Webster University - Lauretanum Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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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

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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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it C557 'Kip 1 -2 X I BASKETBALL 7 The last game of the season, which Webster played against Maryville, ended with the latter on the top of a 10-8 score. This score tells the story of the almost uncanny guarding on both sides, but conceals the smooth passwork, the swift- ness and skill of the players, and the almost perfect basket- ball played by both teams. Seven seniors heard themselves cheered for the last time as a farewell: Captain Gladys Wencker, Carolyn Wells, Catherine Phelan, Ahrea l-luger, Mary Rita Hughes, Dolores Becker, and Gertrude O'Rourke. The basketball season formally ended with the class tour- nament. Each class team elected a captain as follows: seniors, Carolyn Wells, juniors, Veronica Coad, sophomores, Dorothy McGillen, freshmen, Elizabeth Pollmann. ln the first games the freshmen defeated the sophomores 18-7 while the seniors won from the juniors 17-16. In the finals the fresh- men won top honors by defeating the seniors by a score 17-13. Thus a successful and exciting season was brought to a close. D McGillen B. Vette M. R Huqhes D Becker E. Pollmann G. O'Rourke C Wells l95l