Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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Frosh co-captain Don Critlin, the team,s leading scorer, sinks a 15-foot jumper in the Menlo game. F rosh Basketball The F reshman Basketball Team had the best season,s record in 13 years. Though not extremely tall, they were expert shooters. They lost only two games, and won 15. They lost to the Medical Center by 8, and to the USC Frosh by 3. They later beat SC by 20 points. Spurred by the outstanding leadership of co- captain Mal McElwain, who was also the team,s leading rebounder, the freshmen brought promise of things to come for varsity basketball. Co-Captain D011 Griffin was the teamk leading scorer. Coach Bill Turner commented that, llEven though we only averaged between 6? and 643?, we had the best freshman basketball team Ilve seen. They are fast and have lots of hustle. They are also very good shooters.n Frosh co-captain, center, and leading rebounder, Mal Mc- Elwain goes high over Menlo College defenders for two. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM - Row One: Bill Halligan, Doug Howard, Charles Evans, Dave Druliner, Greg Williams. Row Two: Coecaptain, Don Griffin, Ed Martin, Ralph Morgan, Co-captain Mal McElwain, Doug Swartson, Bill Closs. Row Three: Assis- tant Coach Tom Petersmeyer, Pete Hamn, Mernoy Harrison, Bob Mallek, Coach Bill Turner. Not Pictured: Scott Sonne, Tim Butler.

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Two other starters will be back in the person of Guard Gary Petersmeyer and Forward Howard Hassan. Other varsity returnees are Rich Baker, Jim Brigham, T'om N isbet, and Brock Gowdy. Despite turning in a winning season mark, Stanford was outscored by its opponents during the season. 1759 points were tallied against the Indians. But offen- sively, the 1757 total points was the second best ever by one of Dallmafs squads. Only in 1955, Howie,s first year, did Stanford tally more points, 1769. Sophomore guard Art Harris dribbles past Oregon forward Mike Barnett Ray eases in two . while Art stuffs two more. '19 Ray Kosanke sets up a screen. Stanford won the game 81-64. 1931 1A 11 1 F rom the outstanding Freshman Team will 1 come three performers who could fit into 1 the Varsity plans immediately. They are D011 Griih'n, Mal McElwain, and the most im- proved forward Pete Hamm. Grifhn, a good leaper, hit 15 points per game, and McElwain ended the season as the number one re- bounder with an average of 12 per game. Another one to keep an eye on is Pete Hamm, who blossomed late in the season and had 28 points and 15 rebounds in the 104-84 rout with the Cal F reshman Team. Varsity Team Record STANFORD 76 - SANTA CLARA 73 STANFORD 81 - U. OF SAN FRANCISCO 78 STANFORD 57 - SAN JOSE STATE 58 STANFORD 65 - KANSAS STATE 73 STANFORD 67 - NEBRASKA 71 STANFORD 91 - LOUISIANA STATE 69 STANFORD 88 - WASHINGTON STATE 77 STANFORD 93 - UTAH STATE 79 STANFORD 46 - OREGON STATE 62 STANFORD 83 - WASHINGTON 78 STANFORD 58 - WASHINGTON STATE 61 STANFORD 73 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA f STANFORD 74 - U.C.L.A. 69 STANFORD 54 - ARIZONA 94 STANFORD 71 - ARIZONA STATE 82 STANFORD 81 - OREGON 64 STANFORD 54 - OREGON STATE 56 STANFORD 57 - OREGON 66 STANFORD 57 - OREGON STATE 63 STANFORD 75 - WASHINGTON 73 STANFORD 80 - WASHINGTON STATE 61 STANFORD 82 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STANFORD 58 - U.C.L.A. 70 STANFORD 63 - U C BERKELEY 59 STANFORD 73 - U C BERKELEY 88

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Varsity Golf Coach Finger commented that ttthe golf team should be in the top ten in the U. S. The material is there, but in Winter and Autumn Quarters they had to study hard. Now they have more time and they should improve quickly? In the AAWU Conference the Indians are rated 2nd, and they look for- ward to a good season. The camera shook from the blast of this Anderson drive off the lst tee for 330 yards. Well, here it is Spring again, and here we are digging grubs. Pictured are Coach Bud Finger, Greg Pitzer, Loy Martin, Rich Harris, Terry Curran; and Leith Anderson. y VarSity Captain Loy Martin Greg Picard demonstrates excellent form John Bottomley directs the practices chipping. from the lst tee. way to the woods.