Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Page Eighty-four Reed team was first year material. The Oregon. City relay, premier event of the spring semester, was staged w1th all of the traditional ceremony of years gone by; and 1n every respect 1t lived up to past performances. The freshman team of twelve husky milers completely outran the best talent of theother three classes, and romped home with a safe lead over the Junior crew. Ths sophomores finished third and the seniors, who four years back had TTcleaned up the school, were forced to be content with last place. Tennls ENNIS has never failed to rank high in spring athletic favor. This year two tournaments have been staged with unusual success. The first was an interclass affair, which corn- menced with the good weather early in May and continued throughout the month. It was still in progress as the GriHin went to press, and the winner has not yet been declared The second tournament to attract Reed net players was the Open Tennis Tournament, in which students of both class and faculty were eligible. An unusually large number of players have taken part in the play. 'With a number of last years tennis stars back in school, and with several contributions from this years freshman class, Varsity tennis seems to be in for a banner season. SteHen, Blew, Durham, White and Brockway of last seasons team, and Platt, a freshman, showed up well in early season practice. Two matches have been scheduled, with the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College, and negotiations were opened with Willamette Uni- versity for the 1922 schedule. Crew NO Chronicle of athletic activity for the current year can overlook the adoption of rowing as a new major sport. Following the acceptance of an unusual offer made by the POrt- land Rowing Club, in which the club turned over shells and equip- immentioned, and if this Mion will undoubtebly dc izteof going to press n0 re; i'ilundoubtedlv be seen in : ,ibthisspring. ' WomenTs 81 m the Department asbeen a true CXPOSitit $3 I .0 need It most rather ,nattended bv Kirk of

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rthxcal squad, as did the 56113:: 1d one member. h ' 5 games We played outside It. Several house glmcsm, 1f victories over H and GM: 1. An alumni team,compm5r umway, Foley, BrockwayMsJ nrdvcc. met all of the intadzfsz. c showing, despite lackofp'ai'. Baseball ALL did not get under what '0 the continuous rams? Han: A schedulchad . 5612;350:232: if m Press. anda GOIf 1 ..1 Tug-Of-War T took the Class of 1925 just ten and one-half minutes to persuade fifteen sophomore huskies 0n the end of the historic tug-of-war hawser to plunge into the green waters of Crystal Springs lake, in one of the most sensational pulls recorded in campus history. The first freshman tug-of-warman was waist deep in the rushes 0n the east bank before his team mates com- menced the rally that carried him back to dry land and eventually routed the sophomore cohort 0n the opposite side of the lake. The 1921 pull, staged on Campus Day, was next to the longest that has been held on the Reed campus, and it marked with success the initial appearance of the class of 1925. THE START AT OREGON CITY Track - ESPITE a rainy spring that kept the Reed track and field 3 in a muddy condition until well along m Aprll, track en- thusiasts have had a successful season. Ten men represented the College at the State Relay meet held at the Umyersmy ofOregon, April 14 and 15, and showed up well in competmon Wlth the other independent colleges in the state. IThe mterest showh by the freshmen was particularly encouragmg, and the majorlty of the Page Eigh ty-three .wcj. at;$.r 2.5.511 a

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fin'or. This Year m m! sutccss. H: W'MQ, :Cd WKh Iht good Wk $3 WU: the month It mg; h 3 PMS, and thcn'nnahs g 1d tournament to Imam Its Tournament, in Whidsmhg 3; eligible. An unusually 1mm in the plzy. y ith a number 02.135: year'svtt'r: seven! mmri buttons from rm: 1 IS seems to be in tom hex :c and Bmfmy 0' 3M: ed up well :n catty: W; YE; iulcd. with the l anew - . V 1. 3ft 1?. 1 9 9053 MW - adznfmf' ' Yr. 1nd , ' ,! ment for use of college oarsmen, Reed men took up the game in earnest and under the tuttorship of Morgan Upton developed some falr crews: With no experienced material from which to select oarsmenz It was not expected that an unusual showing would be made thls year. But if the sport continues popular, as it bids fan to do, Reed should in a few seasons be able to boast aVarsity ctew that will be able to compete in the fastest company. Possi- bllity of purchasing an eight-oared shell in the near future has already been mentioned, and if this year,s experiment proves successful, action Will undoubtebly de taken. At the date of going to press n0 regatta has been held, but a Reed crew will undoubtedly be seen in action against the Portland Rowing Club this spring. WomenWs Sports HE work of the Department of Physical Education for Women has been a true exposition of the old statement Hfor the many Who need it most rather than for the few Who need it least? Unattended by publicity of words, spectacles, or any sounding of brass or tinkling of cymbals, almost every woman 1n the college is finishing the year With a high degree of profielency in one or more of several sports. Page Eighty-fivc