Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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gpg, ww iT1 5' c 1 ft, AIA Phi Sigma Nu, lnlramural Foolball Cham- pions ol lhe Skull League. PICTURE AT RIGHT, LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROVV: Mandy Bollachiari, Frank Bailey, Edward Slanlon, Nick Carl and Bobby Gill. BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Miskiv, Charles Collrell, Maurice Vail, Lou Bernocchi, Joe Kelly, Dick Dowdy and George Karaguis. o Al Iefl are lhe Phi Sigs men who look all honors in lhe Skull League. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Ted Smilh, Nick Carl, Russ Colona, Dan Gill and Mandy Bollachiari. SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Clemenls, Joe Melila, Ber- nie Tigue and Dan Licciardi. BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Al Slacy and Charles Collrell. I TRAMURAL BASKETBALL And FOOTBALL Taking lhe Skull League lille in oulslanding lashion. lhe Phi Sigs wenl on lo lake lhe inlra-mural baskelball lille lrom Della Sigma Pi by a score ol 38-35. This was lhe second slraighl year lhe Phi Sigma Nu Fralernily reached lhe linals, lasl year losing lo Ann's Luncheonelle. The Green and Gold lhis year, however, wenl undelealed as lhey ran over lheir opponenls lo nel lwelve slraighl viclories. In lhe championship courl conlesl, Della Sigma Pi, who finished lhird in Sabre League compelilion, came all lhe way lhrough lhe playolls lo earn a shol al Phi Sigma Nu. The Phi Sigs were hard pressed bul, wilh an experienced leam, overcame a lhird period delicil and wenl on lo add anolher lrophy lo lheir already large colleclion. For lhe second slraighl year Phi Sigma Nu Fralernily won lhe inlra-mural loolball crown, aller delealing lhe highly-louled independenl Bearcal c-lub lor lhe league championship. As lhe campaign ground inlo high gear, lhe Phi Sigs were knocked oul ol lhe undelealed ranks by lhe slrong Champlainians, bul copped lhe Skull League crown aller lhe Champlainians were de- lealed by Sigma Lambda Pi and lied by an under- raled Pi Della Phi squad. The lralernily boys ran roughshod over Sigma Lambda Pi, Pi Della Phi, Conrad Hall and lhe Gal-loping Gaels. In lhe championship lill againsl lhe Bearcals, lhe Green and Gold came inlo lheir own, unveiling a hard-charging line and a surprisingly lasl backlield which slarled slow bul whillled down lhe aggressive Bearcal club, bealing lhem I3-7.

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pions oT Rider College. r?,,i,,?V : ., , .. Rider College Inframural Bowling League players pose 'for Shadow PhoTog. The championship wenT To The Hungry Five group which was paced by Jim Harmon and Hank Wurfzel. PicTured aT Ieff is The Rider Sfags, Rider College Iniramural Champions. LEFT TO RIGHT, KNEELING: Ken Dawan, Bill Comes, Walf Sawrulr, Earl Miller and Nick Bucci. STANDING, LEFT TO RIGHT: Tony Meilinger, Angelo Peckeraieri, Don Pocher and PaT O'Shaughnessy. Mike Halasz, Ed Wishim, Herb Berfhold and Andy Pole- Tynski were ebsenl' when phoTo was Taken. I TRAMURAI. SOFTBALL And BOWLI G The Rider STags, by virTue oT consecuTive one- run playoTT wins over Pi DelTa Phi, Rider Seals and RosaTis, became The l95O lnTramural SoTTball Cham- The STags, who had To go Ten innings To nose ouT Pi DelTa Phi Tor a playoTT berTh in The Sabre League, played inspired ball as They came Trom behind To nip The Seals, Skull League champions, 6-5, in a double-header game, and Then Trounce The highly-TouTed unbeaTen RosaTis, winner oT The Sabre League, by an 8-7 score. The STags had To TighT an uphill baTTle and Tinally won The game in The lasT of The eighTh. WiTh Two down and Herb BerThold on second, Don Pocher slapped a single Through The box To score BerThold on a close play. Mike I-lalasz did yeoman work on The mound, hurling all Three games in Two days Tor The STags. Angelo Peckeraieri, Tiery player-manager, sparked The new champions wiTh his Tine shorTsTopping. The l-lungry Five won Their TirsT inTra-mural bowling TiTle This pasT year, as They smashed every Team record in The league's hisTory, seTTing new marks as They wenT Through The season. No Team has ever earned The TiTle in more decisive Tashion. winning The TirsT half oT The league, and Then going on To win The TiTle in The greaTesT bowling maTch The loop has ever wiTnessed. ATTer This mighTy ouTbursT, The Lucky Seven deTending champion, was overwhelmed aTTer a harcl TighT. For Two brillianf maTches The Lucky Seven Team kepT close To The red-hoT pace oT The new TiTlisTs, buT The second half winners TalTered in The sTreTch as I-lungry Five poured on The pressure To conclude wiTh a 2,8l7 mark, over IOO pins higher Than The Tormer mark oT 2,709, seT by The Lucky Seven. Jim I-larmon, oT The Hungry Five, was The indi- vidual high man Tor The league, winning a personal Trophy.

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.J.l.A ff Walfer R. Taylor, Presidenf. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Joseph Ochs, John Marshall: Eugene Hass, Paferson: Pefer Shupay, Panzer, Sec.-Trees.: Henry Schmidi, Vice-Presideni, Mon?- clair: W. R. Taylor, Rider, Presidenf: Dean Higgins, Bloomfield. SECOND ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: John Kelley, Jr., Rider: J. Clifford D'Amico, John Marshall: G. Renhsn, Bloomfield: Roberf Addison, Pafersong W. Dioguardi, Monfclairg Leslie Goodwin, Panzer: Joe Behof, Rider: Roberf Kilgus, Rider: Frank J. Donlon, Rider. WiTh a membership of I5 ouTsTanding aThleTic minded men, The New Jersey lnTercollegiaTe AThleTic AssociaTion enioyed one of iTs besT years since iTs incorporaTion in l948. The main obiecTive oT The organizaTion is To provide member schools, each OT equal abiliiy, consisTenT oTTiciaTing. Allhough The maioriTy oT The purposes were achieved, The organizaTion found iT diTTiculT To cope wiTh The rising eligibiliTy rules. Rider College Tavored The adopfion oT boTh The Treshman rule and The Transfer rule. The oTher colleges opposed The move because mosT of Them are Too small To operaTe wiThouT Treshmen. WalTer R. Taylor, direcior of puloliciTy and professor of journalism and English in Rider College, was elecTed presidenT of The organizaTion Tor The I949-50 season. Also elecTed To oTTice were Henry E. Schmidt oT MonTclair Teachers, vice presidenT: and PeTer P. STapay, of Panzer, secreTary- Treasurer. Mr. Taylor acTed as publiciTy direcTor Tor The organizaTion. The member schools include Rider, Panzer, MonTclair, Bloom- field, Paferson and John Marshall.