At that time the tennis courts were located in the northeast corner of the Memorial Union quad. Simms is in the center of the photograph, and team captain George Speros is on the left. The 1932 squad went 3-2, defeating Willamette University twice and Reed College, but losing twice to the University of Oregon. The Home Economics Building (Milam Hall) is in the background.
In 1929-1930, Oregon State offered physical eduction classes in field hockey, as well as intramural competition. This image was taken in the library quad. Agriculture Hall (now Strand Agriculture Hall) is in the background.
Rockefeller, Hatfield and Strand were watching an ROTC review during the halftime of the OSC-Stanford football game. Rockefeller was in the early stages of his bid for the 1960 Republican presidential nomination. According to the December 1959 Oregon Stater, "President Strand welcomed the dark horse presidential hopeful to the stadium while the Beaver band played 'The Sidewalks of New York.'"
Front row (L-R) -- Grant Swan, Amory T. "Slats" Gill, Jim Dixon, and Hal Moe. Back row -- Carl Lodell, Lon Stiner. They are standing at the entrance to the Men's Gymnasium (Langton Hall).
Oregon State Agricultural College's varsity golf team included ___Wey, Robert Taylor, Robert McCook, ____Fitzgerald, and Walter Manville. Coach Tony Sottovia is on the right.
Hawkins was the Pacific Coast middleweight champion in 1942. Boxing began as a minor intercollegiate sport at Oregon State in 1937 and ended in 1942 with the outbreak of World War II.
John Witte was Oregon State's first All-American wrestler, finishing second in the heavyweight division at the 1952 NCAA Championships as a freshman. He also played football, garnering All-American honors twice, and led the Beavers to the 1957 Rose Bowl game.