1958-1959 Yearbook

r , KENNETH VANDERPOOL domina ted individual a thletics. winning Sports Skills and intramural po ints trophies. Kenneth went through the Pegboard 3 % li mes, set record of 45 chin.ups, and climbed the 20·fool rope in 7.3 seconds. Vanderpool set the phenomenal record of 5,000 sit-ups and excelled in baske tball. MINOR SPORTS A variety of stiff competitions was fostered here IN RECOGNITION of his tremendous a thletic achievements, Kenneth Vanderpool was awarded this trophy in Chopel by Cecil Beck. l52 In addition to the major sports, there arc numerous even ts which are considered to be of l esser importance. Ind ividual events or those r equiring two persons, such as hor ses hoes, tennis, handball, swimming_ badminton, trampolining and arch er y, ar e considered m inor sports. A Sports Skill contest, which includes an assortm ent of 15 m inor sporls events, is held each year. The per son wh o shows the grea tes t proficiency by accumulating th e mos t points in Spor ts Skill events is presented a trophy in r ecogn ition of hi s all-around athle t ic ability. Last year 's winner, Ken Vanderpool. excelled in th e "Up" Contes t, winning chin-ups, push -ups and sit-ups, won th e Peg-B<1!lrd, and showed ama z ing accuracy in th e basketball events, which includes the Baske tball F ree Throw, Basketball Golf a nd Basket ball "21." In r ecognition of Ken 's feats. which are held in awe by other sportsmen, Ken was presented a trophy by Cecil Beck sh ortly before his gr adua tion at semes ter. Gera ld Ca sey sped around th e so ftball bases in a r ecord time of 10.15 seconds and won the Rope-Jumping contes t. Cl i ff Sharp won th e grueling Cross Country Run and Roger Brown cau ght second-place Fred Ma ssey after 1 \4 miles in the Australian Pursuit Race. Handball, a n ew addition to the program, was won by Dave Meadows .

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