Northwestern University Naval ROTC - Purple Salvo Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Boxing In the picture above is shown the kind of boxing that was featured in the navy bouts last year. They were, as all who remember them will attest, quite good Hghts from every angle. However this year's crop of fighters is every bit as good and much more in condition fortherigors of the ring. Under supervision of civilian instructor E. J. Ryan and SpfA 3c C. R. Fulnier, the boys went through a workout every afternoon that would have exhausted any but the most hardy. With sore backs and painful muscles they learned that being a good pug meant a lot more than just pulling on a pair of pillows. However after a few weeks of practice and much expenditure of energy, every last one of the aspiring Billie Conn's began to show signs of improvement. At the time of this writing, the date of the bouts was not actually decided but the place where they were to be held had been set for Patten Gym. With a ring set up in the middle of the basketball floor, bleachers all around, and the whole unit spectating like mad, the big event is expected to draw a record crowd. 62 Some of the promising looking fighters include such big guns as Big Joe Giansircusa, Red Wong, and .Iohn Nahabedian. Bill Buck is another fighter who looks as if he could really take care of himself. Under the guiding hand of Eddie Ryan, these lads and the other 14 who comprise the boxing team cannot help putting on a good show. Thanks for the idea of an all navy boxing team goes to Lt. B. M. Follet.1,Mr. Follet was the man who first thought of the show and the one who arranged all the details. Shooting lefts and rights is not strictly in his field, but his interest in the things that the average trainee likes, makes it. easy for him to know just what will go over big. Trophies for the winners of the various bouts, suitably made for engraving, have been ordered and are to be presented to the winners right after the fights. So for the winners, at least, those arduous afternoons in the basement of Patten will not have been wasted.

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Wresfing First Row: I. .l. Cullen, W. O. Glass, V. D. Turner, I.. IC. Whittier, ltl. Xatke, li. li. Jellierson. Second Row: J. A. Brunelli, mgr.. .-X. V. Gillespie, M. W. Kulyau, C'oar'li Wes Brown, J. l'l. Pearson, L. W. Gelder, W. S. Farley, C. W. Barnes, lngr. The grunt and groan boys had a terrifir- session in their opening engagement with the matmen of the University ol' Chicago. After trailing by a 13-0 defieit, they got out their best muscles and pulled the match out ol' the fire 21-13. As ol' the time ol' this writing, the season is in its inl'anc'y, but Coach Wes Brown, ex-Lt. Conunander in the Navy, and former Conference Wrestling Champion, expects great things from his boys. Navy wrestlers of the team showing great promise are Jefferson, Whittier, Turner, Natke, Potter, Farley, Kulyan, Cullen, Golder, Gillespie, Pearson, and Glass, The team's man- ager is John Call me Irish Brunelli. Here's to a great season gang . . Old N.U. is really in the swim again, and small wonder, what with all the Navy men forming the nucleus of the Wildcat Aquateers. The boys in blue listed on this year's squad include Westii Hansen, versatile athlete who was a mainstay on the Purple eleven at the tackle positiong Graham Davis, Captain of the tankers, who specializes in the distance outings as the 440 yard race, Johnny Neville, outstanding sprinter, Phil Clark and Diek Kimball, divers deluxe, Joe Merriman and 1 l Swimmfhg Left to right: P. C. Clark J. T. Neville R. E. Kimball G. Davis W. A. Hansen Frank Wilson, relay man and baekstroke per- former respectively. So far, so good. Competing against some of the better college teams in the country, N.U. has split even thus far, having lost to Great Lakes, Michigan State, and Michigan Y., and then proceeding to tie together a winning streak of three straight against Iowa, Purdue, and most recently Minnesota. We look for even greater things to come. 61

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Pixy-fd A LI'Bll,lC'I l'O FOR THE OPERA TI-I'l'l LOST LIBIDOH by K. C. Snyder As the strains of the overture die away, a dim light discloses three beautiful maidens, played by Peterson, Cir-otte and Wilson, spraying the magic' love potion on our hero, Sigmunde. It is this magic deeoetion, Eau de Perspy by name, which they have succeeded in wresting from the Hall of the Mountain King or Patten Gym. Sigmunde upon awakening, dons his sweat pants and sings the beautiful aria, Zie Gehimlick die Eiileiispeigeln or God, do we have tumbling again? He then sets out for Yogi Palaeel' in order to seize the Hying Ring and thus free his amorata, Brunhilde, who is held prisoner by a neeromantie ogre, De Cook. On the way he encounters the 4 Fs, Follett, Fee, Fulmer and Fisher who were sent out by De Cook to detain him. Clad in leotards, the 4 Fs make a thrilling spectacle as they sing the famous quart.ett.e from Rigor Mortis. A slight skirmish follows in which Follett is expunged by a beer bottle which is lying around, Fisher is permanently maimed by a flying medicine ball, :L dentist named The Mauler has his bieuspids anaestxhetized, Fulmer is strangled in his own volley ball net and Fee flees in terror to his wife and children. Un- daunted, Sigmunde continues and is befriended by a Puekish oaf named Ryan, who tells him how to get in there with a left hook. Using this hook he pieks the lock of the Hall or Muscle Shoals as it has been humorously dubbed. He is immediately 1-onfronted by 'l'inetnre of Arnica De Cook who has just pulverized another vietimls shin-bone with his demonic high-bar. Another rumpus ensues but the audience breathes a sigh of relief as they see, Qin the beginning of third aetl the Send De Cook, bound securely by his own truss. But tragedy prevails and the opera closes, as we see Sigmunde come upon the blue body of Brnnhilde as it floats on the surfaee of the pool. She is a. vietiim of a melee in target-ball. Heart- broken he dies of triple hernia and Christiansen sings the last aria, lCinen veertigoen sehlaften- slop or Don't hang on to the edge of the pool.