tl19670929-004 "September 29, 1967 TOWER LIGHT l'ag'e 5 Tiger Sports Improve Seven TigerTeamsAdded TL Still Needs Help by TOM DiLAURA, Assistant Sports Editor This week has been like the Calm before the storm for the Towson sports program. Intro-ductions have been made and we wait for October 3 when the soccer and cross-country teams begin their seasons. In the mean-time, some random thoughts: The new gym seems to be a monumental improvement on the campus. Not only will TSC ath-letes have better facilities to use, but there should be a gen-eral uplifting of spirits at be-ing liberated from the outgrown gym. Those ticket windows out-side the main gymnasium hold out the hope that someday some-one may be willing to pay to get in, Rumor has it that a greatly improved basketball squad will initiate the William H. Burdick Gymnasium. (They could use a greatly improved name, but how do you argue with the ""Father of Physical Education in Mary-land?"") More about this rumor next March. Recently there have been en-couraging signs that, as the sPorts program at Towson im-proves, the traditional apathy toward it is fading out. Last Year's Marathon Football game was an example of what TSC can do as a community if it so desires. We hope Towson under-takes a similar insanity this Year. On the cross-country scene, the big two of Patton and Ma- /lieu may become the big three, as Bruce Walls seems to be tag-ging right along this year in Workouts . Mahieu is running well despite a prolonged virus infection which knocked him out toward the end of spring track. To Benecewicz is running a strong fourth, but after him there is a gap which could hurt the harriers. Tower Light would like to Welcome anyone with a working knowledge of the English Lan-guage who is interested in sports reporting. If you have had any experience in high school jour-nalism, are interested in sports, or have collected newspapers Boy Scout paper drives, need your experience. for we A Varsity Basketball can-didate meeting will be held Oct. 9 at 4 in the Seminar Room of the New Gymna-sium. Al) prospective player must attend. There will be a Freshman Basketball Candidate meet-ing on October 10 at 4 in the Seminar Room of the New Gymnasium. Tigerette Talk President Barbara Dalina opened the 1967 Women's Ath-letic Association last week in an open meeting. Discussion top-ics included Goucher's Sports Day, the Leadership Conference, participation i n Homecoming Parade, and future dates for meetings. The next meeting will be held on October 11, 5:30 in Temporary 11D. One of the most active elect-ives on campus is the co-ed vol-ley ball activity held every Tues-day night from 7-9 p.m. in the Old Gymnasium. Advised b y Miss Rekstadt, the elective is managed by Sharon Hambrick. All faculty and students are urged to attend. In the past, 35-40 V-ballers have attended weekly. This year's goals for the elective include having eight teams instead of six on the floor utilizing all the available facili-ties with fifty participants. The dress for the elective will be casual attire appropriate to the sport. In the past, women have been requested to wear their gym suits, but for a trial period, this requirement will be lifted. by MARTY STOUT For those of the student body who are not acquainted with the campus sports department, you will find that there is a fine and increasingly expanding' athletic program at the college. Presently, Towson competes in eight different varsity sports: soccer and cross-country in the fall, wrestling and basketball in the winter, lacrosse, track, base-ball and tennis in the spring. Beginning next fall, we add football and swimming to the list. This year, however, because of NCAA regulations (of which Towson is a member), we have initiated freshmen teams for each of these sports. Freshmen, then, are no longer eligible for varsity competition because our male enrollment n o w exceeds 1,250. All freshmen, however, with a predictable 1.6 cummula-tnive average, are eligible for ay of these frosh teams. For those wondering about the The frosh runners include: kneeling�Gelletly, Herman and Smith; standing�Jackson, Martin, Stevens, and Krines. lateness of signing up for cross-country or soccer, reliable in-formation has it that both Mr. Forbes, soccer coach, and Mr. Riordan, cross-country, are still look ng for freshman talent. If you feel that you qualify, report to either of these two gentlemen immediately. If you are more in-terested i n either winter o r spring sports, the following are the men to see: Mr. Fields (basketball, baseball), Mr. Forbes (wrestling), M r . Mc- Donald (track) and M r . Mc- Ginty (assisting Dr.McCleary in tennis). All of these teams w 11 compete in t h e Mason-Dixon Conference. Another aspect of the athletic program are the intramurals on campus, including football, vol-leyball, basketball, softball and tennis. (See TOWER LIGHT, Sep-tember 22, 1967) The support of the freshmen who are net athletically oriented is invited. These programs for freshmen afford excellent opportunities either a participant or a spec-tator. Another activity, which the freshmen have no doubt heard of, is the Annual (1-year) 72- hour Marathon Football game played with Loyola College. Just ask an upperclassman to give you a play-by-play description of last year's TSC victory. TSC Faculty, Students Boost BFHA Field hockey season got un-derway September 10 as the Baltimore Field Hockey Associa-tion held its first practice. The BFHA is a local affiliation of the United States Field Hockey Association and promotes the , sport in the Towson area. Prac-tices are held every Sunday at 2 p.m. at Goucher College. Participants in these practices and the ensuing games include several Towson State students: Carolyn Ayres, Carol Whitney, Joan Jordan, Marian Klein, and Sue Peters. At these practices the members strive to improve Gymnastics by SHARON ENGLER their hockey skills in order to make a good showing against the other associations that they will meet on the hockey field this season. The BFHA's sched-ule includes: Central Penn Sept. 30 A Abbington Oct. 8 A Delaware Oct. 21 H Washington Nov. '4 H Home games will be held at Goucher College. In addition to these games, t h e Southeast Hockey Tournament (November 1, 19) and the National Hockey Tournament (Nov. 23-26) will be hosted by the BFHA on the Goucher campus. TSC instructors also partici-pate in the BFHA: Miss Evans, Miss Overly and Miss VerKruz-en, all of the Women's Physical Education Department, are reg-ular members. Soccer Oct. 3 Mt. St. Mary's H Oct. 6 Salisbury State H Cross-Country Oct. 3 Mt. St. Mary's H Oct. 7 Gallaudet A Outlook Bright For First Competition by BONNIE PEVERILL Much time and effort is going into the preparation of a gym-nastic team under the leadership of Mr. George McGinty. Both a men's and women's team is be-ing developed; however, due to a lack of men, only the women will field a full team. They are scheduled to have meets with Penn State and West Chester State College. Both of these col-leges are well known for their superb performances in the field of gymnastics. In the Spring an exhibi-tion is scheduled on the Tow-son State campus. Many of the basic skills involved with certain pieces of apparatus will be demonstrated at that time. Dulaney High School figures Prominently in this year's ef-forts. McGinty, gymnastic coach at that institution for five years, LS presently working with six freshmen from Dulaney Senior. Outstanding men include Sam Nuttle, Dulaney, and Malcolm Parker, from Perryville. Women gymnists rating high are Dottie Crocker, Judie Mahaffey and Judy Cross. Women's events in t h e competition against Penn State will include floor or free exercises, side horse vaulting, the balance beam and t h e uneven parallel bars. Although the men will not be able to compete in dual meets, they are plan-ning to participate in indi-vidual competition. Their events total six: long horse vault, free exercise, the high bar, parallel bar, the side horse, and the stile rings. Mr. McGinty, a graduate of the University of North Carol- This scene of a performance by a visiting Gymnastics squad can expect when the Tigers and Tigerettes begin competition. team, facing tough opponents from Penn State and West Chester compete as individuals. The gymnasts are coached by Mr. Georg gives an idea of what Towson fans The women will field a complete State College. Towson's men ,will eMcGinty and Miss Virginia Evans. inn�Chapel Hill, has devoted many valuable hours instructing young men and women in all areas of gymnastics. He will be assisted by Miss Virginia Evans, a graduate of Springfield College. Everyone is welcome to come to the gymnasium (Wieldefeld) and work out, whether for the exercise, to improve your skill, or work with the teams. Men are especially needed, so that Towson can field two full teams in their premier year. The ap-paratus will be set up Monday through Friday, from 3:30-6. An elective program, under the direction of Miss Evans, has also been established. The elect-ive meets Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 in t h e gymnasium (New). Mr. McGinty offered this comment about t h e ap-proaching meets f o r the women's team: ""They will be going up against t h e two best teams on the East Coast, but they won't be ashamed of themselves, though."" "
