SPORT
SCOPE
With this last issue of the Cub,
it’s plain to see that the end cf
another school year-is getting near.
A few more weeks will taring to
a close one of the most successful
sports seasons of Behrend Center.
The experience gained in the ath
letic program under the direction
of Mr. Simon, men’s phys. ed
instructor, and Mrs. Comstock,
women’s phys. ed. instructor, will
not soon tae forgotten-.
Behrend’s only spring varsity
sport, golf, is currently in the
spotlight. The par-busters opened
their season with a 14 to 4 loss to
Gannon College of Erie. Our hoys
still came away with a sense of
pride, even though they were de
feated, for Bob Bainbridge, cap
tain of the team, captured Med
alist honors, with a sparkling 75.
■Bob garnered three of our four
points and Bandy lieibau and
Dave Bernella “chipped" in Vz
points respectively. Other mem
bers of the squad include Bill
Gordon, Pete DeDad, Tom Roger -
son, Mel Waxham, A 1 Maxson and
Carl Grisier. Pour matches still
remain on the schedule; they in
clude Alliance College, Allegheny
College, Edintaoro College, and a
return- clash with Gannon-
■Here at Behrend, intramural
tourneys are rapidly -reaching
conclusions. The fields in spring
sports have narrowed -down to
only a few survivors. In the foul
shooting contest only Carl Bretz,
Harvey Maclvo-r, A 1 Benton and
Bob Brandt remain in contention.
The remaining badminton con
tenders consist of James John,
Wally -O’ Neal, Howie Tinsman,
Pete Deda-d, Bill Schweitzer, Bob
Yeager -and Boss Caruana. Only
the teams of Gehrlein and -Bob
Heater, Ken Leg-e-nzoff and- Jim
Hendershot, Tom Baker and
Wally O’Neal and A 1 Maxson and
Mel Waxham remain in the men’s
table tennis tourney.
The softball league lias been
formed and three teams are en
tered. Play has already started in
these leagues and the rosters cf
the teams are as follows:
“The Old Vet’s Home” - team
consists of Earl Schrivsr, Art Car
roll. Larry Bronfield, Bob 'Snyder,
Jim Chappel, Jack Abele, Lambert
Hartle. Chuck Agnew, Don God
frey, and Tom Rogerson. The
“Nameless” team is made up of
Jerry Platz, John Kolpein, Wally
O’Neal, Ross Caruana, Jim Sey
boldt, Bill Conn, Raleigh Cheslav.
Bob Ailtsman, Gordon Fitzgerald,
and Bob Gomall. Finally, the
last team “The Crows”, has as its
members Don Lynch, Clark Jami
son, Al Maxson, OVTeI Waxham,
Ralph McClintock, Dave Hawkins,
and Ed Gabriel.
.With the advent of spring, the
bowling league ended at the Perry
Plaza Alleys on May 1. The Card
inals, led by captain Gordon Mac-
Michael, and including Randy
Ldebau, Larry Arduini and Pete
DeDad, captured the .champion
ship with a record of 114 wins and
only 7 setbacks. The top ten men’s
averages of the season were (Mr.
Thurbon 175, Liebau 163, Waxham
157; Caruana 154, Tupitza 152,
DeDad 150, Schweitzer 150, Macer
148, Abele 147 and' Arduini 147.
'The leading women were Borr
kowski 1.18, Lockley 118,- Throop,
1-14, Kelly (1112, and 116:,' .
. ■•;A2I the-bowlers wish'.- to- thank
Sue Locldey- and 'Nat the
Behrend Golfer
Looks Forward
To Being ‘Pro 5
Now that the golf season is here
in -full swing (and it takes a
correct swing too) it’s hard to lo
cate frosh Bob Bainbridge, unless
of course, you happen to frequent
the local golf courses.
Bob, a quiet, modest and ami
able fellow of nineteen, traces -his
affinity for the game -of golf back
to the time when he was twelve,
and he started playing 'because
he didn’t have 'anything else to
do. This innocent -beginning has
developed into -his becoming the
top junior golfer in Northwest
Pennsylvania.
When this five-foot, ten-inch,
golfer, who weighs 150 pounds,
leans into a drive, it travels 260
yards or more down the fairway.
When -asked if he had ever -been
troubled by a “slice” or “hook”,
he answered. “Negative!” Bob ad
mits that it is his terrific “iron”
and. his putting game that keeps
him in the low 70’s. Last year, at
Lake Shore golf course, he tallied
an average of 74 for eighteen
holes, and for anyone who knows
his golf, that’s rather good.
It is at this same Lake 'Shore
course that Bob spends his sum
mers, helping golf professional,
“Irish” Vogt, in the many jobs
around the links. -Bob’s major
■ambition is to someday become a
golf “pro”.
Among his many golfing
laurels is the distinction of toeing
the Erie City Junior Tournament
champion for the past two years.
However, -his honors extend even
farther back to his early school
days -at McDowell High School in
MiHcreek. During his four years
of competition, -Bob -won the dis
trict 10 championship in 1953,
and finished second- in the state
tournament. In- 1954, he again
won the coveted -distinction cf
toeing one of the tc-p ten high
school golfers toy capturing sixth
place.
Probably his neatest perform
ance came when he achieved
medalist honors in the qualifi
cation round of the National
TJ. S- Golf Association Junior
Championship. This high honor
was garnered against competi
tion from all parts of the country.
Besides all this golfing activity,
this second semester freshman
and business administration ma
jor finds time to keep his scholas
tic average at a respectable 1.5. A
t-op notch golfer and a good stu
dent Bob Bainbridge.
Office Chatter
The “Halls of Ivy” echo again
with the sad refrain of departure.
Thus, as another semester comes
to an end. the thoughts of the
office administration tend to dwell
a little bit on the future of its
students: and in each mind there
is the wish that “all goes well.”
Mrs. Helen Adam, secretary to Mr.
Kochel; Mrs. Helen Greene, sec
retary to Mr. Hughes: Mrs. Barbara
Dopierala, bookkeeper; and Miss
Pat McClaran, ’ receptionist, join
with the faculty in wishing every
student, “Good Luck. We hope
that the next group of students
will be as wonderful as you have
been.” And to those who will re
turn next autumn, “See you next
■semester!”
able secretaries of the league, who
worked, hard .and long to compile
the average* ueh’wMk,'
THE NITTANY CUB
Bainbridge Captains Team
Bob Bainbridge looks as though he’s sizing up the course before
starting on eighteen holes, or he could be wondering about what
kind of game he’ll have during the ’55 season.
Compy’s Cuties
The time always comes when
all good things must come to an
end. -Such 'is the case with Mrs.
Comstock’s, who is -better known
to everyone as Compy, gym
classes which will end in the lat
ter part of May. Since the start
of the classes in September, there
never seemed to be a dull moment.
If anyone ever wanted to see
something out of the ordinary
'being attempted or almost the
impossible being done, they could
always know where to go- - -to
Compy’s gym classes which were
in session every Monday afternoon
and every Tuesday morning.
A little . reminiscing should
bring back memories for all the
girls and some of the boys, too.
To some, they pray be hilarious
and .happy, while to others rather
embarrassing but unforgettable.
It’s easy to remember how, at
the beginning cf the first semes
ter, the girls, shy and rather un
sure of themselves, went to their
first college gym class, not know
ing what such a -class would be
like as compared to their exper
iences in high school. But Compy
was there, just as friendly as
could be, anxious and willing to
make all of us feel at home. She
sure did! As time went on and
everyone was acquainted and
knew what -to expect, the aches
and pains of exercise hit home—
calesthentics. After the hard work
we no longer walked like apes or
sat like pillows, or should we say
we thought we didn’t. We vigor
ously tried 1 to co-ordinate soft,
flabby muscles and used many
short measuring tapes and strong
scales for the weighing out pro
cess.
There was only one hitch- The
ehart* telling our weight* war#
hung in the locker rooms, and
many of the gals can still remem
ber the razzing they got from the
■fellows about being overweight.
To top all this off, Chub Evans
had the unfortunate experience
of nursing a slight rip in her
shorts 'that somehow to
'become a big tear. That wasn’t
bad enough, but Val Meals, Sue
Lockley, and Venice Ceccacci had
to show off during the gym class
style show with their bobby sox
and heels. Ah! Those were the
days.
The eight weeks mark came all
too soon, but basketball season
happened to start about the same
time, and became the spirited
game of the classes. A team was
started which came out fourth
from the top in the City Recrea
tion League by winning three
•games and 'dropping three. Work
ing with guards Ardelle Johnson,
May S-choch, Norma Michael,
Feggy Duff and Fran' Nielsen, the
forwards, Char Flack, Pat Stock
er, Rose Hibbard, Nan Johnston,
and Marge Elliot dumped- quite a
few .baskets. Char Flack was high
scorer for the season 'with a 93
.point total.
At the same time, a cheerlead
ing squad was formed under the
unforgettable and appreciated
Jan Jackson, who left us at mid
semesters. The girls included
Marilyn BeMarsh, Pat Lentz, Nat
Kctoasa, Diane Fagan, Sally
Stauffer, -Donna Cramer and Joy
ce Gouger.
After basketball, -badminton was
the rage- After learning the fun
damentals, the girls were tested
On long and short shots.
Competition was the match
word," so - Gompy'''organized .Ta
badminton singles and doubles
tournament. Among the girls who
entered the • matches fwere Sally
Stauffer, Barb KOVacs. Eat Stock
er, Gerry Guzik, Char. .Slacki. May
©ctoaefe. Turner" find eetfssla>
Donations Aid
Young Engineer
Thanks to your contributions,
■Lloyd Brooks is on his way hack
to recovery. Several weeks ago.
boxes for his cause were placed
■around the campus
and since then, Lloyd has become
one of the best known personali
ties on campus.
Before bis sudden, mysterious
illness which confined him to St.
Vincent’s hospital for a period' of
four weeks. 'Lloyd was enrolled
here in the two year electrical
technology course.
Although his hospital report
was encouraging, Lloyd will- be~
unable to return to work for at
least six months, after which he'
plans to finish his schooling here
the following spring semester.
A. conscientious worker while
attending the Center, Lloyd gain
ed high honors on the Dean’s liisi.
This 5’ 6” youth was a graduate
of the 1953 class of Millcreek High.
School, and he enrolled at thb
Center the following September.
At the present time, Lloyd end 1
■his wife, who married him last
fall, are living in Erie. Besides
his wife, Lloyd has many other
interests, which include hunting
and fishing in particular.'
An active member of the Naval.
Reserve, Lloyd also found time
for other outside activities while,
attending school here. Lloyd’s
winning personality gained him
many friends and his constant?
cheerfulness was well known to
both students and faculty. Popu
lar especially among his fellow
engineers, Lloyd was choteri a*,
their representative reporter to
Penn State University.
Lloyd greatly appreciates the
part that the students are playing
in his recovery, but there is stfE
much that can toe done, so let's all
try to help our fellow student
get back on his feet as soon as
possible.
tion winner, Gayle ’Williams. In
the doubles tournament, May
Schoch and Gayle Williams were
the consolation winners.
Then, time progressed and that
warm feeling of spring was in the
air. Everyone got that light care- ’
free desire to (be outdoors, and
the first thing we knew, we were.
Instead of the gym toeing 'filled'
with yells and shouts, the pood;'
the tennis court," and the baseball
diamond were blessed 1 with this'
honor. The girls are now learning
the correct way to hit a golf ball
without having to wade into a.
creek after it— do tell us more!—
and softball is on the agenda to
finish the season.
The Y. W. C- A. was of tremeh-.
dous use to the girls—especially
the sophomores, for every Thurs
day morning, rain or shine,
went swimming and really
ed the whole thing. * .
The most important tKat
we have learned in gym craal' -i£
that the girls who, aie jabpgrisr
educated in the basic
tals of good sports turn out iohe
a little better than an" average
female. Good ■sporismanjflB&;
courtesy, fair play and;.«motoona£
control-are learned 1 values, uotin
heritaaoe.-
The gals .would- lis® to wty
“Thanks” to .Campy foar all ths*
she' has .taught us. .&
sportsj.rhut .in Vfc
ftpprecftftS .it , "V *"