may. 1953
THE COLLEGIATE
I’aiTP t'«“ven
Portrait Of A Badminton Ace
A slim, clean cut boy pickcnl
up a raquet in the first round of
the badminton tournament. By
his movements, body coordina
tion, and the ease with which he
stroked the shuttlecock, onlook
ers » i»uld tell it was not the first
time; thi^ lad had played the
.t^ame of badminton. After a brief
warm-up Jim Willis was ready
for hif first opponent.
Guy Wil:-4in was the first vic
tim for Jim. Jim won the serve
rmd war never headed from the
^tart. With the quickness of a
cat he repeatedly charg«‘d the
net and ^^mashed the shuttlecock
into his opponent’s uncovered
court. When Guy covered the
net. Jim sent him to the back
line with soaring drives ::o he
could ivX in position for a hard
smash. Jim finished the first
round with Guy in two straight
sets by the scorfs of 11-1 and
11-2.
Jim Willis continued his pace
throughout the tournament. Ht*
.1 "oked off Joe Woodworth U-5
.nd 11-2 — Bobby Webb 11-4 and
Champion
Woman Athlete
11-5 and In th^ fmal^ defeated
Bill Price 11-9 .md 11-2 Jim‘‘:
stamina and «kill were hard to
mutch.
Jim is a Freshman from New
Bern. North Carolina. Badmin
ton. a*ong with ping pong, is a
favorite pastime with him. He
acc(Uir(*d his knowU'dge of the
same while selling pa(>ers fi>r
The New Bern Sun. When the
for the palmer broke down
as it often did—he and st>me
lather newsboys would go to Stan
ley Hall, a service center, for a
few matches of ^badminton. It
wa;> h»‘re that Jim developed an
interest for the game. That in
terest has never been destroyetl
Years later in high school Jim
played badminton at the recrea
tion park in New Bern. Jim met
stiffer competition in the park
and his skill devel<»pe<i to where
he could play with the best (»f
nlavers. He h:.n proved that by
winning the singles tournitment
here at AC' and also, along with
Kd Gaines, the doubles badmin
ton title.
tommy leuis
0i/TSTflfJOtN<S RtHCETC
What Have Russian Girls Got?
A Report On Athletics At ACC
Girl s schools and co-ed colleges
are ' ojng urged this month to co-
oper.ite in the development of
moigirl athletes in track and
field events so that Uncle Sam’s
chance? in the 1956 Olympic
Game • will be strengthened.
Th‘- plea came from Daniel J.
Ferri', secretary-treasurer of the
Arr.aa ur Athletic Union. Ferris
ba.< ’^en at his post for forty years
and has seen the sons and daugh-
ter.*; ot the Uncle take a lot of hur
dler in his time.
“Av far as thirty years ago.
8ch^-:ih like Vassar, Bryn Mawr.
University of California, Florida
State College for Women and
others had good women’s track
teams and this effort paid off as
late as 1932 when the U.S. wom
en dominated the distaff events at
the Olympics.” Ferris says.
“W-- have to build up our
strenglV in the women’s events
and encourage women’s track and
field cithletics like the Russians,
the French, and the English d'>.
Every-vhere in Europe and else-
when over the map. women may
race up to half a mile and even
beyond. We limit ours to 220
yard.s,” Ferris . states.
The prowess of the Russian
worn'., athletes gave the Soviets
a bife lead in the recent Olympic
Games at Helsinki, a lead that the
American men barely managed
to overcome in the eleventh hour.
“Th -re is no' secret about the
1953 CASUALS
By ROBLEE
way r.ther ■'■•i:ntri» develop more
' good women athlete.- in track and
field ovents," Ferris recently said
; in an article for “Parade” Mag-
i azine. "The Olympics are not in
tended to pit nation against na
tion. The purpose erf the Olympics
is to find great athletes arid it is
a shame America doesn’t give her
* girls more of a chance to be
great.”
Ferris .said that the 1952 Olym
pics convinced him that womeii'-:
sports, properly M»lect(‘d. d*> not
produce mannish women. "Parti
cipation in track and field events
will enhance rather than dilute
femmininity.” Ferris contends.
Commentinj-. upon the splendid
fighting, never-say-die spirit o f
the U. S. women’s relay team at
Helsinki, the veteran official of
AAU says "Sports have made
American boys strong, strong and
even great in their sense of fair
ness and courage. Sports can do
the same for girls — and even pre
pare them better for raising hap
py. normal-minded families later
on.”
Anyhow, it lo^)ks like the track
and field events will have ceased
to be a “men s club” by the time
the chips are down at Mellx)urne.
Australia’5. Olympic Games in
1956. They will if Dan P'crris has
any luck in spurring on the Amer
ican universities and girl’s schwls
in their athletic departments.
“It is not that our girl athletes
are failing US”. Ferris opines;
‘ it is we who are faihng THEM
by not giving the same opportuni
ties and training for track and
field that we give in swimming and
golf and tennis where our women
; athletes bow to nobody.”
By TOM LFWIS
Two hundred men students
participate in athletics at Atlan
tic Christian College. These two
hundred men are using one floor
to play on six days out of every
week. It is no wonder the boards
crack everytime someone jumps
on them.
There are two classes of phy
sical education students that
meet twice a week. Approximat
ely twenty-five men attend each
class and only twelve men can
get on the floor at the same time
in. any organized sport indoors.
The inside of the gymnasium is
just large enough for one bas
ketball court. There is not too
much room for the spectators
that attend the games played In*
doors each year. When a basket
ball player drives for the basket
there is one of two things he can
do; either he stops or else he
crashes into the end of the wall
located not three feet from the
backboards. Many players soon
get "wall shy” and refuse to
drive for this reason.
There are always enough play
ers but never enough coaches
or referees. One coach is assign
ed to teach five classes in phy
sical education, health, and oth
er courses plus coaching two
major Intercollegiate sports. His
only assistant is an intramural
director who only has time to
take care of intramurals outside
of class time.
When the coach Is away, bed
lam takes the place of basket
ball. Usually an overseer is ap
pointed to take care of the class,
but his authority Is often van-
lished and the mad house Is
Smokey
s>on
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on. One boy is throwing a foot
ball cross court while the so-
called game of basketball is be
ing played. Another is climbing
through the rafters. Five more
boys are wrestling along the
sidelines. Still a few more boys
are batting the breeze or Just
sitting around waiting for a
chance to play. A few more disin
terested boys have left in pur
suit of another sport or sports
over at Tweeties.
IntramuraU
The intramural program at A.
C. is perhaps the best-rounded
program at any school in North
Carolina. The variety of sports is
wide, and the participation by
students is very high. Seldom
do you see the interest shown in
intramural programs at other
schools.
But here too the space is limit
ed. and the refereeing it, just out
of the world' -when you can find
someone to officiate a game. In-
tramurals this year consisted of
football, basketball, volleyball,
badminton, softball, and horseo-
shm*s. The only outd<»or 3(>ort8
lacking were those of tennis and
track.
('lotheii Strewn
Another sore spot in the ath
letic setup is the space provided
for dressing and showering.
When a boy plays a sport, he has
no locker in which to keep hii
cloth<‘S. The boys have to undrt-
and (;ram their clothes in a small
cage downstairs- -those that are
lucky enough to make the var
sity team, that is. Others have
to take their chances leaving
their clothes strewn around the
vacant benches.
As at every college, there is
much room for improvement of
the athletic program on the AC
campus, but credit must also be
given to those who have don<^
theft* best with as little equip
ment and time as they have had.
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M.\KTH\ FK.\/.ii:K HOWI-IS
The
Gastronomical
Hobby
By BII.LY WKATHKR.SBV
In all the years from the earl*
lest times wht*n Adam bit into the
forbidden fruit, down to »>ur <mn
age when a h«*rd of vaks were
ship|>ed three thousand miles for
an economic bret*der of cattle,
man has raten and eaten and eat
en. for the most part in a disinter-
est«*d matter-of-fact way. But cm'-
casionally he has rai^aKl morsels
to his mouth to eat purely for the
.take of eating. Unfortunately such
individuals have l>t*en few. How
ever. with mass-product'd fiMKl aiKl
the many conveniences for prepar
ation, it is hojH'fuI that the coterie
will grow. Today, surely, man may
eat as his ancestors never
dreamed.
As I consider all this. I like to
think of man with a heritage in
the back of his head that got there
through reading and listening. And
th«* best part of it is that ho can
draw upon this heritage when ftx)d
is before him. Nearly every table
may b<‘ a still life by a master
The simplest eatables, a loaf of
bread for example, may have the
delicious, rustic quality of a Cez
anne, and a roast or fowl may
conjure up memories of a Flem
ish masterpiece.
Continued on Page Eight
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