University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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[(«(«€ CO N HUSKIER, » I Class A Basketball One of the most popular games among the women of the University is that of basketball which has, in the past few years, grown to be- come one of the most interesting sports to Ne- braska co-eds. While the weather is playing around the zero mark outside, and all other athletic activities are paralyzed, basketball is played in greatest comfort inside the spacious Armory. This last season was an interesting one for the competition was very close. Alpha Xi Delta took the first place honors after having played an elimination tourney, and second place was awarded to K-B-B. Class B Basketball There were only four sororities entered in the class B basketball tournament this year and Kappa Delta proved the best in the group. All of the games were played in Grant Memorial Hall and much enthusiasm was shown by the teams who did enter the tournament, in fact some of the games proved more exciting and of more interest than those in the class A contest. Paddle Tennis Paddle tennis is an indoor modification of the game of lawn tennis. The double elimination tournament this year was won by Alpha Xi Delta, Blossom McDade and Helen Yowell com- posing the team, while Sigma Kappa, represented by Sally Flotree and Janet Cassady pla ced second. The game is played on an indc»r court about one-fourth the size of a regular tennis court and wooden paddles are used for the rubber balls. The game has been growing in interest for the past two years and at the present is one of the favorite games in the intramural program. g The Sigma Eta Chi bowling team proved to be the best in the field of feminine bowlers for the second consecutive year and Chi Omega finished in second place. A round robin tournament was first conducted to determine the league winners and these win- ners then entered a tournament to determine the championship. More girls were entered in the tournament than in previous years and the sport was even more popular than last year. s« —196— « « N m€Te€W T-HIP TY ONE M » »s

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1s« «( cc eo R.N M u s fcE R, » » »Sr GOLF CLASS Women s Athletics BASEBALL, hockey, and paddle tennis are played on the fields south of the parade grounds. Basketball, Nebraska ball, deck tennis, and ping-pong are cared for in the gymnasium as well as the classes in dancing, fundamental gymnastics, tumbling and corrective gymnastics. Although Nebraska women do not enjoy the newest of equipment in their athletic endeavors, they are fortunate in having sole possession of Grant Memorial Hall. This famous old structure is centrally located on the campus. It houses the gymnasium with its numerous and varied apparatus, together with the requisite lockers and showers, to say nothing of the offices of the instructors. The Headquarters for the Division, Miss Lee ' s office, is located in the building also. Its central position affords easy access to the playing fields located to the south of the parade grounds and behind Social Sciences Hall. The tennis courts, too, are nearby. Golf is played upon any of Lincoln ' s five fine courses, although the city course, Antelope, is the favorite. The theory of the game is received in class instruction from the sport advisor. The things learned relative to the theory of the game are then applied in actual practice. Competition between sororities, dormitories, and other organized groups goes far to encourage entrance into the field of the sport. The Sports Board serves its useful purpose in keeping the various participating elements cognizant of the developments which occur in their sports. The W. A. A. Sports Board maintains an intramural organization for the women who although not majoring in Physical Education like to play for play ' s sake alone. Each organization enters a team in the different sports and a competitive schedule of games is carried out until by elimination the winner is found. The winner of each tournament is awarded a plaque. Hiking is a particularly favorite sport, and well it may be, for Lincoln is ideally situated for brief jaunts into the surrounding country. The Pen Woods, the Oak Creek area, the Auto Park, and the Pioneer Park region all offer delightful picnic spots and all within easy reach of the city. Horseback riding, which has fast taken hold of people throughout the entire country as an ideal form of exercise and as an absorbing hobby, is available to University students through the medium of local sportsmen. Rifle marksmen have an opportunity to practice their sport on the rifle range in the basement of Andrews Hall under the expert supervision of details from the Military Department. With such a fine staff, such splendid equipment and so enthusiastic a student body, the women ' s program at Nebraska could not fail to interest every Nebraska co-ed. S« -195— « N m€T€€M T+Hl I TY ON€ » rm V »;

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« « « C O RlN fl U S K £ R. » » » Swimming One of the popular late spring sports that creates a great amount of interest among the girls of the University is swimming. In the meet last spring, Gamma Phi Beta was given the winner ' s laurels, the winning based on the num- ber of girls entered from that certain organiza- tion and the number of girls that the group had on the winning team of the tournament. Speedball The Phi Mu team won the elimination tourna- ment this year in speedball with Gamma Phi Beta holding down second place. A combina- tion of basketball and soccer, speedball was a new game this year in the intramural sports. It is one of the most popular sports of the Uni- versity despite its short life and the contests of this year have created such a great amount of i nterest that there is little doubt of the security of speedball ' s position in the intramural sports. Baseball Another of the late spring sports that was very popular and created a great amount of in- terest was baseball. The Gamma Phi Betas took the honors in the round robin league and the championship tourney. There were approxi- mately 256 girls who participated in the contest. . Some of the girls are required in their physical education courses to play baseball which giv;s many of the teams a number of girls who arc very good in the game. Nebraska Ball Nebraska ' s own sport, Nebraska ball, is one of the most popular sports in school. The Phi Mus won the elimination tournament this year to carry off first place, and the Kappa Alpha Theta aggregation held down second honors in the contest. The sport, originating at Nebraska, is governed by rules set up by our own Women ' s Athletic Department, the winners being decided by the regular elimination method. —197- s« « « N 1N€T€E) T-HIR TY ONE rm » V