Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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GQEHE Upsala baseball team of l936, under the leadership of Sam Slifkin, made a fair showing in a long and diliicult schedule with but seven lettermen returning, three of them being pitchers. Playing the first part of the season on muddy fields, caused the defense to crum- ble and as a result only three of the first nine games were won, the victories being over Newark University, C. C. N. Y. and Bard. The pitching burden fell upon Howard Schade and Tornado Larson, but good pitching often went to nought as the team failed to bunch their hits. The Vikings continued their losing ways, dropping six straight games. In the annual battle of supremacy the Varsity scored an im- pressive victory of l4 to 4 over a strong Alumni team, as Schade and Larson, dividing the pitching duties. gained this well-earned vica tory. Ralph Thulin led the Viking sluggers with a batting average of 433, closely followed by Rertil Nystrom with .427. James Huck- ley, a newcomer, batted third with an average well over .300. Only two varsity men will be lost through graduation, leaving high hopes for the season of 1937. R r - X 7,1 X nf, ' Page Om Iluudrcd Fifty-Om'

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SQUAD SAM SLIFKIN, Captain BERT NYSTROBIJ, Captain-Elect THEODORE STAZESKI RALPH THUL1N JAMES BUCKLEY JOH N DEN7I'1'TO ROY PETERSON l'lERBERT KONIG ALBERT KBAUL Upsala Upsala Upsala Upsala Upsala Upsala Upsala Upsala 2 5 6 O 14 3 8 7 RICHARD RICHTER, illanagcr JOHN SPEER VVARREN HANSON HOWARD SCHADE NORMAN LARSON VERNER XIETELL GERAIQD HELDEN RICHARD JOHNSON S UM M ARY Lafayette 3 St. John's 9 St. l'eter's 14 Fordham University lO Newark University 3 Moravian 7 VVagner 7 C. C. N. Y. 6 Upsala ll, Bard College 2 Upsala Rhode Island State 9 Upsala Lowell Textile 9 Upsala Panzer S Upsala Trenton Teachers 7 Upsala East Stroudsburg 22 Upsala Savage 9 Upsala Alumni 4 Page One Hundred Fifty

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GIRL'S BASKETBALL 51 K vi+'i? ' -NBA 5 l MISS RUTH GUSTAFSON Coczzh CgJgNDER the leadership of Captain Blanche johnson, the girls' basketball team had a fairly good season although they lost several close games. In the opening game the Viking girls trimmed Newark Normal, 33-7, thanks to the sparkling defense work of Misses ,lloyd and Nelson and a 25 point scoring spree by Blanche johnson. Then Miss Gustafson and her squad ran into a streak of bad luck, losing close decisions to NVagner, Elizabethtown, R. I. State and twice to Connecticut State. In a thrilling preliminary game to the boys, Moravian game, the girls defeated N. Y. U., 3-7. The Upsala girls then avenged two previous defeats by defeating Vvlagner 28 to 16 and Elizabethtown. 26 to l3. The final battles of the season with Moravian and the Alumnae ended in defeats for Upsala. Next year's sextet will start without Blanche Johnson in the forward lineup, but the many veterans returning should provide a good nucleus for next year. 'R ' U luis 5 Page One Hzrndmf Fiffy-Tivo