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The Cin -::innati Chapter of the U niversi ty of D ayton Alumni Asso­ ciation held it's February meeti ng at the Pavilion, Annunciation church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Cletus Miller was ESTABLISHED 1929 host to the chapter. · Vol. XVIII March • 1952 No. 3 Bro. Elmer C. L ackner, S.l\1., As istant to the Pre ident, and Direc­ M ary Shay '44 Editor tor of the D evelopment Program at James F . "Pep" Wilson Sports Editor the U niversity of D ayton was guest peaker. Movies of the Highlights of "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, a t Dayton, the past football season were shown. Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." Also tickets for the Dayton-Xavier Issued Monthly-O ctober through June game in Cincinnati were on a le for SU BSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Associa­ alumni . tion, $5.00. An election of offi cers was sched­ Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni uled for the meeting. H owever the Association of the University of Dayton." nomina ting committee decided it would be better to conduct an election For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The Uni­ versity of D ayton, Dayton, Ohio." by mail. So postcards listing the following candidates fo r offi ce were mail ed to alumni of the Queen C ity and Northern K entucky chapter. Candidates for offi ce were listed as: Ed Becker, Jr., '43; Lee Bohnert, ' 17 ; Cincinnati Chapter ...... 2 Leo Buse, Jr., '48; D on Cosgrove, '51; H oward Crush, '29; Jim Dap­ Washington, D .C. Cha pter ...... 3 per, '5 1 ; Edward J. Gutzwill er, '38; Board Meeting ...... 3 Mary Lou H enne, '50 ; Richard H os­ ler, '24; Edward Lange, '29 ; Carl M rs. Richard Snelling ...... 3 Ruh, Rep. '40; Joe Thiem, '28; Class otes ...... 4, 5, 8 Betty M yers Yocis, '41 ; and Bert Zimmer, '24. Sports 6 7 Mr. Charles Fedder '28, Coving­ ton, K y., is serving as chairman of the nomina ting committee. T H E ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UN IVER S ITY OF DA YTON Alumni present for the meeting -OFFICERS- were: Mr. and Mr . Adam Wester­ President ...... WILLIAM j . GREEN, '30, Dayton, Ohio kamp, '31 ; Philip D . Reddy, !5 1 ;~ Ed Vice-President ...... HoN. RoDNEY M. LOVE, '33, Dayton, Ohio Simon, '5-1 ; Mr. and Mrs. L~ .Buse, J r., 48 ; M r. and Mrs. Charl}s Fed­ Treasurer ...... MISS RosE RoTHBERG, '40, Dayton, Ohio ders, '28 ; George Humm, ' Q; Jim Secretary ...... Mary Shay, '44, (Appointive office) Dapper, '51 ; Ed Gutzwifler, '38; Terms of elected officers expire Homecoming, 1952 Robert U nverferth, '38; Mr. and Mr . Jerry Yocis, (Betty M yers '41 ) ; -DIRECTORS- Mary Lou H enne, '50; Ed Becker, J r. , Terms expire Homecoming, 1952-FRANK MARSHALL, '32, Sidney, Ohio '43; Flavian Becker, '5 1 ; the R t. R ev. jOHN T . WESTERHEIDE, '43, Minster, Ohio Msgr. Cletus Miller, '22 ; Bro. Elmer C. Lackner, S.M ., Assistant to the Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-MERLE P. SMITH, '25, Dayton, Ohio President, and Development D irec­ HUGH E . WALL, jR., '34, Dayton, Ohio tor, U.D .; and M ary Shay, '44 alumni Terms expire Homecoming, 1954-jOHN DUCHAK, M .D., '31, Dayton, Ohio secretary U.D . ELMER j. WILL, '37 , Dayton, Ohio ALUMNI MEMBERS FRONT COVER: This is the way the -BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROL- marquee looked on Eighth Ave., between 49th and 50th Sts., in New TermsexpireHomecoming, 1952-MARTIN KUNTZ, '12 , Dayton, Ohio York City .... The University of J . ELLIS MA YL, '08, Dayton, Ohio Dayton Flyers - NIT finalists - Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-SIMON BuRICK, '29, Dayton, Ohio >~>. played the famous LaSalle Ex- GERALD FAUST, '30, Dayton, Ohio plorers in the final game .. .. ' LaSalle defeated the Flyers by a TermsexpireHomecoming, 1954-PAUL WAGNER, '39, Dayton, Ohio score of 75-64 on March 15. CHARLES WHALEN, jR., '42, Dayton, Ohio

2 VNIJ'ERSITY OF DA.YTON A.LV/11/VVS Alumni Board Meeting Report

The Board of Directors of the U ni­ versity of Dayton Alumni Association held a meeting on Feb. 2, in the Guests' Dining Room on the Univer­ sity campus. Members of the Board pre ent were : Father Geo. J. Ren­ neker, S.M., president, U.D.; Wil­ liam J. Green, '30, president, U.D. Alumni A sociation ; Ro e Rothberg, '40, treasurer; Frank Marshall, '32, Sidney, 0 . ; Hugh E. Wall, Jr., '34; John Westerheide, '43; Elmer J. Will, '37; Bro. Austin H. Holian, S.M. busine s manager, U.D.; Bro. E lmer C. Lackner, S.M., assistant to the pre ident, U.D. ; and Mary Shay '44, alumni ecretary. The suggestion was made tha t the unfini hed business - the proposed dinner dance at Homecoming, and the ub idization of chapters be tabled for action at the next meeting. MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNI Chapter present for a meeting held at the Westchester on Feb. 12 are At a previous meeting boa rd mem­ seated left to right: Mrs. Joseph Stermer, Agnes Drew Trainer, '40; and bers suggested that we try to receive the reaction of alumni on a proposed Shirley Ruppert, '45; Standing left to right are: Lt. Col. Jos. Stermer, '31; Col. dinner-dance at a country club. The Jos. Goetz, '27; Mary Shay, '44, alumni sec .; Mrs. Helen Bowman; Charles respective class reunions-instead of Saurine, '41; Wm. Clendenin, '20; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Strattner, ' 15; being scattered would be concentrated Charles Ruppert, '43; Joseph E. Keller, '29; Maj. Armon Wease, '36; in one place. Also-dignity would be Col. Francis Kohlrieser, '29; Mrs. Patricia O'Grady, '44; and Hon. John J. added. Let us hear from you. Malloy, '28. Discussion took place on the De­ velopment Program. The change in The University of Dayton Wash­ The names of alumni present at the matter of contributions in tead of ington D .C., alumni cha pter held a the meeting are listed below the dues solicitation was discu sed. Also meeting on Feb. 12, 1952 at the picture of the Washington, D .C. meeting. - the board agreed that the change apartment of Joe Keller. The West­ regarding the Alumnus magazine chester alumni from in and around would be advisable. Washington were cordia ll y invited to Mrs. R. D. Snelling attend. The chapter would like to The future of the University was express its appreciation to all those seeking office discussed. It was brought to the who responded and could not be Mrs. Pauline M. Snelling, 833 W. attention of the Board that the ad­ present. Jefferson St., Springfield, 0 ., widow mini tration was trying to prepare for of the late Richard D . (Dick) Snell­ a school much larger than the U ni­ Discussion took place on the pro­ posed Development Program at the ing, '27 ha fil ed an application for versity at present. Sta tisti cs were nomina tion to run in the May Pri­ presented verifying the fact that the U niversity of Dayton. The announce­ ment was made that a change was maries. She i seeking nomination a. local Board of Education anticipate a candidate for state representative an increase from 1300 gradua te in being considered in the soli citation of an annual gift in tead of the to the Ohio General Assembly on the 1951 to 2900 grads in 1964. Another D emocrati c ticket, from Cla rk Alumni A ociation functioning factor conditioning increased enroll­ County. ment presented were: proposed priv­ under the dues collection method Mrs. Snelling, a native of Spring­ ileges for Korean War veterans. used at present. fi eld, 0., was affiliated with her hu - The By-laws of the Constitution of Also alumni were informed that a band in the contracting business for ~ the University of Dayton Alumni change was being con idered on the quite some time. Mr. Snelling wa. I Association were changed in the University of Dayton Alumnus: Fur­ a! o a sports enthusiast. ! following manner : Section 1 and 2 ther details will be forthcoming soon. She is a graduate nurse, and during be stricken from the records. Mr. The nature and time of the next World War II served with the Navy Wall moved that the above section meeting was discus ed. It was decided Nurses' Corps. Also, Mrs. Snelling be tricken from the records and be that the group would like to have a has been engaged in health work in amended to read as follow : "To dinner meeting to which husbands Clevela nd. H er educational back­ terminate dues and in lieu thereof a and wives would be invited prefer­ ground includes postgraduate work solicitation for alumni for an annual ably on a Saturday night. An effort is at Wittenberg College, Western Re­ contribution to the University of being made to have a huge turnout serve and Columbia University. Dayton Development Progra m be for the next meeting at which an Mrs. Snelling is the mother of eight made." The motion was seconded by election of officers is scheduled to take children who range from four to six­ Miss Rothberg. Motion carried. place. teen years of age.

M.4RCH, 1952 committees for the U niversity of D ay­ his re idence from Wilkinsburg Pa. ton's basketball and football ban­ to Pittsburgh, Pa. ' quets. 1911- Sympathy is extended to the 1930- Mathias H . H eck, Mont­ family of Father Anthony Tague, St. 1923- A report from H arry Breen gomery County' Prosecuting Attor­ Michael' church, Crooksville, 0 ., Cre tline, 0 ., inform us of the death ney has announced his candidacy for who died last August. of F. E. Wilkinson, prominent Crest­ re-election. line attorney who died last Septem­ 1912- Father Leo Walsh has been ber. Our deepest sy mpathy is ex­ tended to hi family. 1931- The County Coroner, D r. A. transferred to Dayton and will be as­ P. McDonald, completing his 12th igned to Sacred Heart Church. For year as an elected offi cial, ha an­ the past 18 years, Father Walsh has 1924- Sympathy is extended to nounced that he would not seek re­ been pas tor of St. James parish, Wv­ Jerome ~ · Gibson, Albuquerque, election. Information has reached the oming, a suburb of Cincinnati, 0 . New Mex1co, on the death of his fath­ alumni office that Francis X. Kobe Edward Pfeiffer, Columbus, 0., was er, James J. Gibson, Sr. on Feb. 26 . has ch a nged his re idence from a recent campus visitor. The former Mr. Gibson was a cam­ Brooklyn to Hollis, . Y. Edith R. pus visitor doing recruiting of engi­ Davies, LLB, is residing in Montclair, neers for the Sandia Corporation, Al­ 1915- Lawrence Strattner, resid­ New Jersey. ing in Washington, D. C., is a deputy buquerque. assistant administrator with the Na­ 1925- Fran cis M cCabe has 1932- Congratulations are extend­ tional Production Authority. P. W. J. ed to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Muth Wintermeyer, a campu visitor i changed his residence from Hudson to Bangor, Mich. Geo. Kramer was on the birth of their second daughter working at the Union Station Ti ~ k et and fourth child, Barbara Ann, on Office, Cincinnati. elected to the Board of the Flyers' Club. March 5.

1916- Sympathy i expressed to 1933- Hon. Rodney M . Love Mrs. Wm. 0. Schleinitz, Dayton on 1926- Leo A. Bucher, vice-presi­ dent of the Wa hington Federal Sav­ Vice-president of the U. D. Alumni the death of her husband last March . Association, and Montgomery Coun­ Mr. Schleinitz was chairman of the ings and Loan Association was elected vice-president of the league ty Probate Judge, was elected presi­ B~ th a n y Lutheran Village com­ dent of the Ohio Association of Pro­ mittee. constituted of eight Dayton savings and loan associations. James Leonard bate Court Judges. H e also addressed a meeting of the Ohio State Nurses 1919- David H. Margolis, chair­ has been appointed works manager for the Standard-Thomson Co., Day­ Association on the topic "The Three man of the Board of the Metropolitan Milestones of Living." Clothing Co., was elected to the ton. H erbert M. Eikenbary was guest Board of Directors, Peoples Bank of speaker of the January meeting of the Dayton. Sympathy is extended to Dayton alliance of Delta Delta Delta 1934- Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Joseph W. Holter , Cincinnati, and discussed his 195! European trip. Ray Blosser on the death of his wife 0. on the death, due to a heart at­ John E. Ledger is residing in Detroit Caroline in T arrytown, N. Y., Feb: 25. Mr. Blosser is now manager of the tack, of her husband, Jan. 13. Mich. ' public relations department for the 1927- 0ur congratulations and a New York Central System. Rav M. 192G-Robert A. Seward who has vote of thanks are expressed to Bill Harris, residing in Arlington, V a. is changed his residence from Youngs­ Carol.an, Queens Village, New York, patent adv1ser for the Munitions town to Girard, 0., is a candidate for for h1s excellent cooperation during Board, Department of Defen e. Rob­ sheriff of Trumbull County in the the National Invitational Tourna­ ert Schantz, Director of the Trade Democratic primari es on May 6. H e ment in New York City. Col. Joseph Sales Quali ty Control Lab., Shen vin­ is affili ated with the Maloning Bever­ F. Goetz, Washington, D.C., was in William Paint Co., has ass umed a age Co. Eugene A. M ay!, Dayton Dayton during J anuary for the pres­ new position as Assistant to the Gen­ attorney, was elected a member of entation of a check for the purchase eral Sales M anager of the Paint the Board of Directors of the Com­ of an iron lung and other equipment Maintenance Dep't.-Cleveland. Li­ munity Ches t. The Hu ton Browns in memory of his daughter, Mrs. Bar­ aison work between the Sales Depart­ were among U. D . alumni present in bara K eltner who died of polio Ia t ment and various laboratories will be Phoenix for the Salad Bowl game. July. A committee was formed of his chief res ponsibility. those interested m establi hing thi 1921- J. F. Wintermeyer, Cincin­ Memorial. 1936- Sloan D. Robertson, Fair nati, was a campus visitor. H e is Haven, New Jersey, was a recent affiliated with the Rheem Co. deal- 1928-Col. John E. Carroll is in campus vi itor. H e was representing ing in water softeners. ' charge of the Army Engineers H ead­ the Bell T elephone Labs., Inc., in­ quarters, USARAL- APO 942-c/ o terviewing and recruiting prospective 1922- Sympathy is expres ed to P.M., Seattle, Wash. Maj. and Mrs. engineering grads. Mrs. C. F. O'Grady, T errace Park, William Beekman are residing in 0., on the death of her husband last H enderson, K y. After spending three 1937- Richard Gress is still resid­ November. Sympathy is extended to years in Germany the Major was sta­ ing in Cheyenne, Wyo. Mrs. Thomas Hook on the death of tioned at Fort Riley, K ansas, and i her husband, Feb. 5, in Dayton. Mr. presently serving at Camp Brecken­ H ook was affiliated with the Dayton ridge, K y. 1939-Thoma E. Maher and his Dai~y News. Robert M . PaY, ne, Day­ wife were guests in Puerto Rico in ton m urance agent, was active on the 1929--F. C. Blank has changed February. While there, Mr. Maher,

4 U/'ili'ERSIT'Y OF D.41'TO/'i ALV/11/'ifJS Don Ruhl who received his full li­ cense for the practice of professional engineering from the State of Ohio.

1948- John F. Haskins has become a. member of the production depart­ ment of Monsanto Chemical Com­ pany's John F. Queeny plant in St. Loui . H e reported in St. Louis in Feb. Previous to this transfer, he was employed at the Mount Laboratory whi ch Monsanto operates for the Atomic Energy Commission at Mi­ ami burg, 0. Patrick J. Connaugh­ ton, M.D., is practicing at Providence Hospital, Seattle, Wash.

1949-Congratulations are extend­ ed to Mr. and Mrs. John McGarry (Myra Boland ) on the birth of their daughter, Molly Ann on Feb. 17. Lt. Robert Funke according to our infor­ mation is stationed at Fort Benning, G a. Donovan Longenecker has moved to Kinston, North Carolina. RECEIVING THE AWARDS FOLLOWING THE FINAL GAME OF THE NATIONAL Congratulations are extended to Mr. Invitational Tournament in Madison Square Garden, March 13, are left and Mrs. Earl J. Moorman (Rose­ to right: Vaughn Taylor, Jim Paxson, Don Meineke, Coach Tom Blackburn, mary Otto) on the birth of their son Chris Harris; Don Donoher; Jack Sallee, Leland Norris, Chuck Grigsby. The Gregory on Feb. 26. The Moormans awards were made by Walter T. Mclaughlin, president of the Metropolitan are residing in Miamisburg, 0 . A let­ Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament. ter from Cassie McKenie Napper, In­ stitute, W. Va.,-reads : "Just re­ ceived the Alumnus for the past ecretary and director of employee re­ family are currently re iding in Cleve­ month, and I must say it is better than lations of the Univis Optical Corp., land, 0. a letter from home. It is delightful to participated in the dedication of a be abl e to read of the whereabouts new plant in Guayama, P.R. Con­ 1944- Congratulations are extend­ and accomplishments of people you gratulations are extended to Mr. and ed to Lloyd E. Weeks who has been know ...At the present, I'm enjoying Mr. Robert William Stark (Margue­ appointed a group leader at the Cen­ being a hou e-wife ... Institute, W. rite M. Krebs) who were married on tral Research Department for Mon- Va., i a small college community. Feb. 23 at St. Anthony'c church, Day­ anto, Dayton, 0 . In his department West Virginia State College for Ne­ ton. the group will be responsible for cer­ groes is located here. Another of D.­ tain pha es of appli cation research on D.'s graduates is here .. . Birdie Alex­ 1941- Sympathy is extended to Krilium soil conditioner. ander who is on the staff of the West James J. Gib on, Jr., on the death of Va. State College Nurses . She is plan­ his father, in Dayton on Feb. 26. Rus­ 1945- Congratulations are extend­ ning to enter graduate school in Michigan next fall . .. Thanks very sell Schlattman, formerly of St. Louis, ed to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zwiesler much for "finding" me and congrat­ is being transferred to T exas City, (Ann Nolan ) on the birth of their daughter, Nancy Ma rie on March 4. ulations for doing a fine informative T exas as a patent attorney for Mon- job." anto's T exas Division. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and M rs. Hugo Berner (Fern Ree­ ver ) on the birth of their son, Barry 195o-Donald R. Smart, Pre., is 1942- Cha.rles P. (Hook) McClo­ Michael on Jan. 23 in Dayton. Mrs. attached to Hg.- 24th Inf. Div.­ key affiliated with the Standard Oil Mauvis John on Emminger is resid­ Finance Dep't.- APO 24 c/ o P.M., Co., New York City, is residing in ing in Edwards, Calif. Dr. E. J. Me San Francisco, Calif. H e writes: "A Hohokus, New Jersey. While Simon Laughlin, present deputy coroner for lot has happened since I first came Nathan was flying around the coun­ Montgomery County, has filed a pe­ overseas and was stationed with the try-enroute to Chicago-postcards tition for the primary election in 1st Calvary Division in Korea. Just were fl ying back to the university on May, for the position of coroner. before Christmas I was assigned to the Flyers' participation in NIT. the 24th Inf. Div.,-a.gain in Finance Thanks for the interest. 1947- Bonnie Winckelman for­ Dep't. and am presently stationed in merly of Dayton, is residing in ew Japan .. . Thank you for taking the 1943- T om J. Walkup was elected York City. She is continuing work time and interest in the men in the vice-president of the Jack Walkup in the study of the dance. Frank B. armed forces to write me the letters Paper Co. for 1952. Jack Dill i doing Stilwell is residing in Vandalia, Ohio. that have accompanied the Alum­ ales work- in busine s for himself, Congratulations are extended to Mr. nus." Don Abbott, Pfc., stationed at New York City. However, we have and Mrs. H enry Froelich on the ar­ the 382nd Gen. Hosp., APO 54 c/ o not been able to determine the prod­ rival of H enry Michael Jr., on Feb. P.M ., San Francisco, Calif., keeps uct Jack is handling. Mr . Dill and 20. Congratulations are extended to Continued on page 8

MARCH, 1952 5 •

The sharp shooting guard, who carries 228 pounds on his 6'1" frame, hit for 321 points as Dayton wa winning 27 and losing fo ur while finishing as runner-up in the 1952 H ere are some facts and figures on NIT. the University of Dayton NCAA­ A fighting heart coupled with un­ Bound-Basketball team. usual basketball talents for a man so This is Coach Tom Blackburn's large has enabled Norris to persona ll y fifth season at Dayton. In 1947 he lead the Flyers to triumph in a num­ took over a team that had won only ber of their wins as they strung to­ four games the previous season. Dur­ gether 20 straight before bowing to ing the Ia t two years, his team ha LaSalle 75 -64 in the NIT fin als. fini shed a runner-up in the NIT. H e is probably one of the few coaches to win 100 games in their first five year of coll ege coaching. The present team had won 20 traight games before losing to LaSalle 75-64 in the NIT Finals. The box score lied. The Flyers averaged 74.7 point That was the paradoxical situation per game; opponent averaged 62.4. that brought the Univer ity of Day­ ton's Don (Monk) M eineke one of the finest compliments of his colleg­ iate basketball career. In a game at Louisville won 72-71 by Dayton the Flyers' "Magnificent Any All-Americans?- Ye .-Don Monk" was li ted in the box score a (Monk) M eineke, LOOK and COL­ ta llying only seven points. But Ca r­ LIERS' second five; same wi th AP, dinal Coach, Peck Hickman, aid that third on UP; All-Ca tholic All­ Meineke, the same Meineke who led At any ra te the University of Day­ American- All NIT (las t two sea­ his teammates against the University ton's "Blue Chip," Chuck Grigs by ha son ) ... "Humphrey" Norris, hailed of Illinois in the NCAA opening been roaring like a house-afire ince by Jimmy Powers as "The most pop­ round at Chicago Stadium was the he became engaged at Christmas. ular player ever to perform in Madi­ player who beat Louisville. Grigsby, 6'5" senior forward, had son Square Garden" was first team Hickman said it was M eineke's been the lad to come off the bench AP-All Ohio . .. Norri and Grigsby " unselfishness, " his team play,-that when the Flyers needed help, but the were second five of the All IT and had led to the defeat of the Cardinals strong-legged homegrown Daytonian Chuck was third All-Ohio. on their own floor. Hickman admitted couldn't cern to find a spot in the Monk ended with 696 points to they had counted on Meineke being starting five. break his ingle season record of 660 "point-hungry" and "shot crazy" be­ Tha t' changed now. H e started a t points. That 660 is top for U.D., and cause the big fellow was uch a high fo rward when the Flyers met the Uni­ was et in 32 games las t season .... point producer. ver ity of Illinois in a first-round class Jimmy Paxson, sophomore guard Therefore, the Louisville defense of the NCAA regionals in Chicago. from Springfield, 0., really pl eased jammed two and three men on In the Flyer ' first nine games, New York sports writers. Dana M oz­ M eineke. That meant omeone was Grigsby cored a t an average of just ley of N .Y. News said, "Paxson is unguarded . Tha t's a ll M eineke a bit over seven point a game. At destined to be an All-American before needed . H e fed his forward Chuck Christmas Grigs by became engaged h e fini hes." Grigsby all night and Grigsby poured to former U.D. co-ed, Miss Charlene M eineke, the highest scorer in the in 29 points. Apparently St. Louis Hucke. hi tory of Ohio in major collegiate failed to pick up that factor. For in The Flyer forward celebrated by basketball with 1866 points, had the NIT the Billikens also tried to pouring through 21 points against St. chance to become the highest in the "jam" Monk. Again he played a feed­ John's, although it wasn't enough to nation over a three-year period. ing game; Dayton won 68-58. New bail out the Flyers who dropped a Duke's Dick Groat with 1886 is the York sports writers hailed his passing 62-60 d eci ion to the R edmen. highest man in basketball hi tory. off and Coach Eddie Hickey of St. Grigsby came back in the next tilt to Norris topped the 1000 point mark Louis admitted his club had not been score 40 points and in Dayton's final for his career during the tourney. H e set to handle Meineke as a play­ 18 regul ar games averaged 18.5 points had 993 going into the Illinois game. maker. per game. Finished with 1009. Thus it has been that M eineke the Grigsby went into the NCAA with Grigsby has 1105. That make him point-maker ha been Meineke the 453 points and a three-year total of the second player in Flyer history to play-maker through most of the sea­ 1070 to become the second Flyer in hit the 1000 point mark. son. Yet the 6' 7" homegrown center history to top the 1000 point mark. Tha t chunky University of Dayton has still been the Flyers' record­ And Grig by continued to come up guard, Leland Norris, who answer to breaker. with the "clutch basket" during the a varied as ortment of nicknames in­ M eineke recently hit a string of 20 Flyers' drive that netted them 24 vic­ cluding Junior, Bear, and Humphrey, consecutive free throws for a school tories in 27 games in the regular sea­ led the basketball Flyers onto the record and his 49 points in a game son. At Toledo with 12 second re­ :floor a captain of the first University against Mu kingum College last sea­ maining, Grigsby hit a lay-up to give of Dayton NCAA basketball team. son still stands as a U .D. high mark. Dayton a 55-53 win.

6 U!¥WERSITY OF D.4YTO!¥ ALU!Ifl¥U!J Several nights later at Bowling And out at the University of Day­ Jimmy, however, is a good driver and Green he pitched in a "bunny-shot" ton they feel that their 6'8" splinter, hi wide shoulders give him an ad­ with just two seconds remaining to Johnny Horan, is a lad who will have vantage in rebounding. H e was hailed give the Flyers a 70-68 win and two to be r eckoned with in picking Ail­ as a future All-American by New nights later at Richmond, Ky., his Americans these next three years. York scribe after the recent NIT. free throw in the fin al 8 econds gave Horan, who strains 169 pounds The spectacular Sallee at 6'2" has Dayton a 60-59 win over Eastern thinly over his frame, is only a fresh­ been a crowd pleaser all season with K entucky. man. H e's 19. Despite all this he had his one-hand push shots from far to Grig by a! o clipped off five "A's" enough poise and savvy to win a the side along with his gazelle-like and a lone "C" in semester exami­ starting berth at forward with the leaps while driving in for baskets. nation. H e boosted his average points Flyers- giving Dayton four eniors, H e's only a freshman. per game for the entire season to one fro h starting line-up. 14-plus- thus Dayton' "Blue Chip" Horan, who despite his thin build, appears to be red hot. has a friendly bass voice, was at forward when the Flyers met the Another lad who may be what the University of Illinoi as a first-round Flyers need is Vaughn (Ox ) T aylor, foe in NCAA play-offs in Chicago southpaw pivotman. T aylor, a 6'6" Stadium. junior, has a tantalizing hook shot Blackburn' black-haired rascal is The young lad from Minneapolis that he hits with amazing accuracy going to be missed. i the Flyers' leading shot in accuracy while being covered. H e has had the After the D ayton Flyers had from the floor with a .453 shooting misfortune of playing in the shadow dropped a 62-60 decision to St. John s average. H e has slipped in 129 bas­ of Dayton's famed Don (Monk) in M adison Squa re Garden on ket in 285 attempts and boasts 297 Meineke, but has played key roles Dec. 29, Tommy Blackburn, Dayton in 31 game . Chicken-pox floored in a number of games. coach, watched Pet Boyle, 6'3" senior Horan for two Flyer tilts and a cold Two comers on the Flyer NIT forward, hobbling to the dressing has been bothering him in recent squad who are being counted on for room. weeks, but his play hasn't suffered. bench strength are Don Donoher, "I sure will be glad to get that H e's one of the best defensive play­ 6'3" sophomore forward, whose bas­ black-haired ra cal back into that ers the Flyer have come up with in ket in the Ia t 28 seconds clinched line-up. We could have used him to­ recent years. Des pite his youth he Dayton's 72-71 win over Louisville night," Blackburn mused. Boyle has been assigned to cover a number and Big George Woywod, 6'5" fresh­ suffering from severe ankle prains, of All-American candidates down man center who has shown great had been unable to play against the through the season - a job he has ability to weep the board on re­ Redskim. accomplish ed without too much bounds. Big George, at 225 pounds, After hi return to the Dayton line­ difficulty. is a rugged man off the boards. H e's up, it is not mere coincidence that the The agile Horan has a variety of from Chicago. Donoher is from Flyers won 20 straight games. shots, but eem most dangerous from Toledo. H e's not a point maker, this leaping the corner of the court. H e hits from 6'3" senior, though he can score when that spot often after taking passes needed. H e's rated as a defensive from the Flyers' pivotman, Don L eapin' L arry Pedicord, string­ specialist, both in sweeping the board (Monk) Meineke. bean sophomore, was named the 12th and in holding down hi man. And "Long John" appears to be man of the Univer ity of Dayton When the Flyers clipped Chicago the lad who will step into the shoes NCAA bas ketball team. Loyo la 91-71 in Chicago Stadium of the " Magnificent Monk" as the Pedicord, a 6' forward or guard Blackburn said Boyle's play "off those "peepul's cherce" of Dayton basket­ who packs only 143 pound , replaces boards wa the greatest defensive re­ ball fans. l:>ounding iob I've ever een." Gene Joseph, 5'9'' guard from M ar­ While Boyle will bow out this sea- tins Ferry, 0 . Joseph, a war veteran, on, there's another dark-haired lad played four years of var ity ball and from Long I land stepping promi­ thus is ineligible for the NCAA. The nently into the Flyer basketball pic­ A couple of hard-running yo ung scrappy Flyer defensive ace, however, ture. basketeers have just about m a de would be eligible for Olympics should H e' sharp-shooting Chris H arris, a Springfield, 0., 25 miles away, a sub­ the Flyers gain a spot in that play. 6'2" guard from Floral Park, r.v. urb of greater Dayton. H arris, onl y a freshman, made the Broad-shouldered Jimmy Paxson Flyer traveling squad early in the and high-jumping Jack Sallee have ~ eason with his long arching set shots been the magnets drawing Spring­ Joseph travelled with the Flyers and his aggressive defensive play. fi eld fans closer to Dayton. who met the University of Illinois There's a good chance he'll step into Dayton, "Cinderella team" of last in the NCAA regional playoffs at the shoe of Dayton' Capt. Leland year's NIT, went to the fin als again Chicago Stadium. (Junior) Norris as first- tring guard this season before bowing to LaSalle Pedicord, one of D ayton's star next sea on. H e'll give D ayton 75-64 in the title clash. tennis players, missed six weeks of a nother " Bl ack-haired rascal" to The current Flyer crop has won 28 practice at the beginning of the sea­ count on. of 32 games. Paxson and Sallee have on with an ankle injury suffered in played a big part in that victory a broad jump on a playground where march. he was supervi or last summer. Since Paxson, a 6'6" sophomore, started his return to the squad he has been the season at forward but has been playing with the junior varsity. They call him the " V ertical moved back to guard because of his H e broke into one varsity game H yphen. " ability to hit long range set shot . briefly thi season.

MARCH, 1952 7 Class Notes- lc PAID Continued from page 5 Permit No. 71 posted on the activities of the Flyers Doyton, Ohio Basketba ll team via the Pacific edi­ U. S. POST AGE tion of the Stars and Stripes . H e writes: "Here's hoping the NIT proves nothing more than a tepping stone to more acclaim." Philip K . Schumacher is interning in hospital administration at Rochester General Hospital, N. Y. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph m service m Casablanca has Father their residence from Baltimore to An­ Link on the birth of their daughter Kane, O .P., as chaplain. And that napolis, Md. Lt. Rudy F. Roof, Jr., Nancy Lee on Jan. 2. Congratulations when he assumed the chaplain's re­ Ottowa, 0., is scheduled to leave are extended to Alice Klein and Jer­ sponsibilities, it was announced that April 1 for .Japan via Seattle, Wa h. ry Ryan whose engagement and ap­ he had taught at the University of Congratulations are extended to proaching marriage ha been an­ Dayton. Margaret M . Dunn and Edward T . nounced. Father Thoma Bodie, S. O 'Boyle who were married last June M., doing graduate work in New 1951- Lt. H arry Parr is attached at St. Ignatius Church, Cleveland. York City wi ll perform the marriage to the Hq. and Hq. Co., C.C.A.-3rd Bobby Flynn recently emceed a ceremony on May 24 at St. Joachim Arm'd. Div., Fort Knox, K y. H e was barbershop quartet program at Mem­ and Ann church, Queens Village, N. serving as a tax consultant and was a orial H a ll in Dayton. Bob has his Y. Clem Spraley, Jr., is residing in recent campus visitor. LeRoy Wil­ own regul arly scheduled radio pro­ gram over WL W -Cincinnati. Bobby San Diego, Calif. Robert N. DeFor­ liams is re iding in West Chester, 0. will be remembered as the sma ll est rest is working with Electro-Way, a Mr. and Mrs. David W. Price, (Anne member of the '5 1 basketball team. Division of Gerity-Michigan Co., Merrick) formerly of Wes t Jefferson, Dayton, selling Dishma ters. 1st Lt. Congratulations are extended to Miss 0., are residing in Chester, Pa. A note Roseann Marie Ebbing and John R . Robert Tormey is attached to the from Chris Perrotta indicates he is Angerer on their wedding on Feb. 2 C. G. Sec., JLC, APO 343, c/ o P.M., living in Buffalo, N.Y. , and is em­ in St. Albert the Great Church, Day­ San Francisco, Calif.... Does any­ ployed as a trainee for assistant buyer ton. They wi ll reside in Washington, one have the address of Christopher in curtains and draperies for the Ko­ D.C. Francis Schmalz wa speaker at Neugebauer ?-Last known re idence bacher Department Store. Lt. Rob­ a breakfast of the U hers Club of a was Dayton. Congratulations are ex­ ert Beck and William Saelzler are at­ Polish church in Utica, N.Y. H e is tended to Joan Kuntz, Evanston, Ill., tached to the Hq. Umpire Group­ taking courses in social work at Utica and Carl F. Uth, Dayton, who e en­ Exercise Leghorn, Fr. Hood, T ex. College. Congratulations are exten­ gagement and approaching marriage Congratulaions are extended to Jes­ ded to Olga R . Horni and Kenneth in June has been announced. Carl is sie Miriam Rhyne and Lt. Robert E. Eller who were married in Trinity teaching at Edon High School. Con­ Beck who will be married on April Baptist church, Dayton on Feb. 16. gratulations are extended to Mr. and 13, at First Methodist Church, La­ Congratulations a re extended to Mrs. T errence J. Lorenz, Columbus, Fayette, Ga. Congratulations are ex­ H elen Ewing and Cyril J . Fritz who Ohio, on the birth of their first child tended to Joan Oldiges and William were married on Feb. 16, in Our Lady -a son, named Michael Jose ph on Saelzler, Lt., on their engagement. of the Rosary church. Feb. 4. Mrs. Lorenz is the former Jo­ A belated thank you is expressed to A note from Jim Gibbons, Army delle Miller of Dayton. Congratula­ Earl Ho, Hawaii, on his expression Chemical Center, Md., directed to tions are extended to Mr. and Mr . of good wishes to the Hawaiian stud­ Bro. Andy Weber, indicated that Bud Fred Spahr on the birth of their ents at the University at Christmas . was bringing a group of Dayton daughter Deborah Lee on Oct. 26, in Congratulations are expressed to J ul­ alumni to the NIT games in the Gar­ D ay ton. Congratulations are in order ia Margaret Feltrup and Flavian dens . .. Jim Wade, Jim Boeke and for Mary Lou Deerwes ter and John Becker whose engagement and ap­ Jim Gibbons-all are stationed at the F. Gridley whose engagement and ap­ proaching marriage has been an­ ACC, Md. Bill Greaser is working as proaching marriage has been an­ nounced. Flavian is working on his a liaison engineer with International nounced. They plan to be married on Ph.D. in political science at the Uni­ General Electric, between the over­ M ay 24 in the Church of the Holy versity of Cincinnati. Guy H. Porter, sea department and the home office. Aangels, Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Rob­ Jr., is residing in Miamisburg, 0. H e Lt. Charlie Gibbon is scheduled to ert L. Meyer are the proud parents of is working at the Gentile Air Force go overseas in April. At the present their first child, a on, Robert L. Jr., Depot as an organization and meth­ time, he is stationed in Missouri- and born Mar. 17, in Dayton. A letter ods examiner in the Comptroller's shall be assigned in the Far East as from Lt. Ed. Maj, 30 FA Bn., APO offi ce. Our very best is extended to an Airport Engineer. Frank P. Krein, 66, c/ o P.M., N.Y. N.Y., indicated Anne Colette Fischer and Lt. Rich­ Jr., is residing in San Francisco. H e is that hi family- wife and two chil­ ard E. Mayer who were married on working as a chemist at the Univer­ dren have joined him in Germany. Feb. 23, in Our Lady of the Angels sity of San Francisco Medical Center H e has completed further training in Church, Cleveland, 0 . Dick is sta­ doing "Fish Research." H e pl ans to fi eld artillery problems. A note from tioned at Indiantown Gap, Pa. attend Redlands University for a year Ed Plumer, Baltimore, directed to Among many others, Mr. and Mr . starting in June, 1952 in the fi eld of Father Leimkuhler, head of the re­ Mayer attended the NIT game in geology. Philip D. Reddy is working ligion department at U.D., informed Madison Square Garden. Mr. and in tool and die design for the Lock­ u that Mr. Plumer's brother who i Mrs. John V. Walsh have changed wood Mfg. Co., Cincinnati.

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