University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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The following weekend found the Blue Devil facing Coach Zero ' s team on the neighboring floor. The game was very exciting, many student fani follow ing the team in an effort to cheer it ■ «ri to ■ rj The score Hood 17-16 in favor of Eau Claire .it the half. The second period again found the Zornmen keeping their lead, with Seoul threat ening :•■ forge ahead at any time. The long shots by the Eau Claire live in the last few mm- I the score. The game ended with the Blue Devils on the short end of i 43 ' - ' ■ score Held, forward .md captain, led the Bau Clair attack, while Worroan with eleven points, led the Stout team Braaten and Rudd were not far behind. Tin- onferen ■■ jins was broken as the Stoui Hlne Devil -wept through to a victory over the Purple .md Gold ol Winona. The game, pi ii the heme il(-.r. drew . very Urge attendance. Leading during the entire name. Stout was ahead l ' ' -i: ai the halt . The second hall found the Blue Devils increasing their lead over the oppo- nents and holding thii lead to a 41 -38 win The Winona five was fan and clever, being one of the hardest fighting learns and p« eMing the ele.me-l Sportsmanship of any encountered by the Stout players. Our own team proved u ability by hold ing a lead during the entire game. Rothwcll, »;uard, starred for the visitors, while worman, Btaaten, and DolejS played stellar hall for the Blue Devils In their eighth conference game of the | .md their last game, the Blue Devils played the Superior Ycllowjackets on the home floor. The Yellow jacket forged into the lead won after the opening whistle. The half ended with Superior ' s having a one point lead. Increasing its lead in the second period, Superior won JS-. ' o. McGrath. towering center of tin- Ycllowjackets, led his team- mate- in scoring. Worman, Braaten, Dolcjs, and Melovancevich played stellar ball for the Devils. Thii game ended the career of Lawrence Braat -r . •tar forward on the Blue Devils five during the past three pear . Coach Crawford will mis him in next year ' s lineup; however, the coach looks torward to l( winning season, Braaten being the only one lost through graduation l ' « :g

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In -in attempt ( avenge the defeat hy the I .men (torn River Fall , the Devfli rr i them on our home fiW in the Devil fourth game. At lint, the game wa then the Falcon live -uned .ki-tn- .nul widened ihe gap Wver Falli wai leading the conference Handing and Stout wai in the cellar poffrjon Although rated high, the Cowtconeii had ■ i time earning their victory. Worman, Bra Melovancevich led the Stout attack, while Ny urom, ill-t-iu high ichool guard from Suj and Herkel, forward, led ihe River Fall team in dory. The final gun minded with the .■ tndinfj ■ 18 in Favor ' it the invading team, With -i v(u.id ol twelve men Coach Crawford traveled upstate to Superior to engage the Yellow- u in another conference tilt. The large gym .1 . handicap to our men, while the Superior eager Halted to hmld up . lead in the opening minutca ol the game Coach Whrarett wed many the Yillowjicket wu oded with : - l lead. On R URecnth the Blue Devil- engaged five ii. -i return game, playing «n the Racquet The Blue I 1 tin un- iccuuomed to . large boor, Kit they put up a •» J nv;ht during the lir t half of the tMme. Coach Crawford ' a tc-im was in full itrength j ma the ineligible. Tlu Kcond h.ili t ' nund the wwthcrn team piling up j good-wed lead, which they held for the remainder ol the game. Wurman, Bt and Melovancevich played tclUr -. Blue Devil . The La Cnwe evenly dtftributcd, Coach Ji ' hru.tn U reserve- A Andemn, P PagcL K KeUon, J Strand, V. Lien, 1 Owen, J. Udvt Paga : l

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MEN ' S INTOAMLCAIS The Stout intramural program includes thv- most popular athletic activities of the year. The or- ganization of Intramural sports has grown so rapidly that Stout now offers a program equal to any sponsored by the teachers colleges of Wis- consin. Coach Crawford has given the managers valuable help in organizing and running off game;. The intramural were organised to give a larger percentage of the students an opportunity to parti cipate in some athletic activity. To a great extent, the program hu realized its goal in that it offers such a varied program that nearly every student participates in at least one activity. Approximately fourteen different sports were recognized. Among them were basketball, volley- ball, free duowJQff, bowling, billiards, poo l check ' er«. cribbage. bridge, 500 . ping pom;, tennis, touch football, and interctass basketball. The basketball tournament was organized into A and B classes with a B and A team for each class participating, while the remainder of the program was run off as competition between or ' gamzations. Five clubs. K.F.S., G.W.C.. Y.M.C.A. Lynwood. and F.OB, entered the competition. VOLLEY BALL Won Lost Percent K.F.S. 7 I 875 G.W.C. 5 3 825 Y.M.C.A. - .... 5 5 $75 Lynwood 3 375 F.O.B. - 2 6 150 FREE THROWING Percent G.W.C. - - - - 55.6 F.O.B. - 53.6 K.F.S. 51-0 Lynwood «.0 Y.M.C.A. 42.0 BASKETBALL Won Lott Percent Y.M.C.A. 7 I S75 K.F.S. 4 500 G.W.C. 4 °° F.O.B. .----- 3 5 375 Lynwood 6 - 50 BOWLING - FIRST HALF Won Lost Lynwood 4 G.W.C. 2 Y.M.C.A. - - - a F.OB. - - 1 2 K.F.S. 3 p :7