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(Left to Right) Front Row: Davis, Hurst, Han·is, .1 . Baggett, Hardy, Houser, Co-Capt. Tucker, Co-Capt. Sydboten, Handmaker, Kauth, Tripp, Gleaves, Byrd. Second Row: Stubblefield, Lynn, Cook, Owen, K. Cooper, Bell, Warmington, Shelby, Hicks, Tapp, Clark, Bruce Jones, Bob Jones. Third Row: Brian, Kelly, Hopkins, Walker, Casey, F. Baggett, Saeger, Brown, Harned, Hayden, Staley, Coley, Mabry, Knarr. Fourth Row: Mgr. Peck, Mgr. Bradley, Mgr. Norris, Trainer Young, Trainer J. Cooper, Mgr. P. J ones. Tilghman 13-Paris, Tenn. 6 Tilghman 7- Louisville Male 0 Tilghman 33-0wensboro 6 Tilghman 39-.Jaekson, Tenn. 6 Tilghman 7-Memphis Tech 0 Tilghman 12- L ittle Rock, Ark. 9 Tilghman 28-Hopkinsville 2 Tilghman 39-Valley 19 Tilghman 14- Mayfield 12 _,- ,.Y'

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VOL XIII-No. 5 DECEMBER, 1950 $1.00 Per Year Early Season Basketball Questions Editor's Note: Each year there are early season RULING: Neither. The action is legal. requests for rulings on certain sections of the Code 5. PLAY: B1 is ·in control when A1 re­ or for information concerning related topics. The quests and is granted a time-out and it is following have points of general interest. his team's 6th. How many fouls have been 1. PLAY: Is the ruling for the play un­ committed and how many penalties are en­ der 7-3 in the Basketball Rules Book cor­ forced? rect? Also, is the ruling in conflict with the RULING: Two fouls have been committed statement in the rules? and A is penalized in four ways. They are RULING: The ruling is correct as print­ charged with a time-out, they are not per­ ed. It is not in conflict with the rule state­ mitted a fulL one minute, one free throw is ment. In part (a), it is assumed that when awar,ded for taking time out at the wrong the ball is hooked or batted from the hands time and another is awarded because it is of A1, the contact by the hand of B1 con­ an excess time-out. tinues slightly longer than the contact by 6. PLAY: A1 tries for goal or attempts the player who is holding the ball. Hence, free throw. After ball leaves hands of A1, B1 is the last to touch the ball before it B1 requests time-out. Is ball in control of goes out of bounds and ball is awal'ded to A. Team A and is request legal? In part (b), the dead ball rule is a factor. RULING:· Ball is not in control of A. It Since B1 is out of bounds when he touches is not a legal request and it may be a tech­ the ball, the ball immediately becomes dead nical foul if the try is not successful and because of being out of bounds. At that in­ the Official kills the ball to grant the re­ stant, the ball is being touched by both quest. players and a jump ball is pres·cribed. This 7. PLAY: In football, when a double foul ruling is the same as for the past five years. occurs, the penalties offset. Would this be See last year's edition of Case Book play feasible in basketball? 15, page 46. RULING: It probably would. Play could 2. PLAY: What is the significance of the be resumed by a jump in the nearer circle. expression "if enforced" as used in the note 8. PLAY: What is proper procedure when under 10-6? a double or multiple violation occurs? RULING: This gives the Official author­ RULING: The rules provide only for ity to ignore certain infractions which are scattered cases. The Basketball Case Book not discovered until some time after the oc­ groups all cases in a table under Play 221 currence. Method of handling these situa­ and proper rulings are given. tions is outlined in plays 259 and 458 in the 9. PLAY: Does the rule whkh prescribes Basketball Case Book. two free throws for certain personal fouls 3. PLAY: During a throw-in by A1 from apply to the entire game or only to the last outside his front court, the pass is touched few minutes? by A2 in the front court and then goes to RULING: The rule applies throughout the back court where A3 recovers. the game. However, the conditions which RULING: Unless A2 is in control at the cause a double free throw will be more com­ time he bats the ball, this is not an infrac­ mon during the last few minutes of a close tion of the rules. The ball is not in control game. A few of the specific situations in of either team while it is dead. which two free throws should be awarded, 4. PLAY: Ball is dead for a jump between regardless of whether a related try for field A1 and Bl. Substitute A6 replaces A2 and goal is successful or unsuccessful, are as during the same dead ball A2 replaces A6. follows: (a) If A1 is driving in' for a try Is this a foul by A2 or by A6 or by both? (Continued on Page Four) Page Two THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

DECEMBER, 1950 VOL. XIII-No. 5 Region 13.-Travis Combs, Harlan Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Business No., 1354; Residence No. 1224 Office of Publication. H enderson , Ky. Region 14.-Lus Oxley, Hazard Entered as second-class matter in the post office at Henderson, Residence No., 356 Kentucky under the act of March 3 1879. Region 15.-Dick Looney, Pikeville Editor------THEO. A. SANFORD Assista nt Editor------______J, B. MANSFIELD Business No., 526; Residence No., 813 Hender son, Ky. Region 16-J. N. McMillan, Ashland BOARD OF CONTROL Business No., Ashland 370 President ______Lyman V. Ginger, Lexington Vice-President______T a lton K. Stone, Carrollton Residence No., Russell, 240 Directors- Roy G. Eversole, H azard; J a mes L . Cobb, N ewport; Carlos Oakley, Morganfield ; Cromer H . Arnett, Bandana; State Tournament Information Carl Hicks, Catlettsburg; Willia m E. Kingsolver, Fort Knox. Subscription Rates ______$1.00 Per Year The 1951 State High School Basketball Tournament will l:;e held in the University of Kentucky Coliseum, Lexington, on March qrom the Commissione'l's Office 14-17. The first session will be on Wednes­ day night, and there will be the usual three sessions on Thursday, two on Friday and Reports Past Due two on Saturday. At some time in the month 1. 1'950 Football Participation List. of January, the Commissioner will send to 2. School's Report on Football Officials. K.H.S.A.A. member schools forms which 3. Official's Report on Schools (Football) may be used in requesting passes to the tournament. It will be appreciated if school men will refrain from writing letters of in­ Employment Bureaus quiry about their passes, but will wait in­ Sixteen employment bureaus for offieials, stead for the letter of instruction from the one in each basketball region, have been es­ State Office. Complete sets of tickets are tablished. Each registered official will please priced at $8.00 (end seats), $10.00 (side file at once with the bureau head of his seats, stadium type), $12.00 (side seats, region his schedule of games and a list of chair back), and $16.00 (box .seats near the dates on which the official will be available floor). The general sale of tickets will be to call games. The names of the bureau conducted by Graves, Cox & :Company of heads, with their business and residence Lexington. Those who place their orders and phone numbers where this information was send their remittances to the Lexington available, are as follows: company should not write before January 1. Region 1.-Bob Phillips, Wickliffe The amount of 35c should be added to each Business No., 10; Residence No. 68 remittance to pay for postage and insur­ Region 2.-William 0. Utley, Madisonville ance charges. Orders mailed to Graves-Cox Business No., 111; Residence No., 518J prior to January 1 will receive a lower prior­ Region 3.-Roy G. Settle, Owensboro ity than those mailed pn that date. Business No. 3-3575; Res. No. 3-2136 Two Schools Suspended Region ·4.-Bob Forsythe, Browder The Hazard and Harlan high schools Business No., Central City 9 have been suspended from membership in Residence No., Drakesboro 2583 the Kentucky High School Athletic Associa­ Region 5.-Turner Elrod, Bowling Green tion for the period beginning November 25 Business No., 1700·; Res. No. 10118R and ending January 14. Fighting which Region 6.-Charlie Clift, Columbia broke out between ·certain representatives Business No., 106 of the two schools during the football game Region 7.-William Varble, Louisville­ played at Hazard on the evening of N ovem­ ResidenGe No., SH2275R ber 11 was judged by the Commissioner as Region 8.-T. K. Stone, Carrollton being a violation of K.H.S.A.A. By-Law 17, Business No. 144; Residence No., 4461\'I Practice of Sportsmanship. Region 9.-John Schaar, Bellevue In letters written to the school adminis­ Business No .. , Co2980; Res. No., Co5069 trators involved, the Commissioner said: "In Region 10.----'Coleman Jackson, Maysville my opinion some of the contributing factors Residence No. 1039-J to the trouble which developed were : (1) Region 11.-Lyman Ginger, Lexington previous trouble which had developed be­ Business No., UK2115; Res. No., 33050 tween a few sports fans of Hazard and Har­ Region 12.-Ernest Woford, Danville lan, which had no connection with the high Danville High School school program; (2) contract negotiations THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950 Page Three relative to the game in question which re­ Mor·row, H. L., Pineville sulted in each team being required to play Pudlo, Walter P., Johnson Acres, Bardstown Van Duzor, John T., South 9th Ext., Mayfield two hard games on successive days; (3) the Wheeler, Harry C., 215 22nd St., Ashland possible failure of the officials to call the game closely; ( 4) alleged disparaging re­ SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF marks concerning the Hazard team made by REGISTERE[) BASKETBALL OFFICIALS Coach Gilly, most of which were probably Armstrong, Gordon D., Albany never made but which were reported to Baird, Bill, Box 373, Harlan Hazard people; (5) the unsportsmanlike Ball, Denver, 2221 Highlawn Ave., Ashland conduct of certain Hazard fans in heckling Ball, Edwin, 123 St. Marys Ct., Glasgow Coach Gilly all during the ball game; and Ballaban, Thomas N., 992 Marion Ave., Cincinnati, (6) allowing spectators to roam the side­ Ohio Banko, Gus, 2016 E. Michigan, Evansville, Indiana lines, with the playing field not fenced in Barlow, Jay R., Harlan such a way that supporters of both teams Bell, W. E., Par-k City could be restrained from rushing on the Bennett, Logan, 222 E. Main, Hodgenville field." Berry, James S., Clinton Hazard s~chool officials were compliment­ Blankenship, Julius, 107 Staton Ct., Nicholasville Blankenship, Tom., Matewan, West Va. ed for the protection and ·courtesy shown Bottom, Miner P., 821 Bland Ave., Shelbyville the Harlan squad following the game, and Braun, Kenneth, 430 Huron, Louisville 9 Coach Jim Caudill of Hazard and Coach Joe Brinkmeyer, Robert, 18 Andover Rd., Cincinnati 18, Gilly of Harlan were praised for their stren­ Ohio uous efforts to stop the fighting when each Burris, Peter Jr., 643 Monroe St., Newport of them was being struck or kicked by op­ Callender, Carroll P., Box 92, West Point Cavender, Clifton, Sedalia H. S., Sedalia posing partisans. Clark, Buford T., Barbourville The Commissioner's final remarks were: Click, Chester L., Box 452, Springfield "It is unfortunate that your schools must Cobb, Gene, Long Ri:dge be penalized for the actions of a few irre­ Comley, Connie, Box 271, Hazard Cook, George Hardin, 630 N. 27th St., Louisville 12 sponsible people. However, the affair which Cooper, Isador 'Philip, Providence happened at Hazard on the evening of Nov­ Crippen, Harold, 123 N. McKinley St., Mounds, Ill. ember 11 might have had very serious con­ Cox, Ralph, Benham sequences. I sincerely hope that the good !Cundiff, Ray, 517 W. Ormsby, Apt. 418, Louisville people of Hazard and Harlan will do every­ Cunningham, Lloyd, R. 3, Benton Davenport, Henry C., Fairview Ct., Ha·rrodsburg thing possible to back their school adminis­ D'Antoni, Andrew A., 1119 4th Ave., Huntington, trators and coaches in the future in such a W.Va. way that never again in the history of the Dennis, William G., 101 Broad St., Central City K.H.S.A.A. will your schools be penalized DeVault, Don, 3017 E. Walnut St., Evansville, Ind. for infraction of Association rules. All of Dexter, Sam, 450 Kentucky Ave., Danville you school men are entitled to this kind of Driskill, W. B., 1507 Cabell Drive, Bowling Green Duvall, George, Beaver Dam support, and I believe that you will get it." Eblen, Charles, 2333 Winchester Ave., Ashland Edwards, Hubert, Columbia Ellis, Thomas G., 4723 South Third St., Louisville SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF Fer·rara, Carl, Apt. 108, Sutherland Ave. Apts., MEMBER SCHOOLS OF THE K.H.S.A.A. Knoxville, Tenn. Fey, Allen, 611 E. 9th St., Newport Buckhorn Robinson Fogle, Phillip R., Jr., Whitesville Kirksville (Ary) Fraley, Bill, 800 N. Elm St., Henderson Mortons Gap St. Agnes Ford, Wend ell H., 114 E. Third St., Owensboro Riverside Christian Tr. (Uniontown) Fryman, Bobby G., 305 Fox Springs Ave., Fleming- (Lost Creek) University burg. (Lexington) Gillespie, Robert C., Box 485, Pikeville Goodman, Jack, 1558 Normal Blvd., Bowling Green Gordon, Gene, 108 E. Broadway, Danville SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF Gover, Robert J., Box 52, College Heights, Bowling Green REGISTERED FOOTBALL OFFICIALS Grant, Marvin, 125 N. Franklin, Madisonville Applegate, William Leon, 112 South Fourth St., Greene, Tolbert E., R. 3, Shelbyville Bardstown Greenslait, James W., Brown St., Raceland Barnett, J. W., 201 College, Somerset Hall, Jack R., Panitsville Chaney, Joe G., 108 So. Sunrise, Bowling Green Henderson, Robert, R. 3, Mayfield ·Craven, Clyde A., 605 Gheens, Louisville Henry, Maxwell, Frenchburg Lewis, L. L., Honshell Hill, Catlettsburg Hewling, Franklin, 146 Woodside Place, Ft. Thomas McNabb, Edgar, 137 pleasant Ridge, So. Ft. Mit­ Hewling, Richard, 211 Linden, Newport chell, Covington Hill, James, Drakesboro Page Four THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

Hipps, Olin D., Box 194, College Heights, Bowling Schultz, William P., 807 Fairview Ave., Bowling Green Green Howard, Clifford, Loyall Schutz, Eugene R., Centre College, Danville Isert, Louis, 653 South 37th St., Louisville Scott, Roy, 436 Cane Run, Harrodsburg Hudson, Bob, 217 South Kerth, Evansville, Indiana Shadoan, George, Wickliffe Jackson, Gordon R., 633 12th St., Bowling Green Shields, Halbert L., 219 E. 4th St., Newport Johnson, Vernon Lee, Park St., Pikeville Smith, Ray, Woodlyn Apts., Richmond Johnson, William Bernard, R. 7, Hopkinsville Stalions, Howard E., Cedar St., Providence Keith, Theodore H., 411 North Third Street, Rich- Steely, H. B., Third St., Williamsburg mond Steiger, AI, 2324 Greenwood, Louisville Keller, Herman F., 2105 E. Mulberry, Evansville, Stephens, Robert J., Box 529 Montgomery, W. Va. Indiana Stone, Clifton, R. 3, Oak Hill Road, Evansville, Ind. Kelley, Jack W., 413 Berry Ave., Ashland Stroube, William H., 1430 Elizabeth St., Lexington Kessinger, Thomas B., 203 Sycamore, Lexington Stovall, Harrel, R. 4, Glasgow Keys, Buddy, Tompkinsville Sullivan, Charles, 1343 Ky. St., Bowling Green Knopf, Robert W., 131 E. Amherst, Louisville Sullivan, Durwood, R. 2, Fancy Farm Kohlmeyer, Robert, 458 B. .Michigan Crt., Evans- Tackett, Raymond N., 113 E. High St., Lexington ville, Indiana Thomson, George G., 207 Paradise St., Greenville Langston, Marvin C., 1239 N. 12th St., Paducah Towery, Elmo, R. 1, Dalton Lawless, Lyndell .M., Albany Trautner, Alfred, 2315 Allston, Louisville Lawrence, J. 0., Eastern High School, Middletown Tuell, Chester Edward, Jr., 319 N. Broadway, Lex- Leathers, Ollie, 617 Shelby St., Frankfort ington LeGrand, Leaston, Box 132, Hanson Vance, Earl G., 537 West Main, Glasgow Leigh, Eugene Foster, Baughman Heights, Box 338, Van Winkle, Billy, Danville St., Lancaster Danville Vaughn, L. L., 212 Moss Ave., Earlington Lewis, Thomas A., 127 Broadway, Lawrenceburg Visnic, Nick, Jr., ·518 1h ' 9th Ave., Huntington, W. Va. McCarty, A. J., Box 332, Man~hester Walker, Kenneth, Star Route, Mayfield McClellan, Leonard B., Jr., 4314 Winchester, St. Walker, Raymond, Star Route, Mayfield Matthews Walls, Harry B., 2237 W. Main, Louisville McCreary, John F., Tompkinsville Ward, Robert, Richardson Ave., Henderson McLain, James, Hodgenvi~le Watson, James T. 431 Elizabeth, Paducah McNabb, Edgar, 137 Pleasant Ridge Ave., So. Ft. Webb, Leonard W., Lindseyville Mitchell, Covington Werbe, James, Jr., 415 N. Poplar, Madison, Ind. Marks, Robert L., Jr., 1302 College St., Bowling White, Albert, Williamsport Green Wilcoxson, Billy Burke, Greenup Marshall, Thomas H., R. 2, Georgetown Wilhoite, John C., R. 6, Lexington Martin, Buford, New Liberty Winkinson, F. D., Y.M.C.A., Frankfort Mazza, Albert, Ceredo Kenova High School, Kenova, Willey, Harold L., 852 West Fourth St., Huntington, West Va. . West Va. Mielcarek, Chester N., Veterans Village, Richmond Williams, Le,wis P., Burkesville Miller, Bob, 357 ,Taylor Ave., Bellevue Wood, James W., 316 E. 21st. St., Owensboro Morrow, H. L., Pineville Nau, Bill, Barbourville Nonnemacher Pete, Booneville Patterson, G. Rowland, 242 Belfont St., Russell Pendergraft, Ray, Box 406 Morehead State College, Basketbc;zll Questions Morehead (Continued from Page One) Peterson, J. B.; Lebanon Phillips, Jimmy, Paducah Sun-Democrat, Paducah and Bl •Contacts him from behind or to one Phipps, Guy E., 120 Church St., Fulton side so that he has no reasonable opportun­ Potter, .James W., Uniontown ity to reach the ball, two free throws should Preece, James A., Inez be awarded even if the related basket should Rake!,. Roland G., 15 ~llinois Ave., Reading, Ohio Rapier, Logan, 633 Second St., Henderson be made. (h) If Al is fouled by Bl under cir­ Rash Lindell L., Mortons Gap cumstances such that the Official suspects Reece Ralph D., Edmonton that the foul is intentional, two free throws Rice, James· F., 506 Morehead, Central City should be awarded. (c) If Al has the higher Richardson, C. H., Ferguson score near the end of the game and Bl be­ Riddle, George W ., Maceo comes more careless in his attempts to Rigney, Leo R., Waynesburg Roberts, Eugene, R. 1, Georgetown avoid contact, two free throws should be Robertson, Lee, Park City High School, Park City awarded if the contact occurs in a situa­ Robinson, John Jr., Box 361, Jackson tion in which Bl has little chance to reach Rocke, James M., 209 Webster, Cynthiana the ball. Rowe, Ellis G., Auburn 10. PLAY: Some groups of officials have Salmon, Horace Glynn, R. 1, Murray received a mimeographed sheet calling at­ Sanders, Everett, Buffalo tention to a number of errors or omissions Schmitt, K. F., 636 S. 40th, Louisville Scholl, Harold C., 220 E. 38th St., Covington , in the Basketball Rules Book. Will these af­ Schooley, William J., 3637 Taylor Blvd., Louisville 8 fect the basketball meetings? THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950 Page Ftve

RULING: These do not apply to the Fed­ one point is awarded to A because of B's eration edition of the rules book, nor to any violation. of the related material. In other editions of Editor's Note: Below are some additional rulings the rules book there are a few -errors in ref­ given by Charlie Vettiner official K.H.S.A.A. erence numbers of inadvertent omissiqns. basketball rules interpreter. As an illustration, the Note under Rule 10-6 in the Federation edition includes the ex­ 1. PLAY: At the end of the first extra pression "if enforced." This was inadvert­ period the score is A-20 and B-20. During ently omitted in other editions. The inclusion the intermission which follows this extra of these words authorizes the Official to ig­ period, two free throws are awarded Team A nore certain technical infractions which are and both are successful. not noted at the time thev occur but are dis­ RULING: The game is ended when the covered at a later time. The proper method second point is scored. Two points have been of handling these is in Plays 259 and 458 in scored after the first extra period has end­ the Basketball Case Book. Those who use ed. The wording of this section might leave the Federation edition do not need the out­ some question but it is the intent that the lined correction sheet. dividing line shall be the end of the first 11. PLAY: What is the significance of extra period. the statement "a new play results" as used 2. PLAY: A1 attempts a free throw for in 6-8-(a)? technical foul and steps over the line too RULING: This is a holdover from the soon. days when it was common to refer to "the RULING: There is no penalty for this same play." The expression has been elimi­ infraction if the free throw is missed. Ball nated from all other rules sections. A new is put in play by Team A at mid court. If control interval is meant and a better state­ the free, throw is successful, the penalty is ment could probably be devised. The same the cancellation of the point. Ball is put in thing applies to use of the term "touches or play by Team A at mid court. This is in ac­ is touched by." If this statement is necessary cordance with the second clause of the third in Section 8 it is probablv necessary in many sentence of penalty under 9-1. other sections where it does not appear. OOMMENT: As you know, there was some These items are now in the definition of question last year about the administration control (4-3) so that the entire paragraph of this situation in the last two minutes. could be simplified by a rewording. However the foul which was invoived was 12. PLAY: On .iumn baJl between Al and Personal. This year's administration is exact­ Bl at A's free throw line. B1 is in the circle tv the same as for last year. If the same too soon. Al tHnR hall so it strikeR the net. thing hanpens following- a personal fouL after which B2 takeR the rebound. Should there is alwBvs a penalty whether free throw violation be i!)"nored? is successful or unsuccessful. RULING: Yes. It is ::1ssumed that the 3. PLAY: Bl pushes A1 while he is try­ .iumner had his chBnce to score. If the hall inq- for a field goal. The trv is not success­ touches the net it is the same as touching ful. Should three free throws be awarded the ring- or backboard. Al? · COMMENT: QueRtion ~ in the Basketball RULING: No. Onlv two free throws 1\'Teeting Folder outlines this situation and should be awarded reg-ardlec;s of whether the the wrong- answer iR nrinted in the key. basket is made or missed. Of course, the This is because the folder W"tS m::~de UP at a second free throw is awarned when the try time when the ruleR conv for Rule 9-6 re~ is successful onlv in case the pushing is of ferred to "rin~r and backboard." At the last such a nature as· to be for the annarent pur­ minute coov was changed to "B::~sket and pose of Profiting bv the foul. Th<~t covers hack board"· to he consistent with the second any foul which is dearlv delih~rate and it paragraph of 6-4. also covers any foul in which the 0ffending J 3. PLAY: Al attemnh; free throw and, player is carelesR because of a desire to while ball is circlin!Z the rinQ". B1 taps it secure the ball after the free throw. For and it fallR throug-h thP. hasket. Is the goal further coverage Ree hottoTYt of page 13 of scored hv B and · to whom is it credited? the new edition of the Basketball Player RULING: No goal iR scored Rince ball be­ Handbook. comeR dead when touched bv B and it is a 4. PLAY: Ball has been handed to free dead ball which goes in the basket. However, (Continued on Page Twelve) Page Six THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

Walter Combs and Bill Sturgill of Hazard, The Flying Dutchman who qualified richly for the unselfish ser­ By Charlie Vettiner vice award by inconveniencing themselves to provide food and lodging for a weary and Believe it or not, round balls have been worried traveler in their town. Both are top­ flying in Kentucky all through the month notch officials and well-known throughout of October. Athletic seasons used to be clear­ the mountains. ly defined on the calendar, but no more. A fellow said to me on my clinic tour: Scarcely is there a season when there are not "Dutchman, you made an awful mistake in at least two sports going on. one Cob Pipe Award you made because I It's hardwood time now for sure with the know a lot of rotten things that fellow has fever already spread from the mountains to the Pennyrile, and with your Dutch friend already beseiged with requests for inter­ pretations. Mark up an expertly called game to John Dromo and Max Macon in the Olympian­ Laker clash in J.effersonville. The two ar­ biters accomplished the seemingly impos­ sible by turning in a game liked by the spectators and praised by the ·competitors. Dromo, who migrated to the Falls Cities from Cincinnati, and Macon, well-known in professional baseball circles, are two of the smoothest-working college and pro arbiters in the business. Nothing bothers either. Each will smile pleasantly and shake your hand, or, if you want to get tough, that's O.K., too. Speaking of pro ball, the Dutchman answers questions about tickets for the Louisville Professional Aluminites games by giving you the following address: Louisville Nick Poppas Professional Basketball, 805 Kentucky Home Life Building, Louisville. done." The Dutchman's reply: "No mistake Travel the Commonwealth if you want to was made. Anybody can find weaknesses in see progress. In Henderson is a model one­ people and condemn, but our aim is to find floor plan hospital accommodating- about one hundred patients, which is a boon to the good things they have done and praise." Western Kentuckv. Because my enthusiastic On that basketball tour around Kentucky preacher friend. Wade Weldon, gave unsel­ there were kidders in each clinic thumping fis'hly of himself to lead Henderson's citi­ my fat pot stomach, saying something should zens in the acquisition of their hosoitnl, he be done about it. That's like saying to is oroclamed ::t winner of a Flying Dutchman Cob Pipe of Honor. Bowling Green's Turner Elrod that he should do something about his "Chrome Dome." Wade Weldon is a m~n of service. Durin~ the war when Elizabethtown needed a coach. For your approval we present the like­ Wade stepoed in and did a grand .ioh of ness of the nation's smallest basketball of­ coaching. When an opportunitv oopped nn ficial who calls about fifty games each year for Henderson to get a hosoital for ll song, in the rugged mountain section of Kentucky, Wade led the choir. and now. pursuing his ministerial duties in Owensboro, you can where you thought it took a chap the size he sure he 'has some red-hot · irons in the .of Dick Looney or Travis Combs to get by. fire which will make living happier in that Don't be fooled. Handsome little 27 year city. old Nick Poppas from Blue Diamond can Reverend Weldon is joined this month by officiate with the best the state has to of- THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950 Page Seven

fer, although he stands only a few inches right arm missing. They are all eligible for above four feet in his stocking feet. Boast­ the Game Guy Plague. ing Eastern State IOollege as his Alma Mater. Nick teaches at First Creek, and has officiat­ The Dutchman's thanks to Dalton Lowe, ed the 54th district tournament the past Ken Taylor, E. D. Jones, Joe Kinman and two years. Mrs. Garnett Bale who made the recommen­ dations. Why don't you let that crippled kid In case you're feeling sorry for little Nick, know he's special when he sets a fighting let the Dutchman remind you that in the example for others by playing normally? mountains they have instruments called equalizers which mak€ little men big and big men little. If you're a skeptic, .iust tell us what made those little holes in the walls of the hotel rooms in Hazard. Be seein' 1950 BASKETBALL CLINIC REPORT you at the State Tournament one of these days, Nick. In my 1700 mile trin over Kentucky con­ ducting this year's K.H.S.A.A. basketball If all of the Indiana Officials' Associa­ clinics, I was persuaded of one thing defin­ tions are as good as the one in Evansville, itely, that being: someone has done a ter­ Commissioner L. V. Phillips can start brag­ rific job with public relations over the state. ging. Ox Hartley and his buddies always School men, coaches and spectators have come en masse to the Henderson clinic and an excellent spirit and a fine, friendly feel­ never fail to teach the teacher somepin'. ing . toward the Board of Control and the Alert. well-prepared and popular, those Ev­ work being done by the K.H.S.A.A. At every ansvillians are great recommendations for stop I heard complimentary remarks on the Indiana. Was you listenin', Kermit Spurgeon, progressive leadership being furnished Ken­ over Austin way? tucky. All Kentuckians are going to feel mighty To say that the clinics were well attended sad to learn that H. L. Perkins, the Riney­ wouJd be putting it mildly as the composite ville coach whom you all like. lost his wife report shows below. Starting out with 1,000 in October. Drop Perk a line. Now's the time programs, we were forced to mimeogranh to let your friend know he has friends who 35'0 more and then we were short of supply­ care and wish thev could do something to ing each individual present with one. help ease a broken heart. The schools for basketball officials which are presently being conducted by the region­ A pause here for a salute to Ed E'rwin of al representatives set up by the Commis­ WVJS in Owen«boro. Ed's crusade on be­ sioner are not only being received enthusias­ half of all sports announcers to get the prop­ tically, but are being hailed as a ,!ITeat pio­ er lettering on basketball uniforms is bear­ neering step in the improvement of officiat­ ing fruit. Players must carry numbers on ing in not only Kentucky, but in other places their uniforms which conform to rules, or where the Kentucky plan is rapidly being hear from the Commissioner. copied. Another salute to Gene Flaugher of Fal­ The attendance report follows, the first mouth who is starting his first year as a number representing the officials present basketball offi,cial. It remained for Gene to at each clinic, the second number being bring up a situation in Newport which all of others who were present, third number the us old guys have been overlooking for years. total: Lionheart awards to youngsters overcom­ ing physical handicaps to engage in sports Pikeville-60, 165. 225; Louisville-123, have gone to Larry Odgen of Corinth, who is 58, 181; Campbellsville-23, 153, 176; Hen­ knocking the ·stuffing out of Polio to play derson-87, 88, 175; Lexington-103. 28, ball; Charlie Crain, formerly of Maysville 131; Mayfield-84. 41, 125; Madisonville- and now of Augusta, who is a pitcher and a 66, 56, 122; Bowling Green-82, 34, 116; basketball player, although he has the use Hazard-35, 76, Ill; Somerset-45, 55, 100; of only one arm ; Elmer Hall, of Williams­ Hartford-26, 70, 96; Newport-84,, 9, 93; town, who is overcoming a heart ailment; Pikeville-54, 26, 80; Ashland-59, 19, 78; and to nine year old Sara Marcum of Eliza­ Maysville-20, 54, 74; Totals-951., 932, bethtown, who plays everything with her 1883.-C. V. Page Eight THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

HIGHLANDS-NORTHERN KENTUCKY CONFERENCE CHAMPION (Left t o Right) Front Row: B. W a l7., Modidge, Braun, B inder, Martin, Reeves, Skinner, Cecil, Mosley, H ermann, Smith. Second Row: Coach W addell, Coach Erickson, Rohrer , Krebs, Curtice, Gabbenesch , Otto, Thress, Arthur, Zint, Wilemon. Steltenkamp, F inneseth, Coach Sadosky. Third Row: Mcilveen, Coach Law, Biltz, Meyers, Gregory, McCracken, Tillman, Mer zweiler, Baumer, Austin, Rawnsley, Sola r, M. Walz, Bethge.

TEMPLE HILL-BARREN RIVER SIX-MAN CONFERENCE CHAMPION (L eft to Right) Front Row: Dunbar, Chism, S herfey, Stewart, Shaw. Second Row: H arvey, 'Gosnell, Williams, Ward, Fur long. Third Row: Brooks, Price, Smith, Coe, Bacon, Coach Stovall.

CATLETTSBURG-NORTH EASTERN KY. CONFERENCE CHAMPION (Left to Right) Front Row: Arnett, Spaulding, Caldwell, Childers, Lauhon, H. Barker, Cassell, Taylor, Cantrell, Brown. Second Row: Coach S n yder, Kirk, Blankenship, McW a in, Travis, Wellman, Allen, B. Barker, Watson, Cole, L ee, Coach Ewing. Third Row: Bradley, H ensley, Fowler, W echsler, Pack, Keelin, Alberry, Meeks, Ison, L ambert, Gambill. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950 Page Nine

FLEMING-NEON-BIG SANDY CONFERENCE CHAMPION (Left to Right) Front Row: Mgr. King, B. Patrick, Johnson, Bentley, Burns, Deboard, Compton, Wright, Broome, Mgr. Robins. Second Row: Isaacs, Howley, Polly, Cornett, Ladd, Dotson, Little, Nelson, J. Cox, J. Bentley. Third Row: Coach Gregory, ,J . H a ll, C. Cox, Williams, Bailey, Akers, Murphy, Blevins, Elkins, Hale, Curry, Pratt, Ass't Coach Jones.

GLASGOW-SOUTH CENTRAL KY. CONFERENCE CHAMPION (Left to Right) Front Row: Flowers, Miller, Smith, H arbison, Bowles, Palmore. Second Row: Arterburn, Travis, Woodcock, Biggers, Roddy, Calvert, Compton. Third Row: Coach Bravard, Dotson, Gillenwater, Stull, Boucher, Word, McFarland, Duncan.

HENRY CLAY -CENTRAL KENTUCKY CONFERENCE CHAMPION (Left to Right) Front Row: Mgr. Fugett, H ewitt, Towles, Royden, Price, Harberson, Cox, Ballard, Summers, Crawley, Howard, Duncan. Second Ruw: Crosby, Dedman, Prewitt, Thea. Carroll, Tracy, Kiger, Twaddell, Current, Lyne, Reynolds, Rogers, Forbes, K. Burton, Tipton. Third Row: Mgr. Childs, Shine, Collier, Dennis, Sayre, McKnight, Starnes, Windland, G. Asher, D. Asher, McClanahan, Joseph, L. Burton, K. Lawson, Mgr. A. Lawson. Fourth Row: J. English, Shearer, Adams, Salyer, Dozier, Vitti toe, Tip Carroll, Har11ett, N. En11lish, Burnett, White, Mobley, Richards, Gray, Gadd. Page Ten THE KENTUCKY HIGIH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

Franklin game, won by Indiana, incidentally, Silenced Whistle and thereafter was given regular assign­ by Clarence Royalty ments in the Western Conference. Head estimates he's worked a thousand football games in thirty-five years, often as many as five on a week-end. In thirty years as a basketball official he's worked about three thousand games. His last game was the Indiana-Kentucky High School All­ Star game at Indianapolis in 1942. Indiana won, 43-42, he recalls. Head's work both as a football and basketball arbiter, naturally, has taken him on the road many times. He's worked in at least a dozen states. Head's interest in football and basketball hasn't been ·Confined to his own officiating. He has done a lot of work toward making things rosier for officials and also the coaches and athletic directors who hire them. He was instrumental in the organization of the Western Kentucky Officials' Associa­ tion in 1926, now being efficiently run by J. 0. Lewis, superintendent of schools at May­ field. Although they are now independent John Head of each other, the Louisville basketball and football officials were organized by Head John Head's whistle has been silenced. into a single group in 1923. These groups, The veteran Louisville football official has naturally, make the job easier for the guy retired after thirty-five years of whistle­ looking for a capable official. All he has to tooting. do is contact a group's secretary and, pronto, Head officiated his first football game he has a man. As for the official himself, back in 1916. And, strange as it seems, it the organization makes it possible for him was in the Western Conference. So, you to get more work. might say, he started from the top; and, Yes, the strenuous job of football officiat­ you might add, he's been there ever since. ing is over for John Head. He seems con­ Head got his start as a football official tent to do his most strenuous work in his while he served as sports editor of the In­ swivel chair at Sutcliffe & Co. in Louisville. dianapolis Star. One day he returned from where he is sales director of high school lunch and found on his desk a telegram. It and college athlete equipment. read: "Will you officiate in our game with Franklin Saturday?" It was signed by Jum­ Editor's Note: Clarence Royalty, who wrote the bo Stiehm, Indiana University athletic di­ article on Mr. Head, is publicity supervisor for the rector and football coach. Louisville City Division of Recreation. Surprised but elated, Head accepted the assignment in a jiffy. True, he had never worked a football game, but he did know the rules from A to Z, as his job as a sports COACHE8 ASSOCIATION NOTES writer required. By J. R. Mountjoy, Executive Secretary You might think that Stiehm was some­ 1. thing of a goof to make such an offer to a The Kentucky Coaches Association is planning man who had never officiated a footbqll to hold its annual business meeting on Thursday game. He wasn't though. It was just that he night of K.E.A., which is April 12. had confidence in Head's ability. He held The athletic goods supply companies (Sutcliffe, Head in high esteem as a basketball official Hunt's, and Lowe & Campbell) are planning a (He had been serving as such in the West­ buffet dinner for members of the coaches associa­ ern Conference), and figured that he could tion, to be held immediately preceding the business meeting. The dinner and the meeting will be held do just as good a job as a football official. in the same room. The exact time and place will According to developments, Stiehm was be ·announced later, this being determined by the right. Head did a good job in the Indiana- K. E. A. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950 Page Eleven

We hope to have the Basketball Clinic in the and believed that this fact will tend to raise same room on Friday morning. The name of the the standard of sportsmanship wherever speaker will be announced later. I would appreciate hearing from interested coaches concerning their basketball is played. Certainly it is well choice of a speaker for the clinic. worth the effort, and Carrollton and Waddy school officials were well pleased with the 2. results of the experiment and highly recom­ The Football Clinic will be held in Lexington mend it or similar efforts to other school during the time of the State Tournament. The time, people throughout the state. place, and speaker will be announced later. I would The "doctors" had received part of their also like to have some suggestions from coaches training for the "operation" by attending a concerning whom you would like to hear. K.H.S.A.A. clinic in Louisville several weeks ago under the direction of the famous diag­ nostician, Professor Charles "Cob Pipe" Operation Basketball Vettiner. There the new rules had been dis­ sected, examined, and put back together The Carrollton High !School Panthers and again by sixteen "internes" from all sec­ the Waddy High School cager.s were the tiom under the keen and watchful eye of guinea pigs as Doctors Dave Longenecker Prof. Vettiner. Incidentally, these "internes" and Jack Thompson performed a very in­ are all doing a real job of spreading the teresting operation before approximately gospel -back in their home districts, by hold­ five hundred onlookers recently in the Car­ ing meetings, appearing before student as­ rollton High School gym. sembly programs, having radio programs The "doctors," Longenecker and Thomp­ and ·by various other methods. By the way, son, are two of the most skilled in the state anv of these sixteen officials are more than and, incidentally, were giving their services willing- to go anywhere within reason and without charge in the interest of their pro­ give their time and service, without charge, fession. to help along the cause. Call on them, have a The "operation" was a presentation of the pro.srram, invite your fans. It will pay divi­ dends in the games ahead. new basketball rules changes, together with an explanation and interpretation of con­ troversial play situations of both old and new rules. Conference Standings The "guinea pigs", as stated above, were Won Lost Tied Dickinson the Carrollton and Waddy quintets of Coach Rating Peck Perry and Homer Bickers, respectively, Barren River Six-Man Conference who contributed their bit by playing a reg­ Temple Hill 5 1 0 ular, full-length saimmage. Cave rna 4 1 1 Park City 3 2 1 The "onlookers" were a crowd of more Munfordville 3 2 0 than five hundred students, adults and out­ Austin-Tracy 1 4 0 of-town visitors, who were admitted with­ Hiseville 0 6 0 out charge to witness the operation. Central Kentucky Conference Prior to the actual operation, Doctors H enry Clay 4 0 1 26.50 Longenecker and Thompson, via a P. A. Irvine 6 1 2 24.00 system, explained and demonstrated the new Winchester 7 2 0 22.00 rules to the players and fans. During the Danville 3 1 2 20.00 actual operation "play" was stopped fre­ Mt. Sterling 5 2 0 20.00 Carlisle 6 1 0 20.00 quently to allow the "doctors" to explain Shelbyville 6 1 1 19.69 and discuss their decisions. In this manner, Nicholasville 4 3 1 16.88 many situations which constantly arise to Millersburg 3 3 0 16.67 cause confusion and misunderstandings Versailles 3 4 1 16.25 were cleared up for both players and fans Georgetown 4 5 0 14.44 Harrodsburg 2 3 0 14.00 alike. Players, fans and officials were un­ Madison 2 4 2 13.75 animous in their approval of the perform­ Lancaster 2 4 1 13.57 ance. The Carrollton hoopsters managed to Paris 2 5 0 12.86 outscore the Waddy five but both squads got Stanford 2 5 0 12.86 a good work-out and much was accomplished Frankfort 1 6 1 11.88' Anderson 0 6 0 10.00 in the development of a better understand­ Cynthiana 0 7 0 10.00 ing of the rules by all concerned. It is hoped Somerset 1 0 2 Page Twelve THE KENTUCKY HIGIH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1950

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