Page Ten SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. December 6, I963 [tigers Open Season Tonight at luwrence By Jim Fish Grinnell's varsity basketball team opens its 1963-64 season tonight at Lawrence College in Appleton. Wisconsin, The team then travels to Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, for a game tomorrow afternoon, Tomor» row's game Wlll be broadcast by radio station KGRN, Grin- nell, starting at 1:45 pm. Starting at center for the Pioneers will be coecaptain John Sundell, a 5'7" senior who led the team in rebounds last year and was the second best scorer. Starting at one of the forward spots will be coecap- tain Jim Mliflin, a G' ' senior who led the team in scoring last year with a 20.3 points per game average. Mifflin was chosen to last year’s allrcon- ference first team. At the other forward posh lioniwlll be either Jeff Frantz or Clyde Smith. Frantz, a 6’2” sophomore, has been resling a bad knee and will start ii he is healthy. If Frantz isn’t ready to play, Smith, a junior letter» man will get the nod. At one of the guard spots Wlll be Gordon Klnkead, a sophomore who led the fresh- man team in scoring last year. Starting at the other guard will be Dave Sellergren, a starter on last year’s team. Certain to see action will be lettermen Tom Buchholtz, Randy Moi-- gan, and Dick Ulrich. Coach John Pl‘itsch, after Saturday’s 9264 win over the Grinnell freshmen, felt thal.Y in general, the varsity played well alter the first ten minutes of play. Plitsch also com- mente'd, “I feel that our over all defense was better in the freshman game than a year ago." Pfltsch was also pleased with the performnnce of two of his sophomores: Kinkead and Ted Risser. Lawrence, Grinnell’s oppo- nent Friday night, is bolstered by the return of three of last year's starters. Joel Ungrodt, a 5’11" senior guard who was second in the conference in in ‘k * Driving bet-ween varsity men John Sundell. freshman Dick dividual scoring last year with a 20.9 points per game over» age, He was a second team all~ conference choice. The other returning starters are center Luke Groser, a 6’4" senior, and Earl Hoover, a 6'4" junior. Ripon, defending co-cham- pions of the Midwest Confer- ence, is considered to be favor- * ‘k :. » ill Lungsberq (right) and Lovell scores a layup during rhe union in the freshman-varsity game last Saturday. The vorsiry won 92-54. Swimmers Travel lo Knox Relays Tomorrow By Jack Harrod The 1963-64 edition of Grin- nell’s swimming team opens its long season tomorrow at Gales burg, lllinois, in the annual Knox College Relays. The tank- ei-s' twelverman squad will iield relay teams in all nine events plus a Woman entry in diving. This meet promises to be a good preview of Mid- West Conference strength this season since all but two MCAC members Will be entered as Well as IllinOlS' Augustana Col- lege and Bradley University. St. Olaf and league title far vorite Carleton will participate instead in the Minnesota Time Trials. Following the Knox Relays the Pioneer swimmers go against a powerful Cornell squad at Mount Vernon on De cember 11 in the first dual meet of the campaign. Coach Irwin Simone tabs this season as a rebuilding year. The twelve-man team is a numerical improvement over last year's squad but Si» mone will still be hard pressed to fill the 24 spots necessary for a dual meet. Added to this is the fact that many of this year’s crew, al- though promising, lack exper- ience. Therefore, Simone IOI'esees a Pioneer finish of no higher than fourth place. But since all members of this season's team will return next year, along with several good .freshmen, the future holds in store a good possibility of a re turn to the llrsl~rate Grinnell swmiming teams of the past lew years. ’ When asked to Comment on the conference race, for this season, Coach Simone replied "We're in much better shape than last yearibut so is the entire conference. I look for Carleton and Beloit to have the strength to sit on top this time. Lawrence is coming out of the woods and should place third. We Will be lucky to come off fourth, or possibly third, it we’re very much improved.” -:- Animal Life -:- By Baby Xela’ “Gentlemen 1 pro p o s e a toastl 1 wish to propose a toast to that one institution on the Grinnell campus that allows students to seek an escape, in e e t individual challenges, participate in social interac- tion, achievement of self rece ognition, and an ego defense mechanism for pent-up emo tions, Gentlemen let us drink to Sex! “Hear! Hear! Ha, I bet 1 fooled some of you in thinking that I was indicating IM’s. It seems strange that an un- usual number of volleyball games result in 670 or 5-1 scores. Perhaps this year the teams can be claSSlfied as either good or bad. Or perhaps some halls just don’t give a damn, Remember gentlemen it’s not whether you wm or lose or even how you play the game but rather it you play the game at all, The livl swimming meet is this Saturday at 3:15 p.m, Past years have indicated that Com petition in the meet is very tough. A special note to those of you who want to impress the fairer sex with your “big strong beautiful bodies" the girls are invited to come and watch (only if they behave themselves in the midst of all those “men"). One last remind- er to those of you who might be a little out of condition, there Wlll be a limited number of waste baskets, and that mod~ ern brick building right across the street is the Health Center. ite again this year, The Red men boast four starters from last year's oham~ pionship squad: Gary Mevis, Jack Ankerson, Jim Cahoon, and Willie Alexander. MeVis led the team in scoring with 19.3 points per game and An- kerson was a close second with 17.4 per game, Cahoon is a con sistently good player, and Al« exander is a good rebounder. Filling in the open starting spot will be Dick Bennett or sopho- more Doug Ankerson, Jack’s younger brother, Grinnell lost twice to Ripon last year, in the first gam‘e by one point and in the second by two points. According to Coach Piitsch, ”Just because they are champs panic. We only lost by a total of three points in the two games last year, They play Cornell Friday night, and this year everyone in the league will be laying for them. Pfisch feels that if we win 0 of the two games we will e off to a good start. Pfitsch says, “In this conference [here is a tremendous home court advantage, The team that can win 50 per cent on the road will take the title.” ‘ Togethemess (ACP) 7 THE NORTHERN STAR, Northern Illinois Uni- versity, DeKalb, notes that the University Center has added to its recreation equipment not new tandem bicycles which can be checked out. returning. is no reason to‘ Inquiring ' Reporter QUESTION: What do you think of the proposal to have face guards placed on the in- tramural football helmets? Vicki Crandall, Freshman— I don't think they should, Since Lhe referees are students, I think it would just cause more violations because the officials don't call everything. Jan Llnnell, Freshman—Fire up for face guardsl Ann Showaltcr, Freshman— What are face guards? Ton'l Fullmer, Senior—I have no opinion, John Phillips, FreshmaniAt first 1 was against it, but now I'm for it. I don’t know too much since I’ve never had a helmet on. Jacquie Morgan, Freshman- l’m for it, Fm tired of going around with beatrup boys. Tom Hartman, Freshman- In Japan they don’t have face- guards — why should We have them here? Steve Johnson, Sophomore—— I'm against the proposal, We pay for the use of the infirm- ary, why not use it? Bob Metcall, Junior—It's a good idea. 1M football seems to lbe a rather vigorous sport in which many unnecessary lnr juries are sustained. Lou Gotz, Junior—I’m for it. I enjoy body contact, and i feel that the face guards will en- courage more of it. Junior guard Dave Sellergren pulls down a rebound over the outstretched hands of E looks on in the foreground. llioI Hibbs. John Sundell (41)