Pegs Ten SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, October 9, me groin by Dick Lovell Grinnell's athletic teams did a dangerous thing last weekend. Each of them won its contest and the cross- country team showed the results of too much deviance from academic goals by beating four other'schools. If this trend continues it will certainly allow our athletes to enjoy a disproportionate amount of prestige. People might start coming to soccer games; athletics “ might become a campus conversational topic; and (heaven forbid!) people might go as far as to yell, ‘ scream, and carry on in a most juvenile fashion at foot- ball games. Let this be a warning to all Pioneer athletic teams. “Watch your winning ways!” They are the first harbingers of the ruination of Grinnell’s healthy atmos- phere. I hope that through the medium of exaggerated sarcasm, I have somewhat accurately satirized existing feelings among many factions of the Grinnell student body, administration, and especially the faculty. The arguments against the vigorous pursuit of athletic ex- cellence at Grinnell College are many, and for the most part, I think, ill founded, or at best based upon valid criticisms of institutions of an entirely different nature from Grinnell. Next week I shall present a few gen- eralizations which should serve to refute to some de- gree some of the arguments of these “anti-athletic" factions. Perhaps the answer to our problem is named Gene Mauch. We could probably find the shortest path to athletic oblivion in no time under his guidance, al- though ho would certainly have competition from the city of Cincinnati. Now there’s a place which has to be full of academic excellence. After all, only 7,000 people turned out to see the Red’s play a crucial game with the Pirates the other night. Isn't that somehow indi- cative of a really healthy community sense of values? It must be. Marty Ringo, 48, slips away from a Siwash tackler and tumbles to the ground during last week’ 5 contest against Knox. Thinclads Improve Win Invitational By Paul‘Trigg The Grinnell College cross country team successfully de- fended its own Les Duke Invi- tational championship last week- end by edging Graceland 57-58. The two leaders were followed by Luther with 61 points, Cen- tral with 69, and Lora: with 51. It was tho closest pointapan in the three year history of the meet. . First place in the 37 man race was Gena Takle of Luther, who set a new course record of 15:47.6. Highest Grinnell lin- lsher was Rod Brown who plaCEd fourth. Beckord, with his strong finish. was 1th, Brintnall was 11th, Bushnell was 17th, and Smith lBLh which added up to 57 points and first place. Lower times this week by sev< eral of the Pioneers were very encouraging. Especially impres- GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact Lenses for those Cases and - Solutions Eyes Exa mined ' . E. J. Jensen, O.D. OPTOMETRISI‘ Across from Ion Ofllu ' P THIS WEEKEND ' I rs PEPSI EPSI-COLA W 0th an extra carton today! Freshman Football Team to challenge Cornell Grinnell College's freshman gridders will open their 3—gamo schedule by hosting Cornell at 3 pm. Friday (Oct. 9) at Ward Field. The probable Grinnell start- ing lineup, according to Coach John Pfitsch, will have Dick Musser and John Pittman at end; Ken Augustine and James Moore at tackle; Tom Russell and Phil Woodward at guard; Louis Kelley at center; Richard Weeks at quarterback. STAKE YOUR CLAIM Start an account at Grinneil buy a share in our business and find yourself a goldmine Grinnell Federal Savings and Loan Association "Where you save do" make a diliarencu"