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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
4
League A lists include Lou Ciola of Phi Delta Theta and Bill Eudasley of Theta Chi as backs Skeeter Smith of Phi Gamma Delta Tex Cowles of Cowles Catbirds and Ray Magette of SAE as standouts. Center Dan Ramer of Cowles Catbirds anchors the team with strong play and notable ties across multiple clubs.
Don Fendler, chairman of intramurals, names the 1948 All Intramural selections dominated by Phi Delta Theta in League A and Kappa Alpha and Kappa Sigma in League B with three men each. Basketball will start after Christmas holidays due to gym floor work with plans for at least fourteen teams and a double round schedule. Officials urged proper gym shoes and invited potential officials to a meeting Monday at 1:00 p.m. in Millhiser Gym. Standings show Phi Delta Theta 170 and Kappa Alpha 180 with Kappa Sigma close behind as early results amid a busy intramural season.
Westhampton welcomes Eva Ruth Parrish as new physical education instructor and track coach. Parrish, from Durham NC, attended Woman's College of UNC Greensboro and led college clubs while earning a national basketball officiating rating. Her jump marks suggest strong track season potential for Westhampton girls.
Richmond's Spiders and Rollins College played to a 27 27 tie in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando Florida as the last play produced a touchdown run for Rollins. Key exchanges included Natolis Grulke connections and Billingsley Hensley TDs with multiple successful conversions.
End Coach Newell Red Irwin, famed for John Marshall High School football, joins BC as a new member of the Spider mentoring staff. A Knoxville native, he captained Central High and Harrison-Chilhowee teams and served in the Navy before assisting ex U R K coach George Hope at John Marshall. Under Irwin, John Marshall rose to city district champions with a 9-1 season.
Rochelle and Ton battled to a 27 all tie as the game ended with an unsuccessful extra point attempt after time expired. The two squads produced a tense finish with a late equalizer keeping the score tied.
The Collegian poll last month on student athletic team nicknames drew 95 votes with Spider winning 90 against Spartan five after controversy over a change.
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