By Warren Spits Our column title suggests a lit- tle discussion about that small man who blows the Whistle and his significance in the athletic world. Refereelng or officiating in sporting contests has become in- creasingly important as each year brings a more intense interest in the battle for athletic glory. Within the past few years sev~ eral officials were given publicity, not because of their good work, but due only to mistakes commit. ted. "Red’ Freisell gained fame through his officiating in a Dart mouth-Cornell grid classic in which he allowed five downs. in a similar instance, Johnny Getchell made a name by his action in 3 Notre Dame-Carnegie Tech tussle. Perhaps many of us would not know these men it they had not “dropped a stich’ ’ln their career. Probably they are glad of it, not for the error, but for rebuilt con- fidence and the fact that they know that they have human fecili~ tics. Reforming: is a tough game. It involves plenty of hustle but is not devoid of its humorous sides. Those, who saw the Home: smash the Cardinals last blunting! were also privileged to see lllinole ’l‘och‘s Jolm Elchonmtee officiating as field judge. John was slightly cmbtlrmssml whorl at the half time his mm tailed to go off and all Wm; confusion for a moment. lllinols Tech, through Milt Pic» Vél. intramural manager, has made the referees for more important that they have heen in the best. By having an official stall“, the boys can now feel a little more confi- dent that they are getting a square deal and also the referees can re- alize that they have some respon- sibility to the school and their classmates. ‘We hope that this system will "he continued throughout the sports year anti even now mm: the inter-fraternity, council and Dick Eitingor, frat shorts mona- ger, to either adopt the present. in- tramural touchball mils in the that. tourney or set up u similar systc m. The day should pass when hose- boll umps or “touch” oii'lclals are picked up. We should try to train a group to take charge of all offici- ating — for better games, hotter players and a better underwridu ing between the competitors. ihieumuml fit‘hleiics ioceeose “i“iieie goose The supreme diet in intramural athletics is the fare offered this semester in the intramural pro gram. Be you a hard—wood court fanatic, a ping pong enthusiast. a: cinder track Speedster. or a bowling fiend; you’ll, find compe- tition aplenty is offered. Combeti- tion, that’s the keynote of our in- tramural program because We all enjoy a good hard-fought contest. Program Slot Just in case you haven’t gath- ered, the intramural menu to? this semester consists of basket» ball, ping pong, indoor track, and bowling not to mention football which is already well under way. A tentative schedule has been decided upon and its fulfillment hinges on the time required to complete the touchball tourna- ment. As of today the schedule is as follows: ping pong, mid-No- vember; basketball, November; bowling, December; and indoor track, January. Chisel? Meyets Holds tiniest itieetii’itg Vyitii Comics! geesoufis yilhtfgt fished Season Prospects Soot With New Leadership The 1942 edition of the lllihois Tech track squad was introduced to acting Coach “Remie” Meyers last Thursday night. At this meet. ing “Remle” in turn introduced the new leaders of the team. Pre- sented to the new team candidates were Cowptains Dick Barry and Wayne McCullough, and senior Manager Bill Vizard. Vizard, a senior juicer, has taken over the helm left by Earl Huebncr of last season. Bill will be a valuable aid to Coach Meyers because of his knowledge of the team personnel and meet soiled tiling. Dick Bari", fourth year chenil- ical, has spent three illusti"ious years on the team as its leading hurtlimx Previous to that Dick was captain, manager and coach at McKinley high school, where he also played guard on the foot ball team. During his freshman year at Armour, when he won a sweater award, Dick had been a consistent major lettermau. Last season he ranked third highest scorer on the team and most consistent in the hurdles, Aided by his wife, Helen, Dick should reach the at max of his hurdling cares:w this season and crack the school indoor and outdoor high timber merits. limilano l’i'ep {Filer Fourth year coop, Wayne Mo Culiough burst upon the athletic horizon in his third year, when in one meet he scored the we ouii’ed points for a minor letter. The Hammond flash had come beck to the cinder tract: after a three year lay oli. Wayne tool: up where he left off, at Hammond high, as one of lndlaua’s leading distance stars, “Mac" has since turned in commendable perform- ances in the quarter mile, half mile, mile and two-mile events. Outstanding: mile of last year was “Mac‘s” 4:40 sixth place in the Belch Relays Special Mile. In three meets: last season Wayne did the iron man act of winning the half mile and mile and mm hing a leg of the mile relay. Together. Co~Captalhs Barty and McCullough, will he leaders of the cinder team in more sense than one, as a result of the absence of likable Norm Root, mentor of some of the Scarlet and Gray’s best cinder teams. Schedule 'E‘o lilo Discussed Along with the welcoming of the present and future track mm terial Coach Meyers aided by Sen- ior Manager Bill Vizurd will dis. cuss the schedule of dual meets for thecoming indoor season and peb- ahle date for the first practice ses~ slon. In accordance with the past policies the thinclads opponents will be in all probability of the North Central, Wheaten, Loyola U. caliber. The freshman rule will be in effect only in the big relay games such as the Beloit, lllinois, Elmhurst, Mid-west relay meets. This fiummer’s Most Embarrassing Momeot Just to prove that there are skeletons in the best of closets, we herein dispense the details niche of “those embarrassing moments.” Earle “Heave - Ho” Huxhold and one illustrious gentleman coir» oanlon, namely, Bob “Chopper” Thomas hailing from out Austin way, set out across the rolling hiue. They comprised the crew, aboard Huxhold’s 9-foot clim'ler ship. As they were sailing along, “Z‘leave Ho” was plotting the course up in the crew’s nest while “Chopper” was 1:11, the tiller on the poop deck. “Hum, port,” roared Huxhold, and Thomas threw the helm over with a flourish capable of only a true Sea Scout. It seems, however. that the ship wallowed in the trough of a wave and then tons. yes tons, of water poured over the gunwales. Although we believe in “spare the rod and spoil the child," we have omitted such minor details as several power launches from Kenosha rushing to aid in the res- cue of two land luhhcrs gone amuck and detailed, colored, mo- tion pictures being taken of this nautical mismaneuver. This trage- dy happened three weeks ago, but it “come the water dampened not only Earle’s anatomy but also man's innate desire for publicity; hence, it remolned for this repor- ter to stumble, innocently and ig- norantly, upon this gross parody, lilifiil litiiili filial“ @fiflilfih tor E ii “ii“ ‘Whliifi‘l'flt tifilhimhtaiflt""iah wesstes scoliosis chastise its: olctiouset use italic fill this? used millilitiliigi h“? iii @Ehi'lfig he: test; to. Mhifiéihtfiit SEELEY 3453 “Out" 25th Year” in The Lewis institute Building hectic Seniors Toke Hardball Title From Sophomores Hardball, in the Illinois Tech fashion, ended its fall session last week as the Senior team soundly trounced the Sophomore nine by a 7-1 count in four innings. Bob Neuhouse, toiling on the mound for the Senior dimiiondmen, allow- ed the opponents but one hit, this being a blooper over first base which should have been caught. From the beginning of the tour- ney, the Seniors had been over" whelmlng favorites to cop the ti- tle. They played true to form and defeated the Juniors 5-2 and then whipped the Sophs. .WiLYGDN STAFF hillll’illllflllfil Whitl'fllmm All south (sinuous students lu- tcrostod in working on tho 19112 yearbook are i'cqucototi to all“ ply to Dan Brown in tho‘ll’oly- gen offices (4th floor, let on- trtmce, Chaplin) between 4i pan. and 5:30 pan. Friday. "ll‘lxoeo lu- «crested on the west campus should leave their applications with Patricia Arms in mom 313 between 2:30 um. and 4:30 Ehlll. Thursday. howls littotisuli looms lli‘luye EEiwaull ”lutuout The Lewis touclilmll schedule is outlioriug from having too mutiny ghost teams playing. How about coming out oi“ the fourth «limou- s‘iou and handing in it team or two? With veterans Jack Chaltoia-n and Hank Pachowicz returning, the Molecules have aspirations of winning the Liberal Arts league title. The league officially opens today when the “Tools” oppose the “Jerks.” The “Tools" are fa- vored to win. On Thursday the Co-ops will attempt to trip up the Molecules who are a little chesty because of their undefeated season last year. The Co-ops aren't wor- ried about it because the Mole cules’ previous perfect season con- sisted of beating an inferior south side campus team 6 to 0. lewis Touclihoii Schedule lll‘twstlay, October 21 ’li‘ools vs.'.loi-lts Thursday, October 23 nwu n vs. Coops. @101 many of the defense projects encountered h}! the Bell. System, the work sheets “showing telephone facilities needed and time allowed—would make a good, conservative onginccrvg hair stand on end. For example, take the Navy’s huge new air hose new: Corpus Christi, Texas, which covers 14,500 acres, includes 29 separate flying fields and 481 buildings. Closely connected with the base are Defense Houeiu v Projects for 1700 families" imagine the complex problems involved in planning talc»: phone facilities for this new c‘city’? where formerly there: were sand duncsmin obtaining and installing; miles and miles of wire and cable, switchboards, telephones by the thousand“ But telephone engineers and construction men tool: hold, mprocecded to shatter records——completed their huge task. in seemingly impossible time. For men with the ”will to do,” there’s it real thrill in such Bell System work?