Long Island University at Brooklyn - Sound Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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if Izgq I rf .0 0 IZQKI Q I' Ja Q I IO: O 'I' ' 19 I I 'Q OIOI 'Q I 1 Q 1 0 o,I 'Q' 'O of other years were implicated in the fiasco. Dick Feurtado of the '50 squad, Lou Lippman, captain of the '49 team, Natie Miller, popular playmaker and Iackie Goldsmith of the fabulous set shot, names once cheered wildly, now sadly abhorred. The immediate result of the sickening situation was a Board of Trustee's ban on varsity bas- ketball. A lunior Varsity contin- gent represented LlU throughout the l95l hoop season and, as matters quieted down, the belief that the Blackbirds would soar through the blue in '52 grew more prevalent. Then came the sudden announcement from Wil- liam Buck Lai the newly ap- pointed athletic director fClair Bee had been shifted to the posi- tion of Comptroller of the Unl- versityl that basketball would be discontinued c o m pl e t e l y next year. The general public might have forgotten the scandal but the Board of Trustees who refused to lift the ban on varsity basket- ball surely hadnt. The sport that had carried the name of LIU to prominence was now relegated to the musty files of yesteryear. For those who would like to con- template wistfully on those pre- scandal days when basketball 1' 4. M .fb 'QV-rg X gpx Xx, 5 55 DOO Q' O I.:....I ' I Q z 'o'0 o ' ' ' y I I'I'I .Of .2 I 'fb 0' ' 'Ogg' OQQQOQ 0 I ' .O , 1 'o' : I7 4031 I O.. , ..Q'0'6 O I Q00 'Q I 'C IQI l I 09 ' I ' I ,I 'I Ot, I , 1' , r, I ' ' if 'I 'I I QOI ' I Ole, I I ' , 2 ' O 'I ' .Io Q Q I Q I Q 'I' I 1 . NON I I 'fff 0 1 lg' . on ' ' ,- :ZiEf'fi-', 'QI' , ' - Q III10 , ,.., i f 'I' ' .4 0, Zi Q QI E .O 'W 4 ' II 0, in , I I O O' X 'O' 'Iwi o I ' f ' Q 'I O 0 5 Q v Q Q xg . QOIO' 'U' v, O ' I ' 'II 0 : 'I 'O 'Q I 'Q I b l. '.Q. .f ' ':.fI,.QzI,ff' I S- if I 6 ,i-i .gi x5 Rus X was King there are memories galore . . . The 1948-49 squad compiling a noteworthy 18-l2 record against the cream of the collegiate crop . . . Lou Lippman leading the scoring parade with his line drive half court sets . . . a 6' 7 whippet named White finding himself on the road and showing signs of fulfilling his pre- season All American raves . . . the high spirited 57-53 win over Seton Hall which avenged the painting of the Brooklyn Law school building by South Orange marauders . . . the unholy job- bing given to the Birds by home refs in their 43-37 loss to the Bil- likens of St. Louis U. The Iron Man team of l949- 50 CGard, Bigos, Smith, White, Scherer, Feutardol rolling up cight consecutive wins over the :1ation's top cage fives . . . the unbelievable E53-62 comeback win over Bowling Green after being behind by 42-24 with l6 minutes to go . . . Sherm White's 53 points against lohn Marshall which rnade him the first lfiet basketeer ever to exceed the 500 point mark for one seasons play . . . White and Bigos being named to the All-Met teami 7' i , '3' . o Q - - 1 ' ' . I ' 0' No ' 'Z' I ' 0' 7 I I , Q'I' I. QQ 0 ,904 .0 I 0 O O , I ' 0 O O ' ' ' 'o'0 ' 'Q I ' ff I 'O' 1 4 O f'I'I, 4 5 'I 5' 54' 1,3 ? I' z I 'Q O: I ', 0 by 0,0 I I ,J fa ' ' 'I I ' ' - ' Q I I I ll 03:00 'I ' 5 'Oz I. Q: I' II 'fa 5'I 'o' 4 I .I I I 'I 1 I,I I I II 'I wg- gf, ,IQ g af 4.4 2' ,fs A N 375.9 535971 v 0 4 O 1' 5 1. 'a 9, 0' .Q I 9 . ' I ' ' , I . T L A TQ' O O 0 Q ' - '?'-'-. -gf'-.e.-, O ' . H -. .,::-.W L- .E 0:04. '.z' -7 . . .L . 'z' w 59 B I- l I N XQOI i Q O 0,9004 r l . O ' A Q AN I 1 ,X QQ,, I, I I' Q. .Q.'.'Q K i K lx O ' yostgll 'S X A g gl M- - 'ISSTJF' 11 I I 'T' . ew 1 4 W-, A ,

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. The loaded l950-5l group continually nosing around the No. l spot in the AP and UP polls . . . the flabbergasting 59-67 loss to Cali- fornia s Bears which shattered a l5 game winning streak . . . the famou incident at Arizona Where the referees fiddled the game away to the Arizona Wildcats while Clair Bee burned . . . White becoming the first hoopster in LIU history to enter the l 000 point class . . . the emergence of Ray Felix as a hoopster of the future. Mernore ' the silver threads of spirit and honor among the black folds of corruption. While basketball still hogged the headlines if not in fame then in infamy the other members of the LlU sports family were carrying on in an efficient sometimes spectacular fashion. Take the case of the swim- ming team the fabulous Mermen who began winning dual meets in 1948 and did not stop until the beginning of l952 when they had rolled to 22 straight. The team was formed in l948 under the direction of Mike Borodkin an experienced and highly successful swim instructor. There were two matches in 48 fboth victoriesl but the natators really got into the swim of things in l949-50. MERMEN Cl-IURN TO UNBEATEN SEASON was the headline in Seawanhaka after the swimsters had sent their tidal Wave over Holy Cross 40-35 for their eighth consecutive win and No. l0 in their overall string. The hero of this successful saga was a tousle-haired well muscled freestyler named Stan Kaminsky who did not lose a single 220 or 440 yard event in the eight meets. ln addition to captaining the squad Stan compiled 108 points to top the aquators in that department. Equally valuable was a lanky breastroker Al Wimmershoff who swam the 200 yard variety of his ' uf.-.' K? . 75' ,,.P'. :Z . TF? . ff' :ff r l ,.,,z-5 , f -'if' 59 v1' v H H 6' 64' ' dit! r 1 1' fy ' S n d it qi, sf' Y' fs, . , if , 1' , , 1,5 V , I 5 , . t A 'J' ff' elf 1' t . 4 I 1 Ljr' , ,p , 35 T ,555 r 'fp , I 11:39 . , , ,933 ,- -If 'I ' ,fc 55' ' . , 52751. , , :fd 533: T N ll K ay, xl n -D f, , .s J I 3, fry- aff v-t fl 4 .-- L vw, 1 .-- f I .W .t 1, if 'M . JS' , 53'- ,.. . ..- arf' . .. - ..- . .. ..- w .if .. A P T ttf .xx . .. speciality and doubled in value as a staple part of the two relay teams. lt looked like Davy Iones locker for the l950-5l edition of the Mermen. Kaminsky had dropped out of school. Wimmershoff quit the team because of schoolwork pressure. The one-two punch was gone with inundation. But when the last splash of the season had died away Sewanhaka headlines proclaimed MERMEN WIN 20TH lN ROW- FINISH SECOND UNBEATEN SEASON. Two precocious freshmen Willy Vogel cmd Morty Fried had fined the trunks of the departed aces and had led the team to ten overwhelming victories. Vogel made everyone forget Kaminsky with consistent freestyle victories while Fried not only was unbeaten in eight breastroke efforts but also was respon- sible for shattering three pool records. n Defeat finally caught up with the aqua- tic Birds in their third meet of the l95l- ,., ' --r I1 t 5- .. ' 1 1 1 vvirq :n 's 2 73 I I z, TZ 3 .I X A ILT? 5' rv:-' L.. I 'wha- . L .K:f-3 I ' Tar: . ' 1 lr M :I Q sc? fy S I an I I ' ' ' 1 x R X., NA , - , Q ...vt I ' x X w: 3 : I QF , ' ...., 'L' 77 hr ' .::.. .. ' I I I I U0 Q ,A I. A I ., , 'EC1'T.l..I' , N . I 'X Q, rw' ra' . Q Ni - . l W 2 tb , ., ,,, xx x1'.xx ' Q- X 1 s ' X- I -I I.: a - 'N . X X X X S ' J . . . ' -- .:,, Nix X- - ' W- . -3 1' and the incipient streak was threatened I gig, - 1 - '::: Q I. 'I. . I Ahh v , - L , -- - , fx , ,N - x 1 lg , v-. fl Q ' I -TTQ'-.cr , f ' U. if -- x 'N X Ziff.: QA: . X I C-N,. t X T-4 4 Q ' time 2.1 5 hh l A. ' Nur: -n - R-v. ' 1 'sT5 ' I Lam' l , 7 ug ffm A2 r- ' R-ily, wax: x ., K' A xukx A SI xx l A WL ' S- 0 ' X3 K tru r., , 1 , C '.. i ft- ' Mix