1949 Yearbook
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1949 Yearbook
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has also held tournaments in pinochle,
euchre, and checkers. Last year over
120 men competed in the pinochle tournament.
Much work is involved each year in
organizing and arranging the intramural sports program. For instance, during the 1948-49 season more than 36
teams took part in the basketball program and the games were played each
evening in the College Gym from 6:00
till 10:00 P. M. (except when the varsity teams of the college and academy
were making use of the facilities). The
basketball program was set up in four
leagues and the winners in each league
were: League 1—Umbriagos, Globetrotters and Whitney Parishoners (all tied for
1st place); League 2—Dirty Socks; League
3—Tri-City Rockets; and League 4—Ot-
tumwa Gaels.
At the end of the season, the two top
teams in each league participated in an
elimination tournament to decide who
would represent St. Ambrose in the annual Midlands conference. All of the teams
participating in the tournament were as
evenly matched as any tournament opponents could possibly be, with each
game a close battle to the finish. The
Dirty Socks won the tournament by a
narrow 25-24 thriller over the fast-breaking Ottumwa Gaels, but were eliminated
in their first round of the Midlands Extramural tourney by a St. Joseph intramural
quintet.
In other intramural play, the "Los Locos" volleyball team, composed entirely
of students from Mexico, won the St. Ambrose title for the second year in a row
and captured second place honors in the
Extramural tournament at St. Joseph.
The "Umbriagos" bowling team, composed of Zielinski, Ketza, Lesniak, Bonqes,
Disher, Gotfryd, and Carbone, captured
the "Bowladrome" title and also captured
the championship title in the Midlands
Extramural tournament.
Ping-pong came next with Burke Daily
topping the singles contestants and then
teaming with Al Abdo, a Mexico City lad,
to win the doubles title. Dailey and Abdo
also combined to capture the Midlands
Extramural doubles crown.
Director Leo Deutsch wasn't able to
bring home the first place award in the
Midlands Extramural tournament, as he
euchre, and checkers. Last year over
120 men competed in the pinochle tournament.
Much work is involved each year in
organizing and arranging the intramural sports program. For instance, during the 1948-49 season more than 36
teams took part in the basketball program and the games were played each
evening in the College Gym from 6:00
till 10:00 P. M. (except when the varsity teams of the college and academy
were making use of the facilities). The
basketball program was set up in four
leagues and the winners in each league
were: League 1—Umbriagos, Globetrotters and Whitney Parishoners (all tied for
1st place); League 2—Dirty Socks; League
3—Tri-City Rockets; and League 4—Ot-
tumwa Gaels.
At the end of the season, the two top
teams in each league participated in an
elimination tournament to decide who
would represent St. Ambrose in the annual Midlands conference. All of the teams
participating in the tournament were as
evenly matched as any tournament opponents could possibly be, with each
game a close battle to the finish. The
Dirty Socks won the tournament by a
narrow 25-24 thriller over the fast-breaking Ottumwa Gaels, but were eliminated
in their first round of the Midlands Extramural tourney by a St. Joseph intramural
quintet.
In other intramural play, the "Los Locos" volleyball team, composed entirely
of students from Mexico, won the St. Ambrose title for the second year in a row
and captured second place honors in the
Extramural tournament at St. Joseph.
The "Umbriagos" bowling team, composed of Zielinski, Ketza, Lesniak, Bonqes,
Disher, Gotfryd, and Carbone, captured
the "Bowladrome" title and also captured
the championship title in the Midlands
Extramural tournament.
Ping-pong came next with Burke Daily
topping the singles contestants and then
teaming with Al Abdo, a Mexico City lad,
to win the doubles title. Dailey and Abdo
also combined to capture the Midlands
Extramural doubles crown.
Director Leo Deutsch wasn't able to
bring home the first place award in the
Midlands Extramural tournament, as he
Publisher
Noram Press Coverse Milwaukee, WI
Date
1949
Rights
St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/592