Oregon Institute of Technology - Echoes Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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Q TECH ECHOES 1 PAGE 14 I Basketball 0 Next year the basketball squad will be handicapped by losing four lettermen: Winkle, Wyatt, Warren, -and Ansley. In the Willamette Valley Conference league 'the Tech team came out second,scoring 25 2 points against their opponent's 360. The best team played during the season was Pacific Lutheran. Concordia staged the best comeback in the second game of that series' with Tech winning 30 to 27. One of the outstanding games of the year was the second game with Albany college which Tech won 32 to 21. The season closed with a close contest which Reed won 21 to 20 in an overtime period. The team consists of the following men: Pete Winkleg three year letterman, captain and guard, a valuable player to the squad. Harold Wyattg three year letterman, ex-captain, center and guard, a good all around player. Jack Brokenshireg three year letterman, co-captain and forward, splendid on long shots and a good floor man. Chuck Niceg two year letterman, co-captain and forward, a fast forward and one who fights until the last second is played. Burton Warreng two year letterman,4center and forward, a dependable- player and always good for at least 10 points. Jack Ansleyg two year letterrnan and guard, a very good -defensive player. Don Freelg forward, the only freshman whomade the team. Wilcox, Nice, Ansley, Freel, Wyatt, Winkle, Warren, Brokenshire, Kirwan.

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TECH ECHOES Q A Standing. . Badurina, Drake, Carter, Bliss, Walker, Kerr, Sherii, Mitchell. V Sitting . Ormandy, Morgan. Tennis y Club 0 The first intercollegiate tennis team of O. I. T. was organized this year under the leader- ship of Percy H. Bliss, faculty organizer, and Lorn Kerr, student organizer. The team was a member of the Willamette Valley Conference. The schedule this year included Pacific College and Albany Unit in the conference, also Clark Junior College and an independent team outside the conference. Press Club 0 A dance, excursions, and candyi sales have been included in the activities of the Press club to make this one of the biggest years it has known. Mary Ormandy, past editor of the Techogram, was president of-the club both semestersg Jean Forbes filled the combined odice of secretary-treasurer. The Press club dance was held February 8 in the gymnasium of the Y. M. C. A. with Gin Gerber and her five-piece orchestra and a special floor show. The candy sales were held to raise money for the book fund. In the early spring the club visited the plants of the leading newspapers. . PAGE 1 3

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TECH ECI-loss 0 .Y . l.. if A R 5575- - F S 'i ' - is .., . '- N - 'Q ,PL Wilcox, Brokenshire, Lott, Weaver, Wheeler, Sorenson, Hough, Nice, Lebo. Kneeling Badurina, Olsen, Brice, Sheriff, Drake, Erbele, Gore. i Baseballs o H Despite bad weather and lack of a suitable practice field the early part of the season, the baseball team under the coaching of Keith Wilcox and the reinforcement of eight lettermen played good ball according to Wilcox. The men playing were: Captain Charles Nice . . Third Base H Bill Sorenson . . . . Pitcher Chester Wheeler . . Pitcher Bryan Hough . . Catcher Larry Badurina . . . Catcher ' Charles Hammack . V . First Base Randall Gore ' . . . . . Second Base Jack Brokenshire ......... Shortstop Ray Lott, Nelson Weaver, Ed Sheriff, E. Olsen, Tom Drake, Bob Thomas, Jim Kirwan, Howard Brice. t The lattersix and Gore were all new men. Their 'steadily improvingaplay fore- casts a good season next year. Charles Hammack, the only graduating letterman, will be missed on first base. -He ...l has played consistently good ball there for the last two seasons. p . PAGE 1 5