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The gym lights gleam like a beacon beam And a million motors hum In a good will flight on a Friday night; For basketball beckons, "Come!"
A sharp-shooting mite is king tonight. The Madness of March is running. The winged feet fly, the ball sails high And field goal hunters are gunning. I
The colors clash as silk suits flash And race on a shimmering floor. Repressions die, and partisans vie I In a goal acclaiming roar.
On Championship Trail toward a holy grail, All fans are birds of a feather. I It's fiesta night and cares lie light I When the air is full of leather. I I Since time began, the instincts of man Prove cave and current men kin. On tournament night the sage and the wight Are relatives under the skin.
It's festival time, - sans reason or rhyme But with nation-wide appeal. In a world of hate, our ship of state Rides high on an even keel.
With war nerves tense, the final defense Is the courage, strength and will In a million lives where freedom thrives And liberty lingers still.
Let commies clash and empires crash 'Neath the wreck of a victory arch! Let our boys tread where hate is dead, In this happy Madness of March!
-H. V. Porter.
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VOL. XV-NO. 8 MARCH, 1953 $1.00 Per Year 1953 Basketball Thought Provoke1·s
THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL fouls is a detractor from interest, whether BASK'ETBALL COMMITTEE will be in defensive play is becoming_ a lost art and Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday after whether it is a detriment to have contact noon, March 18, and Thursday morning, rules so rigid that it is practically impossible March 19. It is unfortunate that conflicting for a defensive team to break up a "keep interests of the several constituent groups away" type of play without committing a prevent the holding of this meeting after all foul. of the state final basketball tournaments These are the problems which will con have been completed. Under ideal conditions, front the National Basketball Committee at the Committee should have the benefit of their meeting since they are the problems all of the discussions which take place in which are being most widely discussed connection with these tournaments as well wherever basketball is the subject of con as with the tournaments sponsored by other versation. groups. For future years, the meeting CODE ORGANIZATION PROBLEMS are should be at a later date. constantly arising. A few of them are re THE 1953 TYPE OF PLAY is being lated to the fundamental problems as out praised and damned, depending on who is lined above. Others are not directly related passing opinion. In the early part of the to such problems but they represent possi season, there was wide-spread criticism of bilities for further improvement in rules some of the present rules, particularily the administration. Here are a few items which 1 and 1 penalty. As the season has pro are worthy of study. gressed, there has been a switch in senti 1. Since the penalty for a common foul ment more favorable to the present penalty has been increased to a value of .8 of a point, rules. While the results of the annual there is a possibility that there should be a questionnaire are not available at this writ re-evaluation of the present penalty for a ing,, it is probable that a majority feel that foul committed against a player who is even though the present penalty rules are throwing for goal. The present penalty has not a perfect solution to basketball prob a value of .5 of a point if the throw is suc lems, they deserve another year's use to per cessful and 1 point if the throw is not suc mit full exploration of their advantages and cessful. a further study of possible abuses. 2. The running rule needs further study. Activity in the last few minutes is less Recent slow motion pictures indicate that objectionable than for the past couple of actual practice does not ·Conform with the years. This is partly because there is less rule. There are two conflicts. When a player need for a team to employ "keep away" tac starts a dribble, the ball must leave his hands tics for more than approximately one min before his pivot foot leaves the floor. The ute. Even during that minute, there is divid International Basketball Rules provide the ed opinion as to whether a team gains more same pivot foot rights for all types of play, advantage by continuing to attempt to score. passing, shooting or dribbling. This is on the For those who prefer close scores through assumption that practice differs from the out most of the game, high scores, a great rule. The second phase in which it is claimed deal of offensive action and last minute there is a conflict is that part of the rule thrills, the game as currently played has a which states when the 2-count rhythm starts. great deal in its favor. When a player in rapid motion receives the BASIC PROBLEMS IN THE PRESENT ball with one of his feet on the floor, pic DAY GAME involve the questions as to tures show that the player usually follows whether scoring is so high that appreciation this by placing his foot on the floor twice for it is lost, whether the great number of (Continued on Page Eleven) Page Two 'l1HE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953
MARCH, 1953 VOL. XV-NO. 8
Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Office of Publication Henderson. Ky. Entered as ·second-class matter in the post office at Henderson, Kentucky under the act of March 3 1879. Editor------THEO. A. SANFORD Assistant Editor------J . B. MANSFIELD Henderson. Ky. BOARD OF CONTROL President ______Lyman V. Ginger, Lexington Vice-President______Talton K. Stone. Carrollton Directors-Roy G. Ever sole. Hazard: James L . Cobb, Newport: Carlos Oakley, Morganfield; Cromer H. Arnett, Bandana; Russell Williamson, Inez; William E. Kingsolver, Fort Knox. Subscription Rates ______$1.00 P er Year grom the Commissione~z's Office
REPORTS NOW DUE 1. 1952-53 Basketball Participation List 2 . . School's Report on Basketball Officials 3. Official's Report on Schools (Basket ball) W. B. Jones Spring Meets Prin. W. B. Jones of the Somerset High School will represent Section 6 on the Board Tentative dates have been set for the of Control for a four-year period, beginning various spring meets in baseball, golf, track July 1, 1953. Mr. Jones defeated Dr. Lyman and tennis. The dates are as follows: V. Ginger of Lexington, who was a candidate May 8 or 9, Regional Track Meets for re-election. May 6-7 or May 11-13 or May 20-23, Dis- Mr. Jones was born in Monroe County, trict Baseball Tournaments Kentucky, on August 8, 1900. He attended May 15-16, State Track Meet schools in Monroe and Barren counties, May 18, Regional Tennis Tournaments graduating from the Cave City High School May 25-26, State Tennis Tournament in 1920. He attended Western Kentucky May 27, Regional Golf Tournaments State College, receiving his A.B. degree in May 28-29, Regional Baseball Tourna- 1925. His teaching assignments have been ments as follows: rural one-room school, 1920 ; Cave City graded school. 1921-22 ; Merry June 1-2, State Golf Tournament Oaks, Barren County, 1924-25; Principal June 12-13, State Baseball Tournament Middleton High School, Simpson County, 1925-27; Assistant Principal and Principal, State Swimming Meet Anchorage High School, 1928-1935. He has The Board of Control in its February meet been principal at Somerset since 1935. ing accepted the recommendations of the The new Board member received his M.A. State Swimming Committee, which appear degree from the University of Chicago in ed in the February issue of the ATHLETE. 1928, after which three additional quarters State meet participants will receive the . of work were taken at Chicago and two full same allowance for transportation, lodging terms of summer school at the University and meals as is now given track participants, of Kentucky. He married Willie Boyer in this allowance applying to not more than 1930. They have three children. two participants in each event. Expenses of Mr. Jones was a member of the K.E.A. the swimming coach will be paid if the school Research Committee in 1929-32; co-author has as many as four entries in the State of "The Status of the County Superintendent Meet. in Kentucky," 1929; author of "The Re organization of the K.E.A. on Affiliated Three classifications of participants will Basis," 1931, "Federal Support of Educa be attempted this year. tion," 1931, "The Teaching of Mathematics All schools whose principals have indicat in High rSchool," 1932, "The Function and ed that they have swimming coaches have Operation of the District Education Associa- . (Continued on Page Three) tion," 1933, "A Study of Teacher Retirement 'l'HE KENTUCKY i-IIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953 Page 'rhree for Kentucky," 1934. He was chairman of coach, Crittenden County H. S., 1949 to date. the K.E.A. Credentials Committee for the During the period of 1943-47, Mr. Litch 1933-1939 period. He is a member of K.E.A., field was Assistant Commissioner of Agri N.E.A., the Department of Secondary School culture for the State of Kentucky. Principals, and Phi Delta Kappa; and was In 1939 Mr. Litchfield married Miss Birdie Chairman of the Committee for Induction Quisenberry of Princeton. They have two Into Citizenship of N.E.A. for Kentucky, children. Mr. Litchfield is a member of 1940. He is a Mason, an Elder in the Somer K.E.A., N.E.A., and the Department of set Presbyterian Church, and is a past presi Secondary School Principals. On several oc dent of the Somerset Kiwanis Club. casions he has been a member of the K.E.A. and K.H.S.A.A. delegate assemblies. He was a registered basketball official for eleven years, attaining the "Certified" rating. He was a State Tournament referee in 1943, 1944, 1947 and 1948. Mr. Litchfield is a member of the Methodist Church.
FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (Continued from Page Two) been mailed tournament entry blanks. Some five or six administrators and coaches have indicated that thev will enter teams in the C class, and it is hoped that others will write to the State Office and enter teams in this classification. Class C includes all schools which do not have accessible and available indoor pool facilities in the county. 1953 Regional Tournament Sites (1) Murray State College, (2) Madison ville High School, (3) Owensboro Sports center, (4) Morgantown High School, (5) Bowling Green High School, (6) Fort Knox Louis Litchfield High School, (7) Louisville (Male High or Armory), (8) Owen County High School, Louis Litchfield. recently elected Board of (9) Dixie Heights High School, (10) Paris Control member from Section 1, is Principal High School, (11) University of Kentucky and Coach of the Crittenden County High Coliseum, (12) Somerset High School, (13) School. ~n the balloting which ended on Bell County High School, (14) Hazard High March 1, Mr. Litchfield defeated Supt. Sam School, (15) Paintsville High School, (16) B. Pollock of the Hopkins County Schools Clark County High School. and Principal Thomas N. McCoy of the Todd County High School. Certified Official The new Board member was born at Through an error, the name of Ralph J. Blackford in Webster County on August 29, Mays was omitted from the lists of "Certi 1910. He attended the grade and high fied" officials, which appeared in the Janu schools in his home community, graduating ary and February issues of the magazine. from the Blackford High School. He attend ed Murray State College, receiving his B.S. SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF degree from that institution in 1937. He REGISTERED BASKETBALL OFFICIALS has taken graduate work at Eastern Ken Fields·, Ernest E., Booneville tucky State College. Hatfield, Paul, 1634 C John Street, Evansville, Ind. Hays, Richard I., Box 1063, Williamson, West Va. Mr. Litchfield's teaching assignments Minor, •William H. 621 Maple Avenue, Lexington have been as follows: Blackford junior high Posey, Ralph W., R. R. No. 2, Henderson school, 1929-31; teacher and coach, Fredonia Pritchett, Shirley B., R. R. No. 1, Corydon High School, 1931-35; Principal, Cobb High Smith, Clyde E, 1235 Chestnut, Bowling Green Strange, Frederick, LaCenter School, 1937-38; coach at Nebo High School, Threet, Hoyte B., 107 Walker Street, Marion 1938-39; coach at Farmersville High School, Vannatta, N. S., Jr., Shelbyville 1939-40; Principal and coach, Frances High W.iJ son, Burnell "Zeke," 3351h Transylvania Park, School, 19410--43 and 1947-49; Principal and Lexington Page Four THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953
Schools' Ratings of Football Officials For 1952
NAME Excel. Good Fair Poor NAME Excel. Good Fair Poor
Adkins, Raymond ---- ~ 0 3 1 0 Dolan, Richard Sheri - - ~ 0 3 0 0 Aiken, Bill ______13 2 0 0 Dreyer, John J. ______2 7 3 2 Almond, Bennett M. __ 0 4 0 0 Duncan, E. J . ______0 3 1 0 Ap.plegate, William L.-1 6 1 0 0 Durkin, Jack H. ------1 17 19 1 0 Arion, Joseph P. ______6 9 0 0 Eckler, John M. ------~ 0 3 3 1 Bach, Stanley ______2 0 0 0 Eldred, Ralph P. ____ _ 4 4 0 0 Baird, Calvin L. ______0 1 0 1 Ellis, Thomas B. ------~ 1 1 0 0 Ballard, Clark ______1 5 1 0 Elser, Don ------·- 2 0 0 0 Ballard, Robert A. ___ _ 3 10 2 1 Emody, Michael ______1 2 0 1 Banko, Gus ______18 0 2 0 Engle, Orville ______3 5 0 0 Barlow, James L. 1 11 5 0 Ernst, Ray C. ______4 1 1 0 Bauer, Richard E . ----1 4 3 0 0 Ewing, C. M. "Hop" __ 3 4 0 0 Baur, Robert R. ______0 1 0 0 Feige, AI ------4 3 1 0 Bell, Thomas P . ______14 7 1 0 F ey, Allen ______4 9 3 0 Bennett, Howard F. __ _ 11 7 0 1 F!restine, Frank ------1 8 6 1 0 Betz, Richard I. ______13 15 0 1 Fisher, W. B., Jr. ___ _ 0 2 2 1 Blankenship, J. G. ___ _ 9 14 3 0 Fitchko, Bill ______15 1 0 0 Blanton, Homer ______4 15 0 0 Forbes, John W., Jr. __ 2 2 2 0 Bostic, Ralph ______21 7 0 0 Forsythe, Robert ____ _ 6 10 1 1 Bostick, Lord M., Jr. __ 1 1 0 0 Frecka, Toby ______1 2 1 0 Bourn, Richard L. __ _ 5 4 4 2 Freihaut, Herman P. __ 9 6 1 0 Bradford, Louis ______0 2 1 1 Galiette, Joe ------2 . 0 0 0 Briggs, James P . ___ _ _ Gant, William G. ____ _ 8 2 0 1 2 1 0 110 1. Broderick, Carroll A. __ 10 4 1 0 Gettler, John F. ______1 0 0 Buchanan, Bill ______3 2 2 0 Geverts, Jim ______6 0 0 Buckberry, Ray B. ___ _ 0 1 1 0 Gillespie, Robert C. __ _ 1~ I 9 1 0 Cain, Paul D. ______2 2 0 0 Gilly, Joe ------2 0 0 Carlson, David A. __ __ _ 9 2 1 0 Gish, Delmas ___ _ 8 2 0 Carroll, Thomas J. __ _ _ 2 6 1 0 Goettel, George A. ___ _ 1~ I 1 2 0 Carter, Bruce ______0 0 1 0 Gosiger, Paul E. ___ _ 9 1 1 Carter, Richard' C. __ _ _ 6 9 1 0 Greenslait, James W. __ ~ I 11 2 1 Carter, William ______0 0 1 0 Gruneisen, Sam J. ___ _ o I 2 0 0 Cecil, John 0., J r. ___ _ 1 2 0 0 Hadden, Newell P., Jr.- ~ 4 6 2 0 Champion, Paul 6 5 0 0 Haffey, Stan ------ 0 6 0 0 Chaney, Joe G. ______11 1 0 0 Hagerman, Thomas B. I 8 3 2 1 Chattin, Ernie ______6 1 0 0 Hale, D:enver ______5 5 0 0 Chrisman, C. C. __ __ _ 0 2 0 0 Hale, H. Ed ______4 4 0 0 Clark, Buford ______12 7 0 0 Hall, Joe M. ______11 4 1 0 Clay, Okey K. ______1 2 0 0 Hambrick, ·Walter ___ _ 3 4 1 0 Cloud, Robert H. ______7 10 2 0 Hanes, Edward C. ___ _ 2 7 0 0 Coleman, James T. ___ _ 3 2 0 0 Harris, Gene ______17 7 0 0 Coleman, Duke ______8 5 2 0 Hellard, George D. __ _ _ 4 10 0 0 Collier, J. Hamlet ____ _ 2 3 2 0 Hershey, Capt. Fred W. 4 2 0 0 Combs, Travis ______32 9 0 0 Hoagland, Charles R. __ 6 4 1 0 Conley, George D. ___ _ 15 11 0 0 Hoferer, ,Louis R. ____ _ 5 8 0 1 Cook, Edgar C. (Bunt)_ 5 7 1 2 Hofstetter , Joe ______1 2 0 1 Cover, Harry E. ______2 8 1 0 Hogan, John E. 5 7 1 0 Cox, Layton ------12 12 1 2 Holbrook, William M. __ 0 0 1 0 Craig, Randy ______1 2 0 0 Holeman, D. Fletcher__ 12 5 0 1 Creasey, Fred ______14 7 0 0 Holland, Tom J. 1 1 0 0 Creason, W . H., Jr. __ _ 6 7 2 3 Hollingsworth, Joe D. __ 1 1 0 0 Crosthwaite, John S. __ 25 17 0 0 Howerton, Jack, J r. __ _ 1 0 0 0 Crum, Edward E. 6 7 0 Huber, Kenneth ______6 5 0 0 0 Hudson, Bob ______Cullen, He11bert M. ----1 8 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 Daniel, Ernie, Jr. __ __ _ 0 7 3 0 Irwin, Charles R. ____ _ 3 0 0 0 Davis , Charlie ______12 4 2 0 Ishmael, James D. ___ _ 11 6 1 1 Davis, Corby ------2 0 0 0 Jacobs, Edwin A. 3 2 0 0 Deaver, John ·W. ____ _ 9 4 0 0 Janning, Robert L. ___ _ 2 7 2 1 Delaney, William T. __ 4 5 0 0 Johnson, Bernard __ __ _ 7 7 2 1 Derrington, Robert __ _ 0 2 0 0 Johnson, Ellis ______4 1 0 0 DeVault, Don ______2 5 1 0 Jones, Cloyde C. ______11 5 0 0 DeWitt, R. T. ______10 2 0 2 Kathman, Bernie 4 6 3 1 Dexter, Sam ______8 7 2 0 -Keller, Herman ______5 4 0 0 THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953 Page Five
NAME Excel. Good Fair Poor NAME Excel. Good Fair Poor Kempf, Joseph L. __ _ _ 5 1 0 0 Roger s, John B. ______0 1 0 0 Kennelly, George ____ _ 1 0 0 0 Rose, Alfred William __ 3 1 1 0 Rose, Andy ______King, Roy ------17 9 0 0 8 10 1 0 Kistler, C. S. ______1 0 0 0 Rothschild, Charles __ _ 1 1 0 0 Kraesig, Raymond A. _ 10 7 1 0 Rudd, Marco M. ______l'o 13 3 0 Lancaster, Harry C. __ _ 5 2 1 0 Rudolph, Fred, Jr. ___ _ 1 7 1 0 Lawson, Carl E. ______33 9 2 0 Rupert, Joe ______2 6 1 0 Lawson, Sam ______1 4 0 0 Russell, Charles B. ___ _ 1 2 0 0 Leach, Sergius ______5 5 1 1 Russell, Eugene D. - - -- ~ 0 2 3 0 Lindloff, Gilbert E. __ 7 4 1 0 Sabato, AI ------5 4 0 2 Linker, Joe D. ______6 5 2 0 Sallee, W. E . ______3 4 0 0 Linville, Shelby ______1 3 0 0 Sanders, James C. __ __ , 5 5 1 0 Ludwig, Harry F. ___ _ 7 7 1 0 Sauter, Harold S. ____ _ 4 12 0 0 McBee, William K. ___ _ 8 4 0 0 Saylor, Ben H. ______, 2 4 0 1 McClain, T. R. ______0 2 0 0 Schellhase, Da·vid __ __ _ 8 4 0 0 McCollum, Robert G. --1 5 13 1 0 Schmitt, K. F. ------8 11 0 0 McCowan, Connell ___ _ 4 4 0 0 Schuette, Frederick __ _ 12 12 0 1 McDade, C. F. ______2 1 0 0 Schuhmann, Joseph R._ 2 7 0 0 McGhee, Laurence __ _ _ 8 6 1 0 Schultz, Edward ______5 1 0 0 McGlasson, Galen ___ _ _ 5 5 0 1 Schuttz, John J. Jr. __ 5 4 0 0 McHale, Edward J. __ 1 1 0 0 Selvy, Curtis ------0 10 0 0 Mcinturff, Wilford ___ _ 5 7 3 1 Shaw, John H. ______13 6 0 1 McKown, C. H. "Jackie" 3 2 2 0 Shields, Paul R., Jr. __ _ 8 1 1 McMillan, James N. 11 7 1 0 Shirley, Freddie ____ _ 2 1 0 McNabb, Edgar ------j 0 2 0 0 Shoupe, Flem R. ______2 1 0 Mahan, Boyd W. ______2 6 1 0 Showalter, John ______J; 5 1 0 Makepeace, Wm. H., Jr., 0 6 0 0 Shuster, Charles ______1 · 1 2 2 0 Martin, •William J . ___ _ 2 2 1 0 Simpson, Edward M. __ 1 0 0 Mayhew, Happy ______8 10 3 0 Sledd, T. ------7 0 0 Meadors, Ted ______8 7 0 0 Sloan, Wallace ______10 1 0 Mielcarek, Chester __ _ _ 1 2 0 0 Smith, Edgar J . ______4 1 0 Miller, Reed S. ______8 6 1 0 Smith, Walter K. ______I 1 0 0 Smith, W. J. ______'I Milliken, John S. __ ___ , 3 4 1 0 3 I 9 1 1 Mitchell, Albert ______5 5 0 2 Sparks, Harry M. ____ , 6 1 2 Moellering, Louis H. __ 5 8 0 0 Steers, Roy L. ______1~ I 1 3 0 Mordica, William A., Jr. 0 6 0 0 Stephens, Paul ______, 9 10 1 0 Morrow, H. L., "Jody" _ 3 1 0 0 Stone, Clifton ______9 2 0 1 Mulligan, J. T. ______4 3 0 1 Strohn, W. H., Jr. ___ _ 0 0 3 0 Mussman, Ralph, Jr. __ 10 9 0 1 Susott, Wilfred 3 4 1 0 Nau, Bill ------ 14 9 1 0 Thompson, A. •W. __ __ _ 10 3 0 2 Neal, Gene ------1 6 9 2 2 Thompson, Jack ______11 11 1 0 Nimmo, Lo ------1 0 3 0 1 Thompson, Jack F., Jr._ 1 9 0 0 Nord, Ed ------1 6 7 1 0 Thompson, Paul ______1 6 0 0 Nunn, Winston C. ____ , 4 5 0 0 Thompson, Ralph ____ _ 6 11 2 0 Ockerman, Herbert W._ 3 2 0 0 Thurman, J. W. 0 10 3 0 Orner, Billy W. ______, 1 3 2 1 Timmons, Alfred C. 0 3 0 1 O'Nan, Norman ______3 2 1 0 Tipton, Andy ------1 11 6 0 3 1 2 0 O'Neal, Bud 7 9 0 0 Treas, Joe W. _____ - - - ~ 8 Parker, M. L. ------______1 3 3 0 0 Varner, Ray G. ______0 7 1 0 Vennari, Paul ______Patrick, Charles ------1 18 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 Perdue, Paul ------ 13 8 0 0 Vinson, Jarrel ------/ 6 3 0 0 Perry, Alfred L. ------1 8 3 0 1 Walkenhorst, Walter, Jr. 2 0 0 0 Pinson, Eugene ------~ 1 3 1 0 Walker, Paul R. ------1 4 3 2 0 Potter, Sam ______0 1 0 1 Walsh, Robert M. ___ _ _ 2 2 1 0 Potter, William Henry 1 0 1 0 Wanchic, Nicholas ---· 11 13 0 0 Powell, Logan ______4 7 0 1 Ward, Art ------1 1 1 0 Proffitt, S. T. Cy ___ _ 1 1 0 0 Warf, Emerson ______0 1 0 0 Pudlo, Walter ______1 6 3 0 Watson, John T. 3 0 0 0 Radjunas, Stan ______4 1 0 0 Weber, Edward H . 7 6 - 1 1 Ramsey, Albert K. ___ _ 3 4 0 0 Weddle, Bob ------2 4 1 0 Welch, Bill ______Ratliff, Charles R. __ _ _ 0 7 1 0 2 7 0 5 Ratterman, Bernard W. 1 9 0 0 Wellman, Earl ______1 1 0 0 Re~ce, ~!fred M., Jr. __ , 8 2 4 0 Whipple, Lloyd G. --- -1 1 2 0 1 Remha1t, Gene ______6 7 1 0 Willey, Harold L. __ _ _ 1 0 0 0 Rennix, George W. ___ _ 2 0 0 0 Wilson, John Pope / 0 2 0 0 Rocke, James M. -----1 12 5 1 1 Woodall, Vaughn __ __ _ 13 3 0 0 Wrassman, Owen B. --1 0 0 0 1 Page Six THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953
As you place your Corn Cob Pipe of Honor The Flying Dutchman among your other trophies you may remem ber, Herschel Roberts, that there are thou sands of your admiring friends over Ken tucky applauding the Dutchman for this much-deserved recognition of your life lived for the happiness of others. Besides producing athletic teams capable of competing with any in the nation, Ken tucky's athletic program in high schools gets credit for alerting communities and indi viduals to their responsibilities to Future America and their obligations to the people with whom they live and play. Let's look at a few things influenced by the athletic program which would never have happened if Kentucky lacked strong pro gram leadership. Ben Edelen told me last week that a chap in Louisville, Ed Hasenour, saw to it that every official working in the Male High gym nasium got refreshment between halves. That's the only way they could get it be cause drinks are not sold in that gym. Billy Orner of Madisonville said that both he and Amos Teague spoke for a lot of Herschel Roberts "Whistlers" when they praised Drakesboro's Wesley Coffman for doing the same thing. At Fort Knox High School working with Next, from Eminence comes word that Superintendent Bill Kingsolver is a man you the community has a most unusual fellow in instinctively respect as soon as you are in the person of Coach and Principal Joe Chan troduced to him. Now principal of the Post ey. Known as the preaching coach, Joe will school, former coach Herschel Roberts pro fill in for local ministers on Sundays when duced "Basketball Power-Houses" which they are ill or called out of town. Preacher were constant threats at State Tournament coach is a good •combination because both time. The recipient of the Dutchman's fields work to mold character. "Honor Salute of the Month," Herschel Rob Ed, Wesley and Joe reflect honor on the erts must go down in Kentucky's history as Kentucky High School Athletic Association, a man who develops men. The parent is, in and we add that the Eds, Wesleys and Joes deed, fortunate whose sons and daughters become more numerous in Kentucky daily feel his influence. No greater tribute can be because to do a fellow-man a good turn is paid to any coach or school man than to have contagious an.d all of us become better for people say. "It is good for our children to helping the contagion to keep spreading. know him." If you could see the staJCk of mail the That is the tribute the Dutchman pays Dutchman receives each month from Ken this outstanding Kentucky gentleman and tuckians, you would be amazed both at the here's why. Years ago as an athletic official volume and the unusual stories contained we watched Herschel, backed up by Bill, therein. We think we have a story this month bring a fine philosophy of athletics to the that is a "Dilly." Post. We went away feeling that here we You've heard of athletes spraining and were among friends, win or lose. breaking bones while in action and you've As the years passed we watched Roberts even, heard of the substitute who picked up lend enthusiastic support to every project a splinter in the fleshy portion of the pos aimed at the development of strong young terior anatomy to become a casualty on the manhood and womanhood, even though his bench, but have you ever heard of a coach personality was "lost in the shuffle" and spraining an ankle while sitting on the bench no personal glory could ever come to him be coaching? cause of his activity. The only thing which That's what happened to Milton's coach, has ever counted with this chap is "How D. L. "Skid" Johnson, while his team was mu<;h ~ervice can I r~ nd e r ?'' ( C
I am not sure that anything can be done the breaks go against you, it is usually be on an individual or small group basis about cause the ref calls things that aren't adapted the "change in direction." It is due, in part, to your style of play. This is not always the to the whole social structure and any change case, however. will have to be a national movement evolv Take for example, you are playing a team ing from the people with top level guidance that uses a lot of body contact in players and motivation. Until such a change takes your team does too. You hire referees that place, and it isn't likely to take place in the lean toward this style of play, but if you are foreseeable future, there are other things meeting the same team and your team that may be done to alleviate the condition. doesn't play that type ball you make an ef Named are three. fort to secure referees that "call 'em close" Better training of the coach in those to give yourself the advantage. factors concerned with better health, phy Now that we have examined ourselves to sical condition and safetv of the athlete. see if we were good sports, we need to find This could be a drive by teacher training some examples of good sportsmanship. institutions enforced by a change in state One of the best in the writer's mind at certification strengthening such require this moment was demonstrated last year ments. when a losing team made its way to the Legislation by the National Federation of referee to shake his hand, and then to tell State High School Athletic Associations the opposing coach that his team played a wherein possible. A suggestion might be to good game. This is always a mark of good require a stretcher on the sideline, available sportsmanship. for use in case of unconsdousness or sus Another is cited when opposing players pected fracture. give the departing player a handshake or A campaign conducted jointly by the Na pat on the back when he has fouled out. This tional Safety Council, the National Commis gives the player a sort of moral lift. sion on Safety Education of the National Another trait of a good sportsman is when Education Association and other interested an opponent stops to help a fallen or injured organizations designed to reach every coach, player from the floor during a game. This principal and superintendent in the country is noticed by more fans than you would as well as a significant proportion of the think. The writer remembers a player a few lay public. years back who actually got a bawling out No game, no matter what the public in from his ·coach because he stopped to help terest or the numl:er of spectators, is bigger an injured player from the floor rather than and more important than the boy. Let's scramble for a loose ball. This marked this keep on believing that. player as a good sportsman. Yet he was still the outstanding player and point maker on the team. WHAT IS GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP? Take another case a few years back. There (Continued from Page Eight) was a question of a field goal between the Grateful acceptance of results-This is two scorers. The player in question was the point that most have their shortcomings asked if he had made the goal. He replied in. Instead of saying "they had too much for that he had not made a goal all night. He us tonight," they usually mumble something could have said "yes" and changed the set about taking the game from them. A fan up. But he was a believer in true sportsman leaves in disgust. This starts the player to ship. thinking. All of this can cause ill will. There are many cases of good sportsman Ask yourself this question: "Was my team ship, practiced by all. There is not room for actually cheated out of the game?" If you're all of these feats, but the fans recognize the honest with yourself, the answer will be good sportsmanship of the players. And "no". They probably didn't get all the believe me, the players and the cheerleaders breaks, but if the ref gives you a bad decis recognize the traits of good sportsmanship in ion, it is usually due to his ability, or a the fans. mistake that is possible for anyone to make. It becomes the duty of all concerned It is not that he is just cheating you. There player, coach, fan and official-to practice is a trick to it. Most coaches try to hire an true sportsmanship to the nth degree. You official who calls the same way his players can become a leader of such by your action play, or to fit his style of play; or to fit the alone. For by your actions are you governed. style of play his opponent is going to use. The smaller ones look to you for guidance, This gives him somewhat the advantage. If and they do as you do. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953 Page Eleven
BASKETBALL THOUGHT PROVOKERS court. In actual practice, the situation rarely (Continued from Page One) arises. If it should develop into a problem, following his receipt of the ball. By rule, he a revision would cure the situation but it has committed a violation since the first would slightly limit the activity immediate count occurs at the instant he receives the ly ' following a jump ball. ball with a foot on the floor. This deserves 7. The penalty for a technical foul may careful study. need re-evaluation. There are certain tech 3. Disqualification for a 5th personal foul nical fouls which may deserve the award has caused a great deal of discussion. It is ing of 2 free throws. A flagrant technical contended that it is impossible for an active foul now carries 1 free throw, the same as player to avoid being removed from the for one which is not flagrant. Of course, dis game if the opponent plans their strategy qualification of the offender is also a pos in such a way as to involve him in situations sibility. There are certain situations when where contact is almost impossible to avoid. 1 free throw may not be enough. Experiments in permitting a player to re 8. Basket interference activity has always main in the game after he has committed been a hybrid. It has been classed as a viola his 5th personal foul have not revealed any tion but it is quite different from other good solution to this problem. Experiments violations. The following analysis outlines indicate that legalizing this makes it pos some of the problems. sible for a team to "bottle up" the play BASKET INTERFERENCE SECTIONS maker on the opposing team. 110 and 11 of RULE 9 4. The "keep away" type of play is still ANALYSIS: These sections have little a major problem. It has been helped by the resemblance to other violations. When treat current penalty rules, but not cured. There ed as violations, they cause exceptions as in is considerable speculation as to whether it Question (3) of 2-7. They affect 5-1 and 2 will gradually expand or will remain the which indicate how points are scored · but status quo. If it should continue to expand, omits mention of awarded points. They af there seems to be no cure unless the basket fect the dead ball provisions in 6-7. There is ball world is willing to place a time limit no adequate dead ball coverage for B touch on continuous control after the ball has ing A's free throw too soon or for B being reached the front court. When this possibil in the lane too soon. It is clear that the ball ity was first suggested, it met with almost does not become dead because of the viola una.nimous disfavor. As related problems tion but there is nothing to indicate how have developed, there is a growing belief long the whistle should be withheld. In ad that something along this line may be nec ministering the 1 and 1 penalty, there are essary if other attempted cures are impotent. complications if B interferes at the basket It would be possible to limit the time a single on the first throw. The rules statement in player may remain in continuous control in Penalty (b) of 10-7 is in conflict with Play the front court. A more drastic possibility 115A in the Case Book where the try for would be to use a 10 and 5-second type of field goal is not successful but only 1 free limitation whereby about 15 seconds would throw is awarded. The violations in Section be permitted for reaching a reasonable scor 10 and 11 are the only acts of which points ing position. To avoid counting for each sit are awarded. If it is equitable to award uation, the first l'QI seconds in the front points for these, there are certain types of court would be estimated and the last 5 visib fouls for which points should be awarded. ly counted in the few cases where it would PROPOSED COVERAGE FOR SECTIONS be necessary to have any count. 10 and 11 of RULE 9 5. Questions still arise about the ability If these were placed as Sections 5 and 6 of a player to request a time-out. Under the under Rule 10 (technkal fouls) they would current rule, such request may be made have the proper relationship to other sec whenever the team is in control (with cer tions. The following would be added as the tain elastic powers by the Official). It might second sentence of the technical foul penalty be better to specify that a time-out may be under 10-6. "An additional free throw shall requested only when the ball is dead or in be awarded if the foul is flagrant or if the control of an individual player of the team infraction is during a try for field goal and making the request. the try is not successful." 6. Some difficulty was anticipated in con COMMENT: Under the proposed coverage, nection with the right of a player to receive if B interferes at A's basket, the goal counts a tapped ball in his back court, take it to his if made and a free throw for the technical front court and then return it to his back foul would be awarded. After the free throw, Page Twelve THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR MARCH, 1953 the throwing team would have possession duct and general bearing they help to form out of bounds at mid-court. If the try should a basis of judgment of not only themselves, not be successful, A would have two free but their school and community. The school throws and would be awarded the ball out athletic program has risen to a high plane. of bounds at mid~co urt. If the foul should Only those who are capable of assuming the occur during a free throw, the point would responsibilities of being a representative of count if the throw is successful and one free the school should be a member of that throw would be awarded for the technical school's team. foul, after which A would be awarded the ball out of bounds at mid-court. If the free throw is not successful, A would be awarded The Coach the free throw and the ball out of bounds at mid-court. I think that I shall never see, If this method of administration is adopt A coach so good that never he ed, item (c) under 9-1 would be simplified Does have to worry for his job, so that "touching the ball" would apply only Or try to please the supporting mob to the throwing team and the act by B would Of fans and students and business men, be covered in present Section 11 by making Who want the team to win again. this apply to any throw for goal. They have a ten-game winning streak They lose but one-who is up the creek? Though they had lost to a better team Who is Doing· Whom a Favor? It is the coach that's off the beam! By Secretary Lyle Quinn (Iowa) -By Irving Thompson in "The Coach" In the good old days the answer to this question was rather simple since about all THE FLYING DUTCHMAN that was required of a boy to represent his school in interscholastic athletics was his (Continued from Page Six) ability to do well the specific activity. Times playing Bedford. As his star, Pete Maddox, have changed and today school administra went in for a possible game-winning crip tors are demanding much more of a boy than his ability to excel in a certain phase of ath shot, "Skid" fell or skidded off the bench letk endeavor. School administrators today when Pete "blew it" and became the first are attempting to instill in the minds of the coaching casualty of the year. It's fun to live potential athlete that it is an honor for him in Kentucky where everything happens. to represent his school and that in order to represent his school he must not only be Graham's Melvin Williams gets a Lion able to present a creditable performance in heart Lapel button this month for qualify the specific athletic endeavor, but that he ing as a Game Guy. Recomme,nded by Bobby must also be capable of representing his Anderson, Sports Editor of Central City's school in the fullest meaning of the term, Messenger and Times-Argus, Melvin also by his appearance, his manner and conduct, his good sportsmanship, etc. He must hold draws high praise from his coach, Bill Stokes. himself as an example of all that the school A fall from a horse several years ago left stands for and be the official representative the lionhearted kid's arm stiff and actually of the school and his community in all the contests in which he is entered. it has never completely healed, but Melvin The schools have taken pride in the fact won't let the handicap get him down. Re that their athletes are supplied with attrac cently he "racked up" thirty-eight points in tive uniforms for their participation in in three games and made an all-tournament terscholastic contests. Now these same team. schools are demanding that those stu dents representing the school on trips away Somewhere in Kentucky there's a handi from the school wear the best clothes that capped kid who can be made a lot happier if they have to these contests. Such a policy you'll "adopt" him as the boy you are going impresses upon the young men the awful to help. Tell me about the Game Guy you are responsibility which they have, namely, to represent the rest of the students of their working with when we meet at the State school and the patrons of their community, Tournament. That's the deadline for con realizing that by their manner of dress, con- sideration for this year's Game Guy Plaque. B. S. HUNT W. S. "Bill" HUNT PHONE 104
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