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

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CHEERLEADERS The Cheer Leaders expanded this year to a squad of nine members, five varsity: Gerry Mayer, Mary DeWitt, Ruth Hegel, Dick Blandau and Jim Smith; and four J. V.'s: Betty Jane Craig, Kay Friedlander, Gus Kubish and Jim Webster. The squad did a fine job in cheering the boys on to victory. The Cheer Leaders will long remember the Millersville game where they received their greatest workout in cheering the boys on—and it really was on to victory. The-climax of cheer leading came at the pep rally held just before the last week end of games. All the students gathered around a huge bonfire, and after several lusty cheers, the effigies of Goldey and Nyack were thrown into the fire. After more cheers and a lively game of ‘'slash-the-whip” the gang left for the Goldey game. The

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Ebel ss BASK ECB Ava ‘Come on Team! Fight! Fight! Fight!” is the cheer which made the girls’ basketball team play more heartily in 1949. “Our Team is Red Hot’’—with Betsy Pennington, Joan Fleegal, and Mary DeWitt, playing as forwards and Kay Friedlander, Amy Rowe and Joyce Blidberg, playing as guards. The simmering substitutes were Betty Baddorf, Ethel Walker, Betty Stoudt, Jean Meyers, Mary Babbikow, Fern Baer and Ruth Hegel. Excellent coach- ing was given by Jim Hicks and Roy Green, and Phyllis Neal did a bang-up job as manager. The high scorer was Betsy Pennington, who played in seven games, rallying 65 points. Running close behind her, in scoring 63 points in eight games, was Mary DeWitt. Our third top player was Joan Fleegal, who played in seven games, scoring 44 points. The Wesley game was extremely exciting. All through the game the girls were playing hard and skillfully, but it was during the last few minutes that the players were adding up the score rapidly. The team lost only by 4 points. The second game with Howard was interesting because of the extra good teamwork displayed by the King's girls. Playing against Governor Bacon's team was the highlight of the year with the roaring, winning score of 62-34. Thirty points were made by Betsy Pennington. All the games played this year will be remembered because of the excellent teamwork and the good sports- manship of the girls. Next year will bring more winning games and high scoring along with the best Girls’ bas- ketball team that The King’s College has ever had. King's Opponent 1 yt ee ce eee Bedicony., 315.5.) Gee ee 34 2 tie SARE Ie Crolde vit oy 412 ea meer eee 24 G2 la Boas ahs Sree Govemor Bacon. oa ae 34 Bere eet, OO alent Beccomi tk re ee Sie ZL: ee Bad eh deve Lae WW CSI6Y karat, orate ere ae 26 i Pa eek ene tied: Howard ©, e252 st gee ee 40 yd Se Re eee. Howie Das eee eee 38 ik Seen re ce a Goldey hi Pee fenat ee ets 78

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