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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Cn the Track and Field, IQ32 During recent years, efforts have been made to establish Track and Field lirmly in our sports program. However, each one of the attempts was attended by very little or no success, due in no small measure to the lack of time and talent. According to reports from Coach Carl Klafs, this year will see a definite step for- ward in Normal track activities. He ventures a bolder statement in anticipating a season of unprecedented success, and one that will be a mark for future teams to aim at, for many years to come. Early in the year, Coach Klafs issued a call for candidates and was greeted by the largest turnout of track aspirants in'a long time. This squad included some very excellent veteran material and a few promising yearling performers. No time was wasted in getting down to serious training, and as a result, prospects for the ensuing season brightened considerably. One weakness, however, was evident ere three weeks of practice had elapsed, this was the lamentable lack of competent sprinters. Otherwise, the squad was fairly strong, especially was this true of the field events. Nevertheless, much improvement was shown in the dash- es as the season progressed. The roster included Dreffella, Prvbylski. and Pielmeier, distance runners, the former being the shining lightg Hinman, Earnest, and Treichler, middle-dis- tance experts, Farkas, Eberhardt, Harold Snyder, Mann, and DeNeis, speed ar- tistsg Eakin in the hurdles. assisted bv the sprintersg and Scheitlin, Klafs, WC1'ClCT, Danneufeldt, jurnich, Nevins, Pratt, Kultzow, jones, and Pump in the field events. Red Pump comes to Normal from an Eastern university and brings with him considerable talent in three events, namely, the pole vault, high jump, and run- ning broad jump. It was thru his efforts that the team turned in some excellent performances. . Six meets were on the schedule undertaken by the Men of Normal. These included two with the strong Butler thinlies, one indoor and one outdoor, Earlham, Franklin, the Little State Meet, and the Big State Meet. ON 'PHE COURT, 1932 As in the case in Track, very little has been accomplished in the field of Ten- nis in previous years. It remained for this year's squad of racquet-wielders to set a permanent milestone in the path of progress. Here, too, lack of time and facili- ties prevented even fair success. Veterans from last year's squad included Scheitlin, Piehneier, and Iurnichg at best this trio as a nucleus portended only a mediocre season, but with the addi- tion of Peckoff, Fehrenbach and Studer, all newcomers, a very successful season was anticipated. Additional reserves on the squad were Kultzow and Apfel. -1.i- Page .S'i.rty