Heidelberg University - Aurora Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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F SPRING SPORTS Spring sports had no priority rating so they were almost dropped in the interest of national defense. No baseball, track, or golf intercollegiate competition saw the Hilltop upperclassmen in action. The freshmen however organized to take part in the telegraphic track meet in competi- tion with the records hung up by fresh- men in all the conference schools. Spring football played a major role with forty-eight men moving outside as soon as the weather permitted. Fifteen lettermen back is normally the same as saying a good season next year, but Uncle Sam may change some of the prospects into soldiers. Fred Polino, all-conference center, may be in the Navy Air Corps next fall, While Al Mazzaferro is finishing this school year on a draft deferment. If the armed services do not claim too many of the upcoming freshmen footballers, prospects should continue to rise. The four hours of gym required produced some boxers and wrestlers, so the newly revived association put on a slam- boree for the townfolks that really brought down the house. Fent Wolfe scored the only knockout when Guy Mazzocca for- got to cover up his chin and a fast right caused an enforced black-out midway in the second round. Iohn Spezzaferro, stu- dent boxing instructor and finalist in the light-heavy division of the Cleveland Golden Gloves tournament, out-decisioned Iohn Henninger, Lorain champ, in the fea- ture bout of the evening. lim Heppert got the judges' nod in the main wrestling match on the card over Alex Nagy. The ten bout card furnished so much speed and action that Coach Turney made im- mediate plans for more slamborees in the future. More space should certainly be given to the frosh who did at least get into inter- collegiate competition. Nester, hurdler on the Philadelphia Overbrook High team that won the indoor track crown in 1939, organized the frosh. Nearly twenty candi- dates were turned up, including George McCrea, member of thelsame champion team, lohn Alden who runs the mile in two minutes flat, and Linwood Orange who was on the Maryland state high school championship relay team. From this group may spring a varsity track team next year. The faculty volleyball team minus its star Kolehmainen failed to show up to advantage when it met the student all- stars. ln the past the profs have generally at least held their own, but this year they fell.

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i THE INTRAMURALS TOUCH FOOTBALL Six man touch football started out the season with the Aps winning three straight games to cinch the championship as Dunn and Tuttle snatched too many passes for their opponents. On the last play of the last game Furbay of the Heids spoiled the Aps' perfect record by skirting around end for a touchdown and the margin of victory. The Heid win elevated them to second place. ln the opening game the Aps turned back the Exes l3 to 7 with a Hoerneman to Dunn pass scoring the winning touchdown. This same combination clicked once more in the second game as the Aps blanked the Heids 6-U. ln the third game Ugino and Spreadbury both made Ex safeties to even up the count, but then lost l3 to lO. PING-PONG Led by Frantz and Krammes, the Heids won their last two games to take the ping- pong title after the race had been all tied up with each society having one win and one loss. The Exes downed the Aps in their second meeting to end in the runner- up spot. Over thirty men, including fresh- men, entered the school tournament. Frantz and Hoerneman met in the finals for the second straight year and for the same number of times Frantz annexed the paddle honors. HANDBALL ln handball, Frantz and Furbay upset the dope bucket over Nagy and Klopfen- stein of the Aps and Hossler and Sonich of the Exes as the Heids swept to their second first. After losing the opener to the Exes, they came back to win three straight. The Aps split even to take second honors. Nearly twenty-five entered the individual tournament run by Art Corfman, intramural manager. Frantz came from behind to beat the favorite Nagy and won his second crown. BASKETBALL AND FREE-THBOWING Basketball and free-throwing were run off together and in no evening was a team able to sweep both events. The Heid basketball team failed to win a game, but their free-throwers never lost. That left the Exes and Aps tied for first place in basket- ball and for second in free-throwing. ln the play-off the Aps won free-throwing by four points, but watched Folino of the Exes sink nineteen points to win basketball by five points. His performance duplicated Dunn's earlier scoring spree against the Heids. lndividual scoring honors go to Ernst, Ftans kin and Detwiler. Ernst dropped in 86 out of lUO shots, while Bankin and Detwiler both made 84. VOLLEYBALL With basketball and free-throwing over, volleyball got underway. ln their opening two encounters the Heids eked out close victories over both other societies to assure themselves of at least second place, and of their fifth consecutive intramural crown unless they would be blanked from then on in-a near impossibility. SOFTBALL Because of the cancellation of all inter- collegiate baseball games, the softball teams proved much stronger with their addition of varsity ballplayers. As a result, competition was keener and the spectators saw some real playing. The Heids, who had hitherto monopolized the wins in this sport, found tough opposition from the Exes, whose team was dominated by former varsity men.