University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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 Intra-Mural and Minor Sports Intramural sports and intercollegiate competition in the minor sports were developed to a much greater degree at the university than heretofore. The Hurricanes put teams in the field in tennis, golf, and swimming, all of which made admirable showings. The racquet squad proved itself one of the brightest spots by going through a state and local schedule of seventeen matches, losing none. Greer and McLeland returned from last year’s team, and a wealth of new material in Hamm. Mindlin, Scharfman. White, Yahner. and many others rounded out one of the smoothest working squads ever to represent Miami on the courts. The university was fortunate in having for its Xo. 1 man Hudson Hamm, state singles champion, and a tennis player of unusual ability. The outstanding court triumphs were two victories over Rollins College, in both of which Miami made a clean sweep of every match. Tenaille, Parisian net star and ranking Rollins man, was decisively defeated by Hamm in each of their encounters. At the state collegiate tournament, Hamm was turned back in the finals by Arthur Hendrix, well known Southern player, but later teamed up with Ray White to bring the doubles crown to Miami. In addition, the squad took part in several exhibition matches and local tourneys. A more comprehensive collegiate schedule is planned for the coming year. This was the first year of collegiate competition for the Hurricane swimming team, coached by Johnny Thelan. They made their initial splash in a dual meet with the Tars of Rollins College at the Coral Gables Venetian Pools, emerging on the top side of a thrilling 31-26 victory. The score was tied at 21-all just prior to the final event, the team relay, with George Saltsman’s final spurt giving Miami the meet. Marshall Wayne, state diving champion, and George Saltsman, Miami anchor man, accounted for most of the Hurricane points, ably backed up by Stanley Weiss, Clifton Treasure, and Hill Lanier. On the links the university was somewhat handicapped by the loss of Hana-fourde, Smith, and several others of last year’s squad. The team was mainly composed of freshmen, with John Slocum in the ranking Xo. 1 position. Brett-schneider, Lyons, and Smith showing promising form, but were unable to cope with the star Rollins golfers, who carried Miami scalps back to Winter Park in both meets between the schools. Although the collegiate schedule was limited this year, the return of practically the entire varsity squad will doubtless encourage Miami to participate in a wider range of golfing activities during the coming year.

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again came off with a 5-2 defeat, only Eavenson, featherweight, and Phillips, middleweight, getting decisions, while Coach Brett’s wrestlers ran into some formidable opposition, but won, 21 to 13. Abras, Reichgott, and Varner scored falls to lead their teammates. Returning to Miami, the Hurricane squads went into intensive practice for the Gator teams, whom they met in the Biscayne Arena before a large crowd of fans. The Florida wrestlers, coached by Evan Lindstrom, former pupil of Ernie Brett, upset predictions by their narrow 16-14 defeat of the favored Hurricanes. Miami led by one point up to the final bout of the evening, the heavyweight clash, in which Weinberg of Florida succeeded in gaining a time advantage over Peterniche of approximately one minute and then successfully stalled off the attacks of the Miami heavy to clinch the meet for the Gators. Abras did an iron man stunt by taking both the boxing and wrestling bouts in the bantamweight class, giving impetus to the glove-slingers 6-1 win by scoring a knockout over Perez in the first round. Phillips and Bates also rang up valuable points over the knockout route, while Eavenson, Nations, and Renshaw were given decisions in the featherweight, lightweight, and heavyweight classes. Burnett, light heavy, lost a close match for the only Hurricane set-back of the night. The wrestling team also came through in the sectional tryouts for Olympic candidates held in the university gym March 19, nosing out the University of Florida, 27-26, to win the team championship, and qualifying four men for participation in the national finals. Abras, 115 pounds, Lowd, 125 pounds, Loverde. 145 pounds, and Reichgott, 155 pounds, are the Miami men who will go to New Jersey in June for a crack at the Olympic goal. Two bantamweights will lead the Hurricanes into action next year. Manley, 115 pound boxer, will serve as captain for the university ringmen, and Abras will captain his wrestling teammates. Both are able veterans, and Miami followers can look forward confidently to well rounded teams for the coming season.

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Coach E. E. Brett turned out a smooth working team of gymnasts and tumblers which entertained football and school audiences with their snappy exhibitions. The squad was thoroughly drilled in apparatus and mat work, and their complicated pyramids always drew applause. Five of the squad received gold awards given each year for outstanding work in gymnastics. Intramural sports were also developed to a great extent at the university. Hard fought tournaments were held in touch football, basketball, handball, diamondball. and track, with teams from various classes, organizations, and fraternities striving for the many awards, while the women’s classes in physical education sponsored competition in captainball and ping pong, with an inter-sorority diamondball tournament winding up the school season. INTRA-MURAL RESULTS Women's Tournament Play won BY Volleyball Sport Club Captainball Sigma Phi Ping Pong Sport Club Tennis Lambda Phi Golf Theta Tau Baseball Lambda Phi Participation Plaque Alpha Delta Men’s Tournament Play Football Frosh Basketball Phi Epsilon Pi Volleyball Stray Greeks Boxing Gamma Delta Wrestling Phi Alpha Tennis singles Frosh (Larson) Tennis doubles incomplete Handball singles Phi Epsilon Pi (Reichgott) Handball doubles incomplete Baseball incomplete Pentathelon Phi Alpha (Wade Stiles) Field Events Gamma Delta Golf finalists incomplete Fraternity Standings May 21st Pi Chi 250 Phi Epsilon Pi 225 Freshmen 212 Phi Alpha 175 Delta Sigma Kappa 162 Gamma Delta 100 Stray Greeks 100