UA36I/5 Hilltoppers Scrapbook Mary Jo Diddle

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"fir.st Row L'ft il;r,,-t Lrvr ...... krrk JJ.:.r U l: 'N 4l. () "Yt HHH..I" /Y1crris I j" k "'-~ 0 h. u-(r..,.. t ""~..... r~Y-S I~y W.... k I Western Hilltoppers To Open Home Hillfoppers To Basketball Season Saturday Night Open Season Ounning for their third basket- lng scrimmage against the up-and gagement with the Toppers, the, ball victory ot the season, Coach I coming College High varsitr" Bear Western coach said, because of Army Ed Diddle's Western Hilltoppers ing the brunt of this hal! 0 the re plans. make their initial home appearance hearssl Thursday were Irwin and Named to repla.ce the 558th and Friday Night Saturday night when they take on Schaeiter, forwards; Johnson, cen including a former Westerner on its the Southern Baptist Theological tcr and Taylor and Davis, guards. squad, is the Tenth Infantry group Seminary five. of Louisville at the At the intermission, the Topper from Camp Campbell, which will With one regular back from last Western hardwood. The opening squad was taken to the inner ;;"mc also have in its lmeup two fOl"n\~r year's campaign, Jim Huter, a whistle will sound at 8 o'clock. turns of the Western gym and Given Indiana university stars. Monday guard. and two squad members of Plans for a double-header attrac- another ot those scintillating "lay night's game is also billed for 8 1941-1942 and 1943, Coach Ed Did tion "went by the boards" when down-the-law" lectures for which o'clock. dle's western HUltoppers go to Smyrna. Air Base officials notified Ed Diddle Is famous. Practice was The former Western cager on the NashvUle tomorrow night to open I Diddle and Hornback that the then continued, with visitors ex~ Tenth Infantry team is Lieut. Col. their 1945~1946 basketball schedule Smyrna unit, beaten a week ago by eluded from the gym. Alden Shipley, who graduated from a~ainst the fast Smyrna Air Base Western, 48 to 40, would not be in There isn't much foolislmess gOing the HWtopper institution in 1940. FIve. position to field a. team. on up there these days, with the Probable starting lineup for Sat The LouIsville team, however, ae- Red and Gray cagers facing stem urday night's feature wUl be Hale Last year the Smyrna team de cording to its performance against opposition Saturday· night. Monday and Parsley, forwal·ds; Johnson, feated Western at Bowling Green the Toppers last season, Is expected night and the Ohio Valley Tour!1R. likely to get the call at center; by 52-37 and will return three of to offer jOrne real competition. Last ment grind next Friday and Satur Heller and Embry at guards. thelr regulars, tneludihg Thomas, year, af~ a first-class struggle, the day at New Albany. The Western student body at a who were outstanding performers. Western boys managed to hang up There is being a change in op~ meeting in Van Meter aUdItorium The squad and Coaches Diddle a 52-37 decision over the Preachers. ponents for the Monday nIght bat- last night elected cheer-leaders tor and Hornback will leave for Nash- Coaches Diddle and· Hornback tIe, Diddle announced Thursday. 1945~1946. Chosen were Betty Jo and ville about 4 o'clock tomorrow after Anna Jo Cook. of London: Betty prepped for Saturday's home game The 558th Army Base Unit. Nash noon. The game wUl start at 8:30 Joiner, ot Fulton, and Harold Logs~ .... o'clock. yesterday with another stiff, driv- vllle, has called off its return en- I don, of Bowling Green. . The traveling group of 15 play ers wUl include Holmes, Schaeffer, • Crafton. Brooks, Taylor. Hankins, Huter. Davis or Irwin, Heller, Em~ bry, Atkinson, Hale, Johnson, Gurt ner or HaIsley. A probable starting lineup was Hi ll toppers Open listed this morning by Coach Did Seaso n To night dle as follows: Maurice Hale and I Western Downs Diddlemen To Charles Parsley, forwards; Johnson or Atkinson. center; Heller and Seeking their first victory of I Embry, guards. the season, the Western Hilltop per Cag-ers of Coach Ed Diddle The Hilltoppers were introduced Smyrna Quintet Meet Bombers lett for Nashville this afternoon this morning at chapel exercises where tonight they meet the pow~ at Western and the Bowling Green 'TIle 1945-46 basketball campaign errul Smyrna Air Base qUintet, Business University. of the western Red .and Gray HUl one of the outsta'l1.ding teams on By 48 To 40 toppers will get under way tonight the Topper schedule for two sea when the Big Red tackles the Bomb~ SOlts. A return (ame with Smyrna , Paced by lanky Maurice Hale, the ers of Nashville's Smyra Air Base. will be played in Bowlinr Green Daviess County High ace, who tal The Toppers, who took their flrst November 17. lied 16 points. Coach Ed Diddle's defeat of the season last year at Fifteen players made the trip. b Western Hllltoppers won their first Ule hands of the Bombers, will be basketball game of the season Fri- ~ I day night at Nashville, whipping I striking for revenge. Thomas. 1 the fast Smyrna Air Base five by a Symrna center who .racked up ~ score of 48 to 40. points against the Dlddlemen. WIll Many of the boys. starting their again be playing for the air base Diddle's'Hilitoppers Fight Back To flrst game for the Toppers. turned &. team. 1n creditable per~ormances and tht4'" Thirteen of the season's twenty tUt was reported as another o~ five carded tilts will be played be those rugged events with actioQ fore Janu3xy. Three of the pre Beat Nashville Air Base Team, 52- pleasing to the fans. The Smyrna.., holiday contests are home games. team will come to Bowling Green Trailing 26~25 at the hal! way Information at Bowling Green re~ cal Seminary five, of Saturday night for a. return bout I\tld the first local appearance of mark, the Western HUltopper cagers veals that the Smyrna team. orig club which last year with the Diddlemen. the Toppers will be on November 17, of coach Ed Diddle came through inally scheduled for the Saturday ern team a run for when the Symrna team engages last night to down the 558th Army date, may be here and may not, fore succumbing to The westerners led by 21 to 20 egy, is scheduled at the first half of their season Westem in a return tilt. Air Base unit five by a score of since the Army setup at Smyrna The schedule to date includes the 52-51 in a rough and ready contest may be dissolved liny minute. The pers at 7 :30 o'clock opener as their forwards kept the with the Smyrna game pace with the more experienced following .!ames: at Nashville. The victory w a. s basketball squad, which has lost Western's second in two starts. ately follow if the team Smyrna cagers. Parsley, with 14 November 9-Smyrna Air Base. at several players, may be disband ganized Saturday. points. teamed up with Hale to Smyrna, Tenn.; November ~3-558th The Westerners led by 22 to 11 with six minutes remaining in the ed, Coach Ed Diddle said yestel·day. TIle program will be spark the HUltopper drive. Thomas. AAF Base Unit, at Nashville; No attraction of the center, who h.it the nets for 22, first half, and after a string of The Southern Baptlst Theologi- vember 17-Smyrna Air Base, here; substitutes went in, the Army team stood out for Sm}T11a. November 19-558th AM' Base Unit, Western (48) Smyrna. (40) I erased that lead and forged out in Hale. 16 F Thomas, 0 here· November· 23-24. Trl-state front. Parsley. 14 F Etscorri, 10 TOUl;namellt at New Albany: No The game was liveiy throughout Atkinson. 8 C Gardner. 22 vember 3O-Naval Air Tech. Train and only sheer determination and a Heller, 0 G Puchek, 0 Ing center. here: December 6 and never-say-die spirit brought victory Embry. 8 G Mulaney. 8 December 7-University of Arkansas, to the Toppers, who won the hard Subtltutions, Westem- Hankins, at Little Rock: December 8-Naval way. Jim Huter, reserve guard, suf \Hilltoppers To forward, 2; Taylor and Ruter, Air Tech. Training center. at Mem fered a broken nose in the melee. guards: Johnson. center; Schaeffer The encounter, in which tempers and Brooks. forv.·ard. phis; December l0--S0uthern Illi flared up almost violently on one nois. at Paducah: December 14- occasion. was described as one ot Marshall college, 'Huntington. W. the roughest in which a Western Meet Nashville Va.; December 15-Ohl0 Univer team had ever played. sity. at Athens. 0.: January 5, 1946 Ed Ehlers, star cager from Pur -Evansville College, here: January due, led the scoring with 19 points, 9-Tennessee Tech., at Cookeville; but the Hilltoppers' Maurice Hale, Five On Tuesday January 15-Eastem state, here; a forward, was close behind with 18 points. Hale made 16 paints In Victoriourin their first start Fri~ January 19. Murray Stale. at Mur day night against the Smyma All' ray: January 23-Vanderbilt ·Uni Ule Smyrna battle last week. '!'ramng in the scoring depart Base fIve. the Western Hilltoppcr versity, here: January 26-More ment was Parsley, his running quintet will make another trip to head. here; January 28-Marshall mate. who talUed 15 points. Nashvllle Tuesday night for a bat colle~e. here: January 30-Tennes Coach DIddle today expressed Ue with the 558th Army Air Base sec Tech .• here: February 2-Uni himself as pleased with the show Unit outfit. a newcomer to the versity of Louisville. at Louisville: iug made by his team in their 1945 Western schedule and reported flS appearances. a team of ··unknown quantity" in Fcbrlary 0Ic-. ETA ETAO ETAOI Bowling Green. Februarv 6 -Evansville Colll'ge. at Lineups: The Army team will come to Evansville. Ind.: February 9-Mur Western 558th Army Hale. 18 F Olson, 2 Bowling GI·een November 19 for a ray. here: February 13-University Parsley, 15 F Sulliva.n, 9 game at the Western hardwood. ,uisville, here: February 16- Listed as a probable starting com~ Atkinson, 0 C Ehlers, 19 bination for the Weste1'l1 five arc n state. Richmond: February Heller, 4 G Jarrett, 0 Embry, 8 G Dare, 10 Schaeffer and BrooL. forwards: ..... lorehead. at Morehead; Febru~ Substitutions: Western-Schaeffer Johnson. center; Huter and Han 21, 22 and 23-K. I. A. C. kins. guards. and Brooks, forwards; Kirk and I Although the traveling list might oumamcnt, at Louisv1lle. Johnson, centers; Huter. guard. 4; be subject to change before the HankIns, guard, 3; 558th Army Nashv11Ie game, the following play Patterson, forward. 1: Dyser, cen~ ers will likely make the trip, ac ter; Lauro, guard, 0; Worton, guard, cordIng to Coach Diddle·s an 10. nouncement today: Heller, Embry, Coach Diddle had big news today Atkinson. Hale, Parsley. Huter. Han~ in the announcement that there kins, Johnson. Schaeffer, Brooks, might be a collegiate double~head Dunning, WUliam Kirk, Hummer, or at the Hllltopper gym Saturday Crafton, Gurtner or Irwin. night 1nstead of a single event as previously billed. I -- Hillfoppers To Diddlemen Rake Up FourthStraigh-t Meet Campbell Win By Downing Campbell Team, 53 -36 By Clarence Daves Fergerson, substitute guard tor ahead 38-22. Huter missed a free The Westcl'n Hilitopper ca.gers Campbell, was fouled and made a throw and Parsley, on a jump shot, Five 'Ton ight continued their Victory march last charity toss, Embry came through marked up a 40-22 advantage [m' night by whipping a rugged Camp with a side shot and the margin the Red and Gray. Embry, on a With the scalps of three cage vic Campbell five 53-36 in the second was 12-7. Lewis drew a. foul shot, lay-in, scored again and Davis threw tims accounted for, the Westetrn home game of the season and scored made good and it was 12-8. Embry in a one-hander, the score now their fourth consecutive win. threw in a hot crtp sLot and Lewis readlng 42-24 with 10 minutes gone. HUltoppers wUl seek their fOurUl hit long for Campbell to post the 1conquest tomght at the -Wester~ The Dlddlemen led by 27-16 at the a USES SUBSTI TUTES gym when they take on the Tenth halfway mark and plunged ahead in score at 14-8. Embry, again, reg Substitutes poured into the game, Infam-y hardwood five from Camp i the second half with little doubt istering on a long shot and a jump in fact Coach Diddle used every Campbell. the third Army team • as to the outcome of the game. shot boosted the advantnge to 18- 10. player on the bench and every man played by the Toppers this season. ( The action was fast but both clubs Taylor, replacing Heller at guard, gave a good account of himself. The The game will be called at 8 exhibited weaknesses. The Camp tossed in a one-handel' and the reserve performers in most 1nstances o'clock. bell five played br1lliantly at times score was 20-10 for the Western held their own and more with the The Westerners, althougH look but was off on shots and inaccurate men with five minutes remaining opposition. ing a Uttle erratic in part of their on many of its passes. in the first half. The Westerners go to JeUerson play against Louisville Sa turday JUI\lP INTO LEAD . Goodwin and Lewis, on one-hand vllle, Ind., Friday morning to take night. show signs of having a com Superiority of the western team. and side shots respectively, nar part in the Ohio Valley basketball bination ot power later in the sea however, was demonstrated early rowed the Western lead to 20-14, tournament. They wlll play in son. They are unofficially in in the game and behind the efforts Carberry layed one in and Parsley Owensboro November 29 against the stalled as favorites in tonight's en of the sharpshooting trio of Hale, hit from the side, making the tal Fort Knox five, returning to the gagement, although the strength of Parsley and Embry the Toppers ly read 22-16 ns the action began home court Saturday night Decem the Camp Campbell team is an un headed for vIctory. Embry led the to get a little rough. Harsley, sub ber 1 for a battIe with the Naval known quantity here. However, scoring with 14 points; Hale rung stitute for Atkinson. made good a Air Technical Training center five. two former University of Indiana up 13 and Parsley gathered 10. charity fiing and Parsley. Hale's of Memphis. The Memphis ciub stars and a former Westerner. Lt. Lewis, Camp Campbell forward, led running mate at forward cashed in has on its squad Johnny Oldham, Col. Alden Shipley. arc expected to his team's offensive thrusts with with a one-handel' and a tip-in to of Hartford, a former Western bas be in the lineup. 12 markers. close the first half with the Toppers keteer and who has done a good Leading the Western scorers to The Army boys scored first on a on top by 27-16. job in his performances with the date are Hale and Parsley, fm·· tip-in shot by Lindsey, center, but The second halt started with a Memphis outfit.. wards. each marking up 39 points Hale quiCkly duplicated and the shot from the side by Lindsey and Western (53) C. Cam pbell (36) in three game played. Embry, a score was tied 2-2. Hale then made a Hale came through with a distance Hale, 13 F Carberry, 2 guard. has tall1ed 27 points. lay-in shot and a gratis hea.ve to heave to make the tally 29-18. Hale, Parsley, 10 F Lewis, 12 Making their college debuts and put the home team In front 5-2 again, from the side and the score William Kirk, 1 C Lindsey. 6 scoring their first varsity basket after eight minutes of play. George was 31 to 18. Lewis made good two Heller. 2 0 Dubia, 2 ball points Saturday night were Joe Heller, the Toppers' big guard came free throws and Davis hit a lay-in Embry, 14 G Davis, 8 David Johnson, center, Bowling through with a tip-in shot; McCartn. shot to bring the books to 31-22, Substitutions: Western - Schaef Green and John Taylor, of Hart of Camp Campbell, missed a. free with the game at this time showing fer. 0; Atkinson. 1; Taylor, 2; ford. a guard. Practically every shot and Lewis tipped one in as the sIgns of becoming a whirl-wind as Holmes, 2; Johnson. 2; Harsley, 1; player On the squad, however. saw score read 7-4 for Western. the Army boys fought desperately Huter, 2; Hankins: Brooks, 2; Ir action as the Toppers began to get Buck Atkinson. gOing in at center to get in the running. Hale scored win. 1: Crafton. Dunning, Whit· experience for their play in the for William Kirk. was fouled and on a one-hand shot and Kirk made field. Davis, and Castlen. Camp made gOOd at the 17-foot line good from the 17-foot line and the Campbell - Pigsley: McCann. 2; Ohio Valley tournament Friday and I' to Saturdav. ease the score up to 8-4. Here Hilltoppers had a lead of 34-22 with Nichetakas, 0; Goodwin. 2; Ferger Probable btarting lineup for the Chalmers Embry, Western's smooth six minutes gone in the second son. 2. Westerners tonight will be: ly-operating guard, adjusted his round. Score at the half: Western 27; Hale and Parsley, forwards; sights and heaved in a beautiful Embry hit one from the side, Camp Campbell 16. Kirk, Johnson or Atkinson. center; fielder. Dubla, Camp Campbell Lewis got a chance a t a free throw Officials: Duncan, Nashville, ref Heller and Emory at guards. guard, also hit a long one and the but mIssed, and Jim Huter. substi eree; Cook. Bowling Green. umpire; Camp Campbell's squad list In .. score was 10-6 for Diddle's team. tute guard, cripped to put Western Carr, scorer; Miller, timer. eludes the following: I Sgt. Bailey Carberry, forward, Holy Cross; Lteut. W. W. LeWis, forward. of Indiana university; Lieut. John Du Ford, guard, Otto .\GAJ:>ST A TEAMMATt; wa t:niversity; Lieut_ Sidney 'i.lnd Coach Introduces Squad r • Two of the western HUltopper scy. center, Indiana university: Sgt. cagers are likely to see action Robert Pigslev. forward. Atlanta, 'At Chapel Exercises Western to Be against a. former high school team Ilowa) High 'school; Sgt. Thomas m ate in the Western-N.A.T.C. bas McCann. center, New Jersey State Coach E. A. :Diddle introduced the ketball game in the western gymn Teachers college, center Lie u t . members of this years Red and S.I.A.A. Host Saturday night, December 1. Chris Dubia, guard, Murray; Lieut. Gray basketball SQuad and made a Here's the angle: Chalmers Em John Fergerson, guard. University few predictions about the coming bry J ohn Taylor and Johnny Old of California;. Cpl. Colin Davis, season. With eleven ex-GI's on the western ;Kentucky S tat e ham played together three years at guard. Mississippi (high school) ; squad. Coach Diddle expressed the Teachers College, ot Bowling Ha rtford high schOOl. The boys prc. Fred Goodwin, guard, 'South were On Hartford's team which two ern Methodist. hope that next years season would Green, was elected as the host of \ years in a row went to the Kentuc The coach is Lieut. Dale S w 1- hold better prospects in material. the 1946 Southern Intercollegiate ky state High school basketball hart. of University of Indiana.. Coach Diddle was unable to make Athletic Association's basketball tournament. Oldham made All All of the boys are over 6 feet. :my prediction whether this. year state in 1942. averaging 175 to 225 pounds per would be successful or otherwlse. tournament at the November Tavlor and Embry are playing lnan Lieut. Col. Alden Shipley, Mr. L. T . smith. Chairman of the meeting of the executive com for western and Oldham, who al former Westerner. who was said to Western athletic committee, Coach mittee ot the S.I.A.A. at Jackson, so played for Western two y.;ars be In the lineup for Camp Camp back. is a. member of the h?t E. A. Diddle. and members of the Mississippi. bell. will not play tonight as an basketball team presented the chap rock" Navy team from MemphiS. nounced earlier. The followine committee was which last year amassed. a total of \ el program at Ule Bowling Oreen Carberry and Lewis are reported appointed to arrange all details as outstanding for Iho _.• H Business University yesterday morn- 1,177 points. \ of the tournament: W. L . Terry, I t will be lnteresting to watch the ing. • reactions of these former team~ Mr. J. Murl'll.Y Hill. president of Kentucky Western. Chairm an, I mates in the coming clash. Accord the Business University. introduced Lee Prather, Northwestern Louis ing to current reports. the Navy Mr. Smith. who presided at the pro ana College; Lonnie McMillan, t"l'Im will feature Q!.c!l.!~l!'. gram. Membel's of the squad .were Presbyterian College; P. V. Over introduced to the chapel audIence all, Tennessee Polytechnic Insti- Western by Coach Diddle. who made an an- \ tute. ______nouncement about the sale price of Trips Baptists "\,lle basketball season tickets.

By 53·35 -Hill toppers Play Hilltopper8 Register IfJltoppers Leave In First Game By BOB HARRY For Ohio Volley 3d Consecutive Win Courier-J ou rnal Corrupondent. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind .. Nov. 23 Although the University of Tournament _(.lPI_Drawings were made toda.y Spenlal to The Courier·Joarnal. at· the high school. field hous~ bel e Louisville's Sea Cards have to determine OPPOSIng teams In the Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 17._ Coach es Ed Diddle and Ted their sights set on the title, JIorllback with 15 Western bas Ohio Valley basketball tourney Western state Teachers College their mentor Berrie Hickman ketball players a nd which opens this afternoon. S t ude~t The pairings: chalked up its third straight bas... is of the opinion that Western .l\la nager J ohnny Carr. left. t.hls First game (2:15 p.m.) Miami ketball win here tonight, defeat. State Teachers, led by towering m orning for J etfersonville, where University of Oxford, OhiO, VS. ing Southern Baptist sem inar, six-foot nine-inch James Morris, they enter the Ohio Valley bas Western State Teachers a! Bowling 53-35. ketball tournament today a.nd 1 is the team to beat in the Ohio Saturday at. the J effersonvllle Green, Ky. K I Western (13) Pot. (3S) Sou. Bap. S ', Valley basketball tournament at Second game (3:00 p.rn .. ) en- Hale IS) . _ __ F ______(71 Frankl;g field h ouse. tucky Wesleyan vs. Marshall Col Parslev (0) ____ . F. ______111) Halse the Jeffersonville Fieldhouse this Making the trip were Ch alm ~rs John~on 14) ______C •. ___ MontJ:ome W. Embry flU _____ G. ______.. Bootli Friday and SaturdaY. Embry George HeHer. I\laurlce lcge of Huntington, Va. Heller (3) _ ___ G. _____ . ___ (2) Currl Third game (7:45 p.m.) More 'H ale. Charles Schaeffer, Cl,la~ l cs head, Ky., Teachers vs. Georgetown, Substitutes: We~tem - Crafton 12\, Parsley, Carrol Brooks. W I Uta ~ n Schaeffer. Brook~. Irwin. Atkln~on 17 t K irk, Buck Atkinson , Joe DaVid Ky., college. ) I dl Harsley (2). Ho1mes 131 . Tavlor (S , Fourth game (9 :00 p.m., n ana Huter (11. Hankins. Kirk. Semlnary J ohnson, Glenn Holmes, Ma:t State teachers Of. Terre Haute \'s. Woody (3). Edward!! t21 • . Standrida:-. J-I ankins, J ohn Taylor, ~en Gurt Keenv (4). McMurray. UorUHtz. University of LOUlsvlile. Halftime score: 23-13. ner. nilly Craft.on a ~d. JIm :outer. Play w1ll be completed Saturday Hrawings for posItions III the eight-team competition were to \ be held in Louisville a.t. noon to-I da.y. - estern Wins Thir In ew y 53 uI"WorJd ilouisville Five No Match After Few Minutes Embry Is High Coach Ed Diddle's Western Hill· toppers won their third consecutive Point Maker basketball victory last night at the Western gym in downing a rugged LouisvUle Baptist Seminary five by the score of 53 to 35. For Western I Coach Diddle used 16 players in the first home tllt of the 1945 sched- As the Western Teachers college ule. basketbaU season gets rolJ1ng into With the exception of only the high gear, with seven games played Ifirst seven or eight minutes, when to date, Including three in the Tri the score was tied three times, were State tournament last week at Jef the teams on even comparison. The fersonville. leading scorer in the Hilltoppers soon drew Moay. ,.,,1th Topper outfit is Chalmers Embry, a Parsley. forward, who tallied 10 guard. Embry has racked up 81 points, and Embry. guard, connect points, ",itll an average of about 11 ing for 11, leading the march. The points per game. HUltoppers led at halftime by 23 to Hale and Parsley, starting for 13. wards, at this point are running However, 8. fellow by the name ot neck and neck. each having scored Halsell, LouisVille forward. who 70 points for an average of 10 points I paced all scorers, was the thorn in apiece for each encounter. . • tho flesh of the Westerners all Breaking into the lineup as the I"ICl.'URED ABOVE is the 194.5-1946 edition of the lVest.crn Keut.ucky Teachers.Hlllt.oppers ba .. kdbaU squad. llight. Halsell garnered 17 points, Ohio valley tournament was ~tarted. Finst row, seated, left to right: Irwin. William Kirk, Atkinson. Hanley•. l\~orrls, Johnson, Gurtner Parsley eight at them on field goals and one Jim Huter brought his total to 27 and llaJe. Second roW' standing. left to right: Coach Ed Diddle, Whitfield, lIuter, Schaeffer, Crafton, all a free toss. poInts for five games in wh1ch he Wilson Kirk, CastleD, Dunnin(. Brooks. and Coach Dornback. Third row, left to right: Holmes, Davis, I A total of 29 personal fouls was participated. Hankins Embry Hummer Heller Sydnor Taylor and Student J\l an:..ger Johnny Carr. called, with Louisv1lle Seminary Other scorers are listed as follows: , , • , drawIng 17 and the Westerners William Kirk. who is tra1l1ng Huter _ -- - charged with 12. closely with 26 points, 18 of which - The H1lltoppers take the home were scored In Kirk'S grand game · ourney r S"U R P R IS£: - court again Monday uight In an af· against Marshall college last Fri University oj Louisdlle will be tair with the Tenth Infantry group day afternoon; Buck AtkInson. 16, Ind Cag e T . . F . . five from Camp Campbell. George Heller, guard, 11 points; m i forced to pla;.o nday night be'· The game is carded for cliht I Hankins 5; Joe Johnson. 6; John I Taylor, 7; Carroll Brooks. 2; Holmes, coaCh RobertR. "Bu1Jett" Wil- ~~~~ (53) Po (35) BaftU.", 5; Crafton. 2; Irwin. Harsley and son a nine-letter athlete at Ken. Hale, 5 ...... F ...... Frank in, '1 Schaeffer, 1 point each. O pens Today At Jeff tuckY Wesleyan, is attemptin. g to Parsley, 10 ••••. F' ...... Halsley. 17 With two games to be played this Johnson.4c ..... C .. Montgome.ry. 0 week the Topp~rs will have oppor- t b k . h T F F St t bring his alma rna er ae In an Embry. 11 ••••. G .....•••• Booth, 0 1::~lty of boosting their scoring Elg teams rom our a es athletic way after 8 two-year Heller. 3 ...... G ...... Curry. 2 to- I recess on t.be hardwood. He. too, SubsUtutions: Western-Crafton. OpponentJ to be faced are for ' V II M t is depending on freshmen and his 2' Brooks; Atkinson. 7; Holmes 3; midable. however, and include Fort To Compete I n OhlO a ey ee most able looking prospects are Hutter. 1; Hankins; Taylor, 5; Hars- Knox, which will be met at Owens Ralph May, Art Littrell, Harry ley 2. Southem Baptist-Ed".. ards, 1 boro Thursday night and the even By WALLACE BLAIR. Courier·Journat start Writer. Rose and Carlos Higgins. 2; Woody, 3; Standridge; Keeney 4. better Navy team from Memphis, Officials: Leon Cook, referee: J. which will invade the Western gym The Ohio Valley blind basketball tournament scheduled S. McGov.Tr, umpire; Johnny Carr, nasium Saturday night. for the Jeffersonville Fieldhouse Friday and Saturday may scorer; Charlie MUler, timer. I turn out to be a battle of giants featuring Western State Teacher's James Morris, six-feet-nine; Miami Universi~y's The tirst. co ll egiate tourney of l Jack Bowman, six-feet-eight; Morehead Teachers startmg the season, the meet also is the lineup that averages six-feel- cause of laboratory work in the ,5 first "blind" colle~e tou~ney to three' University of Louisville's afternoon. OpenerWon / ) be held in Kentucklana. Smce all George Hauptfuhrer, six - feet. four, and about 50 other sky Marshall College of Huntington, ) 101 the teams are without any too scrapers. ) I. mlich. pracfice, the combatants" 'Vest Va., coached by Cam Hen· all are rated an equal chance to Game time Friday will be 2:1 :; derson. m ay be the surprise team take home the trophy offered the p.m. and 3:30 p.m., with the night of the tourney. Last year his WInning aggregation. sessions scheduled for 7 :45 and Jones stated at the drawing that 9. The semi-finals are scheduled team won 17 games and lost By Weste rn his Georgetown netters are inex for the same time on Saturday eight. He regularly plays a perienced, but he's looking for wit h the championship game tough schedule and has a start ward to picking up se\'eral new scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ing five that will average six Louisville Meets Indiana Slate In Final' basketballers when the second This is the first time for such term begins. Regarding Miami a meet and tournament mana feet-two. University Foster pointed out ger L. A. Tarpley bas assured ~he Morehead Teacners, coached by Night Game At Jeff. Bobby Laughlin until Ellis John. that he had been so tied up with Jeffersonville Board of Education football that he hadn't had time it will be an annual affair. son gets out of the Navy, will B y FRANK HARTLEY. feature . Carroll Hawhee, six to spend much time with the FOUR STATES foot-four center, recently dis In the dark concerning opponents until two hours hardwood team. Four stales are represented, charged from Iowa Preflight before the start of the Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament, • • • Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and School, regular center on ~he eight collegiate teams, representing four States •. prepared \Vestern State came to the tour Kentucky. Preflight team in 1944-45. Pnor for tough battles this week-end at the Jeffersonville Field ney with probably the greatest Not much is known of the to entering the Navy, he played amount of pre-season practice. at Ball State Teachers College, house following the draw at noontime today. teams this season because it is • • • r ------, The Hilltoppers have pla,yed in too early for even the coac~es Muncie, Ind. The Eagles have to have a line on the matenal Jack Pobst, regular guard from Former Newport, Ky.. coach four early-season practice tilts, at hand. All eight teams were Georgetown, Ohio, who averaged "Blue" Foster picked the No. 1 winning all of them. Coach Ber registered at Louisville's Wat 10 points per game last season; slip and drew Ed Diddle's West nie Hickman's University of Lou terson Hotel in pink of condition Chuck Carlson, freshman. All· ern State Teachers' Hilltoppers isville outfit has taken the floor for one of the most strenuous State player from Minneapolis, twice in practice tilts and won tasks ever asked of coll~ge bas· and Bob Tucker, a six-foot-four~ as the opening, opponent at 2:15 this afternoon for his Miami Uni both. ketballers at this stage of the guard witli. previous experience. _ The U . of L. Cardinals auto season. The boys have been versity quintet. FRESHMEN Western won the opener by 32- mati~ally were given the spot in whipped in shape for this two the final game tonight against day tourney and the only worry At Georgetown College where 25, after being behind 20-13 at the whatever team might draw them of the coaches seems to be they L. E. "Brad" Jones returned to half. About 500 turned out for as opponents. That move from may have brought their boys his alma mater this year and the games. pyb the orthodox method of handling along too fast and the players found her kinda ,run dOWJl in an - Embr y scored 9 points tor the ! a blind tourney was necessary by may burn themselves out before athletic way, he is faced with winners. .Jim Huler. Louisville 1 the fact that several of Hickman's Ithe all important conference tour molding together a bunch of Naval cagers had classes this aCl· neys next spring. freshmen who may not set the boy, played a bang-up game. ernoon and couldn't get excused. Outstanding tea m s, on last world on fire in his first year, Scheduled for the second tilt in season's r e cor d, are Bernard but those who know Brad think this afternoon-'s session were Ken- , "Peck" Hickman's University of he may singe it a litUe. Alfred. tucky Wesleyan and Marshall Louisville Sea Cards, who won 16 Morris Victor Kurk and Joe College of West Virginia. last year and lost three; Glenn Estes. 'all over six feet .by two Morehead State Teachers and Curtis' Indiana S tat e Teachers inches. appear to be hIS best College. team of Terre Haute, lookinJr freshmen. Brad Jones' Georgetown College I cagers open tonight's play at 7:45, Ind. that won 18 and lost seven with the Hoosier State's repre last 'year' and Ed Diddle's West- sentatives, Indiana State Teach ern Kentucky S tat e Teacher's ers billed against UniversIt:y of that won 17 and lost 10·last year Lo~isville in the !irst-round ii- in the poorest slason Diddle has I I nale, at 9. . had in years. • • • Western Whips HiIItopper sTo Take Early M .. Fort Knox Five Meet Memphis Lead To Subdue I 0 At Owensboro Team Saturday Diddle's Crew t-... u The Western Hilltopper basketball The western HJ1ltopper basket By Clarence Daves team hung up its seventh victory ball team wIll return to the home Led by big Fred Schaus, former last night in downing a Fort Knox hardwood. Saturday night to take Newark, Ohio, basketeer. tall pivot quintet by the score of 64 to 53 on one of the toughest of compet man who hit for 22 points, the Naval in a benefit tilt at Owensboro. It itors on this year's cage card in a Air Technical Training Center Hell ...... was another of those battles with battle with the Naval Air Techni Cats from Memphis. handed Coach '" Ithe outcome in doubt until the wall • lng minutes. cal T raining Center quintet from Ed Diddle's Western Hilltoppers a I Chalmers Embry racked up 18 Memphis. 47-35 defeat in a fast encounter last points for the Red and Gray. trailed It has been announced by West night at the Western Hardwood. closely by Maurice Hale who gar ern officials that Saturday night Schaus garnered 14 of his points >- nered 16. Anthony Karpowlch. a. for home games wJ1l be called for 8:30 in the first haIr, and John Oldham. mer Fordham University flash. reg- o'clock in order to permit attend former Western player. Navy for ... istcrcd 18 of the Fort. Knox points. ancc by those persons who work ward, was second high scorer of the &II Western led by the score of 34-33 late. night with 12 points. Iat the halfway mark. The Navy team, featuring Johnny Thejr shooting erratic in the first The HlIItoppers get even a more Oldham, or Hartford, a former bas half. the H11ltoppers staged a. sear severe testing when they line up ketball pastimcr at Western. boasts ing spree, after traiUng 27-12 at against the strong Navy five from of a strong aggregation and ranks halftime, and Ilot within 7 points en Memphis tomorrow night at 8:30 among the top teams of the COW1- of the Memphis boys when the o'clock on the Western cour<.. try again this year. count was 32-25. Four successive WESTERN FG FT TP An estimate of the strength of goals from the field accompIlshed Hale, F ... " ...... 8 0 16 the Memphis Navy outfit is seen in this after Oldham made good. a free Crafton, F ...... 0 0 0 the fact that Tuesday night the throw to post the books at 32·17. IKIrk, C ... ,..... ,.. ,.... ,...... 4 2 10 Sailors whipped Murray by the Displaying some of the cleverest CU- CastJen, G ...... 1 0 2 score of 55 to 29, Oldham leading ball-handling ever seen in Bowling Wilson Kirk, G ...... 0 0 0 the attack with 19 points. Last Green. the Training Center five Schaeffer, F ...... " .. 0 0 0 season the Memphis five drubbed started the scoring on Oldham's I Parsley, F ...... 2 0 4 the hot Symrna Air Base team after field ~oal. a.fter the big forward had Q. Atkinson, C ...... "." ..... 1 0 2 U.e latter had handed the Hilltop missed two straight chances at the Hutet', G ...... 4 4 12 pel's a 52-37 lacing. 17-foot line on fouls called against Heller, G ...... " ... " ..... 0 0 0 The Naval Training Center crew. Chalmers Embry, Western guard. Embry, G ...... " ...... 7 -4 18 which last year scored about 1,200 Oldham and Lockhart cripped Q. I Taylor, G ...... 0 0 0 points, for one of the highest rec and the score read 6 to 0, but Huter ords made by any basketball retaliated with Western's first bas 27 10 64 team, Is reported every bIt as strong ket and .Gchaus on a splnner made FORT KNOX FG FT TP this year. the count 8-2. Embry made a free 0 Benson, F...... 1 3 5 The Murray club, Vrestern's tra toss, which was dupUcated. by Old Fersh, F ...... "...... 0 0 0 ditonal foe. fPpeared to be hope ham, and Schaus rung up a crip ,..., Harvey, C ...... 7 0 14 lessly outclassed by the Navy boYS, shot to put his team out in front Meroneti G ...... , 4 3 11 judging from Tuesday night's score. 11-3 as the H1lltoppers called time t ~~\~: F.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. g ~ ! Expected to start for Western out. Pemberton, F ...... 0 0 0 Saturday night are Hale and Pars Climbing steadily, on the work of Nolan, G ...... 0 0 0 ley at forwards; Kirk, at· center; SChaus and Savitt. the latter a re ~ Embry and Helltr at guards. serve forward. the Navy teRm .1ump IKarpowicll, F ...... ~ 1: ~: ed into a 23-8 advantage with five minutes left of the first half. -- Seemingly cominR' to life in the last half. Coach Diddle's boys began displaying the marksmanship of Z (ormer teams and constantly threat ... ened to catch up with their service rivals. The locals displa.yed more aggressiveness and alertness tn the ,..., final ~o .. round and kent within vell inlt distance up untU the tinal three minutes. Tn a ten-point range with 8. beau Navy Fire Sinks tiful shot by WilHam K.1rk, center, 0 Western pulled up to a 35·25 mar gin and with about 7 minutes re maining in the last half p:ot to an CU elght .. polnt dt!ference when the score read 39-31 for Navy. field goal Lockhard __ • _.... F 1 o 2 to start the Navy quint rolling and Schaus ...... C .9 4 22 Ferguson •••..•.. G 0 o 0 0 by halftime the Sailors were lead ... Dean ..•.. ,. . ..•.. G 1 2 4 ing by 27-12. Savitt ...... F 3 1 7 The Did~lemen came back in Brown ...... •. G 0 o 0 U t he secllnd period to pull the mar... Steggels ...... G 0 o 0 gin down to 31-41 with six min utes remaining in the .fray. but 18 11 47 the Memphis five, sparked by Western (35) Center Schaut with 22 points, held Pas. F •. Ft. Tp. the Hilltoppers back to take the Hale F ~ 3 9 parsley"::::::: ::: F 2 ~ 6 CU :victory. William KIrk .... C 4 1 9 The lineup: Embry ...... G 3 3 9 N.A.T.T.C. (47) Pos. (3!!) Western O ldham (12) __ ___ F, ______(8) Parsley Huter ...... G 1 0 2 Lockhardt (%) __ F. ______(9) Hale Schaffer ...... F 0 0 0 SchaUl (l2) ____ C. ______(7) KI~ Brooks F 0 0 0 FerlUson ______G. _____ (2) Hutte ...... Z Dean (4) ______G. ______(9) Emb Atkinson ...... C 0 0 0 Johnson ...... C 0 0 0 at~~?:!~t'it~~/~.A.T.T.C. - Sabitt {'tl, HeUer ...... G 0 0 0 Western - Heller, Brook. ,Atkinson, Taylor ...... G 0 0 0 Johnson, Shaeffer, Taylor. en 13 9 ~5 Halftime score: Memphis Navv 27. Western 12. Officials: Leon Cook, Symrna Taken nets for 22 tallies, stood out for Bowllnp: Green; Bradford Mutchler, -- Smyrna. t-o .... ,.,tt~ville. • In Opener Western (48) Smyrna. (40) .c Hale, 16 F Thomas, 0 Paced by Hale and Parsley the Parsley, 14 F Etscorn, 10 Western Hilltoppel's won their first Atkinson, 8 C Gardner, 22 Q. basketbaU game or the season Fri Heller, 0 G Puchek, a d~y night, November 9 by whip Embry. 8 G Mulaney, 8 pmg the fast Smyrna Air Base five Substitutions. Western.- Hankins, by a score of 48 to 40. forward, 2; Taylor and Huter, The Westerners led by 21 to 20 guards; Johnson, center; Schaeffer at the first halt of their season and Brooks, forward. E opener as their forwards kept pace with the more experienced Smyrna I CU cagers. Thomas, center, who hit the IWestern Hilltoppers Beat Fort Knox Quint B~ Calhoun' Wins As I watched Western hUStl2 through two close hardwood. victories I From Rams In Toppers Win couldn·t help noticing the one oub::tandlng thing that made the machine cl1e!->. As pointed out by Coach Diddle. it was sheer, fighting determina· Over Air Ba se tion. A oall club with spirit 1ik~ this, won't lose many ball games. "The Overtime Tilt boys th!.s year may not be the gl"{'atest team in Western history they're one of the :Iightingest'," says Ccnch Diddle aud when the stud~nt body By HAROLD 'MI SCHEL TraUing 26-25 at the half way mark, the HHltopper cagcrs came realizes this they'll know there's something l"eaUy wonderful in watching Two good basketball games were through Wednesday night, Novem a nevc!'-say die fIghting team. staged out at the Daviess County WKTC High School gymnasium, Thursday ber 14 to down the 558 Army Air night, sponsored by the Jay Cees, Base unit five by a score of 52-51 The manly art of sell defense has returned to the Hill with the figure tor the benefit of the Goodfellows' In a rough and ready contest at of Coach Diddle outdoing the Great John L. Some of the boys who saw Christmas Tree and Shoe fund. An Nashville. The victory was Westenl's this pxcellent exhibition in its finer points said it was according to the overfiowing crowd witnessed the second in two starts. marqUl3 of Queensbury rule a 1a Diddle and boysl There was no Sunday punc~ just a Friday free for all. contest and the "floor show" given The game was lively throughout by the famous Collins twins, Ann \\KTC Ja and Betty Jo. and their pianist, and only sheer determination Coach Diddle journeyed to thE; Volunteer State last Friday to appear brought victory ~o the Toppers who Miss Mayme Johnson, of Western as specker at the meeting of the West Tennessee Educational Association Wall the hard way. Jim Huter, re State Teachers college, between the which met in Memphis. halves of the feature contest. serve guard. suffered a broken nose in the melee. '''. D. CroCt, who captained the first football team coached by Uncle Western State Hllltoppers beat Ed to:: pr~sident of the association. the Fort Knox soldiers in the main Ed Ehlers. star cager from Pur WKTC tilt of the evening, 64 to ~4. The due, led the scoring with 19 points. two teams had battled on even terms but the Hilltoppers' Maurice Hale A new peak in broken beaks (noses to the wl-hep) has been the re throughout the first hal! which end and Charles Parsley were close be sult of recent sports activity on the Hill. At the rate they have been mul ed with the 'Toppers in front of a hind with 16 and 15 tallies, respec tiplying we can expect aU the men at Western to be social outcasts unles..'\ 34 to 33 count. tively. he has a smashed snozzola. Here's hoping it never reaches the place The Calhoun High Bulldogs who ~here :,(Jme unscrupulous character starts to sell them under cover. accord dropped a close deci.:;ion to th~ St. Western 558th Army mg to the black ma.rket style of former days: "Pssst, buddy. want to buy Joseph Rams at Calhoun, recently, Hale, 18 F Olson, 2 a broken nose prachcally never m:ed ?, Er . . .• Has everybod'y seen Huter? evened the count with the Mischel~ Parsley, 15 F Sullivan, 9 mcn here mst night 35 they edged Atkinsoa, 0 C Ehlers. 19 Now tna"!; western's basketball season has begun to roll it Is only the locals in an overtime tnt, 28 to Heller, 4 G Jarrett, 0 proper that good sportsmanship toward our opponents and reCeree be 26. Embry, 8 G Dare. 10 mentioned. It Is not common pr

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C.-I. Pboto by Hu,h l'liller. WILD SCRAMBLE for basketball finds George Hauptfuhrer (13) of U. L. making a leap for the sphere while teammate Johnny Knopf (6), and McIntyre watch the action which occurred in the U.L.-Indiana State clash in the Ohio Valley tourney at the Jeffersonville Fieldhouse last night. U. L., Western, Marshall, ,.. Morehead Win' At leff By WALLACE BLAIR. Courier-Journal staff Writer. = Peck I1ickman's University ried the game to the Hoosiers aU have made the game more in- the way and outm~euvered. them teresting. of Louisville quintet defeated to get in for close shots at the In Ed Kupper, Don Kinker and o Glenn Curtis' Indiana State hoop and in most cases they made George Hauptfuhrer, Universit) good. of Louisville has three boys thai Teachers College team of The Sea Cards had more speed, can go with the best of them. Terre Haute, Ind., 60-39 last better passing and timing of their The four remaining team~ ." night at the Jeffersonville Field- screening and in all around play seem to each have plenty oj house in the final game of the looked great for this time of the scoring punch with Parker Pra first round in the Ohio Valley season. Poor old Glenn CUl tis ter and Charles Hawbee of More CU tourney in which was probably just didn't have the material but head, Bill Hall of Marshall anc the best game of the meet so far. he put a team on the floor that Chalmers Embry of Westerr II) In the first game of the night kept trying and with a little bet- probably setting the pace on tht session, a taller, more mature ter luck on close-in shots might scoring. Morehead Teachers College five showed. considerable class in dis_ Night Games Afternoon o posinl" of Brad Jones' inexperi • enced Georgetown College Tigers K~g~~· L ~.lopn~; A~~~.StL_ ~ lop~tPo' H;ree~~~~~ __~. 1i Pj.tg. M~~a~id 1.~· '0 P~.t~ 61-31. Kinker ,._ 'I 3 :117 Cofer L __ o4 • '12 P.rsley f,_.3 0 0 8 Ball 1.. ___ . 3 1 1 7 Haupt'r c_ 3 1 1 'I Bennett c.. 0 0 0 0 Atk~n c.O 0 0 0 Bowman <:.0 0 , 0 WELL PLA TED Johns'n ,_ 2 0 1 , Lash. • ___ 1 0 0 2 HelleI' , _ _ I 0 1 2 Snodgr·. g_' 1 1 SI Parker , __ 0 1. 1 1 Pearc:y ,_ 3 3 0 8 Embry , __ .... 1 3 9 Perry a: ___ 0 1 1 1 Z GarwJtz __ 2 0 2 • Depeu,h. _ 1 0 1 2 Brooks ___ 0 0 0 0 Roll _____ 0 0 3 0 In afternoon games, Ed Did Kn0g' ___ 1 0 1 2 Henson __ 1 0 0 2 Gurtner __ 0 0 0 0 Porter ____ 0 0 1 0 dle's Western Kentucky State Taylor __. 0 0 0 0 Swartz __ 0 0 0 0 ~~~~~e-~ ~ ~ ~ i ~~\e:r -:: i g ~ ~ Huter __-2 0 1 • Kess ____ _2 0 0 , Teachers College came from be Brand ___ 1 0 2 2 Woosley _ 3 3 0 8 Johnson __0 0 0 0 Ryan ____ 1 0 0 2 hind to eliminate W. J. "Blue" Wellman _ 3 0 0 "' Cobb ____ 1 0 2 2 Schaffer __ 0 1 0 1 Deshon __ 0 0 0 0 Foster's University of Miami McIntyr __ 1 0 0 2 Brown __ 0 0 0 0 Crafton ___ 0 0 0 0 c Blair ___ Ole 1 Holme. ___ 0 0 0 0 quintet 32-25 and Cam Hender Bowman_OOOO Kirk ____1 2 0 • son's Thundering Herd from Tota1JJ __ 27 817110 Tot.la __ 15 9 839 Aikins __ . 0 0 0 0 ~ Halftime score: U. of L. 28. Indiana Totals _. 13 8 8 32 Totals __ 11 3 13 25 Marshall College had 'things State 17. Free throws missed: Louis- Half-time: Miami 20. Weriem 13. pretty much its own way in ville-Kinker, Hauptfuhrer 2, Barker. Free throws mTssed: Hale ... , Atkln- GarwJt~ Knop'. Indiana State-Cofer '. .on. Brooks. Gurtner, Kuter, Kirk 3, trouncing a smaller Kentucky Las.h. 1Jepeugh 2, Ber,er 3, Hooker, CU Marquard 3, Ball, Bowman, Snod,r.ss Wesleyan team 5'8-36. Blair. o4, Terry 3. Offic:lals: Glen Adama, ColumbtU. Ind" All games were well played and Hickman Dunc:an, Nashville, Tenn. OUidaI.: Poll.,. KrUll, .nd Charles Iand the only disappointment of Vettner. Moreh.ea6, • • • Georgetown. the tourney so far was the at- • • • tendance. Approximately 1,800 Miller 1 83 '0 p~ ,. Enlow f \:10 P~.,. H!"J7.h~~~l~· 'i Pg~. GJY~!I@Ce'~. ~. 'i ~!". ~ people turned out for the night Prater 1 8 3 119 Estest 2 0 3 ... P@tron@ f. 3 1 3' 7 Whe@~r 1. 1 1 1 3 Hawbeec 8 5 117 Morrile 0 0 0 0 Conley c. 0 2 0 2 Littrell c. 2 3 1 'I session and less than halt that Poest, :I 1 1 11 Earle, .018 T'k'vic:h , .• 0 3 8 Th'5b'ry ,. 0 0 0 0 number witnessed the afternoon Tucker, 1 0 1 2 Vener·., J 1 0 5 Llttleg. __ 1012 Woods,. _ 81 113 CU Carlllon 0203Kurk 0010 games. Nichols 000 OBeU 2: 0 1. ~~::r := ~ 8 f : ~~f~.e~_ 6 g i ~ The schedule for today send. 'X1fe~ns g g ~ ~ ~~~Ck ~ g g ~ White ____ 0 0 2 0 R05e _____ 1 1 1 3 Western against Marshall Col_ Ecton 000 o Hays 0000 ~~~ei-=: Y g t ~ tti~h'rdson ~ g g ~ Mc:Ran'r 0 0 0 0 Totab _%'1 .1758 Totall _1' 81038 lege at 2:15 p.m. and at approxi Wonuc:h 0 0 0 0 mately 3:45 or immediately fol Hall-Ume score: Marshall 38, We. Totals 23 9 8 61 Totaa 13 t • 31 ley.n 17. lowing the first test, the Uni.. Half-time Ic:ore: 25-12. Free throw. missed: (Morehe.d) MJl· Free throws missed: Hall. Petrone 1. versity of Louisville five will ler. Pr.ter. H.wbee 2. Gorbach; George· Conley 1. TonkavJch 2, Little, zma. Wheeler 2, Littr@1l 3, Wood..... Roee. ~ meet Morehead. town) Enlow :I. Morril, Venerable .nd Kurk. RIchardson. COULDN'T MISS OWcl.ls: Frank White and Ba,. Officlaa: Frank White .nd Red DUri Kraesig. both of LoulsvUle. e.n. The games promise to be keen ... ly contested from the opening whistle and the experts are say ing it will be Marshall College and University of Louisville in the finals at 8:15 p.m. tonight. In disposing of Indiana State Teachers, Peck Hickman's Boys sim 1 couldn't miss. They car- V.L. SpIlls Western ~1-45 For Ohio Valley Crown Sea Cards Wear Down Reserve·Weak Hilltoppers In Second !laU After Didtil e Five Grabs Early Lead B y WALLACE BLAI R, Cour ier· J ournal Staff Writer. It was a case of the teacher game 34-32, with a basket from Western showed the effect of a OttO h 01 t 11 mid-l loor, tough seml·final game in the lns rue mg t e pUpl 00 We Hauptfuhrer, fouled by Parsley. when the U n i v e r sit y of level~d the score at 34 and Ace afternoon with Marshall College Parker hit fr()m 17 feet out to give of Huntington, W. Va" when it Louisville quintet coached by the Cards the lead they kept the was forced to come itom behind Peck Hickman, one of Ed remaihder of the gamo. Louis- jn the second half to win 51-45 ville cxt~nded the lead to 43-34 after trailing 22-19 at interh1.is .. Diddle's most able students, de- before Embry mel'Jhed the net sian. feated Western Kentucky State again. Parsley's free throw and The Sea Cards defeated More ...

Teachers College 51-45 in the Embry's basket from dead in the head State Teachers College in o I final of the Ohio Valley tourney corner made the score 43 -39, the the other scmi-final game pretty last night in the JeffersonVille closest Western got in the last much as it wanted to, winning Fieldhouse. ten minutes of the game. 55-41 after lead1ng at one time in U. of L. gained its victory the the first half 27 -7 · and was on hard way, coming from behind top 27-13 at the half. Hickman after trailing 30- 23 at the half. used all twelve men in uniform The foxy D'iddle brought along in this game with his regulars so many players (17 to be exact) playing less thah half the game. that someone rem a I' ked he An all-Tournament team se .. brought along the student body lected by the press includes Kup .. of Western but apparently he had per, Don Kinker and George only five players capable of p1ay- Hauptfuhrer of University of ing in fast company for he went Louisville; Chalmers Em b I' y , 34 minutes in the final game be- Charles Parsley and Jim Huter of fore he made a substitution. Western; Andy Tonkavich and Carroll Brooks replaced Mau- Bill Hall of Marshall College; rice Hale with six minutes to play Jack Pobst of Morehead Teachers. and was in the contest less than Colloge and Doyle Cofer of In ... a minute when Hale rcturned. A diana State Teechel's College. \ ' minute later Jim Huter, former Louisville St. XavIer star, Who played a whale of a ball game all night, developed a charley P eck Hickman horse and was replaced for two minutes by George Heller. Ruter Pupil taught master J later returned and in driving in for his team's last field goal in Lineups jured his leg again and was re Louisville g . .t. pt. Morehead 5(, I. li. placed by John Taylor. Kupper f. ___ 'I L 2 Miller t. ____ 5 3 ~ Kinker f. ___ 1 0 2 Prater f. __ ._ 2 0 SMART PLA Y ER Y~h~~~r~~ c~ ~ & ~ ~~~~~: c~ _:: ~ ~ 1 Hickman, who, Diddle says, Parker g. ___ 1 1 0 Tucker g. ___ 0 0 ! was one of the smartest players Knopf ______2 3 4 Carlson _____ 1 0 WIggIni'! - - -- 0 0 J he ever coached, must have g:~;; :::: g ~ i Brand ______2 I 3 known hi'S alma mater was weak McIntyre ___ 1 0 1 on reserve strength. From the WeIman ____ 0 0 0 time. the ball was thrown up the Hunter _____ 0 0 1 Totals __ ~ _ 23 923 Totals __•. 16 913 • j first time until the final gun, ne Half-time ~COl"el Louisville 27, More· had his boys breaking fast and head 13. Free throws missed: For Louis_ Ville-Kupper 2, Kinker 2. HallpUllhrer ~ keeping the tempo as fast as 2 Parker · 2. McIntyre 1. Brand L For Western would permit. Peck used Morehead-Miller 4, Prater 6, HAwhee 4, 1 nine men, seven of whom were Pobst 2. Tucker 1, WI~in~. on a par, and chose to try to out In~.~fiEid~~r if~i'l'~'bb.AF;~rS~nt~~~~r~:: run h is former teacher. • * * Western succeeded in stowing Western 51 g.I.pf. · Mar~hall 45 i.f,pi U. of L. down in the first half ~:~;le~ -r:::i ~ ~ ~:l~o~e - r: :: ~ ~ g by means of some long distance Kirk c ______8 2 2 Rodak c ____ 3 1 3 Huter g __ ",,_I 2 5 Tonkavlch g 4 1 2 shooting and a mas s defense Embry g __ ~ _ 8 0 0 Little g ____ 1 0 0 under the basket that kept the HeUer ______0 0 0 Conley _____ 2 0 0 Atkinson __ _0 0 0 Mosser _____1 0 0 Sea Cards outside a 17-foot zone, Brooks _____ 0 0 0 Carter ____~. 2 0 0 IThe Cards couldn't hit from out White ______0 0 0 there and they couldn't get in Totals ___ 23 5 13 Totals ___ 20 510 close. Western was handling the Western 51, Mar5hall 45. rebounds on Louisville's back 19r:-aJ~~t~~ethS;~"::'~: ~i!~~a!}o~2'M':r~~:r!~ Hall 6, Petrone 2, Rodak 2. Mos5cr 1, board and then concentrating on Carter 1. For Western: Hale 1, Parsley ball handling. 1, Kirk 4, Embry 2. Officials~ Raymond Krac!lg. Louis Western led the first ten ville; Hickman Duncan. NashVille. minutes of the ball game by one Lo'ville :Cg.it.pf.* * •Western Ig.H.pl. to three poin ts and the Sea Kupper f __ 3 1 1 Hale I • ___ 3 1 3 Cards managed to tie the score at ~!rukh~~ f c-- ~ ~ 6 k~~~leJ ~_ :: r 1 ~ 6, 8, 10 and 12 before the Hi1l~ Knopf g __ 1 2 2 Huter g .. __ 6 (I 2 toppers, led by Ruter, Chalmers Embry and Charles Parsley, ran ~:~k~~z _~ __ ~ ? g ~i~~k~ ~_:: b, 6 5 ~~I~~I~ ::: g ~. ~ ¥:~{iJr -:::: g g ~ the score to 30-15 with six min Br",nd _____ 0 0 0 utes to play in the first half. • Totals _. 21 9 10 Totals _. 19 7 11 Halftime f;corer Western Kentucky 30. HI GH l\I AN Un!versitv of LoUjsvlUe 23, F"tt'l! tlirows mi$sed: Louisvllle--Km G e 0 r g e Hauptfuhrer, who ker 3. Cammie 1. Western-Parall!y 1, Kirk 2, 1iuter 1, Embry 4. paced all scorers with 18 paints, Officials: Hickman Duncan, Nashville. and Ed Kupper scored two bas Tenn.: _Frank White. Jeffersonville. Ind. BOXE D IN by U of L ca er Ed K kets each to cut the margin to P arsley (96) of We ster~ log k S d upper (8) and George 30-23 before the teams went to Valley Basketball T ournam 0 t esperateiy for a posstble receiver in play' the the dressing rooms, t After a little talk with Hick is Bob Garwitz ( 11) of the ~~a ~ar~eff~l;so ~v tl edFfie l d h o us e last night. Watching the action I man, the Sea Cards came back s. . 0 • e eated Western 51-45 to win the tou~n e y. to run the score to 32 while Maurice Hale, fouled by B'ob Gar witz, was making a point at the line for Western. Charles Pars ley evened the score at 32 when Don K.inker pushed and Embry, who dId some accurate shooting all through the tourney, gave the Hilltoppers their last lead of the OHIO VALLEY

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT N o v. 23-24 1945 .. TEAMS INIDIANA STATE TEACHEf.l,S MIAMI UNIVERSITY MARSHALL COLLEGE UN IVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE WESTERN STATE TEACHERS MOREHEAD TEACHERS GEORGETOWN COLLEGE KENTUCKY WESLEYAN . JEFFERSONVILLE FIELD HOUSE JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. .ln~ .t Toppers Lose Close. One T0-!..!.l!~,:.!:U!..!.~~~!:.--..ts Memphis Team TDppers Beaten In Last 1 Razorbacks Nips Western Half Ohio Valley Tourney After winning thetr first two tilts WESTERN (45) F g. Ft. Tp. By47To40 In the Ohio Valley Blind Basket. Parsley. F ...... 2 1 8 Beat Western ball tournament held in Jefferson Hale, F ...... 3 0 7 ville. Indiana, Western's Hillto,> Kirk. C . . .. . -...... 1 1 3 MILLINGTON. Tenn., Dec. 8 pers went to the finals to be beaten LITrLE ROCK. Ark .• Dec. 8--(IP) (Spl.)-Playlng on mOl'e than even Embry, G ...... 7 3 15 The unbeaten University of Ark terms in the first half and keeping by the UnIversity of Louisville Sea Hutel', G ...... 6 0 12 ansas Razorbacks scored their fourth In scoring range all of the second, cards by a narrow marghl of 51-45. Heller, G ...... 0 0 0 consecutive victory of the basketball the Western Hilltopper quintet Western's previous games had been Ta.ylor. season here last night as they de G ...... 0 0 0 bowed to a classy Memphis Navy , with the strong quintets of Miami Brooks, F 0 0 0 feated Western Kentucky Teachers Hellcat five in a close contest here ...... 67-38. unIversity. Oxford, Ohio (32-25) and tonight by the score of 47 to 40. WlUl Marshall college. Huntington, George Kok, six-foot. ten-inch Showing more drive and defensive 19 5 45 center scored 25 points for the ability than in previous games. the West Virginia (51-45). victors. making most of his baskel;!! Toppers met the Navy thrusts The Toppers started off slowly in on follow shots. "Parson BUl equally in most of the first session, the last game of the tournament to Flynt. veteran guard. and Melvin which saw the score tied three times gain momentum after about five McGaha scored 15 points apiece. in the first 10 minutes. The Kentuckians made a battle minutes and to roost on top of a Shouse. the Na.vy team's leading 30-15 score with about six minutes of it at the start. and the game was scorer who topped all offensive ef seven minutes old before Arkansas forts of the night with 14 markers, left in ""the first half. However, started to pull away to lead at the opened the torrid game with a gra.tls LoUisville fought back and the hal! half, 28-17. toss awarded on William Kirk's per ended with Western ahead. 30 to 23. It was the second victory in two sonal foul. Jim Ruter, Western's The teams battJed fiercely in the Memphis Hellcats night for the Arkansas team over mgged little guard, quickly sank a the Kentuckians. second half. with the score tied short shot and gave the Diddlemen twice, at S2-32 and 34-34. Parker, Beat Hilltopp-ers lV. Kcntucky FG FT PF TP one of the only two leads they held, Hale. f ...... 5 1 4. 11 at 2-1. Louisville guard, scored a one-hand Hummer. !...... 1 0 0 2 John Oldham knotted the count ed shot to place the Car j s in the Led by big Fred Schaus, former Parsley. f ...... 1 3 3 5 at 2-2 on a. free throw and Shouse lead 36-34 and from that point they Neward. Ohio. basketcer who hit 22 Shaffer, f ...... 1 1 2 3 hooked in a fast one, followed with were never headed, although com points, the Naval Au' Training Cen Morris.c ...... 1 14.3 Savitt's crip shot to put the Hell ing within four pOints on several ter Hellcats from Memphis, handed Kirk. c ...... 1 0 0 2 cats ahead 6-2. Hutter, g ...... 1 0 2 2 occasions. Coa~h Diddle's Hilltoppers a 47-35 Hale and Kirk, Western 10rward defeat in a fast encounter on the Parish, g ...... 1 1 1 3 and center, respectively, tied things Widest margin held by the Louis Embry. g ...... 1 2 3 4 up at 6-6 aud seconds later Hale villie.ns was the eight-point lead Western hardwood, Saturday night, Helier, g ...... 1 1 1 3 on a jump shot. gave Western its registered at 47-39 by Hauptfuhrer, December 1. oUler margin of 8-7. who led aU scorers with 18 points. . TIlelr Shooting erratic in the first Totals ...... 14 10 20 38 Chalmers Embry, guard. and Kirk Trophies to the champIons and Arkansas FG FT PF TP half, the HU1toppers staged a scor4 narrowed the count at 18-17, with runners-up were presented imme McGaha, f ...... 4 7 3 15 about nine minutes left of the first ing spree. after trailing 27-12 at Kearns,f ...... 2 0 3 " half and that was as close as the d1..'\ tely after the championship bat the halftime. and got within 7 Wheeler, f ...... 0 0 1 0 locals came. tle. points of the Memphis boys when M. Schumchyk, 1 .... 1 0 3 2 The Navy boys took a lead of LOUISVILLE (51) Fg. Ft. Tp. the count was 32-25. Four succes Kok, c ...... 11 3 2 25 28-18 off the court WiUl them at the Kinker. F ...... 6 0 13 :-ive goals from the field accomplish Horton, C ...... 0 0 0 0 first half, after a last minute shot Kupper. F · ...... _.3 1 7 ed this after Oldham, a former P. Schumchyk. g .... 1 0 0 2 by Marshall, substitute for the Hell. Hauptfuhrer. C •.... . 7 0 18 Flynt, g ...... 6 3 4. 15 cats. Westem player and now forward Byles, g ...... 2 0 2 4. Their shooting eyes much more JOhnSOIl, G ...... 0 0 20-/ for the Memphis team, made a Claborn, g ...... 0 0 0 0 effective in the Navy game than Parker. G ...... 3 0 7 free throw to post the books at perhaps at any other time this sea Garwitz. G ...... _... 1 1 32-17. Totals ...... 27 13 18 67 son. the Hilltoppers were able to Knopf, G ...... •.... . 1 0 4 Seemingly coming to life in the Halttlme score: Arkansas 28, make things interesting all of the 1 last half. the Diddlemen began dis Western Kentucky 17. second half, as Hale and Kirk led 21 Free throws missed, Hale. Parsley the attack. 2 51 playing the marksmanship of fOt· 2. Shafter. Hutter 2. Parish 2, Mc The Westerners fought gallantly mer tearns and constantly threat Gaha 6. Kearns 2, F. Schumchyk. I only to remain at a 10-polnt deficlt ened to cntch up with their service I Officials: Alvin Bell (Vanderbilt) untU, with seven minutes left of the rivals. keeping within yelling dist .. and Cllff Shaw (Arkansas). last half, they trailed only five ance until the final three minutes. points, after shots made by Huter, Hale and Kirk. The Hellcats called Three· Western players shared time out at this juncture, when the scoring laurels. with nine paints score read 40-35. apiece; Hale. forward, Kirk. cen .. Thawing up a superior defense tel' and Chalmers Embry. guard. IUemphis Navy (47) ' the Navy five managed to hold their younger rivals at bay from five to Pas. Fg. Ft. Tp. Western Whips seven points for the remainder of the tilt. Oldham ...... F 4 4 12 Fort Knox Five \ Lockhard ..... • . FlO 2 [ Hale, with 12. and Kirk. who tallied Schaus ...... C 9 4 22 western's basketball team hung up points paced the Western scorers. its seventh victory. November 29, in The Red and Gray basketeers will Ferguson ...... GOO 0 dowl}.ing a Fort Knox quintet by a close their four-game road trip at Dean· · ..•.•.•... G I!? 4 Paducah Monday night, when t11ey Savitt ...... F 3 1 7 score of 64 to 53 in a benefit tilt at tangle up with the cagers of South Owensboro. It wns another of Brown.. GOO 0 ern Illinois Normal, of Carbondale. Steggels GOO 0 those battles with the outcome in Mem. Hellcats (47 FG FT TP doubt -until the waning minutes. Oldham. ! ...... 3 1 7 Chalmers Embry racked up 18 Savitt, f ...... 3 0 6 18 11 47 Shouse, c ...... 5 4 14. Western (35) points for the Red and Gray. h'ailed Pas. closely by Maurice Hale who gar Dean. g ...... 40 3 11 Fg. Ft. Tp. Ferguson. g ...... 1 0 2 ! Hale ...... F 3 nered 16. Anthony Karpowlch, a 3 9 Lockhard, t ...... 1 0 2 Parsley.... F 2 2 6 former Fordham University flash. MarShall, f ...... 1 0 21 William Kirk .. . . C registered 18 of the Fort Knox Steggels, g •...... 1 1 3 '. 1 9 Embry ...... G 3 points. Brown, g ...... 0 0 0 3 9 Huter ...... G 1 0 2 western led by the score of 34-33 Scharrer •...... F at the halfway mark. 19 9 47 0 0 0 Brooks .....•.... F 0 WESTERN Fg. Ft. Tp. 0 0 ~:l~~e~n ... ~~~~...... ~~ F~ Tl~ I Atkinson ...... c 0 0 Hale.F ...... 8 016 Parsley, r ...... 3 2 8 0 I Johnson ...... C O · 0 0 Crafton, F ...... 0 0 0 WUUam Kirk, c ...... <\ 2 10 t Heller .....•.. G Embry, g ...... 3 0 6 0 0 0 Kirk, C ...... •..•..• 4 2 10 Wester'n Will Play Taylor ...... G Castlen, G .... .• • • ... 1 0 2 Huter, g ...... 2 0 4 I 0 0 0 Heller. g ...... 0 0 0 Razorbacks Tonight Wilson Kirk, G ...... 0 0 0 Parrish, g...... 0 0 0 13 Schaeffer, F ...... •... 0 0 0 9 35 ParsJey. F ...... 2 0 4 ITaylor, g ...... ~ : 4: On their first road trip of the At.kinson, C ...... 1 0 2 re..-u1ar season:; Western Teachers college Hilltopper five will meet Huter, G ••••.••••.•... 4 4 12 the University of Arkansas Heller. G ...... 0 0 Q Razorbacks In the second of two Embry, G ...... 7 4 18 games tonight at Little Rock. Taylor, G •••••••••••.. 0 0 0 The series constit.u:.es t.he first meetings of Arkansas and West. 27 10 64 ern. roRT KNOX Fg. Ft. Tp. Probable starting lineup for the Henson, F ...... 1 3 5 JliUtoppers will include Hale and Fersh, F •••••.• . ••.••• 0 0 0 Brooks, forwards; William Kirk. Harvey, C ...... 7 0 14. center; Embry and Heller at Meroney. G ...... 4 3 11 guards. Lentz. G .... .•• •••••• 0 1 1 The Westerners wIll stop by lIa1m.F ...... 2 04 l\temphts on the return trip to Pemberton, F ...... 0 0 0 tangle with the strong Naval 'Nolan. G •.. . .•.••••• .• 0 0 0 Technical Training Center Bell.. Karpowich, F ...... 7 4 18 eats who played in Bowling Green last Saturday night. 21 11 53 WESTERN CHEERLEADERS FOR 1945-46 Razorbacks Whip Toppers By66To46 LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Dec. 7-(1P) The University of Arkansas Razor backs tangle again tonight With the Western Kentucky Teachers after ripping through to a 66-46 victory on the basketball court last night in the opening test of the two-game series. The Razorbacks chalked up their thirc~ cage Victory in as many starts ! as slx-foot, ten-inch George Kok Arkansas center, tallied 22 points in I 29 minutes to top illdividua scorers. He was followed closely by Western Kentucky's elusive guard. Chalmers Embry, who amassed 20 pOints. The Razorbacks began scoring two minutes after the game began and were never behind or seriously press ed as they pulled away. Western Ky. FG FT PF TP Reading from left to right.: Betty Joyner, Betty Jo and Anna. ,. Parsley. f ...... " ... 2 0 1 4 Cook, Harold Logsdon. Hale, f ...... 2 0 2 4 Parrish, f .. ."...... 0 0 0 0 Shaffer, t ...... ,..... 2 0 0 41 Broo~s, ! ...... " ...... , ...... 1 2 1 4 Morns, f . ., ...." ...... , . ., 1 2 1 4 Kirk. c ...... , ...... 0 0 1 0 Porkers Top Teachers, 66-46; Atkinson, c ...... , ...... 0 0 2 0 I Embry, g ...... •.... 9 2 1 20 Heller, g ...... " ...... 1 0 2 2 Huter, g ...... , ...... 2 0 2 4/ Johnson, c ...... 0 0 0 0 .Quintets Tangle Again Tonight HERE'S HOW KOK DOES IT--George Kok, six foot, Taylor. g .. ,...... 0 0 0 0 HE boys who play basketball for Bowling Green's Western Kentucky 10 in~q .4I,"~a.nsas giant, is shown above as he out jumped Totals ...... Teachers College probabJy have as much confidence in their ability 20 "6 13 46 T everybody else on the floor to bat in two points to help the Arkansas FG FT PF TP / to get the leather through the hoops as anybody else-but today the M. Schumchyk, t, c .... 0 0 1 0 Hilltoppers do not think too much at their chances of licking the high. Porkers conquer Western Kentucky here last night. Kok, McGaha, f ...... " ...... ". 6 0 2 12 acoring Razorbacks from the University nf Arkansas when the two clubs who is No. '4-2, outleaped Hale (No. 51), Huter (No. 77) and Kearns, f ...... " ..... 5 2 2 12 .iet together in the linal fracas of their two-game series on the Robinson Morri., INo .. 71) of Ihe Kentucky club. The two Porkers 'Wheeler, ! ...... 1 2 1 4 Auditorium hardwood tonight, starting at 8:15. Kok, c ...... 9 4 2 22 Looking a little ragged around the edges, which is not unusual for a I sho'l'Q a,r~ Flynt (No. 37), and Kearns, who is jumping for Flynt, g ...... " ...... 3 2 4 8 bUnch. cf boys who have played only two ban games. the Porkers rattled the ball. Byles, g ...... 1 2 2 4 the rima tor an easy 66-46 decision in the curtain-raiser last night. Nearly I Horton, g ... ., ..... " ..... " ... 0 0 0 0 2,000 cage ewtomers sat in on the proceedIngs, most of them dropping in F. Schumchyk, g ...... 1 :;I 0 4 to watch George Kok, the Hogs' version of the Empire State Building. Claborn.. g ..." ..... " ...... 0 0 0 0 Looking th~. fro~t-row balcony I wzaTKRN ItJ:N'I'VCKY. :Fa l"T PF TP tustomers straIght In the eye, the Paule,. forward. ...•...... 3 0 1 4 Totals ...... , ...... " ...... 26 14 14 66 1 lanky lad from Grand Rapids, Mich., I25chaetter, forwu d •.•.. .. • 3 ., I) 4 Westerners Meet Arkansas Halftime score: Arkansas 31, West put on a pretty good show. AI- M. Raft, forward. ..••..•.•. 3 n ::I , ern Kentucky 19. though his marks~an ship is still a ::::;J'~' ct.e~~~r4.. :::::::::: r ~ 1 ~ I . F'l'ee throws missed, Hale. par- , little rusty. the big boy dropped, Kirk, tenter ...... •••..••• ., 1 1 1 nsh. Morris, Embry, Huter 2 Brooks batted and pitched 22 points into the Atkln.en, c:enhr ...•.••••• I) ., 3 ., Razorbacks In Two Games 3: Kearns, Kok 4. Byles, Ctaborn bucke4, which was tops tor the eve- Heller. luard. . .••..••..••. 1 0 3 3 Officials: Cliff Shaw (ArknasaS)' ning. Seventeen ot the tallies were I Huter, ruarll . .•••.••. .•••• 2 ., 2 4 Seeking to register three ba8ket~ one of their strongest cage com- I 1and Alvin Bell (Vanderbilt). poured in durinJ the first ~alt and ~~~~:~.'" .~~~" :::::::::::: g g g g ball victories this week to add to blnes this year. One of the Razor the All-Southwest Conference cen- Embr.y. I\larll ...... • 3 1 30 their string of seven, the Western backs' recent Victories sported a ter picked up five more before he Breokl, lua rd...... 1 1 1 3 Hilltoppers had their final hard~ scoring total of more than 100 points graced the bench early in the sec- wood rehearsal Tuesday for their against one of the Navy service ond session. 'I~\C~N8A'!:' .. ...•... , ... ; '& ri ~~ ;: invasion of the Southwest in a. two- teams. Being a gQod six inches taller ).fcOaha, forwud ..••..•••• i , 1 n game stand against the University The Hilltoppers, however, are ex Hilltoppers Extend than anybody else on the noor, Kok Wheeler. (orwal'd ...... • 1 2 1 4 of Arkansas Razorbacks at Little pected to more than give a good ac also controlled 'the leather off both 1)1. 8chumchyk. fotlli'atC'l.... 0 0 1 0 Rock and a return bout with the count of themselves as they have Unbeaten Navy Team backboards without .even hoisting Kearnl. fon'arCl-center •• II 0 ::I 13 Memphis Navy team. shown much more power and drIve ' ,ell on II' p loe.. Coach Ed Did. Xok. center"...... , 4 3 3Z hun :n,nt, luarll ...... J 2 4 • The Toppers take on Arkansas than anticipated early in the cam die. who bossel the Kentuckians. is Horton. luard ...... • 0 0 0 0 Thursday night and Friday night paign. MEMPHIS, TENN., Dec. 8-(1P) wondering today just what his boy, :ayles, ,uard 1 2 2 -4 and line up Saturday night against The Red and Oray cagers enter The Hellcat basketeers of the Naval un do to halt the Arkansas sky- ~ . Scl\umthyk, luard . ..• 1 l I) 4 the Memphis Hellcats who whipped the Arkansas tilt with a record t:If Air Technical Training center k"pt ICraper. Claborn, forward ...... •• ~ ~ ~ ~ them last Saturday night nt the seven wins tn nine starts with only ' up their winning ways tonight, ~n Bill F lynt stan. I Totall ...... , .. l. 14 U 'II 'Vestern gymnasium. ' one loss cowlting as a regular sea- ~g victory No, 10 at the expense Without Kok, Coach Gene Lam- Halftime .ton: Arltanla. 31, Wuhm In the Arkansas team the West- son setback. The other was in taur bert's cages would have had an in- kentucky l~. _. _ . . ern five is expecting some of its nament play when the Westerners teresting evening. However. Kok sternest opposition of the senson, were edged by a fast University of of Western K entucky State Teach~ I was n ot the only slar in the Porkers' the Razorbacks reported as havin~ LouisvlIIe Seacard aggregation at ers by a count of 47 to 40. triumph. "Panion Bill" Flynt, for- .... . the Ohio Valley tournament in Jef The Tutors got away on top and mer Beebe and Ouachita Collt!gE T fersonv1l1e. midway in the first half held a a Coaches Ed Diddle and Ted Horn I ace, played ,reat ball game for H'llt 17 to 14 margin over the sailors be. the F ayetteville five, sleadying the -\ back, with the following players, left loopers 0 f?r Guard Johnny Dean got hot nervous Hogs In the early stagess at 3 o'clock this afterpoon for Little a With some under-the-basket shots ' the scrap. Dependable. "ShuIfH Rock: Morris, HeIler. Schaeffer, Lanky Fred Schaus followed suit Bill" was the coolest man on th Embry, Gurtner, William Kirk floor. Little Rock's smooth Mel Mc· PI T 'ht Johnson, Huter, Parsley, Brooks: 1 and Navy took command G.ha and Kenny Kearns also turn- ay on Ig I Hale, Hummer and Taylor. Lineups: . ed in ' good performances for th~ Charles Parsley, one of the start ing forwards in Western's recent ~~~o 47 Pos. Western 40 ~::::;' :~~s 't:;~;~g up 12 points. The We~tern HUltoppcrs quintet games, has been suffering this week I c:: m 8 ...... F ...... Parsley 8 For the K~ntuckians ex-Marin will seck Victory No.6 in 10 regula.r with an attack of influenza, and s~~1tt 6 · ...... F · ...... Hale 12 Charles Embrey pushed 'Kok 10r in- season starts tonjg~t when they line may be listed as uncertain for the Dea~USl111 • ..... 0 ...... Kirk 10 dividual scoring honors with a 20- up against an outfIt from Southern starting lineup Thursday I11ght. F ...... 0 · ...... Huter 2 point spree, mOlt ot his lihots flying Dllnols NOl'mal, of Carbondale, in a However. 11 Parsley is unable to I erguson 2 · ... 0 ...... Embry 8 in from outside the cIrcle. Embrey tilt at Paducah. start, it is likely that Carroll Brooks SUbstitutions-Memphis: Lockard tallied 10 points in the tinal five The game mark,:, the close ot a will get the nod. MaurIce Hale Will ' I2, Marshall 2, St.eggles 3 Brown 2' minutes after 'l"ambert had jerked four-game road tnp for Coach Ed be at the other forward position; Western: Parish, HeUer,' Taylor. ' bis first stringers. Hale, HuteT and Diddle's boys, who will take a. jaunt William Kirk. at center, with Heller Morri~ battled gamely to keep their this weekend to Ohio and West Vir ' and Embry drawing the guard as- dub in the battle, but they just gLnia. signments. couldn't compete with Kok and Coach Glenn "Abe" Martin. ot n- All of the games wlll be relayed Company. llnols, has five returning letter men to Bowling Green fans through fa~ I Porkers Never Headed. with whom he expects to field a rUities of the local r~dio ~tat1on . After Tony Byles had nett~d a strong aggregation. However, the couple of gift tosses in the opening Maroons may use the. services of a second. of the struggle, tne Razor- newcomer. Gene Cunmngham, from backs were never headed. Poor whom Coach Martin 1s expecting pas.sing. numerous 1umbles marred top-!l1ght play. the fint few minutes of action, but No comparison 1'.'0.5 avaUable to midway in the opening halt, Kok, day on the strength of the western MeGaha and Kearns managed to team and the Dlmois five. pile up' • 17-8 margin for the Razor- Coach Diddle is expected to start backs. Then Kok went on a spree, his regular line up of Hale and shoved the Hogs out in front, 31 to Parsley. forwa.rds; Kirk. center; Em- 19, at intermission. bry and Huter at guards. Midway in the second period, Ar- - --- kanaas was out in front, 54 to 28, but after that the Porkers only pitched in 12 points in the las~ 10 minutes. The plucky Kentuckians took advantage of the Arkansas lapse, Tolled UP most of their points. ~ARKANSAS DE~E~-TS BOWLING GREEN, 66 TO SKYSCRAPING KOK, FLYNT, McGAHA TOO MUCH FOR VISITORS The Western Kentucky Teach .. ers ran into a growing boy who stands mesh high to the wicket, snd their ettorb fronf a respect~ able six feet in altitude were never Western Favored Over 1 enough as the Arkansas Razor Southern Illinois backs defeated the qu1ntet tram. Bowling Green, 66 to 46, in the Hogs' first college contest before 2,500 at the Auditorium last night. Large Crowd The six-IO stretch of George Kok, the Grand Rapids giant, was a large part of the difference as the Expected At Porker center tossed in 22 points. He made 17 the first halt and left after nine minutes following in termission when Arkansas com College Game manded a 26-point \nargin. Kok has to share credit with Western's H1Utoppel'S, by virtue Bill Flynt, the parSOn who used of their improved play against to play for Beehe, Melvin McGaha, Memphis NATI'C Saturday night, an aggressive, hustling forward, rule decided favorites tonight in and Ken Kearns, who tallied a their batHe with Southern Illinois, dozen points along with Melvin. at the Tilghman gym. Ball-stealing Bill made eight. The feature game will probably Embry Scores 20. get underway about 8:30 with a. pre Charles Embry, a guard just out I lim involvJng Heath and Kuttawa. of the Marines, carried the bur high schooLs starting at 7:15 p. m. den for the Hilltopper.s with 20 Coach Ed Diddle's 'Toppers came points. Most of his goals came late into town Sunday reeUng from suc in the game as Gene Lambert cessive defeat:!: at the hands of a withdrew his regulars. Razorback8 Off in Front. superdreadnaught University of Ark Arkansas· seized the advantage ansas team and the Memphis naval early, despite a flurry of fumbles outfit. But Diddle was far from and miscues that never ended al dismayed. together. Tony Byles made two free "Our kids played very good ball shots and McGaha dribbled 10 in Memphis Saturday night, and alone for a 4-to-0 edge. Joe MorriS Iexcept I for a few cootly mistakes, got the visitors on the board, then Kok made tbree points. Morris add DE PAUL-i\lURRAY DUCATS ed a free throw before Kok again TO GO ON SALE TONIGHT clicked from the pivot. Embry soon cut the margin to 6-to-9, then Mc Reserved seats for the college Gaba pitched in two goals and Kok I baskdbaU game between De one for a Ui-to-6 lead after 10 min- Paul university and i\Iurray State utes. . college, set for l\londay night, Kok's work widened the advan January 14. will go on sale to tage to 31 to 19 at the half, and night between halves 'If the the Porkers pulled away quickly Western-Southern Illinois game. after the rest. The seats sell for $1.80 each, in· The Porkers lacked the luster eluding tax. and polish they showed last year. Their shooting wastn't their be!;!t. would have beaten this Na.vy team," But it was their first college game, he said. "I think we're gonna be only their third outing of the sea pretty tough tonight, and the boys son, and hal( of t~ veterans Lam bert used have been out just a are getting pretty tired of getting week. kicked around." The teams play again at 8:115 to Diddle was very happy that night. I Southern Illinois won't present a WESTERN KENTUCKY. PO l"T PP TP, stratospheric giant at center. For Parsley, forward 2 0 I it was seven-toot George Kok who SCbltodfer, ror... ard .•.• 2 0 0 • M Hafe, forward . ...•. 2 0 :I 4 really put the quietus on any hopes Parrish, forward . . ••.. 0 0 0 0 Western might have had to beat Morrl.. cenur ...... 1 :I 1 • Kirk. cenur ...... 0 1 1 1 Arkansas. He opined that South AtklnllOn. center •••.•.• 0 0 2 0 ern I111nois would be a tough foe to Heller. guard ...... ,.. 1 0 :z :I beat, but that his youngsters would Hute'f. guard 2 0 :I • J0hn,on. luard 0 0 0 0 be "ready and raring to go." Taylor. luard 0 0 0 0 Western's entire squad took full . Embory, luard g:z 1 20 benefit of yesterday to get a lot of Brooks, iuard 1 1 1 3 rest. It was a pretty tired group Tolal, 20 II of young fellows that came to Pa ARKANSAS. .. FO PI' • PP TP bu~ McGaha, forward , , 1 U ducah at noon Sunday, all the Wheeler. forward 1 , 1 boys were rested and looking for M ::lchumchyk, forward 0 0 1 •0 ward to a chance to get back on Kearns, forward-center 0 , 12 Kok, centl!1' • , , the victory trall tonight. :Flynt, jtuard ,• , , " Diddle plans to start Maurice Horton, luard 0 0 0 • Hale, 8. freshman with a. very good Byles, luard .. . .. 1 , , : I P. Beh'Jmchyk, luard 1 , 0 , eye for the hoops at one forward, Claborn, forward 0 0 0 0 and Charle6 Parsley, ex-London Totals . .. 28 14 13 66 high school ace. at forwards. Either H.lttlme score: Arkan.u :n, Welltern six-foot, eight inch Jim Morris or 'Kentucky 19 Bill Kirk, who starred for Daviess Free throws ml$lled: Kearns. Kok 4, Byle, 2. Claborn, M. Hale, Parri.h, MOI'!'il, county high last year, will perform Huter 2, Brook. 3. at center. Chalmers Embry and Otflcl.La: Bell and 8h ..... Jim Huter or George Heller w1ll be - DOOr! to tne gym will open at at guards. 6:15 tonight, at which time more Coach Glenn j'Abe" Martin, of than 1,000 general admission tickets Southern Il11nois, was looking for will go on sale at 76c each. Less improved play by his boys over their than 75 reserved seat tickets re Saturday night affair with Murray. I mained unsold this morning, but ~ Martin was glad Western wouldn't there were plenty of choice general have too many tall men in its start admission seats available on a first ing lineup, although he feared the come, first-served basis. potential power of Morris. Dick More than a hundred Kuttawa Foley, ace Southern guard who high school fans are coming to sup mtssed the Murray tilt, wJ11 be back port their Lions in the preliminary in the lineup tonight, Martin said. tilt with Heath, whIle a large num The Maroon starting quintet will ber of Heath backers were aLso ex consist of Sam Milosevich at center; pected to be on the scene. Leedl0 Cabutti and Don Sheffer at Concerning the reserved seats, forwards; Foley and Dick Harmon Sections Band C are on the south at guards. A couple of other young side of the gymnasium, whUe Sec sters-Carl Birkner and Glen Stotlar tions F and G are on the north, or -w1ll also see a. lot of action. Both Tilghman side. Members of the Birkner and Stotlar were on ath Junior Chamber of Commerce are~- letic scholarships at the University ting The Paducah Sun-Democrat of Kentucky last summer, but left l'iUes, Inc., tonight. the Bluegrass section tor Carbon- ale. Kentucky Colleges ...- .. .i vlch, Marshall guard, stored four Western 37.27 field goals and. foUl' free throws Oxford, Ohio, Dec. 18 (.lP'J-The -- r ~: ...... -- for 12 points. I Western Kentucky State Teachers ,yr estern t oses took the lead after the first min Have Bad Week The high SCOtter for the Ken... ute ot tonight's basketball game tuckianK was Embry, who tallied HuntingtoI1, W. Va., ~. 14 (A') 13 points. with Miami University and then B,. the Auoelated Pre... never were heard as they de -Marshall College's ThuDdering. The score at the halftime was feated the Redskins 37-27. Most Kentucky quintets were on the listening end of Herd basketball team won its Marshall 34 and Western Ken court arguments last week as the Christmas holiday recess fourth regular season game to- tucky 21 Miami scored the first field neared. night by plastering a 56-40 de- . goal but lost the lead in short feat onto the viSiting cagers from H~1Ns~__ f,.f~pt3 H~ee:te_~ ___.f;.~P~ order. Ed Diddle's Western Hilltoppers, yet to enter play in the Western Kentucky. Petrone f __ 1 3 4 Parsley f __ 3 2 2 Chalmers Embry, guard from Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, suffered three The victory gave the Marshall ¥~~V~h-g-:! ~ ~~~ ~ -= ~ 5 : Hartford, Ky., was top scorer for setbacks, while Georgetown an eagers some revenge for a defeat Llttle g ___ 2 1 2 Hutcr g ____ 1 3 3 the victors with 13 points. For nexed two losses, and Louisville, Bernie Hickman's Louisville Ih ff d Ilh h d f Pellc ____ 10 5Klrkc _____ 030 ward Dave Daniels of Wilming_ Murra~ and Kentuckl Wesleyan ey su ere a e itn s a ~~~~ ~ ~ g ~ ~~llaeicrer ·r: ~ g J ton notched nine points for Seacards found the going easy at Western Kentucky in the pre- White f ___-= 0 0 0 Harsley c __ 0 0 0 Miami. one apIece. Georgetown last Tuesday night season Ohio Valley Tournament Bias g ____ 0 0 0 Whlttield __ 0 0 0 w. Ky. (37) MiamI (27) Western bowed first to South_ and leveled the Tigers, 80-23. In at Jeffersonyille, Ind. Totals ___ 231020 Totals __ __131419 Hutper f __f~.r~tp6 Sall t ____I~.f~tP.2 a nip-and-tuck scramble Satur Hall le.d Marshall in its on.. e~~~ at the half: Marshall 34. West ern Illinois, 53-48, at Paducah Schaer~r f ._ I 1 3 Daniel .f ___ 3 3 9 last Monday. then experienced day, however, the Cards were slaught on the baskets. He tal.. Free throws missed: Marshall-Tonko- Kirk { __ __ 0 3 3 Porter 1. ___ I 3 :'i two more blowouts while still on Clipped, 62-59, by Indiana. lied nine field goals for eigh_ vJch. Little. each m issed. one; Petrone Mortis c ____ 2 :I 7 WettiJC t .__ 2 0 4 H~ller g_ __ 1 1 3 Bowman c 2 3 7 the road. At Huntington, W. Va., In other contests, Southeast teen points to garner high scor- 2. Rodak and Han each miMed three. Friday night, the Hilltoppers fell Missouri Teachers taught Murray ing honors for both sides. Tonko- b~':a\~hmm~u;.,~: p:~~ 2~'l1ut:r"1: ~~~7h ",-== r ~ Ii ~~~~ra1" - g g g Total. __ ,....,12 J3 37 Totals 9 927 a 56-40 victim to Marshall, and a 35·34 lesson, and the soldiers Score at hal!tlme: Kentucky 22. proceeded to Athens, Ohio, where ot Nichols General Hospital, Lou Miami 10. Ohio University handed them the iSVille, edged Georgetown, 52-47_ OUld." ' ~nd B.nn. shore end of a 65-42 score. Louisville and Eastern, how.. Western hung on even Hal ever, continued to pace activity i -ait-;r SAM E N J G H T in the K.LA.C. with three wins . and Little hit tor goals to make il :jMARSHALL 15-8. Then Huter's goal and Mau) Eastern, in its lone scheduled. apiece, while Morehead followed rlce Hale's foul shot made it 15-11 tilt last week, trounced Kentucky with two. . I ._From here the two teams trade< Wesleyan, 74·53, Monday, while No K.I.A.C. cpntests are sched .. ; IN LEAD 1 baskets to run the SCore to 19-1: Morehead edged. Marshal!, 46-41, uled until January 3, although before Rodak got two in successlot th . h . . Western will tangle with Miami d r S on eF91elrug t 10 an overtime University tomorrow (Tuesday) '- for Marshall. Foul shots by KJr~ nighl al Oxford, Ohio in tho lone ,~ I EARLY ·d and Ruter made it 23-17 and Mal' eaSOL~L(l g {,,, .. ----I c shall headed into a rally which \ '. By FRED BURNS I Crowd Expected gameK.!.A.C. scheduled school. this week by a is netted them a l3-point advantage d at half time. Hale Upped in a goal Standings: ~ Ual'~hall's scoring twins, RiJ 11.11 Rnd And." 'ronkovicll leel and Kirk added two foul shots be Pet. l fore the haIt ended to gIVe Westel'n 1.000 thp WB.V JRst nig-ht at thr East 21 1.000 d pOints but Rodak and Tonkovich ITo View Classic ~¥2~:--:====::===~ 1" 1.000 7.vmnnsium a~ the Big' Green ;caged foul shots then Rodak Hall By JOHN R. BROWN C.nt" ------______1 1 I Geor,etown --______1 3 .'00 chalked up R 56 ·40 h·iumph d and Carter hit for field goals 'befor~ .". ,. Tonkovich ended the first half In one of the biggest hom ~~~~ -:=:.-:=--=--::.-_::=:::3 t •000 over 1he Hilltopper\,from W.st. e sea s 0 r Berea --·---______0 1 .000 'e scoring with a field goal and a foul . ! th Wesleyan ----______0 2 .000 attractions 0 .000 Pfn Krntuckv while an ov{'r. 'e Marshall led at the half 34-21. Marshall's Big Green basket Western ~.~8· 6542 now crowd saw Coach Cam Hen Diddle's quintet was never able ball team plays host to the derson's qulntet ring up their fourth to recover from this handicap and ower-laden Western Ken- I Athens, 0., Dec. 15 (A')-Ohio win ot the season against one de in fact could never get a sus iUCkY Hilltoppers in the Universily won its third baskel_ feat. E tained rally (oinr. On onc Occa- I Ea~t sion, late In the game 'Vestern If Hall and Tonkovich got plenty or hlgh school gymnaslUm t - ball gamo· in as many starts by lU did cage three straight field goals night at 8 o'clock. defeatlng W 0 s t ern Kenlucky ~l 'scoring assistance from Joe Rodak, n, while Marshall was gettln, but i C H. "Jackie" McKown 65-42 tonight. The Bobcats broke n center, who kicked In with ten r· one foul and oo1y on one other M 'hall's graduate manager of away to an early lead and had f points and also set of! the Marshall ld occasion, early in the game, were ars d r wUl n- the.v able to ret as many as two athletiCS, has announced 00 S the visitors behind a 32.17 score j rally which put the Big Green In by fielders, while holdln, Marshall P M 1n order to at halftime. \be opened a t 7 .' Oh· d b f d - command from the start. scorele~. odate the overflow crowd 10 was pace y orwar S A roaring crowd which packed accomm th little Kenny WaIters, an East Liver.. m With Petrone operating dOwn the which is expected to pack e pool, 0., Army Air Force veteran, n every inch ot the East gym saw ~d .middle ot the fast break and Hall Western always has been a bIg who tallied nine field goals and d the Big Green rush down the floor 'd Ion the left and TonkoviCh .on the It right, the Big Green looked a little gdYrm.w· ing card in Huntington, and tour tree throws for 22 points. U after the opening tip-oft with 1 Close behind was another Army t- laster than they had on other oc With Ule war ended an even arger veteran, Bob "Fizz" Miller, whose a Rodak Upping In the first field y casions this season. Then too, their turnout is anticipated. six field goals and five charity goal In less than 30 seconds. s ball handHng in their front court \ points netted him 17 points. 1- It was just a few momen~ later moved with what looked like a lit Western vets Return Kentucky trailing for the en_ I tle better preCiSion. ;e when they were back aga,jn and ' I The Htlltoppers, supported by the tire game, had a scoring spree AnyWay they were able to work ·' 1t this time Guard Ed Little took a return of three members of last early in the second hal! and came ~ ,<;everal set plays on Western and ir of to within eight points ot the Ohio Ie set shot from the side and swished that's .something very many teams : year's team which split a pa. squad, but the rally was short.. r- It through. This four pOint edge de .can't do against a. Diddle coached ! games W ith the Herd, have seveni lived. ,·team. as lighted the Marshall fans "-'ho were discharged servicemen back In un - __ H;rees}, II The Big Green continued their, M~l~~o 1(1I_~) .f~·fV~~ ~~~~_f~. fto~~ p- Iexpecung 8. tight" battle all the way d are said to be boasting Walters f __ 9 422 Parish .f ___ 1 0 2 >d - 'blistering pace ill the second iraJ! ;d and they roa.red louder when Hall · Iand midway at the period ran their form ~n their strongest teams in ~'~~y f e--: ~ YIf ~~~:?e% _:_== ~ ~ : one 0 ainst Lasker c ___ 1 0 2 Huter I __ 3 1 7 stole the ball a.nd on & fast break I , advantage to as much as 20 points. recent years. In a game ag Gregg c _ _ 3 1 7 Embry • __ II 013 tc play passed to Pete Petrone "Who~ - 'Eleven minutes ot the second hall Ohio Brandle r _ 1 1 3 Heller • __ 1 0 2 Marshall in the pre-season ..,...... 0 1 1 :!oS fUpped it in for Marshall's 6-0 lead I ~ had been played when Marshall t i JefferSOl1vUle tomghl"e conte.::o"'t""".. t't,.'IM,,....,'~,,~.~lI!·o \'to"J d after one minute and 30 seconds enjoyed a 48-28 edge. Valley tournamen n downed th~ be a different story. At; Jeffe. Is of play. Rodak, Who took care ot the Ind., the 'T 0 P pel's v1lle the Herd was leading until \e r, Coach Ed Diddle's BflItoppers center spot in place of the in~ Green,Since 51-45.then however, both clubs Iminutes before playing time t. o were havlnr trouble rettlnr & rood jured George COnley, might makf> have gained' valuable I pired. Then they fell behind 8rh shot as the Green was uslnr a experiet~:~ ~t difficult for Conley to get his I Marshall is a great deal smoto d Iwere unable to. overtake the speed.' pressinr zone defense. R:owever Job back when his ankle heals. _...I~... than it was in. the t,ou. rnarnen , an lng H1Jltoppers. Jim Huter, star Western guard, Rodak flipped in ]0 pojnts just L (pell May Start At Center cashed In on two free shots when two behind Tonkovich but Hall \ he was fouled by Petrone. Another was high with 18. The only new announcement from fast break play, Petrone to HaJJ, 'Marshall today was one hinting Don Brown, junior forward who rave Marshall another fielder and was slated for a regular jOb before Ithat George Pell may start at cen an 8-2 edge. :ter tonight. Pell turned in a great . he broke a bone in his foot got in performance at Morehead Monday 1 At this polnt -me ""HilItoppers the game for a little while' but of - found the range and Chalmers Course was not quite up to his per night when he replaced the injured - Embry hit for a. goal. Then Han formances of last season. When he George Conley, and Head Coach ) found the net for a fielder and is able to go a full game Marshall Cam Henderson may give him the TonkoviCh added a foul, Forward should be considerably strength_ openIng assignment ahead of lanky ICharles Parsley fUpped in a one. ened. Joe Rodak, who has seen consIder. Marshall hander for Western and Huter o P able action at that position this made a. nice pass to Embry for a lIall r r TP year. l'drone , », 11-:\ 3 :c!ose shot which he made good Rodak r , 3_:'\ , ", Although Western Coach Ed Did ·This cut Marshall's lead to ll-t TOllko1'Jch J: '!'.~ 10 ,dIe has said Charley Atkln!-ion ~ill Lltlle I _ .. , '-.~ ,• but this three-point difference waf Prll e , I-~ ., hold down his center pOSition. th~J't' , ,., " AS close as Western ever R"ot Carin r , . L<; a strong probability he may call Bro,," , 0., , , Whltr r ,., , on Bill Kirk. sensational slx-foot Riu r __ . • ,., • , three-inch middle-man, who has Ipd ," ,., ,• Hilltoppcr -scorers in several gomes Totab " as 8 this year. Kirk is known great lVutrrn G F l' Tl' jrebound man and has uncanny Halef _ _ 't I_I ~ _ ability as 8 scorer. rarsle,. t ~ '!-t ,~ ~./ I In the past two seasons Western lUo r ris e -___ I '!_:I ~ Embr,. J: - .$ :l~ "' 13 . K' k six_foot_three_inch has captured three of four gam~ 'Iuter J: I 3-6 :I _ 8111 t.r, Kirk c - - _ _ 0 3_3 il ~, ~tart at that. posi- from the Green. During that same Ueller I" - __ 0 O.of I (. I center, ~ay . th Western period. they have scored 208 points, Sehaelfer f ___ I 0-0 0 tion tOnlght when e 0 seas compared with 197 for Marshall. Danle,. e - . _ 0 0-0 fl n Kentucky HU1toppers 0 P P . Thl 1 Ih . t Whitfield - - ____ . ___ _ 0 u-o 41 0 h II·, Big Green at East htgh. s compar son pro"·es e In en- a b Tota ls • -;:;-7."-:::=:::-~ I Mars fopn a main- 5ity11 at1 t.he' rivalry. The exception-I bi center has I It tbe hall; The g·.n the HilUoppers' ______at~ia... ~c~k~_l·~y~- ~a~1 JT~o~p~p~e~rs~but.~r~eUi~n;s thp. :t.~I~e~d~as::. "'Ilia!... , ~Ernie DiBenedetto: - ay usual hard and dependable game for DePaul last season, holding forth at DePaul To Play Here jlocal Fans To I his forward spot in every one of I DePaul's 24 games. The last of four Hilltoppers Will Meet On January 1Z returning regulars, "Be~ny" if! h~v Ing a. hard time holdmg hIS Job It has ~ announced by ISee Nation's this season, but sees plenty of ac- Coach Ed Diddle of the Western lion Bespectacled but powerfully Evansville On Saturday HUlto~pers that Coach Ray built at 6 feet tall and weighing 175, }\Ieyer 5 DePa.ul university bas I"Denny" has attained plenty of ath COach Ed Diddle's Western bas-0------____ ketball team, featuring "Blr No.1 Quintet lctic and scholastic honor!) at St. keteers will make their first home George 1\Ukan" will play 'Vest Phillip High school and DePaul unl- appearance In many weeks when ern in Bowling Green Saturday verslty. they Hne up Saturda.y night against By Clarence Daves Ted Furman :-A young man, who I night, January 12 at 8 o'clock. [ I the strong Evansvllle college Pur. The game, an "extra. special," The biggest basketball show per showed definite signs of becoming pIe Aces at the Western gymnasl. haps ever brought to Western a Demon great last season, calc wn. 'I11e game. tirst for the Top- was arranged after the Western Teachers college gym, and affording the eyes of those present at scrlm- I basketball schedule had been 1 possibly the only opportunity for mages. Originally of Notre Dame, pers after the Christmas hol1days, made out. The HHltoppers orig hundreds ot local fans to sec a Furman came to DePaul following IS carded lor 8 o'clock. inally were carded to med the "Big Time" basketball team in ac \ his medical discharge from the Ma- The EvansvUle five boasts a. win Blue Demons in Louisville. tion, has been provided by Coach rine Corps. He stands 6 feet 2 Inc}les over Marshall college, registering a Ed Diddle in the appearance at and is one of the most popular play 46-43 decision in a. game played at the Aces floor Wednesday night. Bowling Green January 12 of the Iers on the squad. DePaul University baskcteers, featur Other squad members are: Tom The Indiana team's record tor the ing Big George Mikan, Niemera. the slim, 6 fooot 1 inch year is outstanding, according to The Saturday night thriller, sched I55-pound forward; Jack Phelan, 6 Coach Diddle's informr.t1on. uled for 8 o'clock is a special at foot 5 inch. 215-pound center; Ed· The Aces have played about 16 traction put on the Hilltopper card die Mikan, 6 feet 7 inches and weigh games thus far, winning all but two long after the Western schedule was jng 215 pounds, 15 working hard to or three of them. They return made out. It is "extra special" ,utQ1'f: that George is not the only practically a veteran team, it has enough that no season tickets will ~00d pla"9"er in ..ne !6.lUU,)', --.-.-• ..-- been learned here. be honored or }'educed prices for Comerford, Tony Barbaric and Dick \'1 Perhaps the leading cog in the high school ball players offered, Aul Starzyk. '11t Purple Aces machine Is Brown 6 j comers wlll pay a standard price, I Meanwhile, the 'Ylestern Hi ,oP foot 1 inch forward, who returrns or to be more exact, the same price.! pel'S wm~ot be mmus the sen Ice!) along with such stalWarts as Engle· to see the most colossal cage tnt ot their h-scoring forward, Mau~ bright, forward, also in the 6-foot ever scheduled locally, The price of rice Hale 'ho was not accepted by I category; Scott, 6 foot 4 inch cen admissio!1? One dollar plus federal the Atmy and will remain here. ter; Jones, guard, at 5 feet 11" Itax, everybody paying $1.20, Word has it that "Big Ickey" Mor Stubbs, guard, 6 feet; Chappelle' Coach Diddle, in his announce ris 6 foot 9 inch center.. Is begln guard; Keener, center and Whip ment of the year's feature game, j nttlg to find his place in the "west ple, forward. explained that there would be no I ern" sun and if he shows continued reserved seats; it will be a matter Improvement-will give local cage fU of "first come, first served." belts no occasion for regret. The DePaul date with western Iwas originally scheduled for a Lou isville hardwood, but Coach Diddle grabbed a chance to give Bowling Green basketbal1 fans a real treat when he worked out a plan to bring the Blue Demons to Western's court, The Hilltop five will make its lirst Western Loses 1 home appearance after the holidays c:n against Evansvi11e college on Satur Toppers Beat day night. January 5, and w1ll go Close Battle 5-0 to . Cookeville, Tenll, January 9 for Q.) a Joust with Tennessee "Poly" but interest in the \Vestern-DePaul tnt To Evansville Tennessee Five -0 will put · tho~c gaInes in the "back ~ seat" cl~ssificaUon. ! o~ The Hilltoppers will meet DePaul for the fourth time. in their game I Score Tied 7 Times; '-' at Bowling Green. This year Is also By 60-31 Score Mikan's fourth year. so as matters Hoosiers Rally Near End ... stand, the Toppers won't be in for The 'Vestern Kentucky Teachers a team they don't know something I ~Iledal to The Courier-Journal. college HiIltopper basketball team '- about and at least a time or two Bowling Green, Ky., Jan, 5'"""""7 won Its seventh regular season VIc- I they would have done better than a Coach Ed Diddle's Hil1toppers tory last night at Cookeville, Tenn., close second if they'd had the :serv 10s1 a close hard-fought game at CU ices of Oren McKinney. Western gym tonight to a flashy in whipping the Tennessee Poly DePaul hoJds the edge, but at the Evansville band of hoops tel's by Golden Eagles by a score of 60 to same time. the Diddlemen have a 6 44-40 in a game that was a nip 31. dhalme:-s Embry, lanky Western ,... foot 9 inch center they may utilize to make things look equal when the and-tuck affair until the final guard, burned u\l the nets for 20 I gun. points while playmg in only a part teams take the floor. The score 'was tied seven times ot the rugged contest. en Nobody Is saying what will hap Maurice lialc. flashy forward for Ipen; some may be assuming; but to and it was in the final six min decide thc argument, seeing the utes of play that Evansville won Western, tallted 13 points. Butler, forward, and Bothrick, ~uard, each teams in action will be the only out. CU way of being certain. scored five for the Eagles. • The first half was brought 10 The TeIUlessee team made but Reports from the DePaul basket· a 21-21 deadlock when Evans~ ball handbook list other outstanding very little sho"'lng against the Hill ball players. but locally everybody ville's Englebright, - 1 outfits will be announced at an Huter. Western guard, went out The Westerners face DePaul Sat on fouls and Evansville pulled urday night at Bowling Green and Iother date, the following Introduc- : also pla.y at home Tuesday night tion ot DePaul players 15 given to- into a 40-39 lead with about five when they meet the Eastern Teach. 0 day: minutes remaining. Evansville ers five . Captain George Mikan :-All set boosted the lead to 44-39 with West ern (60) Tenn. Poly )31) Ifor the greatest basketball season ~ I • all but two minutes of the game I Hale. 13 F Terry, " ot his career is George Lawrence I' gone, and then successfully froze Brooks. 10 F Butler, 5 ~Ikan, who for the second seal)~)ll : the ball the remainder of the way. Kirk, 10 C Morris 4 ..Jack Parkinson, University of K en- 45-35 Score his all-American rival; Gene Many Bowling Green citizens ,,,ill .- 1rucky, who Is tied for the South 00 mp won the plaudits of the' have their only opportunity of see eastern Conference scoring lead; With Fred LeWIs. guard, hitting ....·d for his brilliant eC!ol·ts which ing just such a monster in action. ... Z. C. Harrold. Jr., Murray Stat~; for .16 points and Ritter, forward. :c him under the basket for nine They wJ1l have that chance, but the Jack Tingle, University of Kentuc scorIng 15. Coach Rome Rankin's shots, nicely executed. best idea will be to "get your tickets kY; and Harold Hawhee, Morehead. )'he DePaul offensive was well Eastern Teachers College Maroon early." ... The leaders and games played quintet handed the Western Hill anced, however, and the work of Sale ot tickets dO'1.'n town for the (through last week) : toppers a 45-35 defeat last night at irles "Chuck" Allen and Jnck DePaul game started this morning Player G TP Western gym. It was the fifth con ~n. guards. earned some of the >- ry as these t.wo "fireballs" burned at 10 o'clock at C .. D. S. Drug Store Embry, Western ..••••.•• 18 220 ference win for the Eastemers and No.6. The ducats. in charge of Hale, Western ••. ..•.•.• 17 173 t,he twelfth loss of the Hllltoppers In the nets for 13 paints each. "Bill" H ill, Western representative, Lewis. Eastern ...... • •• 7 155 18 regular season games. vestern's best efforts in the scor- I ...... 0 0 1 0 forward, with 15 point.'i, was top Hogan. G ...... 0 0 0 0 weekend, although no champion Rolland ...... 0 0 0 0 scorer of the night and Is seen by Totals ..• ,. •.. 19 4 10 42 shiD title "'ill be at slake. M:rers ...... O n 0 0 Coach Ed Diddle as an offensive Yanderbilt G F l'F TP I 0 0 0 0 threat to any ball club. Dalton, F ...... 6 3 2 15 Coaches Ed Diddle Rnd Ted Hom~ COllver ...... back with a. squad at 15 men will I Clark ...... 0 0 0 0 TI1e Westerners. playing an un- Duvier, F ...... 0 0 0 0 leave for Murray Saturdav mOnl Totals ...... 16 1:1 23 fi~ usual game controllcd the Issue Mason, F ...... 0 0 0 0 ing. The traveling liAt w1l1 include Western G F PP TP thr~ughout 'and had a halftime Blair. C ...... 0 0 1 0 I Hale, Pa.rsley. William Kirk, Wil Clrlle. F ...... , .. , 0 lIt lead of 27-14. The Vanderbilt net- Weaver, C ...... 0 1 1 1 son Kirk, Heller, Embry, Ruter, P:U'~l('r. F ...... 1 :l 3 f) men however represented one of Holman, G-F , .... 2 0 0 4 Parrish, Hogan, Brooks, Seams w. Kirk C ...... 1 1 5 :l the 'most dangerous cage combines Ball, G ...... • 2 0 1 4 li;mbn·. G ...... 2 1 :1 5 in long distance shootlng faced by Kraft, G ..... ,... 1 3 0 5 'Lanha.m, Taylor and proba~;' Pnl'1'l.<:h. G ..... • ..... (1 0 2 0 the Hilltoppers this year. Co c 11 Brock, G ••••••••• 0 0 0 0 t Johnson or Craft~m. , a Huter . I ...• .. • . , . , .. n 1 0 1 Diddle saId this morning. He point- Ewers. G ..•...... 0 0 0 0 Brooks I ...•. . •• , •..• 0 '1 0 1 ed out that the Westem five would Totals...... 11 7 5 29 "FIl ltel' ...... , • ..•.• 0 1 0 1 have to be on Us toes when the Halftime score: Westenl 27, Van- Hon-an ...... 0 1 0 1 I two teams line up each other Wed- derbilt 14. .10hll.~on ... " ...... " 1 0 2 2 nesday night at tile Red and Gray Free throws missed: Vanderbilt 'I T ~Ilha m ... , .••.... , 1 0 4 2 gymnasium. -Duvler I, Mason I, Ball 1. Kraft '1'0\,10:' .... . •• , ••• , •. (1 0 0 0 A good word tor George Heller. 1. Western-Parsley I, Huter 1. Rarrf"s ...... n 0 1 0 Western guard, was sounded bv his Officials: Hickman Duncan and (:1'a f tC:1 ...... 0 (1 0 n coach this morning. who pointed Paul Toombs. Ki!'k ...... n (1 (1 n T"t:lh: ...... 8 11 '?n 27 Hplfdmc score: MUl'l'at· 28: West- em 10. ' Free till'OW!) ml~sed: MUlT3V-Hel' ,·.,Id 2: Cain 2: McDaniel 1: Myers 1: Wer-;tcrn-HlJle I; Parsley 2: B. Kirk 1: Embry 2: Pan-ish 1: Huter 1: Brooks 2: Heller 1; Lanham 1: Sames 1. Official,,: Bowser Chest and Hick man DUllcan. Na~hville .

• VU Opens-nUSJ f~ Week Wilh- Western Tonight

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Vanderbill's basketballing Com~ in Cha lmers Embry. junior guard. modot'cs winner of three games The H a rtford, Ky., boy has f~un d Tilt Tonight I the r a nge for better than 250 pomts. last week, open another busy week He has shouldered the atta ck in Probably the heaviest week of tonight against Western Kentucky practically every game. basketball play of local teams for . at the Hippodrome at 8 o'clock. M'cstern's other veteran starter t h is season will start tonight. 1 Leading oft wlll be a college tilt, Tonight's tilt is: the first of three pairing t he Western Teachers col for the Black and Gold quintet. lege five and the Vanderb11t Com The Commodores will play a re modores tonight at Nashvtlle. The turn engagement with Western Vanderbilt team Is slated to return Wednesday night in Bowling Green. t h is visit Wednesday at the Western estern Wins~32 Saturda y night the. Commodores floor. Spedal to Tbe Courie r-Journal. will take a jaunt to Athens for a Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 23. H igh school outfits " 'ill get started second meeting with Georgia. Tuesday night, with the feature Coach Ed Diddle's Western Hill Vanderbilt h a s come a long way I game to be played by Calhoun and topper s won their second game since dropping its opener to Louis- College High at the Red Birds floor. of the week from Vanderbilt at ville, 60-27. Gus Morrow's boys Bristow will go to Sunfish and Madi Western's gym tonight by down kr..ocked Georgia trom the perfect sonville's red hot colored team w111 ing the Commodores 45 -32. class here last Monday, and then visit the State street Mustangs. Monday night the Toppers de rolled over Southwestern and Ole The Vandy-Western go will be the feated Vanderbilt at Nashville "Miss on the week end. drawing card Wednesday night and The Commodores are a slight fa Western Leads in prep school circles the St. Xavier 42 -29. vorite tonight. Ed Diddle's HiII Bowling Green game at the Purple Western wenl into a lead on toppers are definitely below par. gym w111 be the Friday night top a tip-in by Kirk and was never Western has lost its lut three notch affair. headed, leading at the end of the starts, losing to DePaul, Eastern Other Friday games see College first hal! 19- 15. In the second and Murray last week. For the Vandy at Half High at Franklin; Bristow at Mun half the play of both teams im season, Western has been able to fordville; South Warren at Mor proved with Western outscoring cop but eight wins in nineteen A surprisin g band of Western gantown. North Warren at Edmon Vandy by 26 points to 17. starts K entucky cagers completely play.ed ton; Richardsville at Allen County Chalmers Embry, fifth high However, Western presents one Va ndy ott their feet during the first and State street High at New Al scorer in the nation, led West at the nal' '~ ~qp scorers tonight ha lt of the game last night at the bany. Hippodrome a nd the Hilltoppers A pair at start engagements for ern's attack with 14 points on Bill is Jim Huter. Carroll Brooks, gained a 2.-14, lead at intermission. local floors will be offered Satur seven field goals. Kirk and George Heller are play John Dalton put the Commodores day in the meetng of London high f pfHale f. ___ __ 4 t .. ing their first year of college ball. H~I~str.m ____ t Into a .-0 lead with two quick school at College High and More Heller, re~ently discharged from head Teachers college at Western. Parsley f. __ 0 ~ ~ ~~rt~~~~t ___ , i ~f I Kirk e. _____ 4 3 1 Duvler f. ___ 4 1 J the Army after 33 months of over fielden, but after that the E d Diddle quint started pulling up The Hllltoppers will take a sample Embry I. __ 'I o JBlair c. __ 214 seas service, played fro~h ball in of Southeastern conference cage Heller ,. ___ 2 o 2Ballg. ____ 110 1941. even to go on a few minutes later Brook. _____ 0 2 OKraftg. ___ l 02 Into t he lead. competition in thcir game with Van Huter ______2 1 1 Weaver ___ 0 0 1 Gus Morrow is calling on the derbilt. Tonight's tilt Is one of two Hogan ___ 0 o o Mason __ 001 same five boys who have carried !carded for this week with the Com Holman ___ 0 0 0 the burden all year: John Dalton, modores, a club -reported as 1m- Totals ____ 19 711 Totals __ . 14 413 the learn's high scorer, and Hank proving. The Teml.csseans will play HaHtlme ICOre; Western 19: Vander Duvler at forward, Frank Blair at at Western Wednesday night. bilt IS. and Free throws missed: Wedem-Hale I : center, add Jay Ball Joe Kraft, The following squad, with Coaches Parsl~ t; Huter 1; Kirk 3; Embry 1. the rebound,artist, at guard. IDiddle and Hornback, left for Nash- I Vanderbilt-Dalton 1: Duvier 1; Blair 3; I So. Vanderbil& Po.. West Kentuck:r ville this afternoon after classes: ' BaJ~J~ln1f~UI~~m,:~aIf~n~an and Webb (!2) Du,.ler ...... F .• . ••..... Huter I Embry, Huter, Parrish, Hogan, DaltoD ...... F...... Brook!! l"l85 ( Porter. Nashville. "l Heller, Parsley, Kirk, Johnson, 29 Blair ...... C ...... Kirk 26l laSl Kraft ...... G ...... Embr:r 27 Br.ooks and Hale. (23 Ball .....•... G ...... Heller 10) • ~s to a starting lineup, Coach Sub.Ut utu; Vanderbilt _Malone 120), Diddle intimated it might be a mat Weaver (~4), Brock (2~). 1Vadlin lrton 27), Ma,on (:!I'), 1I0iman (30). and Ewer. 32). ter '~f just "close my eyes ilnd I guess.' I t is expected, however, that ~~": to~(~W~kJ~h~~:~(4M~) H~I~wrJ:\~ ~~:i~ the five boys who have borne the rl~h (Oi), an d Panle:r (!)6). Ofti('lals ; Hickman Duncan and Paul brunt of most attacks this season Tou mbs. will start the action against the I Plaee: Hippodrome. Vandy outfit. Time: 8 .:.·~,~, .~'~k.,-_ ____

Toppers Sink V underbilt 42·29 Western Downs Vandy On Nashville, Tenn., Jan . 21 (..4') Local Floor By 45-32 Vanderbilt's c ommodores were outclassed in every w ay b y the Lcd by Chalmers Embry, guard Gus Morrow ever ca me to the home Western Kentuck y b asket~all and a nationally-rankipg collegiate town boys and the Red and Gray team tonight and lost to t he H Ill- basketball scorer, the Western maintained a 10 and 12 point lead Teachers college Hilltopper cagemen most of t he second half toppers 42-29. handed the Vanderbilt Commodores The Hilltop five me·et.s much T he Gold m en took an uncer a deteat at the Western gym last Is terner opposition, however, Satur .. ftain lead at the star t b u t after night by the score of 45 to 32. Em- day night when the Morehead State the score had gone to 7 ~4 for bry contrlbu~ed 14 points toward the Teachers college qUintet invades the Vand y Coach Ed Diddle's charges deciSion, which was the second in Western playhouse. Getting some b egan to r ecover. three days for Vandy at the hands Irest Sunday, thc Toppers will then Bill K irk and Chalmers Embry or the Toppers. On both occasions meet· Marshall Monday night on the cashed in with a goal apiece and the margin of difference proved to home hardwood. be 13 points. IWestern (45) FG FT PF TP the Comm odores' J ay Ball, loop 1 ~he lo~pers grabbed an early Hale. f ...... 4 1 4 9 ing a long shot, pushed the hom e be~t1:ci fnullag ~~~~o~t as t~e team~ Pa rslc:y, f ...... 0 0 0 0 team in to its last lead, 9-8.. k' I h Th g an ready W. Kirk, c ...... 4 3 1 11 By the half the K entuckians • 'Irrm s. e contest. close the fiTf~ t Embry, g ...... 7 0 3 14 h ad built up its lead 27-14. ha ,nevel' saw the Westerners seri- Heller , g ...... 2 0 2 4 Cen ter K irk paced the K en ousty threa~ened In the latter part. Brooks, f..... 0 2 0 2 tuckians with p oints as t hey Coach DIddle's boys, who have Huter. f 2 1 1 5 11 demonstrated improvement in the Hogan, gOO 0 (V coasted into a victory in the se<: past few days, had a half-time lead ond hall. V anderbilt's John at 19-15. 19 7 11 45 D alton scored 15. Baskets by William Kirk center, Vanderbilt (32) FG FT PF TP V anderb ilt will m eet the Ken and Maurice Hale, forward: opened Dalton, f 6 1 2 13 t ucky team a t Bowling Green ofat W ednesday night ;~I~U~~w PI~~ \!!~~e~~flit t~~'~ ~~~!.~l~ :. .. ~ . :~ .. ~ .....: ... ::.::::::: ~ i ! ~ W Htern It. f. -pt. Vanderbilt , . t. -pt. got into the game on a free toss by Ball, g ...... 1 1 0 3 Hale t ____4 0 t Dalton f _____ 8 3 2 Blair, center. and Duvier, Vandy Kraft g 1 0 2 2 P arsley ( _ _3 1 'Duvier t ____0 0 0 forward, crlpped to make the score Weave·,· c' " ...... 0 0 1 B rooka t ____ .0 1 0 Mu on t ____0 0 0 read 5-3 ! , ...... 0 Purilh f ___0 0 0 B lair e ______0 0 1 W'th . H 11 E Mason. f ...... 0 0 I 0 H uter f _____ 2 0 2 Weaver e . ___ 0 1 1 C Kirk c 5 1 1 H olman if-! _.2 0 0 lead:ng t)le :[iack~~rre Jtd~le~~\~ Holman, g ...... 0 0 0 0 Downlnic-:=o 0 0 nault ______2 0 t H eller II _____ 1 0 2 K r aft It ______1 3 0 had a margin of 18-11 with about 14 4 13 32 Embry It ____ 4 t 2 Brock f{ ___ _ 0 0 0 four minutes remaining in the first Halftime scorc: Western Kentucky H olltan Il' 0 0 0 Ew ers If ____ 0 0 0 half. Brooks, substitution for Pars- 19. VandC'rbut 15. T otals ----19 410 Totals ____11 'I :5 Halftime .core: Westem 21' . Vander ley, who was injured and had to be Free throws missed, Western removed from th e game, scored at Hale, 1; Parsley. 1; Huter, 1: Kirk b l~~. throw a mlssed: Vanderb ilt-Du the foul line and Du vier heaved 3: Embl'y, 1: Vanderbilt-Dalton. 1;' vier 1, MUon 1. Ball 1. Kraft 1. Wertem in a long looping fielder as the gun DUllier, 1: Blair, 3; Ball, 1; Kraft 1 -b~lrir:1s ? · H1f~..i · Dunean and Paul sounded tl).. ~d the first half. and Weavcr 1. Toombs. The 19-1e reading at the half OfficIals, Duncan and Porter, or was as clO6e as the charges of Coach Nashvlllf'. 'toppers Defeat Morehead By 62'- 40 ------Morehead, Western 'Stuns Westel'n Eagles Bring Vie Tonight Good Team Here Morehead 62-40

Special to The Courier.Journal. Morehead, Ky., Jan. 2S.-Coach For Engagement Improved Hilltopper Five Ellis Johnson and twelve of his The Morehead state Teachers Morehead College Eagles embark college Eagles arc scheduled to pro Leads Throughout Game on a two-day road trip, meeting vide the next stiff workout for Coach Ed Diddle and Coach Ted Western Saturday night and Mur_ Hornback's HUltopper cagers, come Spedal to Tbe Courter-Journal. a whole was more accurate than rayon Monday. Saturday night at 8 o'clock in the Bowling Green, Ky., J an. 26. at any time this season. This is the first encounter of We s t e r 11 gymnasium. The two Coach Ed Diddle's Western Hill Kirk and Haner for Western the season for the Eagles and the schools, long friendly rivals, always toppers showed signs of old time have some color In their meetings. and Hawhee, Morehead guard Hilltoppers. The Thorobreds of p ower tonight as they downed a fouled out late in the game, I Murray hold a 50-47 overtime An improved Western club with scrapping Morehead team by two victories over Vanderbilt', will Western (62) POI. (to) Morehead triumph, in their earlier clash. 62 to 40. Parsley 117) ___ . F .. ___ {IJI Hutchinson face much more rugged opposition Huttor 031 ______.F.... ______til Prater Players making the trip are in the Morehead five and anything The Hilltoppers, paced by W. Kirk (IOJ ____ C.______011 Miller Bill Miller, Carroll Hawhee, Jack short of 4"'ads-up ball would be Parsley, Embry and Huter, who Embry (18) ___ ~. G. ______~ 13\ Pobst Pobst, Roscoe Hutchinson, Park costly. scored 17, 16 and 13 points, re Heller (~) ____ ...G .• ____ •. (6) Hawhl!e Substitutes: Western-Wilsoll Kirk, Prater, Ralph Mussman, Robert As in the past, a close battle is ' spectively, jumped into an early Seames, Johnson. Hogan Brook. 3 Tucker, Linton Nichols, Charles expected regardless ot thc records lead and were never headed. Parish 1. Lanham; Morehead-Nkhou.: jof the two outfits. On the baSis of Hambrkk 3. Webber. Zlegiu 3 Tucker Zeidler, Frank Weber. George The Hilltoppers led at the half Mussman, Wiigins 3. . , Wiggins, and Waller Hambrick. record. the Eagles this year bold a by 25 to 17 and during the second decided edge, but such was the case Morehead gave 3,200 fans one 1last year when Western and More period in the space of three min of the most hectic climaxes ever head divld{!d gam~s and the West utes scored 13 points. staged in a basketball game erners then were not considered Morehead's attack was led by Wednesday night. Trailing East nnything Ukc favorites. TIle team Miller, center, and Hutchinson, ern 51-53 wit h 27 seconds on the. spot is always the one rated forward, who tallied 11 and 9 remaining, Carroll Hawhee inter the hIghest, from general trends points, respectively. noted in the past. cepted a pass to dribble the en .... I M P RO VE tire floor for a game-tying crip Last year Morehead triumphed 72-58 at the Eagle gymnasium and The Diddle men shOWed marked shot. at Western's- floor bowed to the Hill THREE HITS toppers 36-34. improvements in all departments I TIle Morehead squad list 1cludes and the shooting ot the team as Then in the first overtime Hawshee. Hutsion, Prater, Ham- period Eastern gained a 58-54 brick, Heinze and Mussman; for advantage with 21 seconds re wards; MUleI' and Nichols centers' maining, but Hawhee repeated [ Pabst, Tucker, Zeidler, 'Harmon; his previous performance to cut Weber. Wiggins, guards. the margin to 58-56. As seven Western's starting lineup may be minus the services of Charles Pars seconds remained to be played, ley, forward, who suftered an in and Eastern in possession of the jury to his ankle in the Wednesday ball, for the third successive time night fracas ith Vanderbilt. if Hawhee took the ball and hit the regular forward should be forced Bill Miller:- MOl'eheacf -center. from far out to send the game to remain out Saturday night. Car scored on a crip and ga\'e the Eagles into the second overtime. roll Brooks or Jim Huter might be j\ 5-3 edge. one of the fey,' leads e\,er Western has yet to enter the expected to get the starting call. enjoyed b.\' them. Heller sank n win column in the K.I.A.C. race, beautiful ficlder rtnd Hawhee drove while Morehead boasts five wins under the ba8ket. Miller followed with a tip-in and Morehead lead 9-6. and three losses to hold third 'IV esfern I earn Western called time out. after seven spot in the standings. minutes of hectic plnl' and Blil Bill Miller and Carroll Hawhee Kirk. on a jump ~hot brought the continued to lead the Eagles' of r-;core to 9-8. Hutchins, Morehead fense, as they added 20 and 19 Ahead By 25-17 forward. l'cored on a short one flnd points respectively to their totals. put t.he Eagles ahead ll-B. but thl,; ~;~d Ctl:~e dt~-~lle!.nUt~~hl~f~~ b~ufi~~ 11-10. Hawhee pdlled it out to 12-10. At Halftime but Chalmers Embry nullified this bl' tyln~ the !'Core at 12-12 on n B y CJar~ n ce D a \'C~~ beautiful crip shot. Th .... Western Hllltopper bas.keteers Pobst. Morehead guard. foul ed I uned up for the MariShall in ... a~lon Embrl find he lient the We",terns Monda" In shooting dow'n Coach Hhe~\d at 13-12. Kirk and Hutcr Ellis Johnson's Morehead Eagles 52- hoo:;tecl the count to 17-12 and • 40 in a fast exhibition at Western Hutchin::;on registered on a charity gym last night. It was the third to;;s to m:'lrk the books at 17-13, with dctory for the HlIltoppers within ~i:: minutes left in the first half. the week and a cro\\'d-pleaslng show Half' hit from the cornel' to nost the trom start to finish, boo:"'S at 19-13 and the Hilltoppel's Maurice Hale, forward, led all took o\'er a lead that was ne\'er se :'-.corers with 17 points. but Guard riously threatened. Chalmers Embr~' \\'a,'! right on his It was Bll Westcrn throughout the heels with 16. when hI" was injured :<.:econd ha Ir. and left the game in the final min Best oUem.h·c ot the Morehead utes. Embry's total scoring for 25 teRm was centered In Miller. who cames ":as boost.ed to 305 points to ~cored 11 point.') and Hutchinson further ~trengthen hIs hold on the l\'ho racked up nine. ~eJect Rroup in the nallon. Hale's Thf" Toppers will return thc "bit total pushed to 238 pOints for 24- IH ~{orehee.d February 18. game.~. Western n F PF'TP The Hilltoppers £TRbbed an early Hale. F . 8 1 1 17 ~-O lead in n !irs~-hal! see-saw bat Huter. F 6 1 4 IS tle. Aft('l' being fought on even Kirk. C ...... 4' 2 !l 10 tenTIl) or better for 10 minutes, they Heller. G 1 0 5 2 took a commanding 25-17 advan Embry. G !l 6 2 16 taee 3<. the intermission arrived, Brooks, GIl 2 3 Settjn~ a. fast pace and keeping tt. Hogan. GOO o 0 thc Red and Grar Quintet held an Parrish, G 0 1 ·0 1 rdge of 32-2J. with five minutes gone Parsley. GOO o 0 In the S(,('Ollo. halt. and on the 3CCU WilSOll Kirk. P 0 0 o 0 ra.cy of Hille, Embry and Kirk soon Seam" . F 0 0 o 0 was out In front 40-2B. Arter n Lanham. F 0 0 o 0 Morehead timeout, the Western five Johnson, COO o 0 ~ingcd thc drapes for J2 markers in ,., three mhmtf'S and !'=ent the :r;.pecta ::!'l 12 I- i9rs into thrilLc; and :rf'lls. At this ) Ioreheacl r. F P J' ,:' tmlC there war-; no doubt as to f.hc Hutchin'ion. F 4 1 I !l outca:me. c\'en though George Heller. Prater. F ...... 0 I , 1 ., lunnmg mate to Embn·. fouled OUt MilleI'. C ...... , 4 3 , 11 after turnIll~ in probabh the gr..!at Pobst. G ...... 0 3 2 3 ('~t job of his basketball career. Hawhee. G 2 2 5 6 Jim Huter. starting n forward for NichoJ~. C 0 0 I 0 the HilltoJ)))ers 3S replacement for Hambrick. I' 0 3 0 3 P:,r:sley. earned plenty of praise il1 Webber. F 0 0 0 0 hiS performance and in addition to 7.ieJrler G 0 3 3 , his all-around floor work. scored 13 Tucker. G 0 0 0 0 point~ It for the Hilltoppers cau,'!e. Mus:~man. F 0 1 I 1 \\'a" Huter who drew fir;.t blood on n Wiggins. f" eri» Sl10t Bnd Hale who hit from the I I 2 3 :o:idc to Mart the Rame off at 4-0. II 18 21· 40 ~awhee. MOl'el1end's brilliant guard Fref throws ml<:~(>{l Western : hit from tlt(' cornel' nnd ~econds la Hale 2; Huter 2: Kirk 4: Embry 2: ter ";a ... foulcd by Heller. Hawhee Parrish 1: MorC:1f'ad - Hntchlnsoll 1: made rhe grnti~ altempt good and Prat{'l' 1: 'filler 2: Hn",tlee 1; Wcb- the- ~c:O\ read 4-3. bt"t' .1: Ziegler I. Western And Marshall 1 Hilltoppers Play Bang-Up Game To To Meet Here Ton ight Defeat Marshall's Herd By 61 To 49 By Clarence Daves for two 1110re paints and scored victory, while Tonkovitch and Fresh from a dazzling triumph ing battle with Morehead and thd Coach Ed Diddle's victory-minded again Quickly. giving the Toppers a Brown were the main cogs in the ver Morehead Saturday night, the Charles Parsley, startin~ forward. Hilltopper cngers polished of! the 16-7 lead. Conley. Little and Hall Marshall machine, seeking vainly O 4 W t H'Ut p had recovered from an ankle 10 strong Marshall college five here last counted for Mar.:;hall and the score to grasp a decision which was just "up and coming" es ern 1 0 - ~ury suffered in one of the Vander .. rs were ready today for the in- Inight by a score of 61 to 49, in one read 17-12 after 11 minutes had not "in the books" for the ThUll. ~slon of the Marshall College ilt games last week. of the smoot.hest basketball shows gone by. dering Herd on this occasion. Thw1dermg Herd tOnl~ht 111 the Parsley is expected 1~~ ~e aR:e to Istaged here all season. It ,vas the Bill Kirk cashed in on a free The win. following closely the third meeting of the two dubs this go tonA~ht rlld r~~h~ 1ine;p wI~h. fourth victory in eight. days for the throw and looped another from the jolting t.riumph or Morehead, a con season sume space th t t1 I Western team and put the gulntet field to make it 20-12. ference leader, stamped Western as Taday's report on the condition Maurice Hale. the 0 er s ar n8 back Into the running for K. 1. A. C. Allen. substitute forW3.l·d for Mar- n team to be reckoned with in the of the Western five indicated that forward. 1 scheduled for a honors. shnll. made good on a crip shot and K. I. A. C, tournament next month. Chalmers Embry, stellar guard, ~as I ,The game s It. was Embry. Huter and Hale Kirk bit a. free throw to mark the Western FG FT PF TP not injured seriously In the brllls- ~o~c::loc=k::. ______sporking an a.ttack which saw the score at 21-14 for Western and the Hale, f ...... 6 0 0 12 I Toppers control the game for the hundreds of rabid fans began to Huter, f ...... S 3 3 13 full route. The local team had a scent another victory for the HiII Kirk, c...... 4 2 2 10 ! lead of 30 -24 at the hall. laking Itoppers. Heller, g ...... 1 0 2 2 Marshall by the surprise they Maurice Hale. who was really "on" Embry, g ...... 8 3 4 19 showed Morehead. last nls·ht. connected again from the Hogan,g ...... 1 103 Embry topped all scorers with 19 corner and the Hilltoppers had a. Parsley, f ...... I 0 0 2 points; Hutel' accounted for 13 and 23-14 advantage. Embry found the IHale racked up 12. Tonkovitch, range twice. as did Parsley. so the 26 9 11 61 -Western Hilltoppers To guard, wns high man for Marshall. Western team led 30-24 at the half. Marshall FG FT P F TP In garnering I!:! points; Petrone, for- The second hall started with the Pellone, f ...... 4 2 0 109 I ward. followed with 10 and Hall. play of Embry. Petrone and Tonko- Hall. f ...... 4 0 2 a ranking nationnl scorer. was helcl vitch as a feat.ure. However. Embry Conley, c ...... 1 1 -4: Meet TPI Here Tonight to eight points. ! did most of the point.-maklng and Little. g ...... 3 0 5 6 ~he Western five will be seen in I Diddle's boys enjoyed a 39-28 mar- Tonkovttch, g ...... 6 0 -4: 12 The Western Teachers college Westerners rule as heavy favorites action on the home court again gin after five minutes. IBrown. f ...... 2 0 0 4 eagers, sporting a victory streak. to capture. a victory tonight, and ! 'V:ednesdny night. in a return game Marshall came to life and cut. tl?e Maddox, g ...... 2 0 2 -4 ""JIl take on another foe tonight in if past performances mean anr WIth tll(' Tennessee Polytechnic lead down to one paint. the marglll Allen, ! ...... 1 0 0 2 being a battle with the Tennessce Poly thing. the score is lil~ely to be as Golden Eagles. 41-40 for Western when 10 technic quintet from Cookeville, one-sided as it was down at Cooke The Diddlemen jumped into on minutes had gone by. Jim Huter 23 3 17 49"1 Tenn. Early in the year, the Top e!l-rly lead on three baskets by Mau- made his presence felt again on two Halftime score: Western 30. l\far- ville. nce !lale and after lIve minutes crip shots and the score read 45-40. shall 24. I pers playing Tech at Cookevllle, ex Probable starling lineups are perienced but little difficulty and of piny held a 10-5 advantage. Jim Embry came through and with 13 Free throws missed-Western: listed as follows: TelU1essee Poly Huter. playing a bang-up game at minutes gone the Topper margin was Hale 2; Huter 5; Kirk 2: Embry 2; I wan by a score of 60 to 31. Terry and Butler, forwards; Mor fOI'W81·d. boosted the score to 12-5. 47-40, although the Marshall outfit Marshall: Petrone 1; Hall 2. Tonko- Tonight's engagement, carded for ris. center; Alexander and Fletcher, 8 o'clock. w111 nnd the Toppers but Marshall closed in on a shot by stili ha.d not conceded anything. viteh 3; Maddox 1; Allen 1. guards; Western-Hale and Pars Bill Hall. Kirk, Western center. exe- I Huter and Embry spearheaded a I Officials: Leon Cook and Hick heading into the home stretch for ler, forwards; Ktrk, center; HeUer culed a spinner which accounted final ::;coring drivc. which assured man Duncan. the 1946 season. Six more games '~rl. Embry. guards. remain on the schedule after to - - --- night, and in every .case the op ponents will be rugged. Teams to be mct include Louisville. which will be played Saturday night at LouisvUle; Evansville coUege. Mur c ray. U. of L. again, Eastern and Morehead. Giving a good account or them selves In the past se .... eral days, the W estern~ In Stride~ rWesteri1NiPs- 1 Eyes U. L. Revenge Tennessee Five Toppers, Who HeldFoe to6-PointWin, Have Captured Last 5 Games lBy6 0To 27 By TOI\ll\l Y FI TZGERALD, Courier-J our nal Staff Writer. Teacher' Ed Diddle hopes to do some erasing from the The Hmtopp~ Coach Ed Did dle hung up their f:fth. straight basketball blackboard tonight at the Jefferson County Ivictor" Itt West{'m las~ mght when Armory when his Western Hilltoppers meet P upil P eck they downed Tcnnc.~ce poi:o.·technic In"ltitute or Cookeville by 60 to 27 Hickman's University of Louisville Sea Cards in an 8:30 in -8, slow Same. Coach. Diddl~ used battle, and if his cagers put up the kind of game they did 15 men in the tilt and the HOltep against the Sea Cards in the final per regulars took things easy, prob of the Ohio Valley Tournament ,,--- ably wi1h an eye cocked on a game in December, he has a chance to I T H R E EeL A S HIE S at one of the forwards for U. of L. v:ith the University of Louisvi~e do some rubbing out. Hickman has opposed his old in place of Don Kinker, who has Seacards Saturday night at LoUIS ville Armory when toe local bo:\'~ The Sea Cards of Hickman, and respected mentor three times missed several practi~s because wl11 attempt to avenge a Sracard who played on four or Diddle's 2 1 d of a col d. Kupper, George . h' t t as a coach and holds a - e ge I \ \'ictor\' scored in the Ohio Valley K.LA.C. champions Ip eams a Hauptfuhrer, Parker either Knopf tournament. Western before going into the on him in victories, To make it The charges of Coach puddy coaching profession himself, had 3-1 tonight, Hickman faces the or Johnson will be at the other Overall offered little oppo~ltlon to the Hllltoppers. and scored but. aAough time beating Western task of stoppi.ng Chalmers Em- spots. three field goals 1n the first half. 51-45 over at Jeffersonville in bry a lean 147-pound forward U. tof L. will be striving to re 'I11elr total for .th~ night was nine the Ohio Valley final. In this fro~ Hartford, Ky., who is the main in its fight with Eastern. for whUe they scored the same number game, the Hilltoppers led by fifth high scorer in the nation the K.LA.C. seasonal champlOfl:- of times from thc frce throw llne. 30-23 at the half and at one time with 330 points in 27 games. ship. At present, Eastern IS The game started off at a sna\1"5 held a IS-point lead. It usually is the assignment of leading wfth nine wins a!,d one pace and after five minutes of pla:,-' Since then, the Sea Cards have Ace Parker to stop these na- loss. U . of L . has seven tnumphs only one point had been scored, that performed with distinction as tionally ranked high scorers. but against one defeat. Western has by 'Redmon of TPI on a foul toss. their record of 16 victories tonight no special guard will be scored one victory in three league Two minutes later Kirk tallied for the Hilltoppcrs to put the score at against only .four defeats attests. placed on Embry, since he plays starts. . 2 to 1 and wIth ten minutes elapsed Until they recently hit their outside on offense. U. of L.'s two .A. large delegation of fans 1S TPI tied It up at 2 all on anothcr stride, the Hillloppers went along front men on defense maintain expected. to accompany the Hill foul toss. losing about as many games as their positions on the court and toppers 10 the game. Also com However at this point westcrn's they were winning, but they have switch opponents if necessary. ing are the c~eer-Ieadin~ Cook steamroller started to click and the triumphed in their last five starts This rneaI1.i that Forward Ed sisters who Will entertam be Hll1toppers bounded into a 28 to 1~ and have stamped themselves as Kupper will have Embry some of. tween' ha~ves with their singing lead at hal!time. 11\ the ~econd a typical Diddle team, one that the time and U. of L.'s other out- and dancmg. act. ded 715 half Western, with subs in th€" tilt much of t.he time, taIlled 32 points r eaches its crest as tournam ent I side man, either Johnny Knopf. In a prehm.Ja~eet {?:lle;. ' ,,;hlle TPI got 15 in the one-sided time nears. ~ or Cal Johnson, will be on him 1'. Flaget High WI l at other times. game. In the first ha·f. Jim Huter. Embry made 15 points against Western forward was injured and the Sea Cards in the first meet- his slot was filled by Charley Pars . ing of the teams. Jimmy Huter, ley who went on to become high the Louisville st. Xavier product, ~("orer of the night with 17 markers. made 12 points in that December Huter suffered a bruised hlp battle, but Jimmy is a doubtful which may keep him out of the starter because of. a bruised. hip Saturday night tilt. Will i a m suffered in a game with T.P.I. the Kirk was second high in the scor Ing column with 12 on six field other night. goals. while Butler. TPI forward, PRO BAB L ES scored 7 for high for the visitors. J.ineups: Other probable starters for Wt'Stern 60 Pos ~1 TPI Westem are Maurice Hale, 6-foot Hale:> F 2 Brook!; I -inch 175-pound forward from' Huter 6 t" 7 Bu':.Ier Owensboro, Ky.; Bill Kirk, 6-foot I Kirk 12 C 4 Redmon 2-inch 188-pound center, also Embr;: 6 G 4 Terr.\ jfrom Owensboro, and George Heiler 2 G 3 Fletch('\' Heller, 5-foot ll-inch In-pound Subs.: Western-Brooks 8, Par;:; le-y 17, Johnson 2. Hogan. Parri<;h 2. guard from Portsmouth, O. Se'tlmes. Taylor. WIlson Kirk. Dow Bob Garwtiz probably will open nf':'o' and Crafton. T,PJ-B.o,"thick 3, Bflk"l' 4 Forkllln Hall Penny. Of- LOI ea 5 ern --- - Hilltoppers To SeacardsAre Ahead At Half leaveFor Tilt Wifltoppers To • Evansville N;p~, With louisville By 40 To 20 LOUISVILLE, Feb. 2 (Spl.l ,Play Evansville Hilltoppers BY\1 Coach Peck Hickman's University The weslern-mIitoPl?ers. C3JfY't of Louisville Seacards scored thell' in a 12-tnan squad, wIth Stu en second victory of the season over M~nagCr Johnny Carl' a~dbc~ac~rl~ Western's Hilltoppel's at the Armory Ed Diddle and Ted HOll'l B,C . 153-42 Score here tonight by a score of 64 to 51 Five Tomorrow 1 e early Saturday mornmg fOt Louisville took command soon i6~lsvilie for their S~~Ul'~ay,.~~~~,~ after the game was under way and Coach Ed Diddle's Western IIlllr The Wester;-;r;;achers date with Coach BCl.1ar .. increased the margin until at half toppers tnke to the roz.d again .to I1!illtoPPCl'S lost a hard-foughtCOll~ b Hickman's University of LoUlsvll1e time the Seacards were vanning the mcnow, leaving after classes in the ke.tball game last night to se~f1~r~a;~~'Wi1l constitute the fi~t Dlddlemen by 40 to 20. Western. afternoon for EV3asrillc, where Elan!'vJJle college Purple Aces 53- however, drew first bl~d. on ~ foul they meet t:lC En:,l1svillc College h~ a game at the Erans"ilJe hal' , of two 1946 meetings ,between t e I The '·ictor.,· was the two clubs with the Hlckr.nanocrcw shot and then LouiSVIlle dupilcat(d Purple Aces in a retum engagement. ~ood. seco~ to return the visit to Bowllng reen for a 1 all tie. Heller put the Top The Western five t:let the Aces S('8.'5011.of the. Aces orer the Westerners t1? pers ahead on a long shot but Krup here :l. monel ago rnd was edged I February 13. . ill b per came back for Louisville and out 4~-40 in a gan-:e ,-,'hicil re\'er Agalll, inaccuracy on the flrh Players making the triP WTur e I,it was deadlocked again at 3. to 3. line eO'it the locals the ball gam H II Jim Huter ner berated to the raftera. Boasting George e e~, K' k Chalmers I At this point the Seacards adjusted aile of the nation's lee ding scort'l'S althou~ll the Red and Gray wa;E HOllan Wilham IT. T their sights, and although. Western very mUch in it until the earlv par. EmbT"', Carroll Brooks, Joh~) aylor, in Harold Brown, a forward, the Pla/'ed a hard. driving type baU the Evansville te!lrn is expected to be Of. tIl£' second half. Wes~ern had Ii' Joe David Johnson~ Maun~e Hale, SC\CIl-polnt lead WItll three minuteR Charlie Parrish, WIlson Kirk and liil toppers were no match for the jUst as "tough" or tougl~er on their Hickman boys for the remainder of home floor. ll"ct in the first half. but trailed Charles Parsley. the half. 24-23 ~s the intermissIon arrived. The Western five, sho:",ing cc:>n The improved V:estern club. Paced by Kinker, Krupper and Bro\\n. E"al~s"Ule forward, paced id rable improvement In addmg which battled the daylights out of the .'icorers WIUl 18 points· Jam's consecutive victories in t~e pa~t Hauptfuehrer the Seacards bounced :iv: into a 15 to 6 lead after about six the Louisl'lJIc Seacards Saturday guard and Keener. substitute cell~ 10 days are expected to g:lve t e niRht. before succumbing by 13 tel' each tallied 12 markers for the Louisvil1tans a "run for theIr man minutes of play. At this point West points, will hal'e no chance. how bast team. y" The Seacards, however, on tbe ern tallied three field goals and a foul while Louisville was scoring a ever. t-o turn the trick against Chalmcr.'j Embry, Western guard basis ot this season's record, are ex- Evansville if they play the type of ected to enter the game as favor field goal and foul tc! ~ring the racked up 13 points and Maurice ball they exhibited ion recent er. Hale 10 to lead the Hilltoppers of ~es Western played the tar OUj ~f standing to 18 to 13. ThIS IS as close counters. fem.ire. lhe' Cards in the finals of teeh - as the Hilltoppers came to ca tchlng fersonville toull1ament before bow the Cards who ran the score to 28 The Western ,,"on-loss record thus The West.cl11 five wUI complete in 51-45, The contests between the to 15. far is 14 wins in 28 games, includ preparations today and tomorrow Lo~isville team and the. Toppers In the second half the Seacards ing the Jeffersom'ille tournament for the \'lsit of their anCient ri"aJ~ last fall. the Mw-ray Thoroughbreds Satur':.' are close in nearly e\'ery mstance. kept full steam ahead and early in clay night. Ma.king thc trip to Evans\'ille will that period lead by 47 to 22. It was W. Kentuckv G F P F 1'P then that the Hilltoppers came to be the iollowing players: Heller, I Hale. F ... : . 3 4 2 10 life and whittled away at the Sea Huter. Hogan, William Kirk, Em card lead although they never were bry, Brooks, Johnson, Hale, Par ~7;kley. F ..... ::.::: 2 2 4 6 rish ::l.Ild Parsley. .C ...... 2529 able to endanger the Louisville com Hellrr. G ...... 1 0 4 2 mand. Probable starting lineup for t.he , Embry. G ...... 6 1 4 13 Louisville Pos. W esterl) Toppers will include Brooks and BrOOk .... G ...... 0 0 0 0 Up-and-Down :Cupper 13 ...... F ...... 13 Hal( Hale> at forwards; Kirk center; Hel Huter. G .• , .•...... 1 0 2 2 ler a.nd Embry. guards. Kinker 13 ...... F ...... l Hutel Total...... 1fi 12 18 42 Hauptfuhrer 16.C...... 131.- Kirk For the Evansville five. the start-, E-ransl'ilJe G F PF TP Parker 5 ...... G ...... 6 Hellcl ing call very likely will go to Brown Brown. F .. . ..•.••.. 5 8 2 18 Knopf 3 ...... F ...... 9 Embry and Engelbright, forwards; Scott, Murray Foe LouisvlIle: Johnson 6. Garwitz 2, ccnter: Jones and Stubbs, guards. g~fg;e)~e, F ...... 0 0 2 0 Bell O. McIntyre 2. Walsh O. Clark 0, • ...... 1 0 0 2 The Evansville game may be con ~C?tt. C ...... 3 2 5 8 Wellman 2, Osborne 0, Hunter 2. sidered as a good preparation for ell1E'l'. C ...... 5 2 3 12 Western-Brooks 5. Parsley 0, John the invasion of Bowling Grecn Sa~. Of Western ;on 2, Hogan 2. Parrish. Jones. 0 ...... 4 4 2 12 urday nIght by Western's c.rch rivals Stubbs. G ...... 0 0 0 0 the Murray Si.a .. e Tnoroughbreds.' Suddoth, G ...... 0 I I 1 Spedal to The Cou rier-J ournal. Totnl.~ ...... 18 17 15 53 Murray, Ky., Feb. 7.-Murray Half! ItT'I' ~('ore - Erallsville "4' We.'itrl'n Kenturky 23. - . State's Thoroughbreds and West ~ In 45 games to Qate ~ nas, F'rte throws missed: Western Ken ern's Hilltoppers will clash Satur ' -I lu('kY-Halc. Kirk. Embry Hutter 3 rounced its arch rival 29 tunes Er1l.nsl'lJIe-Joner-; 3.' . day night at Bowling Green for and the Murray five has tumed the 46th basketball engagement Western Meets the trick 16 times. In regular sea- Jerger.Ortlclals-w. E. Pointer and Carl scheduled by the two arch-rivals I H son play the Toppers won 18 as compared with 13 ..ins by Murray. of the west end of the common~ . The liilltoppcrs. having lost to wealth. Murray ere University of Loui!;ville and Evans- Both teams have had an up ~ and- down season, with the 'I gh t ~1~in~~~~~~~~tSSre~~~l~l~?ei~o~:;!:~= "down" phase predom inating, as in& some of the K.I.A.C. power each has lost over hal! of its Sat U rd a N houses, games. The Breds have lost 11 Y TI"Ie Bred~ hold the rather du6i- and won 8, while Western has Th' t it again Western and ollS distinction of being one of the Western lost 15 and won 10. M ey reina the annual rem'wal of most highly-rated basl,ctball out- After reaching a "peak" by ~rra{tball rivalry dating back to fits with only a. mediocre record in trouncing Western 55-27 and ~932asa~d now classified strictly as the South and Southwest. TI1e f . nt tntage Breds are reported to have lost Outclasses topping Louisville 54-43, Murray o ~gcle th v Top~rs and Breds get over half or their games, but last has hit a slump, losing three out 10 etl~!!· a:atn Saturday night a.t Saturday were rated by one of the of the last four games. More Ih~ Red and Gray arena. you can widely - known raUng systems as Murray 66-41 head, Eastern and Indiana State d' d dop~ sheets facts fIg- among the 10 best teams throughout set the Breds back, wpile Cape Iscar ~~at15tiCS which you'mav the South. TIlls rating, however, lost by 4 points to Murray. ~~~~ ~~ca~se usually you don't have was based on performr.nces of Janu- Spf'clal to Th, Co.rler-Journal. WE S TERN EDGE them very long anyhow, since the ar.v 28.. h Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 9. b k t I -, ay's up' set when it IS Preparations for t e Murray game Western's Hilltoppers, displaying In the 45 games played be uc e s..,w included a mammoth pep rally at a Iorm reminiscent of Coach Ed least expected. M Van Meter auditorium Thursday tween Murray and Western, the Strictly from the scorebook. ur- momlng as students and fans began OidIe's teams ot the early 40's. Toppers have the edge' with 29 ray holds the advantage, ha~ing51'i· to get i11 the mood for the big game completely outclassed a Murray victories as compared wjttrHflor cently laced up the TO~pelS ~ 0 of the year. Thoroughbred five by 66 - 41 be the Breds. In tourJ"l3ment play, 27. But you can throw awa~ the For Western when the opening tore 8 capacity crowd at West Western has licked Murray 11 to scorebook. too. The ~!eds, hO~- whistle sounds at 8 o·clock. probable ern's gymnasium here tonight 3. Murray, h("'~·ever, completely ever, boast of a. deCISIve VICtOly starters will be Hale and Parsley; The Hilltoppers, sma r tin g outclassed Ed Diddle's Toppers over the UniverSity of Loulsville WlIllam Kirk; Embry and Heller. A under a 27-point defeat at the here January 19 by winning 55- Seaca.rds in the last two V:'eeks of starting nod. however. could go to hectic conference play WhICh sa~v Huter and Brooks. hands of Murray at Murray ear 27 for the widest margin ever a shuffling- of form sheets. and 011 For Murray the opening lineup lier in the season, started right achieved by either team. these "blowed" out the nearest win- Uikely will present "Red" Reagan out to make a runaway of the It is probable that this season dow. and Herrold, forwards: "Long John" game. They were ahead by 36-16 ma·ks the first time Western and On tbe basis of seasonal records, ,Padgett at center: Cain and Mc at the hal! and at one period, M:lrray have ever had jointly as the MUl'rayites ..... ill have to be COll- Daniel at the guard posts. after eight m inutes a! the second ;JOOl' a record in games won and ceded an edge as favorites. although half had elapsed, led the Bred! lost. Together they have lost 25 the traditional battle. at the West~ 53-19. . lames. prn hardwood. is not expected to be a duplicate of the game down at Three busloads of Murray stu thr Purchase floor. "'nts will go to Bowlin~ Green. Report from Murray is that the Racehorses are not taking their im pending invasion of ··the hill" too lightly, as they returned to prac tice Tuesday after a three-game road trip. They respect Ed Diddle's ability to knock off I'ome team when least expecte~ Eastern Outlasts IDiddlemen Drop 53 -49 Western 46-44 Decision To Morehead Morehead, a 62-40 Victim of west-I topped Embry's average of 12.28 in All·American Fred Lewis Scores 20 ern's H1Utoppers in a local tilt. past seasons. ~nappcd back to even the ledger The 33-game schedule, which the Fo.r Maroons; Toppers Threaten Twice with the Hilltoppers in a 53-49 ses- locals completed with 15 wins 1-;10n last night at Morehead. closing ngalUst 18 losses, is the longest in the regular season for both fives. the history of a Diddle team. Special to. The C •• rler·J •• r".I. I The Engles were forced all the Scheduled to return to the City Richmond, Ky., Feb. 16.-An underdog and underrated way. and at one point In the game this afternoon following their two had to overcome a seven-point de- game road trip into eastern Ken Western Kentucky HiJllopper cage team surged forward Belt. Coach Ed Diddle's boys held tucky. the 'Toppers will ~'orkout twice here tonight to threalen Eastern's K.LA.C. league a 28-23 lead at the intermission. tomOlToW in preparation for their In besting the Hilitoppcrs the Ea- KIAC tourney tilt against Louis champions, but Coach RO(Tle Rankin's Maroons was barely gles also throttled Western's high- ville Friday night at Louisvillc. able to withsland the charge to win 46-44. scorel', Chalmers Embry. who was Lineups: Rivaling the game in interest able to count but four points. EIl1- Morehead G F PF T P was the personal scoring ex and Devenzio, Western surged bry had been held to six pOints Sat- Hutchinson, f .•.•. ,. 3 2 2 8 hibitions of Captains Fred Lewis forward as Hale longed, Embry urday as the 'Toppers dropped a Hawkee. f ...... 4 6 3 14 sank a foul, Kirk scored on a two-point decision to Eastern. Miller c ...... 5 4 4 14 of Eastern and Chalmers Embry Charley Parsley, HiIltopper for- Tucker. g ...... 1 0 0 2 of Western. both among the Na. penal flip cripped and then cripped again. Huler's loul con ward. who counted 20 points on six Pobst. g ...... 7 1 1 15 tion's top 15 in jndividual SCOf flelde~'s and eight charitl~ tosses, led INichols. g , ...... 0 0 1 0 ing, Lewis. now third jn the version brought Western up to --corelS of both teams. "'hlle More- Totals ...... 20 13 11 53 U. S., catupuJted his 1945-46 mllrk 46-44 with 40 seconds to go but head's Pobst was tops for the win- W~ t e r n G }~ PF TP to 461, and his two-year total Eastern took possession of the nel'S with 15. Hawhec . Eagle for- Huter. f ...... •..•.. 4 2 1 10 ] ,029, by eight field baU and stalled the remaining ward .. and Miller, center, each had Hale. f ...... •..... 2 0 0 4 and four louIs seconds away. 14 DOllltS. I Partsley. f ...... " . 6 8 4 20 20 points. The rebound work at Goebel Despite his 10-point total in the Kirk. c .....•..•..... 2 2 2 6 Ritter. Eastern center, kept West 'Topper~ last two games. Embry Heller. g ...... •.••. . 2 1 3 5 Embry. on the ern subdued through the first f'nded the season with n total of Emlln' g .•.•.••.••.• 2 0 2 4 other hald, had hal! but the whole Eastern team 402 points in 33 games. which Is the Parish: g ...... 0 0 0 0 only two field largest ever compiled by a Western Totalc:; ...... 18 13 12 49 goa ls and two failed to cope with Western's player during the rel{ulnr season. Half time score: Western Kcn fouls all night. Hale, who scored 11 points in the Sew:'rAl W(:stern performers havE' tucky 26. Morehead 23. Guarded by Ar second hall during Western's two Free throws missed: Morehead: forward pushes. His game total Hawhee. 2. Western Kentucky: gentine in the was 15. second only to Lewis' 20. ...___ .Kirk. Hellcr. first halt and The summary: Cinnamon in the 1!:ast'm(46) fg'.f.p. Weat. (44) Lewi!! ( 8 .. 2 'Hale f .fifp:i 8 e con d . the Becker t 3 1 :.I Parsley t 3 , , Western captain Ritler c 2 2 4 Kirk c 5 , , I d Argentine g I) 2 1 Heller, I 0 3 co u garner",, Deventto g 3:.1 1 Embry, , , 5 only one fielder Oldham f 1 1 2 Huter ( o I , Lewis Cinnamon g I) I) 0 in each period. Totals _17 12 12 Total! ___ 18 81i Eastern's victory was the tirst Olficiai!l: Dromo and Colwell (Cin time a Rankin-coached team had J cinnatll. ever beaten Western on the Richmond floor. Topped

Wallowing in the dust ot a - ' ':' 28-16 Eastern lead early in the second hall after trailing 22-14 at the rest, Coach Ed Diddle's cagers nettled the netting for 10 Fredle wis Hits points on tour lield goals and two fouls in 4 minutes to tie the score at 30-all. After Eastern's all 'America Fred Lewis pushed his Diddle Fingers His Throat Total Of 20 As team ahead 30-28 with a field goal, Parsley of Western again knotted the count with a long shot and Eastern knew it had met EmbryGet sS ix a formidable toe. Makes Sound Like 'Kiac' RICHMOND, Ky., Feb. 16-(SPJ.) The K.t.A.C. champs took con -Paced by Fred LeWls. tile nation's trol again midway ill' the' final third highest scorer who sacked up half to urge to a 44-35 lead with Western Coach Feels He Got It In Windpipe 20 points. the Eastern Maroons 4 minutes to go. closed out their 1945-46 season with DID IT A.G A I N a 46-44 win over Western Kentucky In Seedings, Draw for K.lA.C. Meet Here This Week here tonight. And then Western did it again, Tonight's win gave the Maroons all but shaking Eastern from its By TOMMY FITZGERALD played nobody but the tough Western split with Morehead and a total of 13 against onc loss in throne. Intermingled with foul C •• rler·J.arnll Stln Wrlt'r. teams." compiled a record in the "Big KIAC play this season. two of thc conver!liion~ by Eastern's Lewjs Five" of two wins against six victories being registered over the Ed Diddles, Western's col Eastern, Louisville, Morehead losses, the same as that achieved Hilltoppers. . , and Murray were the four teams by Morehead. Eastern took and neld the .n orful and highly volatile seeded and they we;re seeded in itiative throughout a sluggish first basketball coach, slid his that order. These four and GANGED UP half, but had a fight on its hands , to maintain command throughout Western are the top five teams So Uncle Ed feels they "ganged forefinger across his throat in the conference. At the time the final stanza. in a pantomine suggesting the of the seedings Eastern had won up" on him and it didn't help Western was able to knot the fiv and lost one in competition his temper any when he drew count twice during the final eight Toppers (las severance of his jugular vein and minutes of play, but Lewis count~d with the top five. Louisville had U. of L. tor Friday night as his made a noise that sounded, ap to put Eastcrn Into the 'lead agalll. won four and lost two, Morehead first opponent in the tournament, Chalmers Embry. Western a.ce. propriately enough, like "kiac." had won one and lost four, Mur which opens with two games who 15 also one of the leading pomt With Morehead Ed was trying to convey his con ray had won three aDd lost five, Thursday nighl makers of the nation, found the and Western had won two and viction that the K .I.A.C. had "For years," he shoutEd, "1 basket for only two fielders and two lost three. So, actually, Western tried to get them to seed the free pitches for six points, leaving performed 8. surgical operation had a better percentage than teams, but what did they do?" the gamc on personal fouls during r In Finale on his windpipe when they made Morehead in games among the Again Uncle Ed slid his finger the final four minutes. Maurice Hale. Western forward the seedings and the drawings "Big Five" although Morehead Bcross his throat and made a Looking .towa~llie K.I.A.C. tour had a much better overall con noise that sounded like "kiac." was top scorer for the visitors with nament thIS week-end at Louisville for the K.I.A.C. Tournament ference standing with eight vic "The very first year 1 had a 15 points, while Charley Parsley Western's H1l1toppers close their: coming up Thursday, Friday and tories and four defeats to team that was out of the running," and Kirk each had 10 pomts. regular season tonight in a tilt Western's two and three, Western The Hilltoppers are to continue atJgainst Morehead on the latter's Saturday at the Armory. he continued vehemently, "they their road trip. moving Sunday tc oor. "Jupiter almighty!" exclaimed not having played outside the decided to seed the teams. It Morehead. where they close theiJ "Big Five." looks mighty funny to me. It only The 'Toppers, who ~'ere bested Ed, impassioned with what he schedule in a game against ElliJ by Eastern in a close 46-44 tilt Since then, however, western means me and my boys will be Johnson's Eagles. Saturday night at Richmond are considers righteous indignation, has lost to U . of L., Eastern and up there in Louisville next ,week Lineups: to me~t th~ l!niversity of LOuisv1l1e just pitching that much harder." Western (44) G }' TP PI' in his office last week at Bowling Morehead. Durin, the season 1 15 . team 111 a ~ll's~-round tourney battle Green just before the U .L. Hale. f .....•• • •..... 7 Friday l1lght at the Jefferson Parsley. f ...... 4 2 10 armory in Louisville. Western game, "Whoever heard Kirk. c ...... •...... 4 2 10 LouisvUle previously has beaten Heller. g ...... 1 o 2 Diddle's boys three times, twice in '-:!ed drt~V:,;,lk~~t;~;'y~OWO~id tV::!. How Teams Fared In K.I.A.C. Embrr, g ... , ...... 2 2 6 reg)Jlar season play and once in the seasonal standing in the K.t.A.C.? Huter, f .... , ..•••• · · 0 1 1 OhiO Valley tourney. The Cards will If so, why wasn't Wesleyan seed Team E ... " L ••. Mare. lV_I. Mar. CeD. Geo. Iler. Va . Welt.• w . L . rule. as favorites to tUnl the trick ed because Wesleyan was fourth, Totals .. _...... 18 8 44 1\ agnlO Friday night. ahead of Murray, which was Eastern ______1 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 1 Eastern (46) G F TPP~ 7 , be In tonight's tilt the 'Toppers wUl sixth at the time of the draw. Bccker. f ...... 3 1 I trying for their second win of ings?" Louisville 1 2 2 1 2 2' 10 2 Lewis. f ...... 8 4 20 j the season oVl}r the Eagles. In their Ritter, c ...... 2 2 6 , previous meetmg on the local hard When Ed, who missed the Morehead 2 2 2 1 1 9 6 Devenzio. g ...... 3 2 8 1 w~d Western tripped Ellis John meeting in Louisville at which Arl'Centine. g ...... 0 2 son s boys 62-40. the teams were seeded and the Wesleyan ______2 2 2 6 6 Oldham, f ...... 1 1 thT~nlght·s game will close one of tournament draw made, but who Cllllla.mon. g ...... 0 0 C e ongest and most trying seaSOns was represented by Male High's Murray ------ 1 1 1 3 Totals ...... 17 12 rtChh Etl Diddle has experienced .... ":o~·c at h.alf: Eastern 22, J Pap Glenn, was informed by 2 3 a e ocal school. A total of 33 Coach Peck Hickman, O. of L. Centre ---.------1 ga~les. Including the three in the ~hl? d Vaolley meet, will have been mentor, that the seeding was Georgetown ___ _ 2 1 1 4 9 P aye, . r the 32 already played done by the vote of the coaches. thd e Toppers have won 15 and Western ______1 1 2 6 ropped 17. TOUGH TEAMS Berea ______1 2 3 8 UBy the vote of the coaches?" he said witb astonishment. "Why lJnion ______1 1 6 didn't they, seed us, then? We ~(~ains eS.~ ~ Revenge From t~ ~ ~ I~ 150und nto Lead To -Western To Meet Louisville In KIA tJ Smother Breds Tournament; Seacards, Eastern Favored Western's Hilltoppers. who per- yesterday. and the 'Toppers were forllled brilliantly Saturday night in represented by Pap Glenn, an ville in the lower bracket. By Clarence Dal'CS F F~ The Wesern Hilltopper cagers r'Weste· --rn 7 smothering Murray. were placed alumnus residing in LouiSVille. First round games Thursday scored a dazzling 66-41 triumph Hale. r" . . .•. •.•.... ,. 8 1 3 1 slightly in the rear of the eight After years of tossing all tlle February 21, pit Union and over their ancient rivals. the Mm'- Parsley. F •...... 5 a 3 10 Iball in the KIAC tourney drawings names in the hat. Ule coaches and in the curtain raiser, with Q"orl,e-l ray State Thoroughbred five at Kirk, C _...... •...... 5 1 2 11 conducted yesterday at LoUisville. representatives decided yesterday to town and Morehead meeting western's gynmasium last night be- Heller, G . .. , .• .... ,. 5 0 5 10 I second game. Eastern opposes Mr. Diddle's boys were paired with seed four teams. Coach Diddle. leyan and Berea meets the George fore an estimatcd crowd or 3,400 Embry. G ....•...... 3 4 1 16 Bernard Hickman's LoUisville Sea- whose Western teams dominated the town-Morehead winner in games persons, A few days ago Murray Brooks. F ...... ~ 0 a J cards, already two-time winners meet for more than a decade. always Friday afternoon. Murray plays the trampled the Toppers 55 to 27 at Lanham, C •.. .•... . . 0 0 over the locals. Along with Eastern, had adVocated seeding in previous Centre-Union winner in the opel1- the Cards rule as favorites in the years, However, entering this year's ing game Friday night before the M~r:~~g control early in the game, ~ttei:~G G .• : : : : : : : : :: ~ i ~ ~ toUqley. tourney as an underdog. the West- Louisville-Western clash. the Toppers, behind the outstand- 29 8 16 66 None of the members of the local ern coach was not in favor of seed Tom Green and John Showalter ing marksmanship of Hale, Embry. G F P F T P I athletic staff attended the drawing Iin~ of Georgetown and Edgar McNabb Helle-r and Kirk. gained a. lead at Murra,' n The representative voted at the of Morehead were named tourna 36-16 at the half, Reagan. F . I ? 1 meeting to make seeding a perman ment officials. 1 Never after the first 13 mUlutes Hcrrold. F ...... • . . " 2 ~ 1~ en~ tourney poHcy. Seeded yester The Hllltoppers, who gave the of PIa):. were the Breds In ,the Padgett. C ...... 1 ~ 2 7 day were Eastem, Louisv11le, More perts a jolt Saturday night. a.• r.e;;;";,:,, , game as far as being a sel'lOUS Cain. G , . .. . , ...... ~ 0 0 head and Murray. scheduled for action in a r. threat WM concerned. The battle Haines. G ...... g 2 4 Hickman threatened to withdraw season joust with LoulsvUle was fought at a terrific pace all McDaniel. F ...... , .. ~ 1 1 'i his Louisville team because of the nesday night at the local gym. the way through. . Russell. F ...... , ... . 0 Itourney schedule, but later accepted It was sweet revenge for the Hlll- Grflmmer, C ., . .. , . . . 0 1 0 the pairings. The Cards and 'Toppers toppers an1 built up their presUgel Lan. C ...... •••...•• 0 0 1 1 meet at 9 o'clOCk Friday night. Feb for the forthcoming K.l.A.C. basket- Myer.s. G . . . , . , ...... 1 0 0 2 ruary 22. The winner must play In ball tournament in Louisville. I RigginS, G ... , ...... 1 0 0 2 the last seml-tinal game Saturday The victory last night followed 15 11 13 41 1 afternoon at 3 o·clock. , , The draw placed Eastern. Wes- Westcrn's most brilliant perform- Halftime score: Western 36 Mul'- ance of Ule year. Maurice Hale. lcyan, Berea, Georgetown and Mot'e with 17 points, led all scorers, and ra~/e~ tlu'ows. Western- Hale 5: head In the top bracket, with Union, Chalmers Embry guard. tall1ed 14 Parsley 2; Kirk 1; Embry 1: Huter / Centrc, Murray, Western and Louls4 for the Western cause. However. 1: Murray- Herrold 2; Padgett 4; 1 - -- Bill Kirk center. hit for 11 and M\ el'S 1. Charles Parsley and George Heller, 'Offlcials Hickman Duncan and playing their best ball of the year. Browser chest, Nashville. came in for their part of the ___ _ laurels with 10 pOints each. "Jr," Herrold. Murray iorward, with 10 paints. was the best of!e~ sively for Murray, which saw Its ace Red Reagan held to a free While tonight's entertainment 1s throw and a scoring total of a lone confined to the high schools; to pOint. morrow night will find Coach Did Up to his best form from the dle's Western five In action a gainst distant filing line, George Heller Peck Hickman's Louisville five. opened the Western }:Iarade, with Hickman. who watched the Hill a high, looping fielder. which never toppers romp over Murray here touched a thing but thc . net. Saturday night, Is expecting 0. sUff Cain hit from the corner for test despite the fact his Cards have Murray and the game was dead scored two previous wins over the locked at 2-2. Taking on the flavor 'Toppers. the last an easy onc at and color of a typical Western Louisville. Murray joust, the pressure was on The Cards hard Iv had a workout as Parsley crippcd to give the locals last night in punIshing Butler of an edge of t,4 -2. MaurIce Halc Indianapolis 79-33 at Louisville. started his deadly basket-tossing After a loose and uninspiring pel'· and hit on a long shot to boost .the formance against Evansvi1le College count at 6-2. Murray called tlmc last Wednesday night. the 'Toppers out here, with about four minutes returned to the home court to gone by. knock off Murray in a fashion On the efforts of Bill Kirk and reminiscent of pre-war Western per Embrr. the Toppers soon had a formances. lead of 12-6, but MacDaniel cut it Just how far the HUltoppers will to 12-8. Herrold and Heller divided be able to go in the approaching baskets and Parsley came through KJAC tourney may be indicated by with a long hea.ve and the Wcstem the olK.come of tomorrow's game. fans scnsed a victory that was not for they are paircd with Louisville to be denied. in the opening round of the meet. I Embry widened the home-tol';n margin to 19-10 on a crip shot and a free throw and the crowd began to see a ball game reminiscent of old times. The capacity house went into hysteria as the sharpshooting H1lltoppers brought back hopes of hundreds of local supporters as well ns those of communities from miles around. Embry's foul shot after he was touched by Reagan made th~ score 24 -15, this being as close as the Thoroughbreds ever were. to ~he fast-stepping. basket-conscIous Did dlemen. Embrv startcd the scoring in the second ' half with two free throws t and Parsley. Hale and Kirk fea tured a scoring barrage which ran the count to 48-17 after eight min- ' ules, The game was actually clinch ed at that point although the BredR fouf'ht desperately, only to find thetr best shooting attempts go for naught time after time. The Westemers, with the scoring fairly well-divided. looked more like a smooth working basketball ma chine than they have for two sea- SO~he victory was No. 15 for this season and gave the boys a bOORt for their impending struggle with I the Louisville Seacards here next WedneRday night.

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