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

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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

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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 No. SS t0 Cqii. E VQY to th 9 the firs mergeme the ble-Ck 5 then in 319 on in 719 SWim- meets in 1d rolled tirection Lccessful 18 fboth 5Wi1n of 1 was :td sent eighth g. The 1, well id not ets. ln , Stan uators e was 'shoff, if his as cr . r the nsky shoff vork tone ned 'son nes W1 N. gel of IIIT1 Y e t 52 season when the Mariners from Kings Point sped to a 46-38 victory. Undaunted, the Mermen bounced back from defeat by breaking six standards at the Adelphi College pool. As Coach Borodkin said, We'll just have to start a new winning streak. The National Pastime fbaseball, to youi returned to LIU in 1949 after an ab- sence of eight years. William Buck Lai, LIU '41, was selected to coach the team and immediately began the some- what happy task of cutting a cortege of 55 diamond aspirants to a workable 18 man squad. The results were gratifying. Amid the confusion of the ferreting out process, the sadly lacking practice facilities of Bed Hook stadium and the omnipresent apathy of the student body, the baseball- ers found time to win six while losing four and tying one. George Hough, a tall fast balling right hander was the mainstay of the team, appearing in 10 of the ll contests and ending the season with a 5-4 record. First baseman Carl Itzkowitz, second sacker Ioe Beiff and hot corner guardian Al Rip Van Winkle all broke into the charmed .300 circle. 1950 found the Laimen with a bevy of sluggers and a dearth of slabsters. The general consensus in baseball that pitch- ing is 757, of the game was borne out unerringly as the Birds compiled a 9-4 record although the team batting average was a sterling .279. The mound staff consisted of George Hough and little else. Big George 15-21 started most of the encounters and often had to come in from the bull-pen to pra- tect an uncertain lead. He got some help from Tommy Owens C3-25 a cool headed curveballer and Gill Marrero fl-ll With the 15 game schedule concentrated over a scant 30 day period, it was not sur- prising to see some young, Struggling M.D.'s hanging around the Parade Ground diamond, waiting for one of the triumverate's arms to come flying UP to the plate with one of his fast balls. To contrast penury with plenty, the-IG were six .300 hitters on the squad. Ed Cahill, a l'scat centerfielder showed the way with a .389 average. Following closely was left fielder Hal Collins with .344, outfielder-first baseman DiCk Hofleit with .324, catcher George Schmid with .314 and the irrepressible Hough with .300. Although the fix scandal seemed to blacken the LIU sports picture, it could not quite obliterate the luster of the bat and ballers 13-5 1951 record. The Park Circle Parakeets paraded off with their first six contests, dropped a tough 5-4 de- cision to City College, staggered around with some horrendous performances against Seton Hall ftwicel and Upsala and then straightened up and flew right with victories in five of their last six jousts. Included among the latter was a win over Hofstra College's Met. Confer- ence champions. Tommy Owens blossomed forth with a 5-0 record while Hough, used too often to be effective, wound up with 5-4. Key man in the Blackbird's attack was left fielder Dick Hofleit who batted .379 and hit the long ball well and often. Bight fielder Paul Zuckerman, third sacker Al Van Winkle and short fielder Sam DePaola all exceeded .300. The Diamondeers entered the present season with seven veterans, a group of promising newcomers and a new home at Brookville, L. I. Minor sports at LIU have been on a 'here she comes, there she goes basis for the past three years. Varsity tennis returned officially in 1950 after a 12 year layoff. The team, led by playing coach Murray Geller, won two matches from Brooklyn Poly and St. Peters, went into hibernation and returned for the '51 season with a 3-2 mark. The lack of a centralized court was a serious draw- back to their fight for recognition and present manager, Bernie Nearman, is searching for more suitable playing sites and hoping that the net game will not be forgotten. Track returned in 1950 but it never had a real chance to survive. First, the facili- ties were abominable. Second, the coach, Buck Freeman, was forced to neglect the squad in order to attend to the more pressing job of basketball scout and coach of the freshman hoop squad. With these insurmountable handicaps the team ran out of gas on the first lap and was never heard from again. SPORTS 1948-1952. A mixture of the bitter with the sweet. -Wf-