Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union - Gymnast Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Freshman Boxing and Wrestling At the close of the 1931 Freshman 'VVrestling course, the usual tournament was held in which all men were allowed to participate. Contests were held in four weight classes, and some fast, furious and exciting bouts resulted from Bill Neu's expert pairings. Mann CFrj took the measure of Cheti tSoj, by a time advantage in a match in which tricky holds were the ruleg this victory won for Mann the 135 pound diadem. In the 145 pound class, Siebenthaler was re- turned victor by a fall in four minutes in his bout with another Freshman, Bild. Smaldone CFU had to wade through a large held and a classmate, Lamb, be- fore being crowned king of the 158 poundersg he won by a time advantage in the final bout. Only one upperclassman, Wercler, was able to salvage a title. This was accomplished by a fall victory over Triechler QFrl in five minutes. Not as sensational as the 1931 tournament was the usual comment concern- ing the contest this year. Potthoff was returned the winner in the 126 pound class by virtue of his close victory over Rubenstein. The only knock-out of the tournament was the result of the 135 pound class final in which Jones conquered Studer. ln the final of the 147 pound class, Bredenberg won from plodding, ag- gressive Stroer. Goldberg outclassed all opponents to take down 160 pound laurelsg he defeated Nicollet in the final. As sweet a put-up iight as ever graced an arena was the final bout in the 175 pound classg Pratt was handed the nod over Iahn in this match. Left-arm Siegal outpointed Vornheder to win thc ribbon in the heavyweight class. SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL Traditional rivalry between the Freshmen and Sophomores was inaugurated this year by the usual football game. Aided by a fast charging forward line, the Sophomore backs slipped thru holes and rounded ends for lengthy gains with the regularity of a chime clock. The Yearlings scored their only touchdown thru a fortunate break, and the alertness of their left end. A Soph back was hit hard, attempting to split tackleg the ball bounded out of his arms and was caught before it touched the ground by Fiening, who raced unmolested to the distant goal-line. Lengthy runs for scores were contributed by Menig, Paar, Zuk and Treichler. Zuk's remarkable generalship and accurate passing were the two ma- jor factors in the Soph's win of 33-6. Phillips, Pratt, and Siegal were outstand- ing for the Freshmen. Again these two bitter rivals clashed, this time on the diamond, and again the lowly Freshmen were subdued by the Sophomores, to the tune of 9-2. lt was in the second inning that the second-year men knocked the ball all over River- side Park, and it was also in that frame that the Frosh discovered that they were sadly lacking in team play and cooperation. Zuk, Gordon, and Muto played scintil- ating ball for the Soplis, while Struder and Stroer were the shining lights for the Freshmen. ....i. pagr Fifty-vfyllt

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Standing, Lrft to Riglit: F. Bild, R. Flanagzm, J. Janelunas, C. Sclicitlin, R. Yoke, C. Hertler. Kneeling, Lvft to Right: T. O'Donnell, C. Klafs, N. Golrlherg, A. Grossman. Gymnasium Competition, IC932 Once again, Normal's Gym Team went thru a very successful year of com- petition and exhibitions. Although the program for the year was not very heavy, bearers of the Red and 'White swept all before them and implanted N. A. G. U. more firmly in the local gymnastic ranks. This year's squad embraced a number of talented performers, including both veterans of last year and new additions from the Freshmen ranks, Lynn, Klafs, Sturni, Flanagan, Bild, Kultzow, Yoke, Scheitlin, Lee and Hertler were the seasoned men, while the newcomers included O'Donnell, -Ianelunas, Goldberg, Grossman and Geisler. An invitation was extended the team to compete in the Ohio A. A. U. meet, and three of our men, Lynn, O'Donnell, and Flanagan, made the trip to Cin- cinnati. Out of nine possible awards, the boys brought back seven. The Fort Wayne Turners were defeated in a duel meet which saw some sensational performances and close scoring. The Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. championship-meet again resulted in dominance by the Men of Normal. O'Don- nell, a twin performer, took down all-round honors by virtue of his consistency on all apparatus. Lynn gave a beautiful exhibition of tumbling in winning that event. Janelunas had the same success on the flying rings. Our gymnasts won the team title through superior performers, not numbers. Only three of the nine championships went to outsiders, while clean sweeps were made in Long Horse, Flying Rings and All-Round Events. . ..i . Page Fifty-.w-11z'n

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