The Kings College - Crown Yearbook (New Castle, DE)

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Baseball With Jerry Novitsky, a student, acting as coach, The King’s College base- ball team began its first post-war season. When spring came, the lawn below Lexington was covered with baseball aspirants. With practice limited by the weather to the equivalent of only two weeks, a team was quickly whipped into shape. After trying several combinations, Coach Novitsky finally stuck pretty closely to the following line-up: Meeder, catcher; McDaniel, Ist base; Hicks, 2d base; Gerhard, short stop; Higley, 3d base; Smick, left field; Barr, center field; and Yeaworth or D. Smith, right field. The pitching staff included Wentling, Curtis, Dave Reese and Kroll. Others who played were Becker, Tarr, Ragonesi and Ricker. “Skip” Smith was chosen manager. After two practice games King’s swung into the season with a smashing defeat of Wesley, 8-2. Wentling pitched the entire game. In a close thriller King’s downed the Glassboro nine, 10-9. Shortly after Wentling took the mound the score was tied up at 9-9. In a hair-raising ninth inning, King’s put across one more run to win the game. McDaniel’s 7th-inning home-run with two men on, put the game with Pharmacy on ice, 12-10. Curtis was credited with the win. King’s suffered its first defeat at the hands of Beacom, 4-1. Glassboro repeated the procedure, 14-8, the following week. The streak was broken, however, when the team traveled to Dover to trounce Wesley in the Dover ball park, 7-1. Wentling went the limit in a beautiful exhibition of hurling. In the final game of the season, Beacom again defeated the King’s team, 7-3. King’s Opponent King’s Opponent Wesley. 3232 ees 8 2 Glaassborn 26 eee 8 14 Glassboro? 282...234c nae 10 9 Wesley” 5p eee i 1 Pharmacy sos 12 10 Beacom. --4-s5 ase ee 3 Beacom 3. ee 1 4 = — 49 47

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With the ailing member back in the line-up, King’s went ahead to take Wesley and Textile in succession with McDaniel leading the scoring attack. Then came the big game with Rider College of Trenton. The New Jersey team covered McDaniel closely and held him to 7 points. The Purple and White was off in its foul shots—those missed, alone, could have made up the margin of the 50-41 defeat. Davis was high-point man with 12. The team met Salisbury on its home court and handed the Visitors a 66-44. trouncing. Hicks repeatedly hit the hoop for 18 points, and McDaniel made 7 field goals in the last 8 minutes to bring his total thus far to 246—an average of 15.4 points per game. Bartkow, who missed five games, was second in indi- vidual scoring with a total of 144 points and a 13.1 average, closely followed by Davis with 203 and a 12.7 game average. The team thus far, although lacking fluency in scoring plays, has, under the coaching of Bob Meisky, shown brilliant individual playing ability and good teamwork. The emphasis has been on common-sense and heads-up ball hand- ling. The players, especially Marsh Davis, have shown steady improvement throughout the season, and with ten games yet to play, the team should turn in a very impressive record. Orchids go to Managers “Skip” Smith and Sum- mit Lippincott. The J.V.’s, sparked by George Meyers, Don Reese and Dick Frantz, have a record of 5 wins and 2 losses, including victories over Faith Seminary and East Baptist Church of Philadelphia, and a defeat from St. Andrews. Some exciting contests were provided by pick-up teams from the College, including Farnelli’s Earbangers and The King’s Ramblers, King’s Opponent Chincoteaque .....W....... an 68 Taylor nics ge wn ae 65 45 College of South Jersey 55 53 (Pextile mee s7. 28 Saad 71 33 Peacour we ste 2 en abe 75 35 harmacys a= ees 46 2 By Eastern Baptist .................. 49 32 Gordon yor. 99 38 Goldeyir eet. nhet ies, = 40 39 W heatonetes, ee 40 7 Glassboro Gs 2 eae 49 54. Chincoteaque .................-.. 52 60 Wiesleyirn te wench ee ea 47 41 extileg.o tacos oY 64 93 AAG Cl? Hee een ane eee 4] 50 a Lis yar yj wee eee ad te 66 44. Beach tif teas es 55 Dil Wieslevaic ie Guy Ses hae 46 53 oldeya: ake coats nets 45 43 College of South Jersey... 53 60 DALisharya tes isl? es 69 Sil arm ac yar sess aie an 2 ie 48 46 Baylor esa megee iste on § 00 ol A lini. ieee a 81 45 Eastern Baptist .................- 65 36 Glassboro 50 42

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Girls’ Basketball This year of 1948 finds King’s with one of the finest and hardest fighting girls basketball teams in the history of the school. We can be proud of the sportsmanship of each player and above all of their Christian testimony. The sextet and Coach Jim Hicks are looking forward to the rest of the season with the addition of incoming students. High scorer for this season is Betty Patter- son with Joan Fleegal, Betsy Pennington, Joyce Blidberg, Gloria Seely, and Margaret Yeaworth completing the first six. Substitutions were made by Kay Freidlander, Edna Wentling, Amy Rowe, Maxine Deister, Joyce Greenwood, and Betty Jane Craig. June Williams stars in the position of manager. When the curtain closes on this season we will have memories of one of the best girls’ teams on the court. Other sports for the girls are volley ball and soft ball; these so far have been intramural. The girls are looking forward to a bigger sports outlook in the future. Cheer Leaders “Tron ’em out, iron ’em out, iron ’em out—flat!” These words have been frequently yelled in the past several months of basketball games. Who leads them? Fine good-looking King’s College cheer leaders in white pleated skirts, white trousers, and heavy white sweaters with large purple “K’s”. Gloria Seely is captain of the squad which consists of Joan Fleegal, Ruth Hegel, Jim Smith, and Dick Blandau. These students have faithfully led the cheering in games both at home and away. Substitutes are J oyce Greenwood, Amy Rowe, Charles Carter, and Robert Beck. We have really entered into the spirit of things with two pep rallies this year. The last one, just preceding that great Wheaton-King’s game, was the funeral service of “Beaton Wheaton” under the direction of Bud Farnelli— the corpse turned out to be Mr. Davies! The latter had a little trouble squeez- ing into the choir robe box, which was his coffin, but he was dead, though crowded. These cheerleaders aren’t content with wearing themselves out during time- outs with cheers, but during the half and any other idle moments they run around selling candy to the spectators in order to pay for their outfits.