Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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HOOl R E E D COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 cellence, however, largely because little time is given to practis. The Multnomah Clubis fast diamond was available the first year, and tho there wer only about twenty-four men in college that spring, two ful teams wer pickt up and many contests wer puld off between these scrub nines. With the start of the next year, the Clas of 1915 pickt out a team and proceeded to win from both the freshmen and the faculty, who had by this time added enuf members to make out a formidable nine. Some exciting, if not weLplayd contests wer puld off, the sofomores only winning the cham- pionship by making a ninth inning rally of four runs against the faculty, while the faculty took thirteen innings to win from the freshmen. Last year, the permanent athletic held was available for the hrst time and a fairly good diamond was made by the combined efforts of the college and the students. The grounds wer a great improvement over those of the previus year, and an improved brand of ball was the result. The juniors again won the Championship, tho not without the timely aid of the sofomores. The latter defeated the faculty about the middle of the season in one of the best playd contests of the season. The juniors broke even with the faculty in their two games, and, by winning the remainder of their contests, finisht at the top of the list. The faculty wer second, the freshmen third, and the sofomores fourth. The following men wer pickt for the all-star positions: Jenne, catcher; Sabin, pitcher; Webster, hrst base; Rittenberg, second base; Grondahl, third base; Jones, short stop; Sechrist. left field; Trousdale, center field; Zabel, right field. This year the grounds ar in better shape than ever be- fore. MINOR SPORTS Minor sports, such as handball, cross cuntry runs, squash, boxing, restling and soccer, ar not on the official list of Reed athletics, but interest is taken by the students in each of these branches, handball being the most popular. Other sports wil probably spring up from time to time, and when interest warrants, they wil be placed on the official list. In handball, several turnaments for men hav been held. During the second year a round-robin turnament was puld off. Runyan being pronounst the singles champion, while in the doubles the freshman team, Webster and Norman, wer the winners after a hard contest with the upperclasmen, Runyan and Redman. Runyan again won the singles championship the third college year, tho Mr. Weber, assistant gymnasium instructor, prest him closely. The doubles championship was not de- cided. About fifty students enterd the open singles turnament this year; several of the faculty wer also among the entries.

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l102l R E E D Webster was the winner of the Championship after some hard matches. Later a clas doubles turnament was held. Interest in handball seems to be groing among the men and additional courts, to be completed in the near future, wil provide places for more players. The first cros-cuntry run was held during the past year. Each clas was allowd five entries and points wer given to all the men who finisht. Webster was the winner over a course of two and a half miles. The freshmen clas, however, had the highest number of points with 23, the seniors being second with 20. The sofomores gaind 18 and juniors 17. The run has been made an annual event and wil beI counted in con- nection with track work. In squash no turnaments hav as yet been held, but it is probable that this sport wil be put on the list of regular activ- ities. Lack of courts is at present the greatest hindrance to this game; this objection wil be met in time. Boxing and restling classes hav met with very little general response at Reed, tho about a dozen men enterd into these strenuus forms of exercise last winter. As soon as there is a 1915 COLLEGE ANNUAL a. larger student body to pick from, these sports wil probably be taken up and carried thru by a larger and more enthusiastic number. Soccer has only been practist or tried by a rclativly small number of the men students. Those who tried it last fall, however, seemd to like the game thoroly and it wil probably be further developt as a form of fall athletics. Under minor forms of athletics, too, comes the annual tug-of-war between teams of men from the freshmen and sofomore classes. This has become an annual fall event at Reed and takes the interest of the underclasmen for the Erst few weeks of the college year. The pul takes place acros an arm of Crystal Springs Lake and the losers enjoy the privilege of being pnld thru the water by the victors. The first tug-of-war took place in February, 1913. when the sofomores had the honor of being the first to be puld thru the lake. In the fall of the next year, however, the winners of the year before tasted the water, at the hands of the fresh- men. Last fall, the sofomores broke the tradition of two years and easily pnld the freshmen thru.