Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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AILEEN LEACH, Captain HELEN MATTY, Coach Under the tutelage of a new coach, Miss Helen Matty, the Vikingettes started the 1941 season with high hopes. There were sev- eral additions to the schedule that added much interest to the yearly series, notice- ably William and Mary College in Williams- burg, and Farmville State Teachers College, both in that fair state of Virginia. Bergen Junior College at Hackensack and Glassboro State Teachers also appeared for the first time. And, of course, there are always the traditional games with our inter-city rival, Panzer Ccilege, a contest fllled with the keenest competition and a display of the best possible technique. The warm-up game with the alumnae gave GIRLS, BASKETBALL SQUAD One Hundred Tbirty-lwo little difficulty and increased the interest in the game with Morris Junior College. This contest, too, was noted on the right side of the ledger, but served to show the type of competition in store. The Glassboro trip MANAGERS CARLSON AND ANDERSON proved to be the first jolt to the hopes of the Upsalans, but the invasion of Virginia turned out to be disastrous, undermining the morale in the two decisive defeats suffered south of the Mason-Dixon line. The Panzer game, too, was something that nobody cares to talk about. The team was dehnitely handicapped by the untimely departure of its captain, Betty Racine. Unquestionably, the shining light of the scoring department was Edith ShortyT, Ol-

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Basketball Schedule 1940-41 February: December: I IeJohn Marshall Awayx' 3eSavage Home ISwU. of Newark Home:5 6-N. Y. U. Away zzeKings, College Home Io-St. Josephs Away 25-Panzer Away:E I IeLafayette Away zSeSt. Peters Away 12--Muhlenberg Away March: I 3eVillanova Away gejohn Marshall Home:5 I6eBloomfield Home 6-Newark C. of E. Away I 9--Pace Home January: :3N. J. I. A. C. 8-U. of Newark Away$ A11 home games were played at E. O. H. S. IIeAlumni Home except Savage and Pace which were held at I8ePanzer Homeaa the Y. M. H. A. in Newark. THE VARSITY FIVE One Hundred Tbirly-one

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SIX PULCHRITUDINOUS BASKETEERS son, who tallied a total for the season that left the nearest competitor far behind. Her height was superior to most of the guards who opposed her, and few in number were the games in which she scored less than ten points. Aileen Leach also turned in a mag- nificent performance as the center. Ruth Kupferer and Dorris Bodine not only did their valiant best as forwards, but frequently came to the aid of the undermanned guard department, after Betty Racine joined the ranks of the visitors. Jean Lindstrom and Eilleen Downs were Trojan on defense but were handicapped by their lack of height. The Cheerleaders had a varied and busy season this year. The football games at home were inspired by the rooting lead of the Cheerleaders. Under the head Cheerleader, JEAN LINDSTROM AILEEN LEACH EDITH OLSON