The Tan and Cardinal May 20, 1982

tan & cardinal

Volume 63 number 29

The Student Newspaper of Otterbein College, Westerville, OH May 20, 1982

Poll shows plagiarism making mark in classroom

By Joy Grandstaff

According to a Tan and Cardinal poll, 64% of 73 responding upper classmen admitted to being involved in plagiarism. The passing of old papers , the using of old tests and the copying of portions of papers all ranked high on the survey.

suggested to report a detected case of plagiarism to be filed in the Academic Dean's office.

Eighty percent, however, were aware of Otterbein's general policy on plagiarism.

Plagiarism, the use of a person's work without proper documentation of the source, seems to be a problem at almost all colleges, according to Dr. William Hamilton, dean of faculty.

"I know we have a problem and I'm a little surprised at the statistics, but not greatly surprised," said Hamilton. "It's a problem at most colleges , not just at Otterbein."

Otterbein does have a policy to help combat the problem of plagiarism which involves the faculty being

Dr. Donald Bulthaup, dean of academics, said he receives only two or three reports a year. "l encourage faculty members to submit all cases, but there is no rule," explained Bulthaup. "Some professors choose to deal with the student on an individual basis."

Otterbein's policy includes a student possibly being referred to the judicial council by Bulthaup on a second offense. However, Bulthaup said, "I have not encountered a second offense of plagiarism since I've been Dean."

Of the eighteen faculty members who responded to a recent survey, 48% said they were not aware of the plagiarism file in Bulthaup's office.

Comparatively, only 54% of the students surveyed were aware of t he policy Otterbein holds.

· Dr.Sylvia Vance, chairman of the LS. department, felt the system could become more effective. "lf the faculty were more careful to turn in suspected_ cases to be explored, maybe the system would be more of a deterrent," said Vance.

Although most faculty members claim full support by the administration, some choose to deal with the problem within their own classroom.

"I'd much rather handle a case of plagiarism by counseling so I can help the student not penalize him," commented Dr. Chester Addington, chairman of the education department. will never be a system to prevent

Whether plagiarism cases are academic dishonesty enforced by dealt with by the administration only the faculty." or the faculty, 68% of the polled Hamilton sees a possible solution students still felt their chances for as havmg students taking more rebeing caught plagiarizing were slim. sponsibility in the issue. "An answer Dr. Recob, chairman of the re­ would be an honor system where stuligion department, commented that dents pledge to do their own work the detection of plagiarism could and help enforce it," said Hamilton. be improved by "the faculty es­ The honor system would not be tablishing rules and regulations to perfect, but it would spread the remake plagiarism difficult." sponsibility to students and faculty

Although most faculty members alike, said Hamilton. do try to make plagiari_sm difficult, "To maintain a creative and conit is still extremely hard to detect structive atmosphere, students and harder to prove. "You must be should take as much responsibility as absolutely sure plagiarism has oc­ the faculty," continued Hamilton cupied and be able to provide evi­ Hamilton cites the first step in the dence," said Recob. process of resolving the problem as A combination of these clements gathering a general sonsensus from result in the fact that 42 % of the sur­ students that they feel plagiarism is in veyed faculty and 88ltc- of the students fact unacceptable. polled feel that Otterbein's policy on "If there was a wide-spread perplagiarism is not effective. ception that academic dishonesty

Dean Hamilton suggested that a was intolerable it would decrease," stronger policy may not be the an­ said Hamilton. swer to the plagiarism problem. Howeve r. statistics showed that "More emphasis should be put on the problem," said Hamilton, ''but there

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Cardinals to Regionals

Senior co-captain Brad Tucker signals there's two down, and one left in Otterbein's 6-5 come from behind victory over Marietta.

For the second year in a row Otterbein's baseball team accepted a bid to play in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Otterbein, who defeated powerhouse Marietta for the Ohio Athletic Conference southern division championship on Monday (see page 8), will compete in the Mid-East regional at Ohio Northern University May 27-29. Otterbein plays Albion College of Michigan to kick off the regionals at 10:00 a.m. on Friday May 27. Albion enters the game with a 17-11 overall record. Otterbein is currently 28- 17.

Dispute ends in numchuck assault at Garden Inn

By: Joy Grandstaff and Karen Moore

Charles Van Meter, a resident of Westerville, was beaten in the face and body with numchucks at the Garden Inn at approximately I :00 a.m. Friday, according to a Sharon Township Police report.

At 1:00 p.m. the same day Marietta (45-9) will face Elmhurst College from Chicago (24-16). In the final game of the day, Ohio Northern (20-9), who will face Otterbein this weekend in the OAC championship series, plays York College of Pennsylvania (26-13) at 4:00 p.m.

The six regional winners advance to the finals at Marietta, June 4-8.

Last year Otterbein competed in the Division Ill playoffs for the first time. The Cardinals lost to Oshkosh of Wisconsin in the semi-finals of the Western Regionals.

Van Meter explained to poljce that he had gone outside to check on a friend who had left earlier to get some air. He found his friend beaten and was challenged to a fight by the man who had beaten his friend.

Van Meter claimed that a stranger then pulled a gun on the man who had beaten his friend. The gun went off and hit a by-stander in the leg, who

apparently knew the man challenging Van Meter. The challenger then chased Van Meter into the Garden Inn and beat him severely with the numchucks. Van Meter was then taken to Riverside Hospital, according to the police report. According to Van Meter's roommate, Van Meter was released from the hospital on Saturday "He is still pretty messed up," said his roommate. "The numchucks severely injured Van Meter's eye and at one point he was in danger of .losing it." continued his roommate.

G eorge Sebring, the owner of the Garden Inn, had no comment on the incident.

Moving drinking up to 19: a bad idea?

On August first the drinking age for Ohio residents will be sampling of editorial opinion on the matter from various raised from the current age of 18for 3.2 percent beer to 19 for so­ different viewpoints. First is the sampling of what Otterbein called high-beer, with the elimination entirely of 3.2 percent thinks, second is an editorial printed. in the "Citizen Journal" on drinks. There will be no change in the current ruling that a May 10, and finally we have our say about the subject. resident of Ohio must be 21 to purchase hard liquor. Below is

Yours

Theirs

The Legislature has passed a much-amended measure on beer

"Mv reaction to that question is sales that would, among other things, allow all retail outlets with from the business standpoint its very state beer licenses to sell high powered brew on Sundays. economical for the breweries because thev wouldn't have to go through the Gov. James A. Rhc des should veto it. process of making two different sets of

The bill raises the legal drinking age for beer to 19 and alcohol. eliminated the sale of so-called "low beer." Those provisions

From the standpoint of the 18 year­ bring Ohio into line with many surrounding states, and we have olds, it won't really impose that big ofa no quarrel with them. problem-it just means they 'll have to deal with more planning when they go

But the new law also would make it unnecessary for businesses out to get their alcohol. 19 year-olds, that now hold low-beer Sunday-sales permits to go back to local 18 year-olds, anyone under 21 has voters for approval of high powered beer on that restricted day. ready access to hard liquor right now We think that's wrong. just because they know someone who in the past, precinct voters around the state have had the is 2I is willing to buy it. Now the 18 year-olds will just have to find them­ option of rejecting either low- or high-beer sales on Sunday in selves a willing 19 year-old to go out their neighborhoods. Some areas that have approved low-beer and buy it for them and the 19 year-old sales have forbidden the sale of high-beer on Sunday. Others will just have to accept the responsi­ have never asked their opinion on the matter, in some cases bility that he's contributing to the because local merchants guessed neighborhood sentiment was delinquency of an adult." against that opinion and declined to put it to a vote.

- D o ug Payn e

Every place that now sells high beer or stronger alcoholic

"My initial reaction from all the beverages on Sunday has to go to local voters for approval. If the things I hear is that I don't think they governor signs House Bill 357 or allows it to become law without are going to stop at 18 The com­ his signature , businesses that hold low-beer-only permits would mittee is still active and I anticipate be allowed to start selling high beer-automatically , without the them trying to raise the drinking age to vote of the neighbors. 21 (for every type of alcohol) Its going

That would be a repudiation of the concep t of local control to make it tough on fraternities and sororities at Otterbein next year with over alcoholic beverage sales. their beer blasts-its going to really

Our legislatures gave in to brewing lobb ists on this issue. split the freshman and sophomore Governor Rhoads has the chance to set things r ight. class in half

It's a lousy idea, they were thinking of the high schools when they enacted

Ours

the rule for one thing and they wanted to keep alcohol out of the high

The passage of House Bill 357 will have a dramatic impact on schools - they didn't consider colleges. the students of Otterbein and other colleges throughout Ohio. It really should be 18 or 21, why pick a random number of 19 in­

For reasons far different from those outlined in the editorial between? It's kind of ridiculous." you just read from the "Columbus Citizen Journal," we also

- Boh Galli, director of Campus Center

Greek Advisor

•believe Gov. Rhodes should veto the bill.

Our major problem with House Bill 357 is the concept of raising the drinking age to 19 for beer while keeping the age of 21 for hard liquor.

While certainly a move in the right direction, the new proposed since I'm 19, but if they're going ahead law ignores the fact that 18 year-olds are considered adults in the and change six percent beer to 191 then United States. We believe it is arbitrary for our state government why don't they just go ahead and to say an 18 year-old is responsible to vote, be tried as an adult in change hard alcohol to 19 or forget a court of law, and in the cases of males, to die in defense of our about the bill completely." country, and not responsible enough to handle the consumption

"It doesn't really matter to me

- Mary Beth Robinson

of alcoholic beverages.

Either the state should raise all adult responsibilities to 19 or 21 or lower all privileges to 18 or 19. The division of the two is not only arbitrary and ridiculou s, but is, in our opinion, unconstitutional.

In Otterbein's case, next year will be a difficult one for fraternities and sororities. The major off-campus rush parties in the winter all serve freshman, who are predominately in the 18 year-old bracket, alcohol. If this tradition continues, all Otterbein greeks will face the risk of breaking a new state law which undoubfedly will be strongly enforced.

"I think its a good idea that they

Because the new law would not only ignore the lifestyle of the changed the drinking age - it gets it college student, but in direct violation of the rights outlined in the out of the high schools. Obviously, at constitution of the United States, we urge you to write or call Otterbein there are a lot ofpeople who Gov. Rhodes and urge him to veto this bill before it becomes law aren't mature enough to handle al­ on August first. cohol They break things, rip-off urinals and just fun things like

We also urge you to contact your state Congressmen and fight that . . " - Todd Plauenberg for the disbanding of the committee to revise Ohio alcohol laws, unless it is for the unification of a single age of adult responsibilities and privileges.

Ma.yne lounge renovated to provide donn entertainment

By Kim Ryan Painting

was scheduled to begin

The recent renovation of Mayne Thursday, April 22, as a finale to a Hall's lounge has improved its steak and graffiti night. Residents atmosphere and use , according to were to be given the chance to take Head Resident Doug Payne. out their aggressions on the walls of the lounge.

The lounge was repainted, and a bumper-pool table, ping pong table, Problems arose when one person and the video game Centipede have got anxious and wrote on the wall on been added Tuesday night. By Wednesday the

Payne said the action was taken to lounge was covered with remarks. "make it so the lounge was used more many of the remarks concerning there was nothing to attract some of Otterbein's administration anyone down there." had to be censored.

During winter term Payne and the Resident Assistants of Mayne About 20 individuals from Mayne submitted a plan to the Housing helped with the paint job. The work is Committee for replacing the practically completed, except for institutional green and white colors some touch-ups. with red and tan.

Payne obtained the bumper-pool

since been purchased ·

The R.A. office has been converted into a video / snack room. Another popular addition is the It now contains a pop machine, ping pong table. Payne reported that candy machine, and the Centipede it is in use constantly, often until 2:30 video game. in the morning.

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71 % of 63 students knowing anyone eluded Hamilton. Faculty, students and administra­ to plagiarize at Otterbein did not tion are all generally aware - of the change their opinion of that person. age-old comment on the issue of This would indicate that students academic dishonesty in the long generally accept plagiarism as being run, the person just hurts himself. part of college life

When contemplating the problem Hamilton commented, "Our of plagiarism at Otterbein, all should power is limited if most people think plagiarism is okay." keep in mind a comment made by one

"If academic honesty is not prized surveyed student when asked why by a substantial portion of the stu­ plagiarism is wrong: "Y ou're cheatdent body, there will be none," con- ing yourself out of an education."

Following the proposal's table from another hall. For awhile, approval , Payne asked freshman art residents were using pool cues and major Barry Zimmerman to painr a balls from the Campus Center Cardinal on a four-by-four piece of billiards room. These materials were plywood , which now hangs in the too big, but sufficient equipment has lounge.

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Throughout campaign week , the Royer, Kathy Ruehle, Jeannine students were informed as to what an Smigelski, Jenny Sorrell, Betsy Wolf, R.A. is and ·does by way of posters, and Kim Whitmore. daily data , and nomination letters. Scott Bardall , Jerry Cirino, Keith

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phere (at Otterbein) you may write 40 percent of the time and the rest of the time be taking pictures," he said.

Belek notes that the job at Otterbein did serve a valuable purpose. "After two years in a job, you try to learn as much as possible about what you are doing and how to expand your own skill level and improve yourself professionally. As a consequence, you your career standing," said

Belek has made plans to move to Austin, s has had interv University and the University of Texas.

Part of leaving Belek's to help find u p som

Chap the decision to ·_ ' leave in after she was offered as Dean w the School of Nursing at TrentonState ls the program University in Trenton, New Jersey. can continue ut her from now on she said tlle decisionto leave was Chapman added the - _·· not an easy make. ''It .was a ion to makeiendshere at Otery f ies

Since Otterbein r uires edu rs to put in y hours t teaching public tterbein has to pay t h r those hours. But wi ate Scho l

May 20. 1982 page 6

'Pizzaz '82' worth watching despite drawbacks

By Greg Stemm the audience's ears.

For the most part, bright spots

To put on an outstanding percame with solos, where a hand held formance for a showchoir requires mike solved many of the sound dif­ a lot more than just good singing, ficulties. and the Friday evening performance of "Pizzaz '82" staged by Opus Zero

In a quick review of the many proved that point well. soloists: Todd Rupp's "-Impossible Dream" was outstanding, his boom­

While on the whole the group blended well together, handled such ing bass voice stirred the emotion things as difficult acappella modula­ the song implies; Don Ervin was flat on a duet with Tonye Patano tions with style, and exemplified their diversity through a wide range of from the musical "Pippin' ", but she selections, major problems in other covered well; Beth Griest might have a good voice if she would relax, she theatrical, · technical, and choreowas obviously nervous on the graphical areas dragged the group "Sounds of Silence" and tended to into mediocrity. be airy and unsupported.

One of my major gripes would

In other solo's, Cal Metts 'ham­ have to be with the disasterous med' up his "All my Lovin'" solo to sound system set up in Cowan Hall. the receptive whistles and yells from

ginning of "Somewhere Over the doing themselves, both in the interRainbow". The spotlight blew as it lude and throughout the entire started to come up on her, but un­ evening. flinchingly she let us know in a per­ I usually hate when people talk fect acappella soprano voice that she about what other people wear or was very much there, even if in the wore, but in a show choir costuming dark. is critical. Throughout most of the The group's choreography ranged performance the costumes were from exciting or well balanced and visually interesting and suited the flowing to a few numbers which were group well. too bizzare for my taste. The ridicu­ I particularily liked the authentic lous, sharp leg movements in "Jazz­ looking flower child attire for the man" were the worst. "Age of Acquarius" section. I felt like

Rather than use boom mikes to proa large portion of the female popula­ vide equal coverage for fourteen to tion of the audience. Jayme Rone's eighteen people in rapidly shifting "Boyfrom New York City" had me movements, the group had five floor wondering if she indeed does have mikes set up in front. a hot fling going out east. The audi­

Not only did this prove to be disence seemed to enjoy the laughs on tracting visually, it also meant the both numbers and so did I. audience was treated to the booming

With more serious solos, Mari­ voices of whomever happened to be beth Graham once again won my in front of the microphones, acheart and the crowds, along with a companied to a much lesser degree by lovely number by Tracy Jones. I was the rest of the group. disappointed in the solo attempt by

I did enjoy the men in "Next to I had stepped into a time machine Lovin"' and the exciting "Long Train when the lights came up on mini Running" was as exciting in its dance skirts, beads, psychadelic colors and as its score. The choreography to lots of hair. The worst part is we practically all of the "Age of Acquar­ actually did dress like that! ius" section in the first half was I didn't like the tuxedo's of the outstanding. men during the jazz section-multi­

In fact, by far the best overall colored ·cumberbuns and all. Somenumber of the entire evening was an how I felt like I was watching seven unusual arrangement of the Beatle'.s Lawrence Welk-like characters try"Ticket to Ride" in the Aquarius ing stuffily to portray Duke Ellington. section. Far from the rowdy original, The effect was far from pleasing. Opus slowed the number effectively

When you combined the above Ed Christman on "Mother Country" problem with mixing that proved consistently "tinny" and a defimte as it was obviously not in his range. feedback problem, the usually fine

As a side note: a special slap on the back go es to Juli Armentrout for notes coming from the singers' mouths ended up as an audio mess in recovering on her solo at the be-

Seay uses imagery, wit to capture OC audience .

In the final analysis, the group to almost a ballad tempo. Coupled impressed me with their diversity style, with balanced staging and flowing and often professional sound and movements, along with interesting appearance. There were problems as I lighting the number acted as evihave outlined here, although I dence to the program's claim that the heard through the grapevine the per­ group is "one of the top show choirs formance Saturday evening flowed in the midwest."

· somewhat better than Friday's.

Opus Zero was accompanied by a professional sounding group of Even with the flaws Friday, I musicians who got a chance to show found Opus Zero a group worth off their individual instruments watching. My rating: two and a half during an "Interlude" in the first stars on a four star rating system. half. Nancy Sloan, piano; Jerry Parsons, bass guitar; and Dick Day, percussion, all deserve a nod for out

By Juli Slack plot of Daughter's father. In this way, Seay successfully wove poetic James Seay, a poet from the Uni­ qualities into his fiction. This story versity of North Carolina, read some was reminiscent of modernist fic­ of his poems to fifty people in the tion in its use of past thoughts to Battelle auditorium on Monday interrupt and redirect the character's night. The audience was both de­ mind. As a result, his works ex­ lighted and amused to hear his hibited surrealistic qualities. poems, and surprised by the reading of a new fictional work.

Variety to spice upcoming Spring Music Festival

By Corinna

Most of Seay's poems were from Ball, Perakis Voice Recitals his most recent collection, Water Jo-Anne Ball will present her senior Tables. The themes of these poems voice recital 3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, returned again and again to people Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts and places in the South. Center.

Throughout his reading, listeners Tammy Perakis will present her gained insight into Seay's fantasy senior voice recital, Riley Auditorium, world through his effective use of Battelle Fine Arts Center, Saturday, images. Besides encountering the May 22, at 8:15 p.m. imaginative side of Seay; they were Both recitalist are students of Lynn also able to experience his humorous Hurstad. and witty side through the introduc­ "Death and Bereavement" tions given each poem.

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In the poem "The T1 ee Man and A presentation on death and the Parthenon Tourist," Seay's bereavement will take place tonight at experience with the Tree Man and 7:30 p.m. in the main lounge of the his creativity during the developing Campus Center. The presentation will stages of the poem were extremely be given by Colleen Murray, a strong. This poem differed from graduate student at Ohio State the others he read because they were University. based on real people as opposed to purely fictional creations.

The festival has been a major event Students participating in the on campus since 1975 when a group festival are Kelly Fishbaugh, Noel of guys from Engle Hall held a Reeves , Debbie Davidson, the trio of concert. Since that time the festival Joe O'Conner, Joyce Grube and has continued to grow. This year Jayme Rone , the duos of Pete Fren­ CPB. is sponsoring the music for the zer and Chris Ciampa, Lisa Jones festival. and Tracy Jones , Fred Swan and the

The festival is sponsored by many Midnight Jones Band, John Ricarte area businesses and several dona­ and Dan Thress , Dave Torgenson, a tions have been made. Thanks for woodwind trio including Liz Horn­ these donations go to Mr. and Mrs. ing, Patty Webb ; and Judy Camp­ J.E. Long, the Residence Hall Ad­ bell , and the Liturgical Jazz En­ visory Board, Flag's Beer and Wine sembl

In addition to his poems, Seay read a segment from a prose work in progress. His characters moved easily and rapidly from the realm of reality into fantasy The main character, named only James, was overcome with images from his past, presented in a poetic form The story itself revolves around a swamp where drunk men play Atari games and search for a giant swamp snake while James is entangled in the marriage

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River Ridge announces spring to equine students

By Charlotte Latvala

The word spring conjures up assorted images-pink and yellow flowers, baby ducks, warm, fragrant breezes, young couples in love, etc. But to the equine science students at Otterbein College, nothing heralds the coming of the fairest season more loudly than the River Ridge Charity Horse Show.

The show, in its 39th year, is an annual occurance at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. River Ridge is an allbreed extravaganza that stretches over five days, this year from May 12-16. The classes run the equine spectrum, including such varied quadrapeds as American Saddlebreds, Arabians, Morgans, Hackney Ponies, and hunters of all sizes.

judged on how well a horse jumps a series of eight obstacles, were held Thursday and Friday mornings, and all day Saturday and Sunday.

For the past two years, Otterbein students have worked jump crew. Last week, they labored under course designer Chuck Kinney in setting up, altering, and tearing down the fences for the hunter classes. These classes,

River Ridge is always a chance to prove how hard one can work and how many muscles can be strained. The "fun" began Wednesday afternoon when the Otterbein crew arrived at the fairgrounds in order to greet the truckload of jumps and receive a training session. Unfortunately, spirits were dampened slightly when the truck didn't arrive for another three hours. Then, the work began as heavy poles, imitation brick walls, flower boxes, wooden gates, and wing standards (the ends of jumps that support the rest) were unloaded. Then, except for the brave few that stayed overnight in the fairground's barracks, it was back to campus to nurse smashed fingers and toes, bruised hips, blistered hands, and scratched arms.

efficiently as time went on, they dragged, carried, measured, and lifted through the days. Two people stood in the ring at all times, for emergency purposes, so that when a horse careened into a fence and sent it flying-as they often did-it could be quickly built again. In addition, two more volunteers had to open and close the larger gates at one end of the arena to let in individual horses.

Eating horse show food, i.e., greasy french fries, surgary Coke, and tasteless popcorn, trying to find rides and car passes, and begging to be let out of classes at school were all obstacles to be overcome by the faithful workers. Knowing that they receive credit for participation in the show-in fact, it is listed as part of the equine curriculum-made it easier to

get up at daybreak.

By the time the loyal band finished a 14-hour day at 9:00 Sunday night, they were a slaphappy bunch that never wanted to see another jump, stubborn pony, or horse-show parent again. Inane jokes and silly behavior were commonplace by that time.

Jump crew supervisor, junior Sue Clarke, said, "Although throughout the first day we had trouble organizing ourselves, and' at the end of the last day our nerves were getting frayed, it was a beneficial learning experience. besides being a lot of fun."

It's all over until next year. Well, almost, that is. The kids -aren't through yet, since they have to work at a multitude of horsey jobs at the AllAmerican Youth Horse Show at the fairgrounds this weekend.

The crew had to appear at the show at 7:00 every morning to set up for classes starting at 8:30. Working more

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Otterbein jump crew members assist each other in building an obstacle at The River Ridge Charity Horse Show, which was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds from May 12-16. (Pho/0 by Sue Clarke)

Cards trip Pioneers, reign asdivision champ

By Dave Graham

After a fly out by Lee

Cooperrider

due to an error and moved him to Marietta picked up runs in the for the second out, first baseman third on a hit by Pioneer Ken Lisko. fourth and sixth innings to build its 4Dave Whitehead smacked a two run The runner scored when Marietta got 1 lead.

As expected, it came down to the single into left field to make the score another hit.

Otterbein's Jeff Harper improved last game. Maybe not as expected, it 4-3. Then a single by Jim Hoyle his record to I 0-2 overall w bile Otterbein tied things up in the went down to the final inning. moved Whitehead to third and picking up the win. Harper went the Otterbein's baseball team, in forced the Marietta coaches to make second inning when Mike Blythe's hit distance for the Cards and gave up possibly the biggest game the a pitching change. got past the Marietta center fielder seven hits to Marietta batters, who Cardinals have ever played, upset Pioneer starter Dale Hurst was and rolled to the fence. Blythe have a .331 average. winded up on third. Blythe scored perennial powerhouse Marietta with moved to left field and a reliever was

Earlier in the week Otterbein beat when Hurst let loose with a wild an eight inning rally 6-5 to win the brought in. Denison 10-6 and topped Muskingum pitch. Ohio Conference's Southern division Dave Nespeca greeted the new 1-0, and 2-1 in a double-header. championship and the right to play pitcher with a ground rule double Ohio Northern for the OAC title. that scored Whitehead to tie the Otterbein, 28-17, will play for the game at 4-4. OAC crown at Ohio Northern in a An intentional walk to Mike Blythe best of three series. Friday at 1 :00 loaded the bases and set the stage for p.m. the Cards will play a right fielder Dave Elsea. Elsea dou bleheadcr with the Polar Bears If responded with the game winning hit, needed, the deciding game will be a two-run single past the Pioneer played on Saturday at I :00 p.m. shortstop. Otterbein took the lead 6Otterbein has defeated Northern 4. twice this year by scores of 17-4, and After Elsea stole second base, 3-1. catcher Brad Tucker fouled out to Marietta, 43-9, lost their first end the inning. OAC south title since 1975. Otterbein The top of the ninth inning began won the south in 1974 and has never with a harmless grounder to won an OAC championship. Brownfield at second for out number

The Cardinals ended the OAC one. The second out was a fly ball to south season with a I 3-1 record and leftfield and it looked as though Marietta finished 13-3. Otterbein had things well in hand. Ottcrbein's rally began in the Marietta's Tom Mohl quieted the bottom of the eighth inning with the Otterbein gallery · with a homerun score 4-1 after successive walks to over the rightfield fence to make the pinch hitter Steve Mazer and leadoff score 6-5. Marietta hit a long fly ball batter Don Good Second Baseman that Hoyle caught near the right field Things Under Control Bret Brownfield then laid down a fence for the third out. perfect bunt that moved the runners Marietta broke the scoring ice

to second and third. early as they got a baserunner on first went the distance,

Improvement expected to continue for Card golf team

By Dave Graham

"That shows we're getting better improvement of the team over the About · the time Smart

When the game of golf is brought players here," continued Smart. season. "Toward the end of the year we was recovering, junior Mike Conner broke up, it's often thought of as a weekend As far as this year's team goes, it was started getting it together a lot more. activity, a way to unwind, and not about as good as predicted. The We were competitive with most of the the ring finger on his left hand, forcing taken seriously. Cardinals ended up seventh, one shot teams." him out for the remainder of the year.

"We entered the season feeling that

The Otterbein golf team thinks from sixth place, behind Ohio Individual goals were also in the differently and the rest of the Ohio Northern. Otterbein golf coach Rich we had the first six positions pretty sights of Irions as he was not totally Conference is beginning to take them Seils set a goal of sixth place, but was well set up and our main concern was pleased with his performance this year. the conference tournament," said seriously. content with the teams performance. "I had a goal to make it to nationals as Seils. "Of the first six (positions), those "I think we can be competitive with "We didn't think we were up with the a freshman since I opted going to a anyone next year and go after the six people never played together in one top five (teams) in the conference," major college. I found out there are match Those two guys (Smart and (OAC) tide and maybe the nationals," said Seils, "We thought we'd be the more good players than I thought in Conner) were my low average guys the said freshman Frank lrions, who had best of the rest, which is what I thought Division Ill," he commented. the lowest stroke average this year for we were." last three years ," Seils added.

"The team going to nationals the Cardinals at 80.4 per 18 holes. · The five teams ahead of Otterbein That's my main goal (for next year) I Smart thought the line-up was set lrions, a Class AAA tournament and ONU, all selected to compete in think we can really do it," Irions said. when he recovered, before Conner's medalist last year, is proof that the NCAA Division Ill national Smart and Seils sees lrions as a big accident. "That really hurt when he recruiting is part of the revitalization tournaments, were: Wittenberg, of Otterbein's golf program. plus for the Cardinal golf program. went down, we thought we'd have our Capital, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster,and "Franky had a really good year and "I thought going to a big school, like Denison. helped us out. It took him a while to really strong line-up ready for the Ohio State, would have too much Smart sees a pattern in how the golf Wittenberg Invitational and the season went. "The team this year had get used to Ohio Conference golf," said conference," Smart added. politics involved. I thought maybe I Smart. could start the program on anupswing its usual performance of playing "Frank Irions and Steve Wiley have A pleasant surprise awaited here," Irions said. somewhat poorly at the start of the the potential to be among the fine Otterbein after Conner was injured. lrions is new to the program, but season, and ending up playing well golfers in our conference," said Seils. Freshman Greg Hippler stepped in to Scott Smart, a senior, and this year's when the big tournaments came Wiley, a junior, was the third fill the spot and "came through for us team captain, has seen the program along," said Smart. medalist in the Ohio wesleyan in the conference," according to steadily improve over the last four · Smart feels Otterbein's best golf was tourney, with a 153 two-round total, Smart. years. played in the OAC tourney at and had the lowest round of the season "When I first came here the golf Springfield's Reed Park, "The first day

The 1983 version of Otterbein golf I. Wiley program was almost nil. There was we didn't play as well as we thought we for the team at OWU with a 71. will miss Smart and senior Bob also was among the leaders in the Smolinski, but expects to continue the very little planning or anything done, could, but the second day we really Wittenberg Invitational with an improvement the team has seen the last there was nothing. Since I've been here played well. We didn't burn the course opening of 74. few years. the program has increased It's a up, but we played consistently. The In golf, one worry the coach doesn't more dedicated sport. We have people OAC tourney is a 54-hole, two-day usually contend with is injuries, but "We have the nucleus for a real fine event. coming here to play golf. That's a little this year was an exception again. team next year," said Seils. different for Otterbein," said Smart. "One thing about the team this year Before the season began, Smart "The golf program is going to come In 1979, Smart's freshman year, the is that we're a lot closer, they really broke his thumb on the teams trip to up in the next few years, it already team finished 13th in the 14 team OAC helped each other a lot more. Before it South Carolina. The injury forced has," explained Smart. tournament. During the past three was a bunch of individuals, now it's a Smart to sit out the first six weeks of Just a message for the rest of the years, the team has finished 11th once team." the season. He was able to return for Ohio Conference from next years and seventh twice.

lrions agrees with Smart on the the last three tournaments of the year. Cardinal golf squad: FORE!

Senior Jeff Harper prepares to mow down another Marietta batter in Monday's 6-5 win over the Pioneers. Harper allowed seven Marietta hits as he

improving his record to 10-2. (Photo hy Greg Speyer)