Waynesburg University - Mad Anthony Yearbook (Waynesburg, PA)

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.yl'L1fl 6'LWfLlfl,l 6L 15 Basllelboll Launching on the most successful ' Strom si intramural sports ro- nce the new gym h Coll P as been completed, Waynesburg ege gave opportunity to those who could not compete in varsity sports to build up their bodies and skill by partici- Pclll 'n several sports. program cl ' ng I The , esrgned to please nearly everyone inter- ested in sports, was in demand following the previous year's 9lOwing exhibitions. There were so many boys' teams en- tered in the basketball tourney that two sections had to be formed with a playoff necessary. Even The Yellow Jacket, college newspaper, entered a team called the 'StitTs,' and when ihlngs went wrong, the standings were published up side Cl0Wn so their team could lead the loopl Eventually, the Bomb- ers fpicturej won out. The girls, too, had their fling on the court Cpicturej. 'Tippy' White was placed in charge of the female section, and the girls held several intra-squad games, as weather and transpor- tation forestalled any tilts with other schools. An exciting two weeks of table tennis highlighted the pro- Qram for awhile. Over 75 students t k and Bett C oo part. Joe College y oed paddled the ball around for two elimination W. C.'s Female Floor Fiends Champs I we 'screws' i947-48 1 tournaments. Bill Metropulos, chairman of the tourney, found himself in the finals, but was beaten out by Ben Tomlinson in thrillingly close sets Cpicturel. ln bowling, it was the same Cpicturel. Students, eager for a winter indoor sport in the evenings, iammed the bowling roster and the only bowling center in town ,and about 150 formed teams and entered a tournament headed' by Chris Hick- son and Vince Marchese. The mixed teams eventually turned into 'sex' rivalries, and the girls challenged the stronger boy crews. Don Wiley had the outstanding scoring punch. Flowers Field, a mile from the campus, was the softball field for this year Cpicturel. Each frat and other groups formed teams, but most games were postponed due to the afternoon thunderheads. All games played were good. One went T5 innings, before Uniontown beat YMCA, 2-'l. No champ was declared, but everyone had a good time. Equipment and arrangements were taken care of by the Athletic Department. Along with his other duties, Ben, Leathers, undergraduate manager of all sports, worked with the groups in the program. Later, he was awarded his W. All by herself, tool

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Waynesburg College couldn't match the S10 thousand paid to Frankie Gustine by the Pirates, so he wouldn't stay to coach our base- aafje ball team. But 'Buck' Murdock took over where Ray Welsh left off 61, . . . . and the team, in spite of numerous winter cancellations, had a me- diocre season. The mound corps, important in the All-American game, was not too strong, but came through in important, crucial tussles with West Virginia U., Duquesne, Youngstown and Wash-Jet? to give us wins, and make the season worthwhile. Students followed the team better than ever, and their cheers were inspiring. Fred Kreuter, veteran pitcher and infielder, captained this year's squad. SCORES St. Vincent College ....,., West Virginia University Wbg' OPP' St. Vincent College ...,.... West Virginia University ........ 9 14 Washington 8- Jefferson California Teachers College .... 1 4 Washington 8- Jefferson Duquesne University ,........,,... 7 'I4 Duquesne University ....... Capyuin Kremter Youngstown College ,..,.,....,.., 'I4 'll California Teachers College ..,, 4 3 All The Way Home... West Liberty T. C. ,....... . Youngstown College ..... O. K., Get Two of 'Em