. ' l-.i C.illins. .lolin II.-. w. .rill, ll.ii Dr. N.-wliii. Wi-I.li, H..li M.-irs|i,ill, l),;iii riieriKis, . :u-k Wv.itl. i;r;Kl ,• .Short, Dull I ' rint;!,-, .1...- ■Irollinj er, .! .,- M,-r„-nH-, .nick .M.nn.inl, llrrl. l ' (-;,rs,,n. 1!.. Lilh, Owen (■.■.l,l.-r«...,.l, Ki uii.-.i, ,-il (n.,-,-n- , ■ Inhiis, .Mi-Kiii |- ' ;iMlk [26]

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ARCHERY Pr( s])tctivc Roliiii Ilddds as- si ' iiililrd thricr weekly attired ill tile fniinliar ri ' d ii ' Viii .suit to ii(i()t arrows at a iiale of straw, hut diiiilv rt ' seiiililing a target it one closed oiK ' s eves and iiotued ordv a weatiier-lieateii target faee, |)niielie(l with iioles. I5iif it wasn ' t tlie earlv inorniiii; ' H ' Viii eh ' iss rt ' s|)i)nsii)le for its appea raiu-e. The tarfi-et had seen hetter times. After aiioiit a seiiiestei ' of diiif eiit and faitlifiii praetii-e. tlie ai ' ciiers heii ' an to loi-ate tlie arrows in front of the tarnet instead of fifty miles he- liind. and one lucky iiiili idiial, hy closely fol- lowiiifi- Miss l ' oster s e ])llcit ilist I ' lictions liiaiiai ' ' e(i to ii ' et a hulls-eve. IJecaiise thei ' e were some amoiifi- the fair maidens at (itiilford « ho couldn ' t t.ake the strenuous acti ity, modern dance. Miss Foster, head of the Women ' s I ' hvsieal Kduca- tion l)e|)artnient, instituted a coiir e in liad- niinton. I.ookin- like the ahsent-minded professor who I ' .-iuoht huttertlies for .a hohhy. these enere-etie females chased the liird .iroiind the f ' viii floor, learnini; ' rules, strokes, tc -lini(nie. Finally coininced of method in their m id- ness. Miss Foster oreani ,i ' d a lailder tourna- ment which «;is played off diiriiie ' class periods. Douliles and sinj les tournaments were also played, hut these had not reache.l the finals as your annual went to press. Pat Sliuciiakcr T.iiiiriiie liriinkliaiiU llnlihi,. Williams NaiH-v uiiri [25]

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Firxl i- ' iic: lien lin Mi, Dick Nrlsoii, .l..lm I j. wiiin;;. Ium-c.ii .M.iyn.i rd, Kiiiibb Bl lr, Bob Hcihr. Second nnc: I ' .rad Siiiiu-s, Kiujx Jnlms, llcrh Scli.M-Ilk,,].!-. D.iv,- Sl.iiilifld. Third roxc: Jack linur.issa. Slinr-ly CuckiiiaTi, Hill Hnwrij.-iii, Clark Wilson, I.t-fty Halls. JIONOC; U A .M C LI ' B T; ' r.iilitidii.i 1 |),-i(l(IK ' ritrs were iiiisMiii; Iroiii (i-Clul) aetiv- itics this year. Hefore MiiiiiiuT afatioii of 1!»I2. tlic Mdiionraiii Clul) lirld initiatioii for recent haskctliall, haseliall. and tennis letter winners. Supplied with a nunihersliip. tliey liefjan planning tlie majdr e ent of the ytar. tlie G-Clilb prom ill tlie fall of Itl-t - ' . Kaeulty spon.sors Dr. Ljiiiio and Dr. Xewlin foniierlv okayed plans foi- the daiiee. Dei-orations were on a sporty theme as the main floor of the n-,v,ii was eoiiMseated for the Iiallr t ' arl I ' ritehard ' s orchestra served up sueel and suiiio while ni ire than sixty eonjiles danced. The Jiresent war situation (icplcteil the ranks of all yarsity tiaiiis and thrcatiiied to cut out all Jiossihilities of future interi ' ol- Iceiate .-ithletics until such times as the student (|uota of (iuilford should be filled. Ill the li-ht of this fact, the Monogram Club formally disbanded until a definite program of arsity lomjictition should be planned by the college. ' J ' he (i-C ' lnl) ' will again function when faculty sponsors deem the time right for reopening the organization. At ])resent, all hooks and documents of (iuilford College .Moiiogj-am Club are in the custody of Drs. I.jiiiig and N ' wlin. . dvisor to the club. Coach Cliarles Block Smith, left early in the second semester, turn- ing o er (hitit ' s of the organization to I ' l ' ts- ideiit ,101111 Downing, Secretai-y Ben Brown, and Treasurer King Johns. Coach Smith h.id lieeii diligently working towards the con- struction and furnishing of the Lettermen ' s room in the gyimiasiiim. His call to the colors and |iriorities placed that vision aside until fiituri ' days. Officers and advisors of the club met short- ly before spring vacation to complete all business — social and financial — before the inajority of its members should resj)ond to the E.H.C. call.