Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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Sclzeclule Rider Dec. , 4,-Pliilaclelplnia Textile, llome ........ 8-Princeton Seminary, liome ........ 12,-Princeton University, Trenton .... 18-Slleplierd State Teacliers, liome.. 19-Maine State Teaclslers, liome ........ Jan. 2fWOOStCF College, liome ...... ..,... 4,-Geneva College, liome ...... ...... 8,-'ltliaca College, liome .................... 15'-'T'T6I1lIOI1 State Teachers, away .... B a s li e t ln a ll MEMBERS Weslegf Spewak Paul Peluso Samuel Siciliano Walter Bartz June Carr .losepli Sclinorluus Joseph Sllelly George Aloel Josepla Feeluan Harry VanNess l-IOXVZITCI BCIIYOH OPP- Sclierlule Rcl r Opp 16-Long lslancl University, an ax 20'-'La Salle College, away 26-Alumni, liome ................. Feb, 5-University of Newarlc . 10'-St. Francis, liome ...,..... 12'-fYOIl11gStOXVl1, laome ..... 20-Cooper Union, liome ...... Mar. 3F-Trenton State Teaclxers, liome 6'-Cortlanol State Teaclaers, away 125

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JUNE CARR Captain 5 ,, Varsity ITH a Win over Cortland State Teachers up in New York State, the Roughriders Wound up their season. .The schedule caited for 18 contests, 14 of which were piayed on the home court in iVIoose Hail. The gang came out on top in 15 ot the trays. Looking over the scoring records of the team as a Whole, the squad chaticed up a totai of 775 points as against 574, which were scored hy the opponents. The Roughriders ran up their higest'totai tor one game against the visiting Shepherd quintet on Decemioer 18, when they scored 66 points to the ioserss 21. D' In all of the 18 games piayed there was ontyone in which the quintet did not score more than 50 points. This 'was inthe annual clash against Princeton Universityr during the Christmas season. Princeton held Rider to 15 points, and hy 7 points won one of the ioest games of the season. Un January 16, the Roughriders traveled to New Yoric City tothe Hippodrome to meet the famed Long Island Uni- versityhtiiactchirds, coached hy Clair Bee, the former sports mentor of' the icoiiege. Rider Hashed ia passing attack at the beginning of the game and for-a White seemed on its Way to victory. But- Beeis men Were not to he heaten that night. Rider' outscored the Btacidoirds in the second halt, hut didnt have quite the push needed to overcome a hig lead established in the first halt. At the ilinai Whistle the score ,stood 57-50 with our team on the short end. Next year Witt find another tough season on hand for Coach Donion and his squad. With the iossot Captain' June Carr' and steiiar center Joe Schnorhus very iceeniy felt in the defensive posts, the coach Witt have to pick a team from the ranks of the promising freshmen. 124 i .

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R DAVE ROVV AN . Captain Varsity Swimming NE of the heaviest swimming schedules in the history of the college faced the natators this year. Theswimmers, headed hy Dave Rowan, hattied such worthy opponents as Princeton, Amherst, Fordham, Yale, Coiumhia, New York University, and Villanova. f Princeton ,University triumphed in the first meet of the year, at Brokaw pool, as Dave Rowan suffered his first defeat as a Rider-swimmer. A program of nine events 'constituted the-after- noon,s competition, with-a final score of 57-18. - Although Rowan and Gishurne set pool records, the team dropped the second meetto the Amherst Sahrinas, with a 45-54 tally. A close 'decision was dropped to Franklin and Nlarshaii, with a thirdioss of 58-57. A ' Defeating Fordham in the Y pool, the natators won theirilirst meet. ' The contest was an -nip and tuck hattie until the last event-1 with Fordham only three points hehind. in a thriiiing relay, the hoys won a 42-29 decision. D in their second meet away from home, the mermen gained their third straight victory, having previously heaten St. Francis, hy topping..'University of Delaware, in Newark, Delaware, hy a 58-50score. St.-Thomas proved an easy fourth victim for the swimmers, when the visitors dropped the meet hy a score of 56-19. With Rowan and Gishurne setting the pace, the mermen' took seven first places out of a possihie nine. ' , 126 -