Wayne State University - Griffin Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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S F- Q- fi! '24 iii: 'E , . . . .-.,,...,,,,.j 'N---if '?,.......N..,. .-s........ ,..W -f...... , . ...AM -.-.2 J 'S x rr .. . 1-XJy.w,,v,,J,w,,f lu 1 , 'fi if X X? N ., -3' ss ag Ya , 3 : 1 3 s 'x x E I v Interclass and Intramural Sports The Freshmen and Sophomores staged their annual football game on Nov. 26, 1923. It was more hotly contested than any other game between the rival classes in the history of the college. The fighting Sophs held their opponents four times, when in the shadow of their goal posts, but failed the fifth time when Reeves Brown, president of the Frosh class, scored the only touchdown of the game. Jimmy McCosh added another point with his kick, making the final score 7-0. All three classes, juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen put forth their best efforts during the winter, and the result was a very successful interclass basket- ball series. Once more the Frosh came out ahead of their rivals, barely nosing out the Sophs. Due to their limited amount of material, the juniors were forced to bow to their under-classmen, but only after the last whistle blew. The Fresh- men clinched the title by defeating the Sophs 24-19 before a large crowd on Feb. 29. The Sophs' rally in the last quarter was not quite strong enough, as the Freshmen caged 2 baskets just before time was up. That the College of the City of Detroit lives up to its motto, Athletics for our Students, was amply proved by the active interest taken in the intra- mural basketball league of light teams. The following clubs entered representa- tives, Cosmos, Student Club, Engineers, Frenchies, House of Representatives, Gas House Gang, Spanish Club, and the Chess and Checker Club. The Pre- medics was the only organization that failed to enter the league. At the beginning the Engineers and the Students looked best, but even they suffered upsets. Until the Cosmos defeated the Engineers 9-8, they were merely looked upon as one of several winning teams. But this victory left only two teams in first place, first and was the the Student and Cosmo Clubs. The Cosmos and Students retained their tie until near the end of the schedule. The Student Club had a good team had won most of its games easily. The rivalry between the organizations intensified by the six-point margin in the victory of the Students over Engineers. However, the Cosmos gained sole possession of First place, and kept it till the end, by defeating the Students in a hotly contested game. The games provided much interest to the entire college, increased the college spirit, and also brought to light a wealth of promising material for future varsity teams. After considering each man's qualifications, Coach Holmes picked a first and a second All-Club team, and another group of club men worthy of honorable mention. First Team Second Team Schecter .... ........ F .... ........ L i nck Zajac ..... .... F ..... . . . . .Freeman Gentile... ...C ..... ...,.Paun Osborn. . . ..,.... G .... ..... S mall Gray ............ .....,. . . . . .... f- ..... . ..... Hyland Honor Roll: Forwards: Mendelsohn, Harding, Anderson, Stark: Centers: Tennenbaum, Krave, H. Turnerg Guards: O'Brien, Thurman, Carter, Kass. ill l ' 1 i , v 1 ,,. 1 . mi it A fu, fx g F' J i V i i , 1 . My X ive f i 5 2 get , -. -i . 'Xi I ti' J N.. 122 ,XR .-,

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r'Nv fs l 1 lt , 5 4 Q r ' 'rr-ii: 'r T:iT-'Tnfl ' il Q :iii T X 24 W - asf? .. G. Ma, ,..,.ac.,s...-..W..-- - .. .--I l Tennis S Tennis is fast becoming a universal sport at the College of Detroit, as well 1 as elsewhere. This is evinced by the large number of entrants who competed 2 in the First Annual Fall Tournament, and also by the great number of candi- . dates that have tried out for the team this spring. 5 s The fall tournament was won by Murice Davey, a veteran of last year's tennis team. Medals were awarded to the winners and runners-up in both singles and doubles. This tournament was so successful and created such widespread f interest that it will probably become an annual institution. Next year, it will , probably be played off in the new courts behind the school. This spring, more than twenty men reported to manager MacVVeldon, who i took charge until a coach could be found. Because of rainy weather and the lack of a coach, the tennis team barely got started when it was faced by the iii? fl ii, lil ill' ,511 il tit' if Ryfg gfygl, fifihi Vifigi tl iyll Vt, EH H iii 'li l i l l l I a l l l llll hardest match of the year with Notre Dame. Only two matches were played, for the reason that they had to be held at the indoor courts of the General Motors building. Both Davey and Stien put up a hard fight, but finally suc- cumbed to their more experienced opponents. By this time, Mr. Fowle was secured as a coach. But only two days after the Notre Dame match, the team journeyed to Lansing to play M. A. C. Davey lost the first match, Goodman won the second, then this pair lost in the doubles. MacVVeldon lost the hardest match of the day after he had his man match point. Two days later, before the team had a chance to reorganize, it met Ypsilanti State Normal there. This was the closest match played up to this time. Davey lost the first, but Goodman won the second singles match. However, after a close battle in the doubles, College of Detroit lost the match 2-1. The last team played, before this writing goes to press, was the University of Detroit. The team seemed to hit its stride by this time, and by the efforts of Davey, Goodman, Stien, and Gable, won a shutout victory of 5-0 over the older school. The team's chances in the remaining matches with Toledo University, Detroit College of Law, and University of Detroit, look exceedingly bright. But Coach Fowle is pointing the team to the State inter-collegiate tournament, which they have a splendid chance of winning. No doubt in a year or two, tennis will be recognized as a major sport at the College of Detroit, as it is at most of the large universities. For it has on its schedule some of the biggest colleges outside the Big Ten in the Middle VVest. Q fu T-T1...fff.lf1f, . Qffiff if 'Qfflff,,.., .,,s.-,. ff .. .. . . i f .fZ7 .g t:s.y Z.' 'ff'ffQ,f.fQf1ffIif11Q Muff' 121 L 5? t 1 i I fl, is

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l i l lla 1. I. it l 5 1 wi ll -s ii iii I 1 4 I i sg f f' '24 X' High Spots in C. C. D. Athletics Back in 1918, Detroit junior College's first football team defeated the highly lauded University of Detroit's team by a score of 6-0. The man who made the touchdown was Captain Brenkert. From junior College, Brenkert went to Washington and jefferson, where he starred for four years and received honor- able mention on many all-American elevens. Egbert Isbell received his first coaching on a college track team under Coach David L. Holmes in 1921. Going to University of Michigan, he developed into the champion distance runner of the Big 10 and the Middle West. This year he is being considered as certain of a place on the United States Olympic squad. Walter VVesbrook played on Junior C0llege's first basketball quintet in 1918, during the S. A. T. C. days. He finished his curriculum at U. of M., where he won fame as a tennis player and a pole vaulter. He is ranked by Walter Camp as one of the greatest tennis players in the United States. Another man who began his varsity career at this college is Les Wittman. On the 1921 J. C. track team he did the 100-yard dash in ten seconds flat, and the 220 in 22 seconds, in addition to hanging up a new mark of 26 seconds in the old J. C. gym track. In the last two years he has become the star dash man of the conference, with a -- of 94,5 seconds in the 100 yards. Ike Iler's place kick of 52 yards in 1921 will stand as a national record for many years to come. Russ Lightbody's run of 95 yards for a touchdown in the J. C. vs Grand Rapids of 1922 is the best performance of a wearer of a Green and Gold. Russ also scored a total of 136 points in the 1923-1924 basketball season. City College may well congratulate itself on having a man of Coach Holmes' i ability in charge of athletics. The performances of the above men and many Q , others are a favorable sign of the position our College will occupy in the athletic 1 Q 5 world of the future. l Q 1 OUTDOOR TRACK RECORDS OF CITY COLLEGE MEN I ze Qirfi 100-10 sec.-Wittman-J. C. vs Ypsilanti-1921. l ,fig 220-222, 5 sec:jVVittmanlState Intercollegiate-1921. rf' 440-53575, sec. Qin mudl-Blanchard-C. C D. vs M. A. C.-1924. 880-2:022f5 sec.-Pillsbury-State Intercollegiate-1920. : . i 1 mile-4:39-Pillsbury-State Intercollegiate-1920. I l 2 mile-'10:391,f 5-Richardsa-I. C. vs Hillsdale-1921. 220 L. H.-262f5-Walk-J. C. vs Kalamazoo College-1923. , 120 H. H.-162 ,i'i 5-Gleason-State IntercollegiateA1919. 7 E l High jumpi5' 7M fMackay-J. C. vs Kalamazoo College-1922. l l 1 Pole Vault-11' 3 -Huff-State Intercollegiate-1923. 1 I Broad jump-21' 536'-Mackay--I. C. vs Kalamazoo College-1922. l I l Shot Put-41' 8152 -Seager-Nat'l Intercollegiate-Chicagoel923. I 5 I Discus-122-' 9 -Seager--I. C. vs Ypsilantie1923. M5 1 Javelin-163' 1 AI-Iarris-State Intercollegiate-1923. 123 7 gills . CQ V 0:- W-N 1 41:1 fi ,il li Val .21 ill tai l i 1 1 1 i 111 ii ., . i'l ,l' gy. 'QM' f .3 J J I fi - at F151 ,, Ji ': ,, .2 f l ls V' ,ft W 'V 1 3, ,A I ' W 1 ik - 4, 1 l ? - 51