MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Mcr niiiiih: V. Seymour, J. A. Edmunds, M. K. Morris for them. Is there something magic about Dot Klupping ' s captainships? Just as in hockey, her team came out on top in volleyball. What would athletics be like without some experimentation? We tried our hand and did not get burned. MacMurray ' s first Sports Day was conceived and produced. Other athletes came to our campus on February 2 2 to show as much strength in sportsmanship as General George showed when he tossed the silver dollar across the Potomac. Five colleges were represented and everyone had a thoroughly enjoy- able time and pronounced the day a huge success. Our chairman, Eloise Chumley, as usual was on tip- toe for every occasion, and our Athletic Association President, Dorothy DeFrates, made a charming hostess of whom we were exceedingly proud. Basketball, recreational sports, archery, deck tennis and bowling tournaments, a swimming meet, a discussion group, and recreational dancing kept every one happily busy. Athletes like to eat as well as play and at noon they stormed the McClelland Hall for an appetizing half hour. At the discussion group, the girls felt they accomplished a great deal for the sug- gestion of having a Sports Day Association was entertained. Each representative departed with one idea in mind — to carry the question back to her college, confident that it would be heartily approved. In February a jump was made from the red into the black and that is a welcome change in any language. Yes, we erased from our minds the red boundary lines marking the volleyball court and fo- cussed our attention upon the black marks which spelled basketball. During the first few practices it was hard making our feet stay where they were when we caught the ball. Some of the girls wouldn ' t face the fact that perchance they might have become a little rusty but got new shoes in hopes their grip Page 103

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It was fun getting up before the sun had a chance to broadcast the kind of day to play hockey. The frozen ground didn ' t affect our style at all and it was much nicer playing in daylight than in the eye-straining twilight. Our faithful rooters were given a treat of a rare nature one morning. Down the field went the senior team in the very best form and straight for the goal. Twice a bully was taken at center and twice the ball rolled in for a beautiful goal and there was no opposition from the juniors. Why? They had overslept! But one by one they rallied to fight a good game. The tension before the Thanksgiving game was terrific — we just had to get together for a big pep meeting and prove our loyalty to the Army and Navy teams. They were led in by their hard-working and panting mascots (burlap and blankets are hot and itchy) who were so excited they had a great deal of difficulty sitting down. The enthusiasm slackened nary a bit for Thanksgiving Day ' s activities were well attended and many sore throats and hoarse voices were evident for days afterward. Even though the Army squad scored a decisive 3-1 victory over the Navy in a hard fought skirmish on an ice-encrusted field, they didn ' t get the Navy ' s goat. The Army mule and Navy goat were both on hand to encour- age the players as the Army team kidnapped the wrong goat. It was a difficult task choosing the most outstanding players from the well-matched teams but finally the varsity team was announced: Chumley, E., Cully, G., DeFrates, D., Frye, M., Edmunds, J. A., Geis- ler, M., Gustafson, J., Klupping, D., Morris, M. K., Morgan, M. J., Mitchell, M., Whitney, M., William- son, J. Volleyball season rolled along smoothly after the first shock was taken care of — our manager, Julia Williamson, had scarlet fever. This year the teams were organized according to classes and a renewed interest in this popular sport was felt. So many freshmen reported it was necessary to have three teams Hockey Season begins the year Page 102

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on the floor would be firmer. That must have helped for it wasn ' t long before the perturbed looks had vanished — we were once more in the swing of things. Balls were thrown at the basket with a purpose and the purpose was fulfilled, we began to find out where our team-mates would be when we needed them, and once again we studied our opponents ' play in preparation for the big occasions — the inter-class tour- nament climaxed by the Army-Navy game. Have you ever heard of zoning? If there is any doubt in your mind about its meaning ask any of our athletes for it — they know! It was the by-word of every practice hour — we ate it, we dreamed it, we puzzled over it, we probed into its ways and means, but we didn ' t quite master it. We do feel, how- ever, that a big progress in our playing technique was made when we were given a taste of it this year. The sophomores and seniors were more alert about grasping its principles and their opponent ' s scores stayed down accordingly. We had better basketball as a result. Well-matched teams were finally eked out of the confusion and the following line-ups appeared dn the floor to fight loyal battles for their respective classes: Seniors Chumley, E. Geisler, M. Storr, M. White, M. Juniors DeFrates, D. Clemmons, G. Cremer, E. King, L. (Faculty members com-Phillips, J. pleted the list as the seniorsCincebeaux, J. had some illnesses.) Nichols, V. Sophomores Frye, M. Schulze, V. Mitchell, M. Cully, G. Kitts, E. Jones, B. Edmunds, J. A. Moyer, M. Freshmen Bost, E. Catterall, A. Fordyce, J. Garland, F. Hoffman, B. Klupping, D. Western, I. Gustafson, J. TAc Army Team: Geisler, Edmunds, Chumley, Schulze, Jones, Frye, Kitts Page 104