Webster University - Lauretanum Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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,gm ff, 'if' If - C L1 '4 X Lf P hi if llfi exif.. ff l I Standing C Foley V. Herrod, D. Hensler, D. Rogles, M. V. Casey. Seated M Dailey D McGi1len, E. I. Fisk, Captain, E. Thornton, C. Day. BASEBALL Baseball, the national pastime, is also one of Webster's fd- vorite sports. As soon as the cold winds of March have passed, one can hear the cry, batter up, on the lower campus. As played here at Webster, baseball becomes known as softball. However, there is nothing soft about the way we play it. Many aspiring newcomers, eager to show their ability, leave practice with bent fingers and smarting knees. Last year the weather was ideal and all the teams had an opportunity to get in line form. The freshman team, smart- ing from defeat in the other sports, came out in front and showed the school what it could do. Competition was keen, for they were determined to win. Good pitching, fielding, and hard hitting on their part enabled them to defeat their nearest rivals and come out on top. The season ended in glory for the class of '39, for besides winning the tournament, three members won coveted base- ball sweaters, emblematic of good playing. l93l

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First Row-R. Savage, T, Buckler, Captain R Hoing Second Row-V. Coad, I. Pickel, C. Klorer, B Vette M F Walsh VULLEY BALL With volley-ball begins the sports year at Webster. The girls turn out with plenty of pep and enthusiasm for this popular game. Fingers fairly itch to get the ball and start hitting it back and forth across the net. Practices are hilarious with muchfjoking and friendly com- petition. Harmless accidents contribute to the fun of the game. However, when November comes around a serious- ness begins to creep in, for the inter-class tournament is fast approaching. Now each class practices strenuously be- cause to win this tournament is a much coveted honor. This year the freshmen and sophomores joined forces to play the juniors on the nineteenth of November. In spite of the strong competition the upper-class students were suc- cessful in defeating the freshman-sophomore team. The juniors then turned their efforts toward overcoming the seniors. They won from their senior opponents in a game played on November twenty-third by a score of 18 to 15. i92l

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BASKETBALL The Varsity basketball games always find Websterites in a state of excitement and ready to support their team in victory or defeat. Webster opened the season by playing a new rival, Font- bonne, on the opponents court. The smooth playing of a fast team gave Webster her first victory by a score of 27-18. The following week Webster again played on a hostile court when she met her traditional rival, Maryville. When the final whistle blew amid the clin of shouting spectators the score stood at a tie l7-l7. The next team to fall before Webster's close guarding and sure passwork on the home court was the Y. W. H. A. by a count of 19-18. With March thirteenth came Webster's first defeat at the hands of a tall and rangy Fontbonne sextet. The 20-19 score ably represents the hard-fought battle which evened the series between the two schools. Hitting a winning stride again, Webster won a rough and tumble game marked by fouls against the Y. W. H. A., 15-ll. F. Baxter T. Buckler V, Coqd A, Ritch A. Hug'-31' M- L- HYGS C. Phelan G. Wencker Captain ' 'uf m - x l ff Fi l94l