By Sonny Mann Bob Leiser, star forward on Illinois Tech’s basketball team, has been elected captain of next year’ s squad. Bob, a veteran of three seasons on the Tech five, has been a valuable asset to the I the season, team with his fine playmaking. His 193 points scored this season _ show him to be an able sham— shooter. Oddly enough, Bob had no high s/chool basketball experi- fencc before coming to HT. At Tilden Tech high school in Chi- “ cego he won letters in track " and baseball. He proved to be, :1 a hard man to heat running the : quarter mile and 220 yard " events. As a pitcher, he ex— ‘ celled on the Tilden nine. "Upon graduation from. high school, Bob received and “accepted" an invitation to compete in the world wide game called war. After his discharge, from the army, he entered Illinois Tech as a fresh— man ME in September 1947. i The basketball season wasn’t too far gone when Bob de- ‘jcitled to stick “his two cents in.” It didn’t take Coach Ed 'Glancy long to recognize Bob’s natural athletic ability and Bob was soon in the starting live, where he has been since. Among other interests, Bob is _ a star of the Tech baseball team. . Last year he won five games and f would have won mom had he bet— ter support in the field and at the plate. He also wields a big stick at the plate as his 300+ batting average shows. TECH’S NEW CAPTAIN has a head for basketball. ._ in past years it has been an annual spring custom for the sports editor to blast Mr. W. .l. Parduhn, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, as being responsible for this miserable morass of mush which is used for a combination baseball diamond, track, and thoroughfare. This year will be different. Instead of waiting until someone had made a messy attempt to get the field into shape and then “loudly griping, I decided to talk to those most concerned with the condition of the moat and get their suggestions as to what should be done. Ed Glancy, our hasehall coach, would like to get his charges outside as soon as possible. ane there, they must have a diamond on which they can. practice without losing any lives. “Big Ed’s” suggestions: “Fill in all the holes; level the field; rahe and roll the diamond properly; and above all, put enough clay in the hatter’s box and at short-stop to heap the players’ heads above ground.” Roy MacCauley, mastermind of the “road gang,” suggests that “a curve be established on the track, the top out six inches, the cinders over three-eighths of an inch be screened out, a new top dressing be blended in (consisting of 60 per cent quarter—inch Cinders, 20 per cent fine loam, and 20 per cent fine clay), grade and roll track with heavy roller, mix new sawdust in jumping pits, and paint outdoor equipment. President Heald suggests that grass be planted on Ogden! l suggest that Hank also contact Andy Frain who can provide a competent staff for day and night guarding of this very perishable item. By! Sam Spade Assembling March 7th for the last meeting of Tony Barbaro’s wrestlers broke precedent by electing (in—captains for the coming season. Dean Levi and Al Siede, both veteran matmcn, will take over next fall for What promises to be a highly successful campaign. Most of the varsity grapplers will be returning, and will be aug- mented by the return of several men unable to wrestle this year because of injuries. Keeping his record clean, Al Siede ended this season with another grand slam 0f vicu tories. Captain Dean Levi and Bud Schulmon, after starting out with a few losses, regained their prowess and ended the schedule in a blaze of glory. Pete Kronich and Jim Linge— man proved their worth with a consistently fast pace the entire campaign. Pete was han- dicapped by the weight of his opponents most of the time being forced to match his pounds against opponents well in the 200 pound class. Ernie Hongiman, Len Berry, and Hank Ogiamchi were among the first string-men to find the going tough this year, but all came through in the last two matches to prove themselves. Next semester the physical edu» cation department has agreed to allow wrestling to be taught dur- ing the gym classes. if enough men are interested in the sport, intramural competition may he held later in the year. The wrest» ling will be taught by men who have participated in the team’s activities during the past season. T rattle leer ’ screw ii a recreating; Tomorrow afternoon the Tec~ hawk trackmen take to the cinders in a quandrangular meet at the University of Chicago fieldhouse. The squad will face Wayne Uni; versity of Detroit, Northern Illinois State Teachers of De Kalb, and Mil— waukee Teachers. The Wayne thin- clads looked impressive in the short distances last Saturday at the lili— nois Tech Relays, while Milwaukee and De Kalb had excellent mate- rial in the distance and field events. Coach MacCauley is count- ing on Al Ashurst, .i’o Jantzcn, and Wally Kohler to earn points for Tech in the distance events. Bill Baumgartner and Ken Yahiro will attempt to score in the 70 yard dash and the broad jump respectively while Allen Hall and lrv Gottesman will have their first good opportunity to add to the total in the pole vault. In the middle distances Ted Randlch, Harold Denim and Bob Voigt— mann get their chance to “practice against competition.” At present the team is marking time until weather conditions per— mit them to use the track for prac» tice purposes so they can compete on equal terms with other teams. so in relation? By Dave Miller As the scorer signed the record sheet to bring the 19th annual Illinois Tech Relays to a close, the weary spectators tiled toward the exits, the memory of seven smashed records fresh in their. minds. Led by fleet Clarion Camu— hell, the Hurons of Michigan Normal annexed their fifth consecutive title in the college division. Campbell turned in performances in the 70 yard dash and the broad jump which were not sensational hut were good enough to win. The llurons parleyed four Edit vidual firsts, two (relay firsts and a host oi" other places to Boilermakers last year. Lac towed the record he set in the previous games hy ‘2% inches 1 as he soured 14- ft. 15% inches . to first place. The Illiini gar»- nered Sill/'2 points, Michigan had 52, while third place For- (lue totaled dill/z. With sophomoie Don McEwen“ running the anchor mile in 4214.8 the Wolverines of Michigan set a new record of 10:11.6 in the dis~ tance medley relay smashingsthe pile up 57 points and Stave oft” a surprising Loyola team old mark by better than ten secu onds. / ' RUN FOR VOUR LIVES, the dam’o broken! which managed to accumulate 36 points. Running on their home floor Chicago tallied 24 points while setting a new rec» ord of 7:57 in the two mile relay. With his triumph in the dash Campbell managed to become the first man in the history of the Re- lays to win an event four years in succession. Record-breaking pole vaulter Don Laz showed the way for a strong Illinois team which (lo- throned Purdue to regain the crown they relinquished to the all that its é ltusa Marltle of lows won hoth Hm high and low‘hurcllca, events in the university divi~ sion to match ‘Tamphcll’s double win in the college class. ' In the touted mile race Mew Ewen stepped out in, the first half to establish a command" ing lead. Evidently tired from his afternoon performance he barely stood oil” the last lap rush of Walt Jewsbury out till-- units and Bob ltodihaugh of Purdue to win in the unim« pressive time of 4:1il.3. see EUMMAW‘W on page so In the biggest upset of the season, the Bolts defeated Theta Ki last Tuesday night by a wide margin, 50-39. AnSon Whitfield sparked the Delts with 21 points. The game, which was expected to establish Theta Xi as the undisputed champions of the inter— flaternity league, has instead thrown the loop into an uproar. This defeat by Delta Tau Delta has placed Theta Xi, undefeated in two years of play, on an even footing with once defeated Alpha Sigma Phi, thus giving- the Alpha Sigs a new lease on the IF cham— pionship. With the season still several games away from the end this completely unexpected who has sent everyone to the schedule to see who has yet to play whom; only to find that the Alpha Sigs have a compara- tively easy schedule remain- ing while the Theta Xi boys have yet to meet Phi Kappa Sigma, 11 team calculated to give them plenty of trouble. The IF race has thus become a wide open one between the Theta Xi quintet and the boys of Alpha Sigma Phi, with the Delta respon- sible for the pick and shovel work. Delta Tau Delta,50’ Theta XI, 39 fg ft pf fg ft [of Whitfield 8 5 3 Gentzil 3 2 PP aad 0 0 l 3 0 Hamilton 5 0 2 Shock 2 1 2 One elk-a 3 1 4 Sci 3 4 a 0k 6 O 'l Waltehouse 0 0 ‘l Demke 3 0 3 Lynn 1 3 1 oil: 2 2 3} Brand 1 O 2 Curling 0 0 ‘l‘ Miiaukas 1 fl 3 .._ ... w, M .. Totals 2‘! 8 18] 1"; 11 M reenter . ; entree startle Baseball mentor Ed Glancy re- ports that his baseball team will begin workouts in the gym from 3:30 to 4:45 p. in. daily beginning today. Glancy is looking for new talent to holster his retuming- ‘ lettermen from last year’s squad There are still numerb ous openings on the team and anyone interested in playing baseball for lllinois Tech is urged to come to these work- outs. These scss ions, designed to get the kinks out of the arms and legs, are“ needed to Whip the players into condition by the time weather permits outdoor practice. A big: _ turnout is desired at these practice sessions to see what iiiaterisl is on hand.