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Richmond Collegian

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1949

Page

5

Richmond Football Schedule and Sanity Code Critique

The Southern Conference meeting raises two issues. Richmond faces a tougher next season with West Virginia added to a slate that includes William and Mary Duke Wake Forest and VPI. The NCAA sanity code receives criticism as the conference moves to support the code while seeking changes and stresses honesty amid scholarship pressures.

NCAA University of Richmond Spiders Washington and Lee VPI VMI University of West Virginia West Virginians West Virginia Delaware Richmond William and Mary Duke Wake Forest W. Va Virginia

Fresh to Play 13 Ball Games Schedule Announced

Freshman basketball coach Jack Null released a 13 game schedule featuring matchups with William and Mary Randolph Macon Hampden Sydney and Virginia freshmen. Five games set at Milhiser Gym with others on the road.

Jack Null William and Mary Randolph Macon Hampden- Sydney University of Virginia Milhiser Gym

Richmond Faces Clemson At Blues Armory In Opener

Richmond's basketballers return to the Blues Armory floor to meet Clemson College at 8 15 p m. Coach Pitt's squad seeks its first Southern Conference win after a 66 61 victory over the Quantico Marines and an opening loss to North Carolina. The Tigers, with two defeats and a 55 53 win over Presbyterian, also seek their first conference triumph.

Richmond Blues’ Armory Clemon College Pitt Quantico Marines North Carolina Tigers South Carolina Georgia Presbyterian College J. B. McFadden Jim Reynolds Doug Haugh W. A. Holfhouser Erwin Tenn George Spender Maplewood N. J John Snee Spiders Clemson

Interclass Basketball Opens After Christmas Break

Westhampton hosts interclass basketball with Margaret Alexander Gwen Priddy Robbie Beckner and Jo Fugate leading teams Captains were elected at a College Government meeting The varsity drills three times weekly under coach Miss Fanny Crenshaw after trimming 54 players to 23 Includes a large list of varsity candidates and a junior varsity program also meeting regularly

Westhampton Margaret Alexander Gwen Priddy Robbie Beckner Jo Fugate Fanny Crenshaw Jean Bishop Martha Carpenter Nancy Chapin Lorrie Chapman Barbara Covington Betsy Davis Henrietta Dow Joan Eckert Jane Edmonds Diane Evans Nancy Fling Betty Fugate Joyce Gladding Lea Hunter Peggy Kidd Betty Luke Marilyn Montague Jane Sheema Jo Soles Lea Thompson

Civil Service Announces Various Examinations and Pay

The U S Civil Service Commission lists examinations for Engineer and Civil Engineer Trainee positions with salaries from 2650 to 3825 annually. Junior Scientist and Engineer roles offer 2650 to 3825. Applicants must be college students due by June 30 1950 and pass written tests. Positions are in the Bureau of Reclamation and various Federal agencies in DC area, Wright Patterson AFB, and other locales.

U. S. Civil Service Commission Bureau of Reclamation Washington D. C Maryland Virginia Army and Navy Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio

Freshman Cagers Fall to Staunton in Opener

The Spider freshmen lost 51-50 to Staunton Military Academy cadets in a tight opener. Pat Stark scored 22 for Staunton, converting a final foul shot for the margin. John St Leger led the Spiders with 14, and John Null added 12 as they trailed 17-10 after the first quarter but led 27-23 at halftime.

Spider Fresh Cagers Staunton Military Academy Pat Stark SMU St. Leger Baby Spiders John St. Leger John Null Ed Huff

Spiders Top Marines 66 61 for First Basketball Victory

Richmond’s basketeers won their season’s first after a hard fought game against the Quantico Marines. Elmo Stephenson 22 and Wes Brown 17 led the Spiders with nearby support from Bob Shaw 13 and Al Rinaldi 10 as Cy Waldrop 29 top-scored for Quantico.

Richmond Basketeers Quantico Marines Spiders Quantico Tenter Cy Waldrop Elmo Stephenson Wes Brown Marines Brown Richmond TP Ford Condos Rinaldi Stephenson Spensler Shaw Sali Skinner Torsky Waldrop Devine Lysaght Woods Klecker Winkler

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