Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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CROSS CUUNTRY Coach Alex Wilson greeted the large and promising group of new cross country men, at the beginning of the season, with an enthusiasm a trifle restrained by mem- ories of large and promising squads of other years that did not keep their promise. However, all in all, it looked as though Loyola would have a representative team 011 the field to do work to rival that of teams of past successful seasons. Captain Bernard Brennan, veterans Bob Hayes, Austin Walsh, and George Tittinger, augmented by a seemingly capable group of new men, Dave Toomin, Dominic Lo Cascio, George Doyle, Leon Anderson, and Ed Stokes, made up '4 Yi'I1Tz:I5h the squad for the early days of fall training. After a short period of conditioning, Loyola took the field against Milwaukee State Teach- ers hut were hopelessly out of their class as four of the Milwaukee men came in hand in hand with the fast time of 16:01. Leon Anderson was the first Loyola man to cross the finish line and he was closely followed by Tittinger. The score was 15 to 40 in favor of Milwaukee. Loyola showed a slight improvement in their next meet with Wlieaton College, to whom they lost by a score of 19 to 39. Dominic Lo Cascio was the first Loyola man to finish and he was followed in order by Anderson, Walsh, Tittinger, and Campbell, all of Loyola. The high point of the whole cross country season is Loyola's annual Invitational Meet, and it has come to he recognized as the outstanding cross country event in this part of the country. The teams that participated this year were: Notre Dame, Milwaukee State Teachers, Wabash College, Armour, Wheaton, Wesleyan, and Western Illinois Teachers. It was a cold and windy day when the teams lined up for the start but it was not long after the race began that Notre Dame demonstrated its superiority with a number of men in leading positions. Steve Szumachowski and Greg Rice finished first for Notre Dame over the 311 mile course in the time of 18:13, a new record. When the scores were totalled it was discovered that Notre Dame had beaten Milwaukee State Teachers, the defending champions, by two points, for the team championship. Loyola placed seventh with a score of 17016 having beaten Wabash and Armour, the latter having a score of 218 points. Leon Anderson was the first Loyolan to finish, followed by Walsh, Lo Cascio, Tittinger, and Toomin. Cross country at Loyola has never been very successful but in the last few years the results have been very discouraging. Whe1'e the fault lies is hard to say but perhaps the remedy would he more student participation. 266

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E I TEAM l Hopes for a successful 1937 season for Loyola's ten- nis team have been brightened considerably with the addi- tion of one of the nation's ranking tennis coaches. George O'Connell, to the Loyola stall. lVIr. O'Connell has merited national recognition, first as a player and then as a coach, and already has proved to be an invaluable asset to the team. The tennis season started early this year with the added facilities of indoor courts offered by lVlr. O'Con- nell. first call for candidates was issued in the middle of February. Only two veterans returned from last year's team, m,,mX ' Tibor Beresky. who was elected captaing and Don Swaf- ford, who has acted as manager, scheduling all the meets and taking care of the other tasks that are placed upon a manager. However, capable replacements have been found in Gene Dubay, captain of Loyola Aeademy's team last year, and in Bill Lynch, Len Kaplan. Norb Hruby and Bill Janik, all of whom have progressed exceedingly well under lVlr. O'Connell's tutelage. Loyola's first match was a practice match played against Armour Tech at the 108th En- gineers armory on April 13. Loyola must have been well up in their practicing for they admin- istered an 8 to 0 drubbing to the helpless Engineers. For their first match away from home, the Ramblers journeyed to Naperville to meet North Central College but received a heartbreaking 4 to 3 setback. Beresky, Dubay, and Jauik gave Loyola an advantage in the singles, but this lead was erased by two defeats in the doubles matches that followed. 267 TENNIS TEAM. H l'ul by, Lynch, Sivrks. Coach 0'Connell, Stratford, Dubay.

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John Nurnherger won an easy hrst in the low hurdles. In the one-mile run Walsh crossed the finish line for a second-place position. Ed Murray led all point-getters in the field events winning the discus at 100'1 , the shot put at 34 1,fL , and tied with Dick Sierks in the high jump to score 14 points. Captain Ed Cali- hun chalked up nine points with a Hrst in the javelin, a second in the shot put, and a third in the discus. Other Iirst-place winners for the Maroon and Gold were Knoll and Looney in the pole vault, and .lack Dunne in the hroad jmnp. Actual figures on the total performances of the track squad are not available as the LOY- OLAN goes to press hut their record of last year and the outstanding promise of this year's coteric of cinder representatives gives an indication of great promise. lt is a rather peculiar situation that confronts Coach Alex Wilson of the track team even with the men he has available. There are in the school many students who established names for themselves in this sport but who have consistently refused to Come out for the team. XVhether they do not have the time or are not inclined to spend the necessary hours in practice is not known hut certainly there is room for them on the squad and the question has been raised as to the intention of these men in coming to school at Loyola. The well-known school spirit gag does not cover in this case. It seems rather that they merely are not interested in themselves or in Loyola. Captain Ed Calilnm will handle the javelin together with Ed Murray. The other field events have not been decided hut it is certain that the tradition of Loyola track teams that they are strong on the held events and weak on the flat will not he followed this year. The field candi- dates for the shot-put and the hroad jump will more than measure up to expectations and in addition to this the runners and hurdlers will have the added advantages given them during the indoor season when they won a majority of their meets. Track at Loyola is slowly coming into its own. The predominance of the men from the lower classes indicates future success. The development of these men this year will determine the status of track next year. 265 TRACK TEAM. Front mtv. Knoll. King. Clark. Coach Wilson, Lyons, O'Slmnghm-ssy, Walsh: rear row, Tuomin, Corby, Haskins. Sicrks, llnrdlover, Malcak.