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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 11-1-1944 The Kentucky High School Athlete, November 1944 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Kentucky High School Athlete, November 1944" (1944). The Athlete. Book 459. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/459 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In The Grand Old U. S. A. We Haoe So Much To Be Thankful For! ({) Official Organ of the KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN. :! -,~ NOVEMBER - 1944 - The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Origan of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Vol. VII - No. 4 NOVEMBER, 1944 $1.00 Year By Charles W. Juergensmeyer states, and no state plays its last game later In Scholastic Coach than April 1. Charles Wesley Juergensmeyer prepared this study 6. More than half the states permit at the University of Kentucky as part of his Master schools to enter as many tournaments as of Arts thesis, "A Study of High School Football and Basketball Practice and playing Seasons in Various they desire. No state forbids tournaments, States.". The football aspect of his study was pre although three states rarely have any. sented in "Scholastic Coach" last June. Several states limit the tournaments to those There are not nearly as many state rules sponsored by the state association. governing the practice and playing seasons Recommendations in basketball as there are in football. It In the light of the findings, the writer would seem that the game is still in the recommends the following regulations: hands of the coaches-who will start practice 1. Basketball practice should begin as early as possible, play as many games as November 1, giving schools which do not they choose and enter as many tournaments play football a chance to play fall baseball, as anyone will sponsor. softball and touch football for about two A nation-wide survey of state codes yields months. This will keep the boys outdoors, several interesting points. As in football, prevent them from over-doing basketball there are no sectional trends to speak of. In and, at the same time, get them in con fact, there are fewer sta~es with similar dition for the sport. rules than were found in the football sur 2. The playing season should begin vey. This is probably to be expected, since December 1. That would give the coach a neither the start of school nor weather condi month for conditioning work and drill on tions affect basketball as they do the grid fundamentals. If the season were opened sport. earlier, the players would probably go stale Survey Findings by mid-season. Starting earlier would also 1. More than half the states have no crowd out the other fall sports and, in rules regarding the start of practice. Among general work against a well-balanced ath those which have rules, the earliest starting letic program. time is August 24 and the latest is January 1. 3. No more than two scheduled games a This is probably the greatest inequality dis week should be permitted, except in tourna covered in the survey. ment play. This will assure the students 2. The same inequality exists in the of not losing too much time . from school opening of the playing season. Again more work and at the same time will safeguard than half the states have no regulations. their health. · Among those that do, nearly all have a dif 4. The season should consist of not more ferent date for the opening of the season. than 18 games exclusive of the tournament. The schedule should be arranged so that th~ 3. Only nine states limit the number of teams will not have to take two long trips games played per week. Of these only one in succession. · permits three; the others permit two. Four 5. Tournament participation should be fifths of these states impose no limit. limited to those sponsored by the state 4. The number of games per season is association, and even these tournaments limited by eleven states, while three-fourths should be abandonded whenever feasible. have no regulations. There is a great dif 6. The season should close with the state ference in the number permitted (14 to 30). tournament or, if no such tourney is held, 5. Evidently the closing of the season is on or before March 15. The tournament considered the most important phase of the makes a good finale for the season. Then, basketball practice and playing seasons, again, the early close enables the boys to since only 12 states do not regulate the go out for spring football, baseball and track. closing time. The state tournament officially There is no overlapping or crowding out Q! closes the season in more than a third of the spring sports. · " · w - Page Two The KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE NOVEMBER, 1944 VOL. VII - No. 4 Broadley, Claude, Hebbardsville Brown, Sam F '., Arlington Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky Burks, Yancey, Horse Cave High School Athletic "Association. Burd, Mitchell, Hardyville Office of Publication, Henderson, Ky. Bush, James B., 106 Erlanger Road, Erlanger Bushart, Edward, 403 W. State Line, Fulton Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Henderson, Campbell, George H., 116 Winchester Ave., Middles· Kentucky, under the act of March 3, 1879 boro Chapman, M. W., 113 Crescent Ave., Louisville Editor •...•..•...... .. ..... .. ........ .... W . B. OWEN Leitchfield, Kentucky Cardwell, Ray, R. 3, Madisonville Chinn, G . W., Wurtland BOARD OF CONTROL Christian, Rev. John R., Trenton President ...... ... .. ... Russell E. Bridges, Fort Thomas Chumbler, William W., 102 E. Gum St., Marion Clift, Charlie, Columbia Vice-President ..•.. ......... W. B. Owen, Leitchfield, Ky. Combs, Walter H., 409 Oakhurst Ave .. Hazard Secretary-Treasurer .. ... ....... .. Theo. A. Sanford, Henderson Cook, E. C., 208 Highland Ave., Georgetown Directors-Russell Williamson, Inez; W . C. Jetton, Paducah; Cooper, John W., 410 East Main, Danville Cooper, Warren, Morehead C. T. Ward, Lawrenceburg; Bradford D. Mutchler, Scottsville. Cooper, Williard, Whitley City Cover, Harry E., 2701 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Subscription Rates .. $1.00 Per Year. Ohio Crecelius, H . M., R. 1, Winslow, Indiana Crowe, A. Y., 1510 Center St., Owensboro Secrefar'J . 0/fice Davenport, Robert, Greensburg ~rom f~e ~ Denton, Charles M., Star Route, Hebbardsville DeMoisey, John "Frenchy," Greendale Registered Basketball Officials Of The Dowdy, Carol, R. 1, Paducah K. H. S. A. A., 1944-45 Dunn, Sherley Ray, Box 865, Benton The following list of officials was com Earle, John Edwin, Jackson St., Georgetown piled and sent to the printer on October 30. Edwards, Carl B., 226 Arlington, Lexington Officials registering in November may pre Edwards, Hubert, Pickett sent their registration cards to member Enlow, Philip, Pawling, Georgetown schools if they officiate contests before the Ernst, Ray C., 3574 Larkspur Ave., Cir;tcinnati, Ohio December supplementary list appears. Ervin, Byron, Dawson Springs Adams, Bil~, R. 1, Russellville. Fawbush, Stanley Rogan, Benham Anderson, Franklin Joseph, 1744 Ekin Ave., New Al Farris, Estill Abe, Sunfish bany, Indiana Fulton, Elmer D., R. 2, :rv.Iarysville Antenucci, Frank L., 7601 Castleton Place, Cincinnati Fultz, Waldo, J r., Olive Hill 16, Ohio Fuson, Shelvie, Box 532, Pineville Atnip, Cletis E., Calvert City Gallier Capt. Ellis, Box 316, Hazard Barnette, E. H. 455 Locust, Carlisle Gibson, W . E ., 132 E. P ark, Jeffersonville, Indiana Basham, Bailey, Clarkson Ginger, William L., Jr., Box 296, Mortons Gap Bass, Willard A., 5806 Woodmont, Cincinnati 13, Gingles, Ralph, Kirksey Ohio Gish, Delmas, 107 W. Fourth St., Central City Bates, H. A., 924 S. Fourth, Louisville Goodaker, Russell, Princeton Beiersdorfer, Jim, 5517 Surrey Ave., Cincinnati 11, Gray, Raymond F., 104 E. Fourth, Owensboro Ohio Grigsby, Lee W., 209 S . Third, Bardstown Bennett, Charles D., Olmstead Hadden, Newell P., Jr., 101 Wabash Drive, Lexing Beaven, John G ., R. 2, Lebanon ton Berman, Milton, 600 E. Chestnut, Louisville 2 Hamilton, J . Kern, 1508 Akin Drive, Evansville 13, Blackburn; Marc, Box 172, Fredonia Indiana Blackburn,Viley "Swede", P aris Pike, Georgetown Hammond, Kenneth, Russell Springs Blersch, George E ., 6024 Grand Vista, Cincinnati Haney, Arnold, Payton 13, Ohio Harris, George, 2302 Kentucky Ave., Paducah Blair, William C., Chavies Harris, R. M., 4408 Stoltz Ave., Louisville 9 Bozarth, H., Jr., Caneyville Hasler, John N., Vanceburg Braun, Edgar "Bud", 215 Taylor, Cannelton, Indiana Hatton, John Manchester Braun, Robert M ., 427 Sixth Ave., Dayton Heatherly, J. Foster, 317 W. High, Mt. Sterling Brawner, R. H., 218 W. 14th St., Bowling Green Heldman, John, Jr., 140 Seneca Trail, Louisville Brislan, Robert Lloyd, 523 W. Second, Frankfort Henderson, Brooks, Vanceburg .Brinkmeyer, Robert, 1019 Considine Ave., Cincinnati, Hendron, Cleo B., Wilford E){t., Mayfield Qhio Ohio for NOVEMBER, 1944 Page Three Hieronymus, John D., St. Helens Popp, J. Stanley, Speed, Indiana Hines, Cliff, 215 11th St., Bowling Green Porter, G. A., 601 Chestnut, Bowling Green Hisle, Rev. Wm. Edwin, Second St,. Vanceburg Posey, Addison, 1004 Second, Henderson Posey, William B., Corydon Holeman, D. Fletcher, 408 W. Ormsby, Louisville 3 Potter, Lexie, Kona Holmes, A. W ., Whitley City Powell, Earle V., 305 Logan St., Frankfort House, Darrell, Box 416, Elizabethtown Prater, Ernest, Salyersville Hudson, J. D., Caneyville Preece, Forrest L., Inez Hughes, William R., Box 443, Central City Price, Richen H., Clay Johnson, Ernest, Second St., Pikeville Pruit, G. B., Carlisle Johnson, Thomas W., Reeser Place, Bldg. 10, Apt. Ratterman, Bernard W., 2715 Magazine, Louisville 1, Louisville Reid, Cecil, 713 S. Ninth, Mayfield Johnson, Woodrow, Virgie Rex, W.