,0 Four THFTA DEUTEHON STAR February, 1949 Our 1948-49 Pledge Class dpperclass Wins All-Year Trophy State o/ . .. (Continued from Page 2) rapidly remains to be seen. How ever, Uie number of pins out never declines. Track Title, Minor Sports Clinch Race Scholastlcally, . the chapter reached a zenith tlie first semester of 1947-48, when the point average of tlie active chapter was 2.80. This gave them first place on the campus, and was in keeping with Phi Gamma Delta climax ed a victorious year in 1948 by bringing home the uni versity upperclass all-year intramural champion ship cup to Fairbanks Lodge. The Fijis edged the Sigma Chis into second place, with Sig ma Alpha Epsilon trailing in tile fact that the semester before they had won permanent posses sion of the interfraternity scholar ship cup, donated some years ago by Phil Ebeling, by being at the top of the list three times. The second semester of lost year was not so good. 'Tlie av- third place. ei-age dropped from 2.80 to 2.73, First place honors, in bowling, swimming, track, foul shooting, tennis singles and doubles, and vvltli a rank of 0th. The ilroi» wuis duo III part to the fact t-liak our last year's iiKxlgo class liarl ail average of 2.45 for IJio first ping-pong doubles, chalked up a large percentage of points for the soiiiestcr men in purple and white. The re maining points .were picked up by wllli a rank of Otli aiiioiig the pledge classes, and ivlicii they beeanio actives their grades lowereil the chapter aver the several second and third place honors won by the Fiji athletes. A university cliampionsliip in track, and second place in lea many of the men in tiic chapter, gue play in Softball and volley ball gave the Fiji's the aelditional points necessary in the spring who are not making good scholas tic records, are perfectly capable of doing so if they wanted to. Some campaign to clinch tlie intramur of age. The sad thing about it is that them seem to be retarded in al cup. riCrUllEU FROM left to right are; (First row) Luke Young, Chuck Weber, Dick Mcllnny, "Mommy" their growth toward intellectual Taking first place in the discus Howard, John Bozman, Jack Kerby, Ollie Smith; (Second row) Howie Scar, Larry Ballard, John Ford, A1 maturity. This year we shali feel tlie ab throw, shot-put, 440 yard dash, and Hulse, Dick Mapcs, Dale Bruce, Jim Beck, Pledge Trainer Grove Amos; (Third row) Wally Zavitz, high-jump, respectively, Ed Stoy- Glenn Kittinger, Ed Fatten, Bob Coverdale, Kenny Collins. Chuck Barber, Bob Gorby, Dale Schumacher. sence of the six Phi Betes and eight members of O D K who graduated anoff, Bill Kelly, Chudleigh Long, DALE BRUCE, Amherst, Ohio ED PATTON, Cleveland Heights, and Jim Williams sparked the . . . earned seven varsity letters in Ohio . . . transfer from John Carpowerful track squad to victory. high scliool . . . named football The Fiji Softball team battled roil . . . president of pledge class "Player of the Week" by Cleveland their way to a successful season, . . . fresiiman debate . . . leads "Dorm Patrol" . . . enjoys (?) last year, and it is evident that we rhining shoes—quite late at night, shall be in for a slump unless those after "Dorm Patrol" duty, of who have been coasting along wake course . . . played on intramural up and get in there and pitch. For Press . . . chosen on all-sectional football squad . . . shoots buckets tunately, there is some reason to pledge line in screaming "Last compiling a 4-2 record, which plac for the intramural baslcetball quin hope.that they are preparing to ac ed them second in league play. Bell" . . . intramural bowling shark basketball team in high school . . . tet. played eml and earned numerals . . . enjoys a "good" New Year's cept tiio responsibility which Marion Wenger, pitcher, proved to KENNY COLLINS, Pel ham comes wilii membership in Phi be the outstanding Fiji player. Evc party . . . going steady with in freshman footb.ill . . . guard on freshman basketball team. Wesleyan Kappa. BOB COVERDALE, Amher.st, DICK IMAl'ES, Shaker Heights, both with averages over .500 took top honors for team batting aver Ohio . . . curly haired blond . . . Ohio . . . named all-nortliwestern aided Fiji freshmen to league conference center in high school ages. Spiking and excellent three-point championship in intramural foot basketball . . . center on university set-ups paved the way for a fine ball . . . also enjoys a "good" New freshman basketball team . . . in season in spring volleyball. The Year's Eve party, eh Brother terests—basketball, eating, sleep ing. Phi Gam team was defeated in the Sternad ? final league game by the Sigma JIM BECK, Marysville, Ohio . . . Chis to halt their victorious high school cheerleader . . . wizard Gardner, Williams On march, and give them second place on the piano . . . niembcr of YMCA John Gardner and Dale Renner, in the league. i Fiji iioopslers Ey.e ¥irst Place Bishop Vax'sily Squivils Manor, New York . . . musician of Gamma Delta. It is surpirising the pledge class . . . has sung in what can happen once a iad con several operettas . . . piano shark vinces himself that such efforts . . . interested in dramatics . . . are worthwhile. has jrart in Wesleyan play, "Medea" . . .wavy, red hair . . . JOHN BOZMAN, Newark Ohio Socially tho fralcrnity con tinues ill good standing. The fraternity is fortunate in having . . . transfer from Ohio State . . . Mrs. equestrian . . . active in YMCA Not only is she a gracious host . . . furni.s'hcs four-wheeled trans ess, but. she carries heavy ro- portation for pledge class. (Aha!) DICK McILNAY, Lockport New sponsibiiitles in iiuuiaging tho kitchen and lioiisekeeplng. Ap- . . . "Whee, I'm a tea kettle!" jrjjfq in vorsity . . ''A7,*,e'' . . . jCJoj'v JT>irva,y, ilijiim.-. yoflC uUiktics this yci.. ivre Co() Guvd. . . sou of Johq. "Jit" h'ord, Sr., for high .school paper—another '50 and Jim Williams '51. Bob . . . high school letters in football, li'clated ? . . . inter-group relations started this year's Cootball .season basketball, and baseball . . . i)rom- coiuinittce of YMCA . . . showered as a substitute left halfback, but with tons of gifts from girls back ises to become another Lou Boud- Howard as liousciiiothcr. T>.p'reilHv |»y l«v I1-.1. oj«- soeJatloii with the ciiapter, and It Is iii.v Impression Unit our sit uation Is among the best on the eaiiipus. What about the relations be. Standing an excellent chance of later secured a starting berth. Jim reau on the baseball diamond . . . home and their mothers around tween the chapter and the purple copping first place, the Fiji class is one of the few sophomores lucky has received valqable instruction Christmas time — Hmmni . . . Icgionnali-e ? As far as I can see, "A" basketball squad is workin; enough to make the varsity basket from Boudreau in, Harvey . . . in played intramural football. relations were never better. Un out daily, hoping to topple an un defeated Sig Ep team from the top rung on Feb. 22. Coached by "Deadeye" Dick Kissner, the hoopsters have been defeated only by Sigma Alpha Ep silon, and are now in a third place tie with the Alpha Sigs. The Fijis trounced the Inde pendents 72 to 12 in the season's oirener and have come through with three wins since then, downing Aliiha Tau Omega, All)ha Sigma Phi, and Beta Sigma Tau. Altliough the brothers must face the Piii Taus Feb. 15, thi.s game is expected to be merely a warm-up for the tussle of the year witli the Sig Ei)s. "Blazin" Bob Gardner and Dave Schultz occupy the forward slots, with Ed Deliart at center, while ball squad. tramural football player . . . sunk Bob's outstanding feat of the season was scoring the only touch down against Lafayette on a beau tiful 75 yard run. "Blazin' Bobby" was aiso the high point man of the varsity track team. He totaled 108 points in the broad jump, 100 yd. dash, 880 yd. and the miie relay. Jimmy has shown plenty of abil ity by making the varsity basket ball team in his first year of eligi sophomore Hank Harrington, the pigskin experts were liampered by a slow start, but rounded in to good form as the season pro- period to win intramural basket Fi'cslimeu Rank Close Second In Inlraninrals Theta Deuteron'.s freshman are Sig Alpha. WALLY ZAVITZ, K e n m o r e. fortunately the purple legionnaire Now York . . . iiigh school letters does not know the individual men. in football, basketball, track, and as well as he should, in spite of the ball game over Sig Eps . . . ardent baseball . . . quarterback on fresh fact that he is in the house an cribbage player . . . duck hunter man football team . . . Army vet average of once a week. He should . . . "By cracky." . . . uses "gentle" approach on wake meet them in smaller groups, but LARRY BALLARD, Evanston, duty. time and money are inadequate. I . . . cheerleader for the HOWIE SCAR, Rockville Center, am going to recommend tliat the Illinois good ol' Red and Black . . . long haired (?) pianist . . . interested in photogra()hy . . . brother of Chuck Ballard, Ohio Wesleyan '50. GLENN KirTINGER, Bay Vil bility. He won freshman numerals lage, Ohio . . . "Kit" . . . Navy as a first string forward and sec veteran . . . valuable asset to in ond high point man on the unde tramural football- and basketball feated frosh team last year. teams . . . enjoys huntuig and fish ing . . . known for beaming smile Bill Kelly and Kissner operate at running a close second to the the guards. Bob Zentmeyer, Art SAE's in the race for the freshman Swetland, Rod Bare and Doug intramural all-year trophy. . This Pickett have filled in abiy for the fali the Fijis took a second.:plo-^e starting five. in touch football, losing only to the Sixth place turned out to bo the final resting place for the Fiji football and volley ball squads tliis fall. Sparked by two foul shots in second overtime New York, . . . high school letters next purple legionnaire either have enough mone.v of his own. or that numerals as guai'd on freshman he be provided with on expense ac football squad . . . enjoys photogra count. so that he can entertain the phy . . tinkers with jalopies — •men in small groups. dreams of sporting a shiny new This year's cabinet, imdev the Cadillac — convertible, no less lcader.ship of Jack Smith, is doing . . . sings in a soothing monotone. a swell job. Naturally the loss of BOB GORBY, Evanston, Ill so many good seniors last year has in football and track . . . earned inois . . . earned "Distinguished made it difficult to maintain the same high morale which has char acterized the chapter since the re and good humor. Performance" certificate in PepsiLUKE YOUNG, Caldwell, Ohio Cola National Scholarship contest . . . salutatorian of high school . . . interested in dramatics and graduating class . . . voted "most music . . . .sings in Wesleyan Glee of the men from baritone soloist (?)—Have you . . . earned high school letters in achievements of Theta Led by Captain Schumacher, the . . . "Prexy" Jack Smith's LITTLE year book . . . played fullback and basketball team shines with its brother . . . transfer from Bowling quarterback on freshman football aggressiveness and fast breaks. Green . . . instigator of new fad team and earned numerals . Top scorers are Ford, Schumach (?) of putting out your shirt—a freshnmn basketball squad . er, Kittinger, Scar, the war. Dcutcron heard "Jo.scphus and Bohunkus?" football, ba.sl-.ctball, and track wiil continue to niake you glad you OLLIE S5UTH, Painesville, Ohio business manager for high school are a Fiji. and tiger-skinned shirt, at that . . .en works on advertising staff of Le Zavitz. Other players are Weber, joys fly-fishing, in spare time— Bijou and in circulation depart Kerby, Hulse, Mcllnay, and Bal down by the O-leh-tangy . . . soph. ment of Transcript . . . Wesleyan gress(!d. . . . advertising manager of the baseball hopeful. lard. Coached by Kelly and A1 Griffin, CHUCK WEBER, Mentor, Ohio In fall volleyball the Fijis drop Transcript. DALE SCHUIMAOHER, Dover, . . . earned high school letters in the hard-hitting bacUfield includ ped only two of .six games to fin Ohio . . . "Schu" . . . all-Ohio end football and track . . . interested hi ed John Pritchard, Dale Renner, ish third in league play. in 1945 . . . Navy veteran . . . ex music and traveling . . . played and Bare. In the line such men as celled in intramural football . . . guard and quarterback to ear n Lou "Man Mountain" Hendricks, Fijis Spark Freshman "George" Soitis, "Homer" Agler, turn Nevertheless, there seems to be outstanding student" in high school club . . . member of Fiji double- more unity this year and team . . . baseball enthusiast with hopes octet—la bass, no less. work will compensate for many for freshman team . . . brilliant CHUCK BARBER. Mentor, Ohio other things. I feel sure tho a Young, "wheel" on intramural basketball team . . . helps dish up the chow. and Dal Morehead stood out with Varsily Alhlelic Squads Phi Gamma Delta has been well GEORGE WISHNEVSKY, New their scrappy play. Jim Williams, DeHart and Grove Amos handled represented in freshmen varsity York, New York . . "Wish" . . . the end positions capably, while the athletics this year. Bob Coverdale president of high school class . . . addition of Schultz to replace Wil is the star center for the freshman high school letter in swhnming . . . liams, was of heip. Wiliiams drop basketball team, having compiled should be a "tank star" on next ped from the squad in late-season 41 points in his first three games. year's varsity . . sang lead in Dale Bruce ranks second in team operetta, "Red Mill" . . . member to report for varsity basketball. The volleyball team, which fin scoring with 19. Pledges who par of Fiji double octet . . .solos in ished third in league play, was ticipated in freshman football were serenades . . . candidate for fresh beaten only by the Sig Eps and Chuck Barber, Howie Scar, Chuck man class presi4ent. JACK lUSRBY, Highland Park, Delts. The Sig Ep loss was the Weber, Coverdale, Bruce, George first game of the season and put Wishnevsky, Wally Zavitz, and Michigan . . . ('Master Jackie Charles" . . . active member of the the team on a hard uphill road. Dale Schumacher. Ph 8 m numerals in freshman football tenor In Fiji double-octet . . . en joys swimming the vast expanses of the Olentangy, especially on chilly November days — Remem ber the tug-o'-war ? AL HULSE, Cambridge, Ohio . "Redlight" of the pledge class . high school class president . . played on Intramural football squad . . . interested in music . member of Wesleyan Glee club . baritoned liis way into the Fiji double-octet . . . occasionally gives the gals a break. H I in u in 2A ^« S "5 o 2 0 o 6 aT 1 f Q O