Page Twelve SCARLET AND BLACK Basketball Players Thrown for Loop: Pioneers Have Record Year e One Win The Pioneer basketball t e a m picked up its first win of the year over the Christmas break by heat- ing the host school at the Chicago tournament, 5445. The Pioneers lost their next three games to drop to a 18 record, Knox beat them in the finals of the tournament 67-5& The Pioneers then dropped a pair of games to Carleton and St. Olaf. Last Saturday the Pioneers lost to Cornell 75-71. The Pioneers‘ rebounding was improved, and they also cut down the number of turnovers at the Chicago meet. The rebounding was especially pleasing because the Pioneer starting lineup averaged under six feet both nights, Unfortunately the Pioneers were not so proficient in their shooting. The Pioneers hit only 34 per cent item the tield against Chicago and 31 per cent against Knox. IN THIS alr'oi brilliant defenstva play, Senior ioiward Ted Risser rams the ball down the went on to score [3 points in bow lo Cornell 75-7i. throat of a Rain eager. Risser a cause that saw the Pioneers BATES FLOWERS 1012 Broad St. 6-3197 UMM! YUMMIE! Hansen's Danish Maid Despite the cold shooting, the Pioneers had good scoring balanc- es, Jeff Frantz picked up 25 points in the two games and latched onto 24 rebounds. Mike Schwartz col- lected 22 markers, Elliott Hibhs 20, and Tom Hill 17. Dick Lovell, making his iirst appearance or the season atter an ankle injury, chipped in with 20. During the Minnesota weekend. Jeri Frantz turned in his best per- iormance or the year with 47 points. He also continued as the Pioneers' top reboundet with 17. Unrortunately, the play of the rest of the team was not nearly as good. A bright spot was Ted Ris- ser, who scored 21 points against St. Olai. Elliott Hibbs and Tom Hill, tlle number two and three point score ers tor the campaign, could only score 11 and eight points, iar be- low their averages. Mike Sch- wartz, number four scorer, could only add 10 points. The Pioneers dropped their sev- enth conterence game against Cor- nell Saturday, 7571. The Pioneers lost a 40-36 hali~tin1e lead against the Rams who picked up their third loop win against tour de- feats. Guard Mike Schwartz add- ed some punch to the ottense by pumping in 18 points to lead the Pioneers. Jeii Frantz and Tom Hill added 16, and Ted Rlsser ad- ded 13. come alive! You’re in the Pepsi generation! Friday. January 2l, I965 Leggeii Announces Young Resignation, Track Coaching launi‘ Ends of Grinnell Richard B, voung (physical edu- cation), who has guided Grinnell College to seven Midwest Con- iercnce track and cross country championships in clgllt years, has resigned etiective at the end or the current academic year, Presi- dent Glenn Leggett has announc- ed. Young has not announced any set in in at 20 events under Young and new freshman school marks in 19 of 20 events. Young’s 1960 cross country club took the loop championship, and the 1962, 1963, and 1965 teams all placed second. His cross country runners have set numerous new school standards on both the var- sity and ireshman levels. Young has also served as fresh- lllciiARo a. YOUNG plans for the future, but will re- main in the coaching field. He will coach the Pioneer indoor and out door track team this winter and spring and will continue work to- ward his master's degree this summer. Young joined the Grinnell coach- lng staff at the start of the 1958-59 season, His track team has lin- shed out of the Midwest Conter< ence‘s first division only once, during his iirst year at crinnell, ind his cross country team has never placed lower than into. Alter guiding the Pioneer in» door and outdoor track teams to iecond place in 1951, Young's 1962, 1963, and 1964 teams swept twin titles. While he was on sabbati— cal leave in 1965, runners he had previously coached kept the string intact by sweeping both crowns tor a iourth straight time. New varsity school records were man basketball coach and as an instructor in men’s physical ed- ucation at Grinnell, “We at Grinnell are very un- happy to learn of Dick's decision to resign as head track and cross country coach," said John A. Piitsch, director of athletics. "He has served Grinnell well, and his record certainly points out his qualifications as a track and cross country coachu Dick will be an ex- tremely hard man to replace, hoth as a coach and a teacher or phy- sical education, We Wish him con- tinued success in his future en- deavors." Step Up To JD‘S RESTAURANT Elevated — ii: my. Main, Grinnsu