Lawrence University - Ariel Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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Lawrences powerful net squad climaxed one of their most successful seasons in recent years by scoring 1 7 of a possible 18 points to walk off with the Midwest conference tennis championship, The Vikes won in every division except the no. z doubles. Soph Dick Rine took first in the championship singles, and no. 2 man ,Lee O'Neil, no. 3 Dick Cast, and no. 4 Dennie Deivlets followed suit, carrying off First place trophies in their respective singles divisions. Rine and Cast then teamed up to win the no. 1 doubles crown and O'Neil and Delviets placed second in the no. 1 doubles, dropping their final match in three sets. The Vikes' record-breaking total almost doubled that of second place Carleton, the defending conference champs. Last year the Carls edged Lawrence by one point for the Midwest title. 559' ef, -mv... ,v..,. 5 Coach Sprowl, Dick Rine, Lee O'Neil, Dick Gast, Dennie Delviets. Page izo

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.I Purves and Kivell Coach Bernie I-Ieselton's Lawrence College golf team made up for a disappointing dual match record by copping third place in the 1955 Midwest conference golf match. The Vikes, led by Ron Kivell, who finished second by only three strokes in individual medalist score, were behind Carleton and three-time defending champion Knox in total team score. Lawrence has finished in one of the top three spots in conference play since IQ45. Dual match play showed only two victories over Ripon and losses to non-conference opponents Stevens Point, Michigan Tech, Marquette, and Oshkosh State twice, for a 1-5 slate. A late start and poor weather thru much of the season hampered the linksmen and carries much of the responsibility for this record. Lettermen Ron Kivell and john Purves paced this year's squad, with letterman Corny Young and Kent Ziemann, Paulf Morton and John Brunswick composing the rest of the team. Brunswick, who placed eleventh in the conference match, along with Morton, Ziemann, and Max Caller, another squad member, form a strong returning nucleus for I-leselton's 1956 title hopes. U Lawrence. . 9M Stevens Point. . .HM Lawrence. . 3 Michigan Tech. .15 Lawrence. . 8 Oshkosh State. . io Lawrence.. 756 Marquette ..... IOM Lawrence. . io Ripon ......... S Lawrence. . 3 Oshkosh State. . I5 Lawrence. . IOM Ripon ......... 4M Page 1 19

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E'1.Q'EYf - W 'P . Doubles Champions Rine and Cast. The Vikings breezed thru their six dual meets, whitewashing conference op- ponents St. Olaf, Carleton, and Ripon, and defeating non-conference foes Oshkosh State, Stevens Point and Marquette. They dropped a total of only five individual matches in posting an unbeaten slate. Mac Powell, Wally Karst, and Bob Van Dale alternated at the no. 5 and no. 6 spots to aid the big four of Rine, O'Neil, Cast and Delvlets, Champion Dick Rine in action. Page 121